BEARdocs at Baylor University: Recent submissions
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Excited to share : a process for energizing the practice of evangelism through Evangelism Sodalities.
(2020-11-05)Today’s church needs a process of evangelism that will energize its faithful practice. The purpose of this research project was to discover what effect an “Evangelism Sodality” intervention would have in helping Christians ... -
Proclaiming atonement : a study of atonement, metaphors, and Christian preaching.
(2020-11-05)The content of the gospel is formational for the life of the church. If the church can speak more fully and fluently about the decisive moment in salvation history, it has much to gain. Yet, this has proven to be no simple ... -
Deflation methods in lattice QCD.
(2020-07-20)The inversion of the Dirac operator is a necessary feature of calculating physical observables within lattice QCD. The calculation of fermionic forces within hybrid Monte Carlo and the formation of quark propagators are ... -
Nanoscale chemical imaging with novel fiber tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and microscale study of surface reactions on monolayer MoS2.
(2020-07-30)Study of molecule-surface interaction dynamics requires nanoscale chemical and topological information. Full dynamic understanding cannot be provided by microscale optical spectroscopy and has been aided by nanoscale imaging ... -
Filling the gaps in the floral record : implications for paleobotanical paleoclimate models.
(2020-07-19)Plants are sensitive indicators of climate and environment. In particular, the size and shape (physiognomy) of woody dicotyledonous angiosperm leaves are correlated to climate, and these relationships are the basis for ... -
Effects of resistance exercise load on androgen receptor–DNA binding, androgen regulated gene expression, and β-catenin mediation in human skeletal muscle.
(2020-07-17)The purpose of the study was to determine the effect low (LL) and high (HL) load resistance exercise on serum total and free testosterone, and muscle testosterone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), androgen receptor (AR), and ... -
The fate of nature : ethical naturalism in historical and critical context.
(2020-07-08)Ethical naturalism is an ethical theory that holds that practical norms are a species of natural norms. It was a position held by almost all ancient ethical theorists, but despite a renaissance among some in the past three ... -
Pursuing higher education : a case study of successful language learners in U.S. public schools.
(2020-07-19)Students experiencing language differences in U.S. public schools face significant challenges to their college matriculation. These students must acquire an additional language while also learning the academic content ... -
From analytics investments to revenue generation : a three-stage process to value creation with business analytics.
(2020-07-28)Business analytics is currently changing the business landscape in terms of competition, innovation, and relevance. While it is said that the combination of big data and advanced analytics technologies hold vast potential ... -
(In)effective communication strategies among church leadership : assessing the influence of communication channels on effective communication between church leadership and their members during the Coronavirus shutdown.
(2020-07-13)The Coronavirus shutdown forced many churches to move from in-person services to a purely online platform. The purpose of this study is to look into the communicative strategies that churches employed during the Coronavirus ... -
Broadening the circle : the evolution of survivance and mimicry as theme in selected Native American drama.
(2020-07-14)From its beginning the modern Native American Literary Dramatic Project has been rooted in the desire to define and preserve a voice driven to the brink of extinction by the forces of Euroamerican colonization. Over time, ... -
The conscious mind unified.
(2020-07-30)The current state of consciousness research is at an impasse. Neuroscience faces a variety of recalcitrant problems regarding the neurobiological binding together of states of consciousness. Philosophy faces the combination ... -
Read it out loud : the construction of Southern identity within the living newspaper plays of the Federal Theatre Project.
(2020-07-17)Utilizing Benedict Anderson’s concept of community and nation, this study looks at how the American South was portrayed within the interwar years, specifically by or within the living newspaper plays of the Federal Theater ... -
Developing industrial strength UVM for academic resesarch and teaching.
(2020-07-30)The Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) has been getting attention from researchers and the functional verification community for a little over decade. Its flexibility, reusability and reliability features are suitable ... -
First search for pair production of scalar top quarks decaying to top quarks and light-flavor jets with low missing transverse momentum.
(2020-07-21)After the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, the current best theoretical model that describes all observed particles and their interactions, the standard model (SM), was considered complete. However, there are a plethora ... -
Dimensions of partner interactions and disclosure predict different trauma related outcomes in couple relationships.
(2020-07-12)For people in married or cohabiting relationships where one partner has been exposed to a traumatic event, different trauma related outcomes may be associated with distinct dimensions of partner interactions and trauma ... -
Quantifying physiological and neurological responses to organic motion patterns.
(2020-07-29)The human body was designed to move, and the benefits of exercise and an active lifestyle are well known. However, many individuals live with neuromuscular conditions that limit movement and quality of life. One treatment ... -
Content validity evidence for the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program.
(2020-07-14)Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one in 54 children in the United States and the prevalence has increased by exponentially in the last decade (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]). With the rising ... -
Writing the screenplay, Grammy's Grand Slam.
(2020-07-14)The following thesis details the creative process behind the screenplay, Grammy’s Grand Slam. This includes personal and professional goals, an overview of dark comedy as a genre, the research process, as well as the ... -
Helping or hurting : dismantling poverty stigma in nonprofit organizations’ strategic messaging.
(2020-07-19)Charitable nonprofit organizations are often described by their supporters as noble, servant-hearted, caring, accommodating, and considerate, thanks in part to strategic messaging that underscores the organizations’ emotional ...