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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Examination of Maskelynite through Static Recompression and Dynamic Compression, Justin James Reppart
An Application of Conformal Mapping to the Boundary Element Method for Unconfined Steady Seepage with a Phreatic Surface, Jorge Eduardo Reyes
The Timing of Dynamical Interactions between Planets in Exoplanetary Systems, David Robert Rice
Chatting Online: An Ethnographic Case Study of Educator Discourse on Social Media, Lindsay J. Russell
Casting for Success: Building Teams for Regional Operatic Productions, Keri Rusthoi
Application of Data-Driven and Process-Based Modeling Approaches for Water Quality Simulation in Lakes and Freshwater Reservoirs, Ali Saber Sichani
An Evaluation of Factors Associated with the Perceptions of Diabetes in a Filipino American Sample Residing in Clark County, Nevada, Lawrence Nartatez Sagadraca
Benchmarking Permutation Flow Shop Problem: Adaptive and Enumerative Approaches Implementations via Novel Threading Techniques, Hari Prasad Sapkota
CFD Simulation Investigating the Effects of Groove Geometry on Heat Transfer for Internally Grooved Tubes, Richard Zaven Saroukhanoff
A Group Development Program Based on Transformational Leadership to Improve Team Performance, Anne-Marie Schenk
The Pleasures of Conversation: Samuel Johnson's Social Epistemology, Brandon Schneeberger
A Community of Care: Patterns of Pathology and Trauma with a Focus on the Bioarchaeology of Care at Carrier Mills, IL (10,000 – 1000 BP), Alecia Schrenk
Cesium Platinum Iodide Perovskite Synthesis, Development and Application in Photovoltaic Devices, Dakota Schwartz
Development of a Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Toolkit, Lauren Elaine Scott
Factors Associated with Food Insecurity among Individuals, Aged Sixty and Older, in Clark County, NV, Lisa M. Segler
Estimation of Stage-Area-Storage Relationships in Reservoirs and Stage-Discharge Relationships in Rivers Using Remotely Sensed Data, Sailuj Shakya
Breaking Free from the Snake Strangling America, Kate Marjorie Shapiro
Trends in the Rate of Inpatient Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis between 1996 and 2015, Samantha Sherwood
Elucidating the Lasting Influence of Early Pubertal Timing on Disordered Eating Symptoms, Megan Marie Shope
Neural Network in Hardware, Jiong Si
Living on the Move: the Digital Nomad Mobile Phenomenon Identity and Practice, Virginia Rachele Smercina
Ambient Temperature Dependence of Air-cooled Condenser Performance and Parameters, Alexander Darr Smith
Assessing Factors of Physical Risk-Taking in a Novel Behavioral Measure, Edward A. Smith
Creative Self-Efficacy: Students in General Education, with Learning Disabilities, and with Gifts and Talents, Jennifer Elaine Smith
An Exploration of Nursing Communication Competence During the Handoff Report, Megan Elizabeth Smith
George Gershwin's Concerto in F: A Wind Orchestra Transcription with Historical Context and Transcription Techniques, Andrew Smouse
Pressure Driven Electronic Band Gap Engineering in Tin(IV)-O,N Compounds, Daniel Thomas Sneed
Balys Dvarionas: A Brief History, Analysis of His Concerto For Horn and Orchestra, and the First Recording of the Concerto, Jonathan Lewis Snyder
Emerging Adults’ Identities, Attitudes, and Orientations Concerning Consensual Non-Monogamy, Amber Kory Stephens
Missed Opportunities: The Effect of CPS Involvement on Trafficking Victims in the Delinquency System, Kelly Rae Stout
Generating Kernel Aware Polygons, Bibek Subedi
Preparation and Evaluation of Uranium Alloys Based on Burnup, Andrew Jonathan Swift
Rethinking Timestamping: Time Stamp Counter Design for Virtualized Environment, Alexander Tabatadze
Multi-Resolution Spatio-Temporal Change Analyses of Hydro-Climatological Variables in Association with Large-Scale Oceanic-Atmospheric Climate Signals, Kazi Ali Tamaddun
Investigation of Efficiency Loss of Distributed Solar Power Due to Soiling and Efficiency Recovery by Rainfall, Amanda Mayumi Tanaka
The Effect of the Minimum Server Wage on Restaurant Guest Tipping Behavior and Perceptions, Jason Tang
Assessing Simulated Transmissivity in Numerical Flow Models of Complex Hydrogeology, Afan Tarar
Beyond Genetics: Addressing Activity in Microbial Ecology, Scott Christopher Thomas
Amasamiento, Lorinda G. Toledo
Evaluation of Titanosilicate Materials for the Sorption of Cesium and Strontium from High Level Wastes, Matheus Tolentino Lauar
Effects of Disturbance and Restoration Treatment on Fertile Islands in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Camille Traylor
The Affective Perceptual Model: Enhancing Communication Quality for Persons with PIMD, Jadin Tredup
Turbulent Waters: Navigating The Maelstrom of Water Insecurity and Ethno-Environmental Conflict, Michael Wayne Trevathan
On The Human Factors Impact of Polyglot Programming on Programmer Productivity, Phillip Merlin Uesbeck
Optimizing Cycle Exercise Performance During Normobaric Hypoxia Exposure, Cierra Brittany Ugale
The Parallel Security Apparatus: Examining the Cases of Baathist Iraq, Syria, and Iran, Donald Utchel
Animal Assisted Therapy and Support Animals, What Mental Health Professionals Know and Understand, Alexandro H. Velez
Exploring the Utility of Mindfulness in the Elementary School Classroom, Sarah M. Wells
