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Prioritizing land conservation in East Tennessee: A parcel-scale geospatial analysis to assist a land trust's multi-criteria decision making
(2018-12-10)With increasing development pressures, ever-present funding limitations, and complex stewardship responsibilities, land trusts place a premium on devoting resources to the most promising conservation projects. Taking advantage ... -
Crack-Whores and Pretty Woman: The Media Framing of Sex Workers
(2018-12-05)International human rights organizations such as the World Health Organization, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and Amnesty International have advised nations to decriminalize sex work in order to protect ... -
Flying Blind? Implementing a Trauma-Informed Care Approach in the Treatment of Trafficking Survivors
(2018-12-05)Millions of people are exploited for labor or sex throughout the world. Governments and non-profit organizations have increasingly explored how to best help trafficking survivors overcome their adversity through services ... -
To smoke or to vape? E-cigarette regulation in the US, the UK, and Canada
(2018-12-05)E-cigarettes are hailed by some as a positive development in the war against smoking and reviled by others as a weapon used to addict a new generation to nicotine. This dichotomy highlights an important debate about e-cigarette ... -
One-size-fits-all? Evaluating the Global Compact on Refugees in Serbia
(2018-12-05)On September 19, 2016, the United Nations General Assembly Member States unanimously passed the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants. The Declaration renews the global community's commitment to respect the human ... -
A Policy Analysis of No Hit Zones: What are barriers to No Hit Zone implementation?
(2018-12-05)No Hit Zones (NHZs) represent a new policy to prevent corporal punishment and to ensure healthy environments for children and their families. NHZs designate spaces where no hitting of any kind is tolerated and serve as an ... -
Blockchain’s Democratic Promise?
(2018-12-01)Though blockchain may not reshape lives in the next five years, it may very well reshape those of future generations. As a result, individuals should be aware of the morality of its potential impacts. This thesis will explore ... -
Political Party Development in South Korea: focusing on the 2017 presidential election
(2018-12)This study analyzes the extent to which the media and the public spurred changes in South Korean political parties following the impeachment of Park Geun-Hye. By analyzing the five parties in the subsequent 2017 presidential ... -
Assessing Human Rights Risk within U.S. and UN Private Security Contracts
(2018-12)Recent trends in privatization have affected the way governments wage war and direct security services. The past two decades have witnessed the rise of Private Security Companies (PSCs) and an increasing reliance on private ... -
Who am I in English? Language as the Face of Identity in Bilingual Individuals
(2018-08-31)How does switching to a life in a foreign language and culture affect one’s identity? Specifically, I ask: Do I have a true self unaffected by language and culture, or am I merely a construct of my environment? Studies ... -
The Common Landscape: A Case for Using Participatory Strategies to Improve Management of the Blue Ridge Parkway Viewshed
(2018-08-31)The most popular site in the National Park System, the Blue Ridge Parkway—long-promoted as a key to the region’s economic and environmental well-being—generates billions of dollars in tourism-related activity in western ... -
The Rebirth of a Medieval Pilgrimage Route: A Study of the Modern-day Via Francigena Pilgrims
(2018-08-03)Today, the long-neglected Via Francigena, a 1,180-mile medieval pilgrimage route between Canterbury, England, and Rome, is attracting an increasing number of 21st-century visitors. Between the 4th and 16th centuries, streams ... -
Obeying an Evolving Cultural Value: Influences of Filial Piety and Acculturation on Asian-Americans
(2018-07-24)Elder care is a concern for adult children with aging parents in Asia, America or practically anywhere else in the world. Yet, it is a particularly acute issue for members of the Asian-American community due, in no small ... -
The Economic Value of a Biomass Harvesting Program: A Non-Market Valuation Study Design
(2018-06-20)The purpose of this paper is to address the following policy question posed by the United Nations Development Programme in Lebanon: How can the United Nations Development Programme in Lebanon assess the total economic value ... -
Caught in Between: The Japanese “Men of High Purpose” of the Nineteenth Century and Their Ambiguous Position Between Assassin and Terrorist.
(2018-06-11)For a long time, the mid-nineteenth century Japanese shishi, or “men of high purpose,” have been considered terrorists for their violent campaign under the banner “revere the emperor, expel the barbarians.” As a result of ... -
Barriers to Opioid Addiction Treatment
(2018-06-03)This Master’s Project explores if barriers to creating and managing opioid treatment programs and office-based opioid treatment programs in literature are accurately reflected in reality. The research question of this Master’s ... -
The Effects of Indoor Air Filtration on Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) in Children with Stable Asthma: A Randomized Double-Blind Crossover Trial in Shanghai, China
(2018-05-27)Air pollution is a global environmental and public health issue. With an estimated 92% of the world’s population living in areas exceeding the World Health Organization’s air pollution standards many individuals and households ... -
LEMUR SPECIES-HABITAT RELATIONSHIPS AT MULTIPLE SPATIAL SCALES IN RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK, MADAGASCAR
(2018-05-27)Lemur populations are threatened by many factors, but are most impacted by habitat loss, fragmentation, and alteration. Studies have shown that there is a lag time between habitat disturbance and species response. Thus, ... -
Threats to Big Cats in Southeast Asia
(2018-05-25)Southeast Asia is experiencing rapid rates of habitat conversion as homogenous oil palm plantations are replacing biodiverse areas. These oil palm plantations have exploded over recent decades, altering the landscape for ...
