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An Alternative Study Of Chinese History: Two Daoist Temples, Joan Lorraine Mann
An Alternative Study Of Chinese History: Two Daoist Temples, Joan Lorraine Mann
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The Daoist temple is a largely overlooked feature in the study of the history of China. The temple has been an important component of Chinese history since the Zhou dynasty, beginning in the Spring and Autumn period and continuing into the Warring States period.1 It is Daoism that made immortals of mortal Chinese war heroes, emperors, leaders, and ancestors. It is these celestials and immortals, found only in a Chinese Daoist temple that can so successfully relate the history of the common man in China. The Chinese have venerated these Daoist celestials and immortals to the status of "gods," and …
The Male Homoerotics Of Shakespearean Drama: A Study Of "The Merchant Of Venice," "Twelfth Night," And "Othello", Anthony Guy Patricia
The Male Homoerotics Of Shakespearean Drama: A Study Of "The Merchant Of Venice," "Twelfth Night," And "Othello", Anthony Guy Patricia
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study seeks to both challenge and complicate the assumed heteronormativity of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, and Othello. Reading and analyzing these texts in such a manner provides the only means to access and interpret the homoerotics embedded deeply within them in a meaningful way that, in turn, enhances traditional understanding of Renaissance England.
Viewing The Opposite Sex Through Lifestyle Magazines: An Exploratory Study, Danielle M Thorsen
Viewing The Opposite Sex Through Lifestyle Magazines: An Exploratory Study, Danielle M Thorsen
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study is an exploratory study examining the use of traditional stereotypical gender roles and themes projected in the problem pages of Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Maxim, and Men's Health from 2007. This study is grounded in functionalist feminist media theory and is supplemented by normative theory. The findings show that women's lifestyle magazine problem pages lean more heavily towards traditional gender stereotypes, whereas men's lifestyle magazine problem pages rely on less traditional gender stereotypes. This is partially attributed to a similar formula used in both genders' problem pages, encouraging a traditionally stereotypical female approach to both men's and women's problems.
Study Of The Interaction Between Hydrogen And Carbon-Based Nanomaterials, Roberto Felix
Study Of The Interaction Between Hydrogen And Carbon-Based Nanomaterials, Roberto Felix
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Hydrogen is a promising energy carrier. Coupling hydrogen production to renewable energy sources would help alleviate the world's dependence on fossil fuels. A hurdle that must be overcome for that scenario is the development of satisfactory hydrogen storage media. Theoretical work suggests that carbon-based nanomaterials are plausible candidates; The research objective of this work is to study the influence of hydrogen adsorption on the chemical and electronic properties of carbon-based nanomaterials (i.e., single-walled carbon nanotubes and C60). An atomic hydrogen source was constructed. Nanomaterials were exposed to atomic and/or molecular hydrogen, and the local chemical and electronic interaction was studied …
Numerical Study Of High Temperature Bayonet Heat Exchanger And Decomposer For Hydrogen Production, Vijaisri Nagarajan
Numerical Study Of High Temperature Bayonet Heat Exchanger And Decomposer For Hydrogen Production, Vijaisri Nagarajan
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis deals with the development of a three-dimensional computational model of high temperature heat exchanger and decomposer for hydrogen production by the sulfur iodine thermochemical water splitting cycle. The present study is concerned with the use of a bayonet type heat exchanger that is a silicon carbide integrated decomposer (SID) which decomposes sulfuric acid to produce sulfur dioxide, oxygen and water. The Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Integrated Decomposer is a SiC based design concept that uses a SID for boiling, superheating and decomposing functions where the temperatures are above 250°C; From the literature review it can be found that …
Exploratory Study Of Construction Safety Culture Through Systems Thinking, Charles J. Jr Benford
Exploratory Study Of Construction Safety Culture Through Systems Thinking, Charles J. Jr Benford
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Since its conception, in 1986 after the Chernobyl accident, the term "safety culture" has gained major popularity throughout many systems, especially the construction industry. Although this concept has gained much popularity over the course of two decades, it remains a heavily debated topic between advocates and skeptics for various reasons. Much of the skepticism is due to the failure of proponents of the concept to clearly define and provide an understanding of those factors that comprise what "safety culture" is, and how it can be achieved. A system (particularly a construction system) that possesses a safety culture is one in …
