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The Determination Of The Biological And Biochemical Properties Of Four Purified Commercial Lectins From The Leguminosae, Karla M. Gonzalez
The Determination Of The Biological And Biochemical Properties Of Four Purified Commercial Lectins From The Leguminosae, Karla M. Gonzalez
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This study focused on the determination of the biological and biochemical properties of four purified commercial lectins from the Leguminosae. The anti-HIV reverse transcriptase activity of the lectins from Arachis hypogaea, Dolichos biflorus, Erythrina crista-galli, and Glycine max have not yet been reported. In addition, their antifungal, and antibacterial activities against Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, Chaetomium globosum, Rhizopus stolonifer (+), Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterococcus faecalis are not yet known. All of these microorganisms have developed resistance to treatments in the last few years. Consequently, this study characterizes and compares the lectin activities of A. hypogaea, D. …
The Survival Of The Feminine Figure Through The Reconciliation Of Nature And Logos, Daniela Nunez
The Survival Of The Feminine Figure Through The Reconciliation Of Nature And Logos, Daniela Nunez
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ABSTRACT The Survival of the Feminine Figure Through the Reconciliation of Nature and Logos (August 2017) Daniela Núñez Ochoa, B.A. English; B.A. Spanish, Texas A&M International University; Chair of Committee: Dr. Manuel Broncano This work focuses on analyzing and questioning the role two feminine protagonists play in a phallogocentric social system depicted within two novels. The research will explore the narrative and outcome experienced by Doña Bárbara and Janie Crawford, from Rómulo Gallegos’ Doña Bárbara and Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, in a post-colonial twentieth-century American continent. Hélène Cixous’ concept of feminine writing, which roots from her …
Semi-Synthesis Of A Novel Library Of Alkaloids As Potential Selective Analgesics, Brittany M. Gallagher
Semi-Synthesis Of A Novel Library Of Alkaloids As Potential Selective Analgesics, Brittany M. Gallagher
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Semi-synthetic compounds are an important part of the therapeutic drug discovery process. The goals of the project were to synthesize different generations of matrine analogues in order to gain many opportunities to manipulate the core structure. The long-term goal was, by manipulating the structure, the possibility to increase the biological activity of the original compound while also decreasing the toxicity. The first-generation matrine analogue allows for a synthesis similar to the Striker reaction producing aminonitriles. An alkyne coupling reaction was also possible with the modification, producing propargyl-amines. Both of the reactions resulted in the addition of a triple bond substituent …
Latent ;Toxoplasma Gondii; Infection Moderates The Association Between The C677t Mthfr Polymorphism And Cognitive Function In U.S. Adults, Andrew Nathan Berrett
Latent ;Toxoplasma Gondii; Infection Moderates The Association Between The C677t Mthfr Polymorphism And Cognitive Function In U.S. Adults, Andrew Nathan Berrett
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Sufficient blood concentrations of folate and the products from its metabolism arenecessary for several cellular functions. The C677T MTHFR polymorphism, present in over halfof the U.S. population, reduces the efficiency of folate metabolism and has been linked to theonset of multiple psychiatric disorders and cognitive decline. The intracellular parasiteToxoplasma gondii can infect the human brain and is associated with increased prevalence ofpsychiatric disorders and cognitive decline. In vitro studies have found that Toxoplasma gondiimay salvage unmetabolized folate from host cells. Since the C677T MTHFR polymorphism andinfection by Toxoplasma gondii both affect folate metabolism or availability, I used data fromthe third …
Literacy Connection: An Examination Of The Instructional Practices Of Fourth Grade Reading Teachers In The Dougherty County School System For Struggling Readers, Jamaul Rashard Kennedy
Literacy Connection: An Examination Of The Instructional Practices Of Fourth Grade Reading Teachers In The Dougherty County School System For Struggling Readers, Jamaul Rashard Kennedy
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Societal expectations center upon the belief that children in grade four should be competent in terms of literacy skills and having acquired the necessary foundational skills to be successful in grade four. Instructional practices, reading programs and resources are linked to reading achievement and literacy acquisition of students. In Southwest Georgia, teachers’ instructional practices from twelve schools in urban Dougherty County were examined. The researcher examined the instructional practices of fourth grade reading teachers in the Dougherty County School System to determine the perceived impact on reading achievement and literacy acquisition of struggling fourth grade readers. The fourth grade reading …
Antimicrobial Activity Of Grape Seed And Skin Extracts Coated On Corona Treated Ldpe And Pet Films, Nahla Mohamed Khalil
Antimicrobial Activity Of Grape Seed And Skin Extracts Coated On Corona Treated Ldpe And Pet Films, Nahla Mohamed Khalil
