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On Steinhaus Sets, Orbit Trees and Universal Properties of Various Subgroups in the Permutation Group of Natural Numbers

Description: In the first chapter, we define Steinhaus set as a set that meets every isometric copy of another set at exactly one point. We show that there is no Steinhaus set for any four-point subset in a plane.In the second chapter, we define the orbit tree of a permutation group of natural numbers, and further introduce compressed orbit trees. We show that any rooted finite tree can be realized as a compressed orbit tree of some permutation group. In the third chapter, we investigate certain classes of … more
Date: August 2012
Creator: Xuan, Mingzhi
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Shutters Shut and Open

Description: Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing Gertrude Stein's use of written portraiture, her relationship with avant-garde photographers, and art theory.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Parkinson, Laure
Partner: UNT Honors College
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Learned Helplessness and Metabolic Control in Type 1 Diabetes

Description: Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing how difficulties in managing type 1 diabetes can have psychological impacts upon people with the disease, such as eroding the feeling of having control over their bodies.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Trube, Richelle
Partner: UNT Honors College
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An Entangled Pathology

Description: Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the history of healthcare in the Gaza Strip from 1940 to 2008, the role of healthcare in the development of Hamas, the current state of health systems in the Gaza Strip, and how the relationship between Hamas with the citizens of Gaza, Israel, and other countries have an effect on the healthcare of Gaza.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Vargas, Annalisa L.
Partner: UNT Honors College
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Attitudes and Internalized Stigma in Gay and Lesbian College Students

Description: Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the influence and predictive qualities of homonegative attitudes on internalized homophobia among gay, lesbian, and bisexual college students, and the moderating effects of self esteem on these variables.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: White, Mickey
Partner: UNT Honors College
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Drug Related Corruption

Description: Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the relationship between the global drug trade and the corruption of government officials. Included is a history of international drug prohibition, cases of corruption by country, United States policies implemented to prevent corruption, and an analysis of the potential for success in curtailing drug related corruption in the U. S.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Adams, Mark
Partner: UNT Honors College
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Impressions Capital Jurors Form of Attorneys During Voir Dire

Description: Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the nature of capital trials in the United States, specifically the death qualification process during jury selection which is thought to prejudice juries towards guilty verdicts.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Azzami, Najua
Partner: UNT Honors College
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The Argei: Sex, War, and Crucifixion in Rome and the Ancient Near East

Description: The purpose of the Roman Argei ceremony, during which the Vestal Virgins harvested made and paraded rush puppets only to throw them into the Tiber, is widely debated. Modern historians supply three main reasons for the purpose of the Argei: an agrarian act, a scapegoat, and finally as an offering averting deceased spirits or Lares. I suggest that the ceremony also related to war and the spectacle of displaying war casualties. I compare the ancient Near East and Rome and connect the element of … more
Date: May 2012
Creator: Foust, Kristan Ewin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Perception of Foreign Accented Speech: the Roles of Familiarity and Linguistic Training

Description: This paper seeks to address the issue by examining two factors that potentially affect a listener’s perception of foreign accented speech: degree of familiarity (as acquired through a work or personal environment) and amount of ESL or linguistic training. Speech samples were recorded from 18 international students from Hispanic, Asian, and Middle-eastern backgrounds and across all proficiency levels as designated by their academic English program. Six native English speakers were also recorded … more
Date: May 2012
Creator: Sales, Rachel
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Impact of Congruence Between Self-disclosed Personal Information and Review on Source Credibility in Online Travel Reviews

Description: This experimental study examined the source-message congruence effect on source credibility by manipulating the congruence of the reviewer’s profile information (travel interest, geographical location) with no changes in the review content. the congruence effect was found to influence perceptions of the reviewer’s expertise in a travel interest. This finding suggests that revealing the reviewer’s travel interest can assist the credibility assessment of travel reviewers-particularly in terms of … more
Date: May 2012
Creator: Park, Hee Lye
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Adult Attachment Styles and Psychological Symptoms: The Moderating Role of Religious Coping

