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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Comprehensive Model of Jupiter's Polar Aurora
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The source of auroral X-ray emission from the Jovian polar caps, whether from electron bremsstrahlung or heavy ion precipitation, has been a topic of debate for the past 40 years, beginning with the Einstein Observatory's ... -
Essays in Applied Microeconomics
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)In Chapter 1, I study how asset test elimination of Medicare Savings Programs affect elderly seniors financial difficulty to access health care. In the United States, most elderly seniors are covered by Medicare. However, ... -
Thomistic Approaches to Welfare Theory
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The purpose of this work is primarily to defend the Thomistic approach to well-being on three fronts. First, it is often said that objective theories of well-being are vulnerable to the objection that, if well-being is ... -
Three Papers on Monetary Aggregation under Knightian Uncertainty, Kernel Estimation, and Dynamic Modelling
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)This dissertation considers monetary services aggregation theory in Macroeconomics, the nonparametric approaches in Econometrics with censoring data and endogenous variables, and the macroeconomic dynamic modelling. It ... -
Not Quite White: Arab Americans and the Boundaries of Racial/Ethnic Similarity
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Across four studies, we examined the implications of shifting racial designation of Arab Americans. The studies primarily concerned multiple factors influencing the ways that Arab and European Americans respond to ... -
Essays in Female Labor Supply in Ecuador
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)This is a solo-authored dissertation that contains three papers that each examines a specific aspect of the labor supply in the Ecuadorian labor market between 2007 and 2017. The chapters of this dissertation all use data ... -
Matroid Independence Polytopes and Their Ehrhart Theory
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)A \emph{matroid} is a combinatorial structure that provides an abstract and flexible model for dependence relations between elements of a set. One way of studying matroids is via geometry: one associates a polytope to a ... -
PROMOTING SEXUAL PURITY IN A CALL-OUT CULTURE ERA: ONE PURITY MOVEMENT LEADER’S STRATEGIES IN NAVIGATING CRITIQUES OF THE #METOO/#CHURCHTOO MOVEMENTS
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)While a sizable body of research has examined the impact of purity movement rhetoric on its target audience (e.g., Bearman & Brückner, 2001; Brückner & Bearman, 2005; DeRogatis, 2015; di Mauro & Joffe, 2009; Diefendorf, ... -
THE RHETORIC OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS: GENDER, RACE, AND WHITE HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Violence, specifically gendered violence, has seemingly become commonplace in professional sports. In recent years, sports and news media have navigated a storm of violence allegations. For example, Larry Nassar, former ... -
The Effects of Training in Phonemic Awareness : a Meta-analysis
(University of Kansas, 1999-05-31)This study quantitatively examined the relationship between phonemic awareness training and the phonemic awareness of the trained subjects. Eighteen studies were coded for continuous and categorical moderator variables. The ... -
Summary of ten major school precision teaching programs
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)This study reviewed ten major Precision Teaching programs to discover factors contributing to the success or failure of the programs. Telephone interviews were conducted with project directors of both active and inactive ... -
The life and art of Ōtagaki Rengetsu
(University of Kansas, 1988-12-31)Ōtagaki Rengetsu was a poetess, potter, calligrapher and painter. The aim of this thesis is to describe the general characteristics of her style in each of these fields, particularly those which give some insight into her ... -
Characterization of SUMOylation of 5-HT1ARs
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Serotonin 1A receptors (5-HT1AR) are G-protein coupled receptors involved in the control of mood, cognition and memory. Clinical and animal studies have demonstrated that abnormal levels of 5-HT1AR lead to anxiety-like and ... -
Discovery of Novel Inhibitors of Cellular Efflux by High-Content Screening with a Fluorescent Mimic of Taxol
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Fluorescence-based assays play key roles in drug discovery and development. These assays are widely used due to the widespread availability of fluorescent probes and highly sensitive detection platforms. This method is a ... -
Development and biophysical characterization of a hyaluronic acid – vitamin E conjugate as a subcutaneous delivery platform
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The inherent properties of protein therapeutics (e.g. high molecular weight, charged, conformationally dependent) has historically limited their administration to parenteral routes which presents new challenges to their ... -
The Application of Machine Learning Algorithms in Understanding the Effect of Core/Shell Technique on Improving Powder Compactability
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The study in this thesis systemically investigated the application of core/shell technique to improve powder compactability. A 28-run Design-of-Experiment (DoE) was conducted to evaluate the effects of the type of core and ... -
The Combined Effects of Arsenite and Ethanol on Brain Endothelial Cells and Microglial Cells
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Arsenic (As) is a natural compound widely distributed in air, water, and soil. Drinking ground water is the major source of As exposure. As exposure causes many health issues, including nausea, vomiting, pain, diarrhea, ... -
The interaction between MsrA and Csn5/Jab1
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Oxidative stress can cause toxic outcomes to cells/organisms’ survival. To counter this toxicity, multiple cellular mechanisms were evolved. Among them is the methionine sulfoxide reductase (Msr) system. Methionine sulfoxide ... -
The effect of irrelevant visual experience on visual memory
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Consolidation of memories for long term storage involves increases in excitatory synaptic strength and connectivity between neurons encoding a novel experience. The increase in neuronal excitability caused by memory ... -
Synthesis and Evaluation of Fluorescent Tools for Studies of Cancer Biology
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)A key enabling technology in biological sciences involves fluorescent probes. These probes are typically small molecules, proteins, or nucleic acids that either possess intrinsic fluorescence or are linked to a fluorophore ...