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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 2002
In the Hearts of Palms, Jennifer Lynn Bania
Cross-sectional Study of Strength in Sharing: Philanthropy in Girl Scouting, Juergen Barbusca
The Impact of the Winter's Doctrine on water allocation to the Gila River Indian Community, Deana P. Benally
Coastal resort development and impacts on shallow water aquifers in southern Baja California, Sur. Mexico, Bud J. Bennenman
The architectural impact of using ground-source heat pumps in commercial buildings in Las Vegas, George Aaron Bergman
From sin to sickness: A sociological history of the problem gambler, Bo Jason Bernhard
A history of public school finance and educational trends within the state of Nevada: Summary and conclusions, Daniel Thomas Bittman
‘Sworn’ versus ‘civilian’ career development paths in the fire service in Nevada, Kelly Blackmon
A Study of obstacles to use of methane gas produced in landfills for energy, Sharee Lynn Bowdidge
The development and optimization of a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine, Troy M Braithwaite
Genesis and morphology of soil pendants in Quaternary landforms of Pahranagat Valley, Nevada, Amy Lynn Brock
Cognitive rehabilitation: A method for improving sustained and selective attention in adolescents with attentional deficits, Glinda Rae Bullock
Paradigms of reality in Poe's mad narrative, Tamy Lynn Burnett
The Sex Pistols: Punk rock as protest rhetoric, Cari Elaine Byers
Research protocol for the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): Mirage Click Collection Study, Adrienne M. Cardwell
The influence of denitrification in clarifiers on biological phosphorus removal at CCSD plant, Prithviraj Vasantrao Chavan
Partitioning a given circuit targeting multiple Fpgas, Girish Narayanan Cherussery
Ronald Reagan's 1983 "Evil Empire" speech: A rhetorical analysis, Kirsten Ann Westenskow Clark
Poem, Swim, Forrest Grail Cole
George Herbert's restlessness: Spiritual fulfillment or spiritual estrangement?, AmiJo Comeford
An Economic analysis of the arsenic standard on Nevada, Jill S. Dale
An H -adaptive finite element compressible flow solver applied to light -gas gun design, Timothy Todd de Bues
Better revenue forecasting: Is fiscal stress a stimulant? A look at Nevada local governments, Richard A. Derrick
Dual -enrolled student success in an open enrollment community college, Frank James DiPuma
Still, Lynn Margaret Drebes
Delirium in the hospitalized elderly: Clinical indicators found in medical records, Diane M Elmore
The effects of jasmonates on the proliferation of human prostate cancer cell lines in culture, Daniel Emeka Ezekwudo
The establishment of the oligomeric purity and molecular structure for n-methylated bis(8-hydroxyquinoline) zinc (n = 0, 2, 4, and 5), Anna Rose Falkowitz
Large-scale database modeling: Extended Er diagrams and Uml, Tong Feng
Evaluation of methods for determining bulk specific gravity of Hma specimens, Giovanni Icuspit Galacgac
Narrative desire and historical reparations: Three contemporary British authors, Timothy S Gauthier
Biological treatment of waste solutions generated from the remediation of perchlorate-contaminated waters, Tina Mary Gingras
An equal educational opportunity for language minority students: A legal analysis of language education after Lau, Roger J Gonzalez
Human Subjects Protection in Research: Are We Doing Enough?, Marsha L. Green
An Empirical study of attitudes towards telecommuting among government finance professionals, Joseph J. Grippaldi
Comparative morphometric analysis of the Devil Peak Shasta ground sloth, Nothrotheriops shastensis, Jeffrey L Gromny
The Policies of Implementing Traffic Calming in the Las Vegas Valley, David A. Guerra
Steward's southern Great Basin research validated through obsidian artifact sources, Lynn Ellen Haarklau
Tadpole shrimp (Triops longicaudatus) responses to acute and developmental hypoxic exposure, Stacey Lynn Harper
Seismic vulnerability assessment of off-ramp structures of the Las Vegas downtown viaduct, Mohammad Ohidul Hasan
The practices of principals in implementing inclusion in their schools, Wendi Charlene Hawk
Spatial and temporal patterns of visibility in Las Vegas, July 2000--July 2001, Arsineh Najjari Hecobian
The development and management of the Utah Shakespearean Festival: The Bard's light shone on Deseret, Lawrence Douglas Henley
The nightingale sings anew: The appropriation of antiquity in Virginia Woolf's "The Waves", Neta Luree Hoff
The evolution of drug laws in America and the variation in penalties and sentencing in state courts, Robert Christopher Hogenson
Cytokine and neurotransmitter regulation of glial cell production of Il-6; indications for neurodegenerative disorders, Donald Scott Horrell
Charter schools and accountability: An evalution of Nevada's charter school accountability legislation, Sonya Douglass Horsford
Analysis of cyclic shallow-water carbonates: Cambrian Highland Peak Formation, eastern Nevada, Robyn Allyn Howley
