Theses and Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
An Analysis of Income and Healthcare Disparities Across Minority Populations by Incorporating Community Resource Collaboration in Public Policy, Ohioze O. Obadan
Great Recession and Corporate Recovery: Empirical Evidence of the Impact of Firms' Internal Control System, Gbolahan Oladayo
A Study of South Texas English Learners’ Academic Achievement: A Function of Sense of Belonging, Acculturation, and Student Perception of Teacher-Student Relationships, Cynthia B. Olivarez
Live, Love and Lyft, Daniel Olivarez
Examination of the Attitudes Towards Substance Use Treatment Approaches by Substance Use Professionals, Cameron Lacy Ortega
Acoustic and Perceptual Effects of Mask-Wearing on Voice and Communication in Healthcare Practitioners, Astrid C. Ortiz Garcia
On Approximating Solitary Wave Solutions for the Classical Euler Equations, Julio C. Paez
Comparing Various Physiological System Adaptations Following 8 Weeks of Resistance Training with or Without BFR in Older Males, Ricardo Parra
Influence of Paclitaxel Nanomedicine on the Pancreatic Tumor Immune Components, Godwin Peasah-Darkwah
Targeting Ribosome Biogenesis for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment, Carlos Perez III
Self-Diverting Nanofluid In-Situ Gelled Acid for Matrix Acidizing Applications in Carbonate Formations, Javier Alejandro Perez
Investigation of a Simultaneaous Direct and Indirect Contact Dehumidifier Using Parallel Strings for HDH Desalination, Josue Perez Perez
Feasibility Analysis of Embedding Optical Fiber Sensor Into Additively Manufactured Part, Mahmudul Hasan Porag
Could Cultures Determine the Course of Epidemics and Explain Waves of COVID-19?, Md Salman Rahman
Student Success at One Borderlands Hispanic-Serving Institution, Neda Goerlitz Ramirez
Thermal Convection in a Cylindrical Annulus Filled with Porous Material, Anirban Ray
Biological Sex Differences in the Monodelphis Domestica: Investigating Behavioral Responses in Environmental Enrichment and Conditioned Place Preference Paradigms, Katelynn M. Renteria
Hydrologic Modeling Study to Determine Hydrologic Impact of Resacas on the Lower Laguna Madre Watershed, Antonio L. Reyna
Intensa: Writings in English and Spanish from a Feminist Immigrant, Nubia Sarahi Reyna Melendez
Incorporating Native Plants in Insectary Strips to Promote Insect Diversity and Below-Ground Beneficial Microbes in South Texas, Lindsey N. Richards
Examining Job Satisfaction of Female Faculty Employed at Educational Institutions that Are Accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling (CACREP), Nancy Dorline Riddick
Revealing the Effects of Climate Change and Fungicides on Soil Microbial Communities in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Armida Rivera
Growing Up Butchona on the Texas-Mexico Border A Marimacha Memoir, Julietta Rivera
Influence of Glucose and Lactic Acid on Macrophage Transition in Pancreatic Tumors, Anyssa A. Rodriguez
The Politics of Sexual Assault on the Theatrical Stage: How Theatre for Social Change Challenges Systems of Oppression, Gerry Rodriguez
School Leadership that Impacts Student Achievement in Blue Ribbon Schools in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, Sonya Y. Rodriguez
Mathematical and Statistical Modeling with Deep Neural Networks, Albert Romero
Analyzing the Impact of Governance Strategies on Trust and Risk in the Salish Sea Transboundary Fishery Context, Evelyn Roozee
Numerical Simulation of Vibration - Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvester for Shape Comparison, Adriana Rosas
Simncore: Multilevel Cache Memory Design Simulator for Manycore System, Provashish Roy
A GPU Accelerated Genetic Algorithm for the Construction of Hadamard Matrices, Raven I. Ruiz
La Vida Sin Papeles in the Rio Grande Valley, Natalia Salazar
Exploring the Path to Becoming a Female, Hispanic STEM Educator: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Cristina Saldaña
Growth and Reproduction in Gulf of Mexico Black Corals (Antipatharians) in Field and Laboratory Studies, Victoria E. Salinas
Structural Analysis of [Ni(dippe)] Fragment Using Computational Methods, Jennifer L. Sanchez
Water Quality Monitoring to Assess Pollutant Loadings in Brownsville Ship Channel Watershed, Ivan Rene Santos Chavez
Weather Parameters Influencing the Incidence of Citrus Canker Caused by AW Strain in the Rio Grande Valley, Amit Sharma
Synthesis of Bioactive Heterocycles, Shaila Akter Shetu
An Application of Matrices to the Spread of the COVID 19, Selena Suarez
Towards Sustainable Cities: Life Cycle Cost Analysis of the Construction of a Novel Wastewater Management System, Bibhas B. Tanmoy
Water Hardness Removal by Electrochemical Precipitation in a Continuous Flow Condition Using Conductive Concrete as Cathode, Tahsin Tareque
Synthesis of GPR119 Interacting Drugs for Treatment of Type II Diabetes, Tien M. Tran
Blockchain Value Creation Logics and Financial Returns, Daniel Narh Treku
Como Lo Recuerdo: A Remembrance of Mexican Folk Songs from Our Residents’ Hearts, Arturo Treviño Jr.
