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About the Collection
This collection contains UNLV graduate student theses, dissertations, professional papers, and capstone projects from 1956-present. Records produced before 2009 were previously available only in print or microfilm and were digitized by the University Libraries. Records are organized by Year, Author, and Title.
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Modeling of the protective oxide layer growth in non-isothermal lead-alloys coolant systems, Taide Tan
Thermal control for the liquid metal coolant circulation loop, Xiuju Tan
Nuclear waste cooperative agreement collaborative study for the Nevada System of Higher Education, Betty Taylor, Renee Martinez, Rolanda Smith, and Emmit Lamb
Access to dental care for victims of domestic violence, Carolynn J Taylor
Turnover of appointed county administrators in large American counties, Robert John Tekniepe
Analysis of a fuel cell-internal combustion engine series hybrid vehicle, Sridhar Thondikulam Raveendran
High occupancy strategy at THEhotel: Is it worth the negative impacts?, Joe Tidwell
Reconstruction of hydrologic and climatic variability in the Colorado River Basin, Janak Timilsena
Impact of peer tutoring sessions on oral language vocabulary in early childhood inclusive settings, Claire Therese Tredwell
Graphic frameworks for managing component oriented graphic systems, Deepa Uppala
Weblog effects on social capital, Seyed Mohammad Reza Vaezi
Evaluation and modeling of the effect of midblock pedestrian crossings on arterial traffic, Naveen Kumar Veeramisti
A graphical approach for verification of the central limit theorem, Suresh Kumar Veluchamy
Detecting microcalcification clusters in digital mammograms: Study for inclusion into computer aided diagnostic prompting system, Gopalkrishna Veni
Document type classification from document images, Jason Montgomery Vergara
Paleoecology of Pleistocene megafauna in southern Nevada, Usa: Isotopic evidence for browsing on halophytic plants, Lael Vetter
Psychological correlates of adherence to femininity ideology in Hispanic and European-American college women, Carolina Villar-Mendez
Monte Carlo analysis of the luminosity function of gamma ray bursts, Francisco Javier Virgili
An evaluation of innovative countermeasures for pedestrian safety, Vinay Virupaksha
Cytotoxicity of novel cisplatin analogs in lung, prostate and breast cancer cells, Van Vo
Baselining carbon dioxide emissions of Las Vegas Metropolitan Area residential building sector, Abhilasha Wadhwa
The home use of antibacterial hand soap among women in Clark County, Nevada, Rachel Marie Walker
Suicide by firearm, suicide fatality, and firearm availability, Andrea Wallick
Perceptions of the training needs of law enforcement officers, Nicholas Allen Walling
Charge transfer between nitrogen cations and nitrogen at low energies, Wayn K Ward
Fish traps on ancient shores, Eric Stephen White
Collaborative intelligent email ranking system, Nathaniel H Whittacre
The new middle school: Participatory design and outcomes, Tina Wichmann
Living and dying in an American Neo-Pagan community, Benjamin C Wilreker
Senior student affairs officers, campus community, and diversity: A qualitative inquiry into six institutions, Jeffery Lamont Wilson
Crackdown, Heather Winterer
Development of seat shock isolation systems, Erik Wolf
Violating the feminine land, body, and spirit in Western American literature, Gregory Alan Wright
Extending the DeLone and McLean Information Systems Success Model for e-commerce website success, Joy Wendy Wu
Investigation of the robustness of star graph networks, Xiaolong Wu
Evaluation of the impacts of emergency vehicle signal preemption, Gang Xie
Self-* distributed query region covering in sensor networks, Ai Yamazaki
Cluster-based route discovery protocol, Shashirekha Yellenki
Molecular mechanism of methyl jasmonate induced apoptosis in human cancer cells, Venkat Laxmi Yeruva
Preschool physical activity behaviors during outdoor time, Jenelle L Young
Estimating the effects of casino marketing activities on slot business volume: A model for leisure services businesses, Lisa Birtciel Young
Failure prediction for hospitality firms in US and Korea using logit and neural networks models, Hyewon Youn
Attitudes of diverse women superintendents toward nine tenets of effective leadership, Salwa Abdel-Hamid Zaki
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Electric Banana, Mongolian Sky, Stacey Abbott
Department of Family Services: Adoption program evaluation, Bonnie Abramson, Kristy Amasaki, Michael N. Johnson, and James Padgett
Voices from two sides of the Atlantic: A multiple case study of women's leadership, Eva Anneli Adams
gamma-Aminobutyric acid inhibits cytokine-mediated synergistic induction of astrocytic interleukin-6 release: A mechanistic study, Grant Toshio Aguinaldo
The romance of self-surrender in four historical novels of Helen C White, Joyce Ahn
