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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Predictors of Resilience and Their Influence on Adaptation after Elective Abortion, Anna Marie Antonio
Samsara, Erica Anzalone
Assessing Growth Response to Climate Controls in a Great Basin Artemisia Tridentata Plant Community, Lorenzo F. Apodaca
Weight Gain in Pregnancy and Pre-menopausal Breast Cancer: a population-based case-control study, Arash Ardalan
The Importance of Explicitly Mapping Instructional Analogies in Science Education, Loretta Asay
Investigation of Peak Load Reduction Strategies in Residential Buildings in Cooling Dominated Climates, Fady Atallah
Comparison of Mesh and Meshless Methods for Partial Differential Equations of Galerkin Form, Wallace F. Atterberry
Real Time Pattern Recognition in Digital Video with Applications to Safety in Construction Sites, Dinesh Bajracharya
Max Operation in Statistical Static Timing Analysis on the Non-Gaussian Variation Sources for VLSI Circuits, Abu M. Baker
Emotional and Behavioral Reactions to Emotional and Physical Infidelity: An Evolutionary Perspective, Alyson Kay Baker
Object Detection Using Contrast Enhancement and Dynamic Noise Reduction, Justin Lee Baker
Friends of Rainbow Company Program Evaluation, Holly Balmer, Christian Downing, and Eric Garner
An Online Algorithm for the 2-Server Problem On The Line with Improved Competitiveness, Lucas Adam Bang
A Qualitative Study of Past Student-Participants' Perceptions of College Mentoring Relationships: A Case Within a Hospitality College, Roberta Jo Barnes
Developing Ethical Competence: The Perspective of Nurse Educators from Pre-Licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Programs Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Jennifer Lee Bartlett
Dressing Indian: Appropriation, Identity, and American Design, 1940-1968, Alison Rose Bazylinski
Always Away, Mollie Bergeron
How We Complain: The Effect of Personality on Consumer Complaint Channels, Riley Allen Berry
Numerical Modeling of Heat Pipe Radiator and Fin Size Optimization for Low and No Gravity Environments, Virginia Ruth Bieger
Examining the Testing Effect using the Dual-Process Signal Detection Model, Nicole Jessica Bies-Hernandez
Temperature Trends and Urban Heat Island Intensity Mapping of the Las Vegas Valley, Adam Leland Black
How Accurately Can the Inclination Angle, Position Angle, and Location of the Dynamic Center be Measured from the Neutral Hydrogen Disk in the Central Regions of Dwarf Galaxies?, John Henry Boisvert
Actresses Redefining Theater and Femininity in Eighteenth-Century France, Rebecca Anne Bolen
Criticality and Characteristic Neutronic Analysis of a Transient-State Shockwave in a Pulsed Spherical Gaseous Uranium-Hexafluoride Reactor, Jeremiah Boles
Alternations of NMDA and GABAB Receptor Function in Development: A Potential Animal Model of Schizophrenia, Monica Bolton
Paleoecology of Late Pleistocene megaherbivores: Stable isotope reconstruction of environment, climate, and response, Aubrey Mae Bonde
The Lived Experience of the Novice Nursing Dean: Exploring the Meaning and Significance, Melissa Rae Bouws
Exploring the Relationships Between Rap and Hip-Hop Music Use and Objectified Body Consciousness, Body Dissatisfaction, and Gender Norms in Female Juvenile Delinquents, Nina Simone Brathwaite
The Acute Effect of Two Hip External Rotator Stretches on Range of Motion, Cody Brian Bremner
Kinematic analysis of axial rotations and the effects of stress selection on takeoff flight performance, Michael L. Brewer
Friends in the Desert Foundation, Inc. Program Evaluation, Gina Brooksbank, Jessica Wilde, and Holly Williams
Strategic Electronic Property Control of Self-Assembling Pyrazine-Acenes, Lacie Brownell
Pyramid of the Sun, James Joseph Brown
Land-Based Exercise and Its Effect on Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review, Cody R. Buckner, Lindsay C. Martin, and Michael L. Soukup