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Consumer demand for ready-to-eat ‘fresh’ and safe food products with less synthetic preservatives together with well documented food-borne microbial outbreaks drive both research and food industry toward new innovative methods for microbial growth inhibition while keeping food freshness, quality, and safety. Incorporation of natural bioactive agents in the packaging material to increase the shelf life of meat products is a promising technology. Grapes are of special interest because of their high content of phenolic compounds that showed antimicrobial and antioxidant effects. The aim of the present work was to investigate grape seed (GSE) and skin (GSKE) extracts’ antibacterial activity and …
The Interplay Of Genetic Variation And Regulation Of Long Noncoding Rnas In Colorectal Cancer, Amany Abdel-Motaleb
The Interplay Of Genetic Variation And Regulation Of Long Noncoding Rnas In Colorectal Cancer, Amany Abdel-Motaleb
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Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of death worldwide comprising ~8% of cancer deaths per year. The survival rates of metastatic CRC is 13% because of the lack of successful treatment due to a lack of understanding of the scope and environment of stage IV CRC. Materials and Methods: The transcripts of five normal colon mucosa tissue samples and their matched five stage IV CRC samples were chosen and analyzed from the dataset with the GEO Accession GSE50760. The Tuxedo Suite pipeline was used to determine the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) with a fold change cut off …
Emg-Based Eye Gestures Recognition For Hands Free Interfacing, Ahmed Zahran
Emg-Based Eye Gestures Recognition For Hands Free Interfacing, Ahmed Zahran
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This study investigates the utilization of an Electromyography (EMG) based device to recognize five eye gestures and classify them to have a hands free interaction with different applications. The proposed eye gestures in this work includes Long Blinks, Rapid Blinks, Wink Right, Wink Left and finally Squints or frowns. The MUSE headband, which is originally a Brain Computer Interface (BCI) that measures the Electroencephalography (EEG) signals, is the device used in our study to record the EMG signals from behind the earlobes via two Smart rubber sensors and at the forehead via two other electrodes. The signals are considered as …
Latent Toxoplasma Gondii Infection Moderates The Association Between The C677t Mthfr Polymorphism And Cognitive Function In U.S. Adults, Andrew Nathan Berrett
Latent Toxoplasma Gondii Infection Moderates The Association Between The C677t Mthfr Polymorphism And Cognitive Function In U.S. Adults, Andrew Nathan Berrett
Theses and Dissertations
Sufficient blood concentrations of folate and the products from its metabolism are necessary for several cellular functions. The C677T MTHFR polymorphism, present in over half of the U.S. population, reduces the efficiency of folate metabolism and has been linked to the onset of multiple psychiatric disorders and cognitive decline. The intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii can infect the human brain and is associated with increased prevalence of psychiatric disorders and cognitive decline. In vitro studies have found that Toxoplasma gondii may salvage unmetabolized folate from host cells. Since the C677T MTHFR polymorphism and infection by Toxoplasma gondii both affect folate metabolism …
Optimization Of Multiple Resources For Multi-Projects, Sarah Aboul Fotouh
Optimization Of Multiple Resources For Multi-Projects, Sarah Aboul Fotouh
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Optimization of resources is very important in all construction projects. Project managers have to face problems regarding management of cost, time and available resources for single projects. This is more challenging when managing multiple projects. Most of the recent studies focused on optimization of resources for a single project, or a single resource. This thesis presents a numerical model of multiple resources optimization for multiple projects using Genetic Algorithm. Most of the companies in the construction industry optimize the resources for single projects only. However, with the presence of several mega projects in several developing countries running at the same …
Evaluation Of Cytotoxic Potential Of Loratadine And The Combination Of Loratadine And Cisplatin On Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines, Nouran Adly
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been a major health problem in Egypt with extensive efforts and studies done in enhancing chemotherapeutic drugs for more optimal results. Existing chemotherapeutic drugs are costly with problematic side effects. Recent studies have demonstrated the anticancer potential of antihistamines on different types of cancer, including HCC. Antihistamines have been proven to induce cell cycle arrest and/or apoptosis through different mechanisms depending on their role on different cancer types. The second generation antihistamine, loratadine (LOR), was found to have tumor inhibiting effects on human colon carcinoma cell line. However, no studies were done neither on the influence …
Nanostructured Scaffold For Neural Tissue Regeneration, Walaa Abbas
Nanostructured Scaffold For Neural Tissue Regeneration, Walaa Abbas
