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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
An Analysis of restaurant food safety violations: human factors, non-human factors, and food-borne illness, Jai Choung
Attitudes towards Megan's Law and juvenile sex offenders, Debra Lee Cochrane
Timeshare: Intervals vs. points, Monica Colvin
The Larval salivary gland of Drosophila melangogaster: A model system for temporal and spatial steroid hormone regulation, Benjamin Constantino
Stereotype threat’s effect on women’s achievement in chemistry: The interaction of achievement goal orientation for women in science majors, Janice M. Conway-Klaassen
A Grounded theory approach to faculty’s perspective and patterns of online social presence, Rebecca A. Cox-Davenport
Diabolical ventriloquism: A Case study in rhetorical transcendence with C. S. Lewis’s infamous imp Screwtape, Daniel J. Coyle
The Impact of individual decision making on campus sustainability initiatives, Aurali Ella Dade
Sex, drug courts, and recidivism, Doria Nour Dandan
Diversity Strengthening Companies in the Economic Downturn, Shandrea Daniel
Attitudes of young adults about breastfeeding and the association of breastfeeding exposure, Cheryl Lynn Darby-Carlberg
Saints in Sin City: Religion and community building in twentieth century Las Vegas, Matthew R. Davis
Health care access disparities among children entering kindergarten in Nevada, Nadia Deashinta
The Live experience of non-degree learners from a time modified traditional baccalaureate in nursing program, Stephanie S. DeBoor
Evaluation of a 3-dimensional inertial tracking system for quantifying human movement, David T. DeLion
Latino locales: Does context matter?, Matthew C. Dempsey
Attachment theory as a predictor of communicative responses to infidelity, Sandra Donovan
An Examination of the relationship between the hypersexual environment of Las Vegas and forcible rape, Lisa Ann Dooley
The Gendering of Nevada politics: The ERA ratification campaign, 1973-1981, Caryll Batt Dziedziak
The Effects of contact metamorphism on the host rocks for Carlin-type mineralization at the Getchell Development, Nevada, USA, Nathan C. Eck
Implementation of the Wiegand Sun Safety Program into physicians’ offices in southern Nevada, Breanne Eddington
The Effect of goal orientation of attention, learning, and metacognitive awareness, Ordene V. Edwards
Ælfric and the Orient, Jacqueline Geaney Elkouz
Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa disaster recovery plan, Matthew Ellis
The Advisor-advisee relationship: A qualitative study of advisee perspectives, Paula M. Emke-Francis
Evaluating and improving the quality of teacher’s language modeling in early childhood classrooms, Lillian White Englund
The Case for increased cross-agency data sharing in the State of Nevada, Richard Entringer, Tina Jara, Alysia Peters, and Steve Price
Sales motivation & morale during extreme times of change, Cheri L. Fairchild
Critical success factors in barbecue restaurants: Do operators and patrons agree?, John Raymond Farrish
Volunteer Management Analysis for the City of Las Vegas, Robert Fash, Jose Rodriguez, Bertral Washington, and Heather Whitesides
The Role of creativity in naturalistic decision-making environments: A systems approach, Richard Hendrik Feenstra
Study of China’s online catering market under the booming of online group purchasing, Ben Fei
Multiform segregation in the context of the urban crises in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, 1930 - 1980, Colin M. FitzGerald
History and transnational identities in Junot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Brian Joseph Flores
Earthy bride, Melissa S. Foerster
A Study of internship programs in the bed-and-breakfast industry, Pamela Frazier
A Start to finish guide to opening a bed & breakfast: The business plan., Ellen A. Fredette
ARIMA model for forecasting Poisson data: Application to long-term earthquake predictions, Wangdong Fu
The role of visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems in postural balance, Mary Grace Gaerlan
Plato’s Gorgias: Rhetoric, the greatest evil, and the true art of politics, Paul A. George
A Mathematical approach for optimizing the casino slot floor: A linear programming application, Kasra Christopher Ghaharian
Space use and mating activities in the speckled rattlesnake, Xavier Glaudas
Altering explicit and implicit racial prejudice towards African American males, Veronica A. Glover
Which financing model is right for hotel properties? An exploratory study of financing models highlighting the practice and effects of different financing models adopted by hotel industries in USA and Singapore, Keng Tiong Christopher Goh
The Write moves: An autoethnographic examination of the media industry, Danielle Gomes
Development of novel biomarkers in cancer: Detection of circulating miR-141 as a potential prognostic marker for prostate cancer, Jason Cadaoas Gonzales
Characterization of plutonium particles originating from the BOMARC accident -1960, Richard Charles Gostic
Effects of obesity on the biomechanics of children’s gait at different speeds, Philana-Lee Gouws
The Effects of observation, dialogue, and attentional focus in dyadic training protocol, Carolina Granados
Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas: Building a unique brand in a unique city, Garren Grieve
The Portrayal of schizophrenia in television: An experiment assessing how viewer attitudes are affected, Lindsey Jo Hand
Variability of pacing in marathon distance running, Thomas A. Haney Jr.
