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Reaction As Image: Comic Books And American Life, 1940-1955, William S. Bush Jan 1997

Reaction As Image: Comic Books And American Life, 1940-1955, William S. Bush

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The comic book became a mass medium during a series of defining moments in twentieth-century American history. By telling and retelling narratives of individual achievement during the Great Depression, and tales of patriotism during World War II, comic books gained a popular audience rivaling that of agenda-setting national periodicals such as Life or The Saturday Evening Post. In the first postwar decade, however, publishers experimented with themes of crime, horror, teen romance, and social satire in ways that provoked a wave of public hostility. Crusading psychiatrists, politicians, civic groups, and religious leaders led a campaign against the industry that revealed …

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The Effectiveness Of Court Appointed Special Advocates (Casas) To Assist In Permanency Planning, Cynthia Ann Calkins Jan 1997

The Effectiveness Of Court Appointed Special Advocates (Casas) To Assist In Permanency Planning, Cynthia Ann Calkins

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The effectiveness of permanency planning, which refers to efforts to move children through the court system in a timely and efficient manner, was analyzed by comparing outcome and process measures among a group of children having a court appointed special advocate (CASA) ordered and assigned to their case, a group of children who had CASA services ordered, but never assigned to their case (CONA), and a group of children who never had a CASA ordered nor assigned to their case (NO CASA). It was found that those cases having CASA involvement had significantly fewer placements, tended to be more likely …

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Yield Management And Its Practical Application In Hotels, Jeffrey M. Caneen Jan 1997

Yield Management And Its Practical Application In Hotels, Jeffrey M. Caneen

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Yield management is an approach to pricing that is often used by industries in which the marginal production cost is relatively high, while the marginal sales cost is relatively low. The hotel industry meets this criterion. Industry publications demonstrate a keen interest in the revenue enhancing potential of yield management, but there has been little research on the extent to which this pricing technique is actually utilized by hotel general managers; This research tests the proposition that there are eight basic elements of yield management in hotels. The degree to which yield management is practiced is indicated by the extent …

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Capability Of Native Yucca Mountain Microorganisms To Corrode 1020 Carbon Steel, Patricia Russo Castro Jan 1997

Capability Of Native Yucca Mountain Microorganisms To Corrode 1020 Carbon Steel, Patricia Russo Castro

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This project addressed the ability of native Yucca Mountain bacterial isolates to corrode metal designated as the outer barrier for nuclear waste containment. Microorganisms implicated in microbially-influenced corrosion recovered from the deep subsurface at Yucca Mountain include iron-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing, and exopolymer-producing bacteria. Test systems composed of a 1020 carbon steel coupon immersed in soft agar or soft agar and ground rock were designed to evaluate the biofilm formation and corrosion capabilities of these microorganisms at elevated temperature. Results indicated that incubation at 50{dollar}\sp\circ{dollar}C decreased the ability of these microorganisms to corrode carbon steel immersed in soft agar. However, corrosion rates …

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The Relationship Between Plasma Potassium And The Ventilatory Drift During Continuous Steady State Exercise, Jutta Dinenna Jan 1997

The Relationship Between Plasma Potassium And The Ventilatory Drift During Continuous Steady State Exercise, Jutta Dinenna

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Recently, potassium has been investigated as a possible metabolite involved in the control exercise ventilation. Graded and incremental cycle tests using healthy subjects show a strong correlation between plasma potassium (K{dollar}\sp+{dollar}) and ventilation (V{dollar}\sb{\rm E}).{dollar} However, the role of potassium has not been investigated during steady state exercise. During steady state exercise researchers have observed a ventilatory drift that cannot be accounted for by lactate or expired carbon dioxide (VCO{dollar}\sb2).{dollar} The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between plasma K{dollar}\sp+{dollar} levels and the ventilatory drift during steady state exercise. Participants cycled at 60% VO{dollar}\sb2{dollar} max. for 30 …

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A Re-Investigation Of Hick's Law And Its Implications For Information Processing, Malcolm R Dunn Jan 1997

A Re-Investigation Of Hick's Law And Its Implications For Information Processing, Malcolm R Dunn