Distributed synchronizers in network simulator (Ns) software, Wei Huang
Farfalla: A poetry thesis, Vanessa Leigh Huff
Cuba's tourist industry: Parallel economies and social stratification, Marie Nathan Hummel
A comparative study of state educational *policies: Systemic models of equitable reform, Celeste Ann Jackson Stansberry
Addressing helicopter noise impacts in Las Vegas, Nevada within the confines of the Airport Noise and Capacity Act, Jeffrey M. Jacquart
Exploring the Shivwits production zone, Eva Albrecht Jensen
Personal epistemology: Implications for stress in college students, Robyn M Johnson
Loop detection and prevention mechanism in multiprotocol label switching, Vasu Jolly
Mammal and bird trackways in the Miocene Horse Spring Formation, Clark County, Nevada, Michele Marie Jones
A framework for secure applications with QoS, Ajay Kanagala
Salient features of contextual interference and knowledge of results, Morgan Steven Kearney
Attitudes of teachers on inclusion in a private school that is not federally mandated, Tracy L Kelley
Self-stabilizing wormhole routing, Anthony Brandon Kenitzki
CFD study of section characteristics of Formula Mazda race car wings, Walter G Kiffer
Confidence intervals for exposure risk assessment, Mark S Kirkham
Domestic violence counseling techniques: Indicators of a change in the philosophy of the movement against domestic violence, Loretta A Klem
Examining democratic ideals: A case study of dialogic interactions of fifth -grade citizens, Jeanne Ann Klockow
Approximation algorithms for multi-facility location, Prashanth Kodela
Female victims of domestic violence and their negotiation for safety, Lisa Rose Kopinski
Lights, audience, profit: The evolution of the Las Vegas spectacle, Jaime Lee Rana Koran
Pricing and eminent domain takings: A case study of residential property in Las Vegas, Nevada, William C Kuhn
Thermochronology and geobarometry of the Granite Mountains, southeast California: Exhumation of a plutonic complex during collapse of the Sevier orogen, Joseph Louis Kula
Community college faculty attitudes on professional development attendance and incentives, Patricia T LaFlamme
The Impact of air quality on the selection of a home, Carol Lane
Prostate cancer recognition in ultrasound images, Theodores Dimitrios Lazarakis
Teaching and assessment practices of instructors in two public community colleges in Nevada, Simon A Lei
Cerium and rhodium substitution in the antiferromagnetic superconductor cerium rhodium indium(5), Brian Edward Light
Self-* distributed query region covering in wireless sensor networks, Preethi Linga
Image-based interactive tools for entering ground truth data, Jun Liu
Lossless audio compression of speech and voice, Yang Liu
Impacts of dust suppressant application in the quality of urban runoff in arid regions, Daniela Figueiredo Loreto
The solo songs of Richard Faith: A general survey of style, Lori Tarisa Lovell Laux
Ecology and growth of Tamias palmeri and testing of a protocol to monitor habitat relationships, Christopher Eric Lowrey
Numerical solutions to Poisson's equation using radial basis functions, Michael David Ludian
On evaluating small-scale variations of hydrologic processes in time and space, Qingguang Lu
Gambling with virtue: The moral ramifications of female gaming in the early novels of Frances Burney, Heather Lynn Lusty
Token economy used to increase performance in solving algebra problems for high school students, Kari Mankes Maes
Traditional and nontraditional teacher perceptions and applications of Dap, Connie Lynn Malin
Framework for a system to model casino development, Benjamin Harold Mammina
The effect of antioxidant vitamins on muscle damage during a 50-mile endurance ride in horses, Danielle Irene Marrone
Variation in decorated Tusayan Gray Ware pottery at the Yamashita-3 site, Kristen D Martine
Large-scale database modeling: Developing XML schema, Zumreta Maslesa
Investigation of clay smear formation in laboratory-prepared layered soil specimens, Glen Edwin Maxwell
Parental perception concerning the use of peak flow meters in the child with asthma, Constance A McMenamin
The impact of freshman success courses on freshman-to-sophomore persistence and academic achievement at a Wiche urban university and college, Velicia McMillan-Haron
Using religious discourse to construct reality: President George W Bush and Osama Bin Laden, Lisa Menegatos
Demographics and ecology of an isolated population of the desert pocket mouse, Chaetodipus penicillatus sobrinus, in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Kerstan Dawn Micone
Workforce diversity programs: A case study of the Las Vegas Valley Water District’s “3-year diversity implementation plan”, Wilisha C. Moore
The growth of regionalism in Sub-Saharan Africa, Deogratius Stephen Mshigeni
WwwPrivacygov: A constitutional and legislative review, Stephanie Ann Murphy
Anxiety as an affective factor for adult Korean students learning English as a second language, BoKyung Murray