In 1878, the U.S. Supreme Court defined, and applied, the free exercise clause of the First Amendment for the first time. The case, Reynolds v. United States, concerned the constitutionality of the Morrill Act of 1862, ...
American thoughts and attitudes are affected by fact, fiction, and experience. My research explores public perception of the impoverished by considering academic writing and the popular media, then examining one organization ...
This research collected firsthand accounts of faith and teaching from both
Catholic and non-Catholic faculty at Baylor University in order to prove that Baylor has
intentionally sought and hired additional Roman Catholic ...
This thesis focuses on the development of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) in the twentieth century. While the origins of the movement in the 1930s and 1940s are discussed, emphasis is also placed on the early 1970s ...
Patients who suffer from multiple sclerosis are faced with the reality that this disease, which causes such tremendous physical and emotional distress, simply cannot be cured. Though medical researchers have not yet been ...
Although many scholars discuss the importance of Christian images in Thomas Hardy’s poetry, most conclude that the ideas and images of the Christian faith were ultimately inadequate for Hardy in his attempts to find hope ...
The epidermis and periderm are two components of the protective tissues that cover plant stems and roots. The epidermis is the first protective layer of the plant, and is later replaced by the periderm, which is typically ...
In the eighteenth century, French art song was dominated by the romance, which was simple in its construction and set strophic poems that dealt with love and gallantry. After the Lieder of Franz Schubert (1797-1828) were ...
As climate change affects global weather patterns, coastal communities experience more high-intensity storms. Social and economic conditions have created more vulnerability to these disasters in some households, exacerbating ...
Early farming communities located in the ancient Near Eastparticipated in unique mortuary practices throughout the Neolithic period (9300-4700 B.C.). These practices include a “skull cult,” which involved preserving and ...
Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder caused by a lack of the 11q-13q segment of the paternal chromosome 15. Although the cause of the lack of genetic information varies, the result is an extreme increase in ...
Hippotherapy is a type of therapy that utilizes the motion of a horse to facilitate the stimulation and stretching of muscles in people with disabilities in order to increase strength, balance ability and coordination. ...
Introduction. Incidence of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer is increasing worldwide. Melanoma is the sixth most common cancer in the United States, making skin cancer a significant public health issue.
Background ...
Human trafficking is a global phenomenon with important implications for conceptualizations of citizenship, gender and sovereignty. The approaches by the US government and many academic studies of trafficking are based ...
Cell polarity, the correct positioning of membrane proteins in the apical and basolateral domains, is critical for the proper development of retinal photoreceptor cells. The regulation of cell polarity is controlled by ...
In contemporary research on spiritual healing, the traditional way to view healing is as occurring either because of naturalistic means (i.e., explainable by the popular scientific method and by reference to existing ...
The recommended consumption of fat has been changed multiple times by the
USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans in the past decade due to expanding nutrition
knowledge. Not only the amount of fat, but the type of fat ...
This paper reexamines the effects of state religion on religious service attendance across countries. Using attendance data from the World Values Survey and Gallup World Poll, it pays special attention to the variables ...
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 ...