Theses and Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Algorithmic Temperature 1 Self-Assembly, Yunhui Fu
With His Guitar in His Hand: Representations of U.S. - Mexico Border Masculinity in Robert Rodriguez's “El Mariachi”, Marlene Galvan
Duffing-van der Pol type oscillator, Guangyue Gao
Parameterized Algorithm for 3-SAT, Yi Gao
School Public Relations: Relating with LEP Families, Annette Serventi Garcia
The U.S.-Mexico Border Fence: An Exploration of The Effectiveness of This Immigration Policy, Froylan Garza
Angel Walking: A Documentary, Jesse F. Garza
Poeta power: The poetic journey of La Erika: Poems, Erika Marie Garza-Johnson
Feminism, Imperialism, Utopianism, and Science Fiction in Margaret Cavendish's “Blazing World", Terina Garza Vazquez
Chief Lawyer of the Nez Perce: Reassessing the career of a cultural broker, Daniel R. Gibbs
Wrestling Windmills, Christopher Girman
A study of the effect of vibration on railroad bearing temperature, Bertha Alicia Gonzalez
False positive rates in the neuropsychological assessment of neurologically intact bilingual Hispanic American adults, Cassandra Dayanira Gonzalez
Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus) Habitat Use and Differential Response to Playback of Host Song, Mary Jennifer Gorton
DNA Staged Self-Assembly at Temperature 1, Nicholas H. Guiterrez
The conservative conversation, Heather Hall
A Synthetic Approach Toward Novel β-Lactams, Mohamed Hashim
First generation Hispanic high school students going to college: experiences that support decisions and college going pathways, Norma Ibarra-Cantú
Investigating heavy metal accumulation and oxidative stress tolerance of non-accumulators and hyperaccumulators in the Brassicaceae plant family, Fritzie Joy Into
Digit ratio and sexually dimorphic psychopathology, Miriam Sarahi Izaguirre
Surface optimization of high density polyethylene and carbon nanofiber composites for the improvement of electromagnetic shielding effectiveness, Brandon C. Jarvis
Politics of Pansies: D. H. Lawrence's Philosophical Vision of Reform, Andrew Keese
Valley palm, Melissa E. King
Predicting college student classroom performance with a simple metacomprehension scale, Amber Lee Klein
Context versus rote learning in the martial arts, Pearson F. Klein
On nonlinear response of micro and nano capacitive resonators, Martin William Knecht
Ethnobotanical History and Seed Oil Chemistry of The Physic Nut, Jatropha Curcas, Nathan M. Leclear
Social networks and beliefs of Mexican-American parents as predictors of parent involvement, Maria Filomena Leo
Ecos de barro De la memoria a la imagen de la imagen al poema, Rossy Evelin Lima-Padilla
An Analytic Hierarchy Process approach to assess health service quality, Yan Li
Between Silver and Glass, Catherine V. Lopez
New Algorithms for Protein Structure Comparison and Protein Structure Prediction, Zaixin Lu
Design and implementation of an actively adjustable spring mechanism via redundant actuation, Eleazar Marquez
Walking Back, Benjamin Martinez-Alvarez
Testing the neutralizing effects of nonverbal teacher immediacy cues on offensive teacher misbehaviors in higher education classrooms, Claudia Esther Martinez
Emotion Understanding and Social Competence in Balanced Bilinguals and Language-Dominant Children, Katrina Meza
Identification of Phosphatases Involved in E2F-Associated Apoptosis, Liza D. Morales Smith
Predictors of Pap Smear Utilization Among Female Mexican American College Students, Sylvia M. Morales
Scores: A Story Collection, Robert Paul Moreira
Sibling Stress in Families of Children with Autism, Valerie N. Moreno
Distributed storage and queryng techniques for a semantic web of scientific workflow provenance, Jaime Alberto Navarro
Thermal Analysis of Railroad Bearings: Effect of Wheel Heating, Lariza A. Navarro
Photonic crystal design and fabrication assisted by tunable femtosecond oscillator laser, Kristofer B. Ohlinger
Modeling instabilities of electrically driven jets with finite conductivity under constant or variable applied field, Saulo I. Orizaga
Hispanic Students' Voices in Writing, Regine Pellicer
Spectral reflectance as an indicator of foliar concentrations of arsenic in common sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Yuridia Patricia Peralta De Gandy
Sociocultural Attitudes and Expectations As A Result of Media Internalization: An Exploration of Potential Cultural Resiliency Factors Among Mexican-American College Women, Natalie Marie Perez
