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Contraceptive Care for Texas Teens: Access, Advocacy, and Adjudication
(2018-12-04)My thesis examines the landscape of contraceptive care for adolescents in Texas. While barriers to receiving sexual and reproductive health services have been identified, there is limited research focused on how these ... -
Rising Conflicts: An Analysis Of Cold War Proxy Wars And Their Modern Application
(2019-05-01)Since the end of World War II, regional and super powers alike have increasingly engaged in proxy conflicts. The Cold War represented a period of conflict characterized by a bipolar world and stark ideological differences. ... -
Death, Poetry, And Dynastic Identity: Reimagining The Gardens At The Taj Mahal
(2019-05-01)Funerary gardens such as the Taj were spaces in which dynastic identities and literary culture entwined to form a physical landscape. I argue that the experience of the Taj through its gardens is not as singular as prior ... -
Molybdenum Disulfide Nanodisks For Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution
(2019-05-01)Current strategies of energy production and conversion continue to emit CO2 at a rate that is extremely likely to warm the planet 1.5°C by 2052, and energy sourced from renewables needs to increase 95% by 2050 in the most ... -
Produce
(2019-05-01)Produce is a photobook exploring aging, culture, and the way that immigration shapes elderly life. My photographs focus on the spaces inhabited by a group of senior Chinese immigrants in Houston, Texas, connected by their ... -
Power To The People: How Blockchain Based Digital Identity Can Empower Disadvantaged Individuals
(2019-05-01)Blockchain technology is thrown around as a fix for many logistical issues, including how societies keeps track of identity. 1.1 billion people currently lack any form of identity, and billions of people with identity find ... -
Together But Apart: How University Accessibility Standards Fail To Deliver Full Inclusion And Why It Matters
(2019-05-01)The Americans with Disabilities Act and the 1973 Rehabilitation Act serve as the primary laws permitting students with disabilities access to postsecondary education free from discrimination. However, the reality of campus ... -
Treating The Opioid Epidemic: Innovations For Expanding Access To Buprenorphine In The United States
(2019-05-01)The opioid epidemic in the United States has been a growing problem over the past two decades. There were 2.1 million people in the United States who met the clinical criteria for an opioid use disorder in 2016. Of these ... -
Flying Colors: Analyzing The Impact Of Travel And Tourism On People And Their Communities
(2019-05-01)Given the rapid increase in the accessibility of travel, the tourism industry has evolved to the point where people of all backgrounds can fly and see other countries, given the adequate financial resources. This paper ... -
A Lengthy Tale: The Dynamic Anthrozoological Relationship Between Humans And Rats
(2019-05-01)Far from living in the shadows, rats figure prominently in our lives. Though we consider them wild animals, we most commonly encounter them in the city, the most human of the ecosystems. This point, among many others, ... -
Stimuli-Responsive Nanoscale Hydrogels For The Improved Delivery Of Chemotherapeutic Agents
(2019-05-01)Cancer represents one of the largest public health concerns in the world. Current treatment methods for cancer – namely, chemotherapy – possess serious limitations, most notably the nonspecific biodistribution of the ... -
The Influence Of Waco’S Economic History On Its Current Status And Future Growth: A Reconsideration Based On Its Economic Fundamentals & Potential
(2019-05-01)The theory of the creative class is a way of understanding how post-industrial cities drive economic growth. This thesis will evaluate the city of Waco’s near-term economic potential within the framework of this theory. ... -
It'S Not Just 50 Minutes Of Csi: Advocacy Around On-Campus Sexual Assault Forensics
(2019-05-01)In my thesis I aim to answer the question: Why are so few students at the University of Texas at Austin getting Sexual Assault Forensics Exams (SAFE exams) on campus and what can the university do to change the under-utilization ... -
Jesus—The Embodiment Of Peace As The Substance Of Faith
(2019-05-01)The subject of peace in Christian literature and theology is an area surprisingly much neglected. In this work, I would like to examine the concept of peace as seen in and through the person of Jesus in the Gospels, using ... -
Black Widows, Sexual Predators, And The Reality Of Female Serial Killers
(2019-05-01)The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the minds of female serial killers, and attempt to create a typology appropriate for understanding their unique psychology. Through an analysis of various mental illnesses, ... -
Whale, Bear, And Man: The Demythologization Of The Hunter-Hero In American Literature
(2019-05-01)This thesis aims to recognize Blood Meridian, “The Bear,” and Moby Dick as narratives that subvert and interrogate the myth of the American frontier. Originating in the hunter-hero quest, these narratives challenge the ... -
A Comparative Study Of The Child Support Grant And Bolsa Família Cash Transfer Programs In South Africa And Brazil
(2019-05-01)This thesis examines the Bolsa Família and Child Support Grant cash transfer programs in Brazil and South Africa along two aspects: children’s educational attainment and health outputs. Drawing on available statistical ... -
Past, Present, And Future: Regional Perceptions Of Cancer And How They Affect Treatment Availability
(2019-05-01)For my thesis, I will be looking at the history of cancer and its treatments, and the influence of the public’s perception about cancer on modern day treatments based on regional differences. The history of cancer involves ... -
The Evolution Of Dirt: Real Estate In The Age Of Disruption
(2019-05-01)“We shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us.” -Winston Churchill A physical building is designed to weather the test of time, however, it becomes obsolete when it no longer provides an environment that people demand. ... -
The Sustainability Of The Euro: Past, Present, And Future
(2019-05-01)The eurozone is a monetary union comprised of 19 European Union member states that share a currency called the euro. To understand whether or not the eurozone is sustainable, we must first understand the previous major ...
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