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Maturing Through Criticism: Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Operatic Development and His Unfinished Opera Monna Vanna

Hagar, Rachel Elizabeth (2010-08-11)

Sergei Rachmaninoff’s reputation as a composer has never caught up to his tremendous fame as a pianist. While his piano works have been standard piano repertoire for decades, his symphonic works and songs remain somewhat ...
Linguistic Landscape of "Little Russia by the Sea," a Multilingual Community in a Brooklyn Area of New York City

Litvinskaya, Alena A. (2010-08-11)

The immigrants to the United States from the countries, former republics of the Soviet Union, represent a unique amalgam of ethnicities, religions, cultures, and languages. However, despite their differences, often amplified ...
The Effect of Guanylate Cyclase (GC) Silencing and a GC Antagonist on the Biological Rhythms of Paramecium tetraurelia

Rininger, Heather A. (2010-08-11)

Paramecium tetraurelia exhibit a brief spontaneous backward swimming behavior that is independent of external stimuli. This spontaneous avoiding response (SAR) occurs at regular intervals which increase and decrease in ...
Psychological Outcomes of Adolescent Females‘ Early Sexual Initiation: An Analysis Using Wave 1 and 2 From The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

Vukman, Shelley Nicole (2010-08-11)

This study used longitudinal analysis of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to examine the effects of early sexual initiation and time since sexual initiation among female adolescents on levels of depressive ...
“Just a Girl in the U.S. Army”: Exploring Gender Norms, Behaviors, and Social Contexts that Shape the Experiences of Female Combat Veterans

Crowley, Kacy Lea (2011-01-03)

Why study U.S. Army female combat veterans? (1) Women have always been a part of combat, (2) there are a substantial number of women in combat, (3) and that number is growing with women currently making up 15 percent of ...
A Gentleman in Substance: Abraham Lincoln and Changing Perceptions about Presidential Appearance and Character

Demaree, David (2011-01-10)

Throughout his life Abraham Lincoln displayed a casual indifference to his personal appearance and deportment that challenged the prevailing standard of what constituted a refined gentleman. This work therefore explores ...
The Role of the Special Educator in Pennsylvania: Expectations and Experiences

Ference, Stephen J. (2011-01-10)

Recent changes to special education law and teacher certification requirements have become a catalyst for a change in the role of special educators in today's schools. IDEA 2004 directly defines the "highly qualified ...
The Applicability of Geospatial Techniques to Analyze Visibility as a Determinant of Late-Woodland Settlement Patterns in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Fortnam, Sara R. (2011-01-10)

This research analyzes Late-Woodland settlements in Southwestern Pennsylvania by using geospatial techniques to analyze visibility as a determinant of settlement patterns to explain cognitive behavior concerning visibility ...
An Analysis of the Distribution of Numbers of the Form axby

Hewitt, Jared (2011-01-10)

This thesis will provide an analysis of the sequences formed in an interspersion. It is known that interspersions can be generated entirely from two infinite sequences of positive integers. Since these sequences are based ...
Habitat Characteristics Affecting Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister) Populations on the Chestnut Ridge in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Hoffman, Jennifer Nicole (2011-01-11)

Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) populations are declining across the northern portion of their range. Multiple hypotheses have been proposed to explain these declines; 1) habitat fragmentation; 2) disease; and 3) food ...
Adsorption Isotherms of Diamond-Packed Columns in Reverse Phase Liquid Chromatography

Badu-Tawiah, Abraham Kwame (2011-01-11)

Adsorption isotherm is a term used to describe relationship between the solute concentration adsorbed onto solid surface and concentration in the mobile phase. In this thesis, attempts were made to measure reliable adsorption ...
The Role of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β in the Regulation of Biological Rhythms in Paramecium tetraurelia

Mialki, Rachel Katherine (2011-01-12)

Circadian rhythms take place over the course of 24 hours, and ultradian rhythms are categorized as anything less than 24 hours. The recently discovered mutation of the shaggy gene in Drosophila has been shown to display ...
New Method for the Synthesis of Iodohydrins

Opoku-Agyeman, Bernice (2011-01-12)

Iodohydrins are important intermediates in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other specialty chemicals. Traditional methods of iodohydroxylation are costly or create large amounts of organic waste. Herein, we report the ...
Salamander Communities Inhabiting Ephemeral Streams in a Mixed Mesophytic Forest of Southern Appalachia

Schneider, Dylan Regis (2011-01-12)

Salamanders are integral parts of forest ecosystems, often exceeding the combined biomass of all other vertebrates. They are often used as indicators of ecosystem health due to their intimate relationship with soils and ...
The Correlation Between Feminist Identity Development and Psychological Maltreatment in Intimate Relationships Among College Students

Fowler, Ashley I. (2011-06-18)

Intimate partner violence (IPV), a pattern of physical, sexual, and/or emotional violence by an intimate partner in the context of coercive control, has become a considerable problem for young adults in college. In fact, ...
The People of Pandenarium: The Living Landscape of a Freed African American Settlement

Jaillet, Angela S. (2011-06-18)

An antebellum freed African American settlement in northwestern Pennsylvania existed from 1854 into the postbellum period and the early twentieth century. At the time of its establishment, 63 manumitted African Americans ...
Preserving Archaeological Resources: Historic Preservation and Public Education in York County

Krepps, Erin R. (2011-06-18)

This thesis focuses on historic preservation and education in York County, Pennsylvania. To better understand historic preservation in the area, six organizations were studied in terms of their effectiveness of preserving ...
We Had Everything But Money: A Study of Buying Strategies at a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in the Allegheny National Forest

Libbon, Jonathan R. (2011-06-18)

The Great Depression was a time of extreme poverty for many Pennsylvanians. Individuals had to cope with the economic and cultural stress associated with the worst economic depression in American history. Archaeology can ...
Experiencing the Past: Interpreting the Past through the Senses

Meyer, Jeffrey Scott (2011-06-19)

This thesis examines aspects of historical interpretation. An interpretive style, called “experiential interpretation,” is presented, tested, and analyzed. Experiential interpretation attempts to present tangible details ...
Caterpillar-Host Relationships on Trees of Allegheny Hardwood Forests: Implications of Overabundant Deer Populations

Wheatall, Laura Alice (2011-06-20)

White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, have induced direct and indirect changes in hardwood forest ecosystems by over-browsing. From 1979 to 1990, deer density was manipulated in regions of Allegheny hardwood forests ...

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