Therapeutic Neuroscience Education for Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Its Effect on Activity Level, Pain Perception, and Function, Stephen Burton, Amber Domingo, and Ryan Spencer
This is the Place: Utah's gaming history and current attitude, Jackson Tad Butterfield
Literacy Coaching and Preschool Teacher's Implementation of Literacy Instructional Practices, Teresa Byington
Examination of Student, Program, and Institutional Support Characteristics that Relate to PGA Golf Management Students' Intent to Persist, Christopher Paul Cain
An Analysis of Reading Skills Instruction Provided To Special and General Educators In Their Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Education, Wendie Lappin Castillo
Efficacy of Gold Silica Nanoshells and Gold Nanorods for Photothermal Therapy of Human Glioma Spheroids, Suyog Jung Chhetri
Claiming Citizenship: Las Vegas' Conventional Women's Organizations Establishing Citizenship Through Civic Engagement, Cynthia Cicero
Simulation and Analysis of Insider Attacks, Christopher Blake Clark
Can State and Local Revenue and Expenditure Enhance Economic Growth? A Cross-State Panel Study of Fiscal Activity, Christopher Arthur Clarke
The Role of Body Surveillance, Body Shame, and Body Self-Consciousness during Sexual Activities in Women's Sexual Experience, Kimberly Claudat
The Lived Experiences of Acute-Care Bedside Registered Nurses Caring for Patients and Their Families with Limited English Proficiency, Jami-Sue Coleman
Examining the Relationships Between Internalizing and Externalizing Problems and Academic Achievement, Lara Elizabeth Conrad
Traffic Modeling in Lagrangian Coordinates Using Smartphone Apps, Sergio Contreras
Vitamin and Mineral Intake Relative to the DRIs in Young Adults, Samantha M. Coogan
Reliability and Validity of the NE1 Wound Assessment Tool (WAT), Stephanie Coon, Faustina Tran, and Melinda Vicencio
Motives for Different Types of Medical Travelers: An Analysis of the Current State of Academic Research on the Topic, Dan B. Cormany
An Examination of Walkability in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, Courtney Coughenour
Word Calling In 3rd And 4th Graders: Exploring Student And Teacher Characteristics, Lindsay Starr Couzens
The Hotel Manager’s Perceived Conflict of Providing for Hospitality and Security: Can the Two Exist in Harmony?, Silvano Cozzini
The Impact of Anti-BYOD Policies on Generation Z Hospitality Employee's Engagement, Danny Crinson
The Influence of Person Familiarity on Children's Social Information Processing, Andrew J. Cummings
The Impacts of Colonial and Environmental Processes on Ceramic Plainware at Salinas Province, New Mexico, Lindsey Elizabeth Daub
Investigating Potential Factors that Influence Recruitment for Parenting Skills Classes, Rachel Elizabeth Davis
Sexual Assault Detectives' Justifications for Aggressive Victim Interviewing Methods: A Qualitative Study, Shauna Davis
Resilience and Trauma in Maltreated Youth, Timothy Day
Effects of Footstrike Pattern on Low Back Posture, Shock Attenuation, and Comfort During Running, Traci L. Delgado, Emilia Kubera-Shelton, and Robert R. Robb
The Acute Effects of Upper Extremity Stretching on Throwing Velocity in Untrained Baseball Throwers, Ashley Delobel, Lanisa Harveson, Jason Melton, and Michael Williams
Examining Household Identity Through Lithic Technology at the Harris Site, Justin Albert Demaio
Effects of Cervical Spine Manipulation on Balance and Joint Proprioception in Asymptomatic Individuals: Plausibility and Pilot Study, Kimberly Drayer and Michael Kauwe
Cretaceous and Eocene U-Pb Zircon Migmatite Ages from the East Humboldt Range Metamorphic Core Complex, Nevada, Jordan Drew
Snail Algorithm For Task Allocation In Mesh Networks, Bartosz Duszel
Integrating, Developing, and Testing Methods to Generate More Cohesive Approaches to Biogeographic Inference, Mallory Elizabeth Eckstut
The Effect of Marriage on Stage at Diagnosis and Survival in Women with Cervical Cancer, Sanae El Ibrahimi
