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A Road Not Taken, Jonathan A. Weiss
A Road Not Taken, Jonathan A. Weiss
Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy
No abstract provided.
The Colorado Cases And Costly Campaigns: An Invitation To Reform, Peter J. Cammarano Iii
The Colorado Cases And Costly Campaigns: An Invitation To Reform, Peter J. Cammarano Iii
Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy
No abstract provided.
Time To Act: A Review Of Legislation To Prevent The Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons, Ellen Tauscher
Time To Act: A Review Of Legislation To Prevent The Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons, Ellen Tauscher
Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy
No abstract provided.
An Interdatabase Comparison Of Nuclear Decay And Structure Data Utilized In The Calculation Of Dose Coefficients For Radionuclides Produced In A Spallation Neutron Source, John P. Shanahan, K. Eckerman, A. Arndt, C. Gold, Phillip W. Patton, Mark Rudin, R. Brey, T. Gesell, V. Rusetski, S. Pagava
An Interdatabase Comparison Of Nuclear Decay And Structure Data Utilized In The Calculation Of Dose Coefficients For Radionuclides Produced In A Spallation Neutron Source, John P. Shanahan, K. Eckerman, A. Arndt, C. Gold, Phillip W. Patton, Mark Rudin, R. Brey, T. Gesell, V. Rusetski, S. Pagava
Transmutation Sciences Physics (TRP)
Internal and external dose coefficient values have been calculated for 14 anthropogenic radionuclides which are not currently presented in Federal Guidance Reports Nos. 11, 12, and 13 or Publications 68 and 72 of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. Internal dose coefficient values are reported for inhalation and ingestion of 1 μm and 5 μm AMAD particulates along with the f1 values and absorption types for the adult worker. Internal dose coefficient values are also reported for inhalation and ingestion of 1 μm AMAD particulates as well as the f1 values and absorption types for members of the …
Inside Unlv, Diane Russell, Richard Jensen, Andy Grossman, Kevin Force
Inside Unlv, Diane Russell, Richard Jensen, Andy Grossman, Kevin Force
Inside UNLV
No abstract provided.
The Solo Songs Of Richard Faith: A General Survey Of Style, Lori Tarisa Lovell Laux
The Solo Songs Of Richard Faith: A General Survey Of Style, Lori Tarisa Lovell Laux
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The Solo Songs of Richard Faith: A General Survey of Style presents the roles of both the voice and piano in the art songs of American composer, Richard Faith. Included is a short biography of the composer. His keen sensitivity to the imagery, thoughts, and emotions of the poetry are discussed in selected songs. Within these songs, the romantic lyricism of the voice and the lush harmonies of the piano depict the underlying thoughts, moods, and emotions of the poem.
A Phenomenological Study: Mid-Career Changer Transitions Through Levels Of Expertise, Merrie Lynne Schroeder
A Phenomenological Study: Mid-Career Changer Transitions Through Levels Of Expertise, Merrie Lynne Schroeder
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand how two midlife adult men experienced different levels of expertise as they transitioned between non-teaching and teaching professions. Of further interest were the unique qualities that these mid career changers brought to secondary education and their recommendations for improving preparation, induction, and retention of midlife career changers in teaching; The study examined the transition experiences through three dimensions: (1) the levels of creativity in the context of environments; (2) the physical, social, and emotional development of the individuals; and (3) the theoretical framework of expertise. Semistructured interviews were conducted, and analyses …
Teaching And Assessment Practices Of Instructors In Two Public Community Colleges In Nevada, Simon A Lei
Teaching And Assessment Practices Of Instructors In Two Public Community Colleges In Nevada, Simon A Lei
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this dissertation was to examine variations of teaching and assessment strategies based on status and education level of faculty members at the Community College of Southern Nevada (CCSN) and the Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC). To facilitate this study, a survey instrument was developed and distributed to 400 randomly selected faculty members employed at CCSN and TMCC, with an overall response rate of 45.8%; Adjunct and nondoctorate instructors focused significantly more on lectures than their full-time and doctorate colleagues. Full-time instructors, however, placed significantly more emphasis on class discussion, slide/powerpoint presentation, lab teaching, and distance learning compared …
Characteristics And Profiles Of Teachers Of Severely And /Or Multiply Disabled Students, Samira Risheg
Characteristics And Profiles Of Teachers Of Severely And /Or Multiply Disabled Students, Samira Risheg
