College of Arts and Sciences: Recent submissions
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Slavery in Texas
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Generalized inverse limits and the intermediate value property.
(2021-07-26)We introduce and discuss various notions of the intermediate value property applicable to upper-semicontinuous set-valued functions f : [0, 1] → 2^[0,1]. In the first part, we present sufficient conditions such that an ... -
Investigating the chemistry of the 9-borataphenanthrene anion.
(2021-07-12)Boron-containing analogues of unsaturated hydrocarbons exhibit a diverse array of reactivity modes that can be exploited for the synthesis of other more complex boron-containing compounds. Examples of such analogues include ... -
Targeted and non-targeted analysis of pesticides, algal toxins, and human pharmaceuticals in aquatic systems.
(2021-06-14)It is well known that complex, chemical mixtures exist in the environment, particularly aquatic systems. Originally designed to treat illnesses, support crop production, and clean, among other uses, chemicals can enter ... -
Edge computing with an “Internet of Things” based sensor array : an innovative approach to near real time seismic exploration and monitoring.
(2020-10-27)We demonstrate the feasibility of leveraging an Internet of Things (IoT)-based sensor array to orchestrate edge-based (i.e., in a field setting) storage and computing resources capable of characterizing the subsurface, ... -
Nonlinear responses in dusty plasmas.
(2020-09-29)Dusty plasma as a system containing both plasmas and dust particles. Dusty plasma systems are found throught out the industy and the space, for example, dust are found in plasma etching and in TOKAMAKs, as well as Saturn ... -
Toxicological response to nanomaterial exposure in in vitro lung cells are determined by cell-type.
(2020-10-08)Nanotechnology is an advancing field that continually introduces new nano-enabled products into consumer products thereby increasing the risk of nanoparticle exposure to humans and the surrounding environment. The increased ... -
Bayesian approaches for survival data in pharmaceutical research.
(2020-09-15)In this research, we consider Bayesian methodologies to address problems in biopharmaceutical research, most of which are motivated by real-world problems in network meta-analysis, prior elicitation, and adaptive designs. ... -
Resolving the evolutionary history of multiple groups of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae).
(2020-07-02)Freshwater mussels are a group of aquatic invertebrates comprised of approximately one thousand species worldwide, and the greatest diversity of freshwater mussels lies within North America with at least three hundred ... -
Periodical participants : women in conservative and mainline Protestant periodicals, 1956-1970.
(2020-04-06)In mid-twentieth century Protestantism, women were active within churches and parachurch organizations, yet in the minority in religious leadership. This thesis treats their religious participation in a form outside pews ... -
Synthesis of spongiolactone-based alkynyl proteomic probes, (+)-hypercalin C, and pharmacophore-directed retrosynthesis of ophiobolins.
(2020-04-15)The spongiolactones are β-lactone containing marine natural products with fused tricyclic β-lactone-containing ring system. We synthesized bis-epi-spongiolactone and its corresponding alkynyl probe. Our collaborators (Prof. ... -
Aretaic exemplars : a mixed-methods approach to character education.
(2020-02-26)Virtue education is often framed in the philosophy literature as consisting of a number of discrete tactics, such as virtue-labeling, exemplar exposure, and nudging, with little regard for the level of maturity of the ... -
Groundwater/surface water interactions : gravel pit lakes in the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer.
(2022-05-02)Urban expansion and the subsequent need for construction materials are increasing aggregate mining activities in many areas around the world. In central Texas much of the aggregate has come from alluvial sediments in the ... -
Human rights and social injustice in Nadie me vera llorar's Mexico of 1880-1930.
(2022-05-06)Through her acclaimed novel, Nadie me vera llorar, Cristina Rivera Garza, prolific Mexican author, and feminist literary icon, explores the conflicted history of vanilla as it is intimately intertwined with the history of ... -
“When the mass of men is made better” : drugs, violence, and evangelical reformism in Britain’s imperial expansion, 1794-1839.
(2022-04-19)Scholarship on nineteenth-century Britain’s imperial expansion has long portrayed war against Qing China (1839-1842) as an illogical and immoral act. This thesis challenges this conception, arguing that pro-war Britons ... -
A multisensory approach to reading instruction in both English and Spanish.
(2022-05-10)Around 10 million students all over the world have difficulties learning to read, but 90% of these students can overcome their challenges with proper intervention. Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Instruction is a teaching ... -
“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 ... -
Adventure towards community : a director's approach to Bryony Lavery's Treasure Island.
(2022-04-27)This thesis documents the production process and the directorial approach to Treasure Island produced at Baylor University at the end of February 2022. This work examines Bryony Lavery’s biography and that of her co-author ... -
Carry it with you : trauma and identity in Heather Raffo’s 9 Parts of Desire and Noura.
(2022-05-02)Heather Raffo, an acclaimed Iraqi-American playwright, is best known for her dramatic narratives, 9 Parts of Desire and Noura, which focus on Iraq and Iraqi women. Trained as an actor, Raffo felt compelled to write the ... -
The effects of COVID-19 on women’s work experiences and identity.
(2022-05-04)The purpose of this study is to explore working women’s response to the changes in their work-life balance practices as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on Weick’s (1995) sensemaking theory, this study focuses ...