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Genetic suppressors of str-2 serotonin response defects in Caenorhabditis elegans
(2020-04-21)
C. elegans, a nematode, is a model organism to study animal behavior and development. The genome of the C. elegans shows that there is a similarity between the genes of the nematode and that of humans. C. elegans are widely ...
Working out disability : identification and workplace health promotions.
(2021-04-23)
Using Scott, Corman, and Cheney’s structurational model of identification, and building on existing communication and disability scholarship, this study provides scholars and organizations with a deeper understanding of ...
Child care affordability moderates the association between work-schedule flexibility and quality of life in working mothers of young children.
(2020-11-06)
Research indicates that working mothers of young children are at a heightened risk for negative outcomes resulting from work-family conflict. This study examined the associations between work-schedule flexibility, child ...
Group automorphisms of incidence algebras.
(2021-07-01)
Let (P,≤) be an arbitrary partially ordered set and I(P) its incidence space. Then FI(P) denotes the associated finitary incidence algebra, where FI(P) = I(P) for locally finite posets (P,≤). We investigate the group of ...
Facilitating the transfer of writing knowledge among university writing center consultants.
(2021-07-29)
Based on an IRB-approved qualitative study of 26 graduate and undergraduate writing consultants at the Baylor University Writing Center (UWC), this dissertation addresses the ways in which consultants draw on prior writing ...
Inclusion in fandom : how Harry Potter fans rhetorically create representation.
(2021-05-03)
Drawing on Jenkins’ concept of textual poachers, this thesis looks at how Harry Potter fans rhetorically invent representation by drawing on aspects of the original story and reinterpreting them in more inclusive ways. I ...
Integrated-likelihood-ratio confidence intervals obtained from data via a double-sampling scenario.
(2020-08-26)
Hypothesis testing has been a primary focus of statistical inference. Recently, confidence intervals (CIs) have been suggested as a superior inference form because of the additional information they provide to a scientist ...
Judgment on the sword : the US Supreme Court’s jurisprudence on presidential war powers.
(2021-08-02)
This dissertation examines the US Supreme Court’s jurisprudence on presidential war powers from the early republic to the present. It argues that the Court’s jurisprudence has generally defended both a broad presidential ...
Sensemaking and identity : traditional narratives of university roles and recognition of faculty expertise.
(2020-04-07)
The current study evaluated the narratives that affect faculty and university administrator perceptions of each other and how this understanding influenced opportunities for collaboration. This qualitative study examined ...
Understanding the singlet oxygen reactivity of salarin C through synthesis of a simplified macrocyclic analogue; multicomponent, enantioselective organocatalytic synthesis of tetrahydropyridazinones.
(2021-10-27)
Natural products are a valuable source of inspiration for the discovery of new anticancer therapeutic agents. Sponges, especially, produce a wide variety of cytotoxic chemical defense agents. The macrolide salarin C is one ...