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The current study investigated the extent to which challenging the informational demands of the cognitive system impact reaction time in a linear, systematic fashion. Specifically, the study examined the effects of simultaneously challenging all three stages of the information processing. A 3 (Response Selection) x 2 (Stimulus Identification) x 2 (Response Programming) ANOVA with repeated measures was used to analyze mean reaction time data. The results indicated that, to a point, information processing increases in a linear, systematic fashion. However, when the system is substantially stressed, speed of processing is negatively impacted. This results in an over-additive increase in reaction …

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Energy-Efficient Design Trends And Performance For Passive Solar Commercial Buildings, Gary Byron Eddington Jan 1997

Energy-Efficient Design Trends And Performance For Passive Solar Commercial Buildings, Gary Byron Eddington

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This is a study of passive and climate responsive architecture applied to commercial buildings. Commercial buildings-ncluding offices, educational facilities, civic and governmental buildings, health care and retail businesses-lay an important role in the US energy use picture. In an attempt to be more environmentally sensitive and to preserve our natural resourses the US government and the private sector have long been involved in an effort to reduce energy consumption and our dependency on non-renewable energy in new buildings through energy conservation and innovative passive solar strategies as an alternative to the energy wasting buildings that exist all around us. This …

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Determinants Of Health Promotion Behavior In Active Duty Air Force Personnel, Bridgette Jolene Grabowski Jan 1997

Determinants Of Health Promotion Behavior In Active Duty Air Force Personnel, Bridgette Jolene Grabowski

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Today's health care system has increasingly focused on health promotion and disease prevention activities. Within the United States' Air Force, emphasis has also been placed on health promoting lifestyle activities. However, the Air Force has a paucity of research regarding health promotion behavior and characteristics that influence a healthy lifestyle. The purpose of this research study was to determine the extent perceived locus of control and demographic factors, as selected factors of Nola Pender's Health Promotion Model, can predict health promotion behavior in a random sample of 217 active duty AF personnel assigned to a southwestern base. The results of …

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Computer-Controlled Stereoscopic Profiling, Neil Scott Grayson Jan 1997

Computer-Controlled Stereoscopic Profiling, Neil Scott Grayson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This paper presents a computer controlled stereoscopic vision system that will profile the contour and shape of the bottom of the human foot in its natural weight bearing position. The design will have no moving parts and will be restricted to an error of no more than {dollar}\pm{dollar}1 mm; Stereoscopic vision was chosen as the solution to profiling mainly because its use for this purpose is well documented. It is used in many fields that require range resolution. Mechanical engineers have used it in the development of robot vision for years and their applications range from control systems for robot …

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Instructional Environments For Technology Inservice Education, Karen Jane Grove Jan 1997

Instructional Environments For Technology Inservice Education, Karen Jane Grove

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study examines different instructional formats for providing inservice education on classroom technology applications to elementary teachers. An intensive weekend workshop format was compared with a traditionally paced format for inservice education. Results are discussed in terms of measurable changes in teacher growth in the use of the applications and growth in the use of the applications with students. A secondary purpose was to determine if there was a relationship between learning styles and success in these two environments. Teachers' learning styles were identified using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. The results of the study indicate that intensive models of inservice …

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The Effect Of Human-Animal Bonding On Quality Of Life, Johanna Barham Hanson Jan 1997

The Effect Of Human-Animal Bonding On Quality Of Life, Johanna Barham Hanson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine whether pets have a positive impact on the lives of their owners by improving their quality of life (QoL). In addition, the study examined the relationship between pet bonding, selected demographic variables and QoL among pet owners and non-pet owners; The subjects consisted of 136 pet owners and 101 non-pet owners from selected church congregations in a Southwestern state. Results of the t-test indicated no significant difference in the QoL scores between pet owners and non-pet owners (p =.232). Yet on a qualitative level, pet owners (90.3%), felt that their pet did …

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Motion Compensated Images Using Rgb Data, Jin Ah Jeon Jan 1997

Motion Compensated Images Using Rgb Data, Jin Ah Jeon

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

A motion compensation algorithm correcting not only for translation but also for rotation, scaling, and shearing, is investigated in this thesis. Our work also includes noise detection and noise compensation due to the variation of the light. The probability distribution of the noise is investigated. The variation of the light could occur due to the voltage variation or due to the sunlight variation in the presence of clouds, or other reasons. Practical results have also been obtained by applying our theory to moving pictures.

