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Relationships Between The Groundwaters Of Ash Meadows, Death Valley, Pahranagat Valley And The Nevada Test Site Based On Statistical Analysis And Modeling Of Trace Element Data, Sara Michelle Cox
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Relationships between the groundwaters of the Nevada Test Site, Ash Meadows, Pahranagat, and Death Valley have been studied by many people over many years. Using hydrogeochemical data from these areas (sampled and analyzed by the Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies) hydrologic subbasins were classified on the basis of trace element concentrations and compare these to previous classification systems. In addition, previously suggested flow relationships were examined on the basis of trace element concentrations, in particular those elements which are thought to behave conservatively in oxidizing environments. These efforts were made with the aid of statistical analyses such as principal …
A Relationship Analysis Of Restaurant Inspection Violations, Employee Behaviors, And Inspection Grades, Edward G Mckeown
A Relationship Analysis Of Restaurant Inspection Violations, Employee Behaviors, And Inspection Grades, Edward G Mckeown
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of the paper is to determine whether employee behaviors or non-employee behaviors have a more significant effect on health inspection grades given by the Southern Nevada Health District. As foodborne illness outbreaks continue to rise, discovering whether the violations stem from employee behaviors or from items not related to employee behavior is essential. The results will be useful for both industry and academics in helping to establish a means for understanding where violations occur within food establishments; 205 restaurant health inspections were collected with grades other than 'A'. Behavior based violations had a higher impact on the grade. …
The Relationship Between Employee Tone Of Voice And Customer Attitudes, Jae Kyung Park
The Relationship Between Employee Tone Of Voice And Customer Attitudes, Jae Kyung Park
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
As a concierge supervisor at a five-star hotel in South Korea, I was exposed to a concept from my superiors that a higher employee's tone of voice may increase customer attitudes. In the United States, tone of voice training was also found at a pizza pub, located in Illinois. The study identifies the causal relationship between the tone of voice and customer satisfaction, by an experiment method. By manipulating tone of voice and analyzing resulting customer attitudes reveals the relationship between the two variables; In this study, the result is contrary to the reasoning that derived from the observed industry …
The Relationship Between Gestational Pcb Exposure, Thyroid Hormones And Adhd, Vicki M Tripoli
The Relationship Between Gestational Pcb Exposure, Thyroid Hormones And Adhd, Vicki M Tripoli
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
PCB exposure has been associated with a reduction in circulating thyroid hormones via several different mechanisms. While thyroid hormones can influence many physiological endpoints in adults, precise concentrations during critical periods of gestation are crucial to normal development. Maternal consumption of PCB contaminated fish has been associated with developmental problems in animals and humans. Alterations of thyroid hormones is postulated to be one possible source of the developmental latencies associated with PCB exposure. Thus, this study investigated the influence of maternal thyroxine supplements in rodents exposed to a low dose of commercial PCBs; Pregnant Long-Evans rats were exposed to one …
The Relationship Between Organizational Climate And Job Satisfaction Of Selected Urban Middle School Teachers In The Clark County School District, Ouida Mildred Brown
The Relationship Between Organizational Climate And Job Satisfaction Of Selected Urban Middle School Teachers In The Clark County School District, Ouida Mildred Brown
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between organizational climate and job satisfaction in the Clark County School District (Las Vegas, Nevada); The data were collected from teachers randomly selected from urban middle schools in this district. There were 19 schools involved in the study, with 15 teachers selected from each school to respond to two instruments. The Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire---Revised Secondary (OCDQ-RS) and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) were sent to 285 teachers, of which 197 were returned (70%). Demographic data were also collected from each of the respondents; There was a significant relationship found …
The Relationships Of Selected Factors To Success In A College Reading Program, Corene Flowerette Walker Casselle
The Relationships Of Selected Factors To Success In A College Reading Program, Corene Flowerette Walker Casselle
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships of several variables--reading ability (vocabulary, reading comprehension, reading power, and reading efficiency) as measured by the Iowa Silent Reading Tests, locus of control as measured by the Rotter I-E Scale, class attendance, age and sex--to overall success in a college reading improvement program; Subjects. Subjects were students enrolled in three sections of Speed Reading and Study Skills at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), during the First Spring Session, 1977. Sixty-three students participated in the study--thirty-three males and thirty females ranging in age from seventeen to sixty-one years. …
