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Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Two-Dimensional Gravity Modeling Of The Rattlesnake Springs Watershed, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, Nikolay D. Boykov
Microstructural Characterization and Heat Treatment of A-286 Turbine Buckets, Christopher Michael Bradley
Science versus religion: Protestant dominance and cultural discrimination in public schools, Melissa Marie Brock
GIS-based Tool for Assessing Hydraulic Performance of Drainage Infrastructure System in El Paso, Gema L. Camacho
An Investigation Of Cognitive And Non-Cognitive Variables That Affect Student-Athlete Graduation And Retention, Lisa Diana Campos
Magnitude Of Right-Lateral Offset On The Southern Death Valley Fault Zone From Miocene Volcanic Assemblages, Sabrina Michelle Canalda
Uptake of PAHs and Metals by Plants in Arid Environment, Zarhelia Carlo
Building Collaborative Capacity Across Institutional Fields: A Theoretical Dissertation Based on a Meta-Analysis of Existing Empirical Research, Vivian Hernandez Carrasco
En los ojos, el vacío, Camilo Castillo-Rojas
Health Prognisis of Electronics Via Power Profiling, Jonathan Amilcar Cervantes
Real-time Image-based Motion Detection Using Color and Structure, Manali Chakraborty
Getting to know you: The effects of familiarity and time on social perception, Clarissa Arms Chavez
The effectiveness of FBA-based interventions on social goals and behaviors of a student at risk of E/BD, Hsin-Ju Chen
Does type of stimulus influence task-irrelevant evaluative categorization processes?, Guadalupe Corral
Introduction to Pseudo-ordered Groups, Maria Dolores Cruz
Ms.Ms., Amanda Elvira Cuellar
Using the Taguchi Design and the Central Composite Design to Increase the Robustness of a Process from its Raw Material Variability, Alvaro Cuevas
Flashback Propensity Of Gas Mixtures, Bidhan Kumar Dam
School-Based Coaching: An Interpretive Study Of One Model Of Professional Development, Michele De Bellis
Project L.E.A.N.: An After-school Health and Exercise Project for Elementary School Children in El Paso, Texas, Hendrik De Heer
The Effect Of Exogenous Leptin On Murine Dendritic Cell Morphology And Function, Christine Delgado
Treatment of RO Concentrate Using VSEP Technology, Guillermo Guadalupe Delgado
Art In A New Light: Design And Assessment Of Illuminants To Reduce Photochemical Degradation Of Works Of Art, Monica Fabiola Delgado
It's Bigger and Hip-Hop: Richard Wright, Hip-Hop, and Masculinity, Marcos Julian Del Hierro
IGOs and Juridical Organs, Janeth Diaz
The Ethics of the Other, Luis Ruben Diaz
Electroweak Scale Neutrinos, Enrique Diaz-Mendez
The Pluvial Lake Palomas - Samalayuca Dunes System, Miguel Dominguez Acosta
South Park and Absurd Culture War Ideologies, The Art of Stealthy Conservatism, Drew W. Dungan
Effects of Concurrent Task Performance on Object Processing, Gabriela Durán
Characterization Of A Mems Accelerometer For A Highway Health Monitoring Ultra-Low Power Sensor, Karla Cecilia Enriquez
Appropriate Prosodic Variation is Valued by Users, Rafael Escalante-Ruiz
The Problem of Time in Quantum Mechanics, Crisol J. Escobedo
An Analysis And Overview Of Selected Original Compositions By Dario Escobedo, Dario Valentino Escobedo
Suswa volcano, Kenya rift: Evidence of magma mixing, Na-F complexing and eruptions triggered by recharge, Vanessa Veronica Espejel Garcia
Evaluation of Selected Physical Activities on Maintenance of Target Heart Rate in Hispanic Middle School Students, Christopher Ray Estrada
Autonomous Vehicle Navigation: A Comparative Study Of Classical Logic And Neural Network Technique, Javier Alejandro Flores
Asset Management Application Towards an Improved Right of Way Acquisition, Dora Oralia Francis
Three Essays on Chinese Outward Investment, Yan Gao
Exploring Antarctica: Analyzing the outcomes of a minority focused field research program, Claudia Vanessa Garcia
Microwave Assisted Solid-Supported Organic Synthesis: A Novel Methodology To Obtain 2,3-Disubstituted-1,4-Naphthoquinones, Israel Garcia-Martinez
Latina Sorority Involvement and the College Experience: Social and Academic Impact, Darilis Garcia-Mcmillian
Examples of hyperbolic knots with distance 3 toroidal surgeries in the 3-sphere, Cesar Garza
The Association of Dust Events with Asthma Exacerbation in the U.S.-Mexico Border Children: A Pilot Study, Monika Gaytan
Additive Layer Manufacturing Of TI-6AL-4V By Electron Beam Melting From Powder Particles: Solid, Mesh And Foam Components Study, Sara M. Gaytan
The Effect of Student Engagement on Student Success at a Binational Hispanic Serving Institution, Charles Edwin Gibbens
The Constant Jugglers- Single Mothers Amidst Patriarchy and University, Christopher Bordon Goldsmith
Prenatal Physical Activity Patterns And Determinants In An Urban Ecuadorian Population, Erika Gonzalez Beltran
Insight Into The Physics Of Rupture: Dynamic Triggering Seismicity, Hector Gonzalez-Huizar
Survey Research to Assess Secondary School Teachers' Disposition and Readines for Teaching Mathematics to English Language Learners, Rosa Isela Gonzalez
Spectroscopic Characterizations of Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposites, Jayesh Rasikalal Govani
