This collection includes master's theses submitted to the Graduate School by Ball State University master's degree candidates in partial fulfillment of degree requirements.
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This study examines the changes of two streets in Leshan for studying how the
modernization was carried out in a middle-level western city in China since 1979. It specifically
focuses on how the changes in urban planning, ...
Push-pull chromophores (also, called donor-acceptor compounds) are delocalized π-electron
systems with a donor at one end of the molecule and an acceptor at the other. These compounds
are used as active materials in ...
This study has investigated historical documents in comparison to Miguel Cabrera’s 1763
Casta portrait series. Historiography regarding marriage in the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries provides context to this study ...
Journalists are on the frontline for reporting on their communities, serving as both first
responders and eyewitnesses to violent news events. These events can have a lasting effect on the
reporter long after their stories ...
This thesis has outlined the cultural history of alcoholic beverages by man from
the earliest evidence until the early Middle Ages. The evidence suggests that grain-based
alcohol production began circa 10,000 BC in the ...
Pole dance/fitness is an international form of dance fitness that has become increasingly popular
since the early 2000s. This thesis is an ethnographic case study focusing on a specific community
of people who participate ...
Climate change will have significant impacts on human populations and the natural environment.
One key concern for human populations is the increased risk for meteorological extremes such as
floods, droughts, extended ...
X-ray Computed Tomography imaging (CT) is the standard modality for radiation treatment
planning for cancer patients in radiation oncology. Accurate treatment plan modeling depends upon an
undistorted mapping of the CT ...
This thesis presents an overview of research on best practices for virtual and hybrid
learning. The study focuses on the impact of communicating with families on student
achievement and describes methods of instruction ...
This study examined the possible relationships between borderline personality traits in
men in the general population and frequency of risky sexual behaviors, a topic that lacks
adequate research as most of the research ...
Significant snowfall events are a serious disruptor along the east coast of the United
States. Major snow events impact the health of citizens, transportation, and the economy. One of
the problems that we face is that ...
This research focuses on synthesizing silver (Ag)/titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalysts by either
chemical reduction or photodeposition. Ag particles act as cocatalysts by trapping photoexcited electrons
and suppressing ...
The metaGGA class of functionals for describing the exchange-correlation (XC) energy
in density functional theory (DFT) is conventionally constructed as a functional dependent on the
density, density gradient, and kinetic ...
In Kohn-Sham (KS) density functional theory, the kinetic energy (KE) functional
is described by fictitious Kohn-Sham (KS) orbitals. This causes a computational bottleneck
for large systems that require many KS orbitals. ...
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is often used as an indicator of physical fitness that
has an inverse association with mortality. It is practical to identify subgroups where
CRF exerts positive or negative association ...
Children with Down syndrome (DS) experience difficulty performing daily tasks, such as walking,
due to specific musculoskeletal deficits. In attempt to improve function, supramalleolar orthotics (SMOs)
are often used to ...
The purpose of this study is to describe and understand the relationship between
Romanian Orthodoxy and local tradition as it relates to binding and unbinding practices in rural
communities in northern Romania. In this ...
Based on Breeding Bird Surveys during the last several decades, the Cerulean Warbler
(Setophaga cerulea) has shown severe population declines throughout its range and it is listed as
endangered in the state of Indiana, ...
This study has presented a comprehensive overview of the battles and the campaigns that
the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Army fought from 1862 to 1865 and explains how the TransMississippi Army made a significant ...
Perceptions of usability and user experience of a website can impede or enhance the use
of a resource and determine whether users will return to that website, as well as users’ perceived
value of the information on the ...