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Lake Affect: A Novel Excerpt And Other Stories, Perry Sundberg
Lake Affect: A Novel Excerpt And Other Stories, Perry Sundberg
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
As part of the degree requirement for an MFA in Creative writing I am submitting an unpublished, original collection of short stories and a novel excerpt as my thesis. These stories are meant to encapsulate the feelings of need and confusion, the desire for understanding and acceptance, and ultimately the finality and the sometimes futility of life. These stories are meant to infuse the reader with feelings of both joy and despair, but never with passive acceptance. The title story, Lake Affect, is best described as an excerpt from a novel in progress. This portion of the novel should stand …
Complexation And Electrode Effects On The Electrochemical Behavior Of The Cerium(Iv)/Cerium(Iii) Redox Couple, Sandra Elias Elkouz
Complexation And Electrode Effects On The Electrochemical Behavior Of The Cerium(Iv)/Cerium(Iii) Redox Couple, Sandra Elias Elkouz
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The electrochemistry of the Ce(IV)/Ce(III) redox couple was investigated as a function of working electrode composition and solution environment. Optimum redox couple resolution in aqueous sulfuric acid was achieved at an acid concentration of 0.1 M. A decline in redox couple resolution and reversibility was observed as acid concentration was increased to 2.0 M. The influence of pH was illustrated using sulfate solutions of increasing pH and constant ionic strength. Results indicated that a pH greater than 2 was detrimental to redox couple resolution. The glassy carbon electrode provided the widest potential window and was least affected by changes in …
On The Coefficients Of Ternary Cyclotomic Polynomials, Thomas Joseph Flanagan
On The Coefficients Of Ternary Cyclotomic Polynomials, Thomas Joseph Flanagan
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
In this paper we investigate the coefficients of ternary cyclotomic polynomials. That is, we investigate the coefficients polynomials given by Fnz= 1⩽k⩽n n,k =1 z-e2pik/n , where n is the product of three distinct odd primes (n = pqr); First we show the coefficients of phipqr( z) are loosely connected to the residue of r modulo pq. In particular we show that if r1≡ r2 mod pq and r 1
Genesis Of Argillic Horizons In Soils Of The Charkiln Series, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, Peggy E Elliott
Genesis Of Argillic Horizons In Soils Of The Charkiln Series, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, Peggy E Elliott
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Understanding the pedogenesis of argillic horizons in atypical parent materials and climates provides a valuable context for understanding traditional pedogenic interpretations. In this study I examine the genesis of argillic horizons in soils forming in alluvium dominated by quartzite (an atypical parent material for argillic horizons) in an arid to semi-arid climate (usually insufficient moisture to translocate clays). Using soil physical, chemical, and mineralogical analyses with field soil mapping I examined whether the argillic horizons are currently forming and their potential source materials. Results suggest that argillic horizons formed from quartzite, limestone, and eolian dust. While mineralogy suggests soil weathering …
Identification And Interpretation Of Botanical Remains From Neolithic 'Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus, Leilani Espinda
Identification And Interpretation Of Botanical Remains From Neolithic 'Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus, Leilani Espinda
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The botanical remains from the 2005 field season at 'Ais Yiorkis , Cyprus demonstrates a distinct economic assemblage that has yet to be identified in the Aceramic Neolithic of Cyprus. In addition to the unusually high proportions of two-grained einkorn and the low ratios of other plant parts, 'Ais Yiorkis is characterized by an atypical architectural phenomenon in the form of raised circular platform structures. Furthermore, the archeology is marked by a distinct lithic and groundstone tool industry as well as a massive faunal assemblage, which includes the presence of cattle, previously rare in the Neolithic. Together with the archaeology …
Design Implementation And Analysis Of A Dynamic Cryptography Algorithm With Applications, Sourabh Ghose
Design Implementation And Analysis Of A Dynamic Cryptography Algorithm With Applications, Sourabh Ghose
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Cryptographers need to provide the world with a new encryption standard. DES, the major encryption algorithm for the past fifteen years, is nearing the end of its useful life. Its 56-bit key size is vulnerable to a brute-force attack on powerful microprocessors and recent advances in linear cryptanalysis and differential cryptanalysis indicate that DES is vulnerable to other attacks as well. A more recent attack called XSL, proposes a new attack against AES and Serpent. The attack depends much more critically on the complexity of the nonlinear components than on the number of rounds. Ciphers with small S-boxes and simple …
Probation Officer Prototypes: Perceptions Of Probationers With And Without Mental Illness, Paula M Emke-Francis
Probation Officer Prototypes: Perceptions Of Probationers With And Without Mental Illness, Paula M Emke-Francis
