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Theses/Dissertations from 1999
A Comparative policy analysis on the effectiveness of implementing student uniforms in public school districts within the United State from 1993 through 1998, Desiree Hiestand
Nevada's high technology crime task force, Dorinda A. Hollenbeck
Nevada procurment laws for computer related items for public agencies, Rick Hunsaker
A Comparison study of the San Francisco Community Board Whole Schools Conflict Resolution Project, Kimberli Huston
Factors affecting participation in senior center programs, Betty J. Jefferson
The geochronology and geochemistry of the Bearhead Rhyolite, Jemez volcanic field, New Mexico, Leigh Justet
The origin of brucite in hydrothermally altered limestone near Devil Peak, Nevada, Rhonda L. Knupp
Systemic environmental analysis of the legal mechanisms for controlling air pollution in the Las Vegas Valley, Richard Little
A Study of issues related to privatization of workers’ compensation in Nevada, Kathryn A. Mack
Life beyond nuclear testing the Nevada Test Site, Fina Martinez-Myers
A Case Study of Process Servers in Clark County, Nevada in the District Attorney Criminal Division, Amy M. Meedel
UNLV residence hall recycling & reuse program for move-in and move-out, Angela Michelson
A Comparative assessment of the status, structure and process utilized by Nevada's family support and preservation consortia to achieve collaboration, Marlys A. Morton
What does the gaming industry pay in taxes, and does the gaming industry pay a proportionate share?, Jewelene Nelson
Probationary periods- promoting excellence or legel loophole?, Daryl R. Privott
A Comparative analysis of Southern Nevada municipalities, and their active participation to implement historical preservation, Rhonda M. Reeves
An Analysis of the impact of the internet as a marketing tool for economic development in municipal governments in the western region of the United States, Jacquelin Risner
The United States federal law enforcement response to increased drug smuggling on the Southwest border, Even Rosenthal
Mineral paragenesis and ore fluids at the Turquoise Ridge gold deposit, Nevada, Michiko Shigehiro
Public participation in Clark County, Nevada: An analysis of public participation in the land use planning process, Fred R. Turnier
The Las Vegas Monorail, an innovative solution for public transportation problems within the resort corridor, Cam C. Walker
Geochemistry and petrogenesis of the Bonanza King mafic intrusive complex, Trinity terrane ophiolite, California, Keith R. Willse
Marketing the city of North Las Vegas: Marketing plan and image enhancement program, Janet Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Democracy behind barbed wire: Examining the political culture of Japanese American Evacuees, Allen Atkinson
Effects of oxygen variation on the ecology of Devil's Hole, Death Valley National Park, Norma J. Azad
Lead shot concentration in soil at the Overton Wildlife Management Area, Nevada, George R. Bertoty
Uncertainty in recharge from subsidence craters at Frenchman Flat, Nevada Test Site: Impacts of initial and boundary conditions and media properties, David Matthew Ely
A Teachers guide: The basic characteristics of wetlands and why they are important to the environment, Charles W. Fisher
Stachybotrys: Is Nevada at risk?, TerryLynn C. Foley
A Comparison of ASTM standard E1599-94 and a site assessment project located in North Las Vegas, Kenneth Anthony Katsuda
Water conservation in the Las Vegas Valley, Judith M. Keir
Vegetation analysis: A graphical analysis of plant succession in desert communities affected by fire, Jeff Lantow
Watercraft impact on the Lake Mead National Recreational Area, Terence Lino
Crime prevention through environmental design: An analysis of the Boulevard Mall, Kenneth Mac Leod
A Strategic analysis of the Rocky Flats cleanup, Patrick McCann
The Price of clean air: A consideration of market based emissions trading, Mark W. Miller
Remedial Action Plan for a petroleum hydrocarbon release, Marty E. Murrietta
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Critical evaluation of the Double Tracks Remediation Project, Craig J. Barnes
Recycling at work: Waste reduction and recycling in the Las Vegas hospitality industry, Darlene M. Cartier
Volcanology and Geochemistry of Pliocene and Quaternary Basalts on Citadel Mountain, Lunar Crater Volcanic Field, Pancake Range, Nevada, Loretta D. Dickson
BLM rangeland: Has the condition improved?, Angela C. Dudley
The Use of spectrofluorimetry and capillary electrophoresis/laser-induced fluorescence for the detection of fluorescent dyes in groundwater migration studies, Patrick Ferguson
Composting landscape waste from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, K. Jill Hammond
Postnatal observations of behavioral patterns within the social organization of captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Stacey R. Hanson
A Plan for characterizing waste for the Defense Special Weapons Agency at the Nevada Test Site, Tiffany A. Hatcher
Public Participation Program Development: An analysis of public participation in the water industry, Marcia Lynne Holmberg
Teenage Pregnancy: Correlates of Sexual Behavior and Overview of Prevention, Intervention, and Local Programs, Janice Rollins Monteiro
The Eldorado landfill: A case study, Heather A. Nash
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
The Real cost of beef: A monetary assessment of the environmental degradation caused by beef production, Carolyn Babcock
The petrogenesis of andesites produced during regional extension: examples from the northern McCullough Range, NV and Xitle Volcano, Mexico, Kelly Ann Boland
