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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Dosage, Mode, and Timing of Acute Care Physical Therapy: A Scoping Review, Brendan Acosta and Bradley Goins
Patient and Faculty Perceptions on the Feasibilty of a Student-Run Pro-Bono Back School for Uninsured Nevadans with Low Back Pain, Javier Ascanio-Pellon, Sofia Cruz, Lauren Liebert, and Trevor Pacuk
Brain Volumes and Dual-Task Performance Correlates Among Individuals with Cognitive Impairment: A Retrospective Analysis, Jon Basterrechea, Daniel Krist, Caitlin Moreland, and Morgan Wise
Partnering with the Nevada Physical Therapy Association to Improve PT/PTA Engagement, Rachel Cooklin, Joshua Cooper, and Madison Luna
Physical Therapy after Amputation in Community Dwelling Older Adults: A Quantitative and Qualitative Interview Study, Amanda Ferraro, Jennifer Gorton, Lindsey Horn, and Michaela Kubo
Reliability of the Lateral Reach Test in People with Unilateral Transfemoral Amputations, Stephen Hill, Samantha Leonard, and Elizabeth Vianey Trujillo
The Effects of Somatosensory Input on Gait in Individuals Post-Stroke, Victor Hung, Amanda Reilly, Rachel Wood, and Nikita Yuskov
Comparisons of Patellar Bone Mineral Density Between Individuals with and without Patellofemoral Pain, Chris Khuu, Allina Cummins, and Steven Shepherd
Fall Prevention Service-Learning Project, Alexis Mansoor, Kendra Morrison, Jeremy Nordfelt, and Cheng Yang Tu
Association Between Patient Ability in Activities of Daily Living at Hospital Admission and Key Indicators, Stephanie Rosen and Amber Steele
Patient, Student, and Faculty Perceptions of a Student Led Pro-Bono Education and Treatment Based Back School for Uninsured Nevadans, James Tingey, Daniel Tiano, Rebecca Templeton, and Meagan Duncan
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Gait and Balance Post-Stroke, Leonard Ubalde, Jordon Jacklin, Peyton Hobson, and Sara Wright-Avila
The Effectiveness of Implementing a Collegiate Dance Clinic at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Quinn Williams, Kristin Allman, Matthew McArthur, and Ryan Yim
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Neurodynamics under Different Walking Speeds in Individuals with Chronic Post-Stroke Hemiparesis, Corey Ackley, Kiley Aki, Joshua Arias, and Jassie Trinh
Disordered Eating and Body Dysmorphic Concerns in Asian American Women: Sociocultural and Culture-Specific Predictors, Liya Akoury
The Effect of Physical Therapy on Patient Self-Reported Outcomes and Perceptions of Mobility After Lower Extremity Amputations, Gregory Amaya, Rosman Gante, Zachary Meinzer, and Abbas Sadrossadat
Factors Associated with Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Nevada, Julia Lorraine Anderson
Does It Mean? Gene Wolfe: Perverse Puzzle Maker, Marc Anthony Aramini
Virtually Healthy: Using Virtual Ethnography to Survey Healthcare Seeking Practices of Transgender Individuals Online, Rogelio Arenas
One-Handed Works: Historical Background, Injury Awareness and a Study of Selected Works, Zheni Georgieva Atanasova
Petrogenesis of Unusual Occurrence of Amphibole Asbestos in Mohave County, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada, Tomoyo Austin
Microstructural Effects on Photocatalytic Performance in Ag3PO4/Bi2MoO6 Z-Scheme Photocatalyst Systems, Kaleab Mengesha Ayalew
Classification of Vegetation in Aerial Imagery via Neural Network, Gevand Balayan
Application of Semi-Hydrophobic Layers to Decrease Bare Soil Evaporation, Jesse Lee Barnes
A Novel Feature Maps Covariance Minimization Approach for Advancing Convolutional Neural Network Performance, Bikram Basnet
Trauma and Its Shadow: The History of Flashbacks, David Becker
Face Affect Perception in Schizophrenia and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Lisa Beckman