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The Artistic Collaboration Resulting In The Creation Of The Ballet "Parade", Elizabeth Marie Kattner Jan 1997

The Artistic Collaboration Resulting In The Creation Of The Ballet "Parade", Elizabeth Marie Kattner

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Artistic Collaboration Resulting in the Creation of the Ballet Parade is an examination of the development of Parade for the Ballet Russe. It describes the process by which Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, Erik Satie, and Leonide Massine collaborated under the guidance of Serge Diaghilev. The collaborators' objective was to create a work of "total art" which gave equal attention to visual art, music, and dance. The medium of dance is the primary focus for examination in this thesis, but it cannot be understood without looking at the work of each of the collaborators as well as the political and …

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Political Violence In Argentina During The 1970s, Arya Bardo Kazemi Jan 1997

Political Violence In Argentina During The 1970s, Arya Bardo Kazemi

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The topic of this thesis is a historical study of selected controversial topics within the broader phenomenon of political violence in Argentina during the decade of the 1970s. A historical background from 1930 until 1969 (of the events and political problems in Argentina) which prompted the formation of armed guerrilla movements in order to create political change, is outlined in the first chapter. The growth of the guerrilla movements and the evolution of their respective political ideologies during the years 1970-75 are discussed in the second chapter, which also discusses the relative success of the guerrillas in their armed actions; …

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Descriptive Experience Sampling Of Individuals With High Natural Rates Of Speech, Margie G Koch Jan 1997

Descriptive Experience Sampling Of Individuals With High Natural Rates Of Speech, Margie G Koch

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study employed the descriptive experience sampling method to investigate inner experiences of seven fast talkers. Subjects who identified themselves as very fast talkers on a questionnaire then told a standardized story, during which their speech rate was measured. Subjects with high measured rates were then asked to use the descriptive experience sampling method to record inner experiences (thoughts, images, and feelings) in a notebook when randomly signaled by a programmed beeper. The subjects and investigators discussed each sample in detail. Salient characteristics were identified for each subject. Salient characteristics shared across subjects were identified: fast talkers samples were characterized …

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Sequence Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, And Correlation Of The Undifferentiated Cambrian Dolomites Of The Grand Canyon And Lake Mead Area, Viacheslav Sergeevich Korolev Jan 1997

Sequence Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, And Correlation Of The Undifferentiated Cambrian Dolomites Of The Grand Canyon And Lake Mead Area, Viacheslav Sergeevich Korolev

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In the Grand Canyon and Lake Mead areas of Nevada, Arizona and Utah, there is a light-colored dolomite succession that conformably overlies the Cambrian Muav Limestone; McKee (1945) referred to these rocks as undifferentiated Cambrian dolomites, and their age and correlation have remained uncertain. Seven stratigraphic sections were studied, including those at Quartermaster Canyon, Mile-269 Canyon, Diamond Bar Ranch, Devil's Cove, Tramp Ridge, Whitney Ridge, and Frenchman Mountain. The thickness of the undifferentiated dolomites increases to the west from 78 meters at Diamond Bar Ranch to 371 meters at Frenchman Mountain. In the Grand Canyon area, the undifferentiated dolomites are …

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Perceptions Of Importance And Performance: A Study Of University Of Nevada, Las Vegas Hotel College Master's Alumni, Michael F Lamb Jan 1997

Perceptions Of Importance And Performance: A Study Of University Of Nevada, Las Vegas Hotel College Master's Alumni, Michael F Lamb

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to analyze the graduate program in the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with regard to its success in preparing Master's graduates for careers in the hospitality industry. All graduates of the program's 13 year history were surveyed through the mail and 58% returned valid surveys. Respondents were asked to render opinions as to the relative importance 46 competencies had on their professions. The alumni were then asked to evaluate those same competencies on the basis of how well UNLV taught the skills; The responses were …

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Compact Routing In Fault-Tolerant Distributed Systems, James Edward Lawrence Jan 1997

Compact Routing In Fault-Tolerant Distributed Systems, James Edward Lawrence

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

A compact routing algorithm is a routing algorithm which reduces the space complexity of all-pairs shortest path routing. Compact routing protocols in distributed systems have been studied extensively as an attractive alternative to the traditional method of all-pairs shortest path routing. The use of compact routing protocols have several advantages. Compact routing schemes are not only more memory-efficient, but provide faster routing table lookup, more efficient broadcast scheme, and allow for a more scalable network. These routing schemes still maintain optimal or near-optimal routing paths. However, most of the compact routing protocols are not fault-tolerant. This thesis will first report …