Development of an Electro-Centrifugal Spinning Setup for Nanofiber Production Research, David A. Treviño
Mental Health in The Catcher in the Rye and Thirteen Reasons Why, Zugay Trevino
The Relationship Among Learners’ At-Risk Indicators and Ninth Grade Algebra I Achievement, Sara E. Tudon
Structures and Regulations of Translation Initiation Factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Protein Biosynthesis to Develop New Potential Antimicrobial Agents, Nicolette Valdez
Network Analysis of Scientific Research in the Gulf of Mexico, Juliet S. Vallejo
Boundary Feedback Control of the 3D Navier-Stokes Equations, Camille Renee Vasquez
Effects of Disturbance (Mowing) on Florivory and Floral Defenses in Solanum elaeagnifolium, a Noxious and Worldwide Invasive Weed, Alejandro Rafael Vasquez Marcano
Removal of Arsenic (III) and Arsenic (V) from Aqueous Solution via Common Sunflower Helianthus annuus by Phytoremediation, Irving A. Vazquez Hurtado
Predicting the Remaining Service Life of Railroad Bearings: Leveraging Machine Learning and Onboard Sensor Data, Leonel Villafranca
Traveling Wave Solutions for the Negative Order Hierarchy of the D-Akns Equations, Brayton Isaac Wario
The Effects of ESL Training on High School Teachers and Their Response to ELLs, Benjamin Watt
Latina Preservice Teachers Embodying Teacher Identity through Improvisation, Zulema Williams
The Impacts of Ownership and COVID-19 on Firm Performance-Three Essays, Jian Xu
Conspicuous Asceticism: Collapsing Consumers' Hungry Ghosts, Ash Zareian
Total Synthesis of Mansouramycin A, Abigail M. Zepeda
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Force Spun PVDF and TPU Nanofiber Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting and Sensor Application, Sk Shamim Hasan Abir
El Guitarrista y Sus Cambios de Codigos: Cruzando Fronteras Musicales [The Guitarist and Code-Switching: Crossing Musical Borders], Hector Manuel Aguilar
Hydraulic Characterization of Porous Media for Remediation Applications in Geo-Environmental Engineering: Laboratory Experiment and Numerical Modeling, Syed Istiyak Ahmed
Winners and Losers in Reforestation Efforts in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, and the Predictive Power of Xylem Anatomy on Long-Term Growth and Survival, Clifton F. Albrecht
Effect of Obesity on Walking to Running and Running to Walking Transitions, Salvador Baruch Alcorta Bautista
Planning a Renewable Power System in Texas as an Introduction to Smart Power Grid, Ghaleb S. Al Duhni
Two Essays on Finance of Climate Change, Abdullah Al Masum
Smart Metering Communication Protocols and Performance Under Cyber Security Vulnerabilities, Oscar A. Alvarez
Developing a Prototype Energy Harvesting Device for Powering Wireless Onboard Condition Monitoring Sensor Modules for Railway Service, Martin Amaro Jr.
Essays in Workplace Safety Issues in Finance, Md Ruhul Amin
To a More Sustainable Construction Method for Electrically Conductive Heated Pavement Systems, Mohammad Anis
Laser-Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT) Based Bioprinting of the Collagen I with Retina Photoreceptor Cells, Md Shakil Arman
The Skeletal Structure of Hot Mix Asphalt and the Effects of Fiber Additives, Samantha A. Avila
Novel Coating Methods on Centrifugally-Spun Polymer Fibers for Applications in Lithium-Ion Batteries, Jonathan G. Ayala
The Impact of an Executive High Performance Work System on Business Model Innovation, Ravi Bala
Synthesis And Characterization of Copper Oxide Nanofibers, Shishir Barai
Contributions to the Heat Capacity of Neutron Stars, Pedro Paulo Barboza Sanson
Significant Gene Array Analysis and Cluster-Based Machine Learning for Disease Class Prediction, Myrine A. Barreiro-Arevalo
Microwave Assisted Depolymerization of Waste Pet Bottles via Glycolysis, Kingsley Bassey
Learning to Detect Pedestrian Flow in Traffic Intersections from Synthetic Data, Abhijit Baul
Secondary Resonances of Electrostatically Actuated MEMS and NEMS Circular Plates, Julio S. Beatriz
Perspectives on Bilingualism in Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Rio Grande Valley, Rosa N. Benavidez Saldivar
Bullet-Proof Boll Weevil: The History of Boll Weevil Eradication, Evan A. Berg
Lower Rio Grande Valley Tap Water Hardness Removal Using Conductive Concrete Cathode in Electrochemical Precipitation, Mirza Addaito Billah
Lubrication Performance of Vegetable Oils Modified with Halloysite Clay Nanotubes (HNT) as Lubricant Additives, Md Abu Sayeed Biswas
Characterization of the RF Magnetron Sputtered p-Si & n-Si on Si Substrate and Effect of Process Parameters on their Structural & Electrical Properties, Prosanto Biswas
Necessitation through Growing Entanglements: Why We “Can’t Live Without” Some Products, Jakob Braun
Virtual Screening for Potential New Chemotherapeutic Agents for the GPR119 Receptor, a Target for Type II Diabetes, Jennifer Lizeth Bravo
Numerical Modeling for Patch Antennas, Luis Mario Bres Castro
The Impact of Using an Online Learning Management System on Student Biology Achievement in a Hispanic Rural High School, Brent J. Burkott
Role of Caspase-8 on Human Retinal Microvasculature Endothelial Cells (HRMEC) Migration in Hyperglycemia, Paola A. Campano
Latino/A Student Perspectives on Literacy Practices Affecting College Readiness, Danira Vanessa Cantu
Latinas and Service-Learning in Higher Education: Voices, Experiences and Perspectives, Maria Cristina Cantu-Gutierrez