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Parables of the Prodigal: Engaging the African Immigrant Nurse in Homeland Health
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)In this analytic autoethnography, I set out to explore the potential agency of African immigrant nurses (AINs) in homeland health, in sub-Saharan Africa. My interest was based on the realization that studies and ... -
The Many Types of Churn and Their Predictive Models
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)This dissertation consists of two chapters. Chapter 1 provides a detailed account of customer, business and employee churn and how each of these churn types have been studied in extant literature. Consequently, a more ... -
An Analysis of the Optical Variability of Active Galactic Nuclei Using Multi Band Sloan Digital Sky Survey Stripe 82 Photometric Data
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) are the most luminous objects in the universe and are thought to be powered by the accretion of matter onto a million to a billions solar mass black hole. AGNs emit immense amount of luminosity ... -
Incoherent Photoproduction of $\phi$ Mesons in Ultra-Peripheral Pb+Pb Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 5.02 TeV
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) can accelerate fully ionized lead nuclei to near the speed of light. A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) is one of the detectors located at the LHC which observes the lead+lead collisions. ... -
Sub-Doppler Magneto-Optical Trap for Potassium-41
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)The main goal of this research is to cool potassium-41 atoms to ultracold temperatures (<10 μK) in order to study the spin dynamics of atom to atom interactions. However, our current goal is to finish constructing the ... -
Vascular Injury Induces Epigenetic Mechanisms to Promote Restenosis After Angioplasty
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)Due to the injury to the artery from PCI or surgical stenting, neointimal hyperplasia and restenosis are induced by the secreted growth factors and cytokines. These growth factors and cytokines promote phenotype switch in ... -
Physician and Patient Satisfaction With Charity Care: The Case of Health Access Network in Utah
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)In the United States, non-profit organizations and physician volunteerism play a significant role in providing health care to low-income, uninsured individuals. This deep-rooted tradition of charity care is consistent with ... -
Synergistically active curcumin resveratrol solid lipid nanoparticles for treatment of melanoma
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)Poorly soluble polyphenols such as curcumin and resveratrol have shown significant potential in the treatment of melanoma due to their multifarious roles in its pathogenesis. Furthermore, the combination of curcumin and ... -
Novel Mechanisms in Zebrafish Otolith Nucleation, Tethering, and Dysfunction
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)Deflecting biomineralized crystals attached to mechanosensory hair cells are necessary for maintaining bodily balance. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are useful organisms to study these biomineralized crystals called otoliths, ... -
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Antimycobacterial Agents With Enhanced Pharmacokinetic Profiles
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The present short-course therapy is six months long for drug-susceptible M. tb strains, and up to two years ... -
Impact of Special Events and Fan-Player Bonding on Identified Fan Consumption - A Study of Professional Soccer in the United States
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)Professional soccer in the United States continues to grow in popularity. This provides opportunities for professional soccer teams to expand revenues through enhanced fan consumption of goods and services of which teams ... -
Novice Principals at Traditional Jesuit Secondary Schools: Advancing the Standards and Benchmarks for Jesuit Education
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and understand the experiences and perceptions of novice principals leading in a traditional Jesuit secondary school within the four Jesuit provinces in the United States. ... -
Understanding the Meaning of Community in the Catholic High School: A Multiple-Case Study
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)This Dissertation in Practice is the result of a qualitative, exploratory, multiple-case study conducted in order to seek an answer to the following research question: What does community mean in the American Catholic high ... -
Development of Polymeric Nanoparticles Containing a Natural Antioxidant (α-Tocopherol) for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a traumatic injury to the spinal cord which is characterized by a cascade of pathophysiological changes that include disruption of the blood spinal cord barrier (BSCB) and generation of reactive ... -
Parental Involvement in Education: Barriers and Opportunities for Hispanic and African American Middle School Students
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the existing level of parental involvement in education and the perceived barriers and facilitators to parental involvement in a sample population of parents and ... -
Investigating Understanding and Facilitation of Social Emotional Development at a Diverse Socio-economic Status YMCA Preschool
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)Children from low SES homes face many challenges which have a lasting impact. Early education positively impacts child development and life outcomes when social emotional learning is a focus. This Dissertation in Practice ... -
Delivery of a Small Hydrophobic and Large Hydrophilic Molecule via Intranasal Route
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)The intranasal route of drug administration is widely known to be a non-invasive route that has the potential to carry a drug directly to the central nervous system (CNS). Drugs with low solubility and large molecular ... -
A Decade Examination of Women's Percentage of Entrepreneurship Degrees by Institutional Level and Control
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)This study aims to enhance our understanding of the influence educational institution level and control have on the institutional percentage of entrepreneurship degrees and certificates (EDCs) earned by women in post-secondary ... -
Innovation's Impact on County-Level Population Health
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)This dissertation investigates the importance of innovative economic activity and its impact on health outcomes at the county level. The influence of patent assignment activity per county in the United States from 2010 - ... -
Relationships in Executive Peer Advisory Groups and Impact on Self-Efficacy
(Creighton University: Omaha, Nebraska, 2019)Executive coaching is a professional, leadership development practice that has evolved as a popular and effective method for providing top-level leaders with a competitive advantage. This genre of development encompasses ...
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