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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
A Business Plan for a Successful Family-Run Restaurant in Heber City, Utah, Brittany M. Bringhurst
The Use of a Pylon Mounted Transducer for Investigating the Gait of Transtibial Amputees, Justin Robert Brink
Leading Transformational Change in a Large Urban School District, Leslie Jean Brinks
Identity and Intersectionality for Big City Mayors: A Phenomenological Analysis of Black Women, Constance J. Brooks
Prehistoric Foraging Strategies in the Piute Valley of Southern Nevada, Christopher Alan Brosman
Predicting Expenditure Patterns Based on Motivations to Travel for Active Sport Tourists, Chris Brown
An Analysis of Adhesion Promoters on Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets to Teeth, Loren Andrew Cadelinia
Kinesio Taping on Short-Term Changes in Shoulder Strength in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Dario A. Callegari, Cristobal E. Cordova, and Julia R. Dunievitz
Relationship Competence: Can Trainee Interpersonal Skills Be Measured Reliably and Do They Predict Clinical Effectiveness?, Jacqueline Camp
The Hospitality Industry’s Response to Climate Change: Is the Response Sufficient?, Paul Michael Carlson
Paleoseismic Study of the Stewart Valley and Northern Pahrump Segments of the Stateline Fault System, Nevada, Jonathan Carter
Adaptive Local and Global Synchronization and Phase Control of Inferior Olive Neurons (Ions), Srujan Kumar Chalike
Sustainability Program for Rio Secco Golf Club and Cascata, Jay Chiders
Taiwanese Willingness to Communicate in English: Can Watching American Television Programs help?, Yu-Ting Chien
Unintentional Home Injury Risks Among the Elderly in Southern Nevada, Michelle Echauz Ching
Restoration of Biological Soil Crust on Disturbed Gypsiferous Soils in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Eastern Mojave Desert, Lindsay P. Chiquoine
Effects of Service Level with Low Unemployment Rate in Macau, Hou Ian Chui
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Stability Region for a Cylindrical Ion Trap, Bradley Steven Clarke
You should know Jack: A qualitative study of The Jack LaLanne Show (1951-~1965), Robert Cochrane
Moving Forward on Common Ground: A Mixed Methods Exploration of National Standards, Sharon Kay Cogan
A Gauge Theoretic Treatment of Rovibrational Motion in Diatoms, Gregory Colarch
Natural and Lignocellulose-Enriched Microbial Communities in Great Boiling Spring, NV, Jessica Cole
State Juvenile Justice Spending Decisions: The Effects of Federal Aid, Race, Politics, and Other Socioeconomic Factors, Willie B. Coleman Smith
Beyond the Baccalaureate: Black Students' Decisions to Pursue a Graduate Education, Edward Collins
"Carefull" Ethos: The Construction of Ethos in Dorothy Leigh's The Mothers Blessing, Julia D. Combs
An Introductory Wine Course For Hospitality Students, Jeffrey Conklin
Leaving Tray Line Behind: A Proposal For Hybrid Hospital Foodservice, Christopher Connolly
The Influence of Parent Factors on Child Perfectionism: A Cross-Sectional Study, Lisa Caitlin Cook
The Family and Medical Leave Act’s Impact on the Hospitality Industry: Implementing Policies to Ensure Continued Productivity, Katie O'Brien Coon
Mega-renters: Who are they and how do they operate?, Stefan William Cosentino
Program Evaluation of Preceptor Preparation and Effectiveness in a Local Nurse Residency Program, Margaret Covelli
Effect of Gingival Margin Design on Retention of Thermoformed Orthodontic Aligners, Daniel P. Cowley
Expatriate Guide to Beijing, China, William Z. Crump
Nuestras Experiencias: A Phenomenological Study of Latina First Generation Higher Education Graduates, Diana Elizabeth Cruz
Elemental Contributions from Minor and Major Constituents of Bone on the Separation of Radiostrontium, Ashlee Rae Dailey
Violence in youth sport: Potential preventative measures and solutions, Cheryl Danilewicz
A Survey of Classical and Recent Results in Bin Packing Problem, Yoga Jaideep Darapuneni
Hotel Laguna: Marketing the Restoration of a Historic Hotel in Southern California, Hannie Darrwazeh
Attentional Focus During Balance Training in Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease (PD): A Randomized Clinical Trial, Alyssa Davis, Rebecca Hatlevig, Amanda Richards, and Leslee Rosenlof
A Phenomenological Study on the Leadership Development of African American Women Executives in Academia and Business, Deanna Rachelle Davis
School Leadership Readiness: Traditional vs. Online Administrative Preparation, Jose Delfin
Evaluation of the Tagelus® TA 100D Sand Filter for Removing Quagga Mussel Veligers (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) From Lake Water and the Effectiveness of the Safeguard Ultraviolet Radiation System as a Biocide Against Veligers, Patricia Kathleen Delrose
Exercise and Nutrition Survey of Nevada Air National Guard Members, Matthew Antonio Demattei
The Meaning of the Lived Experience of Nursing Faculty on a Dedicated Education Unit, Deborah Ann Demeester
Coaching Motivation, James Derella
Effects of Positive Feedback on Oxygen Consumption and Heart Rate During a 3-Minute Step Test, Leighann Dewitt
Problem Solving Interventions: Impact on Young Children with Developmental Disabilities, Lindsay Ann Diamond
