Theses and Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Glitch Estimation and Removal Using Adaptive Spline Fitting and Wavelet Shrinkage on the Gravitational Wave Data, Mohammad Abu Thaher Chowdhury
Encoding Color Sequences in Active Tile Self-Assembly, Sonya Cirlos
Latinx Parents’ Experiences Accessing Their Children’s Instruction and Resources Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, Elisa Coy Clark
Alice and Me, Myself, Little David, and the Right Side of My Brain, David Cohen
Examination of Amphibian Community and Environmental Relationships in South Texas Using Environmental DNA (eDNA), Sean Michael Collins
Healthcare in a Time of Crisis: An Investigation of the Association Between Socioeconomic Status, Counties, and Covid-19, Jorge F. Contreras
Single Laser System Approach to Synthesizing and Printing Tin Oxide Nanoparticles for Printed Electronic Applications, Enrique Contreras Lopez
Quantifying and Predicting Drought Performance in Woody Semi-Arid Seedlings in South Texas: Implications for Enhancing Drought Resilience in Restoration, Zarek Contreras
Cloth-Water Interaction for Air Humidification in HDH Desalination, Alejandro Corona Martinez
Effects of Tributyltin Exposure on 8-OHdG and dsDNA Expressions, Oxidative and Nitrative Stress in the American Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica, Mohan Kumar Dash
Machine Learning Based Surrogate Model for Hurricane Storm Surge Forecasting in the Laguna Madre, Cesar E. Davila Hernandez
Assessment of Nitrogen-Based Fertilizer Transport and Microbial Activities in Sandy Soil Profiles in South Texas, Gladys De la Rosa
Exploring Parent Perspective on Classroom Placements of Twins, Bereniz Delgadillo
The Impact of Distance Learning on Nontraditional High School Students' Attendance and Dropout Prevention, Teresita De Saro
Salas Y Gómez Benthic Habitat and Community assessment of Seamounts and Oceanic Islands, Kara Eckley
Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex sp.) Seed Preferences and Distribution in a Suburban Setting, Lilly V. Elliott
My Journey as an Elementary Science Teacher: From Linear to Authentic, Johanna Lynn Esparza
Life In/Verse: A Poetry Collection, David A. Estringel
Search for Gravitational Waves from Core Collapse Supernovae in Ligo's Observation Runs Using a Network of Detectors, Shahrear Khan Faisal
Postprandial Hemodynamics in Hispanics with and Without a Family History of Type 2 Diabetes, Gabriel Alejandro Figueroa
Effects of Nutrient Enrichment on Mangrove and Saltmarsh Habitats, Elena A. Flores
Exploring How Latinx Gender and Sexually Diverse Youth in the Rio Grande Valley Experience and Confront Homophobia: A Qualitative Study of Alumni Community Leaders/Advocates, Heraclio Flores Jr.
Forecasting Salinity in the Laguna Madre Using Deep Learning, Martin J. Flores Jr.
Neural Networks and Stochastic Differential Equations, Stephanie L. Flores
Emergency Preparedness: Perceptions of People with Disabilities, Lidia Adamina Fonseca
Liminal Beings Are We, John Kenneth Froozan II
Modeling Functions into an Angular Displacement of an Elastic Pendulum, Brenda Lee Garcia
Monsters & Men, Christopher Ernest Garcia
Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Trophic Web Reconstruction Using Stable Isotopes in Two Systems in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Elizabeth Mogus Garcia
Dismembering Monstrous Metaphors in Latinx Speculative Fiction, Danielle Garcia-Karr
Huérfanos: A Memoir, Mauricio Garcia
Financial Literacy and Consumer Well-Being: Examining the Role of Gender Role Ideology, Lorena Garcia Ramon
Evaluation of Accelerated Testing Methods to Predict the Effects of Chemical Exposure on Mechanical Properties of Polyester Composites in Municipal Wastewater Service, Roberto A. Garcia
Emotion Identification Ability and Perspective-Taking in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Ana Lucia Garrido Huerta
A Study of Self Efficacy, Grit, Persistence, and Professional Development of Select Texas Public School Principals Participating in the Principal Pipeline Program, M. Veronica Garza-Kortan
Mathematics Teachers’ Working with Cooperative Learning, Jaime Gomez
Computational Complexity in Tile Self-Assembly, Timothy Gomez
A Decomposition Formula for the Multi-Soliton Solutions to the 'Good' Boussinesq Equation, Aldo Gonzalez
Engaging Students during Research through the Use of Games, Francisco Gonzalez
What Are the Testimonios of Immigrant Students in a South Texas Middle School and How Do Their Narratives of Schooling Emerge in Their Stories?, Jessica Marie Gonzalez
‘Let’s Rock!’: Analyzing Music as a Literary Precursor to the Sublime in the Works of Lynch, Jesus Ivan Gonzalez
Rotational Spectroscopy of Nonafluoro-tert-butyl Alcohol, Zayra Leticia Gonzalez
Iterated Rascal Triangles, Jena M. Gregory
Latinas in STEM Education: Paying it Forward, Evangelina Guillen
Mosaico De Fantasía: A Collection of Microrrelatos and Short Stories, Jennifer Gutierrez
Hardware Isolation Approach to Securely Use Untrusted GPUS in Cloud Environments for Machine Learning, Lucas D. Hall
Bobcat Identification, Abundance, and Behavior at Road Mitigation Structures in South Texas, Victoria Hanley
