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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Investigating the effects of a combined problem-solving strategy for students with learning difficulties in mathematics, Dustin B. Mancl
Impact of design cost on project performance of design bid build projects, Nirajan Mani
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in urban India, Heidi A. Manlove
Thrust joint manipulation education: Student perceptions of learning and practical experiences in spinal manipulation within entry-level physical therapist education programs, Joshua Thomas Marks and Lisa Basl
Taming the waters that taketh from the devil’s playground: A history of flood control in Clark County, Nevada, 1955-2010, Jarvis Marlow
Nabokovilia: References to Vladimir Nabokov in British and American Literature and Culture, 1960-2009, Juan Martinez
The information battlefield: Al-Qaeda's use of advanced media technologies for framed messaging, Jessica Marie Martin
The impact of World War II on women's fashion in the United States and Britain, Meghann Mason
Statistical Analysis of Fatalities Due to Vehicle Accidents in Las Vegas, NV, Annabelle Marie Mathis
The Effect of Pre-collaborative Activity Instruction on Self-efficacy, Robert Ray Mattson
Licensing policies of public school principals, Jerri Mausbach
Modeling gamma-ray bursts, Amanda Maxham
Woman or warrior? How believable femininity shapes warrior women, Jessica D. McCall
Personality, presence, and the virtual self: A five-factor model approach to behavioral analysis within a virtual environment, Michael Patrick McCreery
Learning middle school mathematics through student designed and constructed video games, Camille M. McCue
The Self: Your own worst enemy? A test of the self-invoking trigger hypothesis, Bradley J. McKay
A Change of heart: A phenomenographic study of conversation, Marjorie Kay Meckes Conner
A polymerase chain reaction method for the detection of Selenomonas noxia, Arthuro Mehretu
Causes of job turnover in the public school superintendency: An explanatory analysis in the western United States, Toby A. Melver
Evaluation of mentoring in southern Nevada, Andrew Merz and Glen Leavitt
Labor Shortage and the Development of Gaming Industry in Macau, Liz Chiu Nga Ming
To Start a Hospitality Student Investment Club at Schenectady County Community College, Regina A. Mintzer
Effects of environment on children's motor scores, eligibility status, and administration times, Derrick Mittelstadt, Abigail Parker, Kirsten Pickett, and Heather Temkin
The effect of endpoint knowledge on dot enumeration, Alex Michael Moore
A diffusion tensor imaging software comparison and between control subjects and subjects with known anatomical diagnosis, Michael C. Moore
E-mail Management of Japanese Hotels in Comparison with South Korean Hotels, Kyoko Morikoshi
Calcium supplemental usage and potential health issues sssociated with the rate of usage in Las Vegas, NV, Tanesha Nicole Moss
Complex VS profiles to 100 m depth from Rayleigh waves and 3-D VS model for Las Vegas Valley, Helena Murvosh
Engaging non-alumni advisory board members in hospitality education, Judy A. Nagai
What is mission critical in the hotel guest room: Examining in-room guest empowerment technologies, Pelin Nasoz
Phylogeography of three heteromyid taxa: Insight on the evolution of a North American arid grassland rodent guild, Sean A. Neiswenter
Quantification of stochastic uncertainty propagation for Monte Carlo depletion methods in reactor analysis, Quentin Thomas Newell
Ready for Life — An evaluation: Factors relating to truancy and promising practices, Clayton Nichols, Shenita Harper, Maria Thomas, Mikaela Louve, and Christina Vela
A Montage in Its Leaves, Andrew S. Nicholson
Set in stone: Legends, traditions, and symbols influencing place attachment for Southern Utah University students, Claudine Nielsen
The American Homophilic School of Composition, Rik Noyce
The Father Birth, Alissa Nutting
Students with reading disabilities participating in literature discussions: A case study, Elysha Patino O’Brien
A Mixed methods exploration of principal communication and school climate, Reece Oswalt
Strike Out Across the Shoreless Ocean, Julia Claire Paajanen
Korean mask-dance and Aristotle's poetics, Teayong Pakr
International study program for indoor environmental research, Stoil Pamoukov
Global and specific controls of protein synthesis in hibernators, Peipei Pan
Environmental impact of the Three Kids Mine tailings, Henderson, NV, Ji Hye Park
How User-Generated Review Websites Impact a Hotel’s RevPar, Milan Patel
Jackpot! A legal history of Indian gaming in California, Aaron Peardon
Synthesis, extraction, dissolution, and voltammetry of f-species in a room temperature ionic liquid solvent, Wendy Jacqueline Pemberton
Accurate circuit model for predicting the performance of lead-acid AGM batteries, Wenxin Peng
Information Extraction in an Optical Character Recognition Context, Ramon Pereda
Statistical inference of a measure for two binomial variates, Serena Petersen
