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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Selena"”.
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Still Dreaming of You: Selena's Discourse with and Continuing Impact on American Musical Culture
<p>Selena Quintanilla Perez continues to circulate in popular culture, including MAC cosmetic lines, a Netflix series, and podcasts. As a result, her cultural influence continues to be passed on and shared with future generations. This thesis focuses on three aspects of Selena and Selena y Los …
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Putting Makeup on Dead People
… her mother Martha, her Uncle Lou, her Aunt Selena, and her siblings, Linnie and B. Many of the stories also attend to Donna's relationship with Charlie, the man who finally becomes her husband. Through these stories of one woman's life, this collection explores themes of loss, healing, and …
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A study of the Four Roman sketches of Charles T. Griffes
… was that of his piano teacher, a Miss Mary Selena Broughton. An eccentric woman and, considering the times, an extremely unorthodox teacher, she instructed Griffes in piano for twelve years. In addition to giving him thorough technical training and sound musicianship, she allowed his …
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The development and piloting of a discrete choice experiment to measure the support preferences of people with chronic respiratory diseases in Ireland
Introduction: Healthcare systems are increasingly developing self-management support (SMS) frameworks to reduce the burden of chronic disease. This involves a whole-system approach which enables the person with chronic disease to actively participate in managing their wellbeing. A framework to …
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Characterizing The Source of Neutrophil Elastase and Proteinase 3 Cross-Presentation In B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
<p>Discovery of tumor-associated antigens is an important step in designing effective antigen-targeting immunotherapies. PR1 is a nonameric human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2 restricted leukemia-associated antigen derived from serine proteases neutrophil elastase (NE) and proteinase 3 (P3). NE and P3 …
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Intimate Partner Violence As a Risk Factor for PTSD in Female Survivors of Domestic Violence: A Meta-Analysis
<p>The purpose of this dissertation was to conduct two meta-analyses investigating the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomatology in female survivors of domestic violence. The first meta-analysis investigated the relationship between …
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Conservation Genetics of Narrowly Distributed Annual, <em>Erythranthe discolor </em>(Phrymaceae), in the Southern Sierra Nevada
Erythranthe discolor is a rare, narrowly distributed annual, endemic to California and occurs in the southern Sierra Nevada in Kern and Tulare counties with known flower color polymorphisms. There are 133 known occurrences of E. discolor with the core of its range found in the Piute Mountains in …
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Le piante aliene nel Mediterraneo: comparazione tra Sardegna, Corsica e isole circumsarde.
This research project was mainly aimed at updating and comparing the exotic vascular flora of Sardinia with that of other territories belonging to the same biogeographical region and at the analysis of the most vulnerable habitats at risk of biological invasion. The first part of the work has been …
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Development and application of calibration free techniques for reaction profiling
In this technological information age, dimension reduction methods are key because they enable the almost instantaneous extraction of relevant information from large complex data sets. This is particularly crucial within the process analytical environment where "right-first-time" and "just-in-time" …
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Assessing Knowledge of Heart Failure Education in Nurses and Nurse Practitioners Throughout the Transition of Care Period in the Rural Health Setting
Heart failure (HF) is a chronic condition affecting older adults. It is estimated over 5.8 million Americans are currently diagnosed with HF, with an anticipated increase to seven million by 2030. HF patients are faced not only with the physical symptoms, but also with emotional tolls, and …
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Molecular Regulation of Opioid Receptor Signaling
The varied behavioral effects of kappa opioid receptors (KOR) are mediated through different signaling cascades. KOR activation of G protein-dependent signaling results in analgesia, whereas the dysphoric effects are mediated by a different pathway involving G protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK) …
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EFFECT OF STRUCTURE IN PROBLEM BASED LEARNING ON SCIENCE TEACHING EFFICACY BELIEFS AND SCIENCE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF ELEMENTARY PRESERVICE TEACHERS
<p>This study examined the effects of differing amounts of structure within the problem based learning instructional model on elementary preservice teachers' science teaching efficacy beliefs, including personal science teaching efficacy and science teaching outcome expectancy, and content …
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Population Status and Characteristics of Macrhybopsis Gelida, Platygobio gracilis and Rhinichthys cataractae in the Missouri River Basin
<p>Few sturgeon chub (Macrhybopsis gelida: Cyprinidae) have been collected in the last decade, therefore their status, habitat selection and morphology were investigated at 172 previous collection sites. Data on two ecologically similar species, Platygobio gracilis and Rhinichthys cataractae, were …
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Variations in Water Storage Capacity of a Mountain Peatland with Complex Stratigraphy
Peatlands in the Rocky Mountains most commonly occur in valley bottoms and are classified as fens. Understanding how fens influence water storage and water release is essential for better predicting water availability as the climate changes. Peatlands located in mountain regions tend to have a …
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The Effects of Early Adversity on Women’s Fertility Intentions: An Intuitive Inquiry
In this thesis I use intuitive inquiry as a framework for investigating the relation between women’s mental health and reproductive health. Specifically, the possible role that early adversity has on fertility intentions. Prior to presenting my understandings of these topics (in the form of …
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An Evolving Change in Public Schools: An Assessment of Teachers' and Administrators' Perceptions and Classroom Changes concerning High-Stakes Testing.
<p>The intent of this study was to investigate changes in the curriculum caused by high-stakes testing mandates within 3 Southwest Virginia school systems to find best practices for instructional application in classrooms. This qualitative study was comprised of indepth interviews and observations …
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(W)raps of consciousness: articulating women's rights through hip hop in the Middle East and North Africa region
Although hip hop culture has widely been acknowledged as a global cultural movement, little attention has been given to women’s participation in various parts of the world and how this participation interacts with and impacts the lives of other women. In this dissertation, I use the lenses of …
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When Comparison Becomes Contrast: Choice in an Oppositional Framework
In this dissertation, I propose that there are multiple factors, such as the education process and the consumption environment, which work to simultaneously create an opposition framework. People are constantly exposed to rival products, which are positioned to be opposites even when they are often …
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The Navy's "Moment of Truth" : an analysis of recruit experiences and outcomes
Each year, thousands of recruits reveal one or more questionable events in their past during the "Moment of Truth," which occurs on the first full day of boot camp at the Navy's Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. This thesis examines the nature of these revelations and their outcomes. …
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