In his Critique of Pure Reason, Kant declared that he had to deny knowledge of God in order to make room for faith. As part of this denial, he dismissed the most brazen endeavor of metaphysics—the ontological argument for ...

This thesis focuses on the chronic illnesses that the great Irish satirist Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) complained about throughout his long life: “Giddyness,” deafness, and “Noise in [the] Ears.” In 1881, these were diagnosed ...

Gender norms are social constructs held by communities that dictate the acceptable range of behaviors and roles for men and women. Inequitable gender norms have a negative impact on the health and well-being of adults and ...

CHO cells serve as industrial powerhouses for production of protein therapeutics. To meet this increasing demand, it is imperative to optimise CHO cell production while also examining their cellular metabolism and activities. ...

This study analyzed the ways in which lesbian characters are portrayed on television between 2010 and 2019. These series’ intended audiences were teen to young adult. The questions for this study focused on the quality of ...

After over 45 years, since Dr. Donald Johanson’s famed discovery of “Lucy” (A.L. 288-1), a debate in the scientific community still endures over the nature of her bipedal gait. Did Australopithecus afarensis walk upright ...

Restoring the sense of touch for people with amputation has been both a clinical need and an engineering challenge. Recent efforts on sensory feedback have shown abilities to elicit touch-like phantom sensations such as ...

Human-AI mixed reality systems are becoming ubiquitous from day-to-day intelligent personal assistants to specialized, high stakes AI-assisted decision making tools. While designed to improve the user experience, current ...

This paper is an examination of “small” changes to each branch of the United States Federal Government that have had major implications on how the government works and its design. Each chapter focuses on a singular change ...