The Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (RTDs) collection are digital versions of UNLV theses and dissertations previously available only in print or microfilm. This collection of over 3,100 works written by UNLV graduate students were produced between 1978-2008 and is freely available for anyone to download. For dissertations published from 2009 to the present, please visit this page: UNLV THESES, DISSERTATIONS, PROFESSIONAL PAPERS, AND CAPSTONES

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Theses/Dissertations from 1997

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An ethnography of homeless men in Las Vegas, Kurt B Borchard

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The potential for use of stormwater detention basins in the Las Vegas Valley for groundwater recharge, Timothy L Buchanan

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Reaction as image: Comic books and American life, 1940-1955, William S. Bush

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The effectiveness of court appointed special advocates (Casas) to assist in permanency planning, Cynthia Ann Calkins

The Circum-migration of the Animalis Manes, Joseph N. Cameron

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Yield management and its practical application in hotels, Jeffrey M. Caneen

"King Arthur" by Benjamin Britten: A transcription for wind orchestra with accompanying historical context and transcription techniques, Steven John Capaldo

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Heat shock proteins as indicators of environmental stress, Arthur Louis Castle

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Capability of native Yucca Mountain microorganisms to corrode 1020 carbon steel, Patricia Russo Castro

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Faculty attitudes toward distance education in Utah public colleges and universities, Arthur Thomas Challis

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Vertical equating of curriculum-based tests in reading, mathematics, and language arts, Judith Susan Gage Costa

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Canons by consensus: Critical trends and American literature anthologies, Joseph Thomas Csicsila

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Walter Macken: Life in literature, Megan Lyn Denio

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Volcanology and geochemistry of Pliocene and Quaternary basalts on Citadel Mountain, Lunar Crater Volcanic Field, Pancake Range, Nevada, Loretta Darlene Dickson

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The relationship between plasma potassium and the ventilatory drift during continuous steady state exercise, Jutta DiNenna

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Habitat patch dynamics of desert bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis nelsoni in the Eastern Mojave Desert, Darren Del Divine

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A history of changes in the policies and practices of second language programs in the public schools of Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada, Mark Jose Dominguez

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Lossless motion compensation of images with large volumes of movement, Michael Aaron DuCharme

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Seasonal xylem-conducting ability in the desert shrub Chilopsis linearis, Judith Michele Dudek

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A re-investigation of Hick's law and its implications for information processing, Malcolm R Dunn

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The effect of wetsuit leg coverage on swimming speed and selected physiological measures, Peggy-Lynn Dursthoff

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Children's perspectives on coping strategies used for asthma, Terri A Dymeck

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The institutional control of NCAA Division One collegiate athletics, Burton Larry Easley

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Energy-efficient design trends and performance for passive solar commercial buildings, Gary Byron Eddington

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Mexican identity in Clark County, Nevada: A visual ethnohistory, 1829-1960, Corinne Escobar

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Defying the odds: The Christian Coalition in the life cycle of the Religious Right, Kathleen S Espin

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Technology use by a college of education faculty and factors influencing integration of technology in an undergraduate teacher preparation program, Christy J Falba

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Predictors of life satisfaction of persons with mental retardation, Colleen Sisley Firth

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Factors that contribute to the progress of high school students in a college distance education course, Joni M. Flowers

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The Grid Sketcher: An AutoCad-based tool for conceptual design processes, Brian Martin Gardner

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Theoretical study of crystal-amorphous transition in (111) silicon, and oxidation of (100) silicon, Suresh Gorantla

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Determinants of health promotion behavior in active duty Air Force personnel, Bridgette Jolene Grabowski

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Computer-controlled stereoscopic profiling, Neil Scott Grayson

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Grasp--a language to facilitate the synthesis of parallel programs, Todd Alan Gross

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Instructional environments for technology inservice education, Karen Jane Grove

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Caesars Palace, 1966-1996, Cherie L Guzman

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Mass spectroscopy of molecules following deep-core-shell photoexcitation, David Linnemann Hansen

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The effect of human-animal bonding on quality of life, Johanna Barham Hanson

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Stratigraphy And Depositional Environments Of Lower And Middle Cambrian Strata In The Lake Mead Region, Southern Nevada And Northwestern Arizona, Joseph Kirk Hardy

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The impact of a substance abuse prevention program: An evaluation, Julie Ann Hogan

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Public participation program development: An analysis of public participation in the water industry, Marcia Lynne Holmberg

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Techniques for lossless image compression, Daniel R Jenkins

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Motion compensated images using Rgb data, Jin Ah Jeon

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The artistic collaboration resulting in the creation of the ballet "Parade", Elizabeth Marie Kattner

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Political violence in Argentina during the 1970s, Arya Bardo Kazemi

