Theses and Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Variation in Parenting Style in a Captive Group of Western Lowlands Gorillas, Ana E. Fernandez
Phosphormorphosis, Elizabeth Fernandez Figueroa
Chemical Education Experiences from The English Language Learner Perspective, Annette Flores
Distributed Semantic Web data management in HBase and MySQL cluster, Craig M. Franke
At-risk Hispanic students' perception of afterschool programs: a new model targeting the needs of English language learners, Cynthia Wise Galvan
The Evaluation and Analysis of The Impact of Variability on The Twelve Workstation Factory, Hernando Garrido
In-group implicit prejudice against Mexican Americans in the Rio Grande Valley, Christelle Fabiola Garza
Mathematics of Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging, Guillermo Garza
History of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Mexican Origin Undergraduate Students and Its Relationship to Impulsivity, Jessica Lee Graham
Third grade taks reading performance differences, textbook adoptions and Texas reading first initiative participating and non-participating campuses, Erica Briana Guerra
Are Progressive Ratio and Fixed Interval Schedules of Reinforcement Related Measures of Impulsivity?, Christine Guiterrez
“Breakfast Shots” and Other Stories: Collected Fiction of Joseph D. Haske, Joseph D. Haske
The New Woman persona in “Dracula” and the “Twilight” series: An elliptical struggle of social order, Silvia E. Herrera
The Ripening of Mangos, Katherine Hoerth
Hijos como mediadores lingüísticos entre padres y diferentes entidades sociales, Mercedes Huerta
The First-Integral Method for Duffing-Van Der Pol-Type Oscillator System, Xiaochuan Hu
“Combustible Sinners” and other stories, Myra Ivette Infante
Benchmarking Bottom-Up and Top-Down Strategies to Sparql-To-Sql Query Translation, Andrii Kashliev
Binge Drinking in Undergraduate Mexican-Origin Students and Its' Relation to Impulsivity, Rosalva M. Longoria
Characterizing and Optimizing the Molten Salt Cleaning, Yangyang Long
Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Theory and Application, Jaime Xavier Lopez
An Investigation into Temperature Trending in Railroad Tapered Roller Bearings Through Vibration Monitoring Techniques, Rafael Kristian Maldonado
Life Stories of Four Conjunto Musicians: Adding to the Culturally Relevant Curriculum of the Rio Grande Valley Schools, Andres Martinez
Enriched vs Impoverished Housing: Food Choice and Consumption, Berenice Martinez
Tierra Sagrada: Stories, Jose Rene Martinez
k-Hyponormality of powers of multivariable weighted shifts, Mayra O. Martinez
Parenting Strategies as Predictors of Cognitive Development Among Children, Nydia E. Martinez
My Made for TV Life or How We Survived My Psycho-Killer Dad, Sarah Beth McDonald
Creation of Post AP Chemistry Class, Julian Medrano
Access to healthcare for “undocumented citizens” in the Rio Grande Valley, Milena A. Melo
The Mexican Identity and Music: Audioscapes and The Transnational Death Metal Band Brujeria, Michael D. Mena
The New Chicana Heroine: Representations of Anzaldua's Mestiza Consciousness in Chicana Feminist Cultural Productions, Monica E. Montelongo
Using Discrete Event Computer Simulation to Analyze the Effects of Proposed Changes to Personnel in A Hospital Medical Laboratory, Gerardo Morales
La Llorona and horror: A Chicana feminist reading of the films “The Wailer” and “The Wailer II”, Orquidea Morales
Examining the Knowledge Sharing and Uncivil Behavior of Envious Employees: An Affective Events Theory Perspective, Ankur P. Nandedkar
The Use of Debit Cards in Promoting On-Time Payment Behavior in A Daycare Center in The Rio Grande Valley Region of Texas, Ruben James Nieto
First Mover: Otto Struve and The Use of Scientific Capital in Astrophysics, 1921–1950, Erik Paul Norquest
Style investing: International evidence, Daniel Rafael Perez
Inglés con barreras, Monica D. Pestana
Development and Implementation of Challenge-Based Instruction in Engineering Graphics, Gregory A. Potter
The Effects of Teacher Nonverbal Immediacy and Teacher Confirmation on the Affective Learning of Students with Special Needs, Jacquelyn R. Rex
Attitudes of parents and teachers toward bilingual education, Gilda Rios
Twelve: Race and gender representations in Hidalgo County petit jury selections, 1950–1960, Rene Rios
Dropout prevention: factors contributing to the resiliency of at-risk Hispanic students and their pursuit of a high school diploma, William Roach
Positive Emotions and Suicide Intervention Response, Crystal Rodriguez
Subdifferentials of Distance Functions and Applications to Facility Location Problems, Juan Salinas Jr.
