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1 Mortensen, MikalaChallenges in Playing the Flute and Their Specfiic Application to Solo Flute LiteratureThe left (binding) margin of the thesis should be 1.5 inches and the other three margins 1.0 inch. The text should be double spaced 12 point Times New Roman and follow standard format for your discipline. Thus the body of a Mathematics Thesis might be composed in a LaTex, a Social Science Thesis wou...2016
2 Comstock, MackenzieThe Dilemma of Global Justice: Assessing Why the United States Has Not Joined the International Criminal CourtThe United States has long been called the policeman of the world, intervening in international conflicts in order to promote peace and security on a global scale. With such a history, why then, has the United States not joined the International Criminal Court? A key actor in the establishment of...International criminal courts - United States2016
3 Bischoff, AmandaElucidating the Mechanism and Predicting the Selectivity of the bis(Pyridine) Silver Permanganate OxidatiinThe Movassaghi group has recently reported several total syntheses of epipolythiodiketopiperazine derivatives (ETPs), a class of natural products with potent biological activity. A crucial step in their synthesis oxidizes two to four tertiary C-H bonds to form tertiary alcohols using (bis)pyridine s...2016
4 Stephanz, MeganIncreasing the Stability of Thylakoid Biocatalyst Bio-Solar Cells Through the Use of Oxygen Species Material ScavengersGlobal energy requirements will only increase with time. While fossil fuels can be relied upon for several more centuries, they would produce vast amounts of carbonaceous byproducts. This undesirable fact makes renewable options like bio-solar cells, which are clean, inexpensive, and take advantage ...2016
5 Astin, Holly M.Modulating Intestinal Liver X Receptor Activity to Alter the Development of Atherosclerosis in Zebrafish2016
6 Mortenson, AlexandraNo Longer a Guest: Christianity's Role in Hwang Sok-Yong's Metaphorical ExorcismThe title of Hwang Sŏk-Yŏng's historical fiction The Guest refers in part to two foreign ideologies that were introduced to Korea in the modern era-Christianity and Communism. The Guest explores the suffering caused by the arrival of these two foreign ideologies. The purpose of this thesis is to a...2016
7 Jowers, KaitlinPresident Vladimir Putin and the Mask of PatriotismWith the current poor economic situation in Russia, Putin seems less keen on diversifying the economy than expanding Russia's influence worldwide. Indeed, while it would make sense in most countries to focus inward during domestic crises, Putin continually pushes Russia's resources, and focus, out, ...2016
8 Russell, NicoleThe Role of Introns Within Alpha Conotoxin Genes in Cone SnailsCone snails, of which there are more than 600 species, have attracted a lot of attention. Cone snails, found in warm tropical waters across the world, are predators and produce venoms comprising diverse toxins. These toxins, termed conotoxins, have been the subject of a great amount of research. Whi...2016
9 Lami, MorganSubverting the Stereotype: Sherman Alexie's an Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian as a crucial Intervention in Today;s Language Arts ClassroomsSherman Alexie is known as the contemporary voice for the modern American Indian because of his deep and wide popularity amongst many different ethnic and racial groups. His novels and short stories have become very popular in classrooms and libraries across the nation. By being the voice of a whole...2016
10 Crapo, Micah L.Transitioning Control: Examining the Individual Differences Between Automatic and Controlled ProcessesTransitioning control is the process of switching attentional behaviors between voluntary (controlled attention) and involuntary (automaticity) cognition. The objective of this study was to examine individual differences in the ability to transition between automatic and controlled processes. In a r...2016
11 Vermillion, Alex N.Transitioning Outside of the BinaryLabels were created to create distinctions between words in order to classify and better understand our surrounding world. Gendered labels (i.e. man, woman, trans, queer, non-binary, etc.) serve the same purpose of classifying while also aiding the overall function of systematic privileges in our so...2016
12 Chuaqui, Anna MagdalenaWhy the left loses in MexicoThis paper explores the question: Why has the largest left-of-center party in Mexico, the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), failed to win a presidential election since democratization? Through an analysis of the presidential campaigns of 200,2006, and 2012, this paper seeks to explain the fa...Partido de la Revolución Democrática (Mexico); Mexico -- Politics and government -- 2000-2016
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