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Gender and Jewish Conversion to Christianity in Medieval France and Germany, 1095-1450
(2018)
This dissertation argues that gender is an important tool of analysis in understanding Jewish conversion to Christianity in the High Middle Ages. It establishes that Christian sources describe Jewish women as malleable ...
Defining Rights: Contesting the Contra War Through Human Rights Advocacy, 1981-1988
(2018-05-12)
Non-governmental organizations successfully limited U.S. support of counterrevolutionary guerrillas (Contras) in Nicaragua in the 1980s by advocating for peace through a lexicon of human rights. NGOs deployed their message ...
Symphony No. 1
(2014-05-09)
This document contains the complete score to Symphony No. 1, a composition for
concert band complete in one movement lasting approximately thirty-five minutes. On
the macro level, this symphony is episodic, containing ...
Diagnosing the Past, Consequences for the Future: A Life Cycle of Trauma and Mental Health Issues for Incarcerated Women. Does Race Matter?
(2011)
The last two decades have seen an increase in the literature about incarcerated women. This research has established that incarcerated women share life histories wrought with abuse and trauma. Research has also found that ...
From Adolescence to Adulthood: Intimate Partner Violence in Honor Cultures
(2016-05)
Intimate partner violence is no new problem. It affects millions worldwide each year. This set of studies was designed to locate the various places within romantic relationships where an influence of culture of honor can ...
Gender Differences in the Propensity to Initiate Negotiations: Organizational Transparency, Diversity Climate, and the Mediating Role of Organizational Trust
(2018-08-02)
While much research has been conducted on gender and negotiation outcomes, fewer studies have explored the propensity to initiate negotiation and how employee gender impacts this decision. Characteristics of organizations, ...
Millennials in Sports: Is Generation Y Changing the Coach-Athlete Dynamic?
(2012)
The purpose of this research is to compare the Millennial generation, born between 1982 and 2002 (Howe & Strauss, 2003; Howe & Strauss, 2007, Huntley, 2006) to the generation immediately before them, Generation X, born ...
UNDERSTANDING ECOSYSTEM CARBON DYNAMICS BY MODELING APPROACHES
(2011)
Ecosystem models are a useful tool to explore ecological processes and their responses to climate change. The basic structures of current ecosystem C cycle models are similar and robust, but their uncertainties are high, ...
SEISMIC AND QUASI-STATIC LATERAL LOAD BEHAVIOR OF PILE GROUPS IN IMPROVED SOFT CLAY: CENTRIFUGE AND NUMERICAL MODELING
(2015-12-18)
In the design of pile foundations subjected to lateral loading, one of the objectives is to restrict the lateral displacements. Improving the soil surrounding the pile foundation is an innovative and cost-efficient solution ...
MIXED METAL CARBIDES: UNDERSTANDING THE SYNTHESIS, SURFACE PROPERTIES AND CATALYTIC ACTIVITIES
(2015-08)
Metal carbides are formed when carbon is inserted into the lattice of the metal, and metal-carbon bonds are formed. In fact, formation of the carbon-metal bonds causes a change in the electronic structure of the metal in ...