Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Cloning and characterization of EF-Tu and EF-Ts from Streptococcus pneumoniae, Carlos Eduardo Rivera
Examining the perceptions of trust between principals and teachers in elementary schools with high student academic achievement, Gabriela Rodriguez
Educational practices, funding, and the implementation of a reading first program, Maria Maricela Rodriguez-Salaiz
Anxiety symptoms among Mexican and Mexican American groups based on acculturation, Yolanda Rodriguez
Temperature and relative humidity effects on water loss and hemolymph osmolality of Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822), Phillip J. Rose
Last breath, Marshall James Saenz
Consumer evaluation of corporate social responsibility: New insights from the expectancy confirmation/disconfirmation paradigm, Roberto Saldivar
Creating her own power: "Morte Darthur's" Morgan Le Fay, Cynthia A. Scott
Reflections of Oppression, Fatemeh Semiari
The effects of perceived gender coaching styles of female coaches on extrinsic motivation of female athletes on team sports, Cameron Sitler
Using the Differential Fay Identities for ribbon graph enumeration, Indalecio Soto Jr.
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
Metal Oxide Nanostructures for Energy Conversion and Storage, Xing Sun
Gauging wetland restoration status using benthic-based structural and functional metrics, Claudia Alejandra Tamez
Low speed water tunnel testing, John J. Taylor
"Maese Pedro" y Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore: procedimientos teatrales de la narrativa cervantina en la obra de Luigi Pirandello, Mara Theodoritsi
An analytical and experimental biosensor for human MIG using AlGaN/GaN based HEMT devices, Hector Trevino II
Evaluation of an educational breastfeeding program for a non-profit agency in South Texas, Marcela Urbina Zavala
A Preventive Maintenance Framework in Dairy Production Operations, Maria F. Vargas
Efficient evaluation of SPARQL property path queries over PROV-DM provenance graphs in an RDBMS, Rodolfo E. Roman Velasco
A collective qualitative case study of challenges encountered by superintendents in a Texas school district from 1979 to 2013, Ana Dalia Villareal Oliveira
I won't die, Azael Villarreal
Detection of gravitational wave signals from NS-NS inspirals in presence of non-stationary noise, Wenhui Wang
The generation model of internal waves in a forced rotation-modified ocean, Daqi Xin
Manufacture and Characterization of Silver and Copper Nanostructures Produced via Forcespun Nylon 6 Nanofibers, Wenqian Zhao
Dynamics for the Compound Burgers-KdV equation, Xiangqian Zheng
Prediction of Time-to-Graduation for STEM Hispanic Undergraduate Students, Gejun Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
La Gente de Migración y Acción: African Americans in Revolutionary Mexico 1880–1929, Alfredo Aguilar
On Cubic Multisections, Andrew Alaniz
Metodos de Lectura en Espanol [Reading Methods in Spanish], Maria T. Almanza
Miguel A. Nevárez: A Life History of Educational Leadership, Rolando Avila
San Juan and its role in the transformation of the Rio Grande Valley, Roseann Bacha-Garza
Electrospinning Nanofibers for Controlled Drug Release, Indrani Banik
Nascent nanocomputers: DNA self-assembly in O(1) stages, Michael C. Barnes
Perceived Creative Partnership: A Consequence of Music's Social Use, Paul Gennaro Barretta
Generations Apart: Exploring The Generation Gap in Theatre, Jesus Briones
El Murmullo de la Noche: Antologia de Cuentos Extranos, Alberto Alejandro Cabada
U.S. Jazz in The 1950s, Amanda Canales
The Soul of Man Under Capitalism, Joe L. Cantu
Effects of Habitat Enrichment on The Stress Level of The Sit-and-Wait Predator Sand Boa (Gongylophis Colubrinus), Jose Manuel Cantu Martinez
Synthetic aperture radar with compressed sensing, Yufeng Cao
VizLab: The Design and Implementation of An Immersive Virtual Environment System Using Game Engine Technology and Open Source Software, Moises D. Carrillo
Lax Pairs for Some Nonlinear Equations, Ana Castillo
Thorns of Native Lower Rio Grande Valley Plants are Colonized by Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria, Felicia A. Charles
Analysis of Brownsville Public Utilities Board Hybrid Wind and Solar Energy Systems: Case Study and Analysis in Brownsville, Texas, Lina L. Chavez
Angel in Skirts, Mary Ruth Chen
Family-Friendly Work Environment? An Investigation of Women's Job Stress and Satisfaction, Nina Ciric