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
In recent years the criminal justice system has managed large numbers of persons with mental illness, many of whom are supervised in the community on probation. Given that probation agencies are stretched to the maximum and have little extra time to take on additional challenges, probation officers (PO) may use typifications or "perceptual shorthand" as a means for efficiently managing their caseloads. Despite the role typifications may play in the processing of probationers, to date no research has attempted to characterize PO typifications; The reason for the dearth of literature in this area appears to be the result of many …
Reinventing Downtown San Diego: A Spatial And Cultural Analysis Of The Gaslamp Quarter And Horton Plaza, Jordan Chase Ervin
Reinventing Downtown San Diego: A Spatial And Cultural Analysis Of The Gaslamp Quarter And Horton Plaza, Jordan Chase Ervin
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This research project explores issues of historic preservation, gentrification, and the contention over public space and culture. More specifically, it analyzes these elements within the setting of the historic Gaslamp Quarter and Horton Plaza in downtown San Diego. By tracing their development and conception from the early 1970s into the twenty-first century, this research reveals the different types of images and cultures that city leaders and developers created within the built environment. More importantly, the project sheds light upon how different social groups understood, experienced, and responded to the transformation of these spaces. This type of analysis is crucial for …
The Sexton Mountain Area, Southwestern Oregon: A Tectonically Imbricated Middle Jurassic Supra-Subduction Zone Ophiolite Complex, Jesse Charles Grady
The Sexton Mountain Area, Southwestern Oregon: A Tectonically Imbricated Middle Jurassic Supra-Subduction Zone Ophiolite Complex, Jesse Charles Grady
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The Sexton Mountain area is a tectonically imbricated, supra-subduction zone (SSZ)/island are ophiolite that formed at 177+/-3.5 Ma during inception of a Middle Jurassic subduction zone which produced the western Hayfork island arc (177-166 Ma); All pyroxenite, gabbronorite and hornblende-gabbronorite bodies of the Sexton Mountain ophiolite were generated as SSZ magmas that were formed as wet melts from a variably depleted, residual N-MORB type mantle source. These plutonic bodies were built on top of and intruded through serpentinized peridotite and a serpentinite matrix melange unit that shares similarities with melange of the Rattlesnake Creek terrane; Following emplacement of the plutonic …
Assessing The Homeland Security Advisory System, Ted Greenhalgh
Assessing The Homeland Security Advisory System, Ted Greenhalgh
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Since its inception, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was tasked with communicating local and national threat information. Over the last four years, DHS improved its technical ability to communicate, but many people still question its actions. Often it seems that regardless of the message released by DHS, somebody will criticize either the message content or the tuning of the press release. This begs the question of how effective is DHS at delivering messages and if it can be improved. Using a checklist of effective communication strategies, this study evaluated eighteen DHS press releases that identified new threats. The study …
Drug-Related Mortality: Postmortem Findings In Clark County, Nevada For 2005, Melanie Lee Gulmatico
Drug-Related Mortality: Postmortem Findings In Clark County, Nevada For 2005, Melanie Lee Gulmatico
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Drugs, such as Cannibis, alcohol, cocaine and prescription medications can have deleterious effects on the body. This thesis analyzed toxicology results in relation to modes of death, and discusses who is at risk for deaths related to drug abuse. The modes of death studied were homicides, suicides, accidents, and natural causes. Data (N=2426) from Clark County, Nevada's Coroner's office were statistically analyzed using Chi-square analysis; Major findings included relationships between drugs, ethnicity, age, gender and mode of death. Opioids and morphine derivatives were the most common drugs found in Caucasians, females and those who died of natural and accident-related deaths. …
Risk-Taking Behavior Of Skateboarders And Traditional Sport Participants In Students Ages 13--16 Years, Charles A. Hackenheimer
Risk-Taking Behavior Of Skateboarders And Traditional Sport Participants In Students Ages 13--16 Years, Charles A. Hackenheimer
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The researcher examined sensation-seeking behaviors of middle school and high school physical education students. The purpose of this study was to find the difference in sensation seeking behaviors between traditional sport participants, skateboarders, non-sport participants and among traditional sport participants and skateboarders. Traditional sports participants for this study consist of students who have played team baseball, basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, track & field, swimming, or softball. Skateboarder for this study consists of students who ride at least three times a week and favor this activity over others. Non-sports participants consist of students who do not play any type of traditional …
