Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Development of a DNA Barcoding Reference Library for Identification of Medicinal Plant Materials Used in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas: a Representative Case Study Using Arnica (Asteraceae), Hector G. Aguilar de Alba
The Struggle Itself Toward the Heights Is Enough to Fill a Man's Heart: Calling, Moral Duty, Meaningfulness and Existential Self of Zookeepers, Luisa G. Allen
Correlation of Amyloid Beta and Spatial Learning and Memory Deficits on a Thy1-APP Mouse Model for Alzheimer's Disease, Amber Lynn Betz
The Acute Effects of Shred Matrix on Hemodynamic Responses, Substrate Utilization, Endurance, Arterial Compliance, and Body Water Distribution, Samuel R. Buchanan
Redemption Denied: Variations of the Underworld Descent in Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian and The Road, Nathan W. Calley
Characterization of Continuously Oscillating Neurons (CONs) of the Medial Septum of Rats, Nadia Noel Carreon
Latina Mothers' Expectations and Perceptions about a Dual Language Education in the Rio Grande Valley, Rosalinda A. Cobarrubias
Restoring Semi-Arid Thornscrub Forests: Seeding Growth and Survival in Response to Shelter Tubes, Grass-Specific Herbicide, and Herbivore Exclosures, Krysten Noelle Dick
Gratitude and Kindness: Just What the Doctor Ordered, Kathleen E. Glynn
Species Identification and Habitat Assessment of the South Texas Siren, Taylor C. LaFortune
Exploring English Language Learners' Identity Negotiation in a Sixth Grade English Language Arts Classroom, Carolina G. Lopez
Professional Learning Communities and School Culture: A Case of Study in District-Wide Implementation of a PLC, Jaime Lopez
The Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise Durations on Arterial Compliance in Recreationally Active Males, Joe Angel Lopez
The Acute Effects of Different Warm-up Techniques of Power Output, Agility, and Flexibility in Athletes, Kristopher Manuel Nava
Analysis of Variables Related to Corridor Use by Ocelots and Bobcats in South Texas, Sarah E. Nordlof
The Relationship Between Social Presence, Student Satisfaction and Academic Achievement in Fully Online Asynchronous Courses, Martin Rodriguez
Assessing Coral Assemblages Inhabiting Relic Coral Banks Off the South Texas Coast, Rebekah E. Rodriguez
Alternative Restoration Treatments to Maximize Growth and Survival of Tamaulipan Thornscrub Species During Seeding Establishment, Jennifer Lynn Vela
Restoration Strategies to Migrate Shrub Encroachment into Coastal Prairies, Erick Mark Verderber
Animal Habitat Utilization and the Impacts of Small-scale Disturbances on Vegetation Within Larch Forests in Northeastern Siberia, Aaron Phillip White
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Acute effects of whole body vibration exercises with various frequencies and amplitudes on arterial stiffness in males, Omar Apodaca
Recruitment patterns of juvenile fish at an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico, Rachel Noel Arney
La Intencion Pictorica en Tres Novelas de Corte Realista de Ana Maria Matute, Viviana Carvajal
A digital backend for the low frequency all sky monitor, Louis Percy Dartez
The feminization of the literary voice and the rhetorical tradition in The Lais of Marie de France, The Mirror of Simple Souls, and The Book of the City of Ladies, Elisa B. Filippone
A comparison of fish communities over different reef configurations in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Catheline Y. M. Froehlich
On toroidal knots, chirality, and molecules, Ramiro Garza
Role-identity prominence of the 'migrant' role-identity in migrant college students, Raul Garza
Sedimentation and barnacle recruitment and growth in a shallow coastal lagoon of south Texas, John Jack Gray
Globular cluster simulations by MOCCA code, Dongming Jin
Stakeholders' perceptions of parental involvement and home-school connections in a South Texas border town, Cynthia A. Lopez
The role of app development and mobile computing in motivating the secondary mathematics classroom, Jennifer Lee Marquez
Pulsar J0453+1559, the 10th double neutron star system in the universe, Jose Guadalupe Martinez
Resaca ecosystem development: colonization and succession of the macroinvertebrate community, Leah M. McIntosh
The relationship between course design, sense of community, and student achievement of students in online courses, Maria Eugenia Perez-Butron
The acute effects of different blood flow restriction settings on blood lactate, electromyography and leg strength during bilateral knee extensions, Guillermo Eduardo Perez
Examining the perceptions of trust between principals and teachers in elementary schools with high student academic achievement, Gabriela Rodriguez
Temperature and relative humidity effects on water loss and hemolymph osmolality of Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822), Phillip J. Rose
The effects of enhanced discharge education on knowledge retention in first time stroke/TIA patients, Edward M. Stiner Jr.
