BEARdocs at Baylor University: Recent submissions
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Tiber Queen: The Wrath of Clodia Metelli
(2020-05-29)This thesis is a historical fiction narrating the interactions of Clodia Metelli and Marcus Tullius Cicero from 59 to 56 BC through a series of letters. It will cover the election of Clodius Pulcher as Tribune of the Plebs, ... -
Monumental Medicine: The Practicality of Physicians and Public Health in Late Republican to Early Imperial Rome
(2020-05-29)Roman society was uniquely suited to be a perfect crucible of public health experiments – they had access to the records of previous civilizations, a large population, and a set of pathological tests that needed to all be ... -
Incentivizing Immigrant Incarceration: A Replication Study of “Expanding Carceral Markets: Detention Facilities, ICE Contracts, and the Financial Interests of Punitive Immigration Policy” in the Texas Legislature
(2020-05-29)This thesis replicates the work of Loren Collingwood, Jason L. Morín, and Stephen Omar El-Khatib in their 2018 study “Expanding Carceral Markets: Detention Facilities, ICE Contracts, and the Financial Interests of Punitive ... -
The Catholic Witness During Memphis Yellow Fever Epidemics of the 1870s: A Description and Vindication
(2020-05-29)In the 1870s, several yellow fever epidemics struck Memphis causing a calamity that shook the entire United States. The yellow fever epidemics in Memphis were some of the deadliest and most terrifying events of American ... -
THE STEPS PROCESS: A HYPOTHETICAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL THERAPY FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IN AMERICAN FIRST RESPONDERS
(2020-05-29)Despite the valiant efforts of doctors, clergy, and mental health workers in the field of substance use disorder(SUD) recovery, there remain several demographics whose circumstances are overlooked by contemporary therapies ... -
Compilation and Structural Analyses of Disease-linked Mutations in the Xeroderma Pigmentosum C (XPC) DNA Repair Protein
(2020-05-29)The xeroderma pigmentosum C (XPC) protein complex recognizes various types of environmentally induced DNA damage from the genome to initiate the nucleotide excision repair (NER) process in eukaryotes. In this study, (1) I ... -
His Hidden Face: An examination of how artistic lament can address the evidential problem of divine hiddenness
(2020-05-29)The philosophical problem of divine hiddenness questions the existence of a divine being on the basis of what seems to be a lack of evidence to support reasonable theistic belief. This question, which troubles both atheists ... -
An Examination of Social Impact Bonds from a Thomistic Viewpoint
(2020-05-29)The social impact bond (SIB) is a recent innovation which attempts to bridge the gap between private financial markets and charitable causes. The SIB is a financial instrument intended to raise revenue for a charitable ... -
Exploring the Effect of Language of Instruction on Cross-Linguistic Influence In Third Language Acquisition
(2020-05-29)Foreign language learning is influenced by previously acquired languages. When people learn a second language, they only have their native language to draw on to help or hurt their language learning. But, when people know ... -
The City of Saints: Realizing Sports’ Positive Potential for Communities Following Disaster
(2020-05-26)There are numerous observable relationships between sport and community. By adhering to the external identity of the community, a sports franchise creates strong team identification with its community, increasing the loyalty ... -
Caffeine's Origin, Chemistry, and Systemic Effects
(2020-05-26)This thesis examines the structure of caffeine: its chemistry, its mechanisms of action in the body, and ultimately, how that plays into its impact on the oral cavity. The opening chapter serves as an introduction, providing ... -
Testing the Monitoring Capability of ATP Bioluminescence
(2020-05-26)Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) have been one of the most serious complications of healthcare in recent years, causing upwards of 98,000 deaths per year. Hospitals have started using immediate feedback instruments like ... -
Examining and Writing the Ten-Minute Musical
(2020-05-26)This thesis seeks to explore and define the form of the ten-minute musical through research and through reflection upon my own creative writing process. The popularity of the ten-minute form has drastically increased over ... -
The Limitations of Language as an Intellectual and Visual Artform
(2020-05-26)This thesis explores moments when language alone is not enough to adequately communicate. Through a combination of research and creative writing, it highlights both the power and limitations of language. Each chapter focuses ... -
Things Broken and Things Made New: an Oral History of HIV/AIDS and Spirituality.
(2020-05-26)This project is a contemporary collection, analysis, and presentation of oral histories from HIV-positive people in America. As of April 2020, nine individuals living with HIV were interviewed in conjunction with the Baylor ... -
Vaccination Back in the USSR: A Historical Analysis of Soviet Vaccination Programs and Their Effects
(2020-05-26)Vaccines are a hotly debated topic in many communities around the world, including those in Eastern Europe. Additionally, Eastern Europe has experienced outbreaks of various infectious diseases, such as measles, in recent ... -
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 ... -
Chemosensory receptor annotation and characterization in Aedes albopictus
(2020-05-26)Chemoreception in insects is modulated by receptors expressed in sensory neurons that detect chemical cues in the environment, allowing insects to make sense of the world around them. The chemosensory machinery of the Asian ... -
Design and Synthesis of Benzosuberene Analogs as Potential Inhibitors of Tubulin Polymerization
(2020-05-26)The natural products colchicine and combretastatin A-4 (CA4) both function as potent inhibitors of tubulin polymerization and have provided universal inspiration for a wide-range of structurally diverse small-molecule ... -
Building Trust Amidst Trauma: Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) and its Applicability to Unaccompanied Child Immigrants from the Northern Triangle
(2020-05-26)This study examined the trauma-informed method Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) and its potential applicability to the population of unaccompanied child immigrants from the Northern Triangle of Central America. ...