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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 2005
Vissim model development of a mid-block pedestrian crossing between signalized intersections, John Christopher Merrill
Gothic analogues in Kay Boyle's Death of a Man: Modernist perspective and political reality, Cara A Minardi
An analysis of factors affecting net-migration to Clark County, Scott Charles Mitchell
Generating quality dominating set, Khursheed Mohammed
Non-lithographic fabrication of nickel based antidot system for potential Gmr device applications, Saurabh Amitabha Mookerjea
"You've got mail": Email use in post-dissolutional relationships, Michelle P Mosbacher
Justifying the plaintiff's receipt of punitive damages, Marlisa Moschella
Attitudinal and behavioral assessments of Generations X and Y at the Palms Casino Resort, Ch-a Mosley
History of Islam: Is it compatible with democracy?, Kristopher Jay Motschenbacher
Urvashi: A novel, Dave Anish Mukundbhai
Policy analysis: Evaluating theories of the hermeneutic critique, Cecilea Mun
New college formation: A case study comparing five recently opened state colleges, John Richards Mundy
The Hiring of Wynn Las Vegas, Robert E. Murray III
Conjugacy numbers for cyclic groups of even order, Tanya Jessica Murray
Handwritten number recognition, Meenakshisundaram Murugan
The punctuated equilibrium model of policy evolution: An explanation for United States federal fire policy change, Tricia Mynster
Using a discrete choice model to identify consumer meal preferences within a prix fixe menu, Eunha Myung
Finite element analysis of a projectile during gun launch, Kumarswamy Karpanan Nakalswamy
Joint design for shock mitigation, Gopi Nallani
Joint design for shock mitigation in vehicles, Jagannadha Rao Naraparaju
Dorsal and pectoral fin control of a biorobotic autonomous underwater vehicle, Mukund Narasimhan
A GIS based tool to determine optimal routes, Rajeev Naroor
Petrogenesis of extracaldera rhyolites at Yellowstone volcanic field: Evidence for an evolving silicic magma system north of Yellowstone Caldera, Nicole Marie Nastanski
Achieving compliance: Cultural resources management at Red Rock Canyon Nca, Linda Lee Nations
The Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) and its impact on the stability of provider networks in medicare + choice managed care organizations (MCOs), Frances R. Nelson
The last quiet place: Pipe Spring and the Latter-day Saints, 1870--1923, Stephen E Nepa
Homeland security emergency response wind field plume flow, Lynn Bryant Nielson
Valuing wildfire risk mitigation in Kyle Canyon, Nevada, James P. O'Brien
Political factionalism among the Mojave Indians, 1826--1875, Melinda A Oesterman
Observed omnivory in the herbivorous Blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus), Stephen M. Oliveira Jr.
Responses to transnational non-governmental terrorism in Kenya and the United States: An anthropological analysis, Kennedy Geoffrey Ondieki
The new "Religioscapes": Cultural politics and Muslim populations in China and France, Anwar Ouassini
Handwritten character recognition by combining multiple recognizers using conditional probabilities, Mageshkumar Padmanaban
Probation violators: An examination of felony male adult probation violators in the state of Nevada, Stefanie Wilson Palacio
Analysis of fatty acids in soil and sediments, Deepika P Panawennage
Uncertainty analysis of radionuclide transport in the unsaturated zone at Yucca Mountain, Feng Pan
Design and control of a smart fin using piezoelectric actuators, Surya Kiran Parimi
The effects of scripted instruction on proper foot plant during A -Skip in a practice high school track and field setting, Darian Anthony Parker
Distributed self-(star) minimum connected sensor cover algorithms, Rajesh Patel
Development and implementation of a multilevel high-pressure gas model, Penio Delev Penev
Test preparation strategies and test taking strategies use in Chinese high school students, Yun Peng
Music as a rhetorical form: The use of audio in "America's Most Wanted", Josette Nicole Perrone
Charm City, Victoria Elizabeth Plasse
Charitable gambling in Nevada, J. Thomas Rainwater
Analysis of logic block architectures and functional improvement of fine grained cells, Rohith Ramnath
Program evaluation of service delivery trends in early intervention, Yvonne Michielle Randall
Points of contact: Nineteenth century visual rhetoric of the Underground Railroad, Theodore Ransaw
Seat shock test stand development, Christopher Ransel
Development and qualification of a room used to investigate component and system performance characteristics of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems, Jagan M Rayavarapu
