Browsing DCE Theses and Dissertations by Title
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IgA Antibody Responses to Borrelia Burgdorferi and Three Specific Autoantigens in Patients With Lyme Disease: Correlations With Cytokine Mediators and Disease Duration
(2017-05-13)The aim of this research was to investigate IgA antibody responses to Borrelia burgdorferi and 3 related autoantigens in patients with early manifestations of Lyme disease, including those with erythema migrans (EM) and ... -
Image Classification with Evolved Convolutional Neural Networks
(2022-02-07)Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are a well-established technique for image classification problems. While the topology of a CNN strongly affects the performance of that CNN, designing a CNN’s topology remains a difficult ... -
Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Detroit: The Chaldean Community and Their Rise to Majority Ownership in the Grocery Markets, 1943-1990
(2017-04-29)This thesis investigates the changing demographics of store ownership in the city of Detroit from 1943-1990 and explains how a small immigrant community from Iraq; the Chaldeans, rose to control 90% of the grocery markets. ... -
Impact of Fish Feeding Habitat and Diet on Microplastic Concentrations in Gastrointestinal Tracts of St. Lawrence River Fish
(2022-10-11)Approximately 370 million tons of plastic are being produced annually (Plastics Europe, 2020). Only a small portion is recycled due to poor waste management practices. An estimated eight million tons of plastic moves from ... -
The Impact of Residential Water Price Increases and Subsidy Reductions on Elasticity of Demand in Abu Dhabi City
(2017-05-20)The purpose of this study is to determine price elasticity of demand (PED) for residential water. Price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of household water demand to increases in the price of water, which ... -
Impact of Truncation of the L1 Protein on VLP Capsids in Human Papilloma virus (HPV) Virus-Like Particles (VLP)
(2023-04-28)Virus-like particles (VLPs) are nanoscale structures formed by the spontaneous self-assembly of a discrete numbers of protein subunits. Molecules of this type have begun to see broad usage in vaccines as well as therapeutics. ... -
Impacts of Candidates-Screening Methods on Attorney Turnover, Business Revenues, and HR Costs in US Law Firms
(2023-04-20)The high turnover rate of employees in US law firms is particularly concerning post-pandemic where law firms, together with other industries, are re-adjusting their operations to a new socio-economic environment. A low ... -
Imperialism’s Effects on Language Loss and Endangerment: Two North American Cases of Resilience, the Maliseet-Passamaquoddy and Wôpanâak Language Communities
(2019-05-02)This project aimed to look at the causes of linguistic diversity loss, the factors for language resiliency, and potential setbacks in the field behind saving languages. Of the world’s estimated 7,500 languages, over half ... -
Implementation Issues and Policy Implications of Body-Worn Cameras in Routine Police Encounters With Citizens
(2016-05-01)This study investigates the impact body-worn cameras (BWCs) will have on police-citizen encounters. In an era of increasing surveillance, both private and public, what role should BWCs play? Further, what legislation and ... -
Implementing Sustainable Blue Carbon Initiatives as a Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss Solution: Restoration Considerations and Upending Conventional Top-Down Governance
(2024-04-18)As international institutions (e.g., UN; World Bank), state and non-state actors, the private sector, and civil society confront the interconnected crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, an unassuming nature-based ... -
The Impossible Moment: Shape-Shifting Nonfiction and Magical Realism Influences on a Work of Original Fiction
(2016-03-17)This thesis investigates the idea that impossible moments given realistic treatment in literature can lead us to think more creatively about what is possible. Until the 1970s, social conditions in much of America made it ... -
Improvements for Engineering Safety Education: Creation and Implementation of a Safety Culture in an Undergraduate Laboratory Setting
(2018-05-24)The goal of this case study was to create a safety culture amongst an undergraduate engineering population. The Active Learning Laboratories at the Harvard John Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are comprised ... -
Improving Autobiographical Memory and Social Interaction in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Reminiscence
(2021-05-24)Background: It is hypothesized that with improved autobiographical memory access, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder may be able to implement better Theory of Mind skills through shared conversations about personal ... -
Improving Ontario Mathematics Performance: A Comparative Study of Underlying Factors for Mathematics Achievements in Ontario-Canada, Singapore and Shanghai-China
(2017-11-15)The downtrend of Ontario high school mathematics performance in international assessments since 2003 has drawn the attention of many education stakeholders seeking solutions for improvement. This comprehensive study ... -
Improving Predictions in the Era of Precision Medicine: A Comparison of Echocardiogram and Cardioproteomic Predictors of Post-Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes
(2021-05-11)Aortic stenosis (AS) is a serious form valvular heart disease characterized by stiffening and calcification of aortic valve leaflets. Aortic valve replacement (AVR) remains the only FDA-approved treatment for AS; however, ... -
Improving productivity and resilience at work: Assessing the use self-regulation techniques to enhance effectiveness of corporate wellness initiatives
(2021-05-24)The recognition of relationship between employee health and business profitability and reputation has resulted in a steady growth in corporate well-being programs aimed at promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors. Despite ... -
In a Quite Practical Way: The Political Origins of Social Security Unemployment Insurance Policy
(2018-05-10)In the winter of 1930, Franklin Roosevelt requested that six of his fellow governors join him in Albany to discuss the relief and prevention of unemployment across the region. Governor Roosevelt stressed in his invitation, ... -
In Defense of Shakespeare’s Queen Margaret of Anjou
(2016-03-23)Margaret of Anjou, who appears in the four history plays known as the first tetralogy (1-3 Henry VI and Richard III), is unique among William Shakespeare’s characters. Almost the entirety of her life is played out on stage, ... -
In League with the Divine: How Religion Influenced Nazi Perpetrators of the Holocaust
(2022-09-21)Scholars of the Holocaust have, in recent decades, started to examine the factors that motivated seemingly “normal” people to become willing participants in the Nazis’ pogroms of extermination. Although many social, ... -
In the Absence of Structure, the Atmosphere Can Be Full: A Comparative Study in the Historical and Modern Uses and Effectiveness of Courtyards in Public Spaces
(2022-02-16)Abstract Courtyards evoke a sense of safety and beauty. Most people envision a quiet space for meditation and quiet gathering when imagining a courtyard—indeed, enclosed garden spaces have been a part of human structures ...