A Study Of The Relationship Between Curricular Characteristics Recommended By Recognized Authorities And Curricular Characteristics Found In Existing Programs For Academically Gifted Students, Andrew R Nixon
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The study surveyed the 190 largest school districts in the United States and 18 recognized authorities in the field of education for the academically gifted. Each of the school districts was presumed to have a program which served the academically gifted; The recognized authorities were given a list of 48 curricular characteristics and were asked to check the degree to which they would select each characteristic for inclusion in a program for the academically gifted. The school districts were given the same list of 48 curricular characteristics and were asked to check the degree to which each characteristic was included …
A Study Of The Relationships Of Principals' Values To Effectiveness In A Selected Mbo Program, Charles Owen Roundy
A Study Of The Relationships Of Principals' Values To Effectiveness In A Selected Mbo Program, Charles Owen Roundy
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Purpose. The Division of Elementary Education in the Clark County School District (Las Vegas, Nevada) utilizes a systems approach to managing elementary schools. Given the objectives of the system and the responsibility of the elementary principals to accomplish the expectations of the system, the purpose of this study was to seek an answer to the following question: What is the relationship between principals' effectiveness in implementing certain objectives and the importance they attach to those objectives?;Procedure. Two groups of respondents were surveyed: the elementary teachers in Clark County, who reported their perception of existing conditions relating to the specified objectives, …
The Relationship Between Project Characteristics And The Expert Estimation Of Software Development And Maintenance, John Farrish
The Relationship Between Project Characteristics And The Expert Estimation Of Software Development And Maintenance, John Farrish
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Accurately estimating the amount of time and effort required to complete a software development or maintenance project has proven problematic for business. A wealth of literature exists exploring each of the methods for estimating software development, but very little is devoted to understanding how project characteristics relate to estimation accuracy. This research examines expert estimation, the most widely used estimation technique, to determine the relationship between software project characteristics and estimation accuracy. Implications of the findings for research and practice are discussed.
School Refusal Behavior: The Relationship Between Family Environment And Parenting Style, Gillian Victoria Chapman
School Refusal Behavior: The Relationship Between Family Environment And Parenting Style, Gillian Victoria Chapman
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
School refusal behavior has been researched and discussed within psychological and educational communities for over a century, and family environment has been found to influence such behavior. Specifically, differences have been found with respect to the function of youth school refusal behavior and levels of familial independence, cohesion, and conflict. Parenting styles have also been found to influence the behavior of youth. Authoritative parenting is associated with children who perform well scholastically and exhibit few internalizing or externalizing behaviors. Family environment and parenting styles have not been researched as joint influences on school refusal behavior. This study investigated possible effects …
The Relationship Between Brand Loyalty And Financial Performance: An Empirical Study On The Hotel Industry In Las Vegas, Hye-Soon Park
The Relationship Between Brand Loyalty And Financial Performance: An Empirical Study On The Hotel Industry In Las Vegas, Hye-Soon Park
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The primary objective of this study was to examine the relationship between brand loyalty and financial performance of Las Vegas hotels. This study also investigated the impact of the age of a property and development costs on financial performance. The study used convenience sampling collecting data from a total of 315 visitors who currently stayed at the selected 12 hotels in Las Vegas during the survey period. The data was collected on the Las Vegas Strip through self-administered questionnaire and was analyzed using multiple regression. Results indicate that there was a significant relationship between brand loyalty and financial performance in …
The Relationship Between Customer Service Quality And Restaurant Revenue In A Gaming -Centric Casino Environment, Karl D Brandmeir
The Relationship Between Customer Service Quality And Restaurant Revenue In A Gaming -Centric Casino Environment, Karl D Brandmeir
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study investigates the relationship between customer service quality and restaurant revenue in a casino. A recent search (August 2005) showed over 19,000 citations in one database on the subject of customer service quality. However, no studies specific to the casino industry were found. This study looked at three geographic locations of a gaming-centric casino company; The results showed that customers the casino environments used for this study view friendly/helpful staff and shorter wait times as significant. Surprisingly food variety, food quality, a price/value relationship, and ambiance/decor are not significant influences on restaurant revenues in a gaming-centric environment; These findings …
