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A director's approach to Euripides' Hecuba.
(, 2013-09-16)This thesis explores a production of Euripides’ Hecuba as it was directed by Christopher Peck. Chapter One articulates a unique Euripidean dramatic structure to demonstrate the contemporary viability of Euripides’ play. ... -
A director's approach to Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday.
(, 2013-09-16)Garson Kanin’s 1945 play, Born Yesterday, depicts the transformation of a former chorus girl from an ignorant young “lady” into an educated and cultured “woman”. A Director’s Approach to Garson Kanin’s Born Yesterday ... -
A director's approach to Jamie Pachino's Waving goodbye.
(2006-12-11)This thesis provides an in-depth analysis of Jamie Pachino's play, Waving Goodbye, followed by a detailed description of Daniel Inouye's directorial approach to the work in Baylor University’s production which ran from ... -
A director's approach to Schoolhouse Rock Live!
(2007-01-09)This thesis concerns the Baylor University Theatre production of Schoolhouse Rock Live!, as directed by Meredith Sutton. Chapter One provides the history of the creation of the Schoolhouse Rock franchise, the development ... -
A director's approach to Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
(2009-06-02)This thesis provides an in-depth analysis of Steven Martin’s play Picasso at the Lapin Agile, followed by a detailed description of Rebekah Baker’s directorial approach to the work in Baylor University’s production, which ... -
A director's approach to Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead.
(2007-12-03)This thesis provides an in-depth analysis of Tom Stoppard’s play, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, followed by a detailed description of Martin Holden’s directorial approach to the work in Baylor University’s production, ... -
A director’s approach to Jeffrey Hatcher’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
(, 2012-08-08)American playwright Jeffrey Hatcher continues his practice of adapting well known works of literature for the stage with his 2008 play, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This thesis considers the play within Hatcher’s cannon and ... -
A director’s approach to Rinne Groff’s The Ruby sunrise.
(, 2012-08-08)Rinne Groff’s The Ruby Sunrise tells the story of a poor, self-educated girl who creates the first electric television set in 1927. Her accomplishment goes unnoticed, but twenty-five years later her daughter stops at ... -
A director’s approach to William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
(2007-12-03)This thesis provides an in-depth analysis of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, as directed by Nathan Records at Baylor University Theatre from September 26 through October 1, 2006. Chapter one provides the historical context ... -
Discovering Jyothi: How Changing the Way Disability Legislation is Enforced can Improve the Lives of Children with Disabilities in India
(2015)By 2025 India will overtake China as the country with the largest population in the world. The World Bank in 2007 noted that the prevalence of disability in India could be as high as 80-‐90 million individuals by that ... -
Discovery and development of unique small molecule chromene based ligands and combretastatin analogs as potential second generation vascular disrupting agents towards cancer chemotherapy.
(2006-05-29)Cancer is a devastating disease, which remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In our continuing quest to help find a cure for cancer, we have discovered and developed new small molecule vascular disrupting ... -
Discovery of a novel adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (APS) reductase from the methanarcheon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii.
(Elsevier, 2010-12)This thesis presents the first discovery of adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate reductase (APR), a key enzyme of the sulfate reduction pathway, in the methanarchaeon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii. While the sulfate reduction pathway ... -
Discovery of DNA-enzymes dependent on small-molecule cofactors; design, synthesis and evaluation of TLR-7 agonists and their immunoprotein conjugates.
(2010-10-08)Several catalytic families of DNA enzymes (deoxyribozymes) have previously been isolated through the use of an in vitro selection technique in our laboratory. The activities of these deoxyribozymes appear to be dependent ... -
Discovery of novel 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS) reductase from methanarcheon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii.
(, 2013-09-24)This study explores the potential assimilatory sulfate reduction pathway in methanarcheon by investigating the gene product of the open reading frame Mj0066. We expressed and purified the gene product of Mj0066 of ... -
A discussion of the choral music of Samuel Barber.
(2008-08-25)Within the world of music history, choral music seems to drop off of the map with the end of the Baroque era, and only a handful of major works, such as masses and oratorios, are typically studied in an academic setting. ... -
Disparities in healthcare: Diabetes outcomes among low-income individuals living in Texas
The ballooning epidemic of chronic diseases in general, and diabetes in particular, is representative of the changes in health and disease in the twenty-first century. Despite these drastic disease burden changes towards ... -
Disruption of Copper Homeostasis by Copper Chelating Agents in Embryonic Zebrafish
Disruption of copper homeostasis has been well-documented in cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. Recent studies highlight the potential efficacy of metal chelating compounds in the treatment of altered copper phenotypes. ... -
Dissecting a Disaster: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
(2012-05-03)In April 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig set off a chain of events that resulted in millions of gallons of crude oil gushing into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico for nearly three months. This disaster ... -
Dissension within the Confederacy : the Tenth Legislature of Texas during the U.S. – C.S. War.
(2014-10-29)At the time that Texas’ Tenth Legislature began their session in the autumn of 1863, the war between the United States and the Confederacy was in its third year. The Eighth and Ninth Legislatures worked to respond to the ... -
Dissident Political Parties in China
(2013-05-24)Although China is a one-party state, dissident thinkers have a long history in China and have even been encouraged by the Chinese Communist Party at specific times during the last century. In recent times, many of these ...