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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Developing Registered Nurse Competency in Diabetes Care, Elizabeth Ortiz
Effectiveness of Commercially-Available Cosmetic Cleaners on Cosmetics and Cosmetic Brushes, Vanessa Ortiz
Balance Confidence and Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Are Most Predictive of Falling in Older Adults: A Prospective Analysis, Sarrie Oscar, Jessica Sasaoka, and Kyle Vaughn
An Examination of Sagebrush Rebellion Communications Using Narrative Policy Framework, Amber Overholser
Clark County Department of Family Services, Parenting Project, Julie Owens, Natalie Grajeda, Stephanie Thelen, David L. Olivieri, and Fredric Jackson
Delirium Education Program for Critical Care Nurses: A Mixed Methods Study, Meredith Padilla Padilla
Canovas Canyon Rhyolites, Jemez Volcanic Field, New Mexico: Discrete Source Magmas, or a Potential Caldera Forming Magma System?, Penelope Marie Padmore
Rhinestones in the Desert: The Rise and Fall of the Las Vegas Showgirl and the Productions That Shaped Her, Diane Marie Palm
Using Generalizability Theory to Investigate Sources of Variance of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2 with Trainees, Dorothy Rita Parriott
Analysis of Power-Down Systems with Five States, Govind Pathak
An Investigation of the Testing Effect on Motor Learning, Aaron Leonard Pauls
The Relationship Between Clinical Teaching Models and Perceived Clinical Self-Efficacy and Attitude Toward Team Process, Christina H. Plemmons
The Role of Mfd in Stationary-Phase Oxidative Damage Repair in Bacillus subtilis, Katelyn E. Porter
Simulation of Online Bin Packing in Practice, Kalpana Rajagopal
A Case Study on Enterprise Content Management using Agile Methodology, Rohit Raj
Identifying Learning Acquired During Debriefing, Shelly J. Reed
Thrust Joint Manipulation Utilization by Us Physical Therapists, Sean Reilly, Rebecca Slaughter, and Erwin Ventura
Hypoxic Stress in Athletes With Sickle Cell Trait, Samantha Elizabeth Reynolds
Image, Narrative, & Concept of Time in Valerie Capers's Song Cycle Song of the Seasons, Lillian Channelle Roberts
Heaven on Their Minds, Rebecca Kate Robison
Persuasion of Online Crowdfunding Videos, Matthew Roe
The Intergenerational Effects of Parental Divorce on Young Adult Relationships, Skyler William Roper
Identifying Maltreated Youth at High Risk for Posttraumatic Symptom Clusters Using Nonparametric Modeling, Emma H. Ross
Design, Fabrication and Testing of Monolithic Low-Power Passive Sigma-Delta Analog-to-Digital Converters, Angsuman Roy
Process Development for the Fabrication of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits Using Spin-On Dopant, Richard R. Ryan
Evaluating the Impact of a Smoking Ban in Las Vegas Casino Resorts, Emi K. Sakevich
An Analysis of Reflective Thinking in Teacher Candidates' ePortfolios, Cristina Salinas-Grandy
Tearing up the Tallgrass, Brett Salsbury
Bursting the Backpacker Bubble: Exploring Backpacking Ideology, Practices, and Contradictions, Mark J. Salvaggio
The Role of School Boards in Addressing Opportunity and Equity for English Learners in the U.S. Mountain West, Carrie Sampson
"Nobody Can #DragMeDown": An Analysis of the One Direction Fandom's Ability to Influence and Dominate Worldwide Twitter Trends, Nicole Kelsey Santero
Changes in Teachers' Constructivist Beliefs and Practices from Preservice to Inservice Teaching: A Mixed Methods Approach, Christina Joan Santoyo
Evaluation of Electron Donors for Perchlorate and Nitrate Biodegradation in Contaminated Groundwater Applications, Mayra Alejandra Sarria Cortes
Growing Together? Community, Culture, and Gardening in Downtown Las Vegas, Tyler S. Schafer
Yiddish Diction in Singing, Carrie Suzanne Schuster-Wachsberger
"Mother, I will": Female Subjectivity and Religious Vision in the Brontës Novels, Amanda Scott
Leadership Competencies at Concordia University System Institutions, Samuel Joseph Seefeld
Keep Moving: Stories, Syed Haider Shahbaz
Laboratory Evaluation of Geogrid-Reinforced Flexible Pavements, Mohammadreza Sharbaf
A Web-Based Solution for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Traffic Management, Monetta Angelique Shaw
Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and the Populist Tradition in Presidential Rhetoric, Sarah Beth Shaw
Parallel Static Object Detection, Tirambad Shiwakoti
Vision-Based Intersection Monitoring: Behavior Analysis & Safety Issues, Mohammad Shokrolah Shirazi
The JVMCSP Runtime and Code Generator for ProcessJ in Java, Cabel Dhoj Shrestha
A Web Based User Interface for Machine Learning Analysis of Health and Education Data, Chandani Shrestha
Causes of Change Orders and Its Impact on Road Maintenance Contracts, Kabindra Kumar Shrestha
Framework of Performance-Based Contracting for Chip Seal and Striping Maintenance Activities, Kishor Shrestha
Shakespeare's Dowry: Subjectivity and Resistance in The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, and The Merchant of Venice, Homer Lee Simms
Development and Testing of an Assessment to Measure Spatial Thinking about Enhanced Greenhouse Effect, Heather Jean Skaza
Cultural Competence of Nurse Practitioners: Providing Care for Gay and Lesbian Clients, Paul Steven Smith
