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Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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The Effects of Instruction on Landing Strategies in Female College-Aged Dancers and Non-Dancers: A Pilot Study, Brittany Keating, Jason Pyfer, and Kimberly Vialpando

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States and Multicultural Education Policies: An Event History Analysis, Leander D. Kellogg

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Vitamin D Status and Bone Mineral Density in Female Collegiate Dancers and Cheerleaders, Tara Sue Kenny

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Hydrothermal Routes to Technetium Cluster Compounds, William M. Kerlin

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The Effects of Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Antimicrobial Peptides on Paenibacillus larvae, Jasmin Camille Khilnani

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The Attitudes and Beliefs of Special and General Educational Professionals Concerning Alcohol and Drug Problems, Troy Wayne Kieser

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Versatile Synthetic Methods for Photoluminescent Pyrylium Tosylates, Jung Jae Koh

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The Arab Uprisings: An Assessment of the Roots and Implications of Contemporary Mobilization in the Arab World, Autoosa Elizabeth Kojoori-Saatchi

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Sexual Harassment in Las Vegas Nightclub Industry, Ksenia Kondratyuk

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Differences in disease reporting: an analysis of state reportable conditions and their relationship to the nationally notifiable conditions list, Brian Labus

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Oral vs. Nasal Breathing during Submaximal Aerobic Exercise, Chase Ovila Platt Lacomb

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Customer Delight: How Do We Achieve it? Customer Service and Exceeding Expectations, Katherine Landahl

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A Comparative Study of the Assyrian and Guatemalan Genocides, Bernadette Mary Lazar

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Evaluating A Novel Approach for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patient Education: Modified Team -~ Based Learning, Corine Belle Lazaro

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Integration of audio-~visual emotional information in schizophrneia, Bern Lee

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Transforming for the Future: The New Economic Driver for the Las Vegas Tourism Industry, Kwangbok Lee

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Adapting and Piloting an Evidence-~Based HIV/AIDS and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Intervention for Native American Teens, Murlynn Crystal Lee

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The Impacts of a Smoking Ban on Gaming Volume and Customers' Satisfaction in the Casino Industry in South Korea, Sojeong Lee

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The Influence Of Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation On Motor Skill Acquisition And Learning In A Modified Golf Putting Task, Lidio Lima De Albuquerque

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A comparison of beliefs and attitudes about body image, eating and weight between incarcerated and non-~incarcerated females, Anne R. Lindsay

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The Priceless One, Joleen Elizabeth Long

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Factor Analysis of the Sport Interference Checklist with Collegiate Athletes, Travis Albert Loughran

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A New Perspective On Underrepresented Student Completion: Self-Efficacy Beliefs Of Successfully Completed Underrepresented Students, Diana Alexandra Lourdes

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The End of the World (EOTW) Scientist and the Framing of Science in Science Fiction Films from 1950 to 2010, Jennifer Naoko Lui

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Evaluating E-Relationship Marketing Features on Hotel Mobile Apps, Xiaolin Lu

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Considerations for Implementing a Hotel Revenue Management System, Akram Mahesh

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Development of a Decision Support Framework for the Planning of Sustainable Transportation Systems, Pankaj Maheshwari

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Evaluating Event Effectiveness Across Alternate Platforms, Kristin Marie Malek

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A Process for Optimal Resource Allocation for Integrated Resorts, Benjamin Mammina

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Reducing Insertion Loss of Wavelength-Routed Optical Network Based on Microring Resonator Optical Switches, Yunjia Man

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Health Impact Assessment of Proposed Rental Housing Policy Within Clark County, Nevada, USA, Erika Raquel Marquez

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A Narrative Study of Latinas' Experiences with the Leadership Pipeline in Higher Education, Ana Cecilia Marrero-Lopez

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Modeling Background Radiation using Geochemical Data, Kara Marsac

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Chinese Soft power, Africa, and the United Nations General Assembly, Rayna Martinez

