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Showing 1 to 20 of 60 for “"Velasquez"”.
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From Bushwick to Portland: Bori Girls of the Diaspora Revolutionizing the Puerto Rican Coming-of-Age Narrative
… prominent female Boricua writers today, Elisabet Velasquez and Gabby Rivera, have raised the baton that has been passed down to them and revolutionized the Diasporican literary canon. In their respective texts, When We Make It: A Nuyorican Novel and Juliet Takes a Breath, Velasquez and Rivera …
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Thresholds
… work from artists like Peter Paul Rubens, Diego Velasquez, and Frank Frazetta—themes of heroism, romance, adventure, tragedy, and the enduring appeal of the imagination. The stories contain timeless messages and imagery that remain relevant today.</p>
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Comparing the Effects of Digital and Physical SAFMEDS Cards on the Acquisition and Fluency of Behavioral Terms
… (Graf & Auman, 2005) and digital stimuli (Velasquez, 2019) during SAFMEDS instruction. The purpose of this study was to compare the acquisition and fluency of behavioral abbreviations (terms) using digital (i.e., Quizlet) and physical stimuli during SAFMEDS instruction. The results of the …
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Drivers of water use in the agricultural sector of the European Union 27
… of its increasing scarcity (Dietzenbacher and Velasquez, 2007). Results by crop are consistent with the results at the aggregated level except for vegetables of which water use changes have been primarily driven by changes in final demand and water intensity.
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A Descriptive Study of Chief Information Security Officers’ Roles and Responsibilities in Texas State Government Agencies
Research Purpose: The purpose of this research is to describe the responsibilities of Texas Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). This research should give stake holders, and policy makers a better understanding of Chief Information Security Officers’ responsibilities. In addition, it …
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Persons, Houses, and Material Possessions: Second Spanish Period St. Augustine Society
<p>St. Augustine in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries was a prosperous, multi-ethnic community that boasted trade connections throughout the Atlantic world. Shipping records demonstrate that St. Augustine had access to a wide variety of goods, giving residents choices in what they …
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STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PUMA DIAPIR, GULF OF MEXICO BASIN
<p>The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Basin has been a significant target for oil and gas since the 1990s and continues today as a leading exploration target. This super basin is home to an estimated 200 BBOE (Billon barrels of oil equivalent), with current production totaling 60 BBOE for both USA and …
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Understanding the Natural Lives of Trees: Implications for Art Therapists
<p>This research project discusses the natural history and life of trees, and their possible implications for Art Therapy. Understanding the natural history and life of trees may give art therapists greater insight into tree drawings. The historical component discusses a tree's natural history, …
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Nobody Inside: Toni Morrison's "Recitatif": An Analysis on Whole/Incomplete Bodies, "The Maggie Thing"and Sick and Dancing Mothers
<p>This project examines Toni Morrison’s short story “Recitatif.” The aim of this thesis is to analyze the ways in which the characters of Twyla and Roberta remain fixated on the question of Maggie, a disabled character, and their mothers. Drawing on the work of disability studies specialist …
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Biosynthesis of the antimicrobial peptide epilancin 15X
Lantibiotics are polycyclic antimicrobial peptides that are ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified to their biologically active forms. The recently discovered lantibiotic epilancin 15X produced by Staphylococcus epidermidis 15X154 is active against several pathogenic bacteria, …
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The Greener Alternative: Sustainable Development in Iron Catalysis and Biodegradable Polymers
The world is 8 years away from reaching the 2030 U.N. deadline requiring the reduction of carbon equivalent emissions by half before reaching a 1.5◦C temperature rise that tips the scale of climate change against us. Within the next decade, the world needs to achieve its 17 sustainable development …
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ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING: A META-ANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE
The purpose of this analysis is to determine meta-analytically whether or not being altruistic leads to flourishing. The literature examining the relationship between different forms of altruistic behavior and flourishing is expansive and varied enough to warrant a meta-analysis in order to …
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Thermoeconomic analysis and optimization of geothermal power cycle utilizing aqueous potassium carbonate for scrubbing superheated steam
In this thesis a thermoeconomic analysis was performed for a proposed geothermal power plant cycle utilizing aqueous potassium carbonate as a means of scrubbing the geothermal steam. This method of scrubbing is capable of preventing the loss of superheat while removing impurities from the steam. …
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Images of gender arrangements of three American social organizations: a content analysis of top ranked Google images of individuals preforming organizational roles
This study explores existing beliefs and often unspoken social structural arrangements related to male privileges by examining three different, but rather important, American social organizations—the NFL, U.S. military and higher education institutions. With queries from the Google image database, …
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The Influnence of Empathy Priming and Social Value Orientations On the Motivation For Prosocial Behavior
<p> A continuous area of focus in the social sciences is the motivation for prosocial behavior, an act to benefit another, often at a cost to oneself (Simpson and Willer 2008). Previous research demonstrates that taking the perspective of another activates empathy, which then leads to …
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Random Keys Genetic Algorithms Scheduling and Rescheduling Systems for Common Production Systems
<p>The majority of scheduling research deals with problems in specific production environments with specific objective functions. However, in many cases, more than one problem type and/or objective function exists, resulting in the need for a more generic and flexible system to generate schedules. …
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RECONOCIMIENTO LÉXICO Y COMPRENSIÓN LECTORA DE LOS ESTUDIANTES DE ESPAÑOL COMO LENGUA DE HERENCIA
Con el fin de contribuir a la discusión sobre la alfabetización avanzada de los estudiantes de español como lengua de herencia (ELH), este estudio se propone examinar el desarrollo de la competencia léxica y la comprensión de lectura en tres niveles (básico, intermedio y avanzado) de estudiantes de …
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Development of Principles for in-Service Improvement of Teachers in the Philippines, With Special Reference to Sulu Province
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-04T17:32:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 0006992.pdf: 18444976 bytes, checksum: faa76d670ee7e32df5de16edea7ba0de (MD5) Previous issue date: 1953
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On the dynamics and interparticle forces of electrostatically stabilized colloidal suspensions
In a broad spectrum of industrial and biomedical applications, the equilibrium and dynamic properties of colloidal suspensions play a pivotal role, with systems ranging from simple gold nanoparticles in electrolyte solutions to complex assemblies like micelles, vesicles, nanocapsules, and dendritic …
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