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the demographic variables and to investigate in an explanatory fashion an array of factors and variables that may well influence career decisions of teachers working with students of multiple impairments. It was specifically focused on factors that are linked with perceptions of administrative support or lack of it, commitment to special education, work related stress, emotional stress, burnout, desire to change career and commitment to Clark County School District. It specially focused on teachers of students with multiple impairments who are working in regular and special schools; Because …
The Effects Of Socialization Through The Arts: Teaching Life Skills Strategies To Youth In West Las Vegas, Marcia Raquel Robinson
The Effects Of Socialization Through The Arts: Teaching Life Skills Strategies To Youth In West Las Vegas, Marcia Raquel Robinson
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
There are at least 200 gangs in Southern Nevada with more than 7,700 identified members. "Gang bangers" do not anticipate a future or invest in "dreams," most do not expect to live beyond their 20's. Las Vegas is more the rule than the exception; the West Las Vegas community is the epicenter needing attention. The planning and development of this pilot program "The Performing and Visual Arts Camp for Kids" focused on teaching life skills and character development, such as getting along with others, respect for oneself and others, initiative, the ability to communicate, problem solving, perseverance, and goal setting …
Rage In The City Of Angels: The Historical Development Of The Skinhead Subculture In Los Angeles, Pete George Simi
Rage In The City Of Angels: The Historical Development Of The Skinhead Subculture In Los Angeles, Pete George Simi
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study examines the historical development of the racist skinhead subculture in Los Angeles. The skinhead subculture is a highly diverse network of gangs that has experienced significant changes over the last twenty-five years. I use an in-depth case study approach that relies upon extensive observation of and interviews with current and former skinheads to explain how and why L.A. skinhead gangs have changed over time. I argue that the Los Angeles skinhead subculture has moved through three phases of organizational emphasis which I characterize respectively as social, political, and economic oriented gangs. My aim is to analyze how skinheads …
A Comparative Study Of State Educational *Policies: Systemic Models Of Equitable Reform, Celeste Ann Jackson Stansberry
A Comparative Study Of State Educational *Policies: Systemic Models Of Equitable Reform, Celeste Ann Jackson Stansberry
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Substantive attention to disproportionate gaps in achievement between minorities and non-minorities has led state educational agencies to institute responsive policy mandates. The implementation of equity and multicultural policies has resulted in the development of strategies and evaluative measures that assist in building capacity within educational environments to meet the needs of diverse groups of students. This comparative case study examines the ways in which two states have addressed issues of low educational attainment among ethnic and linguistic minority students by instituting equity policy mandates. The two state departments of education have reached out to stakeholders, developed action plans, and attempted …
An Analysis Of First Amendment Jurisprudence And School Voucher Programs After Zelman V Simmons -Harris (2002), Lori A Stengel
An Analysis Of First Amendment Jurisprudence And School Voucher Programs After Zelman V Simmons -Harris (2002), Lori A Stengel
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
In a letter to the Danbury Baptist Association, Thomas Jefferson stated the need for a "wall of separation between Church & State." The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment maintained that metaphoric wall of separation; however, the magnitude of separation has varied over the course of time. The Supreme Court's holding in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002) ushers in a new era of Establishment Clause interpretation; In Zelman, the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program faced an Establishment Clause challenge. An analysis of the Cleveland program illustrated that in the 1999--2000 school year, 82% of the participating private schools were religious in …
The Evolution Of Drug Laws In America And The Variation In Penalties And Sentencing In State Courts, Robert Christopher Hogenson
The Evolution Of Drug Laws In America And The Variation In Penalties And Sentencing In State Courts, Robert Christopher Hogenson
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine the evolution of major drug laws in the United States, the variation in statutory penalties between selected states, and to determine if the written law is reflected in sentencing and prison admissions. Penalties for felony possession and illicit trafficking for five states-Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, and New York---were compared with case disposition, incarceration rates, and average time offenders spend in jail or prison for these offenses. Two data sources from Bureau of Justice Statistics were utilized for this analysis. The first data set was titled "State Court Processing Statistics, 1990, 1992, 1994, …
Cuba's Tourist Industry: Parallel Economies And Social Stratification, Marie Nathan Hummel
