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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 1997
New acceleration technique for the backpropagation algorithm, Prasad Durga Sadhu
The influence of atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment on belowground growth, Katrina J Salsman
Testing the naked eye observation of the cervix after application of acetic acid as an effective screening test for cervical dysplasia, Carol M Schmidt
The Muddy Creek Formation: Depositional environment, provenance, and tectonic significance in the western Lake Mead area, Nevada and Arizona, Allan J. Scott
Cooperative control of dual arm manipulator, Manoharan Selvarajan
What do today's business travelers want in terms of business service amenities, Won S Seo
When playing God: Concerning artificial reproduction, Christina Ann Brandom Sessa
A reevaluation of lower Colorado buff ware ceramics: Redefining the Patayan in southern Nevada, Gregory Richard Seymour
Crime and its relationship to the University Medical Center, Paul D Shapiro
Exercising authority: A critical history of exercise messages in popular magazines, 1925-1968, Dahn Edward Shaulis
Inochi to Ai: An original suite of five dances, Ramona Frances Shaw
Breaking up is hard to do: The dissolution of romantic relationships, Megan Ann Sheehan
Feminist theory: Gender, race and recidivism, Amie M Shuck
The migration of arsenic and lead in surface sediments at Three Kids Mine, Henderson, Nevada, Douglas Brian Sims
A critical analysis of barriers that inhibit Latino parent involvement as students make the transition from Esl to mainstream classrooms, Linda R Skroback-Heisler
Friedrich Sieburg, a twentieth-century German francophile, Frederick Matthew Sommer
Evaluation of accessibility of urban transportation networks, Nanda N Srinivasan
Low harmonic distortion flash A/D converters incorporating dynamic element matching techniques, Bret David Steadman
Evaluation of rut resistance of hot mix asphalt utilizing the asphalt pavement analyzer, Jerold Dewayne Stegeman
Public perceptions of buildings constructed of recycled materials, Laura Michele Strauss
Statistical evaluation of motorist and pedestrian behavior at signalized intersections in Las Vegas, Sivashankar Subramani
Visual surveillance: Contemporary sociological issues, Christopher Taylor
Feasibility of integrating photovoltaic cells in low-rise office building design, Kevin Russell Thompson
The effectiveness of systematic training for effective parenting at Family and Child Treatment of southern Nevada, Melody Joyce Thompson
Blue Circle and a Steady Rain, Amanda Tomme
Simultaneous measurement of monoaromatic hydrocarbons and dicarboxylic acids in ambient air, Ngoc Khanh Tran
Comparison Of Four Representative Social Skills Assessment Techniques: Role Play, Self-Report, Teacher Behavior Rating Scale, And Parent Behavior Rating Scale, Jonna Frances Triggs
Organizational citizenship behavior: A study in the quick service industry, Lu Hou Tsai
On numerical inversion of the moment generating function, Andy M Tsang
Natural light as religious symbol in selected European and American religious buildings, Mary Theresa Venable
Automatic clustering and feedback in information retrieval, Girish Venkatachaliah
Controlled deposition of nano particles, Raghavendran Venkatasubramanian
The credibility of news photography in the digital age, Mara Evonne Vernon
A comparison of roasting pit complexes in southern Nevada, Connie Langford Vonsleichter
On the design of a secure data warehouse, Rihui Wang
An HP-adaptive finite element technique for momentum, heat and mass transport, Xiuling Wang
Use of neural networks to predict Ocr accuracy, Ying Wang
Effect of prime vendor on customer satisfaction in Nellis Air Force Base military dining facilities, David John Wendling
The roles of African American women in the Las Vegas gaming industry, 1940-1980, Claytee D White
Voices of three African American female college presidents: A qualitative study of their journeys, Maria Teresa Alves Williams
Copper, zinc, silver, and lead concentrations and distributions in mine waste ore at Keystone near Ely, Nevada, Joseph B Wright
Health patterns of nurses who smoke, John Louis Yuhos
Robust dynamic feedback and variable structure adaptive control of rigid and flexible spacecraft, Yueming Zeng
The effect of a second stimulus on the first reaction time within the psychological refractory period paradigm, Huiwen Zhang
Redox polymers for cyanide ion decomposition, Yu Zhang
Potential use of high-salininty shallow ground water or wash water for large-scale turf irrigation in Las Vegas, Nevada, Kimberly S Zikmund
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Class! Newspaper: An application of rhetorical theory and fantasy theme analysis, Sari G Aizley
Two-dimensional finite element model for heat transfer in residential attic using an attic barrier system, Neezar Taher Alsaiegh
