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FIRST BEINGS: RELATIONSHIPS WITH NONHUMAN ANIMALS IN NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURES
(2015-04)
My dissertation formulates a theory of first beings, or a way to more aptly understand human relationships with animals in Native American Literatures. It starts with a brief, selected history of the scholarship on animal ...
AN ANALYSIS OF LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORY
(2015)
The purpose of this study was to explore leadership transitions in private school environments through the lens of social identity theory. The study relied on qualitative analysis of in-person interviews with three leaders ...
MOLECULAR EVOLUTION OF OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION GENES
(2015-08)
Physiological processes may serve as mechanistic links between organismal genotypes and phenotypes. Accordingly, adaptations in genes involved in energy metabolism pathways may facilitate the evolution of organismal ...
Which of These is Not Like the Other? The Role of Segment Reporting Differentiation in Determining Firm Value
(2015-05-08)
This study examines a firm’s excess value based on segment reporting for the firm and its peer group. Firms often operate in industry segments not reported by peers. When such operating segments are reported separately, ...
Fact or Fiction? Children’s Preferences for Real Versus Make-Believe Stories
(Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 2015-03-01)
Some children and adults are more drawn to the imaginary than others. Here, we examine whether developmental differences also play a role in the degree to which individuals are drawn to make-believe stories over real ones ...
Wondertooneel: Women and Museums
(2015)
Levinus Vincent, a wealthy Dutch merchant with ties to the East Indies, created a spectacular 'Chamber of Wonders' natural history museum in Haarlem. Visiting dignitaries admired his museum, including Peter the Great and ...
"Jihad": What's Happening with this Virtue?
(2015-03-13)
"Jihad" for Muslim is a virtue, it’s learned from generation to generation. But nowadays we can see that this virtue has had different interpretations in society, from peaceful to terrorism. This research will be conducted ...
THE IMPACT OF STUDENT DIVERSITY ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATION RATES IN OKLAHOMA: WHAT CAN BE LEARNED USING STATE REGENTS DATA?
(2015-12-18)
The United States federal government requires postsecondary schools, including community colleges, to calculate student completion rates and make them public information, which they do through the Integrated Postsecondary ...
CONVERSION OF MODEL BIO-OIL COMPOUNDS OVER METAL OXIDES AND SUPPORTED METAL CATALYSTS
(2015)
Growing environmental concerns has necessitated the development of cleaner and renewable sources of energy such as biomass. Bio-oil derived from lignocellulosic biomass is a promising source for producing renewable chemicals ...