The Effects of cellular theta breathing meditation on cell mediated immune response: A controlled, randomized investigation of altered consciousness and health, Marjorie D. Hardgrave
Transcriptional regulation of the Shigella flexneri icsp Promoter: Silencing and anti-silencing by H-NS and VirB, Dustin Harrison
The Completeness: Novel, Samuel Royce Harr
Neutron flux and energy characterization of a plutonium-beryllium isotopic neutron source by Monte Carlo simulation with verification by neutron activation analysis, Zachary R. Harvey
Taxing matters: How the US Tax Code affects gamblers, Todd Haushalter
Experienced clinician’s understanding and approach to treatment with male survivors of child sexual abuse, Blendine Perreire Hawkins
Experimental and computational analysis of an energy storage composite ankle foot orthosis, Michelle C. Hawkins
Protocol variation analysis of whole brain CT perfusion in acute ischemic stroke, Peter T. Heiberger
The Relationship of snowmobile year, track length, and riding terrain to the occurrence of musculosketetal symptoms in recreational snowmobile drivers, Erica L. Heisler
Phylogeography of two closely related anurans, the Relict Leopard Frog (Rana onca) and Lowland Leopard Frog (Rana yavapaiensis), Viktoria Hemmings
Transcriptional regulation of Shigella virulence plasmid-encoded genes by VirB and CRP, Christopher Thomas Hensley
An Analysis of the placement of music in Miami Beach hotels, Richard R. Hertan
An Analysis of First Amendment jurisprudence on the Supreme Court case of Locke v. Davey, Alexander John Herzog
Effects of comprehensive education on elementary school student performance on standardized exams, Kenneth Vaughn Higbee
Relative deprivation, relative gratification, status, and health, Samuel A. Holland
Shakespeare adapting Chaucer: “Myn auctour shal I folwen, if I konne”, Scott A. Hollifield
A Front-fixing finite element method for the valuation of American options, Anthony D. Holmes
The Influence of perspective and gender on the processing of narratives, Jeremy A. Houska
Finite strain studies of single crystal Fe3P under high pressures, John William Howard
Sequence and Chemostratigraphy of the Middle Cambrian Succession in Nevada and Utah, Robyn A. Howley
The Impact of rebranding on guest satisfaction and financial performance: A case study of Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre, Pingshan Huang
Pauline Viardot's Russian compositions, Amy Jo Hunsaker
An evaluation of lead in imported candies within Clark County, Nevada, USA, Lee Reuben Ibarra
Performance of Nevada’s aggregates in alkali-aggregate reactivity of Portland cement concrete, Mohammad Shahidul Islam
Predictors of recall and reading time for seductive and nonseductive text segments, Ivan V. Ivanov
Measurement system for high pressure characterizations of materials, Matthew K. Jacobsen
Characterization of unsaturated flow in dual-porosity granular media, Jeevan A. Jayakodilage
Reconstructing species responses to past climatic changes using niche modeling and genetic data, Tereza Jezkova
Use of task-value instructional inductions for facilitating engagement and conceptual change, Marcus L. Johnson
Energy efficient LED displays, John Mani Kumar Jupalli
Use of an animal model to explore prenatal predictors of insulin and glucose metabolism in Southwestern Alaskan Yupiit, Julie Jo Kachinski
Data routing in multicore processors using dimension increment method, Arpita H. Kadakia
Weapons labs and city growth: Livermore and Albuquerque, 1945-1975, Layne Rochelle Karafantis
A Comparative study on text categorization, Aditya Chainulu Karamcheti
Removal of arsenic and strontium from aqueous solution using ironoxide coated zeolitized tuff, Nataliya V. Kasimtseva
Does complimentary in-room internet access influence business traveler's decision on hotel selection in Singapore, Zainal Abiddin Kassim
The Effects of annual pass holders on the Disneyland Resort infrastructure, Sean B. Keliiholokai
Civil-military relations: A case study of Pakistan, Najiyah Khan
Brand extensions for hotels’ food and beverage expansion to the outside of property: A case of Westin Chosun Hotel in Korea, Claire Hyun Jung Kim
A Secure on-line credit card transaction method based on Kerberos Authentication protocol, Jung Eun Kim
Sunrise, sunset? Comparing the Las Vegas and Macao gaming markets in 2010, Jung-Eun Joyce Kim
Oral cancer in Nevada: A Public health perspective, Karl Kingsley
Perception of ecological risk to water environments and how it affects water consumption and water resource management in southern Nevada, Tanju Kiriscioglu