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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Assessing The Equity Implications Of Greenspace Distribution In An Arid Region, Abdelatif Eldeb
Lead And Associated Heavy Metal Distribution In El Paso, Texas, Ali Ragab Elkekli
Prediction Of Foreign Object Debris/damage (FOD) Type For Elimination In The Aeronautics Manufacturing Environment Through Logistic Regression Model, Natalia V. Espino
A Son of Mercy, Un Hijo de Misericordia, Carlos Fidel Espinoza
The Untidy Yard, Jennifer Andrea Falcon
Connected Mathematics Learning and Gender Equity in Predominantly Latino/a High Schools: Case of Spatial Reasoning, Raymond Falcon
Victims or Criminals? The Effects of the Media on the Public Perception of the Role of Children in the Mexican Drug War, Stephenie Michel Falcon
REITs and Stock Market Cointegration, Jessie E. Felix
A Comparison Of Performance On The Wii Basic Balance Test Between Concussed And Non-Concussed Collegiate Students, Vanessa Eileen Fernandez-Vivar
Development and Testing of an Ignition Physics Test Facility and an Oxygen/Methane Swirl Torch Igniter, Jesus Roberto Flores
Behavioral Markers of Chronic Low-Level Lead Exposure in Young Mice, Mayra Gisel Flores Montoya
Urban Impact Of Dissolved Metals In The Paso Del Norte Segment Of The Rio Grande, Sumayeh Ahmad Freiwan
An Empirical Analysis of the Migratory Flows to the United States, Felipe Isaias Galan Uribe
School Library Acquisitions Policy: How It Impacts the Delivery of Library Services to Middle School English Language Learners, Aurea Lourdes Galindo
Phosphoric Acid Based Solar Absorber Coatings, Flor Gallegos
9/11 and The War on Terror: Iraq War Narratives and the Sacrifice Model, Janette Galvan
A Semantic Web-based Methodology For Describing Scientific Research Efforts, Aida Gandara
Pressure And Heat Flux Effects On The Heat Transfer Characteristics Of Liquid Methane, Chance Paul Garcia
The Impact of Baby Sign on Motor Development in Typically Developing Infants and Toddlers, Melissa Garcia
Assessment And Evaluation Of The Dynamic Behavior Of Muscles With Special Reference To Subjects With Diabetes Mellitus, Jorge Garza-Ulloa
Seismic Reflection Exploration Of Geothermal Reservoir Atnaval Air Station (NAS) Fallon, Nevada, Alay Ghebremariam Gebregiorgis
Rare Earth Element Geochemistry of the Sierra Blanca Laccoliths, Texas, Amed Gomez
A Qualitative Study of Curriculum in a Developmental Reading at at Community College, Celina Uranga Gomez
Animals, Maria Alicia Gomez
The Effect Of Exogenous Leptin On Dendritic Cell Migration And Interactions With T Cells, Amanda L. Gonzales
Acoustic Analysis of the Allophones of the Mid-Front Spanish Vowel /e/, Raquel Gonzalez De Anda
The Compositional Techniques of Joseph Schwantner Through an Analysis of From a Dark Millenium, Frank Gonzalez
Optimization of Bioprinting Process Using Design of Experiments (DOE) and Taguchi Method, Maria Veronica Gonzalez
Shadows on the Wall, Daniel Bruce Greenhalgh
Lead And Associated Heavy Metal Distribution In Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Samia Elfituri Grimida
Primary Drug And Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis, Of The Diagnostic Properties Of The Sputum Smear Versus Culture Method For Tuberculosis Diagnosis In An Ecuadorian Urban Public Health Facility, Sandra Luz Groeschel
The Impact of Organizational Culture on Decisions to Use Comprehensive Performance Measurement Systems, Gaurav Gupta
Reduction Of Onu Buffering For Pon/vdsl Hybrid Access Networks, Elliott Ivan Gurrola
Role Of Post-Translational Modifications In The HIV Cofactor Activity Of LEDGF/p75, Denisse Adriana Gutierrez
Strengthening Cognitive Development in Minority Populations: A Study of the Beneficial Effects of Bilingualism, Marisela Gutierrez
From Plyler To DACA, Policy Guiding Undocumented Students' Rights In A Public Education System And Its Pipeline To Higher Education, L. Guzman-Duvernois
