Masters Theses: Recent submissions
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Comparing the effects of a comprehensive typical American diet or Mediterranean diet on gut microbiome composition
(2024-05-06)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with several factors implicated in its progression, including the chronic consumption of a Western diet. Current diet literature utilizes models that are not translational ... -
An evaluation of water and sediment quality in a mine-impacted watershed: case study of Elm Creek, Picher, Oklahoma
(2024-05-06)Across the U.S. there are 1335 superfund sites that range from abandoned mines to old military bases that pose serious risk to the public if not remediated properly. The Tar Creek Superfund site, located in Picher, OK, is ... -
Longitudinal trends in the Dockum Group: variations in the Late Triassic megamonsoon
(2024-05-06)Recent work has identified the Late Triassic Dockum Group of West Texas and New Mexico as a fluvial system which records abundant supercritical flow in upper-flow-regime channels fed by megamonsoons. Lithofacies and fluvial ... -
The effects of literacy parent training via telecommunication on children's self-perception
(2024-05-06)This study looks at the reading self-perception and the reading attitude of school-age children with reading disorders while they received reading feedback from a caregiver during a shared reading activity. The purpose of ... -
Tuning bank-full flow duration to modern drainage conditions in moderate to large drainage areas as a tool for reducing error in ancient source-to-sink mass flux calculations
(2024-05-06)Revival of interest in the source-to-sink method has produced several applications, resulting in new techniques to estimate sediment flux from catchment areas. Each of these techniques are limited by order-of-magnitude ... -
Spotting virtue: the legibility of skin in early modern drama
(2024-04-29)This thesis traces how feminine virtue appears on the skin of early modern characters, especially in ways legible to other characters around them. In four tragedies— Shakespeare’s Othello and Hamlet, John Ford’s ‘Tis Pity ... -
Word density effects on phonological awareness in children who are deaf and hard of hearing
(2024-04-29)Phonological awareness skills are imperative for literacy and academic development. Current literature has shown us that children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) struggle with phonological awareness. The current ... -
The relationship between education and job satisfaction among police officers
(2024-04-25)Education requirements for police officers have increased since the 1920s and will likely continue to increase amidst calls for criminal justice reform. The effects of higher education are well documented, and findings ... -
Examining language elicitation methods in dual language learners
(2024-04-23)This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of three language elicitation methods (personal narrative telling, narrative book retelling, and narrative short video retelling) in assessing Spanish language skills among ... -
Word learning in children who are deaf or hard of hearing
(2024-04-10)Children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and learning spoken language struggle with crucial communication skills (e.g., Lund, 2016). This study investigated the impact of syntax, word density, and timed recall on ... -
LGBTQIA+ consumer perceptions of brand representation: exploring the tensions between storytelling and action
(2024-03-15)LGBTQIA+ visibility in marketing and advertising has gained momentum since the late 1960s. Inspired by the increased visibility, this study explores the responses of Generation Z LGBTQIA+ self-identifying individuals through ... -
Petrogenetic relationships of the Pliocene Barker Pass volcanic debris-avalanche deposits in northern Sierra Nevada, California
(2023-12-18)he Pliocene Barker Pass volcanic debris-avalanche deposits unconformably overly Cretaceous and older rocks in the northern Sierra Nevada in California. Basaltic to dacitic megablocks associated with these deposits are ... -
Prediction of rapid speech sound stimuli in a DCDC2 knockout rat model of dyslexia
(2023-12-18)Developmental dyslexia is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder and is thought to be very heterogeneous, as it is associated with both genetic and environmental factors and individuals with dyslexia may have deficits ... -
Identifying the sediment source of the Lower Cenomanian Maness Shale
(2023-12-18)The Maness Shale is a clay-rich mudrock that marks the transition from a carbonate platform to a siliciclastic-dominated shelf at the inception of the Woodbine succession within the east Texas region of the Gulf Coast ... -
Development and implementation of a web-based intervention for HIV prevention and treatment
(2023-12-18)Globally, 39 million people are living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), with 1.3 million new HIV acquisitions in 2022. Compared to the general population, substance use disorders are more prevalent among people ... -
A regional analysis of the Jurassic Morrison Formation in northeastern New Mexico
(2023-12-18)The geoscience community has neglected exposures of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation in northeastern New Mexico compared to that of the western Colorado Plateau. This study uses methods such as lithofacies associations, ... -
A delicate dance of winds, tides and ram pressure stripping: the complex processes forming the Magellanic Stream
(2023-12-18)As galaxies interact, their gaseous debris is swept away by tidal forces and ram pressure stripping. A prominent, gaseous stream, called the Magellanic Stream (MS), trails behind the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) galaxy. ... -
Water quality can impact water resource use by bats in urban areas
(2023-12-18)For urban areas to be suitable for wildlife, water resources need to be available and accessible and water quality can dictate whether wildlife utilizes a resource or not. In urban environments, water has higher levels of ... -
Improving urban flyways for bats: the importance of the tree canopy structure
(2023-12-18)Movement corridors represent an important resource, allowing wildlife to access resources (Jones et al. 2018, Scharf et al. 2018, Gregory et al. 2021). In this study, we examined five tree metrics that could influence ... -
Depositional environment and reservoir characteristics of the Upper Woodbine sandstones in outcrop at Lake Grapevine, Texas
(2023-12-18)The Middle Cenomanian Woodbine sandstones act as a major reservoir system for many large oil fields throughout East Texas. Although numerous studies have been completed on Woodbine outcrops within DFW Metroplex, none have ...