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Calculation of One-Loop Vertex Corrections in Quantum Field Theory
The greatest conceptual advancements of theoretical physics in the early 1900s were the development of quantum mechanics and special relativity. Special relativity tells us that measurements are relative, that they depend ... -
ATYPICAL EXPRESSION OF CELL CYCLE GENES IN A DROSOPHILA MODEL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
The cell cycle generates all cells in an individual from a single egg and regulates development and maintenance in the human body. Atypical gene expression in cell cycle genes can lead to pathology such as developmental ... -
IDENTIFICATION OF AFFIBODY MOLECULES THAT TARGET CROTALID VENOM AND TARGETED PROTEIN IDENTIFICATION
The Crotalinae subfamily of pit vipers, which includes rattlesnakes, copperheads, and water moccasins, are commonly found in many parts of the U. S., including Texas. CroFab® and AnaVip®, the current antivenoms for pit ... -
WOMEN BEHAVING BADLY: THE PROBLEM OF FEMININE DISSENT IN BOOK V OF THE FAERIE QUEENE
The canonical poem, The Faerie Queene, investigates the nature of six virtues through the adventures of individual titular heroes. The fifth book, “The Legend of Justice,” seems to be where Spenser’s allegory begins to ... -
THE GEOPOLITICS OF POWER: UNDERSTANDING CHINA’S MILITARIZATION OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
The South China Sea (SCS) has become an international focal point in recent years largely due to China’s reclamation and militarization of island features in contested waters. Many pundits, journalists, analysts, and ... -
PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF NORTHERN YELLOW BATS, DASYPTERUS INTERMEDIUS, BY MOLECULAR ANALYSIS
Northern yellow bats (Dasypterus intermedius) are tree-roosting bats in the family Vespertilionidae comprised of two subspecies: D. intermedius intermedius and D. intermedius floridanus distributed in North and Central ... -
PARASITES OF THE REDBREAST SUNFISH (LEPOMIS AURITUS) IN THE SOUTH CONCHO RIVER OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis arturis) were caught from Head of the River Ranch, Texas, and their parasite communities were documented. Fish were caught in the spring (n= 8), summer (n= 12) and fall (n= 6) so that seasonal ... -
Genetic variability and connectivity of the Mexican long-nosed bat based on microsatellites
Mexican long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris nivalis) are endangered, migratory nectarivores. It is important to assess genetic variability in endangered species, because genetic variability is generally associated with adaptive ... -
DUAL COMPUTER DISPLAYS REDUCE EXTRANEOUS COGNITIVE LOAD
Dual display desktop computers are becoming more prevalent in the home, workplace, and schools, yet there has been little research into how learning and productivity are impacted by having a second display. One useful ... -
An Assessment of Efforts to Reform the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) was the culmination of decades of negotiations and compromise. Compromises, changes in the security environment, and the ambitious nature of the CWC as meant that the implementation ... -
The Joint Intelligence Center: An Exploratory Study of Military Intelligence Operations in the Modern-Day Fight Against an Asymmetric Threat
Reformation efforts in all aspects of intelligence operations have taken place since the inception of the U.S. Intelligence Community yet have been largely based on conventional methods of warfare. This trend continues ... -
How Do Emotional Labor and Sexual Harassment Influence Job Related Affective Well-Being In Restaurant Servers?
Sexual harassment research has primarily focused on prevalence and outcomes within a wide range of occupations. Research is needed to examine sexual harassment behaviors within a specific context in order to isolate potential ... -
Image Repair: Exploring Trump's Tweets in Response to Family Separation Crisis
Image repair was brought into the spotlight in 2018 when the family separation crisis put President Trump under significant public scrutiny when his image was tarnished regarding his actions towards the issue. This study’s ... -
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Collection Management Training: A Case For Standardization
Collection Management across the Department of Defense is a complicated process largely because there are so many organizations at all levels who play a role in intelligence collection. This thesis reviews the doctrine ... -
CYBER OPERATIONS: THE NEW REVISIONIST GRAY ZONE TOOL
The weaponization of networked technology is a political tool—still in its infancy— that exists between the realms of hard and soft power. This allows nation-states to achieve strategic objectives without breaking the ... -
"My boss is racist" A study of employees' perceptions of boss' racist comments on Twitter
Diverse populations in the United States have recognized a structure of systematic racism in American workplace. This study seeks to identify different types of perceived racism by employers and evidence of perceived ... -
SENSORY PROCESSING SENSITIVITY: IS BEING HIGHLY SENSITIVE ASSOCIATED WITH STRESS AND BURNOUT IN NURSING?
Nursing is a stressful profession with high levels of burnout among employees. Stress and burnout have been studied extensively in nursing, primarily in terms of organizational and social sources, as well as psychological ... -
Affective Polarization: Does Political Affiliation Affect An Applicant's Hireability?
The present study seeks to examine the role that political affective polarization (A.P.) may play in an employment setting: specifically perceptions of a job candidate, hiring decisions, and expectations for that potential ... -
The Portrayal of Women in Selected Works of Post-colonial Literature
Post-colonial literature is an extensive genre, with many points of interest and applications, but the portrayal of women within works of the genre provide an interesting subject of study. The generalization of women as a ... -
EDITING IN FICTION: A CASE STUDY OF THE WRITING AND REVISION PROCESS
This thesis presents relevant research on accepted practices for writing and revising short fiction, applies the advice to an original piece of short fiction, and analyzes the results of this application. The following ...
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