Theses and Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Nanostructured Transition Metal Oxides for Energy Storage and Conversion, Qiang Li
Radar Image Processing and Its Applications Based on Convolution Back Projection, Qitong Li
Stakeholders' perceptions of parental involvement and home-school connections in a South Texas border town, Cynthia A. Lopez
Monitoring citrus nutrition in the Rio Grande Valley for fertilizer recommendations, Iram Lopez
Tejanos and the Texas Revolution: Their reaction to the Centralist threat, Michael Marino
The role of app development and mobile computing in motivating the secondary mathematics classroom, Jennifer Lee Marquez
The Born approximation, multiple scattering, and the butterfly algorithm, Alejandro F. Martinez
Pulsar J0453+1559, the 10th double neutron star system in the universe, Jose Guadalupe Martinez
A decision support model for process planning in remanufacturing using fuzzy set theory and genetic algorithm, Juan C. Martinez
Resaca ecosystem development: colonization and succession of the macroinvertebrate community, Leah M. McIntosh
A dual band high impedance antenna for RF Harvest applications, Andres J. Medina
Balanced modular parameterizations, Esteban J. Melendez
Mispricing, Speculation and Real Activities Manipulation, Cristhian R. Mellado-Cid
Los años sin causa, Victor Adolfo Menco Haeckermann
Creating an information systems security culture through an integrated model of employees compliance, Mohammad I. Merhi
Studies of a mathematical model for generating rhythmic behavior with a simple brain, Juan C. Morales
Organizational Culture and Generation Cohorts: A Comparative Analysis Between A Public and Private Organization, David A. Morgan
Cubic B-spline: Derivation with two applications, Maria Mungia
Transylvania, Texas, Joshua Murray
Topological pressure and fractal dimensions for bi-Lipschitz mappings, Hugo E. Olvera
"Yes, we are Latino women but very proud to have serve[d] our country": Ethnic Mexican women's contributions to World War II, Laura L. Oviedo
Effects of Climate Change on The Potential Distribution of 12 Endemic Lizards of The Genus Plestiodon of Mexico, Mayra Oyervides
Factors affecting attitudes towards individuals with schizophrenia: Perceptions of Mexican American college students, Valerie Paredes
Difference in the perception of political art inside and outside the art gallery, Jose Maria Parga
The relationship between course design, sense of community, and student achievement of students in online courses, Maria Eugenia Perez-Butron
The acute effects of different blood flow restriction settings on blood lactate, electromyography and leg strength during bilateral knee extensions, Guillermo Eduardo Perez
Manuel Guerra and the politics of Starr County, Texas 1880-1920, Jesus Perez
A study comparing the pedagogical effectiveness of virtual worlds and of traditional training methods, Benjamin Peters
Corrosion assessment and enhanced biocompatibility analysis of biodegradable magnesium-based alloys, Luis Enrique Pompa
Influence of Surface Modification on Corrosion and Biocompatibility of Titanium Alloys, Zia Ur Rahman
Companies' Responses to Negative Online Reviews, Claudia L. Ramos
From Laredo to Matamoros: The Constitutionalist Battles Along the Rio Grande 1913-1914, Jesus Ramos
Del Norte: A collection of short stories y El corrido de Dani, Jesus Alfredo Reyna
Underpricing and buy and hold abnormal returns in venture capitals' portfolio firm IPOs, Abdelhamid Riani
Cloning and characterization of EF-Tu and EF-Ts from Streptococcus pneumoniae, Carlos Eduardo Rivera
Examining the perceptions of trust between principals and teachers in elementary schools with high student academic achievement, Gabriela Rodriguez
Educational practices, funding, and the implementation of a reading first program, Maria Maricela Rodriguez-Salaiz
Anxiety symptoms among Mexican and Mexican American groups based on acculturation, Yolanda Rodriguez
Temperature and relative humidity effects on water loss and hemolymph osmolality of Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822), Phillip J. Rose
Last breath, Marshall James Saenz
Consumer evaluation of corporate social responsibility: New insights from the expectancy confirmation/disconfirmation paradigm, Roberto Saldivar
Creating her own power: "Morte Darthur's" Morgan Le Fay, Cynthia A. Scott
Reflections of Oppression, Fatemeh Semiari
The effects of perceived gender coaching styles of female coaches on extrinsic motivation of female athletes on team sports, Cameron Sitler
Using the Differential Fay Identities for ribbon graph enumeration, Indalecio Soto Jr.
The effects of enhanced discharge education on knowledge retention in first time stroke/TIA patients, Edward M. Stiner Jr.
