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    Contingent Convertible Bonds And Public Policy: A New Approach 

    Pearkes, George (2012-05-14)
    I investigate financial instruments called contingent convertible bonds (CoCos). CoCos are designed to recapitalize banks during financial crises. Regulation would mandate their issuance. I survey the structure of financial ...
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    Overcoming Childhood Obesity: Barriers to the Implementation of Obesity Prevention Policies in Elementary Schools 

    Patel, Komal (2012-12)
    Childhood obesity rates in the United States have been increasing at alarming rates. Schools must play an integral role in obesity prevention efforts to reverse current trends. In order to understand how schools can improve ...
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    The Under-subscription of T-1 Visas: A Study on America’s Conceptualization of Human Trafficking Victims 

    Horstmann, Bethany (2012-12-07)
    This thesis examines the framing of the Victims in Trafficking in Persons nonimmigrant Visa (T Visa), established in 2000 within the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA)—part of the domestic effort within the United ...
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    Chinese Comrade Literature, Queer Political Reality, and the Tongzhi Movement in Mainland China 

    Leng, Rachel (2012-12)
    This thesis explores the development of Mainland China’s online “Comrade Literature” (同志文学tongzhi wenxue), a body of fiction linked to the experiences of Chinese homosexuals that emerged in the late 1990s. The central question ...
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    Associations between HIV/AIDS funding activities and family planning efforts 

    Choi, Daniella (2012-06-04)
    Thirty years since the onset of the HIV epidemic, the global community has achieved many significant milestones to combat the disease thanks to an unprecedented financial commitment for the cause. However, some argue that ...
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    Evaluating the impact of evidence-based practice and policy in public health: A case study on parent-child interaction therapy 

    Jung, Sol Bee (2012-05-17)
    The purpose of this study was to explore the evidence-based practice movement and its implications for the realm of public health. The paper first described the evidence-based practice movement and examined its pros and ...
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    Technology and Its Effects on Classified Information Leaks 

    Lee, Sung Hak James (2012-04-17)
    This project compares the release of information through the mediums of print, television and Internet technology in regards to classified information leaks. Using the Pentagon Papers, Iran-Contra, Abu Ghraib and Afghan ...
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    Gifted Education in Orange County Schools 

    Auerbach, Cate (2012-12-07)
    Underachievement is defined as a discrepancy between a student’s ability and performance. Underachievement in gifted children, namely those one to two years above grade level, is especially concerning. Gifted children of ...
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    A "Right for Every American:" Understanding the Concept of a "Human Right to Health" in the Context of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

    Wilmarth, Victoria (2012-12)
    This project examines the role that the concept of a “human right to health” played in the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). It analyzes this topic through the study of speeches made by ...
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    Clean Elections: How has public election funding in Maine and Arizona influenced the behavior of non-candidate political actors? 

    Osborne, Anne (2012-12-07)
    Maine and Arizona implemented public funding systems for state elections in 2000 with the aim of increasing competition and voter choice, curbing election costs, and reducing the influence of special interest money in elections. ...
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    AuthorAuerbach, Cate (1)Chen, Fei (1)Choi, Daniella (1)Horstmann, Bethany (1)Jung, Sol Bee (1)Lee, Sung Hak James (1)Leng, Rachel (1)Nolan, Sarah (1)Osborne, Anne (1)Patel, Komal (1)... View MoreDate Issued
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    TypeHonors thesis (13)SubjectAbu Ghraib (1)Access to Higher Education (1)alternate teaching routes (1)alternative certification (1)antislavery (1)Barack Obama (1)campaign finance (1)childhood obesity (1)Chinese Gay Fiction (1)Comrade Literature (1)... View MoreDepartment
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