Forgetting Distractors: Inhibition or Decay?, Laura Werner
Bridging the Gap: An Introduction to Jazz Improvisation and the Application of Manipulating Composed Content for Classical Percussionists, James Douglas Whiting
Correlation Between Pluripotent Stem Cell Markers and microRNA Expression in Dental Pulp Stem Cells, Mark Whiting
The Effects of Injury on Running Status and Gait Biomechanics, Kristyne Wiegand
Forget Me Not & Other Stories, Zach Wilson
Changes in Hippocampal-Anterior Cingulate Cortex Interactions During Remote Memory Recall, Ryan A. Wirt
The Effects of Emotional Versus Rational Message Framing on Brand Attachment and Brand Loyalty, Elisa Woinowsky
Chromium(VI) and Oxyanion Remediation Of Vadose Zone Soils With Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) and Biological Reduction, Nicolas Kim Wong
Impact of Clinician Experience and Positive Language on Subject Expectation of Cervical Spine Manipulation Effects, Joshua Wood, Jonah Mawae, and Stephen Elmer
Leadership Development in Nursing: Planning from the Bedside to the Executive Suite, Janet C. Wright
High-Speed Radhard Mega-Pixel CIS Camera for High-Energy Physics, Wenlan Wu
Tree to Grass Water Use Ratios; Assessing Turfgrass’ High Water Use in the Urban Landscape, Tamara Wynne
Beyond Suffrage: Intermarriage, Land, and Meanings of Citizenship and Marital Naturalization/Expatriation in the United States, Shiori Yamamoto
Transition Perceptions of High School Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and Their Teachers, Kristopher Hawk Yeager
The Perplexing Paradox of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Infection (CDI) - Analysis of Anti-Germinants As Part of CDI Prophylaxis, Christopher Yip
The Ruins of Doves, Mariah Tahera Yusofzei
Empire and Other Stories from the Black Rock, Alex Zenz
Informal Interactions: A Mini-Ethnographic Case Study of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Katelyn Jessie Zirkus
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
A Case Study: Number Apps In Preschool, Amy Beth Adkins
Effect of Exercise and Hypoxia on Plasma Telomerase, Charli D. Aguilar
Shakespeare's Hamlet as a Pilgrimage of the Soul, Joyce Ahn
Utilizing Teacher Response to Help Students Meet and Transfer First-Year Composition Course Objectives, Clyde Aidoo
Neuromuscular Adaptations Following Slope Walking in Individuals Post-Stroke, Eric Akoopie, Brooke Conway Kleven, and Trisha Koch
Immediate Effects of Cervical Spine Thrust Joint Manipulation on Gait Parameters in Individuals with Neck Pain, Marc Anthony D. Albano, Emily Blok, Beau Gronert, and Ryan Masuda
Discovering the Self That Teaches: Multimedia Reflective Journaling and the Education Stories of Beginning Preservice Teachers, Meredith Paula Allard
Examining the Influence of Executive Resources and Mathematical Abilities on Framing Biases, Gabriel Allred
Static and Dynamic Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Potable Reuse Paradigms, Erfaneh Amoueyan
& One Night the World Will Have Changed, Hanna Andrews
Before and After Her Body, Shannon Austin
Personality Patterns of Students Who Make a Threat of Targeted School Violence, Tawnya Michelle Ayim
N-Nitrosodimethylamine Formation and Mitigation in Potable Reuse Treatment Trains Employing Ozone nd Biofiltration, Fernanda Bacaro
Efficient and Practical Composition of Lock-Free Data Structures, Neha Bajracharya
Holocene Climate Evolution of Continental Western Eurasia Constrained By Stable-Isotope and Cation Geochemistry of U-Th-Dated Speleothems and Meteogenic Travertine, Jonathan Lloyd Baker
The Effect of Standardized Photodocumentation on Coding of Pressure Injuries, Brandon Bales, Alex Preciado, and Angela Sandoval
An Examination of Perceived Leadership Behaviors and Employee Engagement in the US Federal Government: An Exploratory Study, Jason Barker
Biomechanical Analysis of Jumping: The Influence of External Load and Countermovement Depth on Deceleration Strategies and Performance, Leland Adam Barker
Implementing Dietary and Physical Activity Guidelines in a College Health Center, Terry Lynn Bartmus
Contesting and Constructing Gender, Sexuality, and Identity in Women's Roller Derby, Suzanne Becker
A Phenomenological Study on the Professional Development of African American Male Administrators at Predominately White Post-~Secondary Institutions, Arnold Shmorn Bell
Separation of Neighboring Trivalent Lanthanides for Neutron Capture Cross Section Measurements, Balazs Jozsef Bene
Reliability and Validity of using a Mobile Application to Asses Knee Valgus in Healthy and Post-Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Participants, Brenda Benson Deaver and Tyrel Nelson
Examining Environmental Hazards in Rental Homes and Habitability Laws in Clark County, Nevada, Jorge Luis Bertran
Bi-Directional Testing for Change Point Detection in Poisson Processes, Moinak Bhaduri
The Combined Effect of Photovoltaic and Electric Vehicle Penetration on Conservation Voltage Reduction in Distribution System, Narayan Bhusal
Factors that Impact Direct Democracy and Voter Turnout: Evidence from a National Study on American Counties, Michael Joseph Biesiada
The Impact of Waters of Low Quality on Soiling Removal from Photovoltaic Panels, Alisson Luiz Boeing
The Roles of Biophilic Attitudes and Auditory Stimuli within Attention Restoration Theory, Jason B. Boggs