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Economic frames : transitional rhetoric under Clinton, Bush, and Obama.
(, 2013-09-16)During boom and bust periods, the dynamic status of the economy has become a perennial issue in the political arena. In this thesis, I engage in a rhetorical criticism analyzing how three presidents, Bill Clinton, George ... -
The Economics of Slavery: A Market-Based Approach of Combatting Human Trafficking
(2013-05-24)Human trafficking is a rapidly-growing criminal industry that spans the globe, deeply entrenched in the functioning of the global economy. It is a market, with supply, demand, and commodities that are traded—but in this ... -
Ecstatic Utterances explained : a companion to Ecstatic Utterances.
(, 2013-05-15)This paper provides technical and philosophical insight into the composition Ecstatic Utterances. Three distinguishing approaches feature in this thesis: strands, and their accompanying theory; harmonic crescendo and ... -
Editing as directing : editing the feature film, In Paradise.
(, 2014-06-11)The editing process of a narrative film shares many artistic similarities to directing. Through a critical examination of the editing process for the film In Paradise, this thesis will highlight the directorial aspects of ... -
Editing Closet Memories : theory and methodology.
(, 2013-09-16)Editing is a unique aspect of the filmmaking process that involves crafting production footage and audio into a cohesive story. The editor must also approach the film with an objective eye in order to craft the best ... -
Education and cultural memory in American fiction post-Brown v. Board : Ernest Gaines, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Eudora Welty.
(2011-05-12)This dissertation examines a number of historical novels composed and published during a time period when questions pertaining to education, equal opportunity, and expanding national memory were central to American ... -
Education in the Thought and Theology of Jorge Mario Bergoglio
(2014-06-02)The election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the papacy was not expected either by those inside Catholic politics or by non-Catholic observers. Because of his former anonymity in the English-speaking world, there exists a ... -
Educational attainment in second generation immigrants : creating context for predicting college graduation.
(, 2013-09-16)Educational attainment is a commonly used variable when looking at outcomes of immigration in the United States. This paper contributes to educational and immigrant research in three ways. First, this paper will account ... -
Effect of a smaller learning community on students in a large high school.
(2008-11-10)This study is an investigation into the impact that Smaller Learning Communities might have on students in a large high school. It is a single site study that occurred over the course of three years. Three separate ... -
The Effect of Age and Gender on the Prevalence and Severity of Hypertension in Rural Western Kenya
(2013-05-24)In order to effectively lessen the drastically increasing morbidity of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa, new prevalences must be calculated and the causes and aggravating factors of this disease must be more completely ... -
The Effect of Annotation on Metacomprehension of Text
(2012-05-08)Metacomprehension refers to a person’s ability to monitor what information has been learned through reading. Good metacomprehension is important for efficient studying. Prior research shows that most readers demonstrate ... -
The effect of dietary folate deficiency and age on methylation metabolites, neurotransmitters, and behavior in mice.
(2011-01-05)Severe folate deficiency caused by inborn errors of metabolism has profound deleterious effects in the CNS such as mental retardation, psychiatric disorders, seizures and myelopathy. Mild folate deficiency, due to dietary ... -
Effect of Dipole-Dipole Charge Interactions on Dust Coagulation
(New Journal of Physics, 2009-06-16)This study examines the effect that dipole–dipole charge interactions between fractal aggregates have on the growth of dust grains. Aggregates in a plasma or radiative environment will have charge distributed over their ... -
The effect of dust charge variation, due to ion flow and electron depletion, on dust levitation
(AIP Conference Proceedings, 2011)Using a fluid model, the plasma densities, electron temperature and ion Mach number in front of a powered electrode in different plasma discharges is computed. The dust charge is computed using OML theory for Maxwellian ... -
The Effect of Early-life Status Epilepticus on Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Mice
(2016-08-10)The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of kainate-induced early life seizures on vocalization behavior and intracellular signaling pathways involved in nervous system development. On postnatal day 10, ... -
The Effect of Education, Contraception, and Reproductive Health Knowledge on Unplanned Pregnancy and Child Death in Rural Western Kenya
(2013-05-24)East Africa carries the highest burden of unplanned pregnancy worldwide. Many studies have stressed the importance of family planning programs in preventing unplanned pregnancy as well as maternal and child morbidity and ... -
The effect of electrode heating on the discharge parameters in complex plasma experiments
(IOP Publishing, 2011-01-25)Thermophoresis is a tool often applied in complex plasma experiments. One of the usual stated benefits over other experimental tools is that electrode temperature changes required to induce thermophoresis do not directly ... -
The effect of exercise intensity on postprandial blood lipids.
(, 2014-01-28)The purpose of the present investigation was to determine the effects of exercise intensity on the blood lipid response to a high-fat test meal in sedentary, overweight men, and to determine the contribution of excess ... -
The Effect of Hippotherapy on Balance Ability in Subjects with Balance Disorders
(2012-05-02)Hippotherapy is a type of therapy that utilizes the motion of a horse to facilitate the stimulation and stretching of muscles in people with disabilities in order to increase strength, balance ability and coordination. ... -
The Effect of Maternal Fat Specialization on Infant Birthweight
(2012-05-02)In order to maximize the number of infants weighing in the birthweight range associated with the lowest amount of morbidity and mortality (2,500-4,000 grams) the complex interactions between the anthropometric, social, and ...