Investor Return in REITs: Evidence of Market Timing and Capacity Constraints, Ekaterina Petrova Damianova
Living in The Outskirts, Thomas De La Cruz
The Effects of Principal's Transformational Leadership Behaviors on Teacher Leadership Development and Teacher Self Efficacy, Socorro M. Espinoza
Essays on CEO Networks and Banking, Fang Fang
Desde El Ombligo De Mi Madre, Veronica Gaitan
Predicted Effects of Climate Change on The Distribution of The Invasive Grass Dichanthium Annulatum, Cynthia Isabel Garcia
Mathematical Modeling of Two-Phase Arterial Blood Flow, Ani Emire Garcia Escorcia
Electrospinning Polymer Blends for Biomimetic Scaffolds for ACL Tissue Engineering, Vanessa Lizeth Garcia
SfMTP1 and SpMTP1 Cloning and Expression in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae: Potential for The Genetic Engineering of Arabidopsis Thaliana, Elyssa Rae Garza
Stolen Youth: A Co-Authored Memoir, Jeanilee A. Garza
Traveling Wave Solution to Two-Dimensional Burgers-Korteweg-De Vries Equation, Xiaoqian Gong
Design and configuration of laser tweezers microscopy for force measurements on single DNA molecules, Carlos Jeziel Gonzalez Banuelos
Special Delivery, Jacob M. Guerra
La Joya ISD Fine Arts: Teaching Mexican Identity Through Music and Dance, Katrena H. Henry
Hemodynamic and neuromuscular responses to exercises performed on stable and unstable surface with and without blood flow restriction, Agnelia Tiffany Hernandez
Thermal Analysis of Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced Isotactic Polypropylene, Anna Alicia Hernandez
Essays on the relationship between investor sentiment and Real Estate Investment Trusts, Daniel Huerta
Proper Orthogonal Decomposition of High-Speed Flows, Oscar Huerta
Shifting Policies of Educational Desegregation and Its Effects on The Resegregation of The Aldine Independent School District, Tonya Elisette Juarez
Examination of Dietary Habits and Fruit and Vegetable Intake in A Chronic Disease Program, Qian Kuang
A Historical Snapshot on the Progression of Educational and Social Opportunities for Mexican American Students in the San Benito Public School System, 1909-2009, Marco Antonio Lara, Jr.
Oxidation of Dibenzothiophene to Dibenzothiophene Sulfone Using TiO2, Juan H. Leal
I,metaboy, Mario Leal Jr.
Development of Hydrodynamic Channel Routing Model of The Lower Rio Grande River to Assist in Flood and Stormwater Management, Andrew W. Leeper
Compressed Sensing for Multiple Input-Multiple Output Radar Imaging, Juan F. Lopez Jr.
The effect of investor sentiment on futures market returns and volatility, Kenneth Steven Lovell
Nonlinear Dynamics of Carbon Nanotubes Under Soft Alternating Current Actuation, Le Luo
Evolution of Complex Features in Digital Organisms, Javier A. Magana
Estrategias utilizadas en aulas bilingues en la ensenanza de la lectura en Espanol, Maria Marquez
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
Portrayals of The Dehumanization of The American Prisoner in Miguel Piñero's “Short Eyes” and Tom Fontana's “Oz”, Gerardo C. Martinez
Distribution and Abundance of Anopheles spp. in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, Norma Hermelinda Martinez
The relational algebra toolkit: A user-friendly approach to presenting and processing relational algebra queries on the web, Jeremy J. Miller
The Computation of Fluid Velocity in A Closed Cavity with A Moving Lid, Daniel A. Montez
A Survey of Heavy Metals in Water, Soil and The Surrounding Plants in The Lower Rio Grande Valley, Erving W. Morelius
Understanding User Resistance to Information Technology: Toward A Comprehensive Model in Health Information Technology, Madison N. Ngafeeson
Document Collection Visualization and Clustering Using An Atom Metaphor for Display and Interaction, Khanh V. Nghi
Finding No One, Sarah Owen
The Effect of Perceived Parental Style on Hispanic Adults Receiving Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment in South Texas, Elizabeth C. Palacios
A model for the micro-doppler effect of the quadrupedal body motion, Noe Pena
The status of women and the Arab Spring, Karen Pimentel
Reduction of Nitroaromatic Compounds with Sodium Borohydride Using Transition Metal Sulfides, Samuel Pina Jr.
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
Case Study of A District's Implementation of Culturally Relevant Social Studies Curriculum, Dagoberto Eli Ramirez