Heat, Mass and Force Flows in Supersonic Shockwave Interactions, John Michael Dixon
Language of Instruction Policies: Discourse and Power, Katherine Ann Dockweiler
Closing up shop: Meditations on the departmental/programmatic elimination experience, Susan Beth Donoff
The Effects of Salt Diapirs on the Thermal Maturity of Surrounding Sediments in the Western Pyrenees, Spain, Nicholas Martin Downs
New Deal Cowboy: Gene Autry and Public Diplomacy, Michael Dean Duchemin
Determining the Motion and Location of the Frenchman Mountain Fault, Las Vegas, Nevada: A Paired Basin Analysis and Structural Analysis, Laura Margaret Eaton
Understanding Adolescent Perceptions of Science Education, Ellen Kress Ebert
Hardware-Software Co-Design, Acceleration and Prototyping of Control Algorithms on Reconfigurable Platforms, Desta Kumsa Edosa
Marketing Analysis For Bonk Knob Shoals Located in Van Buren County, Tennessee, Lillian Lee Ehrmann
Petrogenesis of the East Fork Member Rhyolites, Valles Caldera, New Mexico, USA, Carla Eichler
The Relationship between Institutional, Departmental and Program-Specific Variables and the Academic Performance of Division I FBS Football Programs, Steven C. Eigenbrot
The Retention and Success of Alternatively Admitted Student Athletes: A Case Study of the UNLV Athletic Department, Adrienne Ekas-Mueting
Wobble, Said the Hedgehog, Mary Elder
Empowering Teachers: Characteristics, Strategies, and Practices of Successful Principals, Cailin Patrice Ellis
Volcanic Evolution Of The Southern Quinn Canyon Range: Implications For Regional Correlation Of Volcanic Units, Christina Emery
Sociosexuality, mate preferences, and sex steroid hormone levels among breastfeeding women in Manila, Michelle Escasa
Fortifying the Pipeline: An Exploratory Study of High School Factors Impacting the Information Literacy of First-Year College Students, Jennifer L. Fabbi
Superintendent Leadership during Economic Austerity: A Multiple Case Study, Douglas Paul Finch
American Propaganda, Popular Media, and the Fall of Jacobo Arbenz, Zachary Carl Fisher
Upgrading UNLV's ASTM E477 Test Facility to Meet the Current Standards of ASTM E477, Ronn Fojas
A Historical Case Study of School Desegregation and Resegregation in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1968-2008, Felicia Forletta
Comparison and Simulation of Salt-Ceramic Composites for Use in High Temperature Concentrated Solar Power, Lauren Michelle Fossile
Government Contracting: How to Tackle Rapid Growth and Hiring for Conference and Event Planner Positions, Karen Francisco
School Reform: Where Does Policy Come From? Where Should It Go?, Kim Karman Friel
Writing in Science: Influences of Professional Development on Teachers' Beliefs, Practices, and Student Performance, Lori Fulton
The Acquisition of Cultural Competence: A Phenomenological Inquiry Highlighting The Processes, Challenges and Triumphs of Counselor Education Students, Douglas L. Garner
Public Corruption for Gain in America: The Costly Consequences of Violating Public Trust, Yvonne Atkinson Gates
A Flower Blooms in the Desert: Managing for Collaboration, Josphine Gatti Schafer
Structural Performance of Reinforced Concrete Flat Plat Buildings Subjected to Fire, Sara Jean George
The Proposal of a Graduate Level Special Events Class at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Megan Gerber
The Positive and Negative Economic Contributions of Mega-sporting Events to Local Communities, Qi Gong
Effects of Moisture Augmentation of Municipal Solid Waste Through Addition of Food Waste or Wastewater Treatment Biosolids on Bio-Gas Formation for Power Generation, Jared Michael Gore
Characterization of Beryllium as a Novel Agent to Study Cell Cycle Arrest and Cellular Senescence, Priyatham Gorjala
Scorpion Phylogeography in the North American Aridlands, Matthew Ryan Graham
Active Recovery and Electro-Muscular Stimulation on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness after Endurance Running: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Amanda J. Gramly, Kitrick C. Rhodes, and Andrea F. Smith
Transformative Multicultural Science Curriculum: A Case Study of Middle School Robotics, Mary Katheryn Grimes
Northern STARS Safety Village: Program Evaluation, Gawain Guedry, Marcie Jackson, and JoAnne Witter
A Green Marketing Guideline for the Cruise Industry in North America, Xi Guo
Enhancing the Calibration Accuracy of Adult Learners: A Multifaceted Intervention, Antonio P. Gutierrez
Degree Constrained Triangulation, Roshan Gyawali
Shock and Vibration Isolation System for Ambulatory and Litter Patients in Ground and Air Medical Transport, Mohamad R. Hachem
Interactive Effects of Working Memory Self-Regulatory Ability and Relevance Instructions on Text Processing, Nancy Jo Hamilton
Niche Theory in New Media: Is Digital Overtaking the Print Magazine Industry?, Zeenath Haniff
Monsters in our Midst: An Examination of Human Monstrosity in Fiction and Film of the United States, Michelle Kay Hansen
Why China? A study of why foreign hotel companies are rushing to develop new luxury hotels in China, Sean Hardingham
Factors Affecting Talent Development: Differences in Graduate Students Across Domains, Stephanie Hartzell
An Investigation of the Role of GABAb Ligands on Cued and Contextual Fear Conditioning, Chelcie F. Heaney