Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The Use of Debit Cards in Promoting On-Time Payment Behavior in A Daycare Center in The Rio Grande Valley Region of Texas, Ruben James Nieto
First Mover: Otto Struve and The Use of Scientific Capital in Astrophysics, 1921–1950, Erik Paul Norquest
Style investing: International evidence, Daniel Rafael Perez
Inglés con barreras, Monica D. Pestana
Development and Implementation of Challenge-Based Instruction in Engineering Graphics, Gregory A. Potter
The Effects of Teacher Nonverbal Immediacy and Teacher Confirmation on the Affective Learning of Students with Special Needs, Jacquelyn R. Rex
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
Dropout prevention: factors contributing to the resiliency of at-risk Hispanic students and their pursuit of a high school diploma, William Roach
Positive Emotions and Suicide Intervention Response, Crystal Rodriguez
Subdifferentials of Distance Functions and Applications to Facility Location Problems, Juan Salinas Jr.
Social Skills as Predictors of Theory of Mind Development Among Children, Lucia A. Salinas
Analysis and Design of An Anisotropic, Compliant Suspension Component, Samantha Jean Salinas
Does Responding on Progressive Ratio Schedule of Reinforcement Vary as A Function of Phase in Estrous Cycle?, Armandina M. Sanchez
And They Were Thirteen, Daniel Sanchez
Development of Laboratory Based Smart Micro Grid To Be Used As An Educational Tool, Jose L. Sanchez
After “Borderlands” The Making of an Academic Chola: Poems, Veronica Sandoval
Synthesis and characterization of 4,4-prime-distyrylbiphenyl and its applications in organic field effect transistors, Nestor A. Santos Jr.
French-born settlers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, 1821-1900 : immigration, influence, integration and identity, Olivier Schouteden
Tinged, Sarah Sherrill
Narrative analysis and computational model to predict interestingness of narratives, Laxman Thapa
Senso no Himitsu (Secrets of War), Ricardo Tijerina Jr.
Subthreshold 3 Phase Mixers, Jesus Angel Torres
Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Staphylococci in The Lower Rio Grande Valley, Diana E. Trevino
The Role of Thermally-Induced Geometrical Changes in Temperature Trending of Railroad Tapered Roller Bearings, Andrei G. Vaipan
‘Climate change’ and its bearing on violent crimes in a Rio Grande Valley City in Texas, Vanessa Valdez
Comparison of soil chemistry and microbial communities that inhabit the rhizosphere of native and non-native grasses of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jacqueline Valencia
Awake: A young adult novel in verse, Minerva Vasquez
An Analysis of The Dynamic Properties of The American Depositary Receipt Cross Market Premium, Jorge Vidal
Partition a 3-colorable graph into a small bipartite subgraph and a large independent set, Qing Wang
The Culturally Adapted Public Administrator: How Accredited MPA Programs Are Preparing Administrators with Cultural Competency, Nicholas Weimer
Qualitative Analysis to a Nonlinear System, Pengcheng Xiao
Soliton solutions of ultradiscrete integrable systems, Wei Yin
Looking for Adam: An analysis of the works of Marilynne Robinson, Kristina Y. Zavala
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Design and testing of orifice valves for use in freight railcars hydraulic suspension system, Awni K. Alshakhshir
Texas Rangers to Border Patrol the shift in border security in the 1920's: The legacy of undemocratic and often violent origins, Rodolfo Arriaga
Hospital investments in high technology and community services: The role of local market uninsurance, Lakshmi Balasubramanian
An information technology suitability index for mass customization, Oscar Leonardo Barrenechea
Gender Differences in Advanced Theory of Mind and Social Competence Among School-Age Children, Cheryl A. Barton
Coping Strategies of L2 Writers During The Writing Process: Case Studies of Non-English Dominant Students in Mainstream English Composition Courses, Petra Jakulin Baruca
Reel Talk: Deconstructing Communication Disorders in A Sampling of Modern Films, Lisa M. Beccera
Viviendo sin inglés: Los efectos sociales del dominio limitado en inglés entre residentes mexicanos en el condado de Hidalgo, Texas, Ericka Benavides
Estampas de mi Tierra- Vignettes of my Land, Angel Berrios
Identification of parameters and the distribution of the maximum and the minimum, Lijuan Bi
Two essays on the impact of rational and irrational investor sentiments on equity market return and volatility: Evidence from the U.S. and Brazil, Pablo Javier Calafiore
