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Design of a Viaduct from Doremus Memorial Gymnasium to Wilson Athletic Field
The problem in this thesis is to provide some kind of suitable approach to the stadium on Wilson Athletic Field from the front of Doremus Memorial Gymnasium, for pedestrians. . . . The solution of this problem, as presented ... -
Design of a Water Pipe System to Create Improved Pressures in Lexington, Va.
The need for a new design for the water pipes and mains in the town of Lexington is evident. There are no existing maps showing the plan of the system, nor is there any knowledge of the location of mains, hydrants, gate, ... -
Design of Bridge over North River as an Entrance to Lexington, Virginia
The problem of this thesis is to provide some kind of a suitable approach across North River from the Lee Highway, as an entrance to Lexington, Virginia. . . . The solution of this problem as presented in this thesis, ... -
Detecting the Past: Conducting Effective Archaeological Surveys (thesis)
How do archaeologists know where to dig? Archaeologists cannot simply label a tract of land an archaeological site and begin excavation. They must follow a long, complicated, and sometimes dull survey process targeted at ... -
Detection and Characterization of Potential Carcinogens in Eucalyptus and Chaparral Herbal Teas
Four different mutant strains of Salmonella typhimurium were used in accordance with the Ames mutagenicity assay to detect and characterize any mutagenic properties in two common herbal teas: chaparral and eucalyptus. ... -
Determining the Effects of Aggregate and Disaggregate ESG Ratings on Abnormal Stock Returns (thesis)
This paper examines the effects of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings and their component parts on excess stock returns for 719 firms in the S&P 1500. Although no relationship was found between aggregate ... -
Determining the Effects of Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent on Sediment Microbial Communities and Nitrogen-Cycling in Three Study Sites
This study aims to determine whether point source water pollution from wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) changes the quantity and quality of specific nitrogen-cycling river sediment microbial communities in order to ... -
Determining the Primers and Methods for T-RFLP Analysis of Yellowstone National Park Soil and Soil from Washington and Lee's Campus to be Used with the LI-COR 4300
At the onset of our research, our goals consisted of determining the primers that should be used in the T-RFLP protocol with the LI-COR 4300, optimizing the conditions for soil DNA extraction, PCR, and T-RFLP, and ultimately ... -
Development of the Nomenclature of Ordovician Stratigraphy in Virginia
This paper is a bare outline of the development of the Ordovician nomenclature in Virginia. The emphasis has been on the nomenclature as such and paleontologic relations which are so important to the stratigrapher have ... -
DH on the fringe
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A "Diamond" in the Rough: Balancing Fiction and Metafiction in American Baseball Novels
For the novelists in this survey, however, baseball is not the only topic they explore. Traversing a vast time-frame, the six novels that I study in chronological order are linked by a common focus on the craft of writing ... -
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Apocalyptic Theology, and the Possibility of Christian Ethics
If one takes the assertions of Christianity seriously -- that God became incarnate, was crucified, resurrected, and will come again -- then one faces complex questions about worldly human responsibility and agency. Indeed, ... -
Differential Hyperbolic Geometry
In this paper, we develop two model spaces for hyperbolic geometry using differential calculus. Our approach is to first develop the Euclidean model space R[2] and then mirror the development for hyperbolic geometry. The ... -
Differing Views of Teach For America: Where Does the Controversy Lie?
Founded by Wendy Kopp in 1990, Teach For America has gained both supporters and critics along its way to becoming a nation-wide movement towards achieving educational equity. In an effort to understand the controversy ... -
Dignified Healthcare for Immigrants: The Need for Cross-Cultural Efficacy in America’s Medical Community
The diversification of the American population changes the healthcare landscape. Patients with different cultural belief systems and the increased incidence of tropical diseases in the United States requires reform in the ...