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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Cognitive load of critical thinking strategies, Hanem Shehab
Cultural Acceptance and Its Effect on Tourism, I-Hsuan Shih
Factors which influence the use of active learning strategies by nursing faculty, Deborah Lowell Shindell
Cyber physical complex networks, modeling, analysis, and control, Neveen Shlayan
Credit Fluctuations and Lodging Firms: An Investigation of the Differing Capital Structures in the US Lodging Industry, Dipendra Singh
A case study of organizational change: College restructuring in response to mandated department eliminations, Brandy Dyan Smith
Molecular evolution and historical biogeography of new world birds, Brian T. Smith
Adolphe Nourrit, Gilbert Duprez, and the high C: The influences of operatic plots, culture, language, theater design, and growth of orchestral forces on the development of the operatic tenor vocal production, Micheal Lee Smith Jr.
Total Rewards Compensation: A Viable Solution, Patrick Wesley Smith
The impact of age, education, political knowledge and political context on voter turnout, Roy Edward Snyder III
ProcessJ: A process-oriented programming language, Matthew Sowders
The pedagogy of pornography: What popular pornography on the Internet teaches us about aggression and consent, Anthony Springrt Jr.
Development of a simulation tool for analysis of freeway crashes due to cell phone usage, Sourabh Sriom
Testosterone and vasopressin in men’s reproductive behavior, Eric T. Steiner
Analysis of the morbidity and mortality of severe influenza infection in Clark County, Nevada for the 2010--2011 influenza season, Kindra Maureen St. Jacques
Activeion Ionator EXP, Linda Straker
The utilization and effectiveness of the HESI E(square) exit exam as a graduation requirement toward increasing NCLEX-RNRTM pass rates in baccalaureate nursing programs, Debra Henline Sullivan
Groundwater contamination potential in northern Nevada from mining, associated communities, and agriculture as forecasted by two vulnerability methods, John L. Swatzell
A review of San Francisco’s lodging industry: Past performance and future implications, Adam N. Szilagyi
Second-order conditioning in Drosophila, Christopher J. Tabone
Effects of high-impedance-contrast boundary upon multi-modal seismic surface wave data, Prajwol Tamrakar
Examining revenue management practices in Las Vegas casino resorts, Arun Tanpanuwat
A Statistical model for long-term forecasting of strong sand dust storms, Siqi Tan
Topic detection and tracking using hidden Markov models, Aditya S. Tatavarty
Implementation of numerically stable hidden Markov model, Usha Ramya Tatavarty
Pain tolerance and thresholds in women with dyspareunia: Do pain and sex primes have differential effects?, Lea Thaler
A landscape approach to Late Prehistoric settlement and subsistence patterns in the Mojave Sink, Tiffany Ann Thomas
Consensus on the Colorado: Issues in the allocation of a limited resource, Jeffrey D. Tilton
Factors of adoption: Initiating relationships using online dating sites, Rachel Lee Toyer
Gambling with lives: A history of occupational health in southern Nevada, 1905--2010, Michelle Ann Turk
High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV): An emerging health issue for women and minorities, Dierdre O. Turner
Challenges in Researching the Relationship Between Delinquency and Family Dynamics in Juvenile Sex Offenders, Dio Kevin Turner II
RCT Hospitality Consultants, LLC: The Making of the Business Plan, Rachel C. Tyler
In quest of a dropout theory: Examining the utility of an ecological approach through survey research, Tiffany G. Tyler
Program evaluation: Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region business lines and focus areas “Water Drop” project, Adriana VanBuskirk, Marion Biron, Kris Kirby, and Theodore Anderson
An examination of the grieving processes of suicide survivors, Sarah Van Der Pol
Estimating wildfire potential on a Mojave Desert landscape using remote sensing and field sampling, Peter F. Van Linn III
Bioarchaeology of compassion: Exploring extreme cases of pathology in a Bronze Age skeletal population from Tell Abraq, U.A.E., Jamie D. Vilos
Gamma-ray burst populations, Francisco J. Virgili
Planning for building-integrated agriculture in Las Vegas, Robert Vralsted
Finding acronyms and their definitions using HMM, Lakshmi Vyas
The Green Movement in Hotels: Are College Students on Board?, Amy Walker
Comparative and critical analysis: The roles of civic and traditional journalism, Kendle Walters
Explore the Phenomenon of Buddhist Temple Stay in South Korea for Tourists, Wei Wang
The Management of an Indigenous Hotel Chain Company in China: A Case Study of Sichuan Minshan Hotel Corporation, Yinglin Wang
Spectroscopic methods of process monitoring for safeguards of used nuclear fuel separations, Jamie Lee Warburton
The Modern Brand: A Guide to the Intigration of CSR Practices into Hotel Branding, Matthew Warren
Being outside learning about science is amazing: A mixed methods study, Michelle L. Weibel
The Whiter lotus: Asian religions and reform movements in America, 1836-1933, Edgar A. Weir Jr.
