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Navigating Faith in Criminal Justice

  • Sharoll Damron

The criminal justice system is failing and incarceration rates are rising as a result of punitive practices. The law will be upheld with morality, humane discipline, and restorative practices by the...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • WHDL

Student Evaluations of Faculty Generosity and Course Quality

  • Francesca De Francisco

Recent research has suggested that student evaluations of courses and professors are predicted by a variety of factors, ranging from rapport (Wilson, Ryan, & Pugh, 2010) to nonverbal behavior (Ambady...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • WHDL

Which Factors Cause People to Use Illicit Drugs?

  • Mallory Huston

Illicit drug use and its reasons are the areas that many sociologists have not researched thoroughly. The importance of impulsivity in explaining the reason for illegal drug use is dependent on...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • WHDL

Homomorphic Encryption

  • Bryan Tapley

A homomorphic encryption scheme built on polynomial rings is studied. The construction of irreducible polynomials in a given field is considered and implemented. Isomorphisms between two fields are...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • WHDL

Factors Affecting the Quality of Life Postpartum: A Literature Update

  • Reena Torres

Unmet motherly expectations in the postpartum period may lead to psychological issues such as postpartum depression and anxiety. This current 2019 literature review adds to where Dr. Mary Adams’...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • WHDL

Torus Knots

  • Moyra Dyer

This is a self-contained paper assuming no background knowledge of knot theory. A knot is a closed curve in three-dimensional space that does not intersect itself anywhere. A (double) crossing is...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • WHDL

Shifting the Eyes of History: Creating Alternative Perspectives

  • Daria Szepkouski

It all began with an in class writing exercise. “Today, I want