Cuba's Tourist Industry: Parallel Economies And Social Stratification, Marie Nathan Hummel
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
International tourism has played an important role in unintended social changes in socialist countries. These social and cultural changes affect not only the economic, political and cultural genre of the government, but also of its citizens; This thesis asks the question, "Has the re-introduction of international tourism in Cuba diluted and compromised the egalitarian goals of the revolution"? I intend to show that the consequences of Cuba's emerging tourist industry has not only compromised the ideology of the revolution, but has in fact seen a return of a pre-revolution stratified society and parallel economies, one based on the peso and …
On Evaluating Small-Scale Variations Of Hydrologic Processes In Time And Space, Qingguang Lu
On Evaluating Small-Scale Variations Of Hydrologic Processes In Time And Space, Qingguang Lu
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study focuses on representing the small variations in hydrologic properties at various scales. Numerical experiments are used to explore the effects of the distributions of various hydrologic processes at various scales. The model used in this study is a physically based distributed hydrologic model system (HMS). The HMS is implemented in a 7.29 km2 sub-watershed within the Susquehanna River Basin in Pennsylvania. Rasterized data sets such as topographic data, soil data, and land use/land cover data are used as input to the HMS. Geographic Information System package is used to preprocess the raster data sets. Stochastic approaches are applied …
Large-Scale Database Modeling: Developing Xml Schema, Zumreta Maslesa
Large-Scale Database Modeling: Developing Xml Schema, Zumreta Maslesa
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis is concerned with the team efforts to develop a large database to track medical information. A large XML schema is developed from the Extended ER diagram to capture key and foreign key constraints. The strong types of XML schema were also used to assert patterns and domain constraints. These constraints will be used to aid the recognition of medical forms.
Investigation Of Clay Smear Formation In Laboratory-Prepared Layered Soil Specimens, Glen Edwin Maxwell
Investigation Of Clay Smear Formation In Laboratory-Prepared Layered Soil Specimens, Glen Edwin Maxwell
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of layering geometry on the formation of clay smears in laboratory prepared soil specimens. Digitized video clips of specimen deformation under vertical shear were reviewed. New conventions and definitions were developed to describe and measure the onset of clay smear. Measurements for a variety of sample layering geometries were taken. Specimen geometry was compared with its respective smear development properties to derive general relationships; The study showed that as the sand thickness within a specimen increased, the required amount of vertical displacement and sand layer displacement prior to smear also …
Wwwprivacygov: A Constitutional And Legislative Review, Stephanie Ann Murphy
Wwwprivacygov: A Constitutional And Legislative Review, Stephanie Ann Murphy
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
One of the most controversial and evolving rights recognized within recent years has been the right to privacy. During the twentieth century, the Supreme Court and the United States Congress recognized the existence of this right, although in limited aspects. In the twenty-first century, Americans' privacy rights have clashed with the evolution and the use of the Internet. Complications between a person's privacy and the information needed for national security interests arose. The following study examines the question of where the privacy of an individual in this new era ends and where government intrusion begins. Through a qualitative analysis, constitutional …
Anxiety As An Affective Factor For Adult Korean Students Learning English As A Second Language, Bokyung Murray
Anxiety As An Affective Factor For Adult Korean Students Learning English As A Second Language, Bokyung Murray
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The focus of this study was anxiety related to second language learning, and more specifically, to that of adult Korean students studying ESL; Three research questions were addressed: (a) Do adult Koreans learning ESL have a high degree of classroom anxiety? (b) If so, can this be attributed to some aspects of their cultural heritage or previous educational experience? (c) What concepts contained within sociocultural theory may serve to ameliorate this classroom reaction?;A total of 49 students studying ESL at a major southwest university participated in this study. A background questionnaire and the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale were used …
The Measurement Of Organizational Identification And Organizational Commitment Found Among The Membership Of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Philip Clark Oviatt
The Measurement Of Organizational Identification And Organizational Commitment Found Among The Membership Of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Philip Clark Oviatt
