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Reactions To Immigrants And Immigration Policy In America: A Competitive Clash Over Identity Or Resources?
(Georgetown University, 2013)
At the broadest level, the conflict regarding immigration has typically been attributed to two threats posed by immigrants: a competition over resources and a struggle to mitigate cultural threat. This thesis investigates ...
Theoretical description of nonequilibrium behavior in charge density wave
(Georgetown University, 2013)
The fast development of time resolved photoemission (TRPES) techniques allow us to discover the rich features of nonequilibrium phenomena which may not appear in equilibrium. One of the most explored topics is the ...
Calcium Signaling in Cardiac Myocytes: Contributions from Mitochondria, Sodium-Calcium Exchanger, and Ryanodine Receptor
(Georgetown University, 2013)
This dissertation explores three critical players in the cardiac Ca2+ signaling pathway. First, I examined the role of mitochondria in Ca2+ signaling by generating a Ca2+ probe, mitycamE31Q, with 1.5μM affinity for ...
Voli panoramici e il turismo culturale in Italia
(Georgetown University, 2013)
In the context of a discussion of cultural tourism in Italy, the objective of this thesis is to create a concrete plan whereby tourists visiting Italy can broaden their contact with and understanding of Italian culture, ...
The Promise of a College Degree: Does West Virginia's Merit-Based Scholarship Program Increase A Student's Propensity to Graduate?
(Georgetown University, 2013)
The goal of this study is to determine if there is a correlation between receiving lottery-funded merit-based state scholarships and earning a bachelor's degree at a public in-state college within four years of initial ...
ELUCIDATING THE ROLE OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 2 MRNA BINDING PROTEIN 2 IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
(Georgetown University, 2013)
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) has reached epidemic proportions, making it a major public health concern. T2D is known to be highly heritable, but until recently its genetic architecture was largely ...
Whoa!, slow!, go!: Marketers Target Unhealthy Foods to Children Using Media Characters
(2013-05-06)
Background. Research suggests that media characters influence children’s food choice, leading
the Institute of Medicine to recommend that characters be used to market healthy foods to children (IOM, 2006 & 2012). Some ...
The Effects of Rurality on Health Outcomes for Children with Special Health Care Needs
(Georgetown University, 2013)
This paper considers the effect of rurality on health outcomes and key health indicators for children with special health care needs (CSHCN), who utilize health services in greater frequency and intensity than children ...
The Effect of High-speed Internet Access on the Gender Wage Gap
(Georgetown University, 2013)
High-speed Internet access is becoming more common and less expensive, but an expanding digital divide has potentially serious implications for existing economic inequalities, such as the wage ratio between men and women. ...
Investigating U.S. Household Consumer Banking Behaviors in the Twenty-First Century: The Relationship Between Unbanked Consumers and the U.S. Financial Crisis of 2007-2008
(Georgetown University, 2013)
The height of the recent U.S. financial crisis during 2007-2008 is often remembered for its unprecedented government bailouts, the collapse of large financial institutions, and a dramatic fall in stock prices around the ...