A Study Of Monge Matrices With Applications To Scheduling, Revanth Pamballa
A Study Of Monge Matrices With Applications To Scheduling, Revanth Pamballa
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
In this study of Monge properties I summarize a few aspects of the rich material based on these properties. Monge properties are related to the theory of convexity and just as convexity is important in classical Mathematics so is the theory of Monge properties important in Computer Science. In this thesis I will summarize a few aspects of Monge properties. I compare some of the different properties and show how that they all go back to Gaspard Monge's original ideas. I will highlight a number of new results in scheduling and show how Monge properties and Monge-like properties play a …
The Experience Of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Phenomenological Study, Deborah Sampson
The Experience Of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Phenomenological Study, Deborah Sampson
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
By 1997, the number of children living in the home of a grandparent had risen to 3.9 million or 5.5 percent. The 2000 Census reports an estimated 5.9 million children live in a household maintained by a grandparent (US Census Bureau, 2000). While there are many benefits to having grandparents raise grandchildren, there are also considerable challenges, impacting the family structure, dynamics, and roles. Further, these children typically matriculate from backgrounds where they were removed from their parents out of their control. They may feel alone, act out, or become withdrawn, resulting in being at-risk for a host of other …
Surface And Interface Study Of Cesium On Silicon Carbide And Hopg Using Photoelectron Spectroscopy And Atomic Force Microscopy, Sharath Sudarshanam
Surface And Interface Study Of Cesium On Silicon Carbide And Hopg Using Photoelectron Spectroscopy And Atomic Force Microscopy, Sharath Sudarshanam
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
TRistructural-ISOtropic (TRISO) fuel particles are being developed for the use in next generation nuclear power plants. They consist of a UO2 kernel coated with layers of different materials to keep the fission products inside the particle. The kernel is surrounded by a porous carbon layer, followed by a dense inner pyrolytic carbon layer, a SiC layer, and a dense outer pyrolytic carbon layer. One central question of this technology is whether the fission products "corrode" this shell of the TRISO particle during operation. To answer this question, we have investigated the interface between cesium (Cs, which is one of the …
Three-Dimensional Numerical Study Of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Design, Jianfei Wu
Three-Dimensional Numerical Study Of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Design, Jianfei Wu
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Performance of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells is dependent of a set of complex physical and chemical processes occurring simultaneously. Bipolar plates are important components of PEM fuel cells because they are the first stage of the flow distribution system. A non-uniform flow distribution across the active reaction area within PEM fuel cells will probably lead to an unbalanced use of the precious catalyst, and a lower overall efficiency of the device than expected. A three-dimensional numerical model has been developed to evaluate the PEM fuel cell including the current collectors, flow channels, gas diffusion layers, and membrane. This …
A Study Of California Community College Student Retention And Persistence With Extended Opportunity Programs And Services (Eop&S), Leonard Marvin Crawford
A Study Of California Community College Student Retention And Persistence With Extended Opportunity Programs And Services (Eop&S), Leonard Marvin Crawford
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This research analyzed a select number of Extended Opportunities Programs and Services (EOP&S) within the California Community College system. Student perceptions and self reported attitudes were obtained through survey techniques from a select number of EOP&S programs based upon persistence trends of students from a recent four-year period. More specifically, these student trends were analyzed at three different levels of persistence, i.e., highest, median, and lowest. The respective groupings were surveyed to determine qualitative elements of EOP&S program services students associate with their persistence; The findings basically indicate that the consistent qualitative elements of programs services that EOP&S students associate …
Worksite Schools: A Study Of Cooperation Between Public Education And Private Business, D. Janell Dietz
Worksite Schools: A Study Of Cooperation Between Public Education And Private Business, D. Janell Dietz
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The development of business/educational partnerships in the United States has accelerated in the last few years, fueled in large part by industry concerns over a projected scarcity of future workers who are effectively equipped for the demands of a workforce in an evolving technological environment. This has been accompanied by rising concern over parental choice in the matter of what schools their children will attend; Lankard (1995) has opined that in the new economy where school and work are intertwined, it is increasingly apparent that a dual approach to public school reform has appeal, and such partnerships will continue to …