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Neural regeneration treatment after spinal cord injury (SCI) is still unsatisfactory despite the advances made in the field. One of the main challenges in neural tissue engineering is the axonal growth and directionality. Cell and molecular therapies can enhance the axonal attachment and growth. However, axons may be unsuccessful to maintain their native organization and may grow in a disorganized fashion. Nanofiber scaffolds represent a potential solution for the problem of nerve regeneration and axon extension, as they can mimic the neural tissue extra cellular matrix (ECM) and combine the advantages of the combinatorial therapy for nerve injury in SCI …
Fabrication Of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles And Films By Banana Peel Extract Food Waste And Investigation On Their Antioxidant And Antibacterial Activities, Omar Hamed
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Food waste is one of the major problems of today's world and thus there is a need to utilize it in innovative applications to reduce the problems associated with it. One of those is the utilization of banana peels in the green synthesis of nanoparticles where the extract of such peels was found to contain polyphenolic compounds that would serve as capping agents for the growing nanoparticles. Our aim in this study was to investigate the use of banana peel extract (BPE) in the synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and to compare the prepared NPs with commercial bulk …
Incentives Of Violence Dynamics And Duration Of The Syrian Civil War, Mennatallah Fouad Youssef
Incentives Of Violence Dynamics And Duration Of The Syrian Civil War, Mennatallah Fouad Youssef
Theses and Dissertations
For centuries the world has been plagued with conflict and violence that cause destruction, population displacement, famine, hunger and outright chaos. As the image of warfare has continually changed, internal conflict or civil wars became a more common site. With the end of the cold war, the world has witnessed an increasing number of civil strife enticing debates in the study of civil war on "new" and "old" wars and the encouraging theories on civil war onset and duration. The Middle East region is no stranger to the phenomena of civil war with the area itself home to several conflicts. …
Therapeutic Potential Of Curcumin In A Spinal Cord Injury Model: Local Application Versus Dietary Supplement, Sarah Kamel Farahat Abu Hussein
Therapeutic Potential Of Curcumin In A Spinal Cord Injury Model: Local Application Versus Dietary Supplement, Sarah Kamel Farahat Abu Hussein
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Spinal cord injury is a debilitating disability that is characterized by a sequence of tragic events that occur following the primary impact aggravating the condition, collectively called secondary spinal cord injury. Oxidative damage and inflammatory surge are two hallmarks of the secondary spinal cord injury cascade. Curcumin is a polyphenolic compound extracted from the rhizome of Curcuma longa that has been well known to possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of curcumin as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent following spinal cord injury, and to compare its therapeutic effects following local application …
Tuning The Nature Of Defect States In Black Tio2 Nanostructures, Moamen Mohamed Soliman
Tuning The Nature Of Defect States In Black Tio2 Nanostructures, Moamen Mohamed Soliman
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Black TiO2 is being widely investigated due to its superior optical activity. Herein, the limitations of the hydrogenation process are unraveled by exploiting the fundamental tradeoffs affecting the overall efficiency of the water splitting process. Different reduction rates are applied to sub-100 nm TiO2 highly efficient short nanotubes. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveals changes in the stoichiometry of TiO2 with the reduction rate. UV-Vis and Raman spectra reveal that high reduction rates promote the formation of the rutile phase in TiO2, which is inactive towards water splitting. The electrochemical analysis discloses that low reduction rates induce higher concentration of localized electronic …
Lipid Nanocapsules For Brain Targeting Of Nimodipine, Karim Mohsen
Lipid Nanocapsules For Brain Targeting Of Nimodipine, Karim Mohsen
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is the leading cause of death in stroke patients who suffer from vasospasms with incidence of 70%. SAH prevents sufficient oxygen supply to the brain causing ischemia and death. FDA approved only nimodipine (NM) for treatment of vasospasm associated with SAH. Nevertheless, NM has poor pharmacokinetic properties, which limit its clinical efficacy. NM is susceptible to first-pass metabolism and has low solubility and thereby poor bioavailability. The objective of this study is to assess the nose-brain pathway in brain targeting of NM-loaded lipid nanocapsules (LNCs) after intranasal administration. Solvent-free phase inversion temperature technique was used to prepare …
Nanostructured Mg-Zk50 Sheets Fabricated For Potential Use For Biomedical Applications, Peter Mabrouk Morcos
Nanostructured Mg-Zk50 Sheets Fabricated For Potential Use For Biomedical Applications, Peter Mabrouk Morcos
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Magnesium (Mg) alloys are widely used in biomedical applications thanks to their combination of exceptional mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Mg-ZK alloy series; for instance, ZK40, ZK60 and ZK61; is an example of the most commonly used Mg bio-alloy. Zirconium (Zr) acts as a grain refiner when added to Mg, which manipulates the material structure by producing a refined internal structure and enhancing its properties. In addition, when Zinc (Zn) is added to a Mg-Zr alloy, strength is improved. Therefore, given the favorable properties of ZK alloys in biomedical applications, the current research aimed for the fabrication and the evaluation …