Traveling Waves in a Suspension Bridge System, Robert A. Ain
The effects of perceived teacher empowerment on student achievement, Florence Barker Aitken
Effects of selective attention on preschool teacher and child behavior, Keri Leigh Altig
Ubiquitous health monitoring system for seniors, Kamesh Khanna Andisamy Vijayakumar
Donning the White Agbada, Abayomi Animashaun
Quantum mechanical hydrogen-hydrogen collisional cross section calculation for astrophysics, David Michael Archer
Evidence of an Active ENSO and PDQ During the mid-Holocene from a Costa Rican Speleothem, April D. Azouz
Evidence of an active Enso and Pdo during the mid-Holocene from a Costa Rican speleothem, April Dianne Azouz
Hotel restaurant concept selection considerations: Which factors to take into account?, Michiel A. Bakker
Application of computational fluid dynamics for high energy efficiency design with human comfort of Cad-Vav and Ufad systems, Bhanu Rekha Bandhakavi
The paleotectonic significance of the Central Metamorphic terrane, northern California, Wendy M Barrow Johnson
An analysis of fiscal allocations in elementary schools meeting and not meeting Ayp, William Roy Michael Barton
Permanent Record, Jonathan Bauch
The effects of computer-assisted language learning on English language learners with and without disabilities in an elementary school setting, Christine Kay Beaird
Horizontal unsaturated flow across a single fracture, Bud J Benneman
Petrogenesis of Pleistocene Basalts in the Norris-Mammoth Corridor, Yellowstone National Park, Kristeen Marie Bennett
Defining youth psychopathy, Arva A Bensaheb
Acculturation and sexuality: Investigating gender differences in erotic plasticity, Lorraine Benuto
Multidimensional model of destination brands: An application of customer -based brand equity, Soyoung Boo
The relationship between customer service quality and restaurant revenue in a gaming -centric casino environment, Karl D Brandmeir
An exploration of the alienation experienced by African American parents from their child's educational environment, Regina R Brandon
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Perceptions of discharge instructions by the emergency department patient, Darlene Brown
Use of neutron diffraction and microscopy for characterization of residual stresses and defects, Silpa Budugur Suresh
The development of domain-specific and domain-general metacognitive monitoring, Brett Douglas Campbell
Bootstrap estimation of standard error of ridge estimates, Mira Capur
Dissimulation of mental retardation and traumatic brain injury on the Wais -Ii, Joshua E Caron
Environmental factors affecting retention and graduation in Mlt /Clt programs, Patricia R Castro
Characterization of residual stress and defects in welded specimen, Srinivas Chanda
Wake Up the Family, Katherine Lien Chariott
Arima models for forecasting Poisson process observations: Application to the volcanoes worldwide, Heng-Wei Cheng
Managing the relationship between intermediaries and meta sites, Natasa Christodoulidou
Female athletic trainers in professional male sports, Erica Chung
Mercury concentrations in the muscles of the North American Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana), Jarrod Connell
The diffusion of satellite radio: A study of earlier adopters and non-adopters, Jasmine S Crighton
Gambling behavior and the Five factor model of personality, Edward W Crossman
The effects of performance feedback with goal setting on effective teaching behavior, Shannon Elizabeth Crozier
Evaluating educational Web sites, Denber Rey S Cruz
Social skills of students with emotional disabilities: A technology -based intervention, Therese M Cumming
Molecular phylogenetics of Trogon: Exploring patterns of diversification in a widespread neotropical avian genus, Jeffrey M DaCosta
Hierarchical approach for character recognition, Koushik Reddy Damera
Policy analysis of the Victim Offender Restitution Program, Veronica Damon, Marie Bostick, and LaMont McGary
Examining the influence and developmental impact of after-school/out-of-school programs on youths from high risk environments, Ranna Jane Daud
Analysis and evaluation of field retroreflectivity performance of pavement marking materials at various test deck locations in the Us, Siddharth David
Clark County Parks and Recreation, Daniel Davis, Josh Martinez, and Steven Schyman
A doctor's conscience: Conventional and reflective morality in clinical decision maKing, John Elliot Delap
Student-athlete recruitment at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Christi Smith DeWaele
An analysis of social skills instruction provided in teacher education and in-service training programs for general and special educators, Nicole Dobbins
Bioaccumulation of mercury in the aquatic food chain of walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) in Lake Siskiwit, northern Wisconsin, United States, Beth Ellen Domowicz
A poetic canvas: Byron and visual culture, William Donati