A needs assessment for the convention and meeting planning industry, Beth Robyn Appelbaum
Exploring the association between body weight and health care avoidance, Christine M Aramburu-Drury
DC and AC modeling of heterostructure bipolar transistors (HBTS), Roxana Arvandi
The Real cost of beef: A monetary assessment of the environmental degradation caused by beef production, Carolyn Babcock
Algorithms for document image skew estimation, Andrew David Bagdanov
Las Vegas in popular culture, Edward E Baldwin
Consent and coercion: How the ideology of progressivism preserved capitalist relations in Nevada, 1900-1919, Daniel Mark Barber
Repairing the suburban metropolis: Introducing varied housing typologies into the suburban city model, Randy L Barnes
A stadium of hope: A rhetorical analysis of the Promise Keepers, Matthew H Barton
"Red alert in cyberspace": A battle over First Amendment privileges on the Internet, Derek Michael Belt
Modifying the corrosion resistance of stainless steel through thermal spray and diffusion applied galvanic aluminized coatings, Dave Dror Bergman
The peace process: A case study, Erika Lee Berlant
The influence of prior experiences on teaching schemata of traditional and nontraditional elementary preservice teachers, James Richard Birrell
The petrogenesis of andesites produced during regional extension: examples from the northern McCullough Range, NV and Xitle Volcano, Mexico, Kelly Ann Boland
A numerical investigation of performance and optimization trends of direct contact heat exchangers, Richard Arlen Brickman
Glazing type vs orientation: A comparison of solar gain reduction in Las Vegas product houses, Lisa Evelyn Buchanan
A case study of organizational communication dynamics between intracollegiate departments, Thies Carstens
Use of image manipulation to elicit user preferences in mountain resorts, Kastytis Cechavicius
Developmental physiology of the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii, Stacey Lynn Chapman
Robotics for nuclear waste handling, Tao Chen
Modern Western discourse on the subject, Jongryul Choi
Location of the target pitch within a vibrato wave, David Frank Clark
Unwrapping the neolithic package: Wadi Shu'eib and Kholetria-Ortos in perspective, Jason Brandon Cooper
The effects of implementation of Quality Management on employee productivity in the lodging function of a full service hotel: A case study analysis of the Bergstrom Hotels Corporation, Susan Elizabeth Corey-Tuckwell
A Comparative analysis of viable solar thermal technologies for solar field development and commercialization, Sean M. Crawford
Process of adaptation: Prose to stage as applied to Stephen Crane's "Maggie: Girl of the Streets", Marcia Ann Cree
An Experimental technique in lowering total dissolved solids in wastewater, Aaron Crotts
Spectroscopy of galaxies in the Bootes Void, Shawn Timothy Cruzen
Reframing autonomy in informed consent, Pamela M Dalinis
Assessment and treatment of domestic violence in a substance abuse setting, Carlo DeFazio
Acoustic breakout from fiberglass ducts, Keith M Degner
Logical rings in the mutual exclusion problem of distributed memory systems, John Evan Dell
Capitalist "communes" in the United States: The commodification of urban space and the rise of master-planned communities, David Lee Derossett
An economic approach to the study of polygamy: A case study of Mormon polygyny, Joseph Dean Diaz
Hydrostratigraphy and allostratigraphy of the Cenozoic alluvium in the northwestern part of Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, David J. Donovan
Atomic age training camp: The historical archaeology of Camp Desert Rock, Susan Edwards
An investigation and analysis of the baccalaureate degree completion rates of community college transfer students, Christian Ifeanyi Egemba
An assessment of lodging/gaming properties' responsiveness to the requirements of Title Ii of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Bradley Jay Elgin
Quality in the travel experience of German charter visitors: The case of Las Vegas, Margaret Erstad
Investigation of regional flow patterns in the Ash Meadows groundwater basin of Southern Nevada using uranium isotope ratios, Dennis Edward Farmer
Maka'ainana (people of the land), the issue of Hawaiian sovereignty: The life cycle of Ka Lahui, Sonia Feldberg
Remote controlled imaging apparatus for a high-temperature environment, Chanaka Joseph Anthony Fernando
Residence time of groundwater issuing from the South Rim Aquifer in the eastern Grand Canyon, Jim Fitzgerald
Frank Norris's "McTeague" and popular culture, Ruby M Fowler
Mortuary practices on children, Stephanie Jo Fox
Contesting the commons: Race, ethnicity, class, occupation, and environment in Central Nevada, 1850-1880, Brian Wesley Frehner
Girlfriend or esposa? Cultural scenarios in translation, Megan S Fuller
Impact of casinos on residential property values: Henderson, Nevada, Barbara Kozarich Giannini