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The Effects Of Learning A Programming Language On Logical Thinking Skills, Margaret Gradwell Mains Jan 1997

The Effects Of Learning A Programming Language On Logical Thinking Skills, Margaret Gradwell Mains

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The study examined the effects of learning a computer programming language on logical thinking skills, by comparing the logical reasoning skills of students who took a QBasic class with those who took a continuing education computer graphics/desktop publishing class; The study took place during a 14-week period in the fall of 1996. The sample was selected from students enrolled in a QBasic programming language from a community college in Las Vegas, Nevada {dollar}(n=15).{dollar} A desktop publishing/graphics class was the comparison group, selected from the same community college {dollar}(n=15).{dollar} Pretest and posttest scores on the students' logical thinking skills were collected …

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The Relationship Between Health Beliefs And Use Of Child Car Safety Restraints Among Mothers Of Young Children, Stacy Lynn Leifried Jan 1997

The Relationship Between Health Beliefs And Use Of Child Car Safety Restraints Among Mothers Of Young Children, Stacy Lynn Leifried

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Though preventable, injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death and disability in childhood. The literature supports the efficacy of child car safety restraints, yet despite this fact, nonuse rates remain high. Using the Health Belief Model, the purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to examine the relationship between health beliefs, cues to action, selected demographics, and mothers' use of child car safety restraints among low income mothers of children less than five years of age; Locus of control, maternal seatbelt use, and child's age were demonstrated to be significant predictors of child car safety …

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Comparison Of Myocardial Infarction Symptoms, Risk Factors, And Enzyme Levels Between Black And White Males, Sharon Laree Mallory Jan 1997

Comparison Of Myocardial Infarction Symptoms, Risk Factors, And Enzyme Levels Between Black And White Males, Sharon Laree Mallory

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Studies have shown that racial groups experience pain and symptoms of a myocardial infarction differently (Neill, 1993; Clarke, 1996). Based on this premise, the purpose of this study was to investigate if Black males (n = 42) and White males (n = 96) experience the signs and symptoms of a myocardial infarction differently. This study also compared age, pain levels, risk factors, and cardiac enzyme levels. The sample was drawn randomly by chart review from a Southwest area county hospital; Results of the chi-square analysis indicated that significant differences in the type of myocardial infarction symptoms experienced were chest pain …

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Staff Training On Choice Availability And Its Effects On Adaptive And Maladaptive Behavior In Persons With Developmental Disabilities In The Group Home Setting, Tami Jo Mc Knight Jan 1997

Staff Training On Choice Availability And Its Effects On Adaptive And Maladaptive Behavior In Persons With Developmental Disabilities In The Group Home Setting, Tami Jo Mc Knight

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Recent research regarding persons with developmental disabilities has focused on the effects of choice availability on adaptive and maladaptive behavior. Because degree of choice within one's living environment is considered a key element of quality of life, it seems important to evaluate this variable and its relationship to adaptive and maladaptive behavior. In this preliminary study, direct-care staff members in a group-home setting were taught to increase choice opportunities in the areas of eating, leisure, and personal hygiene for residents with mild, moderate, or severe mental retardation. This investigation also examined the effects of increased choice availability on residents' adaptive …

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Generation X: A Social Movement Toward Cynicism, Paula Gottula Miles Jan 1997

Generation X: A Social Movement Toward Cynicism, Paula Gottula Miles

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In the past twenty-five years Americans have shifted from modern values of reason, science, and progress, to postmodern values of cynicism and relativism. Due to the different social climate and the ubiquitous mass media, Generation Xers--those born between 1960 and 1980--are the first to be socialized from infancy to possess postmodern values. Because of this dramatic shift in values, Generation X can be viewed as an intellectual or cultural social movement, in the sense of a social movement being a collective change in values over time. This study examines the differing values of Generation X by comparing their values to …

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The Vietnam War: A Comparison Of Interpretations, David Scott Morokoff Jan 1997

