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The 2014 Scottish #IndyRef: How Failure is Still Progress for Scottish Nationalism
In September of 2014, Scots voted in a referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom. Though the unionist vote won by a slim margin, the campaign had become much closer than expected. In a last-minute effort ... -
Abuse, Exposure, and Female Agency in the Short Stories of Emilia Pardo Bazán
(2014-04-29)The purpose of this thesis is to examine and analyze the short stories of Emilia Pardo Bazán. This nineteenth century Spanish writer uses narratives, historical retellings, fables, and other notable stylistic elements to ... -
Accuracy and Precision in Marker-based Motion Capture
(2019-05-22)One of the biggest challenges in marker-based motion capture is maintaining accuracy and precision. The prominence of this issue is due to the common method of placing markers by hand, the reliance on anatomical landmarks, ... -
The Acquisition of the Possessive /-s/ Morpheme
(2013-05-24)In this study, we investigated children’s understanding and production of the English complex possessive phrases. Children are able to learn language without any instruction other than what they hear from the adults around ... -
Acquisition of Theta Roles in Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants
(2013-05-23)Deaf children with cochlear implants often display delayed language acquisition. As a result, researchers refer to “hearing age,” the time elapsed since the implantation of hearing aids, in addition to chronological age, ... -
Active Catharsis: Unleashing an Athlete's Spiritual and Emotional Energies
(2014-05-01)During strenuous physical activity athletes may experience catharsis, life mentality changes, and flow (Scheff, 1979; Csikszentmihalyi, 1990; Nesti, 2007; Watson, 2007). Beyond these experiences, this thesis examines ... -
Advanced Kinetics of Novel, Non-peptidic Thiosemicarbazone Inhibitors of Cathepsin B
(2012-05-02)The lysosomal cysteine protease cathepsin B is considered to be an attractive target for the synthesis of anticancer drugs due to its over-expression in cancerous cells and its involvement in tumor formation. Among its ... -
Adverse Life Events on Disordered Eating Behaviors, Negative Self-Regard, and Body Image Disturbance
(2013-05-24)Individuals with eating disorders typically report greater levels of body dissatisfaction, lower self esteem, and increased body image disturbance. Previous studies have demonstrated the association between eating disorders ... -
Against All Odds : A Comparative Study Of Student Success In Four Schools In Rural Western Kenya
(2016-08-08)In a Kenyan student’s life, poverty often brings with it malnutrition, disease, death of parents, and poor education. This study compared four primary schools in rural Kenya, one scoring an average of 492 out of 500 on the ... -
The Age of Epic Grandeur: F. Scott Fitzgerald and America’s Cultural Memory of the 1920’s
(2013-05-24)F. Scott Fitzgerald is remembered as one of the most candid and influential writers of his era, the “Roaring Twenties.” From the swinging parties to the increased use of the automobile, Fitzgerald chronicled the dramatic ... -
An agent of lasting desistance: Toward a restorative justice framework for American criminal justice
(2014-05-01)Criminal punishment practices in the United States have varied greatly in severity and purpose throughout their history. Nonetheless, prison practices have retained their basis in the theories of retribution and deterrence, ... -
"Alice"
(2012-05-03)Lewis Carroll’s books "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" have one of the fantasy genre’s greatest examples of a character learning to find her place in the world. They pose the question: how ... -
All the Living and the Dead
During Easter Week of 1916, Dublin was caught off guard when nationalist militants barricaded themselves within key buildings throughout the city. Although the British military crushed this rising, the memory of what would ... -
All's Fair in Love and Gore
(2017-05-24)Through stories, humans deal with their fears. Horror stories in particular confront the darkest aspects of humanity head-on and attempt to understand them. In my screenplay, All's Fair In Love and Gore, I examine the ... -
Amending the Declining Patient-Physician Relationship Through Medical Education Reform: A Postulate for Aristotelian Virtue Pedagogy and Its Amicability with the U.S. Healthcare System
(2016-08-10)In a complex and technologically sophisticated healthcare system, the utilization of virtues which emphasizes the art of clinical practice is often eclipsed by the technical science of its practice. Consequently, the ... -
American Exceptionalism Throughout United States History
(2014-05-02)In recent times, American Exceptionalism has become a major issue in United States elections, in particular the 2012 presidential election. In general terms, American Exceptionalism is the idea that there is something ... -
Analysis and Interpretation of Neolithic Near Eastern Mortuary Rituals from a Community-Based Perspective
(2012-04-26)Early farming communities located in the ancient Near Eastparticipated in unique mortuary practices throughout the Neolithic period (9300-4700 B.C.). These practices include a “skull cult,” which involved preserving and ... -
Analysis of Hypertension Prevalence and Associated Disease Mortality Among Low-Socioeconomic Status Residents of Cook County, IL
(2019-05-23)The socioeconomic gradient in health is well established in the field of public health, but studies of this phenomenon as it relates to chronic disease in vulnerable populations yield mixed results. This thesis statistically ... -
Analysis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Fish Oil Supplements as a Potential Treatment
(2013-05-23)Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal disorder of growing interest, both in the United States and globally. In this thesis, I discuss and analyze various aspects of IBS, including the symptomology, potential ... -
An Analysis of Religious Constitutional Provisions From Around the World
The protection of inherent rights has been one of the main concerns of the modern government. One of the key civil rights issues addressed under constitutions around the world is the protection of religious rights. These ...