The Relation of Alcohol Expectancies to Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Related Problems Among College Students, Michelle Nicholle Greco
No One Over Your Bones, Veronica E. Guajardo
Assistive Technology As A Cognitive Developmental Tool For Students With Learning Disabilities Using 2d And 3d Computer Objects, Felipe D. Guevara
A Study Of Possible Pre-Cognitive Advantages Of Bilingualism, Marisela Gutierrez
Youth Movements in Latin America: 20th Century Stories of Age, Struggle, and Socio-Political Independence, Amaris Delcarmen Guzman
Bridging The Digital Divide: Infusing Digital Storytelling To Improve Literacy Instruction Among Students In Rural Bhutan, Khendum Gyabak
An Integrated Software Package For Model-Based Neuro-Fuzzy Classification Of Small Airway Dysfunction, Nazila Hafezi
Core Conditions in Student-Centered Learning, Margaret Ann Hartford
Identification of Human Gait Using Genetic Algorithm Tuned Fuzzy Logic, Abdallah Abdel-Rahman Hassan Mahmoud
Taste of Dirt, Brianna Lynn Heisey
Student Price Response: The Effect of Tuition Deregulation in Texason Student Enrollment Trends in Texas Public Institutions of Higher Educaiton, Jose Carlos Hernandez
Toxicity Of Zinc Oxide And Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles To Mesquite, Jose Angel Hernandez Viezcas
Percy Grainger and Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Comparative Study of English Folk-Song Settings for Wind Band, Shawna Meggan Holtz
"Should I Just Confess?": The Influence of Perceived Consequences Associated with Confessing on the Likelihood of True vs. False Confessions, Allyson Judith Horgan
Templeton's Peace, Trent Devell Hudley
Comparison Of Older Mexican American Upper Extremity Reach Capabilities To Older Anglo Americans, Odi Mike Ikpe
Directional analysis and filtering for dust storm detection in NOAA-AVHRR imagery, Swapna Janugani
Reduced Dimensionality Hyperspectral Classification using Finite Mixture Models, Vikram Jayaram
Reanalysis Of Some Effects Of The Mutual Exclusivity Constraint And Their Operation In Bilingual Children, Marina Kalashnikova
Novel Approach To Predict The Crash Testing Data Using Multiple Regression Analysis And Principal Component Analysis, Ravi Lochan Kallur
Perceptions Of Leadership Capacity And Student Achievement, Joe Allen Keith
Riding the Borderlands: The Negotiation of Social and Cultural Boundaries for Rio Grande Valley and Southwestern Motorcycling Groups, 1900-2000, Gary L. Kieffner
Hybrid Approach For Site Selection Using Impact Assessment And Principal Component Analysis, Ugandhar Reddy Kondamadugula
Nondestructive Testing For Finding Out The Displacement Of Crack In Silicon Nitride, Sriharsha Kurra
Verification Of Nyslab A Software For The Analysis Of Jointed Pavements, Maryam Limouee
Detection of Gas/Odor Based on Quartz Crystal Microbalance Sensors and Fuzzy Similarity Measure, Yi-Chen Lo
Evaluation of a Community-Based Cervical Cancer Education Program on Perceptions and Knowledge of Screening among Low-Income Hispanic Women, Claudia S. Lozano
Characterization And Cytotoxic Assessment Of Ballistic Aerosolized Particulates For Tungsten Alloy Penetrators Interacting With Steel Targets, Brenda Ivette Machado
The Evaluation of a Web-Based Physical Activity Intervention in a Predominantly Hispanic College Population, Dejan Magoc
New Algorithms for Optimal Portfolio Selection, Tanja Magoc
Buckling of Dome Structure With Opening, Under Wind Load, Anup Ramesh Marathe
The Distinctiveness Effect in Fingerprint Identification: How the Role of Distinctiveness, Information Loss, and Informational Bias Influence Fingerprint Identification, Jessica L. Marcon
The Journey of an Image: the Western Perception of Tibet, Diana Martinez
High-Temperature Phase Transitions In RbH2PO4, Heber Jair Martinez
Lipid Metal Organic Networks, Maria Eugenia Martinez
Un/Commonplaces: Redirecting Research and Curricula in Rhetoric and Writing Studies, Brian J. Mcnely
Using a Radiative Transfer Model in Conjunction with UV-MFRSR Irradiance Data for Studying Aerosols in El Paso-Juarez Airshed, Richard Medina Calderon
Finite Element Modeling Of Nondestructive Test Methods Used For Detection Of Delamination In Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements, Dante Mejia Munoz
Does God Favor The Unequal Allocation Of Resources? A Study Of The Effects Of Religion On Ethnic Conflicts, Irene Rebeca Mendoza
An Enhanced Method For The Existing Bluetooth Pairing Protocol To Avoid Impersonation Attacks, Patricia Aidee Mendoza
Improving Throughput of Simultaneous Multithreaded (SMT) Processors using Shareable Resource Signatures and Hardware Thread Priorities, Mitesh Ramesh Meswani
Temporal And Geochemical Insights Related To Volcanic And Plutonic Activity Within Big Bend National Park, Texas, Daniel Paul Miggins
The Exquisite Pain of Sunny Afternoons, Jessica Jeanne Miller
Assessing Repeatability Of Four-Point Bending Method For Estimating Fatigue Cracking Of Hot Mix Asphalt, Sara -. Montazeri
Spatio-Temporal ECG Analysis For Localization Of Arrhythmias Using Precordial ECG Leads And 128-Lead Systems, Eduardo Morales