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The decline of the American middle-tier department store: A case study of JC Penney
Founded in 1902, JC Penney was once the epitome of where the middle-class American consumer shopped for general merchandise and was initially perceived as an innovator within its segment in the retail industry. How was it ... -
Deduction by Induction
(2009-10-26)In this report, I offer a technique for computing power sums that is: intuitive, well-motivated, generalizable to all k, and suitable for presentation to pre-calculus students. -
Deep learning for energy-efficient wireless communications and spectrum management.
(2020-03-26)In the past couple of decades, wireless communication has undergone rapid development. The current fourth generation and upcoming fifth generation wireless technologies promise us an ultra-fast data rate. However, a lot ... -
Deep learning methods in molecule design for drug discovery.
(2020-10-22)In the recent ten years, Deep Learning has undergone rapid development. It has been proved by countless success in different areas. Computer vision projects apply convolution neural networks to extract images' features. ... -
The Defeated Pharaoh: The Fall of Hosni Mubarak
(2018-05-21)The Arab Spring of Egypt, The Revolution, took place in 2011 when the public demanded the end of the thirty-year-old Hosni Mubarak’s regime. President Mubarak was the only president that many Egyptians knew, and he ruled ... -
Defining the Christian college : the Council of Church Boards of Education and American religious higher education, 1911–1950.
(2018-04-17)This thesis explores competing definitions of the “Christian” college in the early twentieth-century United States, particularly as articulated by mainline Protestants in two national organizations: the ecumenical Council ... -
Defining themselves : literacy practices, rhetoric, and identity among Mormon, polygamist women.
(, 2014-09-05)The following study examines the means by which Mormon women in the 19th century either defended or attacked the practice of polygamy within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the 19th century. Specifically, ... -
Deflation methods in lattice QCD.
(2020-07-20)The inversion of the Dirac operator is a necessary feature of calculating physical observables within lattice QCD. The calculation of fermionic forces within hybrid Monte Carlo and the formation of quark propagators are ... -
Defying boundaries: the challenge of transnational religion to international relations.
(2008-06-09)It is my intent to evaluate the ways in which the primary International Relations paradigms analyze, incorporate, or disregard religion, particularly its transnational manifestations. It is my contention that transnational ... -
Delegates of Love: A Historical Narrative of Mission Waco and Portraits of Humanity
(2016-08-08)Cicero deems friendship the greatest gift afforded to humankind; Jewish philosopher Martin Buber claims relationships are fundamental to the essence of living; Jesus presents the Golden Rule, to love our neighbors as we ... -
Deletion of FMR1 results in sex-specific changes in behavior.
(2016-12-01)Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by excessive trinucleotide (CGG) repeats in the FMR1 gene coding for fragile x mental retardation protein (FMRP). In humans, this disorder is characterized ... -
Delocalization in infinite disordered two-dimensional lattices of different geometry
(Physical Review B, 2017-12-06)The spectral approach to infinite disordered crystals is applied to anAnderson-type Hamiltonian to demonstrate the existence of extended states for nonzero disorder in 2D lattices of different geometries. The numerical ... -
Democratic digital campaign strategies in the age of Trump : circulation theory, digital networks, and memes.
(2021-04-23)This thesis examines the varied digital campaign strategies of prominent, establishment Democratic politicians during the Trump administration. In order to counter the massive online presence of Donald Trump, establishment ... -
Demographic characteristics and workload perceptions of higher education faculty in Texas who prepare K-12 principals.
(2010-06-23)Research shows that the role of the K–12 principal is a significant factor in school improvement. Principal preparation programs have been criticized for inadequately preparing their graduates for the challenges they must ... -
Demonstration of a power conditioning system for grid-connected fuel cell power plant.
(, 2013-09-24)This thesis demonstrates a power conditioning system (PCS) for grid-connected hybrid direct fuel-cell with turbine (DFC/T) power plant. The PCS is an interface between distributed generation and utility grid. It regulates ... -
Demonstration of the Spirit and of power : rhetoric and Ambrose of Milan’s On the Holy Spirit.
(2017-02-02)Despite being the first extended defense of the divinity of the Holy Spirit written in Latin and influencing the Trinitarian theology of Augustine of Hippo, Ambrose of Milan’s On the Holy Spirit (De Spiritu Sancto) has ... -
Dendritic cell targeting vaccines for HPV-associated malignancies and prostate cancer.
(2015-11-12)Dendritic cells (DCs) are major antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that are able to capture, process and cross-present antigens to CD8+ T cells. CD8+ T cells play key roles in host immunity to cancers by efficiently killing ... -
Dental Caries and Restorations in Undocumented Border Crossers
(2016-08-08)Dental caries are among one of the most common diseases found in humans and the prevalence and frequency of the occurrence of these lesions often depends on the health and diet of the local population. An individual's ... -
Dental caries, obesity, and asthma during childhood : a qualitative multiple case study to determine where community-based prevention strategies intersect to guide a coordinated approach for 21st-Century families.
(2021-07-13)Dental caries, obesity, and asthma are common, chronic conditions during childhood. Each of these health conditions is widely prevalent among children in the United States. Not only are these three chronic conditions common ... -
Dental Practitioner Knowledge, Perception and Understanding of E-Cigarettes in Waco, TX
(2020-05-22)Increased usage of e-cigarettes by youth and adults constitutes an immediate cause for concern among dental practitioners who have the ability to impact clinical care and affect patient’s decision making. While research ...