Theses and Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Social Anxiety and Sexual Victimization in a Latina Sample: A Moderated Mediation, Andrew E. Dials
Assessing the Rehabilitation Status of the Reflooded Bahia Grande, Texas Based on Trace Gas Fluxes, Benthic Macroinvertebrates, and Fish Community Data Along Salinity and Seagrass Gradients, Catherine M. Eckert
Veteran Wellness and Reintegration: Factors Contributing to Their Success in the Community, Melissa A. Escamilla
Identification of Inhibitors of the Glutaminyl and Prolyl tRNA Synthetases from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Yaritza Escamilla
Evaluating Responses of Benthic Macrofauna to Artificial Reef Presence in the Gulf of Mexico, Douglas Faircloth
Essays on the Roles of Employee Representatives on the Board in Corporate Policy-Making, Amirhossein Fard
Mobile Solar Energy Environmental Control System with Remote Accessibility, Luis S. Garay
Educator Perspectives of High-Stakes Testing in an Urban School District in Deep South Texas, Sergio R. Garcia
To Love the Birds and the Places They’ve Made Their Home: Poems from the Magic Valley, Alyssa B. Garza
The Role of Technology in Bilingual Education: Developing a Culture of Excellence, Belinda Gomez
Comparison of RL Algorithms for Learning to Learn Problems, Adolfo Gonzalez III
Design and Testing of a Modular Laser System with Laser Machining and Bioprinting Capabilities, Jesus Gonzalez
Parametric Study of Selective Laser Alloying of Elemental Titanium and Boron Powders Using an Automated Deposition Mechanism, Julian V. Gonzalez
Constructing Associative Rings from Certain Hypergroups, Oscar Gonzalez
A Study of Human Balance and Coordination Using a Head Mounted Display, Daniel Gracia de Luna
A Case Study of Hispanic STEM Teacher Preparation, Pamela L. Groves
An Evaluation of Wastewater Pumping Station Facilities Using Statistical Techniques in Analyzing Each for Rehabilitation Design and to Improve the Adverse Environmental Affects, Zenaida S. Guerrero
Design of a Bedside Walker-Cane Hybrid to Aid Senior Adults Avoid Falls during Night Walks, Jorge L. Gutierrez
The Digital Reading Experiences of Middle School Readers: A Phenomenological Study, Laura A. Hayward
The Soft-Spoken Girl, Ashley Hernandez
Development of Flexible Photo-Mechanoluminescent Polymeric Based Systems, Carlos Hernandez
Histological Evidence of Annual and Lunar Reproductive Rhythms of Atlantic Sea Urchin, Arbacia punctulata in the Gulf of Mexico: Changes in Nutritive Phagocytes in Relation to Gametogenesis, Eleazar Hernandez II
Security Assessment of Select Computer Systems under Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Performed by Botnets, Hugo Armando Herrera Martinez
Cultural Clashes and Cultural Bridges: My Story in Afghanistan, Joe A. Hinojosa Jr.
Developing Multispectral Imaging Techniques to Determine Canopy Coverage and Carbon Storage of Seagrasses in the Gulf of Mexico, Ivy Michelle Hinson
The Development of Screening Platforms to Identify Novel Anti-Infectives that Inhibit Protein Synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Casey Anne Hughes
Object Enhancement, Noise Reduction, Conversion and Collection of Spatiotemporal Image Data, Michael Izaguirre Jr.
Effects of Elevated Temperature on Gonadal Functions, Cellular Apoptosis, and Oxidative Stress in Atlantic Sea Urchin (Arbacia punctulata), Jackson B. Johnstone
Electrostatically Actuated Double Wall Carbon Nanotubes to Include Intertube van der Waals Forces, Ezequiel Juarez Ocanas
Investigating Limitations to Nitrogen Fixation by Leguminous Cover Crops in South Texas, Stephanie L. Kasper
Gulf Trade Networks and Family Ties: French Migration via New Orleans to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, 1848-1881, Kristen D. Kline
Contributions of Historical Ecology to Ecological Services Assessments in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas, Julianna Katherine Schaefer Kurpis
Essays on Alternative Investments, Chad Kwon
A Case Study of Hispanic Students in Cooperative Learning, Louis Lee
PM2.5 Data Reliability and Air Quality Improvement Trends in Beijing, Huimin Li
Non-Space: The Perception of Reality, Carlos Limas
Wildlife Road Mortality Survey Methodologies, Trinity Dale Livingston
Investigating the Potential of Weeds as Host Reservoir for Plant Parasitic Nematodes in South Texas, Habraham F. Lopez
A Citrus Wildfire, Mark Anthony Lopez
The Acute Effects of Warm-up with and Without Blood Flow Restriction Cuffs on Lower Body Temperature, Flexibility, and Vertical Jump Power, Phillipe Thomas Lopez
The Wound of the Malinches [Las Heridas de Las Malinches], Leticia Margarita Lowry-Garcilazo
Shattering Taciturnity: The Use of Visual Arts as a Method of Communication and Expression, Jesmil M. Maldonado Rodriguez
Social Influences on Vocal Development in a Wild Parrot, Caleb Michael Mand Arellano
Investigating the Use and Effectiveness of the Istation Advanced Reading Program with Fourth-Grade At-Risk Struggling Readers, Andres Martinez
Polymeric PVDF Fibers for Piezoelectric Applications in Energy Harvesting, Misael E. Martinez
Genetics and Morphology of Invasive Tubastraea Species within the Gulf of Mexico: A Case Study of Species Misidentification and Distribution, Amelia E. McClure
AAC Device Use in School-Aged Special Education Students, Vanessa Medina