Virtual design and modeling of various manufacturing processes for remote fabrication of transmuter fuel, Jamil Mohamad Renno
Use of call monitoring to enhance hotel service quality, Jae-Yoon Rim
The method of fundamental solutions for solving wave equations, Lourdes Jeanette Rivera
Synthesis and characterization of strontium fluorapatite, Chirantha Prageeth Rodrigo
Determinants of repeat visitation for Las Vegas “locals” casinos, David D. Ross
gamma-Aminobutyric acid inhibits interleukin-1beta stimulated release of interleukin-6 from rat C6 glioma cells: In vitro evidence for a role of p38 Map kinase, Raghuram Royyuru
Transient behavior of a nuclear reactor coupled to an accelerator, Suresh Babu Sadineni
Paraeducator training: An investigation of current practice and related needs, Brian D Saffle
Effect of a high protein diet on glucose tolerance in rats, Roxanne Mary Sanchez
Metallurgical and corrosion characterization of structural materials for S-I cycle, Radhakrishnan Santhanakrishnan
Estimation of the covariance matrix in presence of non-detects, Shanmugapriya Saravanan
Performance of Waspaloy at elevated temperature for heat exchanger applications, Lalit Savalia
Immobilization of fission iodine by reaction with fullerene containing carbon compounds or insoluble natural organic matter, Gregory Tye Schmett
Development of a street sweeper fleet management system, Ravi Shenkar Seera
Phytoremediation of perchlorate by native and exotic riparian phreatophytes of the Las Vegas Wash, Nevada, Seth Adam Shanahan
Study on immobilizing radionuclides in apatite-based host phase materials, Gunanda Weduge Chinthaka Silva
Peer relations among female delinquents: A study of racial/ethnic differences and violence, Jenna Rachael Silverman
Pectoral fin control of a biorobotic Auv in the dive pLane, Aditya Simha
Sensationalism in local Tv news: A content analysis comparing ratings and non-ratings periods, Brittany Lee Sinner
Effectiveness of water for dust control on Las Vegas Valley soils, Krishna Kamakshi Sistla Sai
Development of an instrument designed to measure student perception of school connectedness, Nicole Jennifer Smith
An investigation of grid sampling schemes for kriging contaminant concentrations in a riverbed, Matthew Jacob Sokol
Comparative phylogeography of pine -oak birds, Garth Michael Spellman
Impacts of the tax shift of 1981: An examination of Nevada local governments, Philip F. Stoeckinger
Relevance of age and special needs in initial development phases of a child neglect scale, Stephanie Ann Stowman
CFD modeling of compact offset strip-fin high temperature heat exchanger, Sundaresan Subramanian
A problem concerning the existence of graphs with certain degRees, Jonathan Seary Summer
Conceptual modeling and analysis of a solar receiver for thermochemical hydrogen generation, Derek Satoru Taguchi
The differential impact of language skills on the wages of Hispanic men and women, Annette Marie Tanori
A tough one out there, Patryke Kim Thomas
Tissue cooling during cryotherapy with varied types of compression, David Tomchuk
Millipede: A graphical tool for debugging distributed systems with a multilevel approach, Erik Helge Tribou
Islanding issues associated with photovoltaic inverters, Ramachandran Tripunithura Mahadeva
The impact of institutional ownership on firm performance in the hospitality industry, Ming-chih Tsai
Ancestral Puebloan social hierarchies at Manuelito Plateau, New Mexico, Sali A Underwood
The role of applied potentials on cracking of Zircaloy-2, Unnikrishnan Valliyil
Plyometric training in female adolescent soccer players, Amaris Christine Vandyke
Use of alloy 800H for applications in hydrogen generation using nuclear power, Vinay Virupaksha
Cognitive heterogeneity in murderers, Erin Warnick
Reject inference methodology skewed missing data problem, Atsuko Watanabe
Public participation as part of the Clark County nonconforming zone change process, Mara Weber
Synthetic methods for catalytically active polyaniline/platinum composites, Neloni Ranamli Wijeratne
Chaucer and the politics of penance, Karl G Wilcox
Sociability and "Survivor", Shelley Elizabeth Wilkerson
Evaluating hydraulic conductivity of desert soils at the Amargosa Desert research site near Beatty, Nevada, Jon Woodrow Wilson
Missing Letters: Seven stories and one novella, David Biddle Winkler
An analysis of ground stone artifacts from Ghwair I, a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site in southern Jordan, Claudia C Woodman
The Professional Career Paths of Members of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, Jason Woywod