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Divine women's esteem in late antiquity and their later representations in literature
(2024)
The Late Antiquity period and the stories that emerged from it were some of the most impactful narratives for future authors and their writing. This period encompassed many types of communities, languages, social customs, ...
We aren't so different: implicit bias & unintended stereotyping
(2024)
Implicit biases potentially influence attitudes and behaviors towards social in-groups and out-groups, such as racial minorities. In this empirical study, the strength of the implicit association measure (d) was obtained ...
Quantitative assessment of barrel wear from solid copper bullets
(2024)
Forensic firearm analysis is based on the principle that firearms impart individual characteristics on bullets and cartridge cases during the firing process, and these individual characteristics can be used to trace a ...
Identification of geographic and cultural ancestry through chemical analysis of latent fingerprint residues
(2024)
The permanence and uniqueness of fingerprints and the analysis of physical characteristics associated with fingerprints have allowed for the identification of individuals in forensic investigations. However, there is ...
The impact of contextual bias on novice examiners in firearms examinations and fingerprints analyses
(2024)
Despite efforts to maintain objectivity in analysis and interpretations, bias and human error still impact forensic science. Diversity in the perspectives, ideologies, techniques, and experience of forensic scientists ...
The detection and distribution of antidepressants in biological specimens
(2024)
This study developed and validated a method utilizing Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) paired with tandem mass spectrometry (MS-MS) to detect and quantify thirteen antidepressants and metabolites in blood and ...
A combined method to locate and improve DNA recovery from fabrics
(2024)
The purpose of this thesis project is to identify touch DNA on different clothing surfaces and improve DNA recovery and efficiency. This study undertook a multi-method approach to improve identify touch DNA on clothing and ...
Education policy and reform in the state of Oklahoma after 1950 and the achievement gaps of underserved student populations
(2024)
The educational reform brought about by the U.S. federal government and the state of Oklahoma after 1950 perpetuated an already broken system rather than creating the needed change for all minority student populations ...
Sportswashing in the Cold War: 1950s American golf
(2024)
The conclusion of the Second World War brought immense power to the United States of America. The Cold War was the ideological conflict between capitalism and communism; the United States versus the Union of Soviet Socialist ...
Roots of colonialism in Old English poetry
(2024)
The white nationalist ideologies that drove many colonialist efforts are often built off of a so-called Anglo-Saxon ideal, which involves appealing to Old English epics such as Beowulf as part of the foundation of national ...