Browsing DCE Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Japanese Sword Collecting in America: A Phenomenological and Consumer Culture Approach to Understanding Collecting from 1945 to 2020
(2021-09-14)The Japanese sword is often called the ‘soul of the samurai’ and has come to be a recognizable symbol of Japanese history and culture. The American fascination with Japan began in the late nineteenth century, following the ... -
Jimmy Carter’s Policy Toward the El Salvador Civil War: The Demise of Human Rights as a Priority
(2017-04-23)This thesis investigates the roots of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy towards El Salvador and how it changed throughout his presidency. In his candidacy for the president in 1976, Carter stated his commitment to leading a ... -
Joseph English: Loyalty and Survival in the Life of a Colonial Native Scout
(2021-05-14)Joseph English was a man of Native American ancestry who served in New England’s military in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Captured in action and taken prisoner to Canada, he escaped, returned to ... -
Journey Key
(2022-12-21)Nora Burroughs, the protagonist of this novel, Journey Key, finds herself embroiled in a centuries-old curse—a curse that, if not broken, would put other women, including her daughter, in mortal danger. The hitch is that ... -
Juror decision making: Does expert testimony produce improved accuracy when an eyewitness is confident?
(2023-05-01)This study was an experiment comparing participant responses to a mock trial script including confident eyewitness testimony (that was either supported or contradicted by the mock trial evidence presented in the script) ... -
Key Business Strategy Tools to Survive a Patent Cliff in the Biopharmaceutical Industry
(2016-02-18)This case study presents the research gathered in seeking to identify a number of key business strategy tools that biopharmaceutical companies have used to revitalize their growth following the patent cliff. Consequences ... -
Kosovo War and Changing Ethnic Boundaries: 1980-2015
(2017-04-17)The Kosovo War and the resulting humanitarian crisis of 1990s, gained international attention from the nature of massacres and war crimes, as well as the Serbian government’s systematic ethnic cleansing campaign against ... -
L-DNA Oligonucleotide Exchange Enables the Replenishment of Coatings on Blood-Contacting Devices
(2021-10-04)The aim of this project was to determine if L-DNA oligonucleotide toehold exchange would be a viable mechanism for developing refillable anti-thrombogenic coatings for blood-contacting devices. Medical devices that interface ... -
"Lacking an Emotional Country...": Motion, Instability, and the Female Cosmopolitan in the Fiction of Mavis Gallant
(2023-12-08)Twentieth century Canadian expatriate writer Mavis Gallant (1922-2014) explores the lingering effects of authoritarian power on social instability through themes of transnational migration, displacement, and loss. A prolific ... -
Land Use Features Driving Human Health: A Zip Code Analysis in California
(2020-07-14)Land cover has been linked to local health effects both positive and negative (Patz 2004; Kamp & Davies 2008; Holgate et al., 1999; Stansfelt, 2000; Mace et al., 2004). For example, aircraft and urban noise-scapes altered ... -
Language, Relationships, and Death in Early Novels of Toni Morrison
(2016-10-03)Based on an analysis of Toni Morrison’s early novels, her Nobel Prize acceptance speech, and the Norton Lecture series she delivered at Harvard University in 2016, this study articulates patterns regarding the relationship ... -
Learning and Court Culture: Women in the Court of Henry VIII
(2021-08-26)This work details the lives and roles of the wives of Henry VIII as well as other female members of the British aristocracy, specifically during the reign of Henry VIII and the time immediately preceding and succeeding his ... -
Learning From Syria: Applying Environmental Modeling Toward Strategic Peacebuilding Interventions
(2018-06-14)As climate change intensifies droughts and other extreme weather processes, much of the world will face freshwater scarcity, causing major challenges for food production. Without international support, these disruptions ... -
The Legal Aspects of Crimea’s Independence Referendum of 2014 With the Subsequent Annexation of the Peninsula by Russia.
(2016-10-09)This thesis examines Crimea’s 2014 unilateral declaration of independence and subsequent absorption by Russia. It examines the region’s volatile history and attempts to present a balanced view of the positions of the main ... -
Legal Realism and Transitional Justice from an Historical Perspective
(2022-05-23)Accepted legal doctrine dictates that full disclosure of the crimes committed by an amnesty applicant before South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission was the only factor for the Commission to consider when deciding ... -
Lenni Lenape and Modern Practices: Forming a Collective Model to Future Agriculture
(2022-05-12)This is a study of the relationship that the Lenni Lenape Native peoples have with agricultural styles of monoculture and specifically the polycultural Three Sisters. For far too long, their voices have been unacknowledged ... -
Leveraging Patient-Derived Xenograft Models to Inform Clinical Characterization of Sarcoma That Would Impact Treatment
(2018-04-03)Sarcoma describes a rare family of cancers that arise in connective tissue which include fat, muscle, blood vessels, deep skin tissues, nerves, bone and cartilage. Sarcomas are typically described by two main types: soft ... -
Liberalizing Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia: Powered by the Kingdom’s Economic Will
(2023-10-10)Since 2017, women’s rights have increased significantly in Saudi Arabia, from being allowed to drive cars to no longer having to wear head coverings. Saudi women now have greater mobility, not only to travel freely, but ... -
Life and Writing in My Work and That of Three Contemporary Authors, an Introductory Essay; and Things Done and Left Undone, an Original Collection of Short Fiction.
(2016-10-20)This thesis consists of two parts, an introductory essay and a collection of short fiction. The introductory essay, “Life and Writing in My Work and That of Three Contemporary Authors,” discusses the intersection of the ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of Emerging Technologies: Comparing Rooftop and Ground Installation Solar Photovoltaic in Indonesia
(2017-11-17)Solar photovoltaic (SPV) is a promising emerging technology for reducing green house gas emission and mitigating climate change. Past Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies have shown that SPV in general has less adverse ...