Grade retention is a commonly used intervention for children who struggle in school. However, empirical research does not unequivocally support its efficacy. Some studies suggest that both the timing (e.g., early vs. late) ...
In 31 states, individuals have the option of affiliating with a party when they register to vote. I explore the decision to register with a political party and its effects on an individual's attitudes and behaviors. I find ...
Solar Active Regions (ARs) are the areas of strong magnetic flux of opposite polarities. These are the main source-location of solar eruptions. By solar eruptions, we mean the explosive events that rapidly release energy ...
Celebrity political participation has become so commonplace in contemporary American life that it has come to be expected— it is hardly surprising when Lena Dunham joins Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail, George Clooney ...
Background: Celiac disease is a gastrointestinal malabsorptive disorder characterized by
intestinal villous atrophy and triggered by an autoimmune response to gluten, leading to
malnutrition and secondary conditions ...
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and
immunotherapies are emerging as promising therapeutic options for this group of patients.
A number of monoclonal antibodies targeting the programmed ...
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is defined by deficient estrogen, progesterone and HER2 receptor expression, excluding TNBC patients from effective targeted therapies for breast cancer. Advancement in targeted therapy ...
Nociception, the process of encoding and transmitting noxious stimuli within a nervous system, is an essential mechanism through which organisms are alerted to potentially life-threatening insults or conditions that originate ...
Technical and Professional Communication scholarship indicates that creating accessible
texts should be an essential component of the discipline in order to meet the diverse
needs of users, yet we have thus far failed ...
National politics has come to resemble the far side of Alice’s looking glass; contemporary debate has been turned on its head, marked by undertones of epistemological anxiety. From fake news to alternative facts, the very ...
Even-though Nepal has the highest age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer (CC) in the world, no universal coverage is available for cervical cancer screening (CCS) despite its known effectiveness ...
This thesis is a novel that tracks a pivotal year in the lives of two couples. Set in the town
of Chagrin, theses four individuals home is sprawling into a wealthier community that
leaves them alienated and forced into ...
Heretofore overlooked, the history of chair-tables remained obscure and largely unexamined by furniture historians. Since chair-tables were understudied yet survive in large quantities, an in depth study of these objects ...
This dissertation examines how smallpox inoculation helped shape the character of the American Revolution from the first rumblings of colonial discontent in 1764 until the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. ...
This dissertation provides a theoretical and experimental analysis of various pressures
currently facing journalists. The first two chapters provide theoretical explanations for
two observed dynamics: the industry-wide ...
The poor funding status and liability measurement of state and local public pensions
could be the defining issue for state-level fiscal policy for the next several decades. These
chapters attempt to address several ...
Rooted in oral tradition, this thesis pays homage to how Black and Chamorro cultures have relied on artistic expression to reconcile lifetimes of imposed trauma. These poems actively participate in ancient cultural traditions, ...
This study describes, compares, and contrasts two forestry change detection methodologies for tracking deforestation and growth in three sites from 2000 to 2010. The three study areas include threatened forests in the ...
Crib speech, the monologue speech of a young child just before he or she falls asleep, has been examined in very few studies to date. Crib speech falls under the larger domain of private speech, which is more broadly defined ...