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Theses - May 2025

The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem

Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology

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Social Media and Self-Esteem: The Relationship of Social Media Usage and Self-Esteem

Barker, Jody Don, Arkansas State University, 2018, M.S.M.C.
Subject: Psychology

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Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale

Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology

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An examination of CAD use in two interior design programs from the perspectives of curriculum and instructors

Al-Mousa, Nadya, Queen's University (Canada), 2013, M.Ed.
Subject: Curriculum development

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Social media's relationship with views about crime

Wik, Amanda, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Criminology

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The relationship between remote work and job satisfaction: the mediating roles of perceived autonomy, work-family conflict, and telecommuting intensity

Schall, Marie Antoinette, San Jose State University, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Psychology

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Horror movie aesthetics: How color, time, space and sound elicit fear in an audience

Fu, Xiangyi, Northeastern University, 2016, M.F.A.
Subject: Design

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In the game of patriarchy: The damsel in distress narrative in video games

Curtis, Erika D., The University of Alabama, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Rhetoric

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Application of Investigative Psychology to Psychodynamic and Human Development Theories: Examining Traits and Typologies of Serial Killers

Smith, Jordyn, California Baptist University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Behavioral psychology

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Jurisdictional Barriers: Cybercrime Prosecution Challenges

Teng, Andrew, Utica College, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Computer science

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An Analysis of Motivation and Culture: Examining the 2009-2016 Wells Fargo Case

Bishop, Erin Elizabeth, Indiana University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Communication

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Ndebele Mural Art and the Commodification of Ethnic Style during the Age of Apartheid and Beyond

Boyd, Craniv Ambolia, Freie Universitaet Berlin (Germany), 2017, M.A.
Subject: Art history

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Effect of Alcohol Skin Cleansing on Vaccination Local Skin Reactions: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Wong, Horace Man Kit, University of Toronto (Canada), 2018, M.Sc.
Subject: Pharmaceutical sciences

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Fear of Crime Through the Ears of a Murderino: The Effect of True Crime Podcasts on Fear of Crime

Bailey, Elizabeth June, Eastern Kentucky University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Criminology

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Leading Multigenerational Project Teams

Sather, Melissa, The College of St. Scholastica, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Management

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Comparing Welch ANOVA, a Kruskal-Wallis test, and traditional ANOVA in case of heterogeneity of variance

Liu, Hangcheng, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Biostatistics

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Restaurant Industry Sustainability: Barriers and Solutions to Sustainable Practice Indicators

Freeman, Emily McConnell, Arizona State University, 2011, M.S.
Subject: Sustainability

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Mammy Representations in the 21st Century

McDole, Ayondela, Syracuse University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: African American studies

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Cyber-Terrorism: Finding a Common Starting Point

Biller, Jeffrey Thomas, The George Washington University, 2012, LL.M.
Subject: Law

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Machismo: A culturally contructed concept

Ceballos, Miriam Viviana, California State University, Fresno, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Social work

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Understanding the position of the savior sibling: How can we save lives and protect savior siblings?

Mills, Janelle, Wake Forest University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Ethics

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In History No One Can Hear You Scream: Feminism and the Horror Film 1974-1996

Mehls, Robert, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Film studies

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I've Got 99 Friends, but Is Taylor Swift One? An Examination of Effects of Social Media Interactions on Parasocial Relationships

Dobias, Amanda, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication

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Ore dilution in sublevel stoping

Diakite, Oumar, McGill University (Canada), 1998, M.Eng.
Subject: Mining engineering

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The Stooges: How "I Wanna Be Your Dog" Uncovers the Ascension of Younger Boomers and Older Gen Xers

Cohen, Marci, Tufts University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Music

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Flight control and hardware design of multi-rotor systems

Zimmerman, Nathan M., Marquette University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Aerospace engineering

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Constructing Afro-Cuban female identity: An introduction to the work of Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons

Freiman, Lisa D., Emory University, 1997, M.A.
Subject: Art history

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Competitive Positioning of Ports based on Total Landed Costs of Supply Chains

Meneses Preciado, Cesar, Arizona State University, 2011, M.S.
Subject: Industrial engineering

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Matriarchy, the colonial situation, and the women's war of 1929 in southeastern nigeria

Kies, Samantha Mallory, Eastern Michigan University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: African history

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The Florentine House of Medici (1389-1743): politics, patronage, and the use of cultural heritage in shaping the Renaissance

Cuozzo, Nicholas J., Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, School of Graduate Studies, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Art history

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Subverting the heteropatriarchy: Madness, monstrosity, and gothic aesthetics in literature and film about women

Opliger, Bonnie R., San Diego State University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: American literature

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Dryden and Pope: Differences and similarities in their satires