Investigation Of The Relationship Between Firm-Wise Financial Factors And Firm Performance In The Hospitality Industry, Zhenxing Mao
Investigation Of The Relationship Between Firm-Wise Financial Factors And Firm Performance In The Hospitality Industry, Zhenxing Mao
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study empirically investigates the relationship between firm-wise financial factors and firm performance in the hospitality industry from 2000 to 2004 using panel data regression. After a literature review of firm-wise financial factors and their impact on performance in the literature, unit-effect and time-effect linear models were proposed and examined in both the restaurant and hotel sectors with different firm performance measures used as the dependent variable (i.e., Proxy Q, Sharpe ratio, and Treynor ratio). While some variables, especially liquidity and solvency, were found to have significant impacts on firm performance measured by Proxy Q and Sharpe ratio in both …
Managing The Relationship Between Intermediaries And Meta Sites, Natasa Christodoulidou
Managing The Relationship Between Intermediaries And Meta Sites, Natasa Christodoulidou
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Travel meta search engines have great potential to alter the travel landscape. Although their current booking impact is relatively low, these new entrants are well-funded, growing quickly, and gaining consumer visibility (Christodoulidou, Connolly, and Brewer, 2006). This research (a) explored whether travel meta sites are an opportunity or a threat to travel intermediaries, (b) examined the transactional relationship between travel meta sites, travel intermediaries, and their suppliers, and (c) compared the consumer's perceptions regarding travel meta sites and travel intermediaries; To examine the role of meta sites in the travel industry and the transactional relationships an information rich-case study approach …
Exploring The Relationship Between Teachers' Beliefs In Mathematics And Their Instructional Practice, Michelle Vander Veldt
Exploring The Relationship Between Teachers' Beliefs In Mathematics And Their Instructional Practice, Michelle Vander Veldt
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study explored the relationship between teachers' beliefs about mathematics and their instructional practices. The personal epistemology of the case study elementary mathematics teachers was documented and analyzed to provide evidence of the connection between teachers' beliefs and practice in an elementary school setting; This study was grounded in a theoretical framework of epistemological world views, particularly the comparison of belief across three epistemological world views: (1) the realist, (2) the contextualist, and (3) the relativist. Three areas of beliefs are addressed in this study: (1) beliefs about curriculum, (2) beliefs about pedagogy, and (3) beliefs about assessment. Through analysis …
"You've Got Mail": Email Use In Post-Dissolutional Relationships, Michelle P Mosbacher
"You've Got Mail": Email Use In Post-Dissolutional Relationships, Michelle P Mosbacher
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study is an examination of the conscious motives involved with using email communication over face-to-face communication in post-dissolutional communication between former romantic partners. This project also answered specific questions regarding the nature of post-dissolutional communication. Data collected from 173 undergraduate students revealed that the ability to plan messages within an email is a conscious motive of using email communication that is not perceived in face-to-face communication, whereas the ability to save-face and avoid topics are not. Additionally, emoticons are sparingly used in post-dissolutional email communication, yet those participants who reported to use emoticons are also concerned with saving face. …
Petrogenesis And Geochemistry Of Pleistocene And Pliocene Basalt Flows Of The Pine Valley Volcanic Field, Utah And Their Relationship To The Tectonics Of The Utah Transition Zone, Matthew Faust
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The Pine Valley Volcanic Field in southwestern Utah consists of at least 24 mafic lava flows and 10 vents. Eruptions have spanned the past 2.4 m.y. The youngest eruptions at the Snow Canyon and Diamond Valley cones occurred between 1 and 20 ka. Lava flows range in composition from basalt to andesite, and include both alkaline and subalkaline rocks throughout the field. Trace element abundances for the youngest lavas show both oceanic island basalt (OIB) and mid-oceanic ridge basalt (MORB) components in their source. Sr and Nd isotopic ratios exhibit evolved values, spanning a large range from epsilon Nd of …
Psychological Well-Being And Relationship Changes In Women After Obesity Surgery, Lindsey Bocchieri Ricciardi
Psychological Well-Being And Relationship Changes In Women After Obesity Surgery, Lindsey Bocchieri Ricciardi
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The present study explored changes in patients' psychological well-being and relationship adjustment at three- and six-months after either Lap-Band or Gastric Bypass Surgery. Sixty-eight women completed the battery, which consisted of standardized questionnaires of self-esteem, body-image, psychological symptomatology, and assertiveness, as well as marital and sexual functioning, prior to surgery and then at the two follow-ups. Also included was the assessment of patient expectations of relationship change and the pilot Weight-Related Relationship Adjustment Questionnaires (WRRAQ's). Pilot WRRAQ's were designed for the purpose of the study, based on retrospective patient narratives, and assessed parenting, work, family, and friend relationship domains. Psychometric …
