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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Effects of Defendant and Juror Language Use on Sentencing Recommendations, Victoria Christine Estrada
Readiness for College: A Case Study of Three Hispanic Immigrant Students Who Overcame the Odds, Holly Fields
Impact Testing of Zirconium Diboride, Mark David Flores
Nations and Organizations: Explaining the Mérida Initiative Through the Essence of Decision, Richard Sebastian Flores
Androgyny and Musical Identity: Glitz, Glamour, and Everything in Between, Tanya Yvette Flores
Further Characterization Of The Nodamura Virus Rna2 3'-Terminal Stem Loop Structure And Its Role In Viral Rna Replication, Joshua Frederick
On the Extraction of Volatiles from Lunar Regolith Using Solar Power, Jorge Alberto Frias
The Use Of Humor In The Classroom: Exploring Effects On Teacher-Student Immediacy And Student Learning, Francisco Antonio Galindo
Calibration of Concrete Pavement Performance Models, Alejandra Gallegos
"The Strictest Smoking Ban In The Nation": A Retrospective Case Study Of The Political Factors That Facilitated And Inhibited The Passage Of El Paso's Clean Indoor Air Ordinance, Xochiquetzalli Gamboa
Dihedral Cayley Directed Strongly Regular Graphs, Jose Jonathan Gamez
Phreatomagmatic Activity on the Moon: Possibility of Pseudocraters at Mare Frigoris, Jose Humberto Garcia
Deaf Culture: The Creation of Self and Socialization Through the Use of Sign Language, Marisela Garcia
Optimal Placement Of Wind Turbines On Non-Flat Terrain Using Cluster Identification And Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm, Carlos Alejandro Garcia Rosales
Bhutanese Electoral Administration In Comparative Perspective, Mani Kumar Ghalay
Once días de noviembre, Oscar Humberto Godoy
Competitive Advantage Factors And Diffusion Of Business, Michael L. Gonzales
Getting the Message Across: Message Dissemination Through the Social Media Platform as a Public Relation Tool as a Media Richness Perspective, Ana Isabel Gonzalez
Still `Unfinished Education:' Latino Students Forty Years After The Mexican American Education Study, Lizely Gonzalez
Constrained Optimal Control For A Multi-Group Discrete Time Influenza Model, Paula Andrea Gonzalez Parra
Analysis Of Aerosol Particle Size Distributions Observed During Aerose V Campaign, Mariana Guereque
New Mathematical And Evolutionary Optimization Methods To Achieve Fair Division In Multi-Agent Resource Allocation, Emmanuel Gurrola Molina
Three-Dimensional Structural Electronic Integration for Small Satellite Fabrication, Cassie Gutierrez
The Orientation Curriculum in a Community College: An Interpretive Approach, Patricia Anne Gutierrez-Hartell
Emotional Portraits of Teaching: An Examination of Perceptions of Emotional Expression, Emotional Labor, and Teacher Identity Using Narrative Inquiry, Roxanne Hackney
Sustainable Disposal Of Brine, Bijoy Krishna Halder
Heat Exchanger Design And Development For Automotive Exhaust Waste Heat Recovery Using Thermoelectric Devices, Kazi S. Hassan
Standardizing the Presentation of Financial Data: Does XBRL's Taxonomy Affect the Investment Performance of Nonprofessional Investors?, Cassy D. Henderson
High Pressure Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Superprotonic Transitions in Phosphate Based Solid Acids, Juan Daniel Hermosillo
Recent Changes In The Growth And Nutrient Limitation Of Benthic And Pelagic Algae In Arctic Tundra Ponds, Christina Hernandez
Minimizing The Retransmission Delay And Energy Expense Of ARQ With The Optimal Placement Of Caching Routers In A Video Communication Network, Jesus Enrique Hernandez
The Impact of Solar Radiation on the Distribution of The Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Audrey Marie Hernando
Electrochemical Behavior Of Galvanized Steel Embedded In Soil, Jesus F. Hinojos
A Study Of WO3 And W0.95TI0.05O3 Thin Films Using Comparative Spectroscopy, James Heyward Howard
Decision Rule Induction for Service Sector Using Data Mining- A Rough Set Theory Approach, Zhonghua Hu
A Robust Real Time Eye Tracking And Gaze Estimation System Using Particle Filters, Tariq Iqbal
Modeling Large-Truck Involved Crashes: An Econometric Modeling Framework, Mouyid Islam
"How do we not go back to the Factory?" Negotiating Neoliberal Conditions in a Latina-Led Transnational Development Organization in El Paso (Texas), Anthony Michael Jimenez
Designing Optimal Aviation Baggage Screening Strategies Using the Monkey Search Algorithm, Edgar Ivan Jimenez
The Private Business of Porfirio Díaz and the Early Modernization of Mexico, 1876-1911, Jorge H. Jimenez
Stereo Matching: Evaluation of Three Algorithms and Two Cost Functions, Victor Jacob Jordan
Comparative Investigation Of Cognitive And Pragmatic Thinking Modes Linear Algebra, Enayatollah Kalantarian
Placement of Multiple Base Stations for Energy Efficient Communication in Wireless Sensor Networks, Nagendra Kiran Kambhampati
The Rhetoric of Construction: A Comparative Case Study of the Language of the U.S. - Mexico and Israel - Palestine Border Walls, Jesse Adam Kapenga
Three Essays On Share Price Misvaluation, Mohammad Aminul Karim
High-Order Central Finite-Volume Schemes For Atmospheric Modeling, Kiran Kumar Katta
Sensor-Based Robotic Learning System for the Rehabilitation of Arm, Chethan Ramachandra Keladi