The Correlation Among Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors, Hemodynamics, and Arterial Elasticity in Hispanic College Students, Paloma J. Mendoza
High-Powered LED Assembly as Replacement for Conventional HBO Lamps in High Resolution, High Magnification Microscopy System, Christian Y. Miranda Solis
A Sinking Feeling: The Fate of Concrete Pyramids Deployed in Artificial Reefs in the Texas Gulf of Mexico, Cameron J. Moody
Enhancing Transport in Classical and Quantum Systems Using Non-Hermiticity, Fatemeh Mostafavi
Comparative, Lithology-Based Biogeography of Phreatophytic and Non-Phreatophytic Matrices along a North-South Gradient of the South Texas Sand Sheet, Christopher Joaquin Munoz
Identifying the N Sources for Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) in a South Texas Mangrove Forest, Ashley Elizabeth Murphy
Detention, Virginia Murray-Torres
The Snail Communities of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Briante Shevon Lewis Najev
Blockchain Technology Based Supply Chain Systems and Supply Chain Performance: A Resource-Based View, Madhavi Latha Nandi
Effects of Global Warming on Gonadal Functions, Cellular Apoptosis, and Oxidative Stress in the American Oyster, Sarah B. Nash
Evaluation of the Most Significant Factors Influencing the Production Rates of Highway Construction Activities, Angelica M. Neira
Teen Dating Violence in a Sample of High School Students in the Rio Grande Valley, Gabriela Ontiveros
DNA Barcoding Reveals Unexpected Diversity in Octocorallia in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Chelsea L. Pavliska
A Critical Bricoleur Assumes Positive Intent: Pablito's Problem, Paul Perez-Jimenez
Consumers and Augmented Reality in Shopping and Services: Drivers and Consequences, Atieh Poushneh
Measuring Disaster Resiliency in the Rio Grande Valley, Alma R. Provencio
Digital Literacies to Develop Biliteracy: A Case Study of Latino Students Exploring Multimodal Writing in English and Spanish, Laura Berenice Ramos Lopez
Teachers' Perceptions and Practices on Using Educational Technology as an Instructional Tool in the Classroom, Amanda Lee Resendez
Studies on Regulation of Dihydrotestosterone Binding to and Releasing from the Androgen Receptor, Tahyra M. Resto Santos
Mapping Consumer Cognition and Emotions: A Neuroscientific Approach, Dongjun Rew
Secondary Resonances of Electrostatically Actuated Mems Cantilevers, Christopher I. Reyes
Assessment of Some of the Common Practices Used in Scheduling Highway Projects, Jennifer Reyes
The Prisoner as Object: Rhetorical Agency and the Literacy of Prison Tattooing, Rebecca R. Reyes
Three Essays on Venture Capital Backed Firms and Peer to Peer Lending, Abdelhamid Riani
Consumer Response to the Disposal of Potentially Harmful Products: The Product Life-Cycle, Consumer Activism, and Subjective Well-Being across Borders, Sergio Enrique Robles-Avila
Administrator Perceptions on Service Strengths and Challenges regarding the Implementation of Section 504 Services for Public Education Students in South Texas, Dora Diana Rodriguez
An Experimental Study of Thrust Augmentation with Asymmetrical Nozzle Driven Pulsed Ejector, Orlando Rodriguez
En la Guarida/Where the Wolves Eat the Lion, Jose Rodriguez Ventura
Complex Trauma: Counselors' Self-Efficacy and Treatment, Breeze Valenska Rueda
Detecting Phone-Related Pedestrian Behavior Using a Two-Branch Convolutional Neural Network, Humberto Saenz
El profesor de Danza, Jorge Saenz
Glorious Indignities, Benito Salinas Jr.
Temperature Influence on Insecticide Resistance in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes from South Texas, Wendy Soledad Salinas
Elementary Statistics Instructors' Uptake of the Teaching Practices Recommended by the American Statistical Association, Marisol Sanchez Cortez
Oblivion, Angela V. Scardigno
Women in Law Enforcement: The Impacts and Obstacles They Face in a Hispanic- and Male-Dominated Culture, Lisa M. Seiser
Essays in Corporate Finance, Bina Sharma
Degree of Bilingualism, Age, Income and Teacher Ratings of Giftedness as Potential Predictors of Dichotic Listening Performance, Francisco J. Sierra
Los Aleluyas: A Socio-Cultural History of the Apostolic Movement in the Rio Grande Valley, Mauro Sierra III
Antecedents and Consequences of Leaders’ Security Orientation, Joseph J. Simpson
Empirical Bayes Estimators and Borel-Tanner Distribution, Celestina Ruby Soltero
A Landscape-Scaled and Community Ecology Approach to Wildlife Corridor Design in South Texas, James A. Stilley
Bubble Nucleation and Cooperativity in Duplex Stretching of a Helicoidal DNA Model, Pawan Kumar Thapaliya
Removal of as (III) and as (V) from Potable Water Using ZnO Nanoparticles, Grecia Torreblanca Baez
Reduction of the KP Hierarchy, Adrian Eugenio Torres
An Advanced Approach for Contract Time Determination in Highway Projects, Cuauhtemoc Torres Cantu
How Chess Relates to Theory of Mind, Noemi Trevino
Characterization of Plasmids Harbored by Vibrio cholerae Isolates Endemic to the Rio Grande Delta, Viviana Trevino
South Texas Media Representations of Rio Grande Valley Mexican Deportation Drives & Repatriation, 1928–1930, Evren John Turan
Hallo (que) por opino (que): La gramaticalización de la epistemicidad del verbo hallar en un corpus Salvadoreño, Luisa A. Valdez