The Relationship Between Time On The Job And Compassion/Satisfaction Fatigue In Firefighters, Juanita M Buck
The Relationship Between Time On The Job And Compassion/Satisfaction Fatigue In Firefighters, Juanita M Buck
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
First Responders such as firefighters who experience disasters and observe traumatic events may be at risk for generalized stress resulting from the type of work they do. Studies suggest that the more a person is subjected to traumatic incidents, the more they are at risk. This study assessed the relationship between time on the job and the levels of compassion fatigue and job burnout in firefighters. Results of this study did not indicate that there was a significant relationship between time on the job and compassion fatigue and burnout in the studied population. However, results did indicate that participants were …
Sibling Relationships In Remarried Families, Monique C. Diderich Balsam
Sibling Relationships In Remarried Families, Monique C. Diderich Balsam
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This research project examines how different types of sibling relationships, that is, full siblings, half siblings and stepsiblings, develop within remarried families. The study focuses on three types of sibling solidarity: functional (i.e., instrumental help and assistance); associational (i.e., frequency of contact); and affectual (i.e., emotional closeness). The study further analyzes the effects of sibship size, proximity, birth order, marital status and age and gender on the three forms of solidarity, and relies on five middle range theories (attachment theory, family systems theory, rational choice, social comparison, and evolutionary theory). The study is based on participant observation in a Blended …
The Relationship Between Restaurant Attribute Satisfaction And Return Intent In Theme Restaurants, Rachel Dawn Weiss
The Relationship Between Restaurant Attribute Satisfaction And Return Intent In Theme Restaurants, Rachel Dawn Weiss
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Theme restaurants were designed to provide their customers with a meal coupled with an entertaining experience (Bagli, 1998). After a rapid rise in popularity in the early to mid 1990's, theme restaurants began to experience a decline in market share. As the theme restaurant segment experiences the downsizing of many once popular brands, it is imperative that the industry segment investigate customer satisfaction with restaurant attributes in order to assess which areas are in need of improvement. Although much research has been conducted on customer satisfaction in the service industries, none has focused on the theme restaurant industry in particular. …
The Relationship Of Cell Morphology, Density, And Mechanical Properties In A Rigid Polyurethane Foam, Michelle Cameron Nelson
The Relationship Of Cell Morphology, Density, And Mechanical Properties In A Rigid Polyurethane Foam, Michelle Cameron Nelson
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Polyurethane foam, used as a supporting or insulating material, is sometimes formed in complex molds with significant variations in geometry and size. This work investigates the relationships between cell morphology, density, and mechanical properties in a molded polyurethane material using relatively small cylindrical molds. Understanding these relationships will help mechanical designers analyze and predict the responses of foam components accurately; Three mold sizes are used to study changes in cell morphology (cell area, cell diameter, aspect ratio, cell angle, cell edge length, cell face thickness, and cell edge thickness), density, and mechanical properties (Young's modulus, peak yield, and collapse stress) …
The Relationship Between Internal Service Components And Organizational Commitment In Fine-Dining Restaurants, Taryn M Perry
The Relationship Between Internal Service Components And Organizational Commitment In Fine-Dining Restaurants, Taryn M Perry
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Due to increased competition in the restaurant industry, employers need to offer more than monetary compensation to attract quality employees. Offering these non-economic benefits, or internal services, can aid in keeping employees satisfied and committed to their organizations. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between internal service components and organizational commitment. Data was collected from three fine-dining restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada. The original hypotheses were not supported by the research results. Yet, the study did yield evidence indicating that satisfaction with some aspects of internal services was influential in predicting organization commitment. Implications for management …
Large-Scale Database Modeling: Discovering Attributes, Entities, And Relationships, Ying Yang
Large-Scale Database Modeling: Discovering Attributes, Entities, And Relationships, Ying Yang
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis is concerned with the team efforts to develop a, large database to track medical information. Entity relational model approach is taken to study an extensive set of forms for structure discovery. This approach has led to thousands of attributes and hundreds of entities and relationships. A meta-database is used to manipulate this data for further design.