Teacher Evaluations: Empty Ceremony or Vital Activity, Catherine Kennedy
Development Of Nanocomposites For Energy Storage Devices, Md Ashiqur Rahaman Khan
Sparse Signal, Image Recovery in Compressive Sensing technique through l1 norm minimization, Phanendra Koppisetti
Development of Thermoelectric Temperature Sensors, Jennifer Jazmin Kuchle Ituarte
Electrical Characterization Of Microcrystalline LiFePO4 For Application In Lithium Ion Batteries, Sukhdeep Amarjeet Labana
Sustainable Riparian Restoration - The Utilization of Sewage Effluent to Construct Wetlands along the Rio Grande: A String of Pearls Approach to Replenishment, Michael Earl Landis
Implications Of Decade Time Scale Arctic Plant Community Change On Ecosystem Function, Mark Jason Lara
Evaluating Hydrocarbon Source Rock For Unconventional Shale Oil Play From Seismic And Well Log Data; Kingak Shale, North Slope, Alaska, Sarah Elisabeth Leedberg
The Impact Of Decadal Land Cover Change On The Global Warming Potential Of Beringian Arctic Tundra, David Hwei-Len Lin
In The Spirit Of Liberation: Race, Governmentality, And The De-Colonial Politics Of The Original Rainbow Coalition Of Chicago, Antonio R. Lopez
Educational Leaders' Beliefs and Attitudes Regarding Core and Current Issues in Special Education, Josie Lucker Keffer
The Armchair Daoist, Robert Lucky
The Effects Of Extended Access To Methamphetamine Self-Administration On Dopaminergic Markers In The Striatum, Joe Luevano
Inverse Semigroups and Inverse Categories, Alexandra Macedo
Reverse Osmosis Permeate Post-Treatment By Upflow Calcite Contactors: Dissolution And Mass Transport, Luis Demetrio Maldonado-Castaneda
Analysis of Isolated Traffic Signal Control Systems, Petr Malina
Constraints On The Structure Of The Border Ranges Fault System, South-Central Alaska From Integrated 3d Inversion Of Gravity/magnetic Data, Niti Mankhemthong
Factors Affecting The Adoption Of Telemedicine: A Three-Country Empirical Investigation, Parand Mansouri-Rad
Thin Film Growths Of ZnTe And CdTe On Various Substrates Using A Novel Close Space Sublimation Reactor CSS4, Damian Marrufo
Applied Evaluation for Life Cycle Impact Assessment Methodologies in the Medical Industry, Aaron Arturo Martinez
Sustainable Water Management in the University of Texas at El Paso, Cora Martinez
A Survey Of Selected Pharmaceuticals And Personal Care Products In A Binational River And Their Effects On A Member Of Its Zooplankton Community, Plationus patulus (Rotifera), Diana Angelica Martinez Gomez
Video Mosaicing using Inertial Sensors, Arturo Maya Pereyra
Pre, Peri, and Post-Migration Perspectives of Mexican National Refugees Related to Experiences of Violence, Migration, and Resettlement Along the Texas-Mexico Border, Jana L. Mccallister
Lacking A Connection To A Community Water System: Water Quality And Human Health Impacts In El Paso Colonias, Yolanda Jane Mcdonald
Mexican Immigrants´ Foodways In El Paso, Texas, 1880-1960s: Identity, Nationalism, And Community, Juan Manuel Mendoza Guerrero
Development of Advanced Polymer Nanocomposite Capacitors, Miguel Mendoza
New Methods For The Discovery And Characterization Of Lunar Lava Tubes Using Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Data, Jonathan Arthur Meyer
Validating the Adidas miCoach for Estimating Pace, Distance, and Energy Expenditure During Treadmill Walking and Running, Sean T. Miller
Analysis of Differential Item Functioning on Selected Items Assessing Conceptual Knowledge of Descriptive Statistics for Spanish-Speaking ELL and non-ELL College Students, Angelica Amy Monarrez Rodriguez
A Comparison Of The Basics Harm Reduction Approach And Personalized Normative Feedback For Reducing Alcohol-Related Behaviors Among Municipal Firefighters, Stormy Miracle Monks
Adult Witness Credibility: Evidence for a Two-Factor Model, Abigail E. Moore
The Effects Of Education, Infrastructure, And Demographics Variables On Regional Income Performance In Missouri, Carlos Rafael Morales
Photovoice with Pediatric Cancer Parents: Understanding Difficulties and Communicative Behaviors for Coping Effectively, Gabriela Isela Morales
Multi-Objective System Design Optimization Considering Environmental Emissions, Olivia Carolina Moreno
Evaluation of a Cash Award Program for Water Conservation, Robert Moss
An Analysis of Hezbollah's Use of Irregular Warfare, Stephen Mulhern
Multi-Physics Modeling Of Induction-Based Additive Manufacturing Of Metals, Danny W. Muse
Examination Of The Neurochemical Mechanisms That Mediate Nicotine Withdrawal In Adolescent And Adult Rats, Luis Alberto Natividad
Magnetic Cell Separation by Inkjet Printing for Disease Monitoring, Sylvia Lucia Natividad
Algorithmic Aspects Of Analysis, Prediction, And Control In Science And Engineering: Symmetry-Based Approach, Jaime Nava
Development Of A High Pressure Optically Accessible Combustor And Shear Co Axial Injector, Christopher David Navarro
Development of Models to Estimate Modulus and Permanent Deformation of Texas Bases, Eric Navarro
An Empirical Analysis Of The Ciudad Juárez Homicides: The Impact Beyond An International Border, Pedro Nino
Hafnia-Based Nanostructured Thermal Barrier Coatings For Next Generation Gas Turbine Technology, Mohammed Noor-A-Alam
Design and Development of an Optically Accessible High Pressure Combustor, Jesus Nunez