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Depictions of Beauty on Cosmopolitan Magazine: Content Analysis of Covers (1959-2014), Azalee Maslow

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Patient Service Quality and Health Maintenance Organizations: Not an Oxymoron, Jessica Mcbeath

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Comparing Usability and Variance of Low- and High Technology Approaches to Gait Analysis in Health Adults, John McConnell and Brian Silverman

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Diamonds, the Kimberley Process, and Civil War in Sub-Saharan Africa, Haley Anne Mccormick

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Exact Statistical Inferences for Functions of Parameters of the Log-Gamma Distribution, Joseph F. Mcdonald

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Forecasting The School-to-Prison Pipeline: A Generative Case Study of Early Literacy Experiences of Black Male Youth, Tarryn E. Mcghie

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Generalized Markoff Equations, Euclid Trees, and Chebyshev Polynomials, Donald Joseph Mcginn

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Comparison of Muscle Latencies for Diabetic Neuropathy Patients Versus Healthy Controls During a Perturbed Balance Task, Kyle Mefferd

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Optimization of the Development Process for Air Sampling Filter Standards, Rajah Marie Mena

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Chipped Stone Analysis of the Yamashita Sites in Moapa Valley, Nevada: A Technological Organization Approach, Tatianna Menocal

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What Is Hip? David Garibaldi: His Musical Life, His Influences, and His Contributions, Jeremy Tait Meronuck

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A Comparison of Recent Results on the Unicity Conjecture of the Markoff Equation, Brandon John Metz

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Unrealistic Weeds of Love and Romance: The Korean Drama and the "Flower Boy" Genre, Colby Y. Miyose

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Beryllium is a potent and unique GSK-3β inhibitor with potential to differentially regulate glycogen synthase and β-catenin, Ata Ur Rahman Mohammed Abdul

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"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do": An Analysis of Parasocial Relationships and Breakups Among "How I Met Your Mother" Viewers, Sara Montes De Oca

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Validation and Reliability of the Hexoskin and FitBit Flex Wearable BIO Collection Devices, Jeffrey Montes

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Survival of the Fittest: The Role of Linguistic Modification in Nursing Education, Brenda Strauch Moore

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Voluntary Recognition of Unionized Labor in a Resort with Leased Food and Beverage Outlets, Mark Morell II

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misericordia, Brian Morris

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Effects of Picture Activity Schedules on Tasks Completed, Michael Eric Morrisett

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Designing, Building and Testing a Solar Thermoelectric Generation, STEG, for Energy Delivery to Remote Residential Areas in Developing Regions, Yacouba Moumouni

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Regulating the Dead: Rights for the Corpse and the Removal of San Francisco's Cemeteries, Lance Muckey

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Safety Analysis of Freeway segments with unobserved heterogeneity and Second order spatial effects, Eneliko Mujuni Mulokozi

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Performance Analysis of Hybrid Algorithms For Lossless Compression of Climate Data, Bharath Chandra Mummadisetty

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Educators’ Perspectives Associated with School Garden Programs in Clark County, Nevada: Practices, Resources, Benefits and Barriers., Tomomi Murakami

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Understanding Perceptions of Genetically Modified Food Among Natural Food Shoppers in Southern Nevada, Christian Murua-Aceves

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What Happens in Las Vegas? How Exhibitors Use the Tradeshow Floor and Social Venues to Facilitate Business, Chrissy L. Nanton

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Gestures as Mimetic Forms of Identity in Post-Secondary Italian as a Foreign Language Classrooms: A Sociocultural Perspective, Ilaria Nardotto Peltier

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The Impact of Shift Work on Diabetes Self-management Activities, Daniel Navarro

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Feasibility Study of Custom Manufacturing of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Sensors, Shelby E. Nelson

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Characterization of Gold and Related Mineralization at the North Bullion Carlin System, Railroad Project, a Nevada Carlin-~type Gold Prospect, Melanie Nicole Newton