A Case Study Towards Verification of the Utility of Analytical Models in Selecting Checkpoint Intervals, Michael Joseph Harney
The Construction Of Gender Occupations In Mexico: Government Issued Elementary Textbooks, Anna V. Haro
Application Of Various Remote Sensing And Aerial Photography Data Sets To Resolve Surface Structure In Areas Of Poor Exposure: Examples From Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia And Katalla Area, Alaska USA, Sarah Natalie Heinlein
Reduced-Order Modeling Using Orthogonal and Bi-orthogonal Wavelet Transforms, Miguel Hernandez Iv
Microstructure and Properties for Titanium Aluminide Superalloy Prototypes Fabricated by Electron Beam Melting and Thermally Processed, Jennifer Hernandez
Examining The Effects Of Impression Management And Self-Deception On Self-Reports Of Alcohol Use And Alcohol Related Problems In Hispanic College Students And Municipal Firefighters, Kristen Eileen Hernandez
Assessment Of Abaqus Capabilities For Crack Growth And Calculation Of Energy Release Rate, Luis Alonso Hernandez
Determination Of The Effects Of ZnO And CeO2 Nanoparticles In Mesquite (Prosopis Juliflora) And Soybean (Glycine Max): Synchrotron And Spectroscopic Approaches, Jose Angel Hernandez Viezcas
Functional Data Analysis to Guide a Conditional Likelihood Regression in a Case-Crossover Study Investigating Whether Social Characteristics Modify the Health Effects of Air Pollution, Juana Maribel Herrera Hernandez
Validation of N-myristoyltransferase as Potential Chemotherapeutic Target in Chagas Disease, Linda Herrera
An Intra-Individual Event-Related Potential-Based Concealed Attitude Test, David R. Herring
Predictors of Academic Success Between On-Track and Off-Track Students in a Mexican University, Jesus Francisco Hinojos
Solving Logistic System Design Problem Considering Various Biomass Feedstock Using Two Metaheuristic Optimization Methods, Jesusita Ibarra
Ruthenium-Azole Complexes as Chemotherapeutic Agents Against Leishmaniasis, Eva Iniguez
A Damage-Trap Interfacial Design To Improve Impact Resistance Of Polymers, Md Shariful Islam
Security Games with Interval Uncertainty, Md Towhidul Islam
The Antecedents and Consequences of Trust in Authorities for Protection Against Cartel Violence and Terrorism Threat, Nishad Jabeen
Automatic Memory Management Policies For Low Power, Memory Limited, And Delay Intolerant Devices, Md Abu Jahid
Traditionalism, Institutions, and Rational Bargaining in Sub-Saharan African Civil Conflict, Joseph Anthony Jastrzembski
The Effect of Co-witness Information and Individual Differences in Cognitive Abilities on the Suggestibility of Pre-school children, Rachell Leanne Jones
Development Of `Lick And Stick' Passive Wireless Temperature Sensor For Harsh Environment, Hasanul Karim
Using Emotion As Inferred From Prosody In Language Modeling, Shreyas Ashok Karkhedkar
Arab Muslim Immigrant Women's Experiences of Living in the United States: A Qualitative Descriptive Study, Maissa Khatib
Deprivation and Hispanic Health Paradox: Neighborhood Effects on Children's Wheezing in El Paso, Texas, Young-An Kim
Structural, Optical And Electrical Properties Of Yttrium-Doped Hafnium Oxide Nanocrystalline Thin Films, Abhilash Kongu
Critical Parts Retrieval and Profit Maximization for Medical Sustainability using Design for Disassembly and Modularity, Karthik Varma Manikanta Koppella
Online Support Communication Among Military Spouses, Larissa Krenzer
Anasic Design And Test Methodology For An Undergraduate Design And Fabrication Project, Arun Joseph Kurian
Geology and Geochemistry of the Sierra Blanca Rare Earth Complex, Sierra Blanca, Texas, Nicole Kyger
Motivations for a Source to Resist an Interrogation: Consequences to the Self versus Consequences to an Other, Julia Labianca
Homelessness and Migration at the Edge of America: Transnational Mobility and Survival on the Streets of El Paso, Josue Gilberto Lachica