The Role Of Reading Specialists: A Descriptive Study, Dorothy L Kulesza
The Role Of Reading Specialists: A Descriptive Study, Dorothy L Kulesza
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to explore and document the role of reading specialists. Four elements of educational theory and practice formed the framework: children's reading difficulties, instructional models used to correct reading difficulties, site-based management, and symbolic interactionism. The overall design for this research was a mixed method study. Survey research was used to collect quantitative data; interviews and observations were used to collect qualitative data; Following the processing of survey data, it was displayed in graphs and tables. Qualitative data was analyzed through recursive rounds of considering and interpreting transcripts and field notes; global themes were identified …
A Qualitative Case Study Approach To Define And Identify Perceived Challenges Of Knowledge Management For Casino Hotel Industry, Ming-Lun Lee
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The overall goal of this study is to analyze and establish the importance of KM applications in the hotel industry, with two purposes in mind. The first is to explore hotel organizations' awareness and perceptions of KM applications. The second purpose is to identify casino hotel executives' perceived challenges of KM. Qualitative case studies and descriptive research designs with interviews were applied to accomplish the study objectives; Case study subjects' perceptions regarding KM definitions, KM functions, and expected benefits of KM were identified and discussed. Casino hotel executives perceive knowledge sharing, change resistance, and knowledge transfer major challenges of KM. …
A Multi -Case Study Of Teacher Retention With Veteran Teachers In Hard To Staff Schools, Jacqueline Lissette Garcia
A Multi -Case Study Of Teacher Retention With Veteran Teachers In Hard To Staff Schools, Jacqueline Lissette Garcia
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Over 40 percent of teachers leave the profession within the first five years (Darling-Hammond, 2003; Berry, 2004), and turnover is higher in schools characterized as hard to staff (Ingersoll, 2001). Hard to staff schools often have higher attrition rates, and also have a higher percentage of under qualified teachers (Berry, 2004). The need to retain highly qualified teachers in teaching positions in hard to staff schools is critical because teachers are less likely to continue to teach in schools characterized as such. A multi-case study design was employed to investigate four teachers who have taught in hard to staff schools …
Wayward Fictions: A Study Of The Dynamic Picaresque Novel, Tina Ogorek
Wayward Fictions: A Study Of The Dynamic Picaresque Novel, Tina Ogorek
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The picaresque has been considered a narrow and historically closed genre, limited to a few examples, as well as a wide and flexible genre inclusive of any number of narratives. As an alternative, I propose that it should be seen as a dynamic form, conserving certain historic characteristics, but also adapting to newly current, mostly social, concerns by reconfiguring form and content. Through its double structure it incorporates inconsistencies and controversies, remaining culturally relevant. In the following chapters I have redefined the picaresque elements of two well-known British picaresque novels, added another picaresque novel to the canon, and qualified two …
Pilot Study Of Work Values Of Poor Versus Non-Poor Service Workers In Nevada, Freda Klein
Pilot Study Of Work Values Of Poor Versus Non-Poor Service Workers In Nevada, Freda Klein
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this research was to survey the work values of poor, minimally-skilled versus non-poor semi-skilled service workers in Nevada. As a Pilot Study, it will provide a basis for developing a counseling instrument designed to measure work values, a scale so constructed as to be usable even by those with limited education and skills. No such instrument presently exists; The instrument developed in this study combines work values from Super's "Work Values Inventory" with Interest Factors and Temperament Factors from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Language and format of the scale were simplified so that it could be …
A Study Designed To Investigate A New Dimension For Educational Accountability...Malpractice, Marshall Cloyd Darnell
A Study Designed To Investigate A New Dimension For Educational Accountability...Malpractice, Marshall Cloyd Darnell
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Problem. Individual state governments have received, by implied federal constitutional authority, the right to organize, maintain, and control the schools wthin their respective territories. To accomplish this task of school governance, the states have enacted legislation to regulate the separ.