An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Alcohol Availability And Alcohol-Related Hospital Admissions In The City Of Chicago, 1990--1997, Dorothy Ruth Wilson
An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Alcohol Availability And Alcohol-Related Hospital Admissions In The City Of Chicago, 1990--1997, Dorothy Ruth Wilson
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Current research suggested a relationship between alcohol availability and problems, including suicide, and car accidents. However, the relationship between alcohol availability and alcohol related hospital admissions, such as acute intoxication and liver damage, has not been widely explored. Measuring alcohol availability by alcohol outlet density and using data for alcohol related hospital admissions in the city of Chicago, a Poisson regression analysis determined that neighborhoods with a higher percentage of African-Americans, higher poverty level, and a greater density of alcohol outlets had a greater number of alcohol related hospital admissions than other neighborhoods. To control for individual level characteristics, a …
Relationship Of Selected Student Characteristics To Student Ratings Of Importance And Levels Of Satisfaction, Michael L Sauer
Relationship Of Selected Student Characteristics To Student Ratings Of Importance And Levels Of Satisfaction, Michael L Sauer
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Low graduation and retention rates are problems that many universities and colleges across the country face. Students often leave an institution prematurely, not because of academic difficulties but because of other obstacles that they believe impede their progress. Studying student satisfaction can help to understand what some of these difficulties might be. In order to address this issue, this study examined the relationship between student ratings of importance and student satisfaction with elements of the university environment and student characteristics; There were 1,208 subjects in this study. All subjects were given the Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory during the Spring 2002 …
The Relationship Between Employee Turnover And Customer Service Quality In Casino Restaurants, Karl D Brandmeir
The Relationship Between Employee Turnover And Customer Service Quality In Casino Restaurants, Karl D Brandmeir
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study investigates the relationship between employee turnover and perceived service quality in casino restaurants. The restaurants were buffets, steakhouses, and coffee shops in casinos in three geographic locations. The study uses both cross-sectional and time-series data in a linkage model. It then analyzes the nature of this relationship on both a concurrent and consecutive periods over ten months. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA with Scheffe Post-Hoc tests, Pearson's product moment correlations. Hypotheses were tested by correlations and time-lagged correlations; The results show that steakhouses have the lowest turnover and the lowest poor and failure ratings …
The Relationship Between Employee Personality Traits And Preferred Leadership Style, Thomas M. Kuhn
The Relationship Between Employee Personality Traits And Preferred Leadership Style, Thomas M. Kuhn
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Purpose. The purpose of this study is to examine how employee personality traits are related to a preferred leadership style and how the differences between preferred and actual leadership style relate to employee perceptions of leader satisfaction and effectiveness. Respondents completed a survey questionnaire that consisted of the commonly used Multi-Factor Leadership Questionnaire Form 5X to assess employee leadership preferences and the NEO-FF1 to identify personality traits. The relationship between employee personality traits and their preferred leadership style is significant to leaders who believe that it is possible to adjust a leadership approach to improve organizational performance; Findings. Agreeableness is …
Investigating The Relationship Of Verbal Span And Spatial Span In A Combination Task, Miriam E Dunbar
Investigating The Relationship Of Verbal Span And Spatial Span In A Combination Task, Miriam E Dunbar
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Measurement of working memory span typically involves tasks designed to introduce stimuli to the unique slave systems. It is widely accepted that these isolated measurements indicate, at a relatively simple level, the span of the given working memory system. This study hypothesizes that separate working memory systems can be combined to enhance span length. To evaluate this hypothesis, the Corsi Block Task, a commonly used measure of spatial working memory, will be altered to include verbal information (colors). One hundred subjects completed the following typically used cognitive tasks to observe the relationship between verbal abilities in working memory and spatial …
An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Commitment As Loyalty: Commitment As A Key Mediating Variable For Loyalty, Shiang-Lih Chen
An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Commitment As Loyalty: Commitment As A Key Mediating Variable For Loyalty, Shiang-Lih Chen
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Many studies have verified that a service provider can benefit greatly from customer commitment and loyalty. However, there is a lack of consensus in the definition of commitment and loyalty constructs and ways of measuring them. As indicated by Pritchard, et al. (I999), there is a dearth of empirical consumer research examining the relationship between commitment and loyalty. Understanding the role that commitment plays in developing and explaining loyalty and the relationship between commitment and loyalty are critical in facilitating the evolution of loyalty; This study empirically examined whether commitment is a key-mediating variable for loyalty. The relationships between commitment …