Theses and Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Nanoenergetic Gas Generators Based on Metal Hydroxides, Srbuhi Yolchinyan
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Thermal conductivity measurements of nanomaterials, Javier Acosta Martinez
Global-to-local-to-global: A model for tutoring ESL students in the writing center, David Aguilar
Love Sex God, Magdiel G. Alfonso
False positives on neuropsychological measures of effort among bilingual neurologically intact Mexican Americans, Arnoldo Amador Jr.
Accelerating object extraction and detection using a hierarchical approach with shape descriptors, Bassam Syed Arshad
A comparative approach to Question Answering Systems, Josue Balandrano Coronel
Essays on the performance and earnings management of cross-listing firms, Klaus S. Beckmann
South Padre Island beach management: Assessment of dune restoration, Shelby Rose Bessette
Multivariate calibration of a load sensor for dynamic and static freight railcar applications, Dylan Michael Blackwell
Relationships between Texas tortoise carapace length, home range size, and habitat selection at sites with invasive grass, Kiley V. Briggs
Avian communities in an urbanizing region: Abundance patterns and effects of local habitat features, John S. Brush
Adult Hispanic students' attitudes toward writing in English in a U.S. bilingual community, Analynn Bustamante
Development of Arginyl-tRNA synthetase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a platform to screen for inhibitors of protein synthesis, Daniel Cantu
Map of the problematique: An analysis of muse through a rhetorical lens, Triauna R. Carey
Discriminacion a un martir: The ballad of Felix Longoria, Cristobal A. Carrizales
The formal approaches and multicultural considerations of assessing aphasia for the neurogenic population from the perspective of a monolingual clinician, Lauren C. Carter
Repair severed nerve connections through a multi-branch microchannel scaffold to control the direction of the regenerated nerve, Luis Enrique Castanuela Ramon
A case study of Hispanic female school superintendents in rural schools of the Rio Grande Valley in deep south Texas, Irma C. Castillo
Biocompatible microchannel scaffold with microwires for recording regenerative peripheral nerve neural spikes, Manisankar Chennamsetti
Elucubraciones con cicatrices y gritos, Exal Chong
La expresión y posición de los clíticos en el español L2 de hablantes nativos del portugués brasileño en el sur de Texas, Mark A. Cisneros
Characterizing benthic invertebrate communities at five South Texas Banks, Maria T. Cooksey
Palatalizacion del fonema /d/ ante vocal anterior en el español como segunda lengua de los brasileños en el sur de Texas, Carlos Cornejo
If this heart had a mouth: A forbidden romance narrated through mimesis: Poems, Julieta V. Corpus
Destination choice in novel and mature destinations: Effects of psychographic traits and anticipated need congruity on tourist intentions, Oliver Cruz-Milan
Low temperature flexible perovskite solar cell with mesoporous TiO2 electron transport layer in high humidity environment, Felipe De La Torre
Apoptotic and necrotizing mechanisms of recombinant Panton-Valentine leukocidin in THP1 monocytes., Heriberto DeLeon III
Smoked Blood and Lavender, Diana L. Elizondo
Calculating evapotranspiration of Arundo donax along the Rio Grande, Jose R. Escamilla Jr.
You either laugh or cry, Laura Espinoza
El son de "El cuervo": The transformation of armonía practice in the mariachi tradition, Adolfo Estrada Jr.
