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Identity, Memory of the Civil War and Support for Reparations in Guatemala
(University of Kansas, 2020--5-31)The mutually constitutive relationship between constructions of social identity and collective memory is mediated by cultural tools. Across four studies, I explored the relationship between ethnic and national identity and ... -
Constructing Threat and Vulnerability in Climate Change Geopolitical Narratives: A View from Critical Geopolitics
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This research examines the dominant representation of climate change as a dystopian serial narrative. Defined by no present length or ending, a serial narrative requires continuity so that a body of knowledge becomes linked ... -
In Partisan Media We Trust: Does Incivility Exacerbate Levels of Programmatic and Institutional Media Trust in Partisan Viewers?
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Using oppositional media hostility, an extension of hostile media effect (HME), this study explores how perceptions of bias influence individuals’ trust in the media when viewing political cable news programming, particularly ... -
Projecting Spanishness: The Golden Age Comedia and Film in Spain
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)At a time in which nations are actively debating the politics of belonging in the face of increasingly porous physical and social borders, a process accelerated by globalization, we increasingly see resistance to the ... -
Indicators of Suicidal Outcomes Among 6 to 12-Year-Old Treatment Seeking Youth
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Suicide among elementary school-age youth is vastly understudied, partially because of a misconception about children’s capacity to understand the gravity of death, and partially because of the relatively low base rates ... -
Performing Death: A Performance Studies Analysis of Contemporary American Funerals
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)When faced with the death of a loved one, bodies serve as both the site of mourning and the vehicle through which individuals can embody grief. Using a Performance Studies lens this thesis examines the performance of bodies ... -
“The World Should Not Forsake You”: Young Queer People of Faith in Contemporary Musical Theatre
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Queerness and faith are configured in the American public imaginary as both mutually exclusive and inextricably intertwined. It is no surprise, then, that as recent years have seen an increase in LGBTQ representation in ... -
The Role of Moist Entropy on Termination of Madden-Julian Oscillation Events
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) is the leading mode of intraseasonal variability in the tropics. Although many studies have examined the MJO, few have considered its termination. Multiple indices exist to track and ... -
Long-term records of Antarctic outlet glacier dynamics from historical data and novel remote sensing techniques
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Quantifying how the cryosphere responds to various climate forcings is essential in accurate forecasting of ice sheet stability as well as sea level rise. In order to better predict how future climates will impact ice sheet ... -
The Development of a,b Unsaturated Sultam Probes for use in Chemical Biology
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The field of chemical biology has become a powerful driving force among the continuing effort to elucidate medicinally relevant biological hot spots. These so called hot spots consist of reactive nucleophiles and electrophiles ... -
Diet analysis of Neotoma middens from the last glacial period to present in the Snake Range, NV
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Atmospheric [CO2] is increasing at an unprecedented rate from fossil fuel emissions, resulting in rapid climate shifts and subsequent changes in plant community composition. Ancient climactic excursions and [CO2] change ... -
Effects of three previewing tactics on the oral reading performance of fourth-grade students
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Stimulus equalization: A computer-based stimulus manipulation procedure for facilitating visual discriminations
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Kansas policy makers' perceptions of Kansas nurses' influence on Kansas health policy
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Secretion regulation of invasion plasmid antigens C and D (IpaC and IpaD) of Shigella flexneri
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Professionalization of attitude toward play of high school interscholastic athletes
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The relationship of leader style on blood pressure of clients enrolled in hypertension group education classes
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Understanding Risk and Prevention in Midwestern Antitrafficking Efforts: Service Providers' Perspectives
(Reading Room, 2020-06-22)Since the 2000 passage of both the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and the U.N.’s Palermo Protocols, human trafficking has gained a notable global presence as a human rights concern. Community organizations, ... -
Return to Sport After Turf Toe Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(SAGE Publications, 2019-10-14)Background: The prevalence of turf toe injuries has increased in recent years. However, uncertainty remains as to how to optimally treat turf toe injuries and the implications that the severity of the injury has on outcomes, ... -
Strangers helping strangers in a strange land: Vietnamese immigrant (expectant) mothers in the US use social media to navigate health issues in acculturation
(SAGE Publications, 2023-05-22)Objectives Trying to adapt to a new culture, Vietnamese (expectant) mothers in the USA gathered in few Facebook groups with thousands of members discussing pregnancy, health, and child caring issues. However, there is ...