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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
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
On Improving Performance of the Binary Logistic Regression Classifier, Michael Chang
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
Blanche DuBois: A Woman's Journey from Belle Reve through Tarantula Arms to The Elysian Fields, Raluca Daniela Comanelea
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
Uncovering the Women in Ocean’s Eight: Understanding the Trends of the Women’s Movement with the Portrayals of Women in Film, Elyssa Michelle Day
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
Landscape Scale: Inter- and Intraspecific Variation in Plant Interactions along a Stress Gradient in the Sheep Range of Nevada, Jordan Dowell
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
Characterizing Compact Game Trees, Andrew Dubose
Building a Music Festival: Understanding Media Industry Lore, Madeline Edgmon
Investigating Sources of Selenium in Shallow Groundwater in the Las Vegas Valley, Sahar Ehsani
Treatment of Perchlorate and Multiple Oxyanions: Chemical and Biological Investigations, Mark Elkouz
External Voting in Developing Countries: Strategic Bargaining and the Role of Remittances, Hafthor Erlingsson
Galena Creek Bridge Structural Health Monitoring Instrumentation and Modeling, Leopold Falkensammer
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
Infection Control: The Nurse's Responsibility, Marisa Francis
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
The Retrospective Analysis of Radionuclides in Banded Coral from the Bikini Atoll, Athena Marie Gallardo
Machine Learning Classification of Primary Tissue Origin of Cancer from DNA Methylation Markers, Sravani Gannavarapu Surya Naga
Empirical Justification for Supportive Other Involvement in Collegiate Athletes’ Mental Health Intervention, Elena Gavrilova
Community Exposure to Particulate Matter and Its Impact for Students and Residents Near a Construction Asphalt Plant: A Case Study, Aman Gebremariam Gebreselassie
Mojave Desert Plant Community Long-Term Response to Disturbance, Dominic M. Gentilcore
Examining the Effectiveness of a 4D Schedule and a Virtual Reality Model on a Modular Project: UNLV Solar Decathlon Case, Rajarshi Ghimire
Analysis of Bitcoin Cryptocurrency and Its Mining Techniques, Suman Ghimire
Schools and Crime: An Empirical Analysis of School Safety Measures, Heather Gilmore
Evaluating Parents Sociodemographic Factors and Childhood Vaccine Decisions, Mehret Girmay
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
Disparities in Administrative Pediatric Asthma Prevalence in Clark County, Aaliyah Goodie
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
Uncovering New Mechanisms of Cdc34 and Cullin-Ring Activity, Spencer Hill
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
International Faculty’s Lived Experience of Teaching: A Multiple-Case Study of Taiwanese Professors in the United States, Ching Hsu Kim
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
The Impact of Virtual Presence on Willingness to Book: The Moderating Role of Self-Construal and Gender, Sung Jun Joe
Consequences of Math Anxiety and Stereotype Threat: An Intersectional Perspective, Jennifer E. John Buck
Literal Dope, Frank Johnson
The Moderation Effect of BDNF Genotype and Self-Reported Lifetime Physical Activity Habits on Postural Instability in Parkinson’s Disease, Samantha Johnson and Tyler Ormsby
Coarse-Grained, Fine-Grained, and Lock-Free Concurrency Approaches for Self-Balancing B-Tree, Edward R. Jorgensen II
Healthcare Access and Utilization by Transgender Populations: A United States Transgender Survey Study, Axenya Kachen
An Introduction to the Exposition on Soundness, Completeness, and Decidability in Quantum Logic and Quantum Computation, Pushkin Kachroo
Batching Problems with Constraints, Shradha Kapoor
Health Disparities Among Sexual and Gender Minorities, Jennifer Keeley
Patellar Tendon Morphology in Trans-Tibial Amputees Utilizing a Prosthesis with a Patellar-Tendon-Bearing Feature, Jessica Kellogg, Kelly Teter, and Michelle Evers
Workload Position Evaluation to Determine Efficient Training Load for Optimal Competition Performance of Female Collegiate Soccer Players, Michaela Kelsey
Policing Protests: An Exploratory Analysis of Crowd Management Policies, Logan P. Kennedy
Examining the Role of Business Intelligence and Analytics in Hospitality Revenue Management, Anna I. Kharitonova
Approximation Algorithms for Illuminating 1.5D Terrain, Jiwan Khatiwada
Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Mortars Containing Natural Pozzolan, Arash Kian
Reconsolidation: Unique Cognitive Process or State Dependent Learning?, Chris Kiley
Mental Accounting and Unplanned Purchases in Online Booking: The Role of Discount, Impulse Buying, and Thinking Style, Esther L. Kim
The Historical and Cultural Influences of Gagok 가곡 (Korean Art Song): A Musical Guide, Sarah Kim