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Theses/Dissertations from 2009
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
Development And Validation Of A High Throughput, Elisa Morales
Revision of the Ant Genus Crematogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in North America, Cynthia Ellen Morgan
High Temperature Oxidation Characteristics of Nb-10W-XCr Alloys, Maria Del Pilar Moricca
Earth Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Paramagnetic Contrast Agents, Saideh Sadat Mortazavi
Production of future forms by L2 English learners, Sabrina Mossman
The effects of psychopathy and Machiavellianism on cognitive dissonance, Ashley Anne Murray
Characterization of the behavioral and neurochemical effects of nicotine withdrawal in adolescent and adult rats., Luis Alberto Natividad
Towards More Reliable Extrapolation Algorithms With Applications To Organic Chemistry, Jaime Nava
Three-Dimensional Electronics Packaging Integration of Stereolithography and Direct Print, Misael Navarrete
Intermittent and Light Smoking Cessation in a Predominantly Hispanic College Sample, Natasha Kathleen Naylor
The Effect of Facial Resemblance on Alibi Credibility and Final Verdicts, Claudia Ochoa
The Isotopological Homodesmotic Reaction: A Further Refinement to the Quantification of Aromaticity, Marco Olguin
Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora: Figuras del letrado en “Alboroto y motín de los indios de México”, Daniel Orizaga Doguim
Development of the Video Suggestibility Scale for Children: Spanish-language version, Claudia Ornelas
Semi-Automated Frame Transformations using FFT Analysis on 2-D Images, Francisco Javier Osuna
El libro de los infiernos, José M. Palacios
Design of a Low Voltage Analog to Digital Converter, Praveen Kumar Palakurthi
PDI, Reactive oxygen species stress and Polyphenolic Phytochemicals: Implications for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Rituraj Pal
Correlation Between Microstructures and Oxidation Resistance in Zr-Nb-Ti Alloys, Clemente Jose Parga
Electric Power Distribution Optimization Using Evolutionary Algorithms, Sowmya Parimi
The Association of Human Leukocyte Antigen(HLA) Alleles and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) among Mexican Americans (MA), Kantibhai Motiram Patel
Hybrid Ftth Optical Network Using Incoherent Optical Code Division Multiple Access, Joel Quintana
Microstructural Characterization of Overaged GTD-111 HP Turbine Buckets, Oscar Quintero
Claiming the Discursive Self: Mestiza Rhetoric of Mexican Women Jouranlists, 1876-1924, Cristina Devereaux Ramirez
Analysis of Cluster Compute Nodes With Varying Memory Hierarchy Distributions, Jon Valentin Ramirez
Implication For The Role Of Leptin-Induced Signaling As A Negative Regulator Of Dendritic Cell Function, Oscar Ramirez
Aluminum Hydride Compunds: A Theoretical and Experimental Spectroscopic Study, Layra E. Reza
Analysis Of Shallow Seismicity And Stress Fields In Southeastern Alaska, Hugo Rodriguez
A Critical Analysis of Immigration and Terrorism in the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001 through Political Rhetoric., Cesar Hugo Rodriguez, Jr,
Three Essays on the Quantification, Validation, and Application of Gray's Accounting Values, Ramon P. Rodriguez
Nutrient Dynamics in a Created Desert Wetland: Implications for the Rio Bosque Wetlands Park, Ruth Rodriguez
Assessment Of Super-Resolution For Face Recognition From Very-Low Resoution Images, James Roger Roeder
Cis-acting Signals for Replication of Nodamura Virus RNA1, John Joseph Rosskopf
Optimization of a Strapdown Inertial Navigation System, Mario Ruiz
An Investigation On The Mixing Hydrodynamics Of A Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed, Mario Alberto Ruvalcaba
Geography of Pestecide Exposure in the Lower Valley (El Paso County, Texas), Critina Solis Sanchez
Career Pathways And Demographic Profiles Of University Presidents In The U.S.: 2000-2008, Lourdes Sanchez
Resistivity And Conductivity Studies Of The Rattlesnake Springs, New Mexico Watershed, Claudia Santiago