A preliminary study on effects of Graphic Organizers on reading comprehension, Trang Phan
Multi-Soliton solutions to a model equation for shallow water waves, Zhijiang Qiao
Experimental evaluation of select servers and firewalls under denial of service security attacks, Raja Sekhar Reddy Gade
Does Tactile Stimulation Attenuate The Adverse Effects of Maternal Separations in Rats?, Nancy I. Salinas
The effects of SSRIs on sexual function in college students, Adriana Ivette Sanchez
Study on energy absorption behaviors of hydrophobic mesoporous materials, Zhongyuan Sun
Security Vulnerability Evaluation of Popular Personal Firewalls and Operating Systems, Sirisha Surisetty
Sequelae of childhood sexual abuse and chronic headache pain in women, Kathy L. Theiss
Photolithographic fabrication of 3D Penrose-like quasi-photonic crystal polymeric templates utilizing lab-made phasemask, Faraon Torres-Lazos
Trace Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in The Water of The Arroyo Colorado and the Lower Laguna Madre Utilizing E.P.A.SW846 Method 8260, Humberto Valdez
Patterns of Attachment and Factors from The NEO PI-R as Predictors of Deviant Sexuality, Michelle L. Varon
AVID through student perspectives: a qualitative study on AVID students' experiences in the program, Aidee Vasquez
A Proposal for The Mechanism of The Iron-Ascorbate, Fenton, and Hydroxyl Radical-Quenching Series, Jonathan Velasco
Genotyping of TGIF Polymorphisms Associated with Schizophrenia and Psychosis, George Vera Jr.
Constitution of the market through social media: Dialogical co-production of medicine in a virtual health community organization, Handan Vicdan
Soliton solutions to integrable equations, Haiqi Wang
The impact of Caesar Augustus on Roman trade, William Edwin Wilson
A Stochastic Product Priority Optimization Method for Remanufacturing System Based on Genetic Algorithm, Xiong Xiong
South Texas journalism: A case study of historical agenda-setting, 1861-1865, Diana Rosa Ybañez
Attitudinal measures of college students' punitiveness toward sex offenders, Antonio Zamorano
Does The Manipulation of Tail Position Facilitate Extinction of Canine Phobic Behavior?, Rebecca A. Zarate
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
An Experimental Study of Potential Residential and Commercial Applications of Small-Scale Hybrid Power Systems, Michael Anthony Acosta
Two essays on financial sector performance in Latin America, Omar M. Al Nassar
Cuando te pierdes en mí, Carolina E. Alonso
Built environment: Does geographical proximity play a role in exercise frequency and adherence?, Nancy Anzaldua
Following Cleng Peerson: A Niece's Journey, Christine Suzanne Ardis
Percepcion de maestros y padres hispanos sobre la participacion en la educacion de sus hijos en relacion con sus logros academicos, Maria Roxana Avalos
Field of tears: A tribute to Los Braceros, Maria Esperanza Balboa
Evaluation of Streptomycetes for biological control of gummy stem blight disease of cantaloupe, Shima Chaudhary
Armor during WWII: The defeat of the superior Panther, Phillip D. Clark
Stress responses to salinity in a native fresh water snake (Nerodia rhombifer), Joana A. Cordoba
Synculturation: The residual variable of bilingualism, Claudia Coronado
Chicana identity: Recognizing the hybrid self in Demetria Martínez's “Mother Tongue”, Cathy Ann Cortina
Completing Chemistry TAKS Objective 4(9D): The Effect of Flash Animation, Judith B. Dano
The borderline between the personal and political, Celeste De Luna
UWB Antennas for Medical Imaging, Khabat Ebnabbasi
Quest for Spirituality, Teodoro Estrada
An automatic regrouping mechanism to deal with stagnation in Particle Swarm Optimization, George I. Evers
Touching The Truth: Applying Literary Realist Theory to Jose Rizal's “Noli Me Tangere” (Touch Me Not), Francesca T. Falqueza
“Jugando en Serio” and other works, Shoney Flores
The impact of exchange rate movements on firm value in emerging markets: The case of Mexico, Chrystell Flota
Sechin Alto Early Horizon ceramics assemblage, Omar Fonseca
The development of the elementary principal as a technology leader, Alejandro Garcia
Memorization techniques: Using mnemonics to learn fifth grade science terms, Juan O. Garcia
La Noche y Sus Silencios: Imágenes del Tiempo, Ansiedad y Muerte, Erika Elisa Garza
The Animal Coming Together, Rodney Gomez
Visual Cultural Identity in South Texas Art and Design, Mirla Gonzalez De Martinez