Characterization and regulation of the icsP and ospZ locus in Shigella flexneri, Krystle Lashell Pew
Bacterial adherence of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus acidophilus on poly-methyl methacrylate and thermoplastic polypropene used in orthodontic retention, Lindsay Ann Pfepper
The hormonal correlates of stress and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in female veterans, Meghan Pierce
Gatekeeping in a TV news editorial conference: Shift of force, other media, personal experience and pack mentality, Kyril Daniel Plaskon
How to Conduct a Successful Tea Tasting Event, Kaye L. Polivka
Effects of inlet conditions on diffuser outlet performance, Zaccary A. Poots
Sew speak! Needlework as the voice of ideology critique in The Scarlet Letter , "A New England nun," and The Age of Innocence, Laura L. Powell
Analysis of ghrelin concentrations in serum samples processed at one, two, and three hours after collection, Christine E. Prato
Assisting the accompanying partner: A dramaturgical explanatory study of dual career couples offices, Christine Promin
The Road traveled to becoming a safe high school, Monica J. Pufky Cortez
Evaluating Websites by Features: Do Independent Hotels in Singapore Get it Right?, Prasetya Purnawan
An Empirical comparison of life cycle cost of green school buildings and non-green school buildings, Nitisha Pushpala
Modeling Mortality Rates for Leukemia Between Men and Women in the United States, Blessed Quansah
Recycling waste latex paint in overlays, rigid pavements, and pervious concrete, Oscar Inez Quiroz
Seeking Further Education: A Rubric for Evaluating Organizational Behavior PhD Programs, Douglas M. Quist
Electrochemistry of PANI/metal composites in basic solutions, Tamthinhan Quy
Seismic characterization of select engineered nanoparticles in essentially saturated glass beads, Mohamed Nihad Rajabdeen
A New socialist world in Latin America?, Dana R. Ramos
Examining the experience of recent war veterans who report posttraumatic stress disorder, Neda C. Raymond
Adjusting payroll with changes in business volumes: An examination of Nevada gaming properties, Toni A. Repetti
Executive function profiles in pediatric traumatic brain injury, Erik Nelson Ringdahl
Magma chamber processes at Mutnovsky Volcano, Russia, Kelly L. Robertson
Best instructional practices for distance education: A meta-analysis, Robin Michael Roberts
Equilibrium speciation of select lanthanides in the presence of acidic ligands in homo- and heterogeneous solutions, Troy Robinson
The male educational leader in Utah: Gender dynamics, power, and relational leadership in a Mormon dominant culture, Rick Robins
Embryonic Development of the Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, and the Influence of Salinity on Cardiac Physiology, Amie Lynn Romney
“'You done cheat Mose out o' de job, anyways; we all knows dat'”: Faith healing in the fiction of Kate Chopin, Karen Kel Roop
Who Calls the Shots in Dining Customer Service, Kendi Root
The role of metrical structure in tonal knowledge acquisition, Matthew Rosenthal
Time-dependent crack growth behavior of alloy 617 and alloy 230 at elevated temperatures, Shawoon Kumar Roy
Child advocacy centers and child sexual abuse in Nevada, Chrystal Ruggieri
Evaluation of interim sessions in state legislatures, Laurie Erin Russell
The Effect of self-controlled practice on forearm passing, motivation, and affect in women’s volleyball players, Nels Rydberg
“Change” in the 2008 presidential campaign: A study in rhetorical definition, Graciela Saez Kleriga
Climate change in rural Nevada: The influence of vulnerability on risk perception and environmental behavior, Ahmad Safi
Reintegrative shaming and juvenile delinquency in Japan, Mari Sakiyama
Boundary Element Method (BEM) and Method of Fundamental Solutions (MFS) for the boundary value problems of the 2-D Laplace's equation, Ermes Anthony Salgado-Ibarra
A study of a novel modular variable geometry frame arranged as a robotic surface, Christopher James Salisbury
Hotel Front Office Training: Turning Expense Into Investment, Thomas Sanders
Resilient leadership in high poverty schools, Edward P. San Nicolas
Modeling passive solar distillation production in Las Vegas, Nevada, Noe I. Santos
Sharp feature identification in a polygon, Joseph P. Scanlan
The relationship between the functions of school refusal behavior and family environment, Rachel Marie Schafer
An examination of the preparation, experiences, and attitudes of effective school leaders of students with disabilities: Voices from the field, Patricia Ann Schultz
The Watchmaker Series, Christopher Michael Seelie
Hotel Room Rate and Availability Parity Across Electronic Distribution Channels, Subashini Selvaraj
The Analyses of State and Federal Medical Marijuana Laws and How They Apply to Employment, Lizaveta Sergeev
Electrochemistry of technetium analogues rhenium and molybdenum in room temperature ionic liquid, Pauline Nancy Serrano
Attracting and Retaining Quality Managers: The Critical Factors, Ketan Shah