Browsing DCE Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Early Adopter: A Dramatic Screenplay About Relatives, Roots, Revenue, and Revenge Through the Juxtaposition of Familial Bonds and Betrayal
(2024-01-04)Early Adopter is a dramatic feature screenplay that concerns the impact of a long-held, tragic secret on an already emotionally conflicted family of three women—a grandmother, mother, and daughter—and the difficult, ... -
Early American Silver at the Currier Museum of Art
(2015-10-02)This project-based thesis has added five stops and an introduction to American Silver to the Currier Museum of Art’s mobile tour. The Museum has an extensive silver collection but has very little information readily available ... -
Eatable: An Application That Helps People With Food Allergies Check and Locate Allergen-Free Food Products
(2017-06-14)Due to the limited number of allergen-free foods found in the market and the stores’ inconsistencies in carrying such foods, people living with food allergies have a hard time finding foods they can safely eat. Food allergic ... -
Eclipse Phase: Examining Global and Local Pandemic Vulnerabilities Among Home and Community Based Services Recipients and Providers in Pennsylvania; a Case-Based Report During the Year 2020
(2022-05-12)As the US population ages, more and more senior citizens are receiving care and services in their homes rather than in nursing facilities, a trend that is only set to accelerate over the coming decades. This project examines ... -
Ecological Factors and Jaw Morphology in Lepidosauria: A Geometric Morphometric and Biomechanical Approach
(2023-04-20)Lepidosauria consists of two reptilian orders, with squamates, the larger of the orders, consisting of about 11,000 species and are widespread globally. As a group, lepidosaurs are very diverse in habitat, leg development, ... -
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, ... -
Economic and Ecological Opportunities of Bycatch in the New England Seafood Supply Chain
(2018-11-05)Bycatch is the unwanted portion of catch on a fishing vessel typically discarded at sea. The practice of discarding bycatch is well documented in global fisheries for increasing mortality, and exacerbating fish stock ... -
The Economic and Social Effects of Reward Based Crowdfunded Technology Projects on the Metropolitan New York Community
(2016-10-14)Does reward based crowdfunding provide benefits to the local communities where the crowdfunding projects are based from? Drawing from qualitative Data from 14 interviews with successfully funded Kickstarter projects as ... -
Economic Opportunities for Biomass Harvest of Invasive Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) in Southern California as Feedstock for the Pulp and Paper Industry
(2017-05-15)This study investigates commercial opportunities in Southern California for removing Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) biomass and selling it to pulp and paper manufacturing operations. Arundo donax is an invasive non-native ... -
Ecovillages as a Solution to Global Challenges
(2023-08-18)Ecovillages are sustainability focused cooperative communities that strive to provide social and economic support to residents whilst utilizing regenerative design to minimize the environmental impact of settlements. Ideal ... -
Effect of an Epistemic Intervention on Belief Perseverance
(2021-05-21)Epistemic beliefs influence how individuals process claims about world events or scientific studies by influencing what sources they find reliable, how they determine when something is knowable, what processes they rely ... -
Effect of Restricting Bedtime Smartphone Use on Well-Being for Young Adults: An Experimental Design
(2021-11-08)Today's young adults grew up in a time of rapid technology growth impacting personal interactions, behavior, and well-being. Research shows both positive and negative impacts of smartphone use. However, as smartphone ... -
Effect of Time and Sleep on the Transitive Inference Task
(2016-11-22)Researchers seeking to understand the adaptive value of sleep have done so, in part, by assessing the cognitive effects of sleep on the performance of specific tasks. In this study we follow up on previous work reporting ... -
Effectiveness of Particle Air Purifiers in Improving the Air Quality in Classrooms in Three Urban Public Schools in the Northeastern United States
(2018-11-06)This study investigates whether Particle Air Purifiers (PAPs) are effective in improving indoor air quality (IAQ) in an urban school setting by removing PM2.5 and its elemental constituents from classroom air. In addition, ... -
Effectiveness of Sustainability Disclosures in the Mining and Metals Sector – a Critical Analysis
(2022-10-19)Economic activity and sustainable development share a common overarching purpose: to improve quality of life. The difference lies in prioritization of stakeholders, and spatial and temporal impacts. Sustainable development ... -
Effects of American Media Representation of South Asian Americans
(2018-03-23)In my research I explored the role of American media representation has on the lives of South Asian Americans and Americans of differing racial, ethnic, and sexual backgrounds. I predicted that such representations had a ... -
The Effects of Coffee Intake on Survival in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
(2017-01-05)Previous studies have identified associations between dietary and lifestyle factors and the incidence, risk of recurrence, and mortality of colorectal cancer. The consumption of coffee is one such factor that has been ... -
The Effects of Down-Regulation of MZB1 Expression on Apoptosis in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia B Cells With Mutations in the Splicing Factor 3b-1 Protein
(2017-02-02)The goal of this work was to explore the role of the B cell specific Marginal Zone B and B1 cell (MZB1) protein in B cell viability and apoptosis with relation to mutations Splicing Factor 3B subunit 1 (SF3B1) protein, one ... -
Effects of Math Olympiad Training on Middle-School Female Students’ Confidence in Mathematics
(2021-05-24)This thesis explores the effects of math Olympiad training on middle-school female students’ confidence in mathematics. In general, studies on gender and mathematics show that boys, starting at the middle-school level, ... -
Effects of Past and Recent Severe Hurricanes on St. John, USVI Beaches and Their Ecosystems
(2020-04-12)To better understand, prepare for and mitigate the effects that climate change induced storms are having on small Caribbean island beaches, and to determine the level of risk these beaches and their ecosystems are facing, ...