Local Leakage Measurement And Cfd Prediction Of K-Factors Of Leaks In Residential Hvac Ducts, Radhika Gundavelli
Local Leakage Measurement And Cfd Prediction Of K-Factors Of Leaks In Residential Hvac Ducts, Radhika Gundavelli
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The experimental work in this research focuses on a new technique, Duct pressurization Local Leakage (DPLT) technique, developed to locate leaks in residential HVAC ducts and to quantify their leak rates. The local leakage rate determined by this technique was compared with known leakage from artificial holes. This technique was also evaluated by comparing the measured total leakages with that determined by standard duct pressurization test and Delta Q. The tests were conducted at the Air Duct Leakage Laboratory (ADLL) which has two air distribution systems and a wide range of leakage rates. The technique produces relatively small scatter and …
A Method For Estimating Intensity Of A Poisson Process, Sandhya Gunti
A Method For Estimating Intensity Of A Poisson Process, Sandhya Gunti
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Motivated by its vast applications, we investigate ways to estimate the intensity of a Poisson process. Much of the work on modeling and analysis of repairable systems is based on the assumption of a special type of nonhomogeneous Poisson process (NHPP) known as Weibull process or Power-law process. In this thesis, we link the traditional homogeneous and nonhomogeneous Poisson processes to the classical time series via a sequence of the empirical recurrence rates (ERR), calculated at equally spaced intervals of time. We consider a computationally simple algorithm to calculate the total area and also the area for the last ten …
Competitive Abilities And Ecological Impacts Of Tamarix Aphylla In Southern Nevada, Willard E. Hayes
Competitive Abilities And Ecological Impacts Of Tamarix Aphylla In Southern Nevada, Willard E. Hayes
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Tamarix aphylla, an evergreen tree that hybridizes with the more widespread deciduous shrub T. ramosissima, has invaded the drawdown zone of Lake Mead in the southwestern U.S. To determine the ecological impacts and the invasive potential of T. aphylla, vegetative and soil characteristics of habitats dominated by either T. aphylla or T. ramosissima were measured, and competition experiments between T. aphylla and T. ramosissima , and between T. aphylla and the native Salix gooddingii were performed. Stands of both Tamarix species were similar in density and cover of vegetation, with each species tending to have higher density and cover values …
Performance Evaluation Of Single And Double-Basin Solar Stills In Las Vegas, Nevada, Nanda Holur Venkatesh
Performance Evaluation Of Single And Double-Basin Solar Stills In Las Vegas, Nevada, Nanda Holur Venkatesh
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The objectives of this research were to conduct long-term testing of modified single-basin still designs, and to design, build and test an alternative double-basin still that may increase water production at the same or lower cost; Performance of two commercial single-basin still designs, from different suppliers, was evaluated over a 14-month period in Las Vegas, Nevada. The average daily water yields of SunwaterRTM and SolAqua(TM) ranged from 1.1+/-0.7 L/m2 and 0.9+/-0.5 L/m 2 (in winter) to 5.5+/-1.7 L/m2 and 4.6+/-0.9 L/m2 (in summer) respectively; Different configurations of cover glass and water volume/depth were evaluated on SunwaterRTM single-basin stills. Low-e glass …
Difference On Perception Of Evaluation Criteria Between Division I And Iii Head Basketball Coaches And Athletic Directors, Richard Robert Hilliard
Difference On Perception Of Evaluation Criteria Between Division I And Iii Head Basketball Coaches And Athletic Directors, Richard Robert Hilliard
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in perceptions of evaluation criteria between athletic directors and head basketball coaches at National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and III institutions in the western region of the United States. The objective of this study was to answer the question, is there a difference in perceptions of evaluation criteria by athletic directors and Division I and III basketball coaches? The researcher modified a 39 item questionnaire developed by Overton (1997) into a 21 item survey. The survey was sent to athletic directors and head men's and women's basketball coaches at …
Transport And Structural Studies Of The Thermoelectric Material, Bismuth Telluride, Matthew K Jacobsen
Transport And Structural Studies Of The Thermoelectric Material, Bismuth Telluride, Matthew K Jacobsen
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Thermoelectric materials have long been investigated for the possible use as a power source. This application was recently put to use in the Voyager space program to power the deep space probes on their journey. However, the research done in this area has yet to completely study the properties of these special materials. As a result, this research aims to investigate the high pressure structure and transport properties of these materials in a effort to better understand why they behave as they do. To this end, various techniques have been performed revealing the high pressure properties of these materials.
