Although sharing many of the same monetary policy tools of the West, Chinese central banking differs in many aspects. the People’s Bank of China leverages both market and non-market tools to fine-tune and dictate monetary policy. This paper seeks to e . . .

The bench press and push-up are used for training upper body muscular strength and endurance. Although used interchangeably, differences between relative to body mass load are unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between . . .

As acculturation can be a positive and negative experience, the negative aspects of the acculturation experience have come to be thought of as “acculturative stress” (Berry, 2005). Research has consistently found that greater acculturative stress is l . . .

Quality early education and kindergarten readiness are now nationally recognized as indicators of future success. A growing body of research links quality preschool education to lifelong benefits, including greater likelihood of high school graduation . . .

This thesis explores Latinas’ relationship to food as depicted in four contemporary American films: Tortilla Soup (2001), Woman on Top (2000), What’s Cooking? (2000), and East Side Sushi (2014). in these films, food shapes the depictions of Latinas an . . .

Throughout modern history, groups of people have emigrated without the ability to return home because of the regime in power. While living in exile, they form or join new communities. They also work to determine their role and relation to their host a . . .

Throughout vertebrate evolution, asymmetries in the ability to inflict costs and defend resources (i.e., formidability) likely impacted individual fitness and collecting information about formidability (e.g., size, strength, fighting ability) would ha . . .

This research studies the objective and subjective walkability of the community of Ladera Ranch, California. Ladera Ranch is a community built on New Urbanist principles and its design includes aspects to make the neighborhood pedestrian friendly. the . . .

Examining diplomatic letters, treaties, and conferences through the lens of entangled histories, borderland studies, and Richard White’s concept of middle ground, Matt Snider claims deceptive negotiation and strategic posturing dominated cross-cultura . . .

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to analyze the impact of a middle school principal’s leadership on school culture. Working within an emerging conceptual framework, this study was grounded in four broad concepts: (a) school culture, (b) . . .