For more than twenty-five hundred years of recorded history the creation and communication of knowledge has increased in quantity and complexity. The method of communicating that knowledge has evolved in difficulty along ...

This thesis is about values - incommensurable value systems that are associated with two contrasting world views. Fundamental to the current dominant worldview is its core premise that human beings are the apex of creation, ...

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) is a heterogeneous group of cancers derived from lymphocytes that is increasing in incidence. Advances in genetic diagnostic techniques and the introduction of immunotherapy have allowed significant ...

This thesis explores attitudes toward nonhuman species in an effort to account for the acceptance of talking and reasoning animals in pre-Cartesian literature. It analyzes early modern Bestiaries and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer ...

Trust in government has been declining since the latter half of the 20th century, while political polarization has been on the rise. This paper examines the history of trust in institutions in the United States, and analyzes ...

Coal is the backbone of China’s urban development. The economic activities in urban areas, including power generation, manufacturing, urban mobility, commercial services, and building construction increase demand for coal. ...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to increase access to affordable health coverage by reforming the individual health insurance market and expanding eligibility for Medicaid, the insurance ...

What domestic and external conditions explain why the People’s Republic of China (PRC) at times intensifies its crackdown on North Korean border crossers? With the 1986 bilateral repatriation agreement between the PRC and ...

Tremendous growth has been observed in the U.S. solar industry over the last two decades. While technological improvements and falling costs have played large roles, a federal policy that provided a 30 percent tax credit ...

Gerrymandering, which is the practice of drawing representative districts to enable an unfair electoral advantage for one particular group, has afflicted the American political system for centuries. However, certain states ...