Social Skills as Predictors of Theory of Mind Development Among Children, Lucia A. Salinas
Analysis and Design of An Anisotropic, Compliant Suspension Component, Samantha Jean Salinas
Does Responding on Progressive Ratio Schedule of Reinforcement Vary as A Function of Phase in Estrous Cycle?, Armandina M. Sanchez
And They Were Thirteen, Daniel Sanchez
Development of Laboratory Based Smart Micro Grid To Be Used As An Educational Tool, Jose L. Sanchez
After “Borderlands” The Making of an Academic Chola: Poems, Veronica Sandoval
Synthesis and characterization of 4,4-prime-distyrylbiphenyl and its applications in organic field effect transistors, Nestor A. Santos Jr.
French-born settlers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, 1821-1900 : immigration, influence, integration and identity, Olivier Schouteden
Tinged, Sarah Sherrill
Narrative analysis and computational model to predict interestingness of narratives, Laxman Thapa
Senso no Himitsu (Secrets of War), Ricardo Tijerina Jr.
Subthreshold 3 Phase Mixers, Jesus Angel Torres
Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Staphylococci in The Lower Rio Grande Valley, Diana E. Trevino
The Role of Thermally-Induced Geometrical Changes in Temperature Trending of Railroad Tapered Roller Bearings, Andrei G. Vaipan
‘Climate change’ and its bearing on violent crimes in a Rio Grande Valley City in Texas, Vanessa Valdez
Comparison of soil chemistry and microbial communities that inhabit the rhizosphere of native and non-native grasses of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jacqueline Valencia
Awake: A young adult novel in verse, Minerva Vasquez
An Analysis of The Dynamic Properties of The American Depositary Receipt Cross Market Premium, Jorge Vidal
Partition a 3-colorable graph into a small bipartite subgraph and a large independent set, Qing Wang
The Culturally Adapted Public Administrator: How Accredited MPA Programs Are Preparing Administrators with Cultural Competency, Nicholas Weimer
Qualitative Analysis to a Nonlinear System, Pengcheng Xiao
Soliton solutions of ultradiscrete integrable systems, Wei Yin
Looking for Adam: An analysis of the works of Marilynne Robinson, Kristina Y. Zavala
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Design and testing of orifice valves for use in freight railcars hydraulic suspension system, Awni K. Alshakhshir
Texas Rangers to Border Patrol the shift in border security in the 1920's: The legacy of undemocratic and often violent origins, Rodolfo Arriaga
Hospital investments in high technology and community services: The role of local market uninsurance, Lakshmi Balasubramanian
An information technology suitability index for mass customization, Oscar Leonardo Barrenechea
Gender Differences in Advanced Theory of Mind and Social Competence Among School-Age Children, Cheryl A. Barton
Coping Strategies of L2 Writers During The Writing Process: Case Studies of Non-English Dominant Students in Mainstream English Composition Courses, Petra Jakulin Baruca
Reel Talk: Deconstructing Communication Disorders in A Sampling of Modern Films, Lisa M. Beccera
Viviendo sin inglés: Los efectos sociales del dominio limitado en inglés entre residentes mexicanos en el condado de Hidalgo, Texas, Ericka Benavides
Estampas de mi Tierra- Vignettes of my Land, Angel Berrios
Identification of parameters and the distribution of the maximum and the minimum, Lijuan Bi
Two essays on the impact of rational and irrational investor sentiments on equity market return and volatility: Evidence from the U.S. and Brazil, Pablo Javier Calafiore
‘Diversa de mí Misma’: Silence as performative resistance in Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Marcia A. Caltabiano-Ponce
Parenting Stress on Mothers of Children with Autism, Janett Cantu
Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Speaking Instruction on Students Cognitive Learning, Skill Development, and Communication Apprehension, Gilberto A. Castillo
Commodifying Creativity: Class, Labor, and Authorship in Isabella Whitney's “A Sweet Nosgay”, Janette Cavazos
El Huisache Es Pocho, Pero Las Raíces No: Poems, Isaac Chavarria
An improved wideband Vivaldi antenna design, Fang Chen
Juntos, pero no revueltos: Actitudes entre monolingües y bilingües en el aula, Miriam Cruz
"Spreading the good word": Toward an understanding of brand evangelism, Samuel K. Doss
The Occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Revictimization Among Hispanic Women, Eleni Isis Escorza
Impact of Workplace Stress on Job Satisfaction Moderated by Religious Coping, Celina A. Esparza
A critical analysis of the identification, placement, and assessment policies for achieving educational parity of bilingual learners, Lilia Rocio Estrada
Con Mis Manos / With My Hands: A Documentation of Specific Cultural Elements Required for A Play Set in South Texas, Emily Ruby Fierros
An investigation of high school dual enrollment participation and allied health program enrollment in a South Texas University, Martina Flores
Electrorheological fluid effect of polymer coated carbon nanofibers and/or fullerenes in liquid crystals, Steven S. French