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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The Relationship Between Mood and Implicit Learning, Kathleen Larson
Measurement of Anterior Translation of the Mandibular Condyle Using Ultrasonography, Brooke Laskowski, Danielle Hahn, and Christensen J. Hardy
The “Singapore Model” in Gaming: Applications in South Korea, Young Gi Lee
Improving Hyperspectral Subpixel Target Detection Using Hybrid Detection Space, Ruixing Li
Understanding Progenitors of Gamma Ray Bursts with Multi-Wavelength Properties, Ye Li
Hip Adduction: Abduction Ratio Differences Between Collegiate Male and Female Soccer Players, Addie Lucci
Esports Enthusiasts and Gamers: Motivations, Behaviors, and Attitudes Towards Gambling, John Lukasik
An Analysis and Band Transcription of Eric Whitacre's The River Cam, Charles Amon Maguire
Environmental Changes across the Early Mississippian Carbon Isotope Excursion, Dev Krishna Maharjan
Effects of Contract Procurement Factors on Performance of Transportation Projects, Ruiko Maharjan
Using Two Simulation Tools to Teach Concepts in Introductory Astronomy: A Design-Based Research Approach, Pamela A. Maher
Does Educational Level Influence Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Mortality Among Asians in U.S.?, Sfurti Maheshwari
Grand Solo Op.14 & Rondo Op2. N3: The Sonority of the Classical Era, Hugo Maia Nogueira
High Early-Age Strength Concrete for Rapid Repair, Matthew O. Maler
Distracted Driving in Clark County, Nevada: Analysis of an Intervention on College Students, Heidi Ann Manlove
Use of Active Video Gaming in Children with Neromotor Dysfunction: A Systematic Review, Robert Manzanares and Lisa Popescu
The Electrochemical Deposition of Samarium and Europium Dissolved in Ionic Liquid Solvent, Bea Martinez
How May I Impress You? A Content Analysis of Online Impression Management Tactics of YouTube Beauty Vloggers, Xiaoxiao Ma
Neurocognitive Correlates of the Comprehensive Trail Making Test (CTMT) in Brain Injured Children, Abigail Rose Mayfield
Sexual Desire Trajectories: Heterosexual Individuals' Perceptions of the State and Trait Characteristics of Desire, Caroline Maykut
Acute Effects of Walking on The Deformation of Femoral Articular Cartilage, Jayson McClaren and Skyler Sudweeks
Conflicted Provision: Exploring the Intersection of Social Support and Deception, Courtney Lane Mcdaniel
Acute Salivary Steroid Hormone Responses During Coalitional and Dyadic Competitions in Hong Kong Juvenile Children, Timothy McHale
Simulating Distributed Battery and Solar Array Placement for Voltage Regulation, Michael Misch
Deployment Strategies for a Fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Providing Cellular and Data Services, Nima Mohseni
Policy Analysys and Program Evaluation: Real Talk Youth Impact Program, Carlton Monroe, Liam MacCaul, Natalie Lorenzano, and Vincentiu Anghel
Obligations of The State: State Behavior and The Occurrence of State Success, Brendan Mark Morris
Songs of the Cajuns: A History and Analysis of Joie de vivre: Five Impressions of Acadian-America, Wendy Kay Moss
Iran through Time: A Visual and Content Analysis of Iranians on the Cover of Time Magazine, Kianoosh Mousavi Niaraki
Can Questionnaires Capture Inner Experience? A Validation Study of the Nevada Inner Experience Questionnaire, Stefanie Alison Moynihan
Latino LGBQ Young Adults' Coming-Out Experiences, Monica Munoz
Meshless Method for Simulation of Compressible Flow, Ebrahim Nabizadeh Shahrebabak
The Effects of Distributed Trials on Behaviors of Students with Significant Disability, Mona Nasir-Tucktuck
Subjective Beat Perception in Musical Rhythms in Adult Listeners, Karli M. Nave
The Effects of Availability Heuristic Cues on Restaurant Purchase Decisions, Nadia Hanin Nazlan
Software for Sequence Analysis of Variants in Functional Screening Libraries and Personalized Genome Files, Jacklyn Michelle Newsome
An Examination of Differences in Division I FBS Student-Athlete Academic and Athletic Performance, Marissa Katherine Nichols
A Rural and Urban Study of the Food Environment in Select Nevada Geographies, Joseph Nickelson
Investigating the Use of a Structured Self-determination Curriculum with Students with Gifts and Talents, Rebecca Carolyn Norton
Success in online credit recovery: Factors influencing student academic performance, David Nourse
It’s Not about Brooklyn, Elee Maybelle Oak
Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of PANI/Ni and PANI/Au/Ni Composites, Morgan Emily Pacini
An Examination of Accuracy and Elaborations for Character Traits in a Narrative, Michael Palena
Social Cognition in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Elyse Parke
Advanced Applications Of Big Data Analytics, Sai Phani Krishna Parsa
