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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The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of two types of psychological interventions on the cognitive performances and recovery levels of elite athletes. In a world that has always lived by the “I work while ...
Firefighters work in an environment in which they are constantly exposed to stressful
situations. Exposure to acute and chronic stress have shown to have dire effects on firefighters,
including an increased risk of ...
Organization of biological materials into specific two- and three-dimensional
multifunctional scaffolds enabling to carry cell binding RNA aptamers, and therapeutic siRNA
and miRNA for application in nanomedicine is a ...
The present study used a computational linguistic approach to examine moral
foundations, emotionality, and personal concerns in the written communications of mass
shooters. Writings by mass shooters (N = 36) were harvested ...
The World Health Organization defines sexual health as “ a state of physical, emotional, mental
and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction
or infirmity… [and] ...
Through a phenomenological approach the present study investigated how Division III football
players experienced involuntary career transition out of sport. Using Schlossberg’s Transition
Theory (STT, Schlossberg, 1984), ...
My thesis “I Am Still A Little Girl,” focuses on the topic of adultification of Black girls. This is a
topic has not been expanded on in Academic spaces but has been discussed in Black spaces such
as Black YouTube and ...
Facebook and other emerging media collect and store private data from multiple millions of daily users which has been frequently stolen or purchased by bad actors across its lifetime. Meanwhile Facebook as a company has ...
Interpersonal violence advocacy research has attempted to understand advocates’
experiences by locale; however, in-depth analysis of the advocacy experience has almost
exclusively reported on the experiences of rural ...
Throughout the last two presidential elections, Donald Trump weaponized the news
media in various ways; either by appearing on conservative programming to gain more
popularity with a right-wing base or by attacking ...
The accretion of exotic terranes to the western margin of North America, starting at the
end of Paleozoic and ending in the Cenozoic, was associated with large-scale volcanism and
resulted in the formation of many mountain ...
This project has collected information about eight different circus performers and
described their life and career. It also describes the character pieces that coincide with
each performer. Each individual described lived ...
In the broad world of athletics, those who pursue a professional career in coaching may
encounter varying experiences. Despite differences shaped by sport, population, and level of
competition, researchers agree that ...
Hypertensive individuals are more likely to have an exaggerated blood pressure
response to exercise. Current research is limited on the impact of chronic treatment with
antihypertensive medications on the exercise blood ...
The continuous increase of the older population in modern-day societies (often associated
with loss of mobility and reduced independence) has increased the demand for Smart Home
technologies to address and fulfill the ...
The goal of this research was to evaluate the efficacy of an interactive
virtual education model compared to a traditional education model in cardiopulmonary
rehabilitation (CR). The number one cause of death in the ...
This ethnographic study demonstrates a comprehensive discussion on the community and space
of the bearers of an indigenous warrior combat art known as Ritigala Vishuddhi Haramba which
originated in the countryside of ...
It is well known that pulse pressure (PP) is a predictor of cardiovascular disease.
However, there are inconclusive results concerning the association between PP and allcause
mortality. Additionally, there has been no ...