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Household Religion in Rome: An Examination of Domestic Ritual and its Role in Shaping the Roman Family
(2014-05-01)
In ancient Rome, each household maintained a vibrant religious practice led by the patriarch of the family. They worshipped various deities responsible for the safety and well-being of the household. These included Vesta, ...
Censorship and Repression in Sastre's La mordaza and Jardiel Poncela's Eloisa esta debajo de un almendro
(2014-05-02)
In the years directly following the Spanish civil war, Spain experienced widespread repression and censorship at the hands of Fransisco Franco, the dictator who assumed power after the war. Evidence of the struggle that ...
Unilever: a novel
(2014-04-28)
Abstract: Unilever is a novel that deals with commercials, commercialism, consumerism, and their roles in American culture. The tension in this story hinges on the attractions and allures of commodities versus the desire ...
The Effects of D-Amino Acids on Staphylococcus Aureus SA113 Biofilm Formation
(2014-06-02)
Biofilms play a major role in the development of drug-resistant, persistent bacterial infections. D-amino acids have been proposed as biofilm inhibitors that prevent biofilm formation by incorporating into the peptidoglycan. ...
Perceptions of Healthcare in Rural Guatemala: The K'iche Story of Modern Medicine
(2014-06-02)
Among the K’iche Maya people of Momostenango, a rural city in highland Guatemala, the perceptions of healthcare are complicated, diverse, and very rarely investigated or assigned appropriate meaning. By interviewing both ...
Lost in Translation: A Study of the Usage of the Spanish Language in Health Care
(2014-06-02)
Due to the rise in the use of the Spanish language, a cultural and language barrier has developed within the health care system potentially affecting the care provided to Spanish speaking patients. This condition provides ...
Quantifying the Genetic Basis of Yellow Pigmentation in Lake Malawi Cichlids
(2014-06-02)
As a likely target of sexual selection via female mate choice, male nuptial patterns are thought to have played a role in the extraordinary diversification of Lake Malawi’s rock-dwelling (mbuna) cichlids. The extent to ...
Employing Probabilistic Hazard Assessment Approaches to Compare Sensitivity of ToxCast Estrogen Agonist Assays
(2014-06-02)
Environmental and human health implications of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), particularly xenoestrogens, have received extensive study. Multiple in vitro and in vivo techniques have been developed to assess ...
Effective Familial Coping with a Chronically or Terminally Ill Child
(2014-06-02)
Due to a personal experience with chronic illness as a child and a passion for these children and their families, this thesis deals with effective and ineffective coping mechanisms of parents and siblings of a child with ...
Structural Brain Tissue Abnormalities in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment as Assessed by Diffusion Tensor Imaging
(2014-04-29)
The goal of this study was to provide new insights concerning neuroimaging measures that identify early indicators of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (a-MCI). Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) scans from a previous study ...