BEARdocs at Baylor University: Recent submissions
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The role of the myth in Plato's Statesman.
(2019-08-16)Plato’s Statesman attempts to find the eidos of the political art “separated and removed…from everything else” (Plato 1984: 258c). Perhaps unsurprisingly, this proves to be a rather difficult task. The conversation is led ... -
Characterization of the internal temperature and phase state of amorphous materials using ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation.
(2019-08-07)Ultrasound has a wide range of applicability and is used across many industries for non-destructive evaluation. Temperature is one of the key parameters in thermodynamic systems, and ultrasound has been studied as a means ... -
Characterization of human IL-10-producing regulatory B cells.
(2019-08-15)Regulatory B cells (Bregs) play a pivotal role in the maintenance of immune tolerance. Such critical roles of Bregs have been demonstrated in multiple disease types, including inflammatory diseases, organ transplantation, ... -
Philosophical foundations for political change : Aristotle's inquiry into beginnings in the Nicomachean ethics.
(2019-08-09)This dissertation is an attempt to articulate an Aristotelian alternative to the two prominent contemporary ways of understanding human freedom and dependence on the past, and their implications for political action and ... -
Characterization of fan coils units with electrically commutated motors.
(2019-08-05)The data from five manufacturers were obtained for the purpose of developing of a method for generalizing fan coil units (FCUs) with electronically commutated motors (ECMs. In addition, the University of Louisiana at ... -
Nature's creed : natural religion, Protestants, and enlightened belief in early America.
(2019-07-26)Despite scholars’ proclivity to identify natural religion with Enlightenment spirituality—the belief system of Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, and Voltaire—orthodox Protestants in the early modern period similarly understood that ... -
Preconditioning mixed finite elements for tide models.
(2019-07-24)We describe finite element methods for the linearized rotating shallow water equations which govern tides. Symplectic Euler and Crank-Nicolson time-stepping strategies have good energy preservation properties, which is ... -
Design and implementation of a custom imaging mass spectrometer.
(2019-07-26)Mass spectrometry (MS) has been demonstrated as one of the most robust and capable analytical tools for chemical analysis. As such, MS has found application across practically every field of science today. One notable area ... -
On Birman--Hardy--Rellich-type inequalities.
(2019-07-24)In 1961, Birman proved a sequence of inequalities on the space of m-times continuously di↵erentiable functions of compact support Cm 0 ((0, 1)) ⇢ L2((0, 1)), containing the classical (integral) Hardy inequality and the ... -
Contributions to computational algebraic statistics.
(2019-07-17)The field of algebraic statistics arose from the realization that problems in statistics can often be viewed, and subsequently solved, using algebraic concepts and tools. In this work, we explore the application of algebraic ... -
Buried underground : The Subway's contribution to American theatre.
(2019-07-24)The Subway (written 1923, performed 1929) is Elmer Rice’s lesser-known American expressionist work. The play’s lowered status amongst his dramatic work stems from its problematic production history, coupled with critical ... -
Locating infinity in small things : remapping Little, Big’s magical realist, Gothic, and eco-critical contexts.
(2019-07-24)John Crowley's 1981 novel Little, Big has struggled to receive the academic notice it deserves in part because critics categorize it only as a fantasy novel, when it in fact draws on a wide range of conversations and ... -
The influence of context-specific teacher preparation on program faculty's political and ideological clarity : a qualitative case study.
(2019-07-11)The purpose of this case study was to focus on the influence of a context-specific teacher preparation program in order to explore program faculty’s articulation and enactments of political and ideological clarity. By ... -
The relationship between psychological inflexibility and the interpersonal needs underlying suicidality in a juvenile offender sample.
(2019-07-11)According to the interpersonal theory of suicide, thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness are necessary components underlying suicidal desire (Van Orden et al., 2010). Theorists suggest that psychological ... -
Spectral properties of quantum graphs with symmetry.
(2019-07-15)Quantum graphs were first introduced as a simple model for studying quantum mechanics in geometrically complex systems. For example, Pauling used quantum graphs to study organic molecules by viewing the atomic nuclei as ... -
Paternal perceptions of responsibilities and child physical activity.
(2019-07-17)Childhood physical inactivity is a national concern due to health problems that extend into adulthood. Child physical activity has been recognized as a way to reduce childhood obesity and prevent problems that can span a ... -
Application of coordinated control strategies to tubular solid oxide fuel cell models.
(2019-07-17)Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power plants have been demonstrated to produce power efficiently in theory and in practice. However, popular control methods have not accounted for controlling the SOFC and the connecting power ... -
Investigation of international teaching assistants’ perceptions of their teaching self-efficacy and their understanding of culturally responsive teaching pedagogy : a case study.
(2019-07-12)It has become a trend that U.S. universities depend more on international teaching assistants (ITAs) to teach introductory undergraduate level courses. However, many ITAs have complaints filed against them from U.S. ... -
Acknowledging the suffering and dying : theological anthropology, ordinary language philosophy, and isolation.
(2019-07-10)This dissertation explores the nature of human relationships in the context of suffering and dying. It asks how suffering and dying not only threaten but also reveal our isolation—isolation that is prevalent in our everyday ... -
Statistical methods for high-throughput data integration : methodologies in disease research and drug discovery.
(2019-07-09)The wide application of high-throughput technologies in biomedical research calls for integrative approaches for data mining and knowledge discovery. Consequently, methodologies that deliver robust and systems integrations ...