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Thunder In The Desert: Commercial Air Travel And Tourism In Las Vegas, 1959--2001, Daniel Kenneth Bubb

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis carefully examines the relationship between the commercial air travel and tourist industries in Las Vegas, especially highlighting their unprecedented growth in the second half of the twentieth century. It not only provides an accurate historic account of both industries, but clearly delineates the dependence of tourism on commercial air service as the primary source of transportation to Las Vegas; While the thesis's overarching theme focuses on commercial air travel and tourism, it also contains a set of subthemes, one of which highlights the symbiotic relationship of the commercial air travel industry with the Strip "mega-resorts," and the air …

Analysis Of Casino Table Game Tipping By Comdex Conventioneers, Joseph Nelson Christensen

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study analyzed the mean tips earned per table game dealer of a mega-resort casino located on the Las Vegas "strip" during Comdex, a large annual computer convention located in Las Vegas. Members of the media and gaming authorities have claimed that Comdex conventioneers do not gamble or tip as much as most convention attendees, yet no substantiated and documented explanation has been offered to explain why. This study hypothesized that Comdex conventioneers have the "programmer personality," which is low in the personality dimensions of neuroticism and extraversion. Since the amount tipped has been shown to positively correlate with high …

The Geochemistry Of Gold-Bearing And Gold-Free Pyrite And Marcasite From The Getchell Gold Deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada, Kelli Diane Weaver

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Petrographic and geochemical investigations of pyrite and marcasite from the Getchell Carlin-type gold deposit show that elevated concentrations of a characteristic suite of trace metals correlate with ore-stage pyrite morphology. Secondary ion mass spectrometry analyses revealed a significant positive correlation between As and Au in ore-stage Fe-sulfide minerals. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy analyses revealed that gold-bearing Fe-sulfide crystals are arsenic-rich marcasite, rather than pyrite. These analyses failed to identify gold as microinclusions in ore-stage pyrite/marcasite, and support the conclusion that gold is present in solid solution; Analyses reflect the chemistry of fluids responsible for precipitation of the pyrite and marcasite. …

Coffeehouse Papers, 2000-2001

Lambuth Coffeehouse Papers

30 pgs.,

Cover Art,

Title Page Art,

Acknowledgements,

15 poems,

24 art pieces,

3 short stories

The Lantern Yearbook, 2001

Lambuth Lantern Yearbook

"The Lantern" yearbook of Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee, for 2001.

Contents, Tom Mack, Ph.D.

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

Women's Lives: Different Yet The Same, Taniamarie Nylund

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

To Barchester And Beyond: Entering The World Of A Novel Today, Michael R. Allen

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

Foregrounding Motherhood In Toni Morrison's Sula And Beloved, Lindsay Green

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

Freedom Illuminated By Imprisonment In One Day In The Life Ofivan Denisovich, Kristine Koslowsky

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

The Oswald Review Undergraduate Research And Criticism In The Discipline Of English: Volume 3 Fall 2001

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

Multicultural Literature: A Study Of A Berks County, Pa High School, Amy Mcfeaters, Sara Smith, Lucy Chen, Rose Thoma

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

Back Matter, Tom Mack, Ph.D.

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Tom Mack, Ph.D.

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

An Empirical Investigation Of The Adoption And Usage Of Electronic Data Interchange In The Hotel Industry, Collin D Ramdeen

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation examines the application of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) adoption and use in the hotel industry. EDI is a type of interorganizational information system that facilitates the exchange of business documents in structured, machine processable form. The research model links EDI adoption to four usages: purchasing, accounting, financing and strategic. Based on relevant literature, six theories were selected from which, nineteen hypotheses were proposed for the relationships between EDI adoption and usage; The data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire that was mailed out to 1200 hotel manager with the title of purchasing managers, controllers, and management information systems …

Microbial Implications For Structural Integrity During Nuclear Waste Storage, Terry Ann Leilani Else

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The study of microorganisms in oligotrophic environments is vital to understanding the geology and ecology of Nevada, and in particular, Yucca Mountain and the Nevada Test Site. Native to the Yucca Mountain tuff and to the Nevada Test Site soil are microorganisms, existing in biofilms, which are capable of corroding metals, and producing acids or enzymes that can degrade materials such as wood and cardboard. Studying the environmental conditions that could promote the growth of such microorganisms is essential for the modeling of the Yucca Mountain repository and the waste burial program on the Nevada Test Site. The first phase …

The Value Of Semantic Networking Tools For Instruction In The Creation Of A Hypermedia Environment, Carla Hodgins Haaven

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Algal Growth Potential And Nutrient Limitation In The Las Vegas Bay, Lake Mead, Nevada, Xiaomo Du

