This thesis seeks to explain the reoccurring electoral success of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in the context of Chávez‟s exposure in the media, specifically, by evaluating his weekly show, Aló Presidente, alongside ...

In 2002 and 2003, the Institute of Nautical Archaeology excavated the remains of an East Greek ship that sank off the coast of Pabuç Burnu, Turkey, sometime in the second quarter of the sixth century B.C. The scant remains ...

Nonlinear coupled dynamic analysis of a moored truss spar in waves with collinear winds and currents is numerically carried out in the time domain and the results are compared with those from 1:61 scale experiments and a ...

The fourth risk factor for global mortality is lack of physical activity (PA). From the past to present, the relationship between public health and sedentary behavior or physical activity has been an interesting topic for ...

Much of social science research and interpretation is undertaken with the aim of objectivity in order to posit hypotheses and make predictions about human behavior. In contrast, this thesis provides an in-depth, contextualized ...

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Black primary caregiving grandmothers in rural communities to understand how they learn to develop human and social capital to navigate inequitable systems and ...

Effective aquatic invasive species (AIS) management requires resource-users engage in mitigation behaviors that prevent unintentional AIS spread. As such, it is necessary to examine the behaviors users currently engage in, ...