Deconstructing the rhetoric of fear in post 9/11 young adult literature, Ronald Dean Straight
Gauging wetland restoration status using benthic-based structural and functional metrics, Claudia Alejandra Tamez
"Maese Pedro" y Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore: procedimientos teatrales de la narrativa cervantina en la obra de Luigi Pirandello, Mara Theodoritsi
Evaluation of an educational breastfeeding program for a non-profit agency in South Texas, Marcela Urbina Zavala
Detection of gravitational wave signals from NS-NS inspirals in presence of non-stationary noise, Wenhui Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Design and configuration of laser tweezers microscopy for force measurements on single DNA molecules, Carlos Jeziel Gonzalez Banuelos
Hemodynamic and neuromuscular responses to exercises performed on stable and unstable surface with and without blood flow restriction, Agnelia Tiffany Hernandez
Decomposition patterns and nitrogen dynamics of black mangrove (Avicennia germinans)leaf litter in disturbed estuaries linked to the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas, Mario Alberto Marquez
The status of women and the Arab Spring, Karen Pimentel
Cross case analysis of three middle school mathematics teachers, Sandra Quiroz
Simulation of electronic processes of nanoenergetic gas generator using Cabrera Mott oxidation model, Zamart Ramazanova
The effects of labeling Hispanic English language learners as learning disabled, Sandra Irma Rodriguez
Voice-over documentaries: synchronization techniques in English-Spanish and English-Polish translation, Katarzyna Sepielak
On closed subsets of non-commutative association schemes of rank 6, Jose Vera
The queries to Google Search as predictors of migration flows from Latin America to Spain, Dawid Wladyka
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
First language use by adequate formal schooling adult English language learners in a university English language institute, Joel S. Garza
A third grade bilingual teacher's knowledge and practices for developing reading comprehension, Miriam Guerra
Investigating elementary teachers' instructional planning and teaching experiences with long-term English learners: a qualitative study, Melinda V. Lopez
Se la robaron (elopement) in central Mexico: An ethnographic case study from Santiago Tlacotepec, Susana Pelaez
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Relationship among superior-subordinate communication, job satisfaction, and internal customer satisfaction in higher education, Tanzeer Ahmed
Spanish/English language definitions for Applied Behavior Analysis terminology, Claudia Arteaga
Mameluk Una novela corta, Ruben Baldazo
Essays on the dynamics of stock returns in emerging markets: Roles of volatility and sentiment in Turkey, Sidika Gülfem Bayram
Triangular desire in Sandra Cisneros's “Never Marry a Mexican”, Laura V. Bazaldua
Disciples of Vu, Leif Carl Behmer
Academic and social aspects of recent immigrant children's school experiences in a public elementary school in a U.S.- Mexico border town in South Texas, Alicia Judith Bolt
Bismuth nitrate-induced novel nitration of eugenol and estradiol: An exploratory study, Luis Canales
Assessing the interrater reliability of the Assessment of Pediatric Resuscitation Communication (APRC), Alyssa Cerroni
“To reveal or not to reveal”?: A comparison of Hispanic daughters' openness toward mothers & risky behavior as a function of father-involvement, Cynthia A. Chavez
Duffing-van der Pol-type nonlinear oscillator system, Jing Cui
Evidence on banking efficiency: An analysis of financial intermediation in Mexico, Violeta Diaz Avilez
A case study of Spanish language use in a Texas border colonia, Maria E. Diaz
“To Kill a Mockingbird”: A production analysis, Richard D. Edmonson
Phosphormorphosis, Elizabeth Fernandez Figueroa
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
In-group implicit prejudice against Mexican Americans in the Rio Grande Valley, Christelle Fabiola Garza
Third grade taks reading performance differences, textbook adoptions and Texas reading first initiative participating and non-participating campuses, Erica Briana Guerra
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
“Combustible Sinners” and other stories, Myra Ivette Infante
Tierra Sagrada: Stories, Jose Rene Martinez
k-Hyponormality of powers of multivariable weighted shifts, Mayra O. Martinez
My Made for TV Life or How We Survived My Psycho-Killer Dad, Sarah Beth McDonald
Access to healthcare for “undocumented citizens” in the Rio Grande Valley, Milena A. Melo
La Llorona and horror: A Chicana feminist reading of the films “The Wailer” and “The Wailer II”, Orquidea Morales
Style investing: International evidence, Daniel Rafael Perez
Inglés con barreras, Monica D. Pestana
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