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History of African-American Celebrity: The Fisk Jubilee Singers
(2012-06-04)
Little research has been done on the making of African-American celebrity over
the course of the nineteenth century. This research is part of a larger project to understand
the business patterns and representational ...
The Home Economics Movement: Discrepancies between founding intentions and contemporary internalizations
(2018-06-21)
Since its inception in 1909, The American Home Economics Association (AHEA) founded by Ellen Swallow Richards strived to actualize its purpose of “the improvement of living conditions in the home, the institutional household ...
Rebellions, Punishment, and Justice in the Elizabethan Era
(2014-06-12)
In 1569, eleven years after Queen Elizabeth I’s accession to the throne, two major rebellions occurred under her reign: the Northern Rebellion in Northumberland, England, and the first Desmond Rebellion in Ireland. These ...
Optimism/Pessimism and Future Orientation in Predicting Depressive Symptoms and Suicide Behavior in Primary Care Adults
(2013-06-24)
In the present study, we examine the role of optimism-pessimism as a unique predictor of suicide risk, measured by depressive symptoms and suicidal behavior. To gain a better contextual understanding of the relationship ...
Tectonic history of the Los Angeles Basin: Understanding what formed and deforms the city of Los Angeles
(2017-07-14)
The Los Angeles (LA) Basin is located in a tectonically complex region which has led to many, varying interpretations of its tectonic history. Current literature indicates that processes from rifting and extensional volcanism ...
Energy from Waste: Characterization and Reuse Feasibility of Incinerated Municipal Solid Waste
(2011-05-24)
The objective of this study is to characterize the physical and mechanical properties of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) ash. MSWI ash consists of bottom and fly ash. The mixture of the two is known as combined ash.
Hope Under Assault: Understanding the Impact of Sexual Assault on the Relation Between Hope and Suicidal Risk
(2015-06-22)
The present study sought to examine for how hope and sexual assault are involved in suicidal risk in a sample of 325 college students. Specifically, we were interested to examine whether sexual assault may play an additive ...
The Influence of Ethnic Minority Demographics on Provincial Preferential Policy Making in the Chinese College Admission System
(2015-06-22)
This study focuses on the various provinces’ preferential policies towards ethnic minorities in the Chinese college admission system, specifically in term of bonus points awarded in the National College Entrance Examination. ...