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Investigating single-leg landing strategies and movement control across changes in task demands, Andrew D. Nordin

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Examining Factors Influencing NCAA Division-I Conference Realignment, Ginikachi O. Nwosu

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A Multi-~Procedural Approach to Evaluating Walkability and Pedestrian Safety, Peris Nyagah

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Las Vegas Paperboy, Matthew O'brien

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Wandering, Idleness, and the Nineteenth-Century Tales Novel, 1836-1895, Molly C. O'donnell

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A Comparison of PIPRT to VMO to Increase Social Play Skills in Children with Autism, Kathleen Scarlett Ohara

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Who is Ophelia? An examination of the Objectification and Subjectivity of Shakespeare's Ophelia, Tynelle Ann Olivas

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Without Mandate for Conquest: A Transnational Comparison of Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon and Isabel Allende's Eva Luna, Vivianna Noelle Orsini

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African American Student Theatre Organization Involvement and the College Experience at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Crestcencia Lynn Ortiz-Barnett

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A Comparison Study of Parents’ Perceptions of Quality in Early Childhood Programs, Juanita Ortiz

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Bodies in Motion: A Bioarchaeological Analysis of Migration and Identity in Bronze Age Cyprus, Anna Jean Osterholtz

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The Effects of Enhanced and Decreased Expectations on Balance Performance in Those with and without Parkinson’s Disease, Joshua Ostrander, Granuaile Parrish, and Jacob Blood

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Tweet vs Status Update: Exploring Ways to Promote Collaborative Argumentation in an Online Classroom Setting, Marissa Christina Owens

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Situational Assessment using graph comparison, Pavan Kumar Pallapunidi

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Tracking and Monitoring Unmanned Aircraft Systems Activities with Crowd-Based Mobile Apps, Tejaswini Papireddy

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The Economic Impact of the MPAA Rating System on Types of Films Made From 2004-2014, Kaitlin Peck

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Reviving a Spirit of Controversy: Roman Catholics and the Pursuit of Religious Freedom in Early America, Nicholas Pellegrino

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Marketing of Gender Stereotypes through Animated Films: A Thematic Analysis of the Disney Princess Franchise, Tiffany Jade Pelton

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General Application of Smart Inverters in Distribution and Smart Grid, Wenxin Peng

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An Evidence Based Approach to Sepsis: Educational Program, Dolores Perez

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Sleep Duration Associated with Cardiovascular Conditions among Adult Nevadans, Brianna Pergola

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Retroactive interference in recognition memory: The effects of mental effort and similarity on recollection and familiarity, Caleb Jordan Picker

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The Neuroendocrine and Performance Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Males and Females, Meghan E. Pierce

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Multicultural Education in Action: A Multiple Case Study of Black Elementary Aged Children's Identity Development and Engagement with Civil Rights Literature, Rebekah E. Piper

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CFD Simulation of Heat Enhancement in Internally Helical Grooved Tubes, Sogol Pirbastami

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The Lived Experience of Nurses Working in a Modified Therapeutic Community, Victoria Lynn Plagenz

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Forms Abandon, Derek Pollard

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The Effects of Gaming Taxation on Capital Investment in Gaming Businesses, Jeremy Pollock

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Compass Rose, Rosemary Herman Powers

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The voices of the people: Lower Sioux Indian Community members speak out on what they need and want in a primary health care clinic on the reservation, Darin Michael Prescott

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Compression of climate data through Artificial Neural Networks, Astha Puri

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Ethnic and American Identity as Correlates of Eating Pathology in College Women, Liya Markovna Rakhkovskaya

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A Multi-Level Trust Management Scheme for the Internet of Things, Anusha Ramanathan

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Women Wooing Men, Aisha Elizabeth Ratanapool

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Engineering the Path to Higher-Order Thinking in Elementary Education: A Problem-Based Learning Approach for STEM Integration, Abeera P. Rehmat