Exploring Transitions Back and into College: Stories of Adult Women, Laura Bennett
The Experience of Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder During the Transition to Middle School, Hannah M. Berry
Machine Learning Approach for Prediction of Bone Mineral Density and Fragility Fracture in Osteoporosis, Bibek Bhattarai
Permutation Flow Shop via Simulated Annealing and NEH, Pooja Bhatt
Triglyceride Metabolism Following Oral Fat Tolerance Tests of Varying Fat Content in Adults, Nathaniel Glen Bodell
Eyes on the Street: Los Angeles Police Department Surveillance, Policing, and Crime in Black South Central from William Parker to Rodney King, Stephen Bohigian
Reduced GABAergic Signaling at the Axon Initial Segment Decreases Vigilance State Transitioning, Austin John Boren
Factors that Influence Nontraditional Adult Learners' Online Course Persistence: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study, Millicent D. Braxton
Large Group Video Modeling: Increasing Social Interactions in an Inclusive Head Start Classroom, Jennifer Margaret Buchter
Email is Alive: How to Communicate with Graduate College Students, Valarie C. Burke
Floating Head Touching Earth, Carrieann Cahall
Storing IOT Data Securely in a Private Ethereum Blockchain, Vinay Kumar Calastry Ramesh
State Law and Child Welfare Policy Role in Nonparental Family Composition, Laura Alison Caliendo
Determinants of Disparities in the Colorectal Cancer Burden, Karen Elizabeth Callahan
My Voice Matters: A Telling Case Study of Student Voice in Institutional Governance, Eboni Monique Caridine
Pentecostal Churches: A Multiple Case Study of Education and Youth Women and Leadership, Derric A. Carter
Implementation of an Asthma Action Plan in a Pediatric Outpatient Clinic, Noelle Cerdan
Contributions to MCMC Methods in Constrained Domains with Applications to Neuroimaging, Sharang Chaudhry
Identifying Risk Factors for Youth Hospitalization in Crisis Settings: A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis, Yen-Ling Chen
Sit Crooked and Talk Straight(ish): Exploring Dialectical Tensions in the My Favorite Murder Fandom, Claudia Gricel Chiang-Lopez
Machine Learning Prediction of Primary Tissue Origin of Cancer from Gene Expression Read Counts, Lohitha Chintham Reddy
Optimization of Motor Performance, Lee-Kuen Chua
The Effects of Bone Morphogenic Protein 2 on the Viability and Proliferation of Dental Pulp Stem Cell Isolates, Joseph Cinelli
ProcessJ: The JVMCSP Code Generator, Oswaldo Benjamin Cisneros Merino
Early Contractional History of the Funeral Mountains and its Influence on the Formation of the Funeral Mountains Metamorphic Core Complex, Death Valley, CA, Taylor Douglas Craig
The Search For Home: An Analysis of American-Socialized Filipino American Identity in Literature, Julianna Marie Crame
Lumbopelvic Muscle Performance and Morphology Differences: Implications for Low Back Pain in Individuals with Unilateral Above-The-Knee Amputation, Melissa Damele, Rachel Gross, and Ronauldo Robina
Managing IOT Data on Hyperledger Blockchain, Akhil David
The Development of a Viscoelastic Ellipsoidal Model for use in Measuring Plantar Tissue Material Properties during Walking, Jessica Lee DeBerardinis
Assessing the Long-Term Effects of a Cultural Immersion Experience on Nursing Practice, Karen H. de la Cruz
Effects Associated with the Deployment of Autonomous and Connected Vehicles: Insights from Las Vegas, NV, Sarah Dennis
An Analysis of Teacher Training Concerning the Identification of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Brittany Jo Desnoyer
Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability Using Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Improve Walking in Individuals with Chronic Post Stroke Hemiparesis, Neil Drobitch, Kylie Henry, Sage Lyons, and James Schomig
Building a Music Festival: Understanding Media Industry Lore, Madeline Edgmon
