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Hamiltonianism : Alexander Hamilton on American foreign policy.
(2019-03-01)American foreign policy-making often involves a choice between various “traditions.” Hamiltonianism is one such tradition that has informed decision making throughout American history. However, Hamiltonianism has not been ... -
Harding Black : rediscovered.
(2016-09-08)This project documents the effort to process and exhibit the Harding Black Collection. Donated to Baylor University in 1995, this collection of approximately 12,000 ceramic objects by the master ceramist and researcher ... -
Harry Potter and the search for a church : spiritual community and sacrificial love in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
(2010-06-23)Examining the Harry Potter series through the lens of late Baptist theologian Stanley Grenz and his theories on community as it reflects the triune God, the themes of love and sacrifice in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series ... -
He was ours: Lyndon Baines Johnson and American identity.
(2006-12-04)President Lyndon B. Johnson challenged his fellow citizens to build a Great Society based on traditional conceptions of American identity. Johnson's cultivation of a personal identity as a Texan, rather than a southerner, ... -
A Healing God Comes to Rome: Aesculapius and the Effects of the Arrival of His Cult
(2013-05-23)The importation of Aesculapius, the Greco-Roman god of medicine, into Rome was a monumental event in Roman history. In order to comprehend the implications of the arrival of Aesculapius as well as the importance of his ... -
Health Care for Hispanic Immigrants: Improving the Accessibility and Quality of Preventive Services
(2016-08-10)There are over 20 million foreign-born Hispanics currently living in the United States. Research shows Hispanic immigrants are healthier than U.S. natives upon arrival, yet their health deteriorates over time. Lifestyle ... -
Health disparities in India : the role of gender, family, and culture.
(, 2013-09-16)This dissertation examines how cultural contexts play a role in gender differences in health in India. After an introductory chapter, chapter two asks whether the extent of dowry practice perception in local communities ... -
Hearing between the lines: the audience as fellow-worker in Luke-Acts and its literary milieu.
(2008-04-15)The audience, and its varying levels of participation, is a vital element for the communication of a story. The stories of Jesus Christ as told in the gospels, and of the early Church as found in Acts, rely on the audience ... -
Hearing kyriotic sonship : rhetoric and the characterization of Mark's Jesus.
(2015-01-05)This study utilizes a host of tools, from ancient rhetoric to modern cognitive science, in order to best approximate the diverse audience reactions to Mark’s Jesus within a hypothetical first-century audience present at a ... -
"Hearing what we cannot see" : contradictions and complications in a multimodal community-based writing project.
(2015-07-16)The purpose of this dissertation is to share the results of a case study that analyzes the contradictions that emerge between stakeholders involved in a multimodal community-based writing project in which students partnered ... -
Hegel, Kojeve, Marx, and Yoder: An Examination of Christianity and Social Justice
(2012-05-03)In the Phenomenology of Spirit G.W. F. Hegel puts forth a number of ideas on man’s relationship with the world. In his chapter on the “Dialectic of Subject,” specifically, Hegel looks at the ability of self-consciousness ... -
Helical Structures in Vertically Aligned Dust Particle Chains in a Complex Plasma
(Physical Review E, 2013-05-16)Self-assembly of structures from vertically aligned, charged dust particle bundles within a glass box placed on the lower, powered electrode of a Gaseous Electronics Conference rf reference cell were produced and examined ... -
Help Me, I'm Succeeding: A Critical Look at Microfinance Institutions' Measurements of Success
(2013-12-10)My thesis outlines the origin of microfinance institutions and their “double bottom line” business structure. Working to achieve a social good and a desired profit is worth the investment. Assessing the impact of these ... -
Here we remain : the legacy of El Movimiento in Crystal City, Texas.
(, 2013-09-24)Few examples of El Movimiento, remain as visible as the Mexican American experience in the South Texas town of Crystal City. “Here We Remain” traces the evolution of Mexican American history, offering context through which ... -
A Hermeneutical Harmonic: The Four Canticles of Luke's Gospel as a Symphony of OT and NT Theological Themes
(2014-06-02)The four canticles in Luke's Gospel (Mary's Magnificat, Luke 1:46-55; Zachariah's Benedictus, 1:67-79; the angels' Gloria, 2:14; and Simeon's Nunc Dimittis, 2:29-32) hold a unique place both in the canon of Christian ... -
Heterogeneous Response to 470 nm Blue Light Amongst 25 Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
(2014-05-02)Staphylococcus aureus infections are an increasing concern for the United States as it is currently the most prevalent cause of hospital acquired infections. The growing antibiotic resistance amongst these bacteria has ... -
Hierarchical stability based model selection for clustering algorithms.
(2009-09-09)We present an algorithm called HS-means, which is able to learn the number of clusters in a mixture model based on the hierarchical analysis of clustering stability. Our method extends the concept of clustering stability ... -
High school teachers’ perceptions of their teacher education programs and moral challenges in teaching.
(2018-07-31)Teaching has long been viewed as a moral profession for several reasons: 1) teachers tend to enter the profession motivated by moral reasons; 2) teachers are expected to behave ethically in both their professional and ... -
High-density intraoperative brain monitoring during cardiac surgery.
(2019-04-10)Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a prominent technique that allows assessment of functional brain activity by measuring hemodynamic responses. Most existing functional brain imaging methods are only capable ... -
High-performance liquid chromatographic methods for quantitative assessment of degradation products and extractives in pretreated lignocellulose.
(Amsterdam : Elsevier B. V.Washington, D.C. : American Chemical Society., 2006)Long-term economic, national security, and environmental concerns have motivated research into renewable fuels from lignocellulosic biomass. Among energy alternatives, biomass-derived ethanol represents one of the more ...