Cisplatin Analogues Containing 4,4'-Bis[Alkyl]-2,2'-Bipyridine Derivatives, Zeynep Gizem Kabuloglu Karayusuf
Cisplatin Analogues Containing 4,4'-Bis[Alkyl]-2,2'-Bipyridine Derivatives, Zeynep Gizem Kabuloglu Karayusuf
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Cisplatin is used clinically to treat various types of cancer. While effective in treating a variety of cancers it exhibits a wide range of side effects. Synthesis of novel cisplatin analogs, which exhibit increased cytotoxicity at lower doses, may alleviate some of the side effects; These analogs utilize 4,4'-bis(alkyl)-2,2'-bipyridine, a diimine, in place of the ammonia ligands present in cisplatin and the addition of substituents to the 4,4'-position as well as coordination to PtCl2 to yield a series of (4,4'-bis[alkyl]-2,2'-bipyridine) PtCl2 compounds. Modifications at the 4,4'-position occur by generating a benzylic dianion by way of lithium diisopropyl amide (LDA) and …
Traditional/Nontraditional Students' Use Of Goal Orientations And Coping Strategies, Marcus Lee Johnson
Traditional/Nontraditional Students' Use Of Goal Orientations And Coping Strategies, Marcus Lee Johnson
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study sought to improve upon the definition of nontraditional student status, and to identify relationships between student status, goal orientations, and coping strategies. Two of this study's hypotheses included the expectation that nontraditional students would employ more adaptive goal orientations (e.g. mastery-approach) more often than traditional students; and students who use more adaptive goal orientations would employ more adaptive coping strategies (e.g. task-oriented coping); This study involved 180 undergraduates, and used a participant information questionnaire, the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS), and the Achievement Goal Questionnaire (AGQ). Factor and cluster analyses revealed that the variables age, marital status, …
The Relationship Between Motives To Read Electronic Word Of Mouth (Ewom) And Online Buying And Communication Behavior, Eun Kyoo Kim
The Relationship Between Motives To Read Electronic Word Of Mouth (Ewom) And Online Buying And Communication Behavior, Eun Kyoo Kim
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Electronic word of mouth (eWOM) communication such as online hotel reviews is getting serious attention from marketing managers in the hotel industry. Consumers are becoming more comfortable with providing and receiving information online and doing so more frequently. In recent years it has become more common to see consumers seeking advice on restaurants, tourist destinations or hotels on the internet, reflecting the importance of eWOM in the hospitality industry. As a result, eWOM is becoming a major marketing tool for many goods and services in the hospitality industry. The factors that affect customers' involvement in eWOM in the hotel industry …
What Employees Want From Their Employers, Angella Kyung
What Employees Want From Their Employers, Angella Kyung
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study was conducted to discover what employees of different ethnicities, gender, and employment status want from their employers, utilizing the list of 10 items from previous studies among students who are attending the Hotel College at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Las Vegas depends on the hospitality industry with its abundance of restaurants, hotels, and casinos. In addition to the present state of the hospitality business, thousands of rooms will be added during the next four years with shopping malls, restaurants, and other hospitality businesses. Therefore, results of this study would provide insights to the casino hotels in …
The Impacts Of Cognitive And Affective Values On Tradeshow Exhibitor's Overall Satisfaction And Future Behaviors, Juhee Kang
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Attracting and retaining customers is a main issue for show management, due to the increasing competitive matter of the exposition industry. Exhibitors are more demanding and more selective of the shows in which they will participate. Thus, understanding what exhibitors want and how they perceive a tradeshow is crucial for show managers to attract and attain their exhibitors; The purpose of this study is to examine the multiple dimensions of perceived value (monetary, social and emotional) on trade show exhibitor satisfaction and future behavior (willingness to pay, word-of-mouth behavior, and loyalty). This study examined perceptions of exhibitors at a hospitality …
Bodily Poetics: The Rhetorical Politics Of The Self, Allison Renee Kaminsky
Bodily Poetics: The Rhetorical Politics Of The Self, Allison Renee Kaminsky
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis will examine different ways people consciously manipulate their bodies in order to express selfhood, articulate identities, fulfill desires, and signal social and political commitments. The major premise of this research is that bodies are rhetorically constructed through a series of fundamental assumptions about selfhood, social ideals and acceptability, and political struggle. This paper argues that there are no a priori distinctions between the various practices and meanings of body modification. The way we think about body modification is based on a series of assumptions that define each practice. This project will look at three different groupings of modification …
