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JAZZ IN CROATIA: ANALYZING IMPROVISATORY TECHNIQUES FROM STUDENT TO MASTER

Hurlock, Morgan (University of Delaware, 2020-05)

During the summer of 2019, adult jazz students and professors from Israel and America gathered for a week of performances, jam sessions, and masterclasses as part of the first annual University of Delaware Jazz in Istria ...
Justice Scalia: Textualism v. Technology

Phibbs, Liam (University of Delaware, 2012-05)

Throughout his legal career, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has attempted to champion a style of textual interpretation that examines the original meaning of the text in question. In particular the Constitution of ...
JUVENILE JUSTICE AND REFORM: A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT HOW THE UNITED STATES PUNISHES JUVENILES

Bender, Caitlyn (University of Delaware, 2018-05)

In the United States, the Juvenile Justice system is flawed. Despite ongoing research into how to best improve the rehabilitative methods utilized, federal legislation and aid has been delayed. The Juvenile Justice and ...
Katha: investing in poverty alleviation through education and the economic empowerment of women

House, Lauren (University of Delaware, 2010-05)

Inspired by the work of a non-government organization called KATHA, this study is an observation of poverty alleviation efforts taking place in India. In particular, this research focuses on the important role microfinance ...
L1CAM-SECRETING CELLS AS PATHFINDERS FOR GLIOBLASTOMA

Stubbolo, Alexander (University of Delaware, 2018-05)

Purpose Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the most common and most malignant forms of brain cancer. Part of what makes this kind of cancer so dangerous is the tendency for tumors to regrow and kill patients after initial ...
Ladies’ maids, governesses, and companions: serving women in the great houses of sensation literature

Eros, Cassandra (University of Delaware, 2010-05)

Sensation fiction was a genre that emerged in England in the 1860’s and gained immense popularity among a diverse readership. Novels in the genre featured dramatic plots and “sensational” subject matter, including bigamy, ...
Land Backed Mortgages as a System of Exchange in the Colony of Pennsylvania in the 18th Century

Huston, Lauren (University of Delaware, 2014-05)

Prior to the formation of federal government under the Constitution, there existed a system of land–backed mortgages in the colonies that to some extent could be utilized as currency. The colonies lacked a system of exchange ...
L’Île aux Fleurs: Martinique and the work of Paul Gauguin

Poindexter, Remi (University of Delaware, 2013-05)

Paul Gauguin is largely known for his work in Brittany and Tahiti, however, in 1887, the artist travelled to Latin America where he spent six months in the French Caribbean island of Martinique. While on the island, he ...
Liberty or death? The framing of hate speech in the printed press

Best, Stefanie (University of Delaware, 2010-05)

In spite of the journalistic ideals of objectivity, framing within the press influences public understanding of issues within the news. The influence of framing is apparent in media coverage of hate speech and the debate ...
Lifespan of the Leitmotif: Wagner to Williams

Reitter, Andrew (University of Delaware, 2013-05)

In nineteenth-century opera, it was very common for composers to utilize a unifying system of musical themes to act as signs representing different characters or concepts in the often-convoluted world of opera. The leitmotiv ...
Limitations of the Protection from Abuse Order Process: Judicial Inattention to Psychological Abuse

Arndt, Lindsay (University of Delaware, 2015-05)

Intimate partner abuse (IPA) affects nearly one in four women in the United States within their lifetimes (Luken, Rosky, & Watkins, 2014). In most cases of IPA, women are typically the victims and men are the abusers. ...
Linking labor rights and trade in the World Trade Organization

Engelhardt, Dustin (University of Delaware, 2010-05)

Globalization has jeopardized the plight of workers in developing nations, and the International Labor Organization (ILO) has proven largely ineffective in remedying the situation. As a result, there has been heavy debate ...
LINKS AMONG DYSREGULATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, SOCIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING AT AGE 8, AND PEER RELATIONS AT AGE 9

Field, Nathan (University of Delaware, 2019-05)

The goal of the current study was to examine relations between dysregulation in early childhood, social information processing at age eight, and peer relations at age nine. The sample included 93 Child Protective Services ...
Locally Patterned Carbon Nanotubes for In Situ Sensing Of Deformation and Damage in Composite Materials

Beaucejour, Rossiny (University of Delaware, 2014-05)

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) possesses many properties that deem the material to be multi-functional and capable of being used for various applications. Carbon nanotubes can improve the overall strength, modulus, fatigue life, ...
Lower-Leg Kinesio® Tape Application Reduces Rate of Loading in Subjects with Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

Griebert, Maggie (2012-10-09)

The purpose of this study was to determine if lower-leg Kinesio® taping has an effect on the rate of loading in subjects with medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS). MTSS, commonly referred to as shin splints, is a common ...
Madison’s Republic: An Evaluation Of Political Liberty And Security In The United States

Conrad, Matthew (University of Delaware, 2016-05)

In American political philosophy, a highly contested topic is whether or not the United States government is adhering to the principles set forth by the Founding Fathers. While James Madison has appropriately been given ...
Manganese Cycling in the Marine Environment

Owings, Shannon (University of Delaware, 2013-05)

In this work the newly developed spectrophotometric method for the simultaneous determination of soluble Mn(II), Mn(III) and total Mn species via a metal substitution reaction (Madison et. al. 2011) was applied in different ...
Mapping and Classifying Surficial Sediment Types within the Maryland Wind Energy Area

Cribb, Coty (University of Delaware, 2015-05)

In this thesis, a procedure for analyzing large-scale side-scan sonar projects was developed. Side-scan sonar is a geophysical acoustic tool that can be used to image morphological features, grain-size distributions, ...
Market Efficiency of Major League Baseball Player Salaries: A Look at the Moneyball Hypothesis Ten Years Later

Rubin, Seth (University of Delaware, 2013-05)

Moneyball (2003), written by Michael Lewis, is about the Oakland Athletics’ path to success in the early 2000’s focusing on the 2002 season. This senior thesis investigates the impact of Moneyball. Namely, the hypothesis ...
MATERNAL MOTIVES BEHIND ELECTIVE CESAREAN SECTIONS

Reyes, Emmaline (University of Delaware, 2018-05)

The WHO recommends a target cesarean section rate of 10-15% of all births. In recent years, the US has a rate of 30.3% and some other developed countries are even higher. Scholars have argued that as a result of the ...

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