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Who is most likely to remain on welfare?, Sonya M Kessinger

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A matter of faith: A study of the Muddy Mission, Monique Elaine Kimball

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Descriptive experience sampling of individuals with high natural rates of speech, Margie G Koch

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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

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Perceptions of importance and performance: A study of University of Nevada, Las Vegas Hotel College Master's alumni, Michael F Lamb

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The degree of relationship between tests of cognitive mechanisms, Craig Allen Lane

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Compact routing in fault-tolerant distributed systems, James Edward Lawrence

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Sublimation from snow packs in Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada and Dixie National Forest, Utah, Stephen M Lawson

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Two optimization techniques for designing multiplierless Fir filters, Torrance Matthew Lawton

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The effects of an eight-week training program on a population with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Tracy Lynn Lawyer

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Empirical analysis of the situational variables and their impact on a manager's leadership in influencing employee organizational citizenship behaviors in Korean hotels, Jung Hoon Lee

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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

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The effects of learning a programming language on logical thinking skills, Margaret Gradwell Mains

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Comparison of myocardial infarction symptoms, risk factors, and enzyme levels between Black and White males, Sharon Laree Mallory

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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

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Sivilizing' the Washoe Zephyr: Mark Twain's writing for the "Buffalo Express", 1869-1871, Janice E McIntire

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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

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College students' image of nursing as a career choice, Diana Teresa Mendez

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Generation X: A social movement toward cynicism, Paula Gottula Miles

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A family portrait: Domestic dynamics in the fiction of Mary Lavin, Lisa Lorraine Montagne

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The Vietnam War: A comparison of interpretations, David Scott Morokoff

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Trace element and polysaccharide sorption in a lacustrine biofilm, Ephraim G Morris

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Antisite arsenic incorporation in the low-temperature molecular beam epitaxy of gallium arsenide, Sivakumar Muthuvenkatraman

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Attorney advertising: The effect on juror perceptions and verdicts, Stephanie Moore Myers

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Effects of duct source and termination impedance on the acoustic response characteristics of duct elements, Prabhanjan Mysore

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Manganese transport: A preliminary study of the Three Kids Mine and surrounding area, Corie Ann Naugle

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Patients' perceptions of spiritual needs and the role of nurses to resolve spiritual needs, Barbara Ann Nelson

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Political corruption in sub-Saharan Africa: A comparative assessment of Kenya, Nigeria, and Zaire/Congo, Kennedy Geoffrey Ondieki

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Provenance and tectonic significance of the Lower Paleozoic Douglas Conglomerate, northern Churchill Mountains, Antarctica, Susan Kay Panttaja

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Controlling urban sprawl in the Las Vegas Valley through a mixed use zoning strategy, Gene Paul Pasinski

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Experimental determination of heat transfer and fluid flow over drift-emplaced canisters, Satish Pattisam

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"Born to Love" and other stories, Nate Peragine

Physiological and psychological stress in nursing students during written examinations, Catherine Andrea Prato

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Leadership challenges encountered by elementary school principals in the process of creating, implementing, and sustaining shared school visions in Clark County, Nevada, elementary schools, David Allen Price

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Nurse and patient perception of stressors associated with coronary artery bypass surgery, Rosemary Puetz

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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

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A self-consistent numerical model for multiple quantum well photovoltaic devices, Stephen McHarry Ramey

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The relationship between media exposure, personal experience and education on the public's perceptions of people with disabilities: A correlational study, Melissa Lynn Reichley

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Predictors of positive reinforcement-based school refusal behavior, Tami Lynn Roblek

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The impact and pattern of gene and genome duplication in the history of increasing organismal complexity, Matthew Rand Ronshaugen

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A survey of computer uses in music, Maria N Russell

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New acceleration technique for the backpropagation algorithm, Prasad Durga Sadhu

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The influence of atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment on belowground growth, Katrina J Salsman

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Testing the naked eye observation of the cervix after application of acetic acid as an effective screening test for cervical dysplasia, Carol M Schmidt

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The Muddy Creek Formation: Depositional environment, provenance, and tectonic significance in the western Lake Mead area, Nevada and Arizona, Allan J. Scott

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Cooperative control of dual arm manipulator, Manoharan Selvarajan

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What do today's business travelers want in terms of business service amenities, Won S Seo

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When playing God: Concerning artificial reproduction, Christina Ann Brandom Sessa

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A reevaluation of lower Colorado buff ware ceramics: Redefining the Patayan in southern Nevada, Gregory Richard Seymour

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Crime and its relationship to the University Medical Center, Paul D Shapiro

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Exercising authority: A critical history of exercise messages in popular magazines, 1925-1968, Dahn Edward Shaulis