A Comparative analysis of viable solar thermal technologies for solar field development and commercialization, Sean M. Crawford
An Experimental technique in lowering total dissolved solids in wastewater, Aaron Crotts
Hydrostratigraphy and allostratigraphy of the Cenozoic alluvium in the northwestern part of Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, David J. Donovan
Residence time of groundwater issuing from the South Rim Aquifer in the eastern Grand Canyon, Jim Fitzgerald
The Barriers present in more developed countries and less developed countries slowing the implementation of substainability, Luke Giovine
Ventilation rates for carassius auratus during changes in dissolved oxygen, Collin Nolan
Las Vegas Flamigo Hilton/UNLV Environmental Studies Program Environmental Resource Analysis & Optimization Plan, Dennis Nowlin
Innovations in reuse, Lisa R. Osorio
The Geology and Structures in the Northern Hiko Range, Lincoln County, Nevada, Douglas D. Switzer
Trace element analysis of selected springs in the Virgin River Basin, Mary A. Yelken
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Management of pesticide related soil contamination in Tulare County, California: Remediation and prevention options, Nickolas Keoni Akana
An Understanding of Factors Controlling Isotopic Ratios of Wine as a Potential Surrogate of Past Precipitation, Eric Alan Caldwell
Limiting growth in Las Vegas - a necessary growth strategy for the twenty-first century, Cheryl Ann Frassa
Updating the Colorado River compact, Jeffrey A. Freer
A petrographic and fluid inclusion study of the Purple Vein and Post/Betze orebodies, Carlin, Nevada, Jan B. Lamb
Tectonic denudation of Mesozoic contractile structures by a low-angle normal fault and associated faults, southern White Pine Range, Nevada, Holly Langrock
The Study of Yucca Mountain for a possible nuclear storage facility science vs. politics, Anna Leske
Geochemical evolution of a mid-miocene synextensional volcanic complex: The Dolan Springs volcanic field, northwestern Arizona, Scott Michael McDaniel
Housing conditions & demographical survey: Housing rehabilitation for the city of North Las Vegas, Lisa M. Morris
Geology and geochemistry of tertiary volcanic rocks in the northern Reveille and southern Pancake ranges, Nye County, Nevada, Kelly Brian Rash
Mafic volcanism in the Colorado Plateau: basin and range transition zone, Hurricane, Utah, Alexander Sanchez
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Determining recreational visitor carrying capacity: The case of Black Canyon at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Kenneth C. Forman
Drip irrigation, an adaptive strategy, Heather A. Grant DiGeorge
The Economics of free parking: Transportation policy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Richard A. Nielsen
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
The geology of the Tuff of Bridge Spring: Southern Nevada and northwestern Arizona, Shirley Ann Morikawa
Spectral analysis of the flow behavior of Big Spring, Kings Canyon National Park, California, Linda Urzendowski
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Depositional Environments and Paleoecology of the Lower Ordovician Pogonip Group, Opd Unit, Arrow Canyon Range, Clark County, Nevada, Jeffrey K. Donovan
Desorption hysteresis in five ion exchanged montmorillonites, Jerry Paul Fairley
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
The Sloan Sag: A Mid-Miocene Volcanotectonic Depression, North-Central McCullough Mountains, Southern Nevada, Hayden L. Bridwell
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Stromatolites of the Lower Cambrian Deep Spring Formation; Mount Dunfee, Esmeralda County, Nevada, Lynn Oliver
Hydrogeology and Hydrogeochemistry of the Shallow Alluvial Aquifer Zone, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Harry Stephen Wild Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
The geology and structural significance of the Arch Mountain area, northern Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, Edward Eschner
Late-holocene earthflows of the Willard playa/dune complex, Estancia Valley, New Mexico: a geomorphic response to climatic change, Kurt A. Goebel
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Spring flow in a portion of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, David Bruce Goings
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Provenance and description of landslide masses, Rainbow Gardens, Clark County, Nevada, Joseph R. Parolini
Provenance and Description of Landslide Masses, Rainbow Gardens Clark County, Nevada., Joseph R. Parolini
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
Geology and ore deposits of the Johnnie District, Nye County, Nevada, Stanley Wayne Ivosevic
Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Washington County, Utah, Susan Elizabeth Meyer
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Stratigraphic comparison of the Precambrian Wyman and Johnnie Formations in the Western Great Basin, California, Johnnie Nathan Moore
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
The structural and metamorphic history of the Oakhurst roof pendant, Mariposa and Madera counties, California, Lee R. Russell
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
Clay mineralogy of the southwest equatorial Atlantic sediments, Jeff Charles Heller
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
Late Cenozoic geomorphic history of Lee Canyon, Spring Mountains, Nevada, John Henry Gucwa
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
Surficial geology of the Las Vegas quadrangle, Nevada, Charles Edgar Price Jr
Theses/Dissertations from 1961
Geology of the southern portion of Martin's Ridge Monitor Range, Nye County, Nevada, Jerold J. Behnke