Description: Undergraduate thesis examining the moderating role of religious coping on the associations between romantic attachment and psychological symptoms among 86 heterosexual, married couples with children aged 8-11. Spouses completed a demographic questionnaire, the Brief RCOPE (Pargament et al., 1998), the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (Brennan et al., 1998), and the Symptom Assessment-45 (Maruish, 1996, 1998). Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (Kenny et al., 2006), multilevel… more
Date: December 2012
Creator: Martinez, Stephanie
Partner: UNT Honors College
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Dieting and Intuitive Eating among Early Adolescents

Description: Undergraduate thesis exploring intuitive eating. Dietary restraint can cause problems for all age groups, but may be particularly difficult for children and early adolescents because of pressure and critical messages they receive from parents regarding the restriction of food intake (Kroons, Van Diest, & Tylka, 2010). The authors expected that early adolescents who were dieting would report more disruptions in their intuitive eating than those who were not. Further, to determine if such disrupt… more
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Moy, Jordan Nicole
Partner: UNT Honors College
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Voi M'Incendete: Don Carlo Gesualdo

Description: Undergraduate thesis that is a collection of poems inspired by the life of Don Carlo Gesualdo.
Date: 2012~
Creator: Coronado, Sam
Partner: UNT Honors College
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My Spent Life's Breath: A Psychoanalytic Study of Don Carlo Gesualdo

Description: Undergraduate thesis psychoanalyzing the composer Don Carlo Gesualdo. It focuses on the relationship between the composer and mastery of the musical task. The author examines the life and work of Don Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, who was commonly referred to as both musician and murderer.
Date: December 3, 2012
Creator: Coronado, Sam
Partner: UNT Honors College
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Providing for Juvenile Delinquents during Disasters: Unraveling the Challenges for Multi-sector Organizations

Description: Undergraduate thesis studying preparedness policies and mechanisms in place for the special population of juvenile delinquents housed in facilities during disasters. The author examines day-to-day functioning and assesses gaps in resources arising during and after a disaster by interviewing emergency managers, a representative from a major school district, and key personnel from a facility housing juvenile delinquents. Results suggest a lack of research regarding this population and the need fo… more
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Smith, Bridgette Gaynelle
Partner: UNT Honors College
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"That One Congenial Friend:" Hawthorne's Search for a Careful Reader

Description: Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing author Nathaniel Hawthorne's hidden warnings of hypocrisies and civil violations that would occur despite constitutional protections. The author argues that Hawthorne hid his warnings in allegory.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Garrido, Alejandro
Partner: UNT Honors College
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No-thought Shopping: Understanding and Controlling Nonconscious Processing in Marketing

Description: This dissertation explores how nonconscious thought processing might be affected and activated in ways that influence consumer decision making. To activate nonconscious thought processes, this dissertation relies on priming—the unobtrusive activation of mental representations by stimuli in a social context, which occurs without participants' conscious awareness. Three dimensions of consumer decision making are investigated: purchase intention, product evaluation and arousal. The dissertation is… more
Date: December 2012
Creator: Fabrize, Robert O., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Rise of the Republicans: Party Realignment in Twentieth Century Texas

Description: This dissertation is a study of the political transformation of Texas during the twentieth century from a predominantly Democratic to a two-party state. It is commonly asserted that the fundamental conservatism of Texas voters led them to abandon the national Democratic Party as it embraced more liberal reforms. This shift led to a rise in support in Texas for the Republican Party, which continued to advocate a more conservative agenda. But this change demands a more thorough explanation at t… more
Date: December 2012
Creator: Antle, Michael L.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Looting and Restitution During World War II: a Comparison Between the Soviet Union Trophy Commission and the Western Allies Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Commission

Description: From the earliest civilizations, victorious armies would loot defeated cities or nations. the practice evolved into art theft as a symbol of power. Cultural superiority confirmed a country or empire’s regime. Throughout history, the Greeks and Romans cultivated, Napoleon Bonaparte refined, and Adolf Hitler perfected the practice of plunder. As the tides of Second World War began to shift in favor of the Allied Powers, special commissions, established to locate the Germans’ hoards of treasure… more
Date: May 2012
Creator: Zelman, Laura Holsomback
Partner: UNT Libraries
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