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The study reported here utilized two constructs; the Organizational Identification Questionnaire (OIQ) (Cheney 1983b) and the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) (Mowday, Porter, and Steers 1979), to determine if a positive correlation existed between them when applied to the Mary Kay Cosmetics Organization, a Direct Sales Marketing organization. The OIQ and the OCQ are two constructs that have been widely utilized to study the relationship between the employee and the organization. A review of literature illustrates, that although each concept offers a distinct meaning, when utilized as a construct they are synonymous. This study found that identification and commitment were strongly …
Gis For Source Water Assessment And Nonpoint Source Modeling In The Las Vegas Valley, Marcelo Reginato
Gis For Source Water Assessment And Nonpoint Source Modeling In The Las Vegas Valley, Marcelo Reginato
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis develops a better understanding of issues related to surface water contamination and protection of drinking water sources in the Las Vegas Valley. A Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to identify source water protection zones and to estimate nonpoint source loads for the entire watershed; The extent of the source water protection zones is represented by the valley's dry weather flows. After source water protection zones were defined, field work and GIS defined the potential contaminant sources and land uses within the protection zones; The GIS nonpoint source model shows that roads account for approximately 25% of the …
United States Post Gulf-War Policy Toward Iraq: A Systemic Assessment, Amanda Christine Ringelberg
United States Post Gulf-War Policy Toward Iraq: A Systemic Assessment, Amanda Christine Ringelberg
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis proposes that US policy is structurally flawed toward Iraq and the Middle East in general. This structural flaw in US policy-making is a result of ignoring the regional considerations of the Middle East as a subsystem. Current US strategy toward Iraq is doomed to fail because of the unique structural considerations in the Middle East and the failure of policy-makers to recognize them; The thesis begins with a theoretical examination of the Middle East subsystem, based on principles from international systems theory. Several patterns of regularity that define the subsystem are then outlined. An assessment of US goals …
Perceptions Of Quality: The Gap Model Meets Gatekeeping, Karen Renee Roybal
Perceptions Of Quality: The Gap Model Meets Gatekeeping, Karen Renee Roybal
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The main purpose of this study was to test an adaptation of the Service Quality Gap Model developed by Parasuraman, Zeithaml, and Berry in an atypical service industry---the media---in order to determine whether gaps exist between consumer perceptions of news quality and news directors' perceptions of news quality. Interviews were conducted with Las Vegas local television news directors. In addition, surveys were distributed to local news consumers. A case study approach of local Las Vegas Valley television stations was used to test whether gatekeeping plays a part in the news selection/decision process of what constitutes as "quality news.";The study consists …
Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors And Beliefs In College Women, Leslie Ann Snyder
Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors And Beliefs In College Women, Leslie Ann Snyder
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Despite recommendations by health professionals and the American Cancer Society, few women perform breast self-examinations (BSE) or have clinical breast examinations (CBE) on a regular basis. The current study used self-reports from 453 college women under 30 years of age to investigate factors that may influence breast cancer screening behaviors. Examiners and non-examiners were compared on a series of variables: (1) health beliefs and practices (personal risk estimates for breast cancer, risk reduction expectancies, perceived susceptibility to breast cancer, perceived seriousness of breast cancer, perceived benefits of BSE, perceived barriers to BSE, confidence in performing BSE, general health motivation, the …
Bench-Scale Modeling To Evaluate The Mechanical Effects Of Subsidence On A Monofill-Type Landfill Cover, Yuboon Tan
Bench-Scale Modeling To Evaluate The Mechanical Effects Of Subsidence On A Monofill-Type Landfill Cover, Yuboon Tan
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
A bench-scale model was developed to simulate the effects of subsidence on compacted monofill-type landfill covers for the low-level radioactive waste landfills of the Radioactive Waste Management Sites of the Nevada Test Site. Of particular interest is the collapse mechanism of the cover with respect to the soil density and compaction water content. Collapse in covers compacted at lower water content was in the form of progressive upward caving by consistent raveling, with distinct, continuous preferential pathways for saturated fluid flow and vapor migration formed. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).
