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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Towards the Electronic Response of Carbon-Based Van Der Waals Heterostructures in a Diamond Anvil Cell, George Thomas Foskaris
Decreasing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in the Critical Care Unit, Kimberly J. Foxworth
The Effects of Winds on Accretion Disks and Spectra Of X-Ray Binaries and Active Galactic Nuclei, Shalini Ganguly
Who Are You? The Effects of Racial Code-Switching on Identity Threat, Shame, and Psychological Well-Being, Jaimi Garlington
Evaluating the SCL-90-R for Use in Collegiate Athletes, Elena Gavrilova
Effects of Particle Size and Replacement Proportion of Post-Consumer Glass in Concrete, Negasi Gebremichael
Payment Profiles: Using Payment Transaction Data to Identify and Characterize Gamblers, Kasra Ghaharian
Women’s Use of the Gym Space: How Physical Activity Spaces Communicate Inclusion and Exclusion to Women, Rachel Glaze
Enhancements to Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Rockets, Kimberly Gonzalez
Changes in Cognitive Networks as a Result of Sport-Related Concussion, Grace J. Goodwin
Psychometric Properties of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire: Factor Analysis and Measurement Invariance by the Intersection of Race and Gender, Jessica H. Habashy
Improving Nurse Leaders’ Knowledge and Confidence in Transformational Leadership Skills in the Online Environment, Tanya Haight
The Effects of Executive Function between Anxiety and Math Achievement in Adolescents, Mckenzie Hall
A Mechanically Intelligent Hosing-Drone, Blake Hament
Ukrainian Violin Sonata: Performance Analysis of Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Naum Lapynsky and Mykola Silvansky, Oleksiy Hamov
COVID-19 Isolation Compliance among Students and Employees of a Large Public University, Nicolette Harmon
Voice-Enabled AI in Hospitality: Examining Guests’ Expectations and Experience of Hospitality, Saeed Hasanzadeh Vayghan
Adaptive Theatre Techniques for Use in Autism Behavioral Intervention, Tyler Hastings
Repeating Patterns: Does Emotional Child Abuse Lead to Intimate Partner Abuse?, Kathryn R. Henry
“Who Says Lowriders Are Only For Men?”: Lowriders In Las Vegas, Nevada, Alejandra Herrera
The Dissolution and Recovery of Critical Materials (Li2CO3 and UF6) from Ionic Liquid, Cassara Higgins
Healthcare Screenings in the Occupational and Workplace Setting: Taking Control Over Blood Pressure, Darryl W. Horton
Estimation of the Parameters in a Mixture of Two Normal Distributions and the Generalized Pivotal Quantity Method, Md Faruk Hossain
The Occupational Therapy Approach to Pain Treatment: A Pain Curriculum, Rosalee Howell
Redox Change Across the Late Cambrian Steptoean Carbon Isotope Excursion (SPICE) in the Southern Great Basin, USA, Chin Chai Huan
Yusef Lateef, Autophysiopsychic Music and Oboe Performance, Ellen Hummel
Comparative Expression of Exosome-Derived Dental Pulp Stem Cell (DPSC) MicroRNA, Matthew Hunsaker
A Survey of the Br´Ezis-Nirenberg Problem and Related Theorems, Edward Huynh
Diffusion Return: A Case Study of New Orleans, Neiufi Iongi
Positive Solutions to Semilinear Elliptic Equations with Logistic-Type Nonlinearities and Harvesting in Exterior Domains, Eric Jameson
How Medical Students Use Social Support to Cope with Burnout: A Grounded Theory Approah, Michelle Nicole I. Janeo
Quality Assurance Procedures Implementation for Varian TrueBeam, Yongquan Jiang
Calcite Spherulite Formations and Their Controls in Halophilic Bacterial Cultures, Zakaria Jibrin
Study of Narrative Effects of Each Instrumental Group in Exemplum: In Memoriam Kwangju by Isang Yun, Jeahyun Jo
Miocene Ichnofaunas and Mammalian Communities in the Great Basin Region, Nevada and California, AnnMarie R. Jones
A Cautionary Tale from Nevada's Desert-People Before Company: A Case Study on Economic Development Approaches in Nevada, Ryann P.S. Juden
Application of Lanthanides in Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse, George William Kajjumba
First-Day Expositional Interviews, Iterative Training, and Participant Skill in Descriptive Experience Sampling, Cody Michio Kaneshiro
Measuring Perceptions of Safety among Staff and Women Clients in a Prison Substance Abuse Program, Jaclyn Parker Keen
Influence of Physical Activity After ACL Reconstruction on Gait: Implications for the Development of Knee Osteoarthritis, Devin Kathleen Kelly
Investigating Conserved Mechanisms for Embryonic Eye Regrowth in Xenopus laevis, Cindy Kha
Insights on Factors Influencing Startup Failure in the Hospitality Industry, Shivangi Khurania
Mediating Religion in Las Vegas: An Ethnographic Exploration of Technology, Celebrity Culture, and Place Attachment in a Multisited Megachurch, Josiah Kidwell
Factors Affecting Hotel Recommendation: Before the COVID-19 Pandemic and After the Reopening, Boran Kim
Negative Customer Reviews and the Online Decision-Making Process: The Role of Construal Fit, Minji Kim
Policing Sin City: The Creation and Impact of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 1973-1985, Richard Kim
Developing a Hands-On Class Exercise for Modular Construction, 3D Design, and 4D Schedule, Kyle A. Kithas
Composition Operators on Holomorphic Function Spaces, Eric Koch
Assessment of Oral Human Papillomavirus in Pediatric and Adult Patients within a Multi-Ethnic Clinic Population, Melissa Kornhaber