Naseem, Zarina, Southern Connecticut State University, 1964, M.S.
Subject: Comparative literature

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K-pop, language, and online fandom: an exploration of korean language use and performativity amongst international k-pop fans

Crow, Teahlyn Frances, Northern Arizona University, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Sociolinguistics

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Parasocial relationships with celebrities: An illusion of intimacy with mediated friends

Laken, Amanda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Journalism

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Exploring the effects of scarcity, impulse buying, and product returning behavior in the fast fashion environment among female fashion conscious consumers

Chatvijit, Sasikarn, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Marketing

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The Nazi Genocide: Eugenics, Ideology, and Implementation 1933-1945

Letsinger, Michael A., East Tennessee State University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: European history

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Live-Action and Animated Disney Films: An Analysis of Themes and Family Structures Over Time

Moran, Meghan, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Film studies

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The Effects of Makeup on Women's Self-Esteem

Garcia, Lisa A., Kaplan University, 2016, M.S.Psy.
Subject: Counseling Psychology

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Surrealism and Feminism in Mid-Twentieth Century Mexico: Gender and Genre in the Work of Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington, and Frida Kahlo

Danner, Julia, Illinois State University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Latin American literature

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Disparity in healthcare among Black Americans in the United States, a review of the literature

Brown, Joyce D., California State University, Long Beach, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Health care management

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Democratization, Re-education, and Japanese Physical Culture: The Use of Sport by the American Occupiers of Japan, 1945-1952

Dahlberg, William Neal, Dartmouth College, 2013, M.A.L.S.
Subject: World history

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Rehearing Florence Price: A Closer Look at Her Symphony in E Minor

Hobbs, Erin, California State University, Long Beach, 2017, M.M.
Subject: Music

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The Effects of a High-Phytoestrogen Diet on Equine Estrous Cycles and Fertility Using Domestic Mares as Models for Captive Exotic Ungulates

Samocha, Mollie Beth, University of California, Davis, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Physiology

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Del corrido al narcocorrido: Evolucion y efectos culturales de la mitificacion y apoteosis del narco en la musica

Badillo Carlos, Jose Adrian, Northern Illinois University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Latin American literature

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"Get Tough On Juvenile Criminals": An Assessment of Punitiveness and Punitive Attitudes

Gehrke, Richard Charles, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Criminology

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Flexible Seating

Havig, Jenna S., Minot State University, 2017, M.Ed.
Subject: Education

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Catching the Cloud and Pinning It Down: The Social and Environmental Impacts of Data Centers

Ipsen, Heather A., Syracuse University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Geography

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Journaling, emotional intelligence, and health benefits

Hunsaker, Ryan, University of South Dakota, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology

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Stress and coping in MSW students

Agopian, Sossy, California State University, Long Beach, 2001, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work

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Mental health stigma in religious communities: Development of a quantitative measure

Mathison, Lily Amelia, Iowa State University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Mental health

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Affective Cultural Practice: Imagining Queer Feminism in the Riot Grrrl Movement

Siegfried, Kate, Syracuse University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Rhetoric

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Who Am I Really?: Questioning the Patriarchal "Girl World" to Find Identity in Mean Girls, Heathers the Musical, and Carrie: The Musical

Renner, Megan, Illinois State University, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Theater

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Teacher Perceptions of Effectiveness of the Zones of Regulation

Kisiel, Karli, Southern Connecticut State University, 2019, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work

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Tea culture and the British Empire, 1600-1900

Ashby, Brittany Carol, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014, M.A.
Subject: European history

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The Perimeters of Familial Affection: Examples with "The Metamorphosis", "The Sooterkin", And "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"

Dorr, Summer, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2017, M.A.
Subject: German literature

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Flotation Behvior of Cassiterite in a Pure System and in a Natural Ore

Zambrana, German Z., Colorado School of Mines, 1968, M.S.
Subject: Materials science

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Through the Lens of Objectification Theory: Social Media Use and Women's Behavioral Health

Roca, Gina-Maria, University of South Florida, 2018, M.S.P.H.
Subject: Public health

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UBER: A Case Study in Strategy, Leadership and Change

Spott, Patrick, The College of St. Scholastica, 2018, M.B.A.
Subject: Management

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Profiling female offenders

Hilton, Tonya Kaye, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1997, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology

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Empress Wu of the Tang dynasty: Becoming the only female emperor in China

Rhee, Jong Min, University of Southern California, 2008, M.A.
Subject: Asian history

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Red Albion: Genocide and English colonialism, 1622--1646

Kruer, Matthew, University of Oregon, 2009, M.A.
Subject: American history

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American propaganda, popular media, and the fall of Jacobo Arbenz

