Theses and Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Category 5 hurricane evacuation analysis of the Rio Grande Valley of Texas: Maximum flow problem, Bart Webb
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Stakeholder perceptions of hearing examiner legislation in Texas teacher dismissal cases, Sofia Annette Adams-Valdez
Apocalyptic Surrealism, John Michael Bazan
An improvement and a generalization of Zippel's sparse multivariate polynomial interpolation algorithm, Michael D. Brazier
Producing “The Diary of Anne Frank” in the 21st century, Nancy Camina
“Las Nuevas Tamaleras” revisited, Laura S. Castillo
NABOH system: Gathering intelligence from traffic patterns, Angelica M. Delgado
Moving and stationary target acquisition radar image enhancement through polynomial windows, Rajarajeswari Devarajulu
Collection, isolation and evaluation of nitrogen fixing bacteria in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, Thomas M. Eubanks
John Millington Synge and the Irish women's suffrage movement, Nicholas A. Ewen
Medication mismanagement among elderly in Starr County, Romeo Garcia Jr.
The Matamoros “drug cult” murders: Borderland perceptions and the shaping of belief, Victor Gomez
Searching for wisdom through art, Maria A. Gonzalez
Bilingual consumer memory in the advergaming context: A cross-script comparison, Monica D. Hernandez
Field force dynamics, policy adoption, and educational change: Formulating a heuristic model, Timothy E. Jordan
The impact of cultural and religious values on television and newspaper advertising content and appeal: A cross-cultural study of the United States and the Arab world, Morris A. Kalliny
Compensation for automatic white balance correction with histogram equalization, David D. Kirtley
The use of confidence intervals for the control limits of X¯ and S control charts, Daniel A. Lopez
Do principals make a difference? An analysis of leadership behaviors of elementary principals in effective schools, Rosemarie Gomez Maciel
A study of self-imposed silence and perceived listening effectiveness, Cynthia Marroquin-Baldwin
The perceived competency of Hispanic teachers in teaching classes of diversity is a function of demographic and personality traits, Melissa C. Martinez
The death of the subject-impossible: An analysis of the subject in deconstruction and psychoanalysis, Melinda Mejia
The southeastern ceremonial complex: The evolution of a concept, Brett J. Millan
Design and performance evaluation of switching architectures for high-speed Internet, Alvaro Munoz
Improving the performance of nested loop algorithm using separators, Nachiappan N. Nachiappan
Three Violin Sonatas by Twentieth Century Mexican Composers: an Alternative to the Standard Violin Literature with Pedagogical Application, Martha Placeres
Empirical performance analysis of two algorithms for mining intentional knowledge of distance-based outliers, Enbamoorthy Prasanthi
Extension of stereolithography mold life using gas-assisted injection molding, Dilip Bose Ramalingam Nagarajan
Re-envisioning George Washington Gómez: A historical and biographical verification of a South Texas novel, Diana Noreen Rivera
The effects physical activity has on the menstrual cycle characteristics between two groups of high school athletes and one group of high school non-athletes, Yolanda D. Robinson
Ethnic conflict in South Texas: 1860–1930, Alberto Rodriguez
Lizards and Bugambilias, Jose A. Rodriguez
The effects of ethnicity, gender, and urgency of a message on prosocial behavior, Orlando Rodriguez
Spiritual dimension in educational leadership, Rosalina Ruiz
Américo Paredes: Uncovering the multifaceted life of the scholar and the man, Sonia Salinas
Corporate governance and expropriation of minority shareholders' rights: Evidence from Latin America, Marisela Santiago-Castro
The effects of a redirecting strategy on self injurious behavior manifested by a subject with multiple disabilities, Maria Estevanes Strickland
Composite mechanical property enhancement through the use of Y-end shaped short fibers, Jin Tan
How optional usage of the Web affects reading comprehension, Jocelyn K. Tenorio
Journey from home, Benjamin P. Varela
The effects of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 on the current educational system, Morahima Villanueva
From “separate but equal,” to tracking to “choice”: Perceptions of different stakeholders on the impact of magnet schools on high school students, Minerva Medrano Villarreal
Entropy-based 2D image dissimilarity measure, Meng-Hung Wu
Factors of placement decisions of students with learning disabilities, April C. Yetsko
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
The effect of a student-chosen reinforcer on academic engagement during acquisition tasks in an elementary student with autism, Terrence Jerome Bernard
Folk healing in the tradition of the Fidencista Movement, Katherine Brittain
The development of Web-based aerobic and anaerobic and muscle static work capacity modules using Legacy cycle approach, Anant Ravindra Deshpande
Design and evaluation of high-performance packet switching schemes, Taner Doganer
The effect of a family literacy parental involvement intervention on oral language development, Azucena C. Escobar
Where in the Hell is Dorothy Parker?, Thomas J. Fuschetto Jr.
