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The Removal of the Jordan's Point Dam: Examining Channel Restructure and Sediment Mobilization (thesis)
The 2019 removal of the Jordan's Point Dam, a low-head concrete structure built in 1911 but predated by several older crib dams, is understood to have served as a significant
geomorphological event in the Maury River. ...
Right Person, Right Time (thesis)
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Assessing the Impact of Soil on Manganese Contamination in Springs and Groundwater in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia (thesis)
A substantial fraction of the Shenandoah Valley, VA population relies on ground and spring water for domestic use. Manganese (Mn) is of particular concern in groundwater, as low-level
chronic exposure to aqueous Mn ...
An Examination of the History and Music of Select Classical Saxophone Works and Jazz Standards (thesis)
Altogether, an examination of the selected recital repertoire presents greater historical context of the performed works and their composers in addition to providing a musical analysis
of the pieces themselves. The classical ...
A Study of the Globular Cluster NGC 7089 Using RR Lyrae Distance Measurements (thesis)
Globular clusters are gravitationally bound groups of stars averaging about 13 billion years old. Since the universe itself is around 14 billion years old, globular clusters can give valuable insight into the formation ...
Understanding a Modern-Day Migrant Crisis
The Venezuelan migrant crisis is one of the worst the world has ever seen. In order to understand the complex issue, the goal of this project is to provide a historical context of the country from a high-level view, and ...
Remembering Women Lost: An Ongoing Fight for Remembrance of Juárez Femicide Victims
Femicide: murder of women specifically on account of their gender; Ciudad Juàrez, Mexico 1993 to 2005 -- more than 370 femicides; Highly likely that these numbers are underestimated due to government indifference and ...
Memory and Art: Remembering the Femicides
Femicide -- the targeted murders of women as a form of gender discrimination. Approximately 470 women murdered from 1994-2006 in Ciudad Juàrez, Mexico . . . Mexican government and police force has done little to nothing ...
The Effect of ESG on Stock Market Returns Following Financial Restatement (thesis)
(2023)
This paper examines the effects of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scores and their component parts on cumulative abnormal stock returns for 63 publicly traded firms. Using an event study I find a statistically ...
Atoms for Peace or Atoms for Destruction: America's Relationship with Nuclear Energy (thesis)
Based on over twenty interviews, we can conclude that public opinion, industries and special interest groups, costs of planning and building a nuclear reactor, and the regulatory framework surrounding nuclear energy each ...