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About the Collection
This collection contains UNLV graduate student theses, dissertations, professional papers, and capstone projects from 1956-present. Records produced before 2009 were previously available only in print or microfilm and were digitized by the University Libraries. Records are organized by Year, Author, and Title.
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
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
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
A Case study of pay-for-performance compensation programs, Eric Berman
Fabrication, characterization and simulation of non-lithographic nanostructures and their potential applications, Neelanjan Bhattacharya
Temporal and spatial assessment of evaporation, transpiration, and soil moisture redistribution, Brian M. Bird
An Investigation of sustainable environmental practices and consumer attitudes & behaviors toward hotel bathroom amenities, Edward James Bobbett
A Comparison of special education teachers’ and administrators’ perceptions of school climate factors leading to teacher attrition, Jennifer C. Boeddeker
Association of body mass index, fruit and vegetable intake, and acculturation in a sample Las Vegas Hispanic population, Anne L. Bolstad
The Role of ecdysone signaling in fat-body tissue remodeling and pupal metabolism, Nichole Dinell Bond
Design standards within constructed wetlands for the reduction of mosquito populations in Clark County, Nevada, Phillip C. Bondurant
Nightclubs: A training manual: To increase sales performance for bartenders and cocktail servers in nightclubs., Robert A. Boyer
Presenilin is necessary for the function of CBP in the adult Drosophila CNS, Randy S. Boyles
Factors influencing attitudes towards prostitution, Brian Robert Brehman
Centennial Hills Active Adult Center business plan, K. C. Brekken, Jeff Buchanan, David Gordon, and Doug Guild
Antonin Dvorak, Biblical Songs, Op. 99: A transcription for wind orchestra with historical context and transcription method, Raymond T. Brown
Factors associated with blood lead levels of children in southern Nevada, Mackenzie Suzanne Burns
Recent Accelerated Second-Degree Baccalaureate Graduates’ Perceptions of Educational Preparation, Susan Candelaria
Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto, Maile Chapman
Mechanical behavior of alloy 230 at temperatures relevant to NGNP program, Sudin Chatterjee
Management research in the hospitality and tourism industry, Xu Cheng
Hotel revenue management: Investigating the interaction of information technology and judgmental forecasting, I-Pei Claire Chen
New front desk manual development protocols for millennials working in the hotel industry, Christopher Chennault
Poisson Process Monitoring, Test and Comparison, Qing Chen
How corporate social responsibility influences employee job satisfaction in the hotel industry, Chia-Chun Saprina Chiang
Fire on the mountain: Growth and conflict in Colorado ski country, Michael W. Childers