Robert Hugh Benson And The Catholic Literary Revival In Edwardian England, Chad Philip Stutz
Robert Hugh Benson And The Catholic Literary Revival In Edwardian England, Chad Philip Stutz
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Robert Hugh Benson was a popular religious author in Edwardian England; however, he has been all but forgotten by posterity. This study re-examines Benson's contribution to the Catholic Literary Revival, a movement rooted in Romanticism. Benson utilized a "ministerial approach" to spread his message of renewal. Whereas other Revivalists wrote official histories, Benson wrote historical novels to advance the claim that the sixteenth century was responsible for British social disintegration. By presenting history as art, Benson presented his Christian worldview in a palatable form. Benson also had a complex relationship with 1890's Aestheticism. Though he wrote a novel denouncing its …
Modeling Image Databases Using Xml Schema, Min Xu
Modeling Image Databases Using Xml Schema, Min Xu
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis presents a model for still images in order to support content-based querying and browsing by hierarchical tree structures and object relational graphs. We use the extensible markup language (XML) schema to illustrate and exemplify the proposed model because of its interoperability and flexibility advantages. Of primary interest is the notion of complex types and referential integrity to fully describe the physical and semantic properties of images. XQuery is used to support query processing. We further show how these complex types of XML schema can be used to overcome the shortcomings of reported image database descriptions in the literature.
The Sex Pistols: Punk Rock As Protest Rhetoric, Cari Elaine Byers
The Sex Pistols: Punk Rock As Protest Rhetoric, Cari Elaine Byers
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis examines the punk music of the Sex Pistols as protest rhetoric. Seven of the songs on the album Never Mind the Bollocks Heres the Sex Pistols are analyzed for their content. The analysis utilizes the theory of symbolic convergence and its coinciding fantasy theme analysis along with ego-function of protest rhetoric. Through the analysis it is found that punk rock is in fact protest rhetoric as defined and explained by the theory of ego-function. The guides of this theory explain the emergence of punk music and the resulting culture. Symbolic convergence theory and fantasy theme analysis examines the …
Domestic Violence Counseling Techniques: Indicators Of A Change In The Philosophy Of The Movement Against Domestic Violence, Loretta A Klem
Domestic Violence Counseling Techniques: Indicators Of A Change In The Philosophy Of The Movement Against Domestic Violence, Loretta A Klem
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The movement against domestic violence began as a grassroots effort to eliminate and to prevent the abuse of women. In the beginning, workers in the movement placed great emphasis on societal causes and solutions to the problem and great strides have been taken toward this end. However, over the last twenty years, the movement has placed greater and greater emphasis on individual counseling techniques based on a humanistic approach of individual accountability and responsibility, resulting in the placement of blame for the abuse on the victim; In group counseling sessions there is very little discussion of societal conditions, and no …