Numerical Study of Spacer Grid Geometry in a 5 X 5 Nuclear Fuel Rod Bundle, Wan Chuan Fan
Using Positive Self-Talk and Goal-Oriented Thinking to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Students with Learning Disabilities, Danielle M. Feeney
The Effects of Sex Role Stereotype Endorsement and Work-Family Conflict on Emerging Adult Aspirations, Andrea Fink-Armold
Improving OCR Post Processing with Machine Learning Tools, Jorge Ramon Fonseca Cacho
The Effects of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on the Characteristics of Pluripotent Dental Pulp Stem Cells, Cale Forgues
Public Exposure to Outdoor Bioaerosols in Particulate Matter in Las Vegas: Daily and Seasonal Variations, Karey Renee Fortier
Applied Symmetry for Crystal Structure Prediction, Scott William Fredericks
Super Rapid Crystal Growth and Quench of Monoclinic Bi-II* During Dynamic Compression, Zachary Allen Fussell
Machine Learning Classification of Primary Tissue Origin of Cancer from DNA Methylation Markers, Sravani Gannavarapu Surya Naga
Analysis of Bitcoin Cryptocurrency and Its Mining Techniques, Suman Ghimire
Schools and Crime: An Empirical Analysis of School Safety Measures, Heather Gilmore
Rural Or Underserved Practice Interest Among Doctor Of Physical Therapy Students. Do Clinical Education Experiences Change Opinions?, Brandon Godin, Trenton Poulson, Mac Neil Moresca, and Tyler Satoshige
Mozart's "Mezzos": A Comparative Study Between Castrato and Female Roles in Mozart's Operas, Erin Gonzalez
Equation of State of H2O Ice Using Melt-Recrystallization, Zachary Michael Grande
Comparison of Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) and ZVI+Sludge for the Removal of High Levels of Hexavalent Chromium and Chlorate from Waters, Kenneth R. Greenhalgh
Evidence-Based Practice Guide and Workflows: Improving Hospital Throughput and Reducing Emergency Department Overcrowding, Maulah Halley
Implications of an Iterative Design Experiment in Transcendental and Polynomial Functions Within a Flipped Classroom, Aaron Boyd Harris
Encyclopedia of My Body, Alice Hastings
Exploring Preservice Teacher Agency Influencing Power Relationships with Teacher Educators: A Multiple Case Study, Steve Hayden
Torrente and Manjón: The Visionary-Producers of the Latin Fire Follies, Olivia Hernando
Numerical Analysis and Fluid Flow Modeling of Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations, Tahj Hill
Riding My Bike in Paradise with Margaret Fuller: A Phenomenological Study, Nanette Rasband Hilton
High-Pressure High-Temperature Exploration of Phase Boundaries Using Raman Spectroscopy, Jasmine Kashmir Hinton
Optimizing Back Squat Performance, Arthur Hockwald
Illuminating Unsung Americans Sung as a Musical Staple within American Culture, Richard Leon Hodges
Governance Practices of a Private Non-Profit System of Higher Education, Taylor Hough
“On the Altar of Sectarianism”: Orson Murray’s Anti-Biblical Thought and the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1833-1863, James Carson Howard
Florence B. Price's Compositional Style to Song Settings of Paul Laurence Dunbar's Dialect Poetry: A Performance Guide, Daniel Joseph Hunter Jr
Weighted Composition Operators on a Bergman-type Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space, Ming Huo
Factors Influencing Community College Students' Persistence in Completing an Associate of Applied Science Degree, Amy Hutchinson
An Alternative Reading of Feminist Criticism on S. Weir Mitchell, Erika Hylton
Effects of Ecological Restoration Techniques in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Simone Ka-Voka Jackson
Physiotherapy is Associated with Improvements in Gait and Balance in Individuals with Cognitive Impairment: A Retrospective Analysis, Steven Jackson, Elbert Chen, and Jason Phan
K-Tuple Sampling From Partially Rank-Ordered Sets, Marvin Javier