School-wide Positive Behavior Support: A proactive approach, Marisa Garcia
Differences in language acquisition among students when using materials they choose vs. teacher's reading program, Alicia Gomez Bastar
Acquiring north of the border culture through the teaching /learning process in Spanish -speaking adults along the South Texas-Mexico border, Manuel J. Gutierrez
Is the Maquila industry a factor influencing migration to Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico?, Maria Cristina Guzman
“Yours for the salvation of Mexican people”: Race, identity, and the growth/decline of Mennonite brethren missionary efforts in south Texas, 1937–1971, Felipe Hinojosa
Self-efficacy, metastasis, treatment, and demographics as predictors of functional performance status of adult colorectal cancer patients, Dollie A. Husfeld
The Hispanic image reflected in post-war Texas films: From Jennifer Jones to Jennifer Lopez, Monique James
Parametric classification in domains of characters, numerals, punctuation, typefaces and image qualities, Osama Ahmed Khan
Adaptive optimal control design for stable vibration attenuation of active constrained layer damping beam structure, Tatyana G. Korotkova-Egan
RF CMOS receiver front-end using a reflex amplifier, Radovan Kuzet
Analysis of English and Spanish academic proficiency of pre-service bilingual teachers at a university in South Texas, Matthew E. Meyers
The working and living conditions of migrant farm workers, Hilario Molina II
Mariguano, Juan Ochoa
Factors that predict underachievement in Hispanic gifted students, Sandy Salinas Olivarez
The effect of mergers and acquisitions on the wealth, risk, and efficiency of Latin American banks, Felice Policastro-Caccavale
Efficacy of a social skills training procedure used on a child having moderate mental retardation, Anestacio Quintana Jr.
Prayer as a treatment modality in patient healthcare: Physicians' spiritual beliefs and religious practices and their relationship to patient health, D. Ronald Rickerhauser
Cultural relevance in the LEP-LD classroom, Blanca Estella Rojas
Use of pedometers to promote improvement in selected physiological measurements in an older female Mexican American population, Zasha Romero
Extraversion/introversion and subclinical self-harm in undergraduate students, Norma Salazar-Cortez
Reading instruction practices by teachers of Hispanic elementary students: A teacher survey of classroom time spent in 25 reading instructional activities, Richard A. Steele
Dynamic mechanical and thermal analysis of aligned vapor grown carbon nanofibers reinforced polyethylene, Jose Jaime Taha-Tijerina
A study of education reform in Texas: State mandated testing results, effects, and the University of Texas-Pan American, Monica M. Trevino
The effects of using an off-task paper as a nonverbal intervention for inappropriate disruptive behavior, Pamela R. Vancleef
Stock returns and noise trading: Domestic and international evidence, Rahul Verma
The effect of scaffolding on children's oral language development, Ana Villaurrutia
Attitudes of Mexican Nationals toward the use of code switching in the Rio Grande Valley, Jennifer M. Vojtko
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Effects of co-teaching on student participation and math success on students with learning disabilities in the general education classroom, Mia Karen Baldwin
Reconstructing memories: An investigation of the relationship between mental and real space in art and architecture, Claudia S. Behar
The state of domestic violence protective orders in Hidalgo County, Texas, Cindy Noel Berner
Exploring the managerial intuition and knowledge of managers in Mexico's maquiladora industry, Jose Castillo
The utilization of perceived needs importance in explaining and predicting responsiveness to organizational inducements, Melissa N. Castillo
The drivers and antecedents of satisfaction, trust, commitment, and loyalty among Chinese customers, Yun Chu
Chorionic morphology of mayfly (Ephemeroptera) eggs of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Maria D. De Leon
The effect of a non-verbal redirection on out-of-seat behavior in a subject diagnosed as ADHD and MR, Amy Sharon Ellison-Marino
Analysis of lifting performance capacity through an integrated learning curve model, Jose Roel Flores
African American fugitive slaves and freemen in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, 1820–1865, John C. Gassner
Ownership variables and capital structure: Evidence from Chile, Suad Ghaddar
Breast cancer - preventive care and screening patterns among Hispanic women in the Rio Grande Valley, Sreelatha Gobburu
An evaluation of lawlike generalizations in relationship marketing: Method and application, Wolfgang Hinck
Factors that contribute to the retention of Mexican American special education teachers, Michelle R. Koyama
A link with nature: The healing of soul, Kelly B. Kraehe
Claus/claws: A journey through Leonardland's multivalent meanings, Chris Leonard
Development of new heat sink technology for high-density microprocessors, Pedro Lopez Jr.
The Hollow Spot: A collection of fiction, Jose Rene Martinez
The effect of personal and managerial capitalism on firms' capabilities in Colombia's grupos económicos, Carmen Leonor Martinez-Lopez
Indicators of teacher collaboration in Texas public high schools, Michael James McClure
Breeding distribution and habitat use of Audubon's oriole in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, Steven Gerald Monk