Biographies Of Port-Said: Everydayness Of State, Dwellers, And Strangers, Mostafa Mohielden Lotfy
Biographies Of Port-Said: Everydayness Of State, Dwellers, And Strangers, Mostafa Mohielden Lotfy
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The thesis examined how the social of the city of Port Said has been assembled, and how the spaces of the city have been produced through the practices of the dwellers and the state. I focused on the processes of the making and the transformation of the people and the city in specific moments. I focused on al tahgeer (the forced migration that followed the outbreak of the 1967 war and lasted until 1974), the declaration of the free trade zone in the mid-1970s, and the massacre of Port Said stadium in 2012. The city of Port Said was built …
Assessing Parenting: Adaptation Of The Home Inventory For Use In Egypt, Khadiga Abdellatif Alsharif
Assessing Parenting: Adaptation Of The Home Inventory For Use In Egypt, Khadiga Abdellatif Alsharif
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A study of violence against children in Egypt found that in 2014, 93% of children between the ages of 0-14 were subject to some form of violent discipline. While Egyptian law protects children from abuse, in practice it is challenging for social workers and other child protection practitioners to intervene. There is a lack of protocols for home visitation and family intervention, and there are no standardized procedures for assessing parenting practices and determining the safety of children’s homes. The HOME inventory, short for Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment, is a tool that has been adopted internationally and …
Nanophotonic Structures For Biosensing Applications, Ahmed Bassam Emam
Nanophotonic Structures For Biosensing Applications, Ahmed Bassam Emam
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Photonics -“ science of optics“ - has become one of the emerging sciences in many applications nowadays. The study of light interaction with matter has opened a lot of interesting phenomena that differ in their applications including sensing, modulation, demultiplexing, etc. Sensing applications represent a major part in the photonics field owing to their crucial role in the detecting and diagnosis of diseases in many medical applications. On the other hand, gas sensing is considered an important application in many industrial centers. During the manufacturing of several products, toxic gases may be generated and hence the ability to detect such …
On-Chip Optical Sensors, Mohamed Elsayed
On-Chip Optical Sensors, Mohamed Elsayed
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Adding more functionality to chips is an important trend in the advancement of technology. During the past couple of decades, integrated circuit developments have focused on keeping Moore's Law alive "More of Moore". Moore's law predicts the doubling of the number of transistors on an integrated circuit every year. My research objectives revolve around "More than Moore", where different functionalities are sought to be integrated on chip. Sensing in particular is becoming of paramount importance in a variety of applications. Booming healthcare costs can be reduced with early diagnosis, which requires improved sensitivity and lower cost. To halt global warming, …
Becoming Women: Gender And Religion/Culture In Novels By Nawal El Saadawi And Gabriel García Márquez, Sherin Hany Abd Rabouh
Becoming Women: Gender And Religion/Culture In Novels By Nawal El Saadawi And Gabriel García Márquez, Sherin Hany Abd Rabouh
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This study examines male characters' subjugation of women through religious discourse as a validating institution. Two third world writers' works, Nawal El Saadawi's The Fall of the Imam and Gabriel García Márquez Chronicle of a Death Foretold, explore this subjugation through the social construction of religion, resulting in the preservation of "discourses" such as religion over the years. I use Simone de Beauvoir and Edward Said's theories in my study of how women came to be identified with inferiority while men came to be identified with superiority. Beauvoir's theory addresses women and men directly, focusing on how societies shape women, …
The Experience Of Art: Between Arthur Schopenhauer And Sigmund Freud, Sarah Hammad
The Experience Of Art: Between Arthur Schopenhauer And Sigmund Freud, Sarah Hammad
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This thesis aims to juxtapose Freud's and Schopenhauer's doctrines, in the hopes of reaching a richer understanding of both thinkers. Both Freud and Schopenhauer believed that the way we viewed the world and ourselves was lacking, to a certain extent even distorted, and that such lack was due to our constitutional focus on ourselves, a focus developed from the absolute need for self-preservation. They both also called for a truer less distorted form of knowledge, a knowledge that could reach the essence of ourselves and therefore of the world. This thesis attempts to bring those two daring minds closer together …
Expression Analysis Of Liver-Specific Circulating Micrornas In Hcv-Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma In Egyptian Patients, Lobna Mohamed Mourad