Use of Healthcare Utilization Records for Analyzing Trends in Clinical Toxoplasmosis: A Comparison of Nevada and the United States, Elijah Kreutzer
Quality of Care: A Business Case for US Hospitals, Iwimbong Kum Ghabowen
Salesperson-Customer Dyads in the Casino Gaming Industry: How Sales Competencies and Relationship Lifecycles Influence Customer Satisfaction and Account Profitability, Alicia Lechtenberger
The Influence of Technostress on Hotel Guests, Samuel Lee
Transformative Tourism Experience: Openness to Thriving, Solbi Lee
Impact of Mentoring on Epistemic Cognition of Higher Education Administrators: A Modified Explanatory Mixed Methods Study, Robert Levrant
Characterization of the Isothermal Titration Calorimetry Single Injection Method Using T4 Polynucleotide Kinase as a Model System for Kinases, Rebecca Chaehee Lim
A Multiple Case Study: Exploration of the Writing Instruction Practices of Veteran High School English Teachers, Victoria Lindemann
Revisiting the Chemistry of Uranium and Rhenium Fluorides: Implication to Fuel Cycle and Nuclear Forensics Science, James Amos-Aimé Louis-Jean
Effects of Distributed Energy Resources on the Bulk Electric System, Stryder Loveday
Dissolution and Electrochemical Recovery of UO2, UO3, and U3O8 in Ionic Liquids, Katherine Iolani Thornock Luebke
Effects of a 12-Week Telehealth Exercise Intervention on Gait Speed and Gait Deviations in Adults with Down Syndrome, Robert Lum, Taylor Souza, Christopher Roys, and Daniel Stopka
Transient Sources and How to Study Them: Selected Topics in Multi-Messenger Astronomy, Jiawei Luo
Carbon Fiber Coil Spring Characterization and Manufacturing, Cooper Madrazo
Cognitive Testing for Sport Concussion: The Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT), Julia E. Maietta
Strategic Plan for Genomic Competencies into Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum, Myerann Royce M. Mangalino
Methods for Teaching Mindfulness Within the Workplace, Gerrel March
A Wearable Electronic Monitoring Device for Low Pressure Garment Applications and Temperature Analysis for Prevention of Ulceration and Infection, Francisco Mata Carlos
Exploring Gen Z Nursing Students’ Experience and Emotional Processing in Simulation: A Grounded Theory Study, Wendy Matthew
Is Dietary Teaching via Telehealth Effective in Lowering HgbA1c in Adult Patients with Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes?, Mia Mccallum-Crawford
The Nursing Leader’s Role in Decreasing Implicit Rationing by Improving the Nursing Work Environment, Allison Mchugh
Dimensionality of Natural Auditory Scene Perception: A Factor Analysis Study, Margaret A. Mcmullin
Behavior of Axially-Restrained Reinforced Concrete Beams under High Sustained Loads, Ghazaleh Mehdikhan Laleh
The Impact of Collaboration Outcomes in Rape Crisis Centers, Robin J. Mendoza
Fuel Injector Design of a Hypersonic Jet Engine Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Melissa Rose Mercado
Brain and Spinal Cord Adaptations Associated with Patellofemoral Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Kara Meske, Savanna Budge Huerta, Austin Madriaga, and Derrick Nguyenton
Pre-Service Teacher Perceptions of Persistently Challenging Behaviors, SWPBIS, CICO and Student-Teacher Relationships, Elizabeth Lynn Messina
Researcher-Participant Privilege: Confidentiality and Qualitative Criminology, Eric Michael
Improving Self-Efficacy and Knowledge While Reducing Anxiety in High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients through Standardized Education, Shelley Miles
What Connects Us: A User Experience Frame Analysis Comparison of Secular and Religious Online Dating Sites, Alexa L. Miller
A Feasibility Study to Identify If the Induction of the Relationship Based Care Program Enhance the Caring Skills of Registered Nurses?, Jennifer Millet
Utilizing Emotional Intelligence to Cultivate Occupational Therapy Students' Leadership Skills, Talina Minasian
Viability of Energy and Fuel Sources for Interstellar Travel; Design and Feasibility of the Construction of Manned Interstellar Space Shuttles, Lukas Mittelman
Embracing Diversity: The Campus Life Challenges, Needs, and Experiences of Muslim Female Students on U.S. Campuses: A Case Study of Iranian Graduate Students, Maryam Mohieddin Rad
To Report or Not to Report: Student Reporting Behaviors of Violent Crimes in Schools, Heather Monaghan
Ultrasonography-First Imaging Algorithm for Acute Appendicitis Diagnosis, Steven Lamar Moore
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Online Food Delivery Apps, Lauren Morell
Saving the Bad Kids, Caging Los Chicos Malos: Racialized Juvenile Justice and Latinx Youth in the U.S-Mexico Borderlands, 1900-1970, Doris S. Morgan Rueda
A Quasi-Experimental Design: Impacts of Shared-Book-Reading on Young Black Children’s Identity Formation, Pricella Morris
Mobile 3D Printing of Rail Track Surface for Rapid Repai, Ershad Mortazavian
Meta-Analysis of the Association between Interleukin-1 Genetic Polymorphisms and Fracture Risk, Heejin Mun
Effects of a Remote Exercise Intervention on Aerobic Endurance in Individuals with Down Syndrome, Andrew Murata, Elena Wolf, Jonathan Crimm, and Benjamin Lee
Increasing Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Intent and Knowledge Through an Educational Intervention, Angelica E. Musumeci