Toward New Data and Information Management Solutions for Data-Intensive Ecological Research, Christine Marie Laney
The Threat of Domestic Bioterrorism: Fact or Fiction, Stacy M. Langston
Mental Health and Medication Adherence as a Function of Early Life Physical and Sexual Trauma in HIV+ Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men, Carolina Lara
The Impact Of Fear Of Falling On Functional Independence, Katherine Aileen Lawson
The Purposeful Demonization Of Muslims And Arabs By The Mass Media, Rafael Lerma
A Revision Of The New World Ants Of The Genus Platythyrea Roger 1863 (hymenoptera: Formicidae), Mayra Janett Leyva
Method Development For A Chemical And Biological Analysis Of Glucocorticoids In Wastewater, Maria Carmen Lozano
An Exploration Of Social Media Use Among Multiply Minoritized LGBTQ Youth, Alfie Leanna Lucero
Comparison Of Ectoparasitic Mite Loads Between Gonochoristic (aspidoscelis Marmorata) And Parthenogenic (a. Tesselata) Syntopic Whiptail Lizards (teiidae) From The Northern Chihuahuan Desert Of Trans-Pecos, Texas, William Dawson Lukefahr
Complexity Of Affective Disposition And Reflective Transphenomenality: An Exploratory Study Of Middle School Mathematics Teacher And Student Self-Positioning And Positioning-By-Others Toward Mathematics, Mathematics Teaching, And Learning, Ruby Lorilee Lynch-Arroyo
Analyzing The Effectiveness Of Al Qaeda's Online Influence Operations By Means Of Propaganda Theory, David K. Lyons
Framed Golden Arch Messages: A Content Analysis Of Mcdonald's Television Commercials In Correlation With The Obesity Epidemic Around The Globe, Laura Leanne Macauley
Nanocomposite and Mechanically Alloyed Reactive Materials as Energetic Additives in Chemical Oxygen Generators, Marco Antonio Machado
El Paso Residential Electricity Demand, David Ronald Macias
Attitude Towards Green Warehousing in El Paso, Texas: An Exploratory Analysis, Lynda Jeanette Macias
The Strength Of Family Bonds: A Look Into The Lives Of A Family That Has Overcome Adversity And Marginality, Angelique Nevarez Maes
In-Situ, Integrated U-Pb, Hf And O Isotopic Study Of Igneous, Metamorphic And Detrital Zircons. Implications To Crustal Evolution And Geodynamics, Munazzam Ali Mahar
Potential For Sylvatic Mammals And Stray Canines In Transmission Of Leishmaniasis And Trypanosoma Cruzi In Paso Del Norte Border Area, Jacqueline Alyssa Mariscal
Mental Health in a Colonia, Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde
Exploring New Concepts In Directional Solidification By Electron Beam Melting and Selective Laser Melting, Edwin Martinez
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties Of Titanium Nitride Optical Coatings Made By Dc Magnetron Sputtering, Gustavo Martinez
New Topics On Nanoindentation Of Polymers And Composite Materials, Ricardo Martinez-Hernandez
Assessment Of Water Quality And Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community In A Wastewater Receiving Constructed Wetland, Jennifer Lynn Martinez
Endocrine Disrupting Compound 4-Nonylphenol and Neurodegeneration, Jessica Martinez Jurado
Cross-Border Mobility, Access To Healthcare Through Health Coverage, And Other Correlates For Utilization Of Healthcare Services Along The U.S.-Mexico Border, Krystal Martinez
My Mother's Daughter, Monica Vanessa Martinez
Optimization Of Biomass Logistics System Using Genetic Algorithm And Particle Swarm Optimization For Biofuel Production, Ethel Regina Martinez-Schabez
The Eolian-Sabkha Transition in the Permian Cedar Mesa Sandstone, SE Utah, Alexandra Massad
Academic and Social Adjustment of Students Transitioning from an Early College High School Program to an Institution of Higher Education, Catie Mccorry-Andalis
"Operation Stone Garden": A Case Study Of Legitimation Of Violence And The Consequences For Mexican Immigrants In Chaparral, New Mexico, David Haller Mckenney
Modeling Visibility In The El Paso Del Norte (PdN) Region, Richard Medina Calderon