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 Selected Hotel Officials And Managers With Respect To Assessment Of Job Attitudes, Michael Joseph Signorelli
A Study Of Selected Hotel Officials And Managers With Respect To Assessment Of Job Attitudes, Michael Joseph Signorelli
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to identify those characteristics which make up an appropriate work attitude among officials and managers in a Resort Industry setting. Upon identification of these management characteristics, acceptable guidelines would be followed to develop an objective instrument to assess management work attitudes which might help reduce job turnover, thereby reducing the costs incurred in replacing key executives; An attitude scale was chosen because instruments which measure intelligence, aptitude and achievement favor those individuals with more formal education than found among managers in the resort industry. In addition, research indicated that an appropriate work attitude increases …
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, …
Detecting Microcalcification Clusters In Digital Mammograms: Study For Inclusion Into Computer Aided Diagnostic Prompting System, Gopalkrishna Veni
Detecting Microcalcification Clusters In Digital Mammograms: Study For Inclusion Into Computer Aided Diagnostic Prompting System, Gopalkrishna Veni
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Among signs of breast cancer encountered in digital mammograms radiologists point to microcalcification clusters (MCCs). Their detection is a challenging problem from both medical and image processing point of views. This work presents two concurrent methods for MCC detection, and studies their possible inclusion to a computer aided diagnostic prompting system. One considers Wavelet Domain Hidden Markov Tree (WHMT) for modeling microcalcification edges. The model is used for differentiation between MC and non-MC edges based on the weighted maximum likelihood (WML) values. The classification of objects is carried out using spatial filters. The second method employs SUSAN edge detector in …
A Study Of Change Management Of Uml Diagrams, Ming Chang
A Study Of Change Management Of Uml Diagrams, Ming Chang
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
One of the most critical factors controlling the success of software product development efforts is the management of product changes during development. It is characteristic of software development that everything changes, or can change, continually throughout the process. Requirements can change, the architecture can change, designs can change, and for each of these, the implementation must change. Of course, some changes are natural and necessary. However, it is very common for teams to propose excessive changes that easily overwhelm the budget allocated for the product. Development efforts fail because the effect of each of the changes proposed is not understood …
Living With Dyspareunia: A Qualitative Study, Robyn L Donaldson
Living With Dyspareunia: A Qualitative Study, Robyn L Donaldson
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Attempts to fill the gap in knowledge of the psychosocial implications in the lives of women with dyspareunia have (1) been limited to less than a handful of studies, and (2) lack an accurate account from the women themselves as to how they have been impacted. Using a semi-structured interview, women were asked in an open-ended fashion about how having dyspareunia has affected their lives. Grounded theory methodology was utilized to identify emergent themes, their interrelations, and build a meaningful theory of experience of early dyspareunia. Cognitive and behavioral representation in women with dyspareunia from onset of pain to the …
A Study Of Sprt Algorithm And New-Guard For Radiation Detection, Venkatachalam Palaniappan
A Study Of Sprt Algorithm And New-Guard For Radiation Detection, Venkatachalam Palaniappan
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
A novel and efficient radiation detection algorithm combined with a measuring unit will produce an ideal detector to battle field radiation measurement problems. Studies of Sequential Probability Ratio Test (SPRT) for radiation detection are essential towards developing efficient and accurate radiation detection algorithms. In this study, the performance of the classical Single-Threshold-Test (STT) and the SPRT First-In-First-Out (FIFO) algorithms is considered. Next, improvements made by the Last-In-First-Elected-Last-Out (LIFELO) algorithm are analyzed. Further, enhancements to the LIFELO algorithm, using the Dynamic Background Updating and Maximum Likelihood Estimator (MLE), are performed; The thesis also provides detailed requirements for an innovative hand-held radiation …
