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Three Essays on the Ideal Worker
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation comprises three interrelated (yet encapsulated) essays that seek to synthesize and expand knowledge regarding the ideal worker construct, as shown in Appendix A. The term “ideal worker” has origins in ...
A Longitudinal Comparative Analysis of Inequality Trajectories in OECD Countries during the Great Recession and Covid-19 Pandemic Eras, 2002-2021
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation investigates income, labor, health, and gender-based labor inequalities across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, emphasizing how these disparities are exacerbated by ...
Characterization and Control of Spatial Correlations in Entangled Twin Beams
(2024-05-10)
Our understanding and ability to manipulate quantum correlations in non-classical states of light
will be a determining factor in realizing the next generation of quantum technologies. Over the
last several decades, we ...
Tempo determination as a key to understanding and performing Mozart’s operas and symphonies, with reference to the ideas of Nikolaus Harnoncourt
(2021-12-17)
How to convey the desired tempo is a problem that every composer had to face before the invention of the metronome. In Mozart’s time, the players could only rely on the information provided by the tempo marks, as well as ...
Teachers impacted by trauma and how district and school administration respond: a qualitative study
(2024-05-10)
Teachers, like all members of society, face instances of trauma, including but not limited to childhood, personal, secondary, collective, and institutional. Additionally, teachers face the most difficult working conditions ...
Stimuli-responsive porous membranes from lyotropic liquid crystal templating
(2023-10)
Lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) templating is an efficient approach to synthesize nanostructured polymers with a wide range of applications, particularly in molecular separation. LLCs offer diverse nanostructures, but we ...
Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics analysis of Chagas disease models
(2024-05-10)
Chagas disease (CD) is a neglected tropical disease which is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Approximately 6 to 7 million people in the world are infected with T. cruzi. The symptoms at the acute phase are mild ...
Essays in Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation comprises two essays that investigate the realms of venture capital (VC) and entrepreneurship. In the first essay (Chapter 1), an exploration unfolds to determine whether climate risk serves as a crucial ...
Double Consciousness and African American Principals in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area: A General Inductive Qualitative Study
(2024-05-10)
There is an underrepresentation of African American head public school principals in the United States of America. The growth of multi-ethnic student populations in cities amplifies this situation. Principals leading diverse ...
Essays in corporate governance and institutional investing
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation comprises of three essays. The first essay (Chapter 1) compares the skills of female directors hired as a result of California gender quota and female directors hired as a result of the diversity initiative ...