The Examination of Psychophysiological Effects of Multisensory Imagery Marketing Strategy. A Triangulation in 3 Studies, Sasawan Heingraj
Parental Engagement of Families Living in Colonias: Engaging in Their Children’s Education, Eugenia Hernandez-Moreno
An Assessment of Physical and Microbial Dynamic Properties Sensitive to Tillage Practices in Hidalgo Sandy Clay Loam Soils, Rocio N. Hernandez
A Case Study on Critical Consciousness in Dual Language Bilingual Education, Caroline A. Hesse
Pentagonal Tilings of the Plane, Ariana T. Hinojosa
Assessing the Effects of Levonorgestrel (LNG) on Neural Differentiation in the Developing Hypothalamus Using the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a Model, Gabriella Hinojosa
Machine Learning Tools in the Predictive Analysis of ERCOT Load Demand Data, Md Riyad Hossain
AtomLbs: An Atom Based Convolutional Neural Network for Druggable Ligand Binding Site Prediction, Md Ashraful Islam
Monitoring of Tool Wear and Surface Roughness Using ANFIS Method During CNC Turning of CFRP Composite, Md Mofakkirul Islam
Tap Water Disinfection in the Electrochemical Precipitation Process by Using Novel Conductive Concrete, Md Shoriful Islam
Investigation of Process Parameters to Fabricate Refractory Medium-Entropy Alloy by Selective Laser Melting Process, Abdullah Al Masum Jabir
Disruptions in International Trade: A Perspective on Ports of Entry and Supply Chain Resilience, Jose A. Jara Jr. Guerrero
Development of Vegetable Oil-Based Nano-Lubricants Using Ag, h-BN and MgO Nanoparticles as Lubricant Additives, Kollol Sarker Jogesh
DFT Investigation of Lewis Acid Assisted C-CN Bond Activation of Benzonitrile with [Ni(dmpe)] Fragment, Lubna Kader
Non-Negative Discriminative Data Analytics, Md Imrul Kaish
The Impacts of Using GeoGebra on Students' Perceptions and Achievement in Learning Geometric Transformations, Veysel Karatas
Screening for Potential Therapeutic Targets of Yb-1 Protein Using a Bioinformatics Approach, Omar Muneer Karkoutly
The Persistence of Racist Violence in the Rio Grande Valley, 1921-1927, Vincent A. Larralde
Special Education Teachers’ Self-Efficacy During the Times of a Global Pandemic, Vanessa G. Leal
'Good Food’ and Food Sovereignty in the South Texas Borderlands: A Qualitative Investigation of Alternative Retail Food Outlet Managers and Owners, Kanyanat Lertkhonsan
The Role of lncRNA UCA1 in Colorectal Cancer Progression and Metastasis, Sophia M. Leslie
A Narrative Study of Secondary After-School Robotics Experiences in the Rio Grande Valley: Empowering Students' Academic and Life Skills Through a Constructivist Approach, Lorena Cristina Lopez
Role of POTE Ankyrin Domain Family Member 2 (POTE-2) in Liver Cancer, Samantha Lopez
Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications, Silverio Lopez
An Analysis of Mental Health, Psychosocial Stressors, and Social Support Among Latinx Students Who Relocate for College, Lisa A. Lozano
The APOE ε4 Allele Association with Cholesterol Related Phenotypes in the Mexican American Population, Stephanie Lozano
La asignación de género de los préstamos en el sureste de Tejas [The Gender Assignment of Loans in Southeast Texas], Elsa Guadalupe Magana Orozco
Fostering Collaboration in Emerging Three-Tiered Spectrum Markets, Anindo Mahmood
Influence of Pretreatments on Physiological Status and Post-Planting Survival of Thornforest Seedlings in a Restoration Context, Douglas E. Mainhart
Essays on Individuals’ Information Assessment, Information Disclosure, Participation, and Response Behaviors in Online Health Communities, Joseph Ade Manga
Corrido of a Returning Angel: A Collection of Stories, Ricardo Marez Jr.
Targeting Mutated KRAS and Galectin-1 in Pancreatic Cancer, Ana Izavelle Martinez Bulnes
The Role of Facial Emotion Recognition Abilities in Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration, Margot Martinez
Machine Learning Based Aerodynamic Shape Optimization, Noe Martinez Jr.
GMRES Convergence of Block Preconditioners for Nonsymmetric Matrices, Miguel A. Mascorro
Assessing Intra-urban Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Concentrations at the Lower Rio Grande Valley (RGV), South Texas, USA, Using Low-Cost Sensors, Esmeralda Mendez
A Study of the Constitutive Models Used in Analyzing Dynamic Strain Aging in Austenitic Stainless Steel 304, Mohammad Mohiuddin
Exploring DNA Compaction Via Bacillus Subtilis ParB Protein by Single Molecule Investigation, Miranda L. Molina
Munity: A Didactic Abnegation of Aggrandization, Heejung Moon
Investigating the Relationship Between Dissolved Oxygen and Nitrate Concentration as a Proxy for Marine Ecosystem Health, Natalia M. Moore
Adjacency and Connectivity Matrices to Airline Connections Among Airports, Alejandra Munoz
Getting by (or Not) with a Little Help from My Friends: Intersections of Financial Literacy, Race and Gender on Source of Financial Information, Catherine Wacera Muriuki
Self-Service Technologies that Appear Human Interacting with Customers: Effects on Third-Party Observers, Ross Paul Murray
Femtosecond Pulse Filamentation in Dielectric Media Toward Photonics Sensor Fabrication, Anitha Narayanan
Grapefruit Peel Biochar Applications for Immobilizing Copper and Lead in Soil, Michael Alfredo Navarro