Creating And Testing The Higher Education Leadership Competencies (Helc) Model: A Study Of Athletics Directors, Senior Student Affairs Officers, And Chief Academic Officers, Zachary A Smith
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was threefold: to extend existing knowledge of McDaniel's (2002) qualitative inquiry of higher education leadership competencies by testing her theory using quantitative methods; to either affirm or create a new, more refined model of higher education leadership competencies based on the results of the data analysis; and finally, to compare the similarities and differences of important competencies necessary for effective leadership between and within three groups of leaders in higher education: athletics directors (ADs), senior student affairs officers (SSAOs), and chief academic officers (CAOs); Goodness of fit results indicated McDaniel's 4-category model of higher education …
Numerical Study Of High Temperature Heat Exchanger And Decomposer For Hydrogen Production, Valery Ivanovich Ponyavin
Numerical Study Of High Temperature Heat Exchanger And Decomposer For Hydrogen Production, Valery Ivanovich Ponyavin
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This dissertation deals with three-dimensional computational modeling of a high temperature heat exchanger and decomposer for hydrogen production based on sulfur-iodine thermochemical water splitting cycle, a candidate cycle in the U.S. Department of Energy Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative. The conceptual design of the shell and plate decomposer is developed by Ceramatec, Inc. The hot helium from a nuclear reactor (T=975°C) is used to heat the SI (sulfuric acid) feed components (H2O, H2SO4 , SO3) to get appropriate conditions for the SI decomposition reaction (T>850°C). The inner wall of the SI decomposition part of the decomposer is coated by a catalyst …
A Study Of Voltage Regulation And Islanding Associated With Distributed Generation, Chensong Dai
A Study Of Voltage Regulation And Islanding Associated With Distributed Generation, Chensong Dai
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Distributed generation (DG) is increasingly spreading in the form of solar power, wind power, and fuel cell power. These DGs are connected to the power grid in order to benefit the investors for their economical efficiency and reliability. However, the introduction of DGs, especially at a high level of penetration, brings hidden problems to the conventional power distribution system. The conventional power distribution system has only one direction for the power flow, i.e., from the substation to the end user. This situation may not hold with the introduction of DGs because the power flow may reverse direction in some parts …
The Five-Year Change Process At A Secondary School: A Case Study, Luanne Marie Forrest
The Five-Year Change Process At A Secondary School: A Case Study, Luanne Marie Forrest
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study explored the five-year change process as experienced by members of a secondary school community who intentionally sought out and pursued school improvement through the establishment of a continuous improvement process with the goal of increased student achievement. Three questions guided this exploration: (a) What contextual factors contributed to the change process at a secondary school pursuing continuous improvement processes; (b) How did these contextual factors interact and inter-relate to contribute to the implementation and sustainability of the continuous improvement process; and (c) How did these contextual factors interact and inter-relate to contribute to the change process itself. As …
Reading Bodies: A Case Study Analysis Of Adolescent Girls' Experiences In An After School Book Group, Marie A Lejeune
Reading Bodies: A Case Study Analysis Of Adolescent Girls' Experiences In An After School Book Group, Marie A Lejeune
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
In this study, adolescent female readers participated in an after-school literature based discussion group or "Book Group" as we came to call it, reading contemporary young adult novels that deal with issues of the body. The purpose of this study was to examine the adolescent girls' experiences within the literature discussions, as most studies relating to literature circle discussions, book clubs, or book groups do not focus on the students' experiences. A related purpose of the study was to investigate how literature based discussion groups reflect and reveal readers' own identities as well as dominant social discourse about issues of …