Bridging Divides: New Pragmatic Philosophy And Composition Theory, Eric Wallace Leake
Bridging Divides: New Pragmatic Philosophy And Composition Theory, Eric Wallace Leake
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The growth of composition has led to competing rhetorical and pedagogical theories within the discipline. Pragmatic philosophy supplies a conceptual basis for beginning to reconcile seemingly disparate composition theories. I begin this thesis by surveying pragmatism and identifying key traits that characterize new and hopeful developments in the philosophy. Next, I review composition pedagogics, notably expressivism and cultural studies, as I begin to question their division. I then consider current work in composition theory to justify a pragmatic mediation of binary thought among competing theories, bridging the personal and the social in thought and action. I analyze The New Humanities …
The Role Of Information Quality And Market Turbulence On Cvb's Internet-Based Marketing Information Use, Seon Jeong Lee
The Role Of Information Quality And Market Turbulence On Cvb's Internet-Based Marketing Information Use, Seon Jeong Lee
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Information is an essential component of Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVB's) in the United States. While most bureaus provide destination-related information to prospective visitors, marketing directors collect data for research and analysis. During the information gathering process, marketing directors must select relevant and credible data for successful decision maKing Ultimately, this information has an influence on a bureau's mission and strategic goals. Generally, there is a correlation between the quality of information and good decision making; The objective of this research is to examine the relationship of market turbulence, information quality, and how CVB's in the U.S. utilize Internet-based marketing …
Attitudes Of Human Trafficking In Nevada, Krystal Jane Letourneau
Attitudes Of Human Trafficking In Nevada, Krystal Jane Letourneau
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
A form of modern day slavery is going on in this country that indentures and oppresses many young children, women, and men, forcing them into prostitution or domestic servitude. This modern slavery is called human trafficking and new efforts are beginning to address this social problem in the United States. For example, the US is attempting to increase its prosecution of the traffickers or pimps. The United States has a policy in place that allows the victims of trafficking to stay in the United States as a witness until their traffickers are prosecuted. Once the trial is over, however, the …
Model Of Early Universe With H+2, Tae Song Lee
Model Of Early Universe With H+2, Tae Song Lee
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The aim of this thesis is to improve existing models of the Early Universe by adding vibrationally resolved reactions to a standard model. Stancil, Lepp, and Dalgarno (1996, 1998) have developed a standard chemical model for molecules in the Early Universe. Galli and Palla (1998) have shown that vibrational excitation may be important in this model by forcing the vibrational level of H+2 to be either v=0 or v=9. I studied a consistent model for the vibrational levels including level dependent formation and destruction as well as transition between the levels.
Seed Fates Of Arctomecon Californica, Laura Megill
Seed Fates Of Arctomecon Californica, Laura Megill
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Seed fates were investigated for Arctomecon californica a Critically Endangered plant in the State of Nevada. This species is a short-lived rare perennial plant endemic to the Mojave Desert. Conservation plans for the species would benefit by understanding the fate of A. californica seeds from seed production, dispersal, and granivory to incorporation within the seed bank. Each year, 18% of the capsules suffered predispersal loss. The average number of seeds per capsule ranged from 87 to 99 seeds. Seed viability ranged from 87.5% to 100% per plant. Seed production was highly dependent on the number of mature capsules per plant …
Laboratory Studies To Examine The Impacts Of Polyacrylamide (Pam) On Soil Hydraulic Conductivity, Ernesto Amalio Moran
Laboratory Studies To Examine The Impacts Of Polyacrylamide (Pam) On Soil Hydraulic Conductivity, Ernesto Amalio Moran
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Polyacrylamide (PAM) is being suggested as a new technology to reduce seepage losses in unlined irrigation canals. The goals of this thesis were to quantify the optimum concentrations of PAM and suspended sediment (SSC) that would reduce Ksat to the greatest extent, and to better understand the mechanisms contributing to reduced Ksat. Testing was conducted using a constant head method in soil columns (15 cm length, 6.35 cm diameter). An unbalanced multi-factorial design was used with experimental variables including soil type (#70 mesh sand, C33 sand, loam soil), PAM concentration (5, 10, 20, 40 lbs/ca), and SSC (0, 150, 300 …