Expression Analysis Of Liver-Specific Circulating Micrornas In Hcv-Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma In Egyptian Patients, Lobna Mohamed Mourad
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Introduction: The prevalence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Africa is higher compared to the rest of the world due to the high incidence of chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). In Egypt, HCV infection is the leading cause for the high HCC incidence, which is usually diagnosed at late stages. Due to the absence of reliable and accurate biomarkers for early detection of liver cancer, circulating microRNAs have recently emerged as great candidates for early diagnosis of HCC. These small non-coding RNA molecules are responsible for regulating gene expression and RNA stability. Therefore, the aim of this study is …
The Initiative Of Stem Schools In Egypt: Issues Of Process, Teachers' Compatibility And Governance, Lamis Abdelmeguid
The Initiative Of Stem Schools In Egypt: Issues Of Process, Teachers' Compatibility And Governance, Lamis Abdelmeguid
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This study discusses the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) initiative as the latest policy move undertaken by the Egyptian government to improve the education system and prepare future generations of professionals in these fields. The findings of this study are based on a case study of two schools in Egypt. Data was collected using face-to-face and focus group interviewing along with a review of documents. This thesis discusses the role of the different stakeholders, the program structure, the student and teacher selection processes, teaching techniques, curricula, assessments, sustainability plan, and the views of STEM graduates. The study highlights the …
An Investigation Into The Test-Retest Reliability Of The Scale Of Accurate Personality Prediction With A Six Week Interval, Jared Marshall Barrow
An Investigation Into The Test-Retest Reliability Of The Scale Of Accurate Personality Prediction With A Six Week Interval, Jared Marshall Barrow
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The Scale of Accurate Personality Prediction (SAPP) is a measure to determine the accuracy of an individual’s ability to predict his/her own personality traits. Previous studies have demonstrated the validity of SAPP as a measure, and this study serves as one in a series of study on the reliability of the SAPP. To establish the test-retest reliability of the SAPP, the SAPP scores of 22 participants were calculated from two testing trials separated by a six week interval. A Pearson correlation indicated a significant correlation of moderate strength between the SAPP scores from the two testing trials (r=.572, p<0.01). The implication of these results within the context of the previous test-retest reliability studies and limitations to the current study are discussed.
Monitoring Expression Of Metabolic Genes During The Hypoxic Response Of S. Cerevisae, Nikkoli Lueder
Monitoring Expression Of Metabolic Genes During The Hypoxic Response Of S. Cerevisae, Nikkoli Lueder
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All organisms appear to have the ability to sense and respond to changes in their environment. Hypoxia, or low oxygen, is experienced by many organisms at some point in their life cycle. Some organisms such as S. cerevisiae, a species of yeast, respond by dramatically altering gene expression. The result is that genes needed in the new environment are turned on and unneeded genes are turned off. S. cerevisiae has been used in our study because it shares many genes with other eukaryotes, including humans, so many of our findings are applicable to these organisms. Here, we tried to understand …
Duality And Dissolution In The Post-Apocalypse: Nietzsche's Cycle Of Morality In Amc's The Walking Dead, Roy John Gonzales
Duality And Dissolution In The Post-Apocalypse: Nietzsche's Cycle Of Morality In Amc's The Walking Dead, Roy John Gonzales
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Throughout his body of work, especially in Beyond Good and Evil (1886), On the Genealogy of Morality (1887), and Twilight of the Idols (1889), German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche details Western civilization’s slow movement towards nihilism. Nietzsche explains that this nihilism is the result of a so-called “slave morality,” a system of inhibitive values that suppress egoistic desires for the sake of the collective. Democracy, Christian charity, and even mass consumerism are all indicative of slave morality. But because this value system relies on absolute morals supported by a “true world” (God, a heavenly afterlife, etc.), the collapse of these systems …
Hispanic Student Perceptions Of College Preparedness, Miranda De La Garza
Hispanic Student Perceptions Of College Preparedness, Miranda De La Garza
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ABSTRACT Hispanic Student Perceptions of College Readiness: December 2015 Miranda Inez de la Garza, Master of Science, Texas A & M International University Chair of Committee: Dr. Maria Lourdes Viloria The educational community deems college and career readiness a crucial issue facing our society. According to recent literature, Texas trails many other states in the United States in college retention and graduation rates. This phenomenon occurs due to inadequate preparation of high school students for post-secondary education. The educational prospects of the Hispanic community in Texas may continue to suffer if Hispanic students graduate from high school ill prepared for …