Fisher, Zachary C., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Modern history

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Genre Analysis: The Gangster, The Evolved Detective and "The Dark Knight"

Kaneshiro, Kamuela, Hawaii Pacific University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Communication

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Gender sterotypes and selection disparity: An investigation of the theories which explain gender disparity

Spice, Laura M., Purdue University, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Organization theory

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Cannibalism in Contact Narratives and the Evolution of the Wendigo

Lietz, Michelle, Eastern Michigan University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: American literature

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Deconstructing Feminist Art and The Evolution of New Media

Barriga, Maria Fernanda, Prescott College, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Art history

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The God of War: Napoleonic Appropriation of Greco-Roman Art, Architecture, and Iconography

Murphy, Thomas F., San Diego State University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Romance literature

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Jazz & Apartheid: An Analysis of The Life and Music of Hugh Masekela

Versola, A. Mariela, The William Paterson University of New Jersey, 2018, M.M.
Subject: Music

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Identity Performance and Self Presentation Through Dating App Profiles: How Individuals Curate Profiles and Participate on Bumble

Chamourian, Elizabeth, The American University of Paris (France), 2017, M.A.
Subject: Mass communication

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California's Three Strikes Law: A policy analysis

Landix, Christine Denise, California State University, Long Beach, 2011, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work

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The Olympic Glory of Jesse Owens: A Contribution to Civil Rights and Society

Nash, Casey Aaron, East Tennessee State University, 2012, M.A.
Subject: African American studies

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A punk practice: The development of punk political activism, 1979--2004

England, Yvonne L., California State University, Fullerton, 2013, M.A.
Subject: American studies

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To Conform or Not to Conform: An Examination of the Effects of Mock Jury Deliberation on Individual Jurors

Bowser, Ashley Suzanne, East Tennessee State University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Psychology

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Effect of Empathy on Death Penalty Support in Relation to the Racial Divide and Gender Gap

Godcharles, Brian, University of South Florida, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Criminology

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The effectiveness of special effects: Practical effects vs. digital effects

Ciccone, Vanessa, University of Oregon, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Communication

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The Blueprints of Alphonse Mucha: The Creation of le Style Mucha in Nineteenth-Century France

Caskey, Lauren M., Webster University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Art history

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Why the Long Face? Narratives of Depression in Netflix's "BoJack Horseman"

Pabst, Kevin A., Wake Forest University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication

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Hands-On or Hands Off: Teaching Math Using Hands-On Math Manipulatives vs. Traditional Lecture

Olson, Jacqueline E., Trinity Christian College, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Special education

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College, Roommates, and Cohabitation: An Understanding of Roommate Relationships, Stress, and Coping as Explained Through the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping

Biggers, Denisha R., San Diego State University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication

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The Effects of Social Status on Dopaminergic Regulation of Neural Circuit Activation and Behavior

Clements, Katie N., East Carolina University, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Neurosciences

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Special interest: Art Deco. Its history and influence on architecture

Allwright, Roberta Katheryn, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1997, M.A.
Subject: Architecture

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The history, structure, and organization of Mexican drug cartels

Alvarez, Veronica Maria, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2006, M.A.
Subject: Sociology

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Sensory experiences in the early childhood classroom: Teachers' use of activities, perceptions of the importance of activities, and barriers to implementation

Goodwin, Pamela McManus, Oklahoma State University, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Early childhood education

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King James VI of Scotland, his treatise "Daemonologie", and the subsequent influence on witchcraft prosecution in Scotland

Rhodes, Sarah, College of Charleston, 2009, M.A.
Subject: European history

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Satirical warfare: Guerrilla Girls' performance and activism from 1985-1995

Rhyner, Stephanie L., The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Art history

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Understanding the Marketing and Management of Trails Using Pestel Analysis

Fosher, Holly, University of New Hampshire, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Recreation

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An analysis of the enemies of United States Society through the superhero narrative from 1940-2015

NelsonI, Dexter Anton, II, University of Central Oklahoma, 2016, M.A.
Subject: American history

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Developing the LGBT minority stress measure

Outland, Pearl L., Colorado State University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Counseling Psychology

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Sustainable Innovation in the Cosmetic Industry---Obstacles, Contributing Factors, and Strategies

Feng, Chen, University of Minnesota, 2016, M.S.E.M.
Subject: Management

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Effects of a High-Fat, Low-Carbohydrate Diet on Performance Markers in Triathletes

Rivera, Orlando, The William Paterson University of New Jersey, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Kinesiology

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Strain and the School Shooter A Theoretical Approach to the Offender's Perspective

Palumbo, Jessica Suzanne, Eastern Kentucky University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Behavioral sciences

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