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Rebuilding Home and Reconstructing Community: Neighborhood Ties and Culture in post-Tubbs Fire Coffey Park, California
(2024-04-22)
With climate change having an ever-increasing and direct impact on communities
across the globe, there has been an effort to better understand how these communities change following a natural disaster. In this study, ...
The Treasure of St. Cloud - Thesis in partial fulfillment of an MLA from Harvard University Extension.
(2024-05-03)
The Treasure of St. Cloud is a braided tale of intrigue that explores generational trauma, family survival, and what wealth offers, and costs, a poor family. Miriam Aaronson, an American social worker living in St. Cloud, ...
The military ghost: why do South American countries still fear the military in politics? A tentative answer from the balance of power in the political transition.
(2024-05-03)
This thesis investigates the persistence of military influence in politics in South
American countries. By studying the cases of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay, the
study focuses on the power distribution between ...
Economic Analysis of an Algal Turf Scrubber and Anaerobic Digester System for Bioremediation of Eutrophic Waters
(2024-01-04)
Aquatic environments provide economic value in the form of ecosystem services (ES), such as jobs and food through fisheries, eco-tourism, flood buffering against storms, and nutrient capture (Turner et al., 2000). Globally, ...
From Memes to Marx: Social Media as the New Frontier of Ruling Class Dominance
(2024-01-02)
This master’s thesis aims to examine whether the complex nature of today’s internet-based communication can be reconciled with twentieth century sociological systems theories, especially those of Niklas Luhmann. The question ...
Gene Flow among Candidatus Endoriftia persephone Symbionts of Riftia pachyptila across Hydrothermal Vent Systems in the Guaymas Basin
(2024-01-04)
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents, which are commonly found along mid-ocean ridge systems and spreading centers in the deep ocean, are home to many endemic species of animals. While much of the deep sea is limited in primary ...
Blessings in Disguise: How Disasters Can Save Small-Town America by Facilitating Broadband Service Expansion
(2024-01-16)
Broadband is a critical part of modern infrastructure but is not available to all Americans and is lacking in rural communities. This is illustrated by the fact that in 2019, 42 million Americans (13% of the population) ...
Recommendations for Improving the Diagnostic Criteria for Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
(2024-01-02)
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is a disorder in which patients experience a wide variety of frequently debilitating allergic reactions and symptoms. The onset can be sudden, and it is often a life-changing disorder ...
Poetry and Prophecy: The Question of Salvation in Abolitionist Poetry
(2024-01-04)
Combining art and politics, American abolitionist poets wrote of horrors and hopes both for individuals and the nation. John Greenleaf Whittier, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and George Moses Horton each represent different ...
What Difference Does It Make? The Impact of Religious Literacy on Engaged Pluralism in Service of A Just World at Peace
(2024-01-08)
The field of religious studies has been increasingly emphasizing the importance of religious literacy as a means of addressing many societal and global challenges such as prejudice, discrimination, marginalization, and ...