‘Diversa de mí Misma’: Silence as performative resistance in Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Marcia A. Caltabiano-Ponce
Parenting Stress on Mothers of Children with Autism, Janett Cantu
Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Speaking Instruction on Students Cognitive Learning, Skill Development, and Communication Apprehension, Gilberto A. Castillo
Commodifying Creativity: Class, Labor, and Authorship in Isabella Whitney's “A Sweet Nosgay”, Janette Cavazos
El Huisache Es Pocho, Pero Las Raíces No: Poems, Isaac Chavarria
An improved wideband Vivaldi antenna design, Fang Chen
Juntos, pero no revueltos: Actitudes entre monolingües y bilingües en el aula, Miriam Cruz
"Spreading the good word": Toward an understanding of brand evangelism, Samuel K. Doss
The Occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Revictimization Among Hispanic Women, Eleni Isis Escorza
Impact of Workplace Stress on Job Satisfaction Moderated by Religious Coping, Celina A. Esparza
A critical analysis of the identification, placement, and assessment policies for achieving educational parity of bilingual learners, Lilia Rocio Estrada
Con Mis Manos / With My Hands: A Documentation of Specific Cultural Elements Required for A Play Set in South Texas, Emily Ruby Fierros
An investigation of high school dual enrollment participation and allied health program enrollment in a South Texas University, Martina Flores
Electrorheological fluid effect of polymer coated carbon nanofibers and/or fullerenes in liquid crystals, Steven S. French
Algorithmic Temperature 1 Self-Assembly, Yunhui Fu
With His Guitar in His Hand: Representations of U.S. - Mexico Border Masculinity in Robert Rodriguez's “El Mariachi”, Marlene Galvan
Duffing-van der Pol type oscillator, Guangyue Gao
Parameterized Algorithm for 3-SAT, Yi Gao
School Public Relations: Relating with LEP Families, Annette Serventi Garcia
The U.S.-Mexico Border Fence: An Exploration of The Effectiveness of This Immigration Policy, Froylan Garza
Angel Walking: A Documentary, Jesse F. Garza
Poeta power: The poetic journey of La Erika: Poems, Erika Marie Garza-Johnson
Feminism, Imperialism, Utopianism, and Science Fiction in Margaret Cavendish's “Blazing World", Terina Garza Vazquez
Chief Lawyer of the Nez Perce: Reassessing the career of a cultural broker, Daniel R. Gibbs
Wrestling Windmills, Christopher Girman
A study of the effect of vibration on railroad bearing temperature, Bertha Alicia Gonzalez
False positive rates in the neuropsychological assessment of neurologically intact bilingual Hispanic American adults, Cassandra Dayanira Gonzalez
Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus) Habitat Use and Differential Response to Playback of Host Song, Mary Jennifer Gorton
DNA Staged Self-Assembly at Temperature 1, Nicholas H. Guiterrez
The conservative conversation, Heather Hall
A Synthetic Approach Toward Novel β-Lactams, Mohamed Hashim
First generation Hispanic high school students going to college: experiences that support decisions and college going pathways, Norma Ibarra-Cantú
Investigating heavy metal accumulation and oxidative stress tolerance of non-accumulators and hyperaccumulators in the Brassicaceae plant family, Fritzie Joy Into
Digit ratio and sexually dimorphic psychopathology, Miriam Sarahi Izaguirre
Surface optimization of high density polyethylene and carbon nanofiber composites for the improvement of electromagnetic shielding effectiveness, Brandon C. Jarvis
Politics of Pansies: D. H. Lawrence's Philosophical Vision of Reform, Andrew Keese
Valley palm, Melissa E. King
Predicting college student classroom performance with a simple metacomprehension scale, Amber Lee Klein
Context versus rote learning in the martial arts, Pearson F. Klein
On nonlinear response of micro and nano capacitive resonators, Martin William Knecht
Ethnobotanical History and Seed Oil Chemistry of The Physic Nut, Jatropha Curcas, Nathan M. Leclear
Social networks and beliefs of Mexican-American parents as predictors of parent involvement, Maria Filomena Leo
Ecos de barro De la memoria a la imagen de la imagen al poema, Rossy Evelin Lima-Padilla
An Analytic Hierarchy Process approach to assess health service quality, Yan Li
Between Silver and Glass, Catherine V. Lopez
New Algorithms for Protein Structure Comparison and Protein Structure Prediction, Zaixin Lu
Design and implementation of an actively adjustable spring mechanism via redundant actuation, Eleazar Marquez