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Algal bioassays were conducted to determine algal growth potential (AGP) and nutrient limitation of the Las Vegas (LV) Bay of Lake Mead using the standard test organism Selenastrum capricornutum and the Lake phytoplankton. Results for the current nutrient levels in the LV Bay revealed that the AGP of the LV Bay waters, measured by the maximum specific growth rates is limited by phosphorus (P). Both the growth rates and the biomass content indicated the LV Bay is P-limited. Bioassay results, using higher nitrogen (N) and phosphorus levels, showed that increasing the N and P of the Bay concentrations to levels …

Fixing New York's State Education Aid Dinosaur: A Proposal, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

New York State provides aid to local schools through a confusing maze of aid programs that are, according to many commentators, unfair to the neediest school districts, often defined as those with many students who are poor or otherwise "at risk." For example, New York City, which, by any measure, is one of the neediest districts, currently receives less aid per pupil than the average district in the state. On January 9, 2001, in the case of Campaign for Fiscal Equity vs. State of New York (719 N.Y.S2d 475, 150 Ed. Law Rep. 834), the New York State Supreme Court …

Integrating Writing To Improve Math Achievement, Jacki Thayer, Carmen R. Giebelhaus

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

No abstract

Ensuring Academic Success: The Real Issue In Educating English Language Learners, Tim Boals

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

No abstract

Don’T Forget Who Your Friends Are! A Foreign Language Teacher's View Of Teacher Certification Standards For Esl/Bilingual Education, Wallace Sherlock

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

No abstract

Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Programs: Toward A More Inclusive Agenda In Bilingual Education, Sharon Adelman Reyes

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

No abstract

Combining Forces: Collaboration Between Bilingual/Esl Teachers And The Regular Classroom Using An A Priori Approach, Lori Petrie, Rebecca Sukanen

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

No abstract

Participation Input And Participation Equality Within Cross-Cultural Computer Mediated Communication (Cmc) Environments, Roberto J. Mejias

Purdue CIBER Working Papers

The current study measured the influence of national culture, anonymity levels, and technological support (CMC and non-CMC) upon participation input and participation equality within and between forty-two U.S. and Mexican groups constituting a total of 469 participants. Results indicate that both U.S. and Mexican groups supported by CMC technology (i.e., group support systems) were more productive in generating participation input than corresponding manual groups. While U.S. manual groups generated more unique or non-redundant ideas than U.S. CMC groups, Mexican CMC groups in contrast, generated more unique ideas than Mexican manual groups. With regard to perceived participation equality, U.S. groups indicated …

Participation Equality: Measurement Within Collaborative Electronic Environments-A Three Country Study, Roberto W. Zmud, Roberto J. Mejias, Bruce A. Reinig, Isabel M. Martinez-Martinez

Purdue CIBER Working Papers

While the engendering of participation equality is generally viewed as a desirable group process attribute, findings from prior empirical research are both inconsistent and inconclusive regarding the measurement of participation equality within collaborative electronically supported environments. One explanation for this inconsistency lies in the manner in which the “participation equality” construct has been studied and measured. Results of analyses performed across three distinct national cultures utilizing 86 experimental groups and over 660 participants from the United States, Hong Kong and Spain are presented with recommendations for future research involving the participation equality construct. This is a first paper in a …

International Corporate Governance, Diane K. Denis, John J. Mcconnell

Purdue CIBER Working Papers

We survey two generations of research on corporate governance systems around the world, concentrating on countries other than the United States. The first generation of international corporate governance research is patterned after the US research that precedes it. These studies examine individual governance mechanisms – particularly board composition and equity ownership – in individual countries. The second generation of international corporate governance research considers the possible impact of differing legal systems on the structure and effectiveness of corporate governance and compares systems across countries.

Millennium (2001)

Millennium, 1997-2005

VCU's literary and arts magazine.

2001 Directory Of Indiana State, County, City And Town Officials Responsible For Road And Street Work, Indiana Ltap

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Directory

Contact information for agency officials and employees responsible for Indiana’s local road infrastructure.

Consensus Evidence Evaluation In Resuscitation Research: Analysis Of Type I And Type Ii Errors, Charles F. Babbs

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications

Objective: This paper addresses the following statistical question: ‘if genuine improvements in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) were discovered that doubled the probability of resuscitation success in a series of randomized clinical trials, would they be recognized and incorporated into consensus guidelines?’ Methods: Statistical powers for hypothetical individual clinical trials comparing experimental and control CPR were computed as a function of the study N when the true probabilities for immediate survival, 24 h survival, and discharge survival in the experimental group were twice those in the control group. Next, the binomial distributions describing the numbers of statistically significant studies in a series …