A Comparison of Outdoor Bioaerosol and Particulate Measurements in Las Vegas, Tanviben Yogeshkumar Patel
A Potential Solution to a Poopy Problem: Bile Salt Analogs as Prophylactics Against Clostridium Difficile Infection, Jacqueline Renee Phan
An Evaluation of the Effects of the Coach-Athlete Relationship on Athlete Mental Health, Corey Rae Phillips
The Psychophysiological Correlates of Personality, Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Social Support, Meghan E. Pierce
Cultural Influences upon Soviet-Era Programmatic Piano Music for Children, Maria Pisarenko
Athlete Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Consequences: The Role of Drinking Motives, Michelle Pitts
Surface Hydrologic Modeling and Analyzing Watershed Hydrologic Response to Landcover Change, Roshan Poudel
Sparse MRI and CT Reconstruction, Ali Pouryazdanpanah Kermani
Cli-Fi Cinema: An Epideictic Rhetoric of Blame, Chloe Louise Powell
Miocene-Pliocene(?) Folds, Normal Faults and the Left-Lateral Buckhorn Fault with Regional Implications, Pahranagat Shear Zone, Nevada, Thomas Godfrey Price
The Role of Social Location in Coping with Caregiving, Jacqueline Ragin
Audits and Accountability in Non-Governmental Organizations, Kenneth J. Retzl
Acculturation and Causes of Death Among Filipinos in the US: Focus on Cancer, Abegail Terso Reyes
Self-Monitoring: A Behavioral Intervention for Children Attending Head Start, Samantha Riggleman
An Analysis of Stress and Self-Efficacy Experienced by General and Special Educators, Joanne Lyn Ringer
Phase equilibria, compressibility, and thermal analysis of bastnaesite-(La), Richard Lee Rowland
Cost Comparison of Cement Concrete and Polymer Concrete Manholes in Sewer Systems, Sayan Sakhakarmi
The Balance Between Privacy and Safety in Police UAV Use: The Power of Threat and Its Effect on People’s Receptivity, Mari Sakiyama
Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Studies of Technetium-99m and Rhenium-188 Peptides, Vanessa Anne Sanders
Reaching across Land and Ocean: Daughters of Bilitis, Minorities Research Group, and Resistance Formation in the International Lesbian Network, Linsey Scriven
Novel Methods for the Time-Dependent Maxwell’s Equations and their Applications, Sidney Shields
An Investigation of Employment and Wage Distribution in the Construction Industry by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Binit Kumar Shrestha
Calibration of Microscopic Traffic Flow Models Enabling Simultaneous Selection of Specific Links and Parameters, Kul Prasad Shrestha
Deep Learning Implementation for Comparison of User Reviews and Ratings, Nishit Shrestha
Value Co-Creation Propositions: A Self-Determination Theory of Customer Acceptance, Trust and Wellbeing, Lenna V. Shulga
Defining Problematic School Absenteeism Using Nonparametric Modeling, Kyleigh Kay Skedgell
Secular Resonances during Main-Sequence and Post-Main-Sequence Planetary System Dynamics, Jeremy L. Smallwood
Launching Conservative Resistance: A Rhetorical Criticism of the Young Americans for Freedom, Tyler John Snelling
A Systematic Literature Review: Existing Hospitality & Tourism Research on Big Data, Jiaojiao Song
The Transformation of American Federalism, 1848-1912, Lance Sorenson
The Effects of an Acute Bout of Exercise on Hunger Hormones in Individuals at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes, Sydney Spoon
Association of Genetic Factors with Chronic Kidney Disease in US Young Adults, Sabra Stanford
Cooling Down Crime Hot Spots: Impact of Saturation Patrol on Crime Hot Spots in Las Vegas, Nevada, Rachel Ware Stephensen
Proposing a Manager Profile that is Predictive of Employee Job-Embeddedness, Satisfaction, and Engagement, Lauren Stephens
Attitudes, Attachment Styles, and Gender: Implications on Perceptions of Infidelity, Christian M. Stewart
Maintaining Nurses' Currency in Informatics, Jennifer Alaine Strawn
Average Cayley Genus for Groups with Two Generators of Order Greater Than Two, Dawn Sturgeon
Lock-free Self-adjusting Binary Search Tree, Sachiko Sueki
Characterization of Dust on Solar Devices in Southern Nevada, Jason Sylva
Dynamic Risk Analysis of Construction Delays Using Fuzzy-Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli
Crossover Trumpet Performance: Jazz Style and Technique for Classical Trumpeters, Kevin Christopher Tague
High Utility Itemsets Identification in Big Data, Ashish Tamrakar
Prediction of Cardiorespiratory Fitness from Maximal Anaerobic Capacity, Elizabeth Ann Tanner
Violence in the Canyons: The Human Cost of Raiding and Warfare in Northeastern Arizona (AD 300-~1300), Caryn Elizabeth Tegtmeyer
"The Destruction of a Legacy": Agenda Setting and the Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Allegations, Larissa Teran
Using Mobile Technology to Increase the Math Achievement and Engagement of Students with Disabilities, Dominique Marie Tetzlaff