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From Ainulindalë to Valhalla : J. R. R. Tolkien's musical mythology and its Eddaic influences.
(2013)When designing his mythology for Middle-earth, J. R. R. Tolkien drew from his extensive knowledge of the numerous established mythologies of the ancient and contemporary world. However, his primary fascination and inspiration ... -
From books on the shelves to boots on the ground : Mao Zedong's revolutionary guerrilla strategy in context, development, and application.
(2013)Between 1950 and 1953, the People's Republic of China (PRC) military leaders subscribed to a doctrine that incorporated revolutionary guerrilla warfare as standard operating procedure during the Korean War. Though influenced ... -
From cancer to forensics: the immunohistochemical characterization of TP63, TP53, and MDM2 proteins tissue expression in skin basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas
(2020)Skin cancer is one of the most occurring cancers in the world and its occurrence is rising. Many factors contribute to the development of skin cancers such as UV light exposure, chronic inflammation, and genetic susceptibility. ... -
From Judy Chicago to the Guerrilla Girls: an analysis of the evolution of feminist art movement
(2021)This thesis examines and analyzes the evolution in feminist art that contributed to and expanded the idea of change through protests and demonstrations in a patriarchal society. The Women's Rights Movement and Feminist Art ... -
From milk cans to toilet paper : the story of Jewish resistance in the Warsaw, ?o?dz?, and Krako?w ghettos, 1940-1944.
(2017)The fate of European Jewry was still unwritten when Adolph Hitler and his Nazi party came into power in January 1933; however, over the course of twelve years he and his followers attempted to eradicate the continent's 9.5 ... -
From print to tablet : a visual analysis of the transition of printed magazine layouts to touch screen tablet devices
(2015)History has shown that major technological advancements in the production and delivery of magazine content have had an impact on magazine page layout and design. There have been a number of technological printing and ... -
Functional effects of soy-raffinose on the quality parameters of yogurt
(2019)Yogurt is widely known for its nutraceutical properties. Beans are a healthy and easily affordable food containing good amount of raffinose that has been proven to possess prebiotic properties. Recent research shows that ... -
Functional insect protein extracts for food applications.
(2019)Entomology, or the consumption of insects has been extensively accepted worldwide but is uncommon in the United States. There has been positive research on the sustainability, renewability, nutrition and safety of crickets ... -
Functional nanofiber coating on metal and polymer implants.
(2018)Electrospun nanofiber is used for wide range of applications in the field of biomedical engineering because of its ease of production. Due to its low cost, biocompatibility, and slow bioresorption, poly-??-caprolactone ... -
Gaming relationship to social psychology and micro-expressions.
(2016)With increasing popularity in society, gaming has become a common influence in most individuals' lives. Psychology as a field is generating a demand for research and a better understanding of how gaming has contributed to ... -
Gaymers unite! : attachment and online social support for lesbian, gay, and bisexual gamers.
(2018)Research on the links between attachment insecurity, nondisclosure of sexual orientation, and negative identity of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals suggests that attachment insecurity may be associated with ... -
Gendering the black body : race, masculinity, and violence in the First World War era.
(2018)This thesis examines the phenomena of lynching through the lens of gender and identity by exploring social constructions of black masculinity in the United States. The US lynching culture that emerged in the late nineteenth ... -
Genetic analysis and ecological niche modeling of an Archilochus hybrid zone reveals duality in hybrid zone characteristics.
(2016)Two species of hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris and A. alexandri) whose breeding ranges and timing overlap in the great plains from south Texas to northern Oklahoma were hypothesized to produce hybrids in this area. ... -
Genetic diversity of the Brownsville common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas insperata).
(2010)Habitat fragmentation is particularly severe in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) of south Texas, where an estimated 95% of the native brushland has been eliminated by agriculture and urban development. This fragmentation ... -
Genetic structure and the potential for hybridization in populations of Peromyscus spp. of plateau regions in western Oklahoma.
(2019)There are many evolutionary mechanisms that influence the process of speciation, or the creation of new species. One such process is genetic recombination. Hybridization can be argued to be a unique form of genetic ... -
Genetic variation at major histocompatibility complex loci in Neotoma albigula (white-throated woodrat) potential clues to the evolution of North American arenaviruses.
(2012)The major histocompatibility complex Mhc is an important component of vertebrate immune systems, and as such, genetic analysis of Mhc loci have been shown to provide information on susceptibility to viral infection. Neotoma ... -
Geographical disparities in wrongful conviction cases.
(2014)The horrors of wrongful conviction have become a reality for too many Americans. As formic science has matured, along with the evolution of interrogation techniques, the occurrence of wrongful convictions has become more ... -
George W. Bush and the Iraq War of 2003
(2015)The George W. Bush administration invaded Iraq in 2003, capitalizing on the public fear and paranoia generated by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In arguing for war, the Bush administration utilized flawed and biased intelligence ... -
Girls ride horses, too.
(2010)"Maggie Fitzgerald is a young, widowed mother of two. Her brother Alan is a police detective in Atlanta, Georgia. The brother is killed on duty, and on the day of his funeral, Vince Howard, one of Alan's friends, stops by ...