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Does Language Translate to Executive Functions? Investigating the Bilingual Advantage in Executive Control (thesis)
Given that twenty-percent of the U.S. population speaks a language other than English at home, it is imperative to assess the effect of a second language on brain structure and function. The bilingual advantage hypothesis ... -
Does Snacking-Induced Obesity Impact Metabolic Rate and GI Tract Function in Female Rats? (thesis)
We hypothesize that: Metabolic rate of the snacking rats will decrease more rapidly over time than in control rats; Structure and function of the GI Tract will be compromised as a result of snacking-induced obesity. [From ... -
The Dominican Republic Major League Baseball Academies: Facilities of Opportunity
Nearly 30% of all Major League Baseball players today are from Latin America, and with the exception of the United States, the Dominican Republic is the most represented on all MLB rosters. The recent significant increase ... -
Donald H. and Margaret Samdahl (photograph)
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"Drawing is an act of empathy": From Poverty to Healing in Nora Krug's Belonging and Lynda Barry's One Hundred Demons
If a hybrid were a plant, it would be a grafted tree, where blossoms from old wounds grow together to produce an entirely new fruit (Antonetta xxiv, xxvi, xxxiii). This is a visual representation of the healing process ... -
Dreams and Dreaming in Fred Chappell's Midquest
Dreams emerge as prominent motifs throughout Fred Chappell' s many poems, novels, short stories, and essays. . . . These statements hold equally true for Chappell's Midquest. A "verse novel," as the poet calls his carefully ... -
Drivers and Success Measures of Populism: Case Studies on 1930-1955 in Argentina and 1979-2016 in Great Britain (thesis)
In sum, both of the examined cases of populism sought to gain influence and power, however for different purposes. Perón sought to gain representation for the underrepresented working class in Argentina, and UKIP sought ... -
Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients -- An Examination of Policies and their Implications
Currently, there is a popular sentiment that many people are gaming the welfare system. States are attempting to find out which people who receive welfare are “abusing the system” and remove them from the programs. A popular ... -
Dual Reality: Opioid Use Disorder among Pregnant Women and Their Children
Individuals who experience a problematic pattern of opioid use or dependence suffer from opioid use disorder (OUD) ("Opioid Use Disorder"). The experience of OUD among pregnant women is unjust because it results not only ... -
The Dynamic Interaction Between the Poet and the People in Slam Poetry
Slam is a revolutionary force in contemporary American poetry, and, increasingly, in global poetry. Much of the power of this movement harkens from its ability to draw upon ancestral memories, restoring poetry to its roots ... -
Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Complex Blends of Recycled Polymers
Polymers are hard to recycle because there are numerous polymers that, in general, are immiscible. Most current recycling efforts have focused on a few very common and easily recycled polymers, such as high density ... -
Dynamic NMR Studies of Chiral 1,1'-binaphthyl Ligands
Chiral monomeric and polymeric binaphthyl ligands have been shown to be highly enantioselective for the asymmetric addition of dialkylzinc and diarylzinc compounds to aldehydes. Previous studies by Pu and coworkers show ... -
e Moviemento
Anthropologic movements within Brazil have traditionally been due to economic imbalances between regions, boom and bust cycles of natural commodities, frontier settlement, industrialization, and climate patterns. Oftentimes, ...