The spatial and temporal distribution of residential burglary in Brownsville, South Texas, Sonia Figueredo
Design of three-dimensional near-zero refractive index metamaterials, David Flores III
Academic relationships between at-risk high school students and teachers within an alternative school setting: "It is more than just academics, it's attitude", Daniel R. Galdeano
Archaeological potential of the Rio Grande Valley: A look at Brazos Island with a historical focus on the Civil War, Robin L. Galloso
A study on the effect of higher education branding on student's college decision, David E. Garcia
Elementary educators' perspective of physical education and the physical education teacher, Jennifer M. Garcia
The effectiveness of teacher involvement in the design of a writing curriculum, Jennifer O. Garcia
Study of selective laser remelting of 316L S.S. to reduce roughness on inclined surface, Jafar Ghorbani
Using machine learning to predict student achievement on the state of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness examination in charter schools, Christopher D. Gonzalez
The acute effects of aerobic exercise with blood flow restriction cuffs on arterial compliance in males and females, Maria M. Gonzalez
Lie Symmetry to second-order nonlinear differential equations and its first integrals, Pengfei Gu
Comunicando emociones: Language preferences for Hispanics in the Rio Grande Valley, Elim Hernandez
Alzamiento de vocales medias en el español como L2 de brasileños en el sur de Texas, Estela Hernandez
A journey to understand dual language and the bilingual world: An autoethnography of a bilingual program director in an urban district, Olivia Hernandez
Sparse representation for the ISAR image reconstruction, Mengqi Hu
Essays on the role of institutional ownership in bank governance, Mohammad Jafarinejad
La traducción e interpretación como trasfondo y consecuencia en los personajes de la novela "Malinche" de Laura Esquivel, Blanca Jaimes-Luna
Global Entropy Based Greedy Algorithm for discretization, Sai Jyothsna Jonnalagadda
Characterizing mesophotic reef fish communities at five South Texas relic coral-algal banks, Linda Marie Jordan
Un testimonio del abismo: The figuring and disfiguring effects of trauma, addiction, and autobiography, Erin D. Knobloch
Lipan Apache tribe of Texas: Ethnic and racial identity, Ashley S. Leal
Router security effect on performance of a network, David L. Leal
Save my Sins for Sunday, Gabriel Leal
Developing a multimetric index to assess resaca ecosystem health, Buford J. Lessley
Does lowest order perturbation of Λ affect LIGO detection?, Shuang Liang
Nonlinear dynamics of electrostatically actuated nanotweezers, Bin Liu
Lie symmetry to nonlinear oscillator systems and applications, Xiaoyan Li
On hypergroups of order at most 6, Jordy C. Lopez
Making a difference through parental involvement: Techniques teachers can utilize in kindergarten bilingual classrooms, Monica I. Lopez
Jatropha curcas protoplast isolation and inhibitory effects of culture, Christopher S. Lukaszewski
Cuentos de verano antología de cuentos, Mayra C. Mancera
Randomness, information encoding, and shape replication in various models of DNA-inspired self-assembly, Eric M. Martinez
Development of a fundamental autonomous ground vehicle cruise control using MATLAB and Simulink, Luis F. Martinez
Compressive sensing and radar imaging, John Montalbo
Knee joint internal forces during squat jump exercise, Ricardo Moreno
Wettability of nonwoven polymeric nanofiber mats, Edgar Munoz
Development of a phased array using LNBs with non-synchronized clocks, James I. Murray
The fallen female: A testimony, Husney Farwa Naqvi
Perceptual determinants of consumption philanthropy donation intentions: Consumption or philanthropy?, Nese Nasif
Women's rhetoric and the romance novel genre, Kathryn M. O'Neil
Evaluating practicum student's' therapeutic effectiveness using solution focused brief therapy with Mexican American clients: A single case design, Krystle L. Ortega
The Canción Cannibal Cabaret and other songs: Feminists of a dystopian future repurpose a punk past, Amalia L. Ortiz
Identification of synthetic chemical compound inhibitors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa protein synthesis and the development of lead series, Stephanie O. Palmer
Ethnicity and poetry: A systems theory approach to contemporary African American and Mexican American poetry, Antonio Paniagua Guzman
Using computer-mediated communication as a tool for mentoring to Latina/o sophomore college students, Carly C. Peden
Elementary students' perceptions of teacher-student relationships, Jayne S. Pocquette
(Re)constructing American Linguistic Identity: Disrupting the American linguistic standard in first year composition, Brittany N. Ramirez
Analysis and simulation of a social network, Twitter: a case study, Jonatan Reyes
Profitability and Financial Characteristics of U.S. Publicly Traded Health Services Companies, Alessandra Rios
Optical method for high magnification imaging and video recording of live cells at sub-micron resolution, Jaime E. Romo Jr.
Optimizing border security with stochastic and deterministic strategies, Gabriel A. Rueda
Sequencing of the complete mitochondrial genome of Anastrepha species, Francisco C. Rugama II
Mapping borderlands horror: Tales in terror, trauma, and Latinx immigrant experiences in recent fiction, Cynthia Saldivar
The development of an E-Learning Usability Scale for Higher Education, Zoroayka V. Sandoval
Boricua type: Intersectional hybrid transcultural art concepts and illustrations, Isaac Santiago
Towards building a computer-aided accreditation system, Emmanuel Alejandro Santillana Fayett
Conquerors or cost-cutters? The influence of CEO power on corporate restructuring and aggressive strategic behavior, Ana M. Sariol
Carbon and nitrogen dynamics of anthropogenically disturbed seagrass ecosystems, Alison Shepherd
Understanding long-term English language learners in the developmental classroom of a community college, Stanley S. Snelson
Hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene using CoMoS2, Jacob S. Sollner
Coming of age on social media: Platforms for discussion and critique on the novels of Sarah Dessen, Liza M. Soria
Hispanic bilingual learners' perceptions and educational experiences of Spanish-speaking in South Texas, Isela B. Stephens
