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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 ...
Between Dixie and Zion: Southern Baptists' Palestine Questions
(2015-12)
Today, evangelical Christians are the largest pro-Israel constituency in a United States population that is very supportive of the Jewish state generally, with evangelicalism and Christian Zionism often understood as ...
The Presence, Nature, and Impact of Caregiver Stress and Self-Care in Informal Caregivers for Veterans with Alzheimer's or Other Dementia
(2015-08-14)
This preliminary research explores the relationships between caregiver stress, self-care, and overall quality of life (QOL) in adult informal caregivers providing care for veterans with dementia. Demographic and care-related ...
Screening for Problem and Pathological Gambing: An Exploratory Study
(2015-05-08)
Problem and Pathological Gambling are serious issues that may be difficult to identify in clients because of a lack of overt symptoms and the frequent presence of feelings of shame related to the problem. It is therefore ...
THREE ESSAYS ON EXCHANGE RATE POLICY AND ECONOMIC CRISIS RECOVERY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL METHODS APPROACH
(2015-05-08)
My research explores the effect of monetary systems on how quickly developing countries recover from economic crises. Existing research typically assumes that countries that do not take on a given policy are an appropriate ...
SINGLE-NUCLEOTIDE RESOLUTION VIEW OF GENE EXPRESSION IN ESCHERICHIA COLI K-12 UNDER VARIOUS PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
(2015-05-08)
We analyzed the transcriptome of Escherichia coli K-12 by strand-specific RNA sequencing at single-nucleotide resolution during logarithmic- growth and upon entry into stationary phase under carbon, nitrogen, and phosphate ...
SYNTHESIS AND REDOX BEHAVIOR OF GROUP 8 METALLOPORPHYRINS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS
(2015)
This dissertation describes the Chemistry of Group 8 Metalloporphyrins and related compounds. Chapter one describes linkage isomerization in NOx-coordinated metal complexes with emphasis on Group 8 metals, and part of this ...
THE SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION, PROSECUTION, AND PUNISHMENT OF AMERICAN ECOTERRORISTS
(2015-05-08)
This study analyzes differences in conviction outcomes of ecoterrorists compared to left-wing and right-wing terrorists using a mixed-methods approach. I use quantitative analyses to investigate differences in conviction ...
The Piano Sonatas of Lowell Liebermann: A Performer's Analysis
(2015-05)
This overview of Liebermann’s three piano sonatas is intended as a resource for teachers and performers. After a brief background of the composer, the author examines the compositional environment in the mid-twentieth ...
No One Can Place Me in a Box: Exploring the Identity Status of Adult Third Culture Kids
(2015-08-14)
Given the mixed findings on Adult Third-Culture Kids’ (ATCKs) identity development, the study explored whether ATCKs’ identity problems, particularly identity moratorium, were in fact related to their relativistic thinking ...