Theses and Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
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
Impact of virtualization on cloud network security, Koushicaa Sundar
Numerical simulations of shock waves reflection and interaction, Ligang Sun
Handcrafted electrocorticography electrodes for a rodent neural activity, Nishat Tasnim
Añoranza, Victor H. Tijerina
An open source approach to serve a large number of computer users using block-level streaming, Max D. Torres
The subjugation of the Texas Indians from the 17th–19th centuries, Erhard M. Vandeventer
Analysis of artificial neural networks in the diagnosing of breast cancer using fine needle aspirates, Janette Vazquez
A comparative study and data analysis for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Victor Villalpando
Molecular dynamic simulation studies of the androgen receptor complexed with 5α-dihydrotestosterone and an allosteric ligand, Everardo Villarreal II
Foraging patterns and population density of the buff-bellied hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis) in Hidalgo County, TX, Megan I. Villarreal
Mobile appointment reminders in patient-centered care: Design and evaluation, Ying Wang
Graphene-based nanomaterials for hydrogen generation and storage, Lin Wei
The effect of manganese (Mn) on cell proliferation and migration in the Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 (MCF-7) human breast cancer cell line in vitro, Justin Lloyd Wendel
The artists journey- Strolling the edges of the universe, Mary P. Williams
From a long line of thieves, Lucinda Zamora-Wiley
Opinion formation about childhood immunization and disease spread on networks, Shan Shan Zhao
Forcespinning®: An alternative method to fabricate metal oxide/carbon composite nanofiber anodes for Li-ion batteries, Luis Zuniga
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Explaining the contact caveat: The role of social identity and intergroup threat, Jesse Acosta
Development of a DNA Barcoding Reference Library for Identification of Medicinal Plant Materials Used in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas: a Representative Case Study Using Arnica (Asteraceae), Hector G. Aguilar de Alba
Approximate analysis solution of Burgers-KdV equation, Hani Aldirawi
Comparing reproductive capacity of nearshore and offshore red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, on artificial reefs in the western Gulf of Mexico, Ricky J. Alexander
The Struggle Itself Toward the Heights Is Enough to Fill a Man's Heart: Calling, Moral Duty, Meaningfulness and Existential Self of Zookeepers, Luisa G. Allen
The effects of math anxiety on consumer price perception and purchase decision, Peter Andersen
Molecular modeling and mutational mapping of the GPR119 binding site, Shane M. Askar
Evaluation of security vulnerabilities of popular computer and server operating systems under cyber attacks, Rodolfo Baez Jr.
Higgs Boson equation in de Sitter spacetime: Numerical investigation of bubbles using GPUs, Jacob N. Banda
Doc and the chimera conspiracy, Jesus Beltran II
