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Bacterial dynamics at the sediment-water interface of a stratified, eutrophic reservoir.
(2007-03-08)Sediment-water interfaces (SWIs) are loci of dynamic physical, chemical, and biological interactions in stratified, eutrophic reservoirs. Seasonal reservoir mixing and stratification affects SWI physicochemical processes ... -
Bad behavior? Understanding the correlation of racial mismatch and teachers' perceptions of student behavior.
(, 2012-08-08)Research shows that teachers’ treatment and perceptions of students will vary based upon the race of the teacher and student. When teachers share the same race as the student, the student will benefit in the way of higher ... -
Balancing Justice with Mercy: Two Approaches to Transitional Justice in Latin America
(2018-05-21)In Latin America’s third wave of democracy the region faces challenges with regard to its dark past left behind by abusive authoritarian leaders. Human rights abuse can hinder a nation’s ability to develop strong democratic ... -
Balancing liberty of contract with police power : a Hobbesian approach.
(2011-05-12)Modern liberal society exists by negotiating a fine balance between the liberty of the citizen and the authority of the state. Yet, as the years put distance between our founding principles and their execution, we have ... -
Balancing the mythic and mundane : a director's approach to Sarah Ruhl's 'Eurydice'.
(2009-06-01)American playwright Sarah Ruhl’s work is characterized by a distinct ability to contrast mythic themes of life, love, and death with the quotidian aspects of everyday life. Ruhl’s 2003 play, Eurydice, poignantly addresses ... -
Bane of Adam's rib : religious priming effects on sexism.
(, 2013-05-15)Previous research has indicated that sexism can be separated into factors of ambivalence – hostile and benevolent – to address the many issues that arise with discrimination against women. Whereas hostile sexism is openly ... -
Banking on Friendship: Mercantile Language and Epicureanism in Horace's Odes Concerning Vergil
(2012-05-04)During their own lifetime, Horace and Vergil were Rome’s two most celebrated living poets, and history relates that they were also friends. Unfortunately, little is known of their friendship, and few avenues exist by which ... -
Baptism and Membership in the Baptist Tradition: A Study of the Relationship Between Church Practice and Community Life
(2014-04-29)Baptism and membership are two practices that have persisted within the Baptist tradition for years. Using the examples of Mission Hills Church (Littleton, CO) and DaySpring Baptist Church (Waco, TX), the purpose of this ... -
Baptist environmentalisms : a comparison of American Baptist and Southern Baptist attitudes, actions and approaches toward environmental issues.
(, 2013-09-16)This dissertation articulates how and why Southern Baptists and American Baptists have addressed environmental issues during the critical second and third waves of environmental history. With the birth of the modern ... -
Bapto-Catholicism : recovering tradition and reconsidering the Baptist identity.
(2008-10-15)This dissertation is an exploration of a contemporary approach to Baptist theology which some have dubbed “Bapto-Catholic.” The Bapto-Catholic sensibility is described as an attempt to respond to the collapse of the ... -
Barack Obama and the rhetoric of American exceptionalism : race, economy, security, and the exceptional rhetorical apparatus of sovereign power.
(, 2012-08-08)This thesis examines President Barack Obama’s use of the rhetoric of American exceptionalism to establish authority for the exercise of sovereign power. I perform a close reading of three speeches to examine how Obama ... -
Barriers and facilitators of colorectal cancer screening in a federally-qualified health center : patient and clinician perspectives.
(2018-04-19)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States. Current screening recommendations for individuals aged 50 to 75 years include colonoscopy every ten years, flexible sigmoidoscopy ... -
A baseline admissions prediction model with textual analysis and confidence interval estimations.
(, 2014-09-05)Essays submitted out individuals applying to Baylor University may contain hidden information that would assist the admissions department in their decision to accept the appicant. Through textual analysis, this paper ... -
A baseline assessment of local mercury deposition from coal-fired power plants in Central Texas.
(2006-10-02)Coal-fired power plants represent the largest source of anthropogenic mercury in the world. The Central Texas region as represented by the Heart of Texas Council of Governments contains two coal-fired power plants located ... -
Basking dynamics among sympatric turtle species (Trachemys scripta elegans, Pseudemys texana, and Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii) in Waco Creek, Texas.
(, 2013-09-24)The premise of this manuscript condenses into three words: turtles on logs. Turtles splaying their limbs and sunning themselves on emergent deadwood is commonly known as basking. Basking involves ectotherms taking advantage ... -
Bat activity in forest margins : canopies, edges, seasonality, and competition.
(, 2011-12-19)Forest edges provide open space that bats often use to travel and forage. As another type of margin, forest canopies provide similar structural space for bat activities. Such margins may supply bats in forests with the ... -
Bat Foraging Activity and Insect Abundance in Relation to Foraging Activity on Baylor University Campus
(2012-05-01)The relationship between bats and urbanization is not yet well understood. Whereas bats are nocturnal and generally operate in darkness, insects tend to be drawn to illumination at nighttime. For this project, the ... -
The battle of print and E.
(, 2014-06-11)Using a survey approach, this study explored consumers' uses and gratifications for e-books and hardcopy books, specifically, ownership, personal use and venues for purchasing them. The survey of 124 respondents revealed ... -
Baumol’s cost disease and physician shortages: an analysis of rising healthcare expenditures from the supply side.
(2019-04-09)Over the last two decades, the U.S. experienced a stagnant supply of physicians, as well as rapidly rising healthcare expenditures. Based on a novel version of Baumol’s unbalanced growth model, this paper addresses the ...