Connecticut Yankee Power Plant (Haddam Neck, Conn.); Nuclear power plants -- Risk assessment
Public utility companies manage unexpected crises by disseminating usable and understandable information about the incident/crisis to the general public. It is often hard to deal with the general public in a crisis communication situation;...
Inhaled corticosteroids form the cornerstone of asthma treatment. They combat the inflammatory characteristics of asthma that result in bronchial hyperresponsiveness and overproduction of mucous. They do not have an immediate perceivable effect and...
This paper invites a reconsideration of the circumstances surrounding the surrender of the Nazi concentration camp, Bergen-Belsen, in April 1945. New evidence is introduced that challenges accepted interpretations and calls for a reassessment, in...
Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States; Arab-Israeli conflict; United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
A presumption that the United States and Israel are joined in a common struggle against terrorism has become a part of the political orthodoxy of both the U.S. Republican and Democratic parties. Implicit in this worldview is the premise that the...
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 -- Criticism and interpretation
What is predominant among Theodore Dreiser's works is "chemism" (Spiller, Literary Theory 1201). We see such terms as "chemic" (Dreiser, Best 51), "chemical" (Dreiser, Myself 51), "chemistry" (Dreiser, Genius 689), and "chemical affinity"...
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Selections. 1984 -- Criticism and interpretation
Critics have been struggling to find a consistent theme that permeates Herman Melville’s Pierre; or, the Ambiguities (1852). There is the pamphlet on which a lecture by a man named Plotinus Plinlimmon is written down in the middle of the story....
Judaism; Zionism; Israel; Israel and the diaspora; Israel--Politics and government--1993-
After introducing the reader to a brief history of Judaism, this thesis describes the connection that Jewish people have with their land. A premise that is central to understanding Jewish history is the continued unity of the Jewish nation, even in...
Connecticut -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
In the middle of the 1800s the American nation ceased to be the United States and engaged in five horrible years of bloodshed. As the facts concerning the battles and fighting became concrete, and the actions of those who fought in the Civil War...
Tibet (China) -- History; Tibet (China) -- Civilization
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the relationship between the culture of the
native population of the Tibetan Autonomous Region and the level of economic
development of those people. This relationship is examined both in terms of the impact...
Massage therapy; Touch -- Psychological aspects; Puerto Ricans -- Mental health services -- Connecticut -- Hartford
Research suggests that therapeutic touch can be a facilitator of positive health outcomes among high-risk and vulnerable populations. Minority groups appear to be especially vulnerable. One such population would include Hispanics, many of whom ...
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 -- Criticism and interpretation
The purpose of this thesis is to prove that Dickinson characterized her poetic discourse with unique figurative manipulations as well as autonomous stylistic and prosodic techniques to serve a process of poetic dismantlement of her contemporary...
Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. Troilus and Criseyde; Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400 -- Characters -- Women
The widowed status of Chaucer's Criseyde has a profound influence on her behavior throughout the poem. Her actions, as well as her interactions with others, are all products of her situation. Criseyde should be examined within the context of an...
Photo lineups in the State of Connecticut are currently comprised of eight suspect photographs. Connecticut’s use of eight photos is grounded in the belief that more photos will reduce the number of misidentifications. This study compared the...
Heaney, Seamus,1939- -- Criticism and interpretation
Politics in the North of Ireland deserves a paper all its own. To attempt to condense the political situation in the North in a few short chapters is to try and distill the essentials. In such a location, politics becomes more than an argument,...
Latin American drama -- History and criticism; Latin American drama -- 20th century
In this research study, based on eight contemporary Latin American plays. I examine the characterization strategies utilized by the authors in order to reflect the crisis of the modern Hispanic man. The titles and playwrights are the following:...
Animal models of Huntington's disease (HD) that utilize 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NPA) in the initiation of oxidative stress
and accelerated brain-aging have been extensively studied. When administered to rodents, 3-NPA irreversibly...
Although textbooks are vital components to a college education, their value to their owners often fades at the conclusion of a course, when students must purchase the books for their next set of courses. The traditional options available to...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France; World War, 1939-1945 -- France
The Christian resistance in France fought an energetic and indispensable struggle against Nazism in a variety of ways. It is the purpose of this thesis to illuminate this struggle in its uniqueness of origin, and in its silent legacy. This...
Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Ulysses -- Criticism and interpretation; Deconstruction
This thesis examines James Joyce's Ulysses using the basis of deconstruction. Instead of merely deconstructing the language of Joyce's text through examples, words, and fragments, this thesis attempts to find meaning through deconstructing those...
Catalonia (Spain) -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements; Catalonia (Spain) -- Politics and government
The topic of research in this paper, "The future of nationalities and regions in an integrating Europe: The Case of Catalonia", involves all aspects of Catalan life in order to develop and understand their particular and separate nationality. With...
