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1980 : Reagan, Carter, and the politics of religion in America.
(2010-02-02)This dissertation examines the political uses of religion in the 1980 presidential election, doing so within the broader context of how and why those uses emerged, as well as how they functioned to usher in a new era, ... -
A 2007 aircraft-based study of plumes from biomass burning origin from Mexico and Central America advected over south Texas and the western Gulf of Mexico.
(2009-06-10)Biomass burning is the burning of living and dead vegetation which includes grasslands, forests, and agricultural lands (Levin, 1998). It is a global phenomenon and serves a multitude of purposes such as clearing of forests ... -
“A beautiful, strong friendship to bless them both” : cross-gender friendship in The Woman in White and Little Women.
(2022-04-19)The marriage plot is intimately connected to the form of the nineteenth century novel, both giving shape to and being shaped by it. Its dominance, however, often precludes the representation of other crucial relationships ... -
A beta regression approach to nonparametric longitudinal data classification in clinical trials.
(2022-04-07)Classification is an important topic in statistical analysis. For example, in applications involving clinical trials, an often seen objective is to determine whether or not novel medicines and treatments differ from existing ... -
A brief seizure prior to learning selectively impairs hippocampal learning and memory and is associated with alterations in PI3K/Akt/mTOR and FMRP signaling.
(2018-06-11)Studies utilizing rodent models of acute seizures have indicated that a single brief seizure impairs retention of spatial and contextual memory. However, the timespan for which a solitary seizure can impact memory or which ... -
A cognitive poetic exploration of Elena Poniatowska’s La noche de Tlatelolco.
(2021-05-04)This study of Elena Poniatowska’s La noche de Tlateloco is based on a cognitive poetic approach to explore readers’ perceptions of the work. It affirms both the historical veracity and literary ingenuity of the text by ... -
A comparison between an inventive present perfect and the preterite.
(2020-04-08)Based on research evidence proving the evolution and expansion of uses of the present perfect tense, a comparison between the preterite and the present perfect should be acknowledged and instructed in the Spanish language ... -
A comprehensive understanding of racial attitudes for Muslims among whites.
(2020-07-10)How do white racial attitudes shape anti-Muslim opinion in a racially diversifying American society where many whites are anxious about their race’s self-interest? Using ANES 2016, this study examines if the white anxiety ... -
A critical analysis of neorealism and writing the screenplay, Mid-Sized City (Waco).
(2021-04-30)This thesis outlines both the historical and theoretical background to Italian neorealism and its influences specifically in global cinema and modern American independent cinema. It will also consist of a screenplay for a ... -
A critical biography of Bernard Ramm: an exemplar of the development of a neo-evangelical-Baptist identity in the American Baptist Convention.
(2017-07-06)Bernard Ramm (1916-1992) was an American Baptist (ABC-USA) theologian who lived during the heart of the twentieth century. His embrace of the neo-evangelical movement, which arose during the 1940s, led to the development ... -
A director's approach to Dancing at Lughnasa.
(2017-03-21)This thesis details the production process for Baylor Theatre’s mainstage production of Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel, directed by Heidi Breeden, in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts in Directing. Dancing ... -
A director's approach to Helen Edmundson's Anna Karenina.
(2018-04-09)Helen Edmundson’s adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina is an engaging yet complicated script that presents a challenge to directors and designers alike. The play breaks down the eight hundred-page novel into an ... -
A director's approach to Ken Ludwig's Moon over Buffalo.
(2016-07-05)Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo is a comedy that presents its audience with a unique theatrical experience. While attempting to follow the dramatic structure of certain classical comedies, the thematic plot of Ludwig’s play ... -
A director's approach to Sam Shepard's True West.
(2015-07-14)Sam Shepard’s True West is a black comedy that tells the story of Austin and Lee, two brothers leading vastly different lives who meet unexpectedly at their mother’s home in suburban Los Angeles, and through a series of ... -
A director’s approach to Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville : a Sherlock Holmes mystery.
(2021-08-05)This thesis documents the production process and the directorial approach to Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery performed at Baylor University in the spring of 2021. The work explores Ken Ludwig’s biography, how his ... -
A director’s approach to the new Gershwin musical Crazy for You.
(2018-03-08)In 1992, The “new” Gershwin musical Crazy for You premiered on Broadway to rave reviews. The musical production, adapted from the 1930 Gershwin musical Girl Crazy, featured a new book by Ken Ludwig, choreography by Susan ... -
A holy stream and a strange marriage : environmental and sacramental healing in Wendell Berry's Jayber Crow.
(2019-04-11)Wendell Berry’s novel, Jayber Crow, dramatizes both ecological and theological realities, and is invested in the fields of blue-ecocriticism, environmental humanities, ecofeminism, and ecotheology. I consider the images ... -
A hydrologic assessment of water chemistry and aquifer properties in the Middle Trinity Aquifer in Bell and McLennan Counties in Texas.
(2018-05-02)The Middle Trinity Aquifer is part of a freshwater aquifer spanning southern Oklahoma and Central Texas. Increasing demand from population growth has promoted a need to better understand productivity and associated aquifer ... -
A hypnosis intervention reduces anxiety among postmenopausal women with hot flashes : results from a randomized controlled trial.
(2018-07-13)Anxiety is common, yet under-treated, among women in menopause and postmenopause. This study examined the effect of a hypnotic intervention designed to reduce hot flashes, on anxiety levels of postmenopausal women. Anxiety ... -
A methodology for chemoselective carbonyl ylide formation, total synthesis of (±)-aspergilline A, cyclopiamide A and speradine E and progress toward the total synthesis of (±)-isopalhinine A.
(2018-10-12)In 2001, the total synthesis of (±)-epoxysorbicillinol was completed by Wood and coworkers. This work featured as the key step a Rh(II) catalyzed carbonyl ylide formation and subsequent dipolar cycloaddition of a diazomalonate ...