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Confluences
(2022)This collection of poems, essays, and fictional stories is meant to mirror a confluence of rivers, made navigable by threads—or currents—that weave through and redirect my life. Some of my life’s water (so far) has been ... -
CFD MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS OF THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE BASED SOLAR COLLECTORS
(2022)Among various types of solar collectors, evacuated tube solar collector (ETC) has attracted much attention, especially for their application in solar water heating systems (SWHs). However, due to the intermittency in solar ... -
Conflicts of Law in Antebellum America: Criticism of the United States Constitution and the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act in the Works of William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Lysander Spooner, Lydia Maria Child, and Herman Melville
(2022)The quest for African Americans to gain emancipation and equal civil rights occupied the efforts of abolitionists and antislavery advocates for much of the nineteenth century. For both men and women who valued the democratic ... -
STABILITY IN THE STORM: THE HISTORY OF KANSAS CITY KANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1902–1986
(2022)ABSTRACT The history of Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is rich, and it is not as well-known as the history of Kansas City Public Schools in neighboring Missouri. KCKPS had its own unique journey that magnified ... -
The Accelerationist International
(2022)The Accelerationist International is scored for wind ensemble, with the addition of a pop consort consisting of electric guitar, electric keyboard, electric bass, and drum kit, as well as a narrator and fixed media. The ... -
Resilience, Risk and Protective Factors among Nigerian Youth
(2022)ABSTRACT Poverty or low socioeconomic status has been known to negatively impact the educational achievement of children across the world. However, some children have managed to succeed despite the daily challenges they ... -
OUTCOMES OF IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR-MEDIATED COLITIS: MULTICENTER COHORT STUDY
(2022)Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-mediated colitis (IMC) is a common and serious toxicity. Multiple reports have described the clinical presentation and course of IMC based on limited data. This was a collaborative effort ... -
Picture This
(2022)Picture This is a collection of short stories featuring a series of strong female protagonists wrestling with questions of identity and belonging. This collection seeks to explore the tension between faith and doubt, ... -
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS PREPARATION AND COLLEGE ATTENDANCE
(2022)This non-experimental, quantitative study investigated the association between the number of high school mathematics credits earned and college attendance. Specifically, this study examined the relationship for graduates ... -
DETERMINANTS OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS: A SECONDARY ANALYSIS
(2022)Social support appears to provide protective effects for those with serious mental illness (SMI), but these effects may be attenuated by factors that hinder positive perceptions of support. Improved understanding of social ... -
ULTRASOUND EVALUATION VERSUS DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF UTERINE CAVITY LENGTH: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
(2022)Levonorgestrel intrauterine devices (IUDs) have been successfully used in the adolescent population for menstrual suppression, dysmenorrhea, & contraception.1 Historically, there has been concern regarding the adequacy of ... -
Three Essays on Monetary Sovereignty
(2022)This dissertation examines the current economic understanding of Monetary Sovereignty through the role of the state’s currency in an economy. It recognizes that, internationally, Monetary Sovereignty is not an equal status ... -
Jesus Paid It All: Combining Rock and Hymns in Contemporary Worship Music
(2022)Much of Contemporary Worship Music (CWM) synthesizes elements of rock music and hymns. This thesis provides an analysis of four CWM songs, “Come Thou Fount,” “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us,” “Your Glory/Nothing but the ... -
Rabid and Other Stories
(2022)Rabid and Other Stories is a collection of short prose set in small-town Missouri exploring wealth inequality, family relationships, and toxic masculinity through the lens of rural America. The characters in these thirteen ... -
The Fairy Songs: A Theater Piece for Voice, Electronics, Lighting, and Theatrical Components
(2022)The Fairy Songs is a theatrical composition written for voice, fixed media, live electronics, and auxiliary percussion presented as a frame for collaboration with some form of visual or performative media. The text is ... -
AB INITIO DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CHARGE DISTRIBUTIONS OF VINYLTRIMETHYLPHOSPHONIUM, VINYLPHOSPHORINIUM, AND VINYLDIPHOSPHONIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE SALTS WITH MECHANISTIC STUDIES OF PHOSPHA-MICHAEL ADDITIONS TO ACTIVATED ACETYLENES
(2022)While vinylammonium and vinylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate salts have previously been well investigated by the Buszek research group in their applications to Diels-Alder and other reactions, very little is known about their ... -
THE RELATIONSHIPS OF DISCRIMINATION AND MICROAGGRESSIONS WITH SLEEP QUALITY IN BLACK AMERICANS: THE ROLE OF PERSEVERATIVE COGNITION
(2022)Disparities in health outcomes between Black and White Americans are well-documented, including sleep quality. Black Americans are more likely to report poor sleep quality sleep than their White counterparts. As sleep is ... -
A Quantitative Study of the Impact of Imagine Learning on English Learner's English and Reading Proficiency
(2022)Reading on grade level by the close of third grade has been shown to impact a student’s chance to graduate on time and therefore impacting future success. English learners (ELs), however, have struggled to read on grade ... -
Teacher Certification in ESL: A Quantitative Study of Spanish-Speaking Student Achievement in Reading and Mathematics
(2022)The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in the academic growth in mathematics and reading for elementary Spanish-speaking English language learners, in relation to teacher certification and training in ... -
ALTERATIONS IN CARDIAC CONTRACTILITY AND HEART RATE MEDIATED BY BONE LOADING
(2022)The skeleton is a dynamic organ in complex interplay with the other systems of the body and is highly responsive to input from the external environment. Increasingly, evidence is mounting that the skeleton is the source ...