Browsing DCE Theses and Dissertations by Title
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A Model System: Resilience and Performance Strategies as Predictors of Flow State in Elite Three-Day Event Equestrians
(2021-10-15)This study investigated the roles of resilience and performance strategies on flow state outcomes in elite three-day event riders by examining (i) baseline resilience levels, (ii) performance strategies used in specific ... -
A New Korean Sunshine: Managing the New Nuclear Crisis Through Limited Nuclear Deterrence and Economic Prosperity on the Korean Peninsula
(2021-05-21)Negotiations for denuclearization and disarmament of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have thus far failed. Economic sanctions, threats and nuclear treaties from world powers have proven to be ineffective ... -
A Novel Doctrine? An Evaluation of Sola Scriptura in Patristic and Medieval Thought
(2023-04-21)This thesis examines the question of historical continuity between the sixteenth century Protestant Reformers and patristic/medieval theologians relative to the doctrine of sola scriptura. This principle, that the canonical ... -
A Novel Framework for Medical Learning: Using AI Based Grad-CAM for Improving Otitis Media Diagnosis
(2023-01-10)Otitis Media (OM) and its sub-categories of pathology are the number one pathology in children. Diagnosis is very difficult as it requires visual inspection the tympanic membrane of a child, which is in view for only a few ... -
A Poly (Lactic Co Glycolic) Acid Based Dry Powder Inhaler for the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
(2017-11-13)The goal of this paper was to investigate the feasibility of a novel Poly (Lactic Co Glycolic) Acid (PLGA) based Dry Powder Inhaler in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. First line TB drugs are highly effective in ... -
"A Pulse in the Neon": Televisual Assimilation in the Works of David Foster Wallace
(2023-04-25)David Foster Wallace was thoroughly devoted to investigating conceptions of media, embodiment and selfhood in postmodern America and while much of the current scholarly conversation explores the nexus between television ... -
A Quantitative Approach to Assessing the Impact of the Utility Model “Petty Patent” on Green Technology
(2021-05-25)Almost all countries in the world have some form of patenting system in which inventors are accorded some form of intellectual property protection for their inventions, but some may be more suited for green technology than ... -
A Review of CITE-Seq Best Practices in the CAR-T Landscape
(2023-04-25)The purpose of this study was to determine a set of best practices for analyzing CITE-seq data, particularly in the context of CAR-T therapies. To determine the best method of denoising protein expression data, multiple ... -
A Review of VGP’s Current Techniques and Best Practices for the Generation of Vertebrate Chromosome-level Reference Genomes Using Multiple Sequencing Technologies.
(2023-05-01)Abstract A reference genome is important for two main reasons: First, it provides a universal blueprint for the scientific community to report and communicate their findings; Second, it reduces the computation cost of ... -
A Revised Biosocial Analysis to Social Suffering: Reframing a Paradigm on Mental Health for Palestinians Living Under Trauma
(2018-04-17)The goal of this research is to shed light on the chronic, systematic violence that the Palestinians endure on a daily basis using a different approach from the Western model of PTSD and war trauma. The Palestinians have ... -
A Sea Change in American Diplomacy: Theodore Roosevelt and the evolving role of the U.S. Navy in American Foreign Policy; 1896-1909
(2023-05-01)This thesis argues that the historical analysis of President Theodore Roosevelt’s diplomatic achievements are too often, and mistakenly, attributed to his use of the threat of military force to coerce foreign governments ... -
A Solution to Beirut’s Dark Smog: The World’s First Wonder Forest
(2023-01-11)The Lebanese population, and residents of Beirut in particular, has been facing a severe economic crisis exacerbated by pre-existing environmental challenges including access to clean water and poor air quality. A growing ... -
A Study of Differential Glycosylation of IgG on Fcγ Receptor Mediated Neutrophil Recruitment Model of SLE Nephritis
(2018-03-24)The goal of this research was to evaluate cellular binding interactions to glycoengineered IgGs to further investigate the role neutrophils play in the pathogenesis of Lupus nephritis in an SLE nephritis model. Lupus ... -
A Sweet Legacy? Thomas Jefferson and the Development of the Maple Sugar Industry in Vermont
(2017-08-16)When Thomas Jefferson and James Madison headed north from New York City on May 21, 1791 for a trip through New York and New England, Americans were sweetening their tea and baked goods with white cane sugar produced by ... -
A Systematic Gene List Comparison Maps the Complex Continuum of Molecular Events in Alzheimer’s Disease
(2023-05-05)Current research on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) predominantly focuses on targeting beta-amyloid (Aß) plaques, as these are thought to be the initiators of disease. Approaching AD by focusing on Aß has led to limited therapeutic ... -
A Technology Model for Optimizing a Sustainable Steelmaking Process
(2022-10-11)Primary steel production based on iron ore, and currently on fossil carbon carriers, is highly greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensive. Nevertheless, the dominant production route is very energy efficient. Relevant progress ... -
A Theoretical Assessment of the Nexus between Universal Child Legal Identity and Universal Principles of Child Protection: A Case Study of Emirates ID
(2021-10-15)The legal identity of an individual permeates every aspect of human life. It acts as proof of existence, confirms one’s nationality, and enables one to carry out daily life. It further formalizes the relationship between ... -
A Wolf at the Door
(2023-04-25)Clare, an artist with empty pockets, was recently rejected from a gallery show. She had a lot riding on this submission emotionally, since the painting she submitted helped her process the attempted assault she faced at ... -
A Woman in Rebellion: Punishment, Discipline, and Willful Figures in Outlander
(2021-01-20)This thesis investigates Outlander’s depiction of violence as a response to willfulness enacted both by individual characters and by Scotland as a national entity. At times, physical violence serves as a form of discipline ... -
The Abenomics Difference: Three Arrows of Roosevelt Resolve in Japan
(2016-03-07)This study investigates Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic policy package, known as “Abenomics.” Abenomics is intended to end two decades of deflation in Japan, based on a Three Arrow approach (monetary policy, ...