Deconstructing the rhetoric of fear in post 9/11 young adult literature, Ronald Dean Straight
Metal Oxide Nanostructures for Energy Conversion and Storage, Xing Sun
Gauging wetland restoration status using benthic-based structural and functional metrics, Claudia Alejandra Tamez
Low speed water tunnel testing, John J. Taylor
"Maese Pedro" y Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore: procedimientos teatrales de la narrativa cervantina en la obra de Luigi Pirandello, Mara Theodoritsi
An analytical and experimental biosensor for human MIG using AlGaN/GaN based HEMT devices, Hector Trevino II
Evaluation of an educational breastfeeding program for a non-profit agency in South Texas, Marcela Urbina Zavala
A Preventive Maintenance Framework in Dairy Production Operations, Maria F. Vargas
Efficient evaluation of SPARQL property path queries over PROV-DM provenance graphs in an RDBMS, Rodolfo E. Roman Velasco
A collective qualitative case study of challenges encountered by superintendents in a Texas school district from 1979 to 2013, Ana Dalia Villareal Oliveira
I won't die, Azael Villarreal
Detection of gravitational wave signals from NS-NS inspirals in presence of non-stationary noise, Wenhui Wang
The generation model of internal waves in a forced rotation-modified ocean, Daqi Xin
Manufacture and Characterization of Silver and Copper Nanostructures Produced via Forcespun Nylon 6 Nanofibers, Wenqian Zhao
Dynamics for the Compound Burgers-KdV equation, Xiangqian Zheng
Prediction of Time-to-Graduation for STEM Hispanic Undergraduate Students, Gejun Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
La Gente de Migración y Acción: African Americans in Revolutionary Mexico 1880–1929, Alfredo Aguilar
On Cubic Multisections, Andrew Alaniz
Metodos de Lectura en Espanol [Reading Methods in Spanish], Maria T. Almanza
Miguel A. Nevárez: A Life History of Educational Leadership, Rolando Avila
San Juan and its role in the transformation of the Rio Grande Valley, Roseann Bacha-Garza
Electrospinning Nanofibers for Controlled Drug Release, Indrani Banik
Nascent nanocomputers: DNA self-assembly in O(1) stages, Michael C. Barnes
Perceived Creative Partnership: A Consequence of Music's Social Use, Paul Gennaro Barretta
Generations Apart: Exploring The Generation Gap in Theatre, Jesus Briones
El Murmullo de la Noche: Antologia de Cuentos Extranos, Alberto Alejandro Cabada
U.S. Jazz in The 1950s, Amanda Canales
The Soul of Man Under Capitalism, Joe L. Cantu
Effects of Habitat Enrichment on The Stress Level of The Sit-and-Wait Predator Sand Boa (Gongylophis Colubrinus), Jose Manuel Cantu Martinez
Synthetic aperture radar with compressed sensing, Yufeng Cao
VizLab: The Design and Implementation of An Immersive Virtual Environment System Using Game Engine Technology and Open Source Software, Moises D. Carrillo
Lax Pairs for Some Nonlinear Equations, Ana Castillo
Thorns of Native Lower Rio Grande Valley Plants are Colonized by Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria, Felicia A. Charles
Analysis of Brownsville Public Utilities Board Hybrid Wind and Solar Energy Systems: Case Study and Analysis in Brownsville, Texas, Lina L. Chavez
Angel in Skirts, Mary Ruth Chen
Family-Friendly Work Environment? An Investigation of Women's Job Stress and Satisfaction, Nina Ciric
Investor Return in REITs: Evidence of Market Timing and Capacity Constraints, Ekaterina Petrova Damianova
Living in The Outskirts, Thomas De La Cruz
The Effects of Principal's Transformational Leadership Behaviors on Teacher Leadership Development and Teacher Self Efficacy, Socorro M. Espinoza
Essays on CEO Networks and Banking, Fang Fang
Desde El Ombligo De Mi Madre, Veronica Gaitan
Predicted Effects of Climate Change on The Distribution of The Invasive Grass Dichanthium Annulatum, Cynthia Isabel Garcia
Mathematical Modeling of Two-Phase Arterial Blood Flow, Ani Emire Garcia Escorcia
Electrospinning Polymer Blends for Biomimetic Scaffolds for ACL Tissue Engineering, Vanessa Lizeth Garcia
SfMTP1 and SpMTP1 Cloning and Expression in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae: Potential for The Genetic Engineering of Arabidopsis Thaliana, Elyssa Rae Garza
Stolen Youth: A Co-Authored Memoir, Jeanilee A. Garza
Traveling Wave Solution to Two-Dimensional Burgers-Korteweg-De Vries Equation, Xiaoqian Gong