Impedance Spectroscopy Studies of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Under Extreme Conditions, Quinlan Blaine Smith
Forcing Cesium into Higher Oxidation States via Useful Hard X-ray Induced Chemistry at Extreme Conditions, Daniel Thomas Sneed
Examining the Effects of Body Weight Support and Speed on Physiological Measures and Lower Leg Muscular Activity, Michael Thomas Soucy
Ionic Electroactive Polymer Devices: Physics-Based Modeling with Experimental Investigation and Verification, Tyler Paul Stalbaum
The Effects of Locomotion-Induced Shock Loading on Tibiofemoral Bone Stress Response, Alexa Standerfer, Suzenna Ngo, and Karen Daun
Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene, Ashok Em Sudhakar
Mining Unstructured Log Messages for Security Threat Detection, Candace Suh-Lee
Hunger Games: The Effects of Alternate Day Fasting on Food Intake, Body Weight, and Leptin and Ghrelin in Rats, Debra Kirsty Mortel Tacad
Analyses of Streamflow Change Patterns and Correlation of These Changes with Sea-Surface Temperature Fluctuations, Kazi Ali Tamaddun
Measurement of Neutron Activation from a High Energy Varian Linear Accelerator, Timothy Thatcher
Pendulum Based Impact Testing of Athletic Helmets Using the NOCSAE Headform, Bradley Thorne
The Effects of Cryopreservation on Human Dental Pulp-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Allison Elaine Tomlin
The Effect of Moderate Consumption of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners on Glucose Tolerance and Body Composition in Rats, Ashley Power Tovar
George Crumb’s Personal Response to the Golden Age of Social Activism: Night of the Four Moons, Black Angels, and Vox Balaenae, Yi Ling Tsai
Impacts to Phytoplankton After The Establishment of Quagga Mussels in Lake Mead, Nevada, Warren Bruce Turkett
An Empirical Study on The Impact of C++ Lambdas And Programmer Experience, Phillip Merlin Uesbeck
A Natural History of Teasing: British Women Writers and the Shakespearean Courtship Narrative, 1677-~1818, Mary Vance
Building Categories to Guide Behavior: How Humans Build and Use Auditory Category Knowledge Throughout the Lifespan, Christina M. Vanden Bosch Der Nederlanden
Kimmo Hakola's Diamond Street and Loco: A Performance Guide, Erin Elizabeth Vander Wyst
Enhancing the Draft Assembly with Minhash, Saju Varghese
A Business Intelligence Framework for Network-level Traffic Safety Analyses, Naveen Kumar Veeramisti
Student Motivation, Stressors, and Intent to Leave a Nursing PhD or DNP Program: A National Study Using Path Analysis, Delene Renee Volkert
Thinking about those who value you based on how smart you are: Effects on effort and test anxiety, Lucie Vosicka
Water Source Partitioning for Shrubland Transpiration in a Mixed Phreatophytic Plant Community, Amanda Jean Wagner
Eight Steps to Weight Loss: Development of an Evidence-Based Collaborative Provider-Patient Workbook for Overweight or Obese Adults, Katherine Ann Wagner
The Hopf Fibration and Encoding Torus Knots in Light Fields, John Vincent Waite
Agentic Engagement, Teacher Support, and Classmate Relatedness— A Reciprocal Path to Student Achievement, Curt Ryan Wakefield
Behavioral Reactions to Emotional and Physical Infidelity: An Evolutionary Perspective, Mandy Walsh Walsh
Stay Brave My Hercules, Ernie Wang
Consanguinity Protocols, Kinship and Incest in Literature of the Anglo-Saxon through Early Renaissance Periods, Richard J. Warren
A Bioinformatics Approach to Addressing the Responses of Rice Aleurone Cells to Hormones Abscisic Acid and Gibberellic Acid, Kenneth Arthur Watanabe
Developing Therapeutic Communication Skills: Integration of Standardized Client Simulation in an Associate Degree Nursing Program, Kristine Weber and Timothy Farrell
Human Touch: Perceptions of Self-Efficacy From a Non-Pharmacology Treatment for Individuals Living With HIV/AIDS, Anne Elizabeth Weisman
Association between Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention during Routine Check-Ups and Alcohol Consumption among Adults Living in California, Gene Kilian Wells
The Concordance of Caregiver-Teacher Perspectives on the Behavior of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Allison Werlinger
Gendered Self-Presentation on Social Media: A content analysis of Tweets from UNLV Men's and Women's Athletic Teams, Alexandra Nicole White
Testing a Comprehensive Model of Body Image, Anxiety, and Eating Pathology Among College Men, Emily Katherine White
Is Being Green, White? A Critical Ethnographic Study of Social Norms in Conservation, Heather Whitesides
The Proof Is in the Pots: Residue Analysis of Virgin Branch Puebloan Ceramics, Brenna Lynn Wilkerson
Biogeochemistry of a Saline, Alkaline, Terminal Lake Ecosystem in Transition; Walker Lake, Nevada, Katherine Lynn Willever
Microbial Contamination of Ice at Food Establishments in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jerry Wills
The Impact of Successful NCAA Division I Athletics Programs on the Social Capital of Urban Communities, Paul Woody
The Revolution Will Be Computed: Fantasy, Apple Computer, and the Ethos of Silicon Valley, Misti Yang
Effects of Human Maternal Placentophagy on Postpartum Maternal Affect, Health, and Recovery, Sharon Marie Young