Illegal downloading of music files has plagued the recording industry for years and stricter enforcement of piracy laws has shown little effectiveness in slowing this phenomenon. This paper studies the effect that religion ...
Angel investing constitutes an alternative asset in the portfolios of many high net
worth individuals. Although angel networks are relatively uncommon, the Baylor Angel
Network provides a unique value proposition to not ...
Ethnographic field work conducted with Deportivo Santa Isabel, an adult male recreational soccer team in Momostenango, Guatemala. The team provides a story of local adaptations to the forces of globalization. Soccer is an ...
This thesis investigates the history of the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the United States from the colonial period until recent times. It also provides information on how selected other countries have dealt ...
Despite reductions in rates of tobacco use in recent years, smoking remains an important public health concern. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of death in the United States, and regular smoking is usually established ...
The twelfth century marked a period of simultaneous political expansion and theological consolidation in Europe. While secular lords, ecclesiastical prelates, and religious abbots sought to extend their spheres of influence, ...
Due to increasing environmental awareness and rapid depletion of nonrenewable
resources, sustainable natural materials have been more widely used as fillers in
polymeric composites. Coconut shell powder (CSP) is a renewable ...
Previous research has shown that there is a relationship between speed of information processing, as measured by general reaction time (RT) on various simple tasks, and standard tests of cognitive ability. Moreover, this ...
The relationship between bats and urbanization is not yet well understood. Whereas bats are nocturnal and generally operate in darkness, insects tend to be drawn to illumination at nighttime. For this project, the ...
Due to increasing environmental awareness and the rapid depletion of nonrenewable resources, natural materials have become more common as fillers in polymeric composites. Coconut shell powder (CSP) as a functional filler ...
Over the last 15 years, more than 500 children have died in the United States after being trapped in the hazardous conditions within motor vehicles. Most of these deaths involved children left unattended in the cabin of ...
While the character of Milton’s republicanism has been the subject of long debate, this study focuses on Milton’s privileging of wisdom as the characteristic which makes rulers fittest to govern and subjects most deserving ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the state of food insecurity in a poverty-stricken community in western Kenya using a hunger scale questionnaire (HSQ) to investigate the three-fold relationship between food ...
Kokoro, by Natsume Sōseki, is a well-loved classic of Japanese literature. Edwin
McClellan translated this novel into English in 1957. Though this translation is easy to
read, it is not a perfect translation in the sense ...
The impetus for my thesis is the psychological predicament injustice creates,
namely, the paralyzing effect of suffering. As presented in Boethius’ Consolation of
Philosophy, I examine how the resolution to this problem ...
I discuss arachnoid cysts, or excess fluid build up in the brain and spinal cord, and the treatments that are used to control or eliminate them. First, I talk about the causes and origin of arachnoid cysts in the central ...
To assess the unique relationship twins share with each other, mothers of twins were self-selected via announcements distributed through 17 Mothers of Multiples Clubs in Texas. Participants completed a survey containing ...
An established strategy in therapeutic oncology entails selectively targeting the tubulin-microtubule system, resulting in inhibition or hyperstimulation of tubulin polymerization effecting cell cycle arrest at anaphase. ...
The purpose of this thesis is to introduce to the reader Critical Chain Project Management, which is the application of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) process to project management. Eli Goldratt describes the process in ...
Although the concept of Asian Americans being “model minorities” has been referenced in relation to racial/ethnic differences in educational and socioeconomic achievement, criminologists have not explored whether the ...