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The Importance of Proper Status Assignment on Medicare Observation Patients
(2020-06-01)
Observation Units are ultimately intended to give hospitals greater time to more accurately diagnose patients admitted through the Emergency Department (ED), both freeing up ED beds and avoiding unnecessary admissions. ...
Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling: A Critique of Hypermasculinity in American Christianity
(2020-05-19)
This thesis analyzes the presence of hypermasculine ideals in modern Protestant circles. Since masculinity has only recently become a subject of academic study, I explore the origins of expressions such as hypermasculinity ...
Purpose Marketing: A Genuine Way for Companies to Advocate for Change or a Deceitful Sales Tactic?
(2020-06-01)
This thesis explores the implementation of purpose marketing in modern day advertising. Studies have shown that consumers are willing to switch to brands that support causes they believe in, and brands have started to ...
The Importance of Cathepsin B Research and Clinical Applications
(2020-05-21)
Cathepsin B is a cysteine protease of the papain family. It plays an important role in intracellular proteolysis, but it displays exopeptidase activity due to a unique structural element called the occluding loop. There ...
Rearfoot Eversion Pilot Study
(2020-05-21)
Properly understanding the biomechanical behaviors of flat feet is important for diagnosing and treating the condition. Rearfoot eversion is a useful biomechanical trait to study as it can be measured noninvasively. Motion ...
Competitive Women: A Commentary on the Female Perspective Using Male-dominated Competition as a Case Study
(2020-05-26)
The inherent nature of a competition is an exhibition of ability in accordance with a set of circumstances and regulations to create an environment that compels competitive game play in order to best an opponent. Through ...
The Effect of Religiosity on the Coping Ability of Post-Combat Service Members
(2020-05-29)
There is a current gap in literature regarding individual religiosity in the military. Research in this area has the potential to help reduce the suicide rate among veterans and provide a more efficient approach to ...
Through the Looking Glass: The Influence of 18th Century Child Theorists on 19th Century Children's Literature
(2020-05-20)
In this thesis, I argue that we can see the influence of 18th century child theorists in 19th century children’s literature. Through the Looking Glass examines three theorists and three children’s novels. The theorists are ...
Critical Dipoles in Dimensions n ≥ 3
(2020-05-20)
We consider generalizations of Hardy's inequality corresponding to the case of (point) dipole potentials in three or more spatial dimensions. More precisely, we prove the existence of a critical dipole coupling constant ...