Who Will Tell the Story? Terrorism's Relationship with the International News Media, Katherine Eugenis
Perceptions of Hospital Patient Safety Culture in Department of Veterans Affairs Station 593 Southern Nevada, Kimberly Falco
Computer-Based Stereoscopic Parts Recognition for Robotic Applications, Ahmad A. Fayed
Comparison of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Screening Test and Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers: Which is the Better Predictor of Autism in Toddlers?, Vanessa Marie Fessenden
A History and Analysis of the Works of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Matthew Paul Fisher
The International Monetary Fund, Power Politics, and the Changing Political Economy of the Twenty First Century, Eduardo Flores
A Christian Mega Church Strives for Relevance: Examining Social Media and Religiosity, Kenthea Albert-Leigh Joan Fogenay
A Bird Cannot Fly With One Wing: A Study of Women's Responses to and Attitudes Toward Sexual Infidelity in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Dana Renae Foster
From Daimon to Demon: The Evolution of the Demon from Antiquity to Early Christianity, Hailey Marie Fuller
Investigation of Storage-Phosphor Autoradiography for the Rapid Quantitative Screening of Air Filters for Emergency Response Purposes, Athena Marie Gallardo
Does Movie Viewing Cultivate Unrealistic Expectations about Love and Marriage?, Lauren F. E. Galloway
Second Language Gesture and Acculturation in Study Abroad Contexts, Christie Marie Gardner
Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Investigation of Steel Fiber Reinforced Self-Compacted Concrete, Belayhun Tesfaye Gebretsadik
Application of (U-Th)/He and 40Ar/39Ar Thermochronology to the Age of Thrust Faulting in the Sevier Orogenic Belt, Michael Giallorenzo
Experimental and Finite Element Studies of Shock Transmission, Eldon Jerry Goddard
Design and Fabrication of an Infrared Optical Pyrometer Asic as a Diagnostic for Shock Physics Experiments, Jared Gordon
The Ethics Glass Ceiling: A Historical Analysis of Actions by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, Michael James Gordon
Characteristics of Subjects Who Avoid Activities and Participation Due to a Fear of Falling in Parkinson’s Disease, Russell Gourlie, Spencer Sorensen, and Rithea Vong
Our Side of the Fence: Investigating the New Nativism in the United States, Candace Griffith
Spatial Health Indicator Analysis Data Collection UNLV Study, Amelia Gulling, Jeff Greer, and Tom Stewart
The Other September 11th: El Mercurio Media Coverage After The Chilean Coup Of 1973, Valeria Andrea Gurr-Ovalle
The Second Oboe Concerto of Sir William Herschel: A New Performance Edition, Matthew Thomas Guschl
Assessing the Conceptual Equivalence of Measure of Suppression in Culturally Diverse Samples, Amanda Louise Haboush
A Multiple Case Study of Gay Teacher Identity Development: Negotiating and Enacting Identity to Interrupt Heteronormativity, Zaid Mashhour Haddad
Effect of Racing Flats on Running Economy in Male Adolescent Runners, Paul Hafen
Predicting the Performance of a Solar Domestic Water Heating System with Evacuated Tube Collectors and Hydronic Radiant Flooring, Kimberly Nicole Hammer
"What's in a name?": Heteroglossia and History in Native Alaskan Names, Shannon Hannahs
Testing a Reflection Education Intervention on Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Level of Reflection during Online Clinical Post Conference, Jaime Alicia Hannans
Chronologies of Pain and Power: Violence, Inequality, and Social Control Among Ancestral Pueblo Populations (AD 850-1300), Ryan Patrick Harrod
Black Teachers, White Schools: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study on Their Experiences of Racial Tokenism and Development of Professional Black Identities, Abigail Kathleen Hasberry
Program Fundraising, Tiffany R. Henderson
The Quebec Act and the Demise of Greater Britain, Trevor Michael Henson