The Viability and Necessity of DesertXpress and the Future of Las Vegas, Charles Alexander Wellington
Analyzing the relative efficiency of Nevada secondary schools, Jesse Welsh
The development and validation of a tool to measure self-confidence and anxiety in nursing students while making clinical decisions, Krista Alaine White
Dispersion of the hyperpolarizability of the carbon tetrachloride molecule, Scott Wilde
Specifications for Creating a Mobile Application for Meeting and Conference Attendees, Heather Lynne Willden
Co-development of biological soil crusts, soil-geomorphology, and landscape biogeochemistry in the Mojave Desert, Nevada, U.S.A. – Implications for ecological management, Amanda Jean Williams
Developing an Employee Training Addendum for a Sustainable Hospitality Operation, Devonne A. Williams
School counselor assignment in secondary schools: Replication and extension, Jennifer L. Williamson
Cyberbullying in schools: A research study on school policies and procedures, Brian Wiseman
On the back of the army: A comparative study of Romanization in Britain and Egypt, Renee Wiseman
Preparation of a New Business: Shanghai Studio, Wai Hung Wu
Business Plan for U.S. Based Soup and Salad Franchise Restaurant in Beijing, China, Xin Xu
Effect of Toothbrush Abrasion on Frictional Resistance of Aesthetic Orthodontic Archwires, Stephen Alexander Yamodis
Controlling Labor Costs in Restaurant Management: A Review of the Internal-Marketing Concept as a Method for Enhancing Operating Efficiency, Scott Yandrasevich
Financial performance and capacity analysis for the MICE industry in Las Vegas and the United States, Li-Ting Yang
Targeting a Niche Market in Las Vegas Gaming Industry, Sookyung Yeo
The long-term impact of a loyalty program: An evaluation from a Las Vegas casino hotel, Myongjee Yoo
Prayer in Jewish community high schools: Generation Y Jews in an era of unlimited choices, Yonatan Yussman
The Dilemma of minors’ access to adult content on the Internet: A proposed warnings solution, Helen Zaikina-Montgomery
Leveraging Slot Gaming Technology to Gain a Competitive Advantage, Philip Zarlengo
Development of a Sustainable Water Resource Financing Mathematical Model for Donors and End-Users, Sahar Zavareh
Indigent women and access to prenatal care, Zoe Ann Zelazny
A Multi-wavelength study on gamma-ray bursts and their afterglows, Binbin Zhang
Optical network-on-chip architectures and designs, Lei Zhang
Association between childhood demographics and blood lead screening---Nevada Kindergarten Health Survey 2010, Lina Zhang
Cultural Tourism Products: A Case Study in the Xi’an City, Yining Zhang
New cross sections for H on H2 collisional transitions, Qianxia Zou
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Creating a wellness program for hotel front desk employees, Karima Abdel-Moty
Modeling arterial blood flow using radial basis functions, Jacqueline M. Acres
City of Las Vegas, Department of Building and Safety: Valuation based fee schedule analysis, Darcy Adelbai-Hurd, Vicki L. Brown, Josh Turley, and Mary Ann Weidner
Using fluid inclusions to trace formative fluid evolution at the Verde and Pancho porphyry Au deposits of the Refugio District, Chile, Brian Joshua Aillaud
Las Vegas visitor demographics: Be careful what you wish for, Joseph Akinsete
The Integration of biomimicry into a built environment design process model: An alternative approach towards hydro-infrastructure, Timothy Lee Albertson
Dynamic distributed programming and applications to swap edge problem, Feven Z. Andemeskel
Effects of environmental prompts on stair usage, Lori Andersen
Neuropsychological and emotion processing deficits in adults with bipolar disorder, Christina M. Armstrong
Composite of complexity: Manifestations of whiteness and class among Las Vegas Italian Americans, Danielle Nicole Axt
Toward the development of a model to estimate the readability of credentialing-examination materials, Barbara Anne Badgett
Six City: A Novel, Leah Bailly
From ‘baggage’ to not ‘non-persons’: Levy v. Louisiana and the struggle for equal rights for ‘illegitimate’ children, Sherrie Anne Bakelar
Carbon isotopic fractionation across a late Cambrian carbonate platform: A regional response to the SPICE event as recorded in the Great Basin, Jonathan Lloyd Baker
Evaluation of video based pedestrian and vehicle detection algorithms, Varun Bandarupalli
Beloved, Thou Hast Brought Me Many Flowers and Sifting through the Ruins: An analysis of two chamber song cycles by Libby Larsen, Juline Erika Barol-Gilmore
Mariah Black: A Novel, Mark D. Baumgartner
Health status of infants and children from the Bronze Age tomb at Tell Abraq, United Arab Emirates, Kathryn Mary Baustian
Cascading simulation: A critical perspective on Barack Obama‘s foreign policy during the 2008 presidential election, Ian P. Beier
A Case study on the effect of information technology related interface issues on overall guest experience in Hyatt Place hotels in the U.S., Vasuki Bellary
An Annotated guide to flute and guitar music, Kristi Benedick