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The not-so-blind date : how online information-seeking influences first date romantic attraction.
(2015-07-13)
With the advent of social media, individuals like never before can gather information about a potential date prior to the first date. Previous research has explored both online information-seeking and attraction, yet little ...
Robot path planning with a moving goal.
(2017-07-31)
Path planners in which a hunter is required to chase after a moving target is an important problem for modern robotic systems such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs). This thesis ...
Imago Dei and the earthly life : the theological anthropology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
(2016-11-28)
This dissertation offers a theological anthropology in light of the doctrine of imago Dei and the importance of place for our understanding of human identity. Through reading the early writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in ...
The Crack in The Wall
(2016-11-28)
The Crack in The Wall is a composition constructed to serve as a “concept” work and a response to the recent increase of violent rhetoric in the political and social climate of the United States of America. In an effort ...
Justice, prudence, and foreign relations in Aristotle’s political thought.
(2015-07-23)
This dissertation examines how the political thought of Aristotle addresses foreign relations and the nature of international politics. I argue that for Aristotle the practice of justice and prudence occurs only in relation ...
The symbol's end : reflections on the Coleridgean symbol's eschatological telos.
(2016-03-18)
In his famous definition of the symbol, Coleridge employs three terms that draw the symbol’s ultimate, eschatological telos into relief – representation, participation, and conveyance. Through symbolic representation, ...
Investigation of combretastatin, dihydronaphthalene, benzosuberene, and quinoline-based analogues as inhibitors of tubulin polymerization with potential to function as vascular isrupting gents, and selected compounds as water-soluble prodrug salts and drug-linker conjugates
(2015-11-17)
Differences from normal and tumor vasculature directed to the concept of discovery of vascular disrupting agents (VDAs), which interfere with oxygen and nutrients supply for tumor, as potential therapeutic agents for cancer ...
“Copies of life, and models of conduct” : realism and female virtue in the novels of Charlotte Lennox, Frances Burney, and Jane Austen.
(2015-07-23)
In the field of British literature, it is well established that during the eighteenth century the novel came into being as a genre with distinct characteristics, namely, realism. It is also well established that the ...
The role of a religious psychoeducational group in recovery from mental illness : an outcome evaluation.
(2015-07-17)
In light of recent attention to the overwhelming burden of care for those with mental illness, one proposed addition to the portfolio of services is a peer-led, religious psychoeducational support group called the Living ...
Examining the role of expectancies during a mind-body intervention for hot flash reduction in postmenopausal women : is the relationship between treatment condition and symptom improvement mediated by response expectancy?
(2015-07-16)
Hypnotherapy has been shown to be an effective intervention for the treatment of a variety of physical and psychological symptoms. However, the mechanisms of action responsible for hypnotherapy’s beneficial effects are not ...