Theses and Dissertations from UMD: Recent submissions
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The Sloth of the Author: In Defense of a Call to Inaction
(2020)Mladen Stilinović’s (1947-2016) text “In Praise of Laziness” (1993) makes seemingly absurd claims about the relationship between art and laziness which are most often interpreted as political commentary in his typically ... -
Is nap status related to memory, sleep physiology, and the hippocampus in early childhood?
(2020)Research suggests there may be links between developmental changes in sleep (e.g., transition out of a nap), memory, and brain (specifically, hippocampus). The purpose of this investigation was to explore differences in ... -
The Extreme Far-Right, Ideology, And Violence: An Exploration Into The Role Of Multiple Ideological Affiliation On Violent Mobilization
(2020)Despite anecdotal instances of far-right extremists exhibiting multiple ideological affiliations, the relationship between extremists who adhere to multiple sub-ideologies and their propensity for violence is unknown. The ... -
VAPOR PHASE SYNTHESIS OF ION CONDUCTING AND ION BINDING MATERIALS
(2020)The ability to generate thin films for energy storage has recently gained a lot of interest. Of the techniques able to do this, molecular layer deposition (MLD) is unique because it allows uniformity, conformality, monolayer ... -
The effects of failed state status on terrorist targeting: A Lebanese case study
(2020)Understanding the targeting decisions of terrorist organizations is a key concept that has been largely overlooked in counter-terrorism research. The success of terrorist organizations in Lebanon motivates the current study ...