Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1965, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1965, Graduate School

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Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, 1963, English

Committee: Richard C. Carpenter (Advisor) Subjects: Literature

Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, 1960, English

Committee: Alma J. Payne (Advisor) Subjects: American Literature

Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, 1958, English

Committee: Richard C. Carpenter (Advisor) Subjects: American Literature

Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, 1954, English

Committee: Emerson C. Schuck (Advisor) Subjects: American Literature

Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, 1960, English

Committee: Alma J. Payne (Advisor) Subjects: American Literature

Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, 1958, English

Committee: Richard C. Carpenter (Advisor) Subjects: American Literature

Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, 1954, English

Committee: Emerson C. Schuck (Advisor) Subjects: American Literature

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2017, Anthropology

The objective of this research was to test the hypotheses that ontogenetic patterns of change in tibial subchondral trabecular and cortical bone microstructure are age and condyle site-specific due to differential loading associated with changing joint kinetics and body mass. High-resolution computed tomography (HR-CT) images were acquired for 31 human tibiae, ranging in age from 8 to 37.5 years. The skeletal samples are from Norris Farms #36 site, a cemetery mound in the central Illinois River valley associated with the Oneota culture, dating to A.D. 1300. This bioarchaeological sample was chosen for this study because of its cultural and biological homogeneity, high number of subadult individuals, extensive archaeological context, and excellent preservation. Proximal epiphyses were digitally isolated for analysis as regions of interest (ROIs) using Avizo Fire 6.2 and 8.1.1. 3D resolution-corrected morphometric analysis of subchondral bone architecture was performed for 11 cubic volumes of interest (VOIs) using the BoneJ plugin for ImageJ. VOIs were positioned within and between the tibial condyles within the epiphyseal region. The analysis of the subchondral cortical plate was accomplished through dual-threshold cortical masking. Ontogenetic patterns in the epiphysis of the proximal tibia were described using eight 3D morphological parameters: bone volume fraction (BV/TV), mean trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), mean trabecular spacing (Tb.Sp), structure model index (SMI), connectivity density (Conn.D), degree of anisotropy (DA), trabecular number (Tb.N), and cortical thickness (Ct.Th) in the subchondral cortical plate. Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to examine the association between region, age, and each of the eight structural parameters. For analysis, individuals were divided into four age categories: child, adolescent, young adult, and middle age. The findings of this study indicate that age-related changes in mechanical loading have (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Samuel Stout PhD (Advisor); James Gosman M.D, PhD (Committee Member); Mark Hubbe PhD (Committee Member); Clark Larsen PhD (Committee Member); Scott McGraw PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Aging; Anatomy and Physiology; Archaeology; Behavioral Sciences; Biology; Biomechanics; Evolution and Development; Microbiology

Master of Humanities (MHum), Wright State University, 2013, Humanities

John R. Rice and his newspaper, The Sword of the Lord, were highly influential in the fundamentalist movement and the larger evangelical world in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. A comparison between Rice's writings and those of fellow fundamentalists J. Frank Norris in The Fundamentalist and Carl McIntire in The Christian Beacon reveal differences among fundamentalists that contributed to the split between fundamentalism and new evangelicalism in the 1950s. An examination of the men's attitudes toward separation, handling of conflicts and disagreements, political rhetoric and involvement in politics, and attention to social and cultural issues show that Rice is consistently more moderate and conciliatory than Norris and McIntire, avoiding the extreme positions characteristic of many in the fundamentalist movement.

Committee: Jacob Dorn PhD (Committee Chair); Ava Chamberlain PhD (Committee Member); Nancy Garner PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: American History; Bible; History; Modern History; Religion; Religious History

Master of Arts, University of Akron, 2013, English-Literature

This thesis examines Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie," Frank Norris's "Vandover and the Brute," Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth," Jack London's "Martin Eden," Abraham Cahan's "The Rise of David Levinsky," and Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" as well as relevant secondary sources in order to study themes of socio-economic mobility across the genre. Chapter one discusses upward mobility and compares and contrasts the rises of Carrie Meeber and Martin Eden in an attempt to ascertain what exactly makes a socio-economic rise successful and what makes it impossible. Chapter two discusses George Hurstwood, Vandover, and Lily Bart and their respective declines in socio-economic status. This chapter examines the factors that led to these characters' downward movement and determines trends across the genre. The final chapter discusses Jurgis Rudkus and David Levinsky and their disparate levels of success after immigrating to America. This chapter points out the difficulties in becoming financially and socially successful and also discusses the importance of assimilation and the embrace of capitalism in order to succeed in America.

Committee: Patrick Chura Dr. (Advisor); Michael Schuldiner Dr. (Committee Member); Robert Pope Mr. (Committee Member); Joseph Ceccio Dr. (Committee Member) Subjects: American Literature; Literature