The Vietnam War: A Comparison Of Interpretations, David Scott Morokoff

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis is based on a quantitative analysis of Time magazine's coverage of the Vietnam War. It demonstrates that Time held a pro-war bias in 1967, was neutral during 1968, and turned strongly against the war from 1969 through 1974. From mid-1969 on, some articles factually misrepresented what was happening in Vietnam in such a way as to promote the goals of the anti-war movement. If events admitted of both a pro-war and an anti-war interpretation Time published almost exclusively the anti-war view. By 1972, administration supporters had published a large body of verifiable evidence (summarized in chapter 3) demonstrating …

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Manganese Transport: A Preliminary Study Of The Three Kids Mine And Surrounding Area, Corie Ann Naugle Jan 1997

Manganese Transport: A Preliminary Study Of The Three Kids Mine And Surrounding Area, Corie Ann Naugle

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This research partially answered some of the questions regarding the movement of soil away from the Three Kids Mine. Flooding appears to be the strongest potential explanations for transport. Soil samples were treated by three methods: total digestion with HF, leaching with 1% HNO{dollar}\sb3,{dollar} and leaching with acidified water. The samples were then analyzed with an ICP or AA spectrophotometer for the presence of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead, manganese, nickel, or zinc; Data shows that there is up to 40% manganese at some sites, and that 14% to 35% of the elements studied will dissolve in 1% …

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"Born To Love" And Other Stories, Nate Peragine Jan 1997

"Born To Love" And Other Stories, Nate Peragine

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Four short stories included in this collection: "Father Confessor," a realistic-symbolic story; "Incontinent," a first-person account by an unreliable narrator; "Punching Judy," a first-person narration of cartoon realism; "Born to Love," a postmodern, minimalist dream.

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Predictors Of Positive Reinforcement-Based School Refusal Behavior, Tami Lynn Roblek Jan 1997

Predictors Of Positive Reinforcement-Based School Refusal Behavior, Tami Lynn Roblek

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The present study empirically investigated child and family variables that differentiated attention-getting and positive tangible reinforcement dimensions of SRB. Age, gender, severity of SRB, level of generalized anxiety, type of diagnosis, level of fearfulness, level of somatic complaints, and type of familial environment were evaluated. Youngsters (n = 129) and their parents were administered various diagnostic, self-report, and family measures. Children who refused school for attention were younger and displayed more diagnoses of separation anxiety than children who refused school for positive tangible reinforcement. These differences were consistent across child-, parent-, and composite-derived functions. Children who refused school for attention …

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A Survey Of Computer Uses In Music, Maria N Russell Jan 1997

A Survey Of Computer Uses In Music, Maria N Russell

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis covers research into the mathematical basis inherent in music including review of projects related to optical character recognition (OCR) of musical symbols. Research was done about fractals creating new pieces by assigning pitches to numbers. Existing musical pieces can be taken apart and reassembled creating new ideas for composers. Musical notation understanding is covered and its requirement for the recognition of a music sheet by the computer for editing and reproduction purposes is explained. The first phase of a musical OCR was created in this thesis with the recognition of staff lines on a good quality image. Modifications …

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When Playing God: Concerning Artificial Reproduction, Christina Ann Brandom Sessa Jan 1997

When Playing God: Concerning Artificial Reproduction, Christina Ann Brandom Sessa

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis is a discussion about new reproductive technologies and the ethical implications of those technologies. Until now, fetal personhood was the focus of pro-choice and pro-life groups battling about abortion versus women's rights. However, new reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization and cryopreservation further complicate the foundation upon which traditional abortion arguments are based. The focus of the argument should be shifted from fetal personhood to a more comprehensive argument for the respect of the sanctity of human life. This shift would force society to address the more crucial issues which have led us to abortion and new …

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A Study Of The Landscaped Environments In Urban Resort Hotels As An Inducement For Secondary Commercial Activities: Three Case Studies In Las Vegas, Jianping Shu Jan 1997

A Study Of The Landscaped Environments In Urban Resort Hotels As An Inducement For Secondary Commercial Activities: Three Case Studies In Las Vegas, Jianping Shu

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study analyzed types, layout, and space relationships of landscape environments and commercial areas in urban resort casino hotels, and investigated three resort casino hotels in Las Vegas as case studies to examine how developed landscaped environments function and provide an amenity which can enhance commercial activity. A systematic analysis of this symbiotic relationship between landscape environments and commercial space has demonstrated the relative effectiveness of combining these elements as an interactive design concept when compared with treating gardens as a feature separate from commercial space; The analysis process was conducted by site visitations to analyze the space relationship between …

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