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Journeying Through Islam, Society & Culture: Understanding Divergent Interpretations of Marital Rape Within the Sudanese Patriarchy
Download2019-01-01
Perennially, Islam has been viewed as a religion that subjugates women’s rights under the overwhelming pressure of the Islamic patriarchy. This work is an illustration of my journey as a third culture child through my home country, as I attempt to find answers to unusually difficult questions...
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2023-04-30
Tales from a Fantastical Time consists of six original works I created throughout the course of my Master of Music in Composition. Northern Sky at Dawn and Midnight Fables are multi movement pieces written for flute, saxophone, cello and piano. Transformations is an electronic work created using...
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2018-01-01
The Death Positivity Movement is a relatively new group of advocates who argue for greater death acceptance in Western society. This thesis explores how the Death Positivity Movement might help humans respond justly to mass death in the Anthropocene, when gross ecological change threatens human...
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Portfolio of Works: Exploring Multimovement Structure, Storytelling through Large Ensemble Orchestration, and Creating Music with Social Impact
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This portfolio includes three original music compositions that explore long forms with multimovement construction, storytelling through large ensemble orchestration, and writing music that has social impact. Instrumentation for these pieces range from a minimum of two to seventy performers and...
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Homophobic and Transphobic Violence in Contemporary Ukraine: Victims' Experiences and Patterns of Policing
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This study examines homophobic and transphobic violence in contemporary Ukraine: victims’ experiences and patterns of policing and prosecuting by the law enforcement and judicial systems. A range of research methods - primarily in-depth semi-formal interviews and document analysis - were employed...
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2023-04-30
This portfolio contains three compositions whose primary aims are to manipulate perceptions of time through sonic contrast and similitude. The works also explore composing performer interactions, integrating electronics into an acoustic environment, and using varying levels of indeterminacy to...
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German Cockroach Extract Proteolytic Activity Down-regulates Interleukin-13 Dependent Eotaxin-3 (CCL26) Expression in Airway Epithelial Cells
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Introduction:Allergy to inhaled allergens is an important factor to develop airway inflammation. The airway epithelium is the main barrier between the host and inhaled allergens, and its activation by allergens is a key step towards the activation of innate and adaptive immunity. German cockroach...
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Fall 2012
Tan spot is an important foliar disease of wheat caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis. This fungus produces Ptr ToxB, a host-specific toxin that induces chlorosis on sensitive host genotypes. An assessment of the effects of Ptr ToxB in a toxin-sensitive wheat line revealed that photosynthesis,...
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The influence of contextual factors on assistive technology strategies for mathematics learning in students with physical impairments
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Performance of students with physical impairments in mathematics are often limited because of the use of hands-on strategies using manipulatives (e.g., blocks or Cuisenaire rods) to learn early concepts. Two assistive technology (AT) strategies have been used by students to handle manipulatives,...
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Creation and Characterization of Ceramic/Polymer Bi-Continuous Composite Material for Hot-Bitumen Pipeline Coating
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Current composite materials base their capabilities from the dispersion of discrete reinforcing materials throughout a matrix. This method places too much reliance on the surface bond between matrix and reinforcing phase. By employing two continuous, interpenetrating materials, it is theorized...