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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 1997
Sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology, and correlation of the undifferentiated Cambrian dolomites of the Grand Canyon and Lake Mead area, Viacheslav Sergeevich Korolev
Nuclear power plant security post 9-11, Kathleen Korvalis
Perceptions of importance and performance: A study of University of Nevada, Las Vegas Hotel College Master's alumni, Michael F Lamb
The degree of relationship between tests of cognitive mechanisms, Craig Allen Lane
Compact routing in fault-tolerant distributed systems, James Edward Lawrence
Sublimation from snow packs in Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada and Dixie National Forest, Utah, Stephen M Lawson
Two optimization techniques for designing multiplierless Fir filters, Torrance Matthew Lawton
The effects of an eight-week training program on a population with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Tracy Lynn Lawyer
The relationship between health beliefs and use of child car safety restraints among mothers of young children, Stacy Lynn Leifried
Expansion of compacted clay soils in Southern Nevada, Lih-Nah Liao
The effects of learning a programming language on logical thinking skills, Margaret Gradwell Mains
Comparison of myocardial infarction symptoms, risk factors, and enzyme levels between Black and White males, Sharon Laree Mallory
A history of the Las Vegas school desegregation case: Kelly et al v the Clark County School District, Ronan Matthew
Work and family commitment among professionals, Troy A. McGinnis
Sivilizing' the Washoe Zephyr: Mark Twain's writing for the "Buffalo Express", 1869-1871, Janice E McIntire
Staff training on choice availability and its effects on adaptive and maladaptive behavior in persons with developmental disabilities in the group home setting, Tami Jo Mc Knight
College students' image of nursing as a career choice, Diana Teresa Mendez
Generation X: A social movement toward cynicism, Paula Gottula Miles
A family portrait: Domestic dynamics in the fiction of Mary Lavin, Lisa Lorraine Montagne
Teenage Pregnancy: Correlates of Sexual Behavior and Overview of Prevention, Intervention, and Local Programs, Janice Rollins Monteiro
The Vietnam War: A comparison of interpretations, David Scott Morokoff
Trace element and polysaccharide sorption in a lacustrine biofilm, Ephraim G Morris
Antisite arsenic incorporation in the low-temperature molecular beam epitaxy of gallium arsenide, Sivakumar Muthuvenkatraman
Attorney advertising: The effect on juror perceptions and verdicts, Stephanie Moore Myers
Effects of duct source and termination impedance on the acoustic response characteristics of duct elements, Prabhanjan Mysore
The Eldorado landfill: A case study, Heather A. Nash
Manganese transport: A preliminary study of the Three Kids Mine and surrounding area, Corie Ann Naugle
Patients' perceptions of spiritual needs and the role of nurses to resolve spiritual needs, Barbara Ann Nelson
Political corruption in sub-Saharan Africa: A comparative assessment of Kenya, Nigeria, and Zaire/Congo, Kennedy Geoffrey Ondieki
Provenance and tectonic significance of the Lower Paleozoic Douglas Conglomerate, northern Churchill Mountains, Antarctica, Susan Kay Panttaja
Controlling urban sprawl in the Las Vegas Valley through a mixed use zoning strategy, Gene Paul Pasinski
Experimental determination of heat transfer and fluid flow over drift-emplaced canisters, Satish Pattisam
"Born to Love" and other stories, Nate Peragine
Physiological and psychological stress in nursing students during written examinations, Catherine Andrea Prato
Nurse and patient perception of stressors associated with coronary artery bypass surgery, Rosemary Puetz
Modeling temporal variations in travel demand for intelligent transportation systems, Srinivas Subrahmanyam Pulugurtha
The feasibility of activity -based costing in the restaurant industry., Carola Raab
A self-consistent numerical model for multiple quantum well photovoltaic devices, Stephen McHarry Ramey
The relationship between media exposure, personal experience and education on the public's perceptions of people with disabilities: A correlational study, Melissa Lynn Reichley
Predictors of positive reinforcement-based school refusal behavior, Tami Lynn Roblek
The impact and pattern of gene and genome duplication in the history of increasing organismal complexity, Matthew Rand Ronshaugen
A survey of computer uses in music, Maria N Russell
New acceleration technique for the backpropagation algorithm, Prasad Durga Sadhu
The influence of atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment on belowground growth, Katrina J Salsman
Testing the naked eye observation of the cervix after application of acetic acid as an effective screening test for cervical dysplasia, Carol M Schmidt
The Muddy Creek Formation: Depositional environment, provenance, and tectonic significance in the western Lake Mead area, Nevada and Arizona, Allan J. Scott
Cooperative control of dual arm manipulator, Manoharan Selvarajan
What do today's business travelers want in terms of business service amenities, Won S Seo
When playing God: Concerning artificial reproduction, Christina Ann Brandom Sessa
A reevaluation of lower Colorado buff ware ceramics: Redefining the Patayan in southern Nevada, Gregory Richard Seymour
Crime and its relationship to the University Medical Center, Paul D Shapiro
Exercising authority: A critical history of exercise messages in popular magazines, 1925-1968, Dahn Edward Shaulis
Inochi to Ai: An original suite of five dances, Ramona Frances Shaw
Breaking up is hard to do: The dissolution of romantic relationships, Megan Ann Sheehan
Feminist theory: Gender, race and recidivism, Amie M Shuck
The migration of arsenic and lead in surface sediments at Three Kids Mine, Henderson, Nevada, Douglas Brian Sims
A critical analysis of barriers that inhibit Latino parent involvement as students make the transition from Esl to mainstream classrooms, Linda R Skroback-Heisler
Friedrich Sieburg, a twentieth-century German francophile, Frederick Matthew Sommer
Evaluation of accessibility of urban transportation networks, Nanda N Srinivasan
Low harmonic distortion flash A/D converters incorporating dynamic element matching techniques, Bret David Steadman
Evaluation of rut resistance of hot mix asphalt utilizing the asphalt pavement analyzer, Jerold Dewayne Stegeman
Public perceptions of buildings constructed of recycled materials, Laura Michele Strauss
Statistical evaluation of motorist and pedestrian behavior at signalized intersections in Las Vegas, Sivashankar Subramani
Visual surveillance: Contemporary sociological issues, Christopher Taylor
Feasibility of integrating photovoltaic cells in low-rise office building design, Kevin Russell Thompson
The effectiveness of systematic training for effective parenting at Family and Child Treatment of southern Nevada, Melody Joyce Thompson
Blue Circle and a Steady Rain, Amanda Tomme
Simultaneous measurement of monoaromatic hydrocarbons and dicarboxylic acids in ambient air, Ngoc Khanh Tran
Comparison Of Four Representative Social Skills Assessment Techniques: Role Play, Self-Report, Teacher Behavior Rating Scale, And Parent Behavior Rating Scale, Jonna Frances Triggs
Organizational citizenship behavior: A study in the quick service industry, Lu Hou Tsai
On numerical inversion of the moment generating function, Andy M Tsang
Natural light as religious symbol in selected European and American religious buildings, Mary Theresa Venable
Automatic clustering and feedback in information retrieval, Girish Venkatachaliah
Controlled deposition of nano particles, Raghavendran Venkatasubramanian
The credibility of news photography in the digital age, Mara Evonne Vernon
A comparison of roasting pit complexes in southern Nevada, Connie Langford Vonsleichter
On the design of a secure data warehouse, Rihui Wang
An HP-adaptive finite element technique for momentum, heat and mass transport, Xiuling Wang
Use of neural networks to predict Ocr accuracy, Ying Wang
Effect of prime vendor on customer satisfaction in Nellis Air Force Base military dining facilities, David John Wendling
The roles of African American women in the Las Vegas gaming industry, 1940-1980, Claytee D White
Voices of three African American female college presidents: A qualitative study of their journeys, Maria Teresa Alves Williams
Copper, zinc, silver, and lead concentrations and distributions in mine waste ore at Keystone near Ely, Nevada, Joseph B Wright
Health patterns of nurses who smoke, John Louis Yuhos
Robust dynamic feedback and variable structure adaptive control of rigid and flexible spacecraft, Yueming Zeng
The effect of a second stimulus on the first reaction time within the psychological refractory period paradigm, Huiwen Zhang
Redox polymers for cyanide ion decomposition, Yu Zhang
Potential use of high-salininty shallow ground water or wash water for large-scale turf irrigation in Las Vegas, Nevada, Kimberly S Zikmund
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Class! Newspaper: An application of rhetorical theory and fantasy theme analysis, Sari G Aizley
Two-dimensional finite element model for heat transfer in residential attic using an attic barrier system, Neezar Taher Alsaiegh
A needs assessment for the convention and meeting planning industry, Beth Robyn Appelbaum
Exploring the association between body weight and health care avoidance, Christine M Aramburu-Drury
DC and AC modeling of heterostructure bipolar transistors (HBTS), Roxana Arvandi
The Real cost of beef: A monetary assessment of the environmental degradation caused by beef production, Carolyn Babcock
Algorithms for document image skew estimation, Andrew David Bagdanov