Browsing DCE Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Baybayin: The Role of a Written Language in the Cultural Identity and Socio-Psychological Well-Being of Filipinos
(2021-05-12)The lingering problem of inferiority complex due to colonial mentality and the increasing threat of globalization as dominant cultures becomes the referenced culture is a growing concern to many Filipinos. This research ... -
Beauty Premium or Penalty Revisited: Gender Differences in Social Perception of Female Cosmetic Surgery Recipients
(2021-05-21)This thesis examines gender differences in how people evaluate female cosmetic surgery recipients. It was proposed that men perceive women whom they know have had cosmetic surgery more negatively compared to women who have ... -
Behind the Decisions of Intervention: The Neglects of the Rwandan Genocide
(2021-10-15)My research is centered on the Clinton Administration and the United States’ lack of involvement during the Rwandan genocide. The research begins with identifying and defining the concept of American exceptionalism, which ... -
Being in a Landscape: Reconsidering the Poetry of Robert Frost as a Model for Environmental Engagement in an Era of Accelerating Climate Change
(2015-10-13)This thesis re-examines several of Robert Frost’s poems in light of his identification as a synecdochist and aim of reaching an ever-widening audience to provide that audience with a “momentary stay against confusion.” ... -
Belonging and Exclusion: Hispanics’ Perception and Responses to the Xenophobic Rhetoric Since the 2016 Presidential Campaign
(2018-03-05)The increase of xenophobic rhetoric in the United States since the presidential election has created a hostile social environment for Hispanics/Latino. Therefore, I wanted to learn how this was affecting them. In addition, ... -
Beloved Daughters and Liberated Mothers: Duty and Rebellion in Three Indian Novels
(2016-03-24)This study investigates how three Indian women novelists—Toru Dutt, Krupabai Satthianadhan, and Kamala Markandaya contributed to the discourse on women’s rights and position in society in the nineteenth century and into ... -
Belt and Road Initiative: Defining China's Grand Strategy and the Future World Order
(2018-01-15)The current U.S.-China relationship involves grand strategic rivalry. China launched its grand strategy of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, connecting 65 countries along the Asia Pacific through China-led infrastructure ... -
Berea College, the Day Law, and Black Education in Kentucky, 1890 to 1920
(2017-08-11)This study investigates the educational consequences for blacks after the Kentucky State Legislature passed the Day Law in 1904. In its literal form, the law mandated the end of mixed-race education at private schools in ... -
Best Practices of Big Data Analytics Applied to PII Security
(2016-12-23)Personally identifiable information (PII) is frequently compromised. This is a crucial issue because compromised PII can and does result in identity theft. Yet the storage and query techniques currently used to process PII ... -
“Betrothed Both to a Maid and Man”: Bisexuality in William Shakespeare’s Crossdressing Plays
(2018-04-16)This thesis examines the existence of bisexuality in William Shakespeare’s three major crossdressing plays: The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night. The past few decades have seen several homoerotic ... -
Better Together: A Critical Survey of Conceptions of Religious Literacy, and Analysis of Their Implications for Application to Healthcare Settings in the United States
(2023-10-05)Healthcare and religion are deeply intertwined facets of human experience. Each has existed as long as the other in human history, and influences between them are accordingly protean. This is true globally and especially ... -
Between victims and prostitutes: Is there any difference? The consequences of conflating sex work and sex trafficking
(2023-04-20)This research aims to analyze what are the possible consequences of conflating sex work and sex trafficking, specifically in a criminalized setting. This research focuses on the United States and samples three states to ... -
Beyond life-history plasticity: Reconsidering environmental harshness and unpredictability as determinants of human cooperative strategy
(2023-01-10)Human cooperation has mostly been explained with the theory of reciprocal altruism, in which return is essentially delayed. A body of life-history psychology literature, therefore, articulates that individuals who grew up ... -
Beyond Shame and Stigma: The Disclosure of Mental Illness
This paper, written in journalistic style, discusses the disclosure of mental illness and its relation to stigma and discrimination. It consists of two magazine length articles. The first article (designated as Chapter I) ... -
Biblio- and music therapeutic identification among highly educated Korean emerging adults in a heterogeneous context
(2024-01-23)This thesis investigated therapeutic identification within bibliotherapy and music therapy. Drawing on a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary approach, the study challenged traditional notions of homogenous therapeutic ... -
Bicycle Share Systems: A Predictor of Crime?
(2023-04-20)This research examined the correlation between selected common street crimes and potential increases in human activity caused by bikesharing ridership in Boston and Cambridge, MA. Given the increasing domestic and global ... -
Biomarker Discovery for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Using Mass Spectrometry Based Urine Proteomics
(2016-05-02)Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disorder that primarily affects premature infants. BPD commonly begins as respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and progresses to BPD when respiratory complications persist ... -
Biophysical Modeling of Endolymph Transport During Inner Ear Development
(2018-04-16)The goal of this work was to investigate the biophysical mechanisms underlying fluid transport across a single-cell epithelium in the context of inner ear development. The primordial inner ear grows as a fluid-filled ... -
Biopolitics as an Enabling Function of Genocide: Revisiting Foucault’s Theory of Biopower to Conceptualize Mass Mobilization for Genocide
(2023-04-28)Why do people participate in genocide? This thesis seeks to answer the question of what prompts civilians to actively participate in genocide or, alternatively, to passively support genocidal policies. Through the concept ... -
Bioproduction of D-Tagatose in Escherichia coli by Harnessing the Reverse Leloir Pathway
(2023-01-11)D-Tagatose is a natural, rare monosaccharide containing 38% of the calories of sucrose. As an alternative sweetener, it offers numerous benefits including a low glycemic index, prebiotic properties, and the ability to lower ...