Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Sex differences in fatigue and recovery following resistance exercise in aerobically trained individuals
(2023-08-23)Recent data shows that for fatiguing isometric contractions, females are typically more fatigue resistant than males. However, there is limited data for dynamic contractions, specifically in aerobically trained individuals. ... -
Dataset: Prevalence and associated factors of food insecurity among college students
(2023-07-23)Objective of research - To identify the rate and distribution of food insecurity at a private university in Texas and to analyze the factors associated with food insecurity among college students. -
Identifying chemical hazards in aquatic systems: validation of a small fish model to identify immunotoxic chemicals
(2023-07-24)The presence of potentially immunotoxic chemicals in surface waters and the adverse effects associated with exposures to such substances is of great concern. However, robust models have not been developed to screen chemicals ... -
Connecting fields to connect models: A derivation of a viral master equation and the construction of transition rates
(2023-07-28)Viral infections have dynamics that are difficult to understand, but the choice of model can lend a helping hand to understanding an infection. The work here is a continuing effort to understand viral infections for the ... -
Modeling dwarf galaxies of the local volume with the semi-analytic model Galacticus
(2023-07-25)Dwarf galaxies are ubiquitous and extremely sensitive to various internal and external feedback forms. Thus, studying dwarfs in various environments is critical for understanding galaxy evolution. The best-studied dwarfs ... -
The relationships between childhood experiences, attachment and wellbeing in a sample of helping professionals
(2023-07-26)Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and insecure attachment can have a significant impact on the wellbeing of helping professionals and individuals they serve. This study examined the relationships among childhood ... -
In the name of freedom: remembering black women in the Women’s Army Corps
(2023-07-20)This thesis examines the double minority status of black women and their experiences in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps/Women’s Army Corps during World War II.I argue that the combination of racial and gendered segregation ... -
Survival or ‘splendid opportunities’?: A socio-economic and dialogical reading of Qohelet's Wisdom
(2023-03-31)Within this dissertation I intend to study how Qohelet’s discourse on wisdom is a product of larger socio-economic realities and webs of intertextuality. This project will attempt to work out these central questions: How ... -
"Survival is not an academic skill": A womanist reading of esther
(2022-11-09)Often, Esther is viewed as a story about the Jewish people surviving a foiled genocide, but I posit Esther contains other stories of survival. This project broadly examines non-Jewish people’s survival in Esther and ... -
REPUBLICAN WOMEN AND THE IMPACT OF THE POST-DOBBS ELECTORAL ENVIRONMENT ON CANDIDATE SUCCESS
(2023-05-19)The political environment in America experienced a phenomenal change in the summer of 2022 when the Supreme Court decided to overturn the federally-protected right to abortion, instead turning it to the states to legislate. ... -
From Gothic Facet to Science Fiction Fixture, the Sublime
(2023-05-19)A direct correlation exists between the creation of art and the development of wealthy, sustainable human societies. Determining the monetary value of such artistic works has always been an innately subjective task based ... -
DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING IN PERU AND VENEZUELA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE FREE PRESS
(2023-05-19)The expansion of democracy between 1975 and 1990 involved at least 30 countries from all regions of the world, but since 2005 many of those countries that moved towards democracy have struggled to maintain momentum and ... -
SHOT DOWN AT WAR: LIFE AS AN AMERICAN AIRMAN PRISONER OF WAR ON THE EASTERN FRONT DURING WORLD WAR II
(2023-05-19)In 1945, the Germans forced over sixty thousand Allied POWs to evacuate camps on the eastern front in response to the Russian advance. A disproportionate number of men on the marches were airmen. They faced a lack of food, ... -
Small Molecule, Big Role: Trimethylamine-N-Oxide And Alzheimer’s Disease
(2023-05-19)Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease considered the most common cause of dementia, with 6.7 million Americans aged 65 and older living with AD, and this number is projected to grow to 12.7 ... -
Closeted Narrative: Rhetorical Influences in Coming Out Stories
(2023-05-19)Previous research has suggested that coming out is constituted by either the message, speaker, or audience, and with a recent focus on "coming out for yourself" it appears that queer people are the single force responsible ... -
OUR GREATEST HORROR: HOW CONVENTIONS OF THE GOTHIC OFFER AN INSIGHTFUL CRITIQUE ON THE HORRORS OF GOTHIC
(2023-05-19)In this paper, I will illustrate the origins of the gothic genre that we see with Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto and Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, then I will evaluate the manner in which both supernatural and ... -
THE JOURNEY OF HEALING ADOPTED CHILDREN’S TRAUMA SYMPTOMS AND SELF-EFFICACY THROUGH HOPE CONNECTION CAMP 2.0
(2023-05-19)Adverse early life events such as neglect, abuse, and family disruptions can have long-term negative effects (Felitti & Anda, 2010). Specifically, adopted children are at a higher risk for developing emotional and behavioral ... -
Understanding the Developing Female Voice: A Literary Review
(2023-05-19)The purpose of this paper was to identify and discuss the published texts available on the developing female voice and the adolescent female voice change. Materials were gathered from various scholarly journals and published ... -
Incorporating Narrative Medicine Into Undergraduate Pre-Health Education
(2023-05-19)According to Rita Charon, founder of the developing field of narrative medicine, "medicine practiced with narrative competence, called narrative medicine, is proposed as a model for humane and effective medical practice," ... -
The Influence of Hungarian Folk Music in Hungarian Popular Music
(2023-05-19)The roots of Hungarian culture go back to folk arts. Folk music, tales, dance, and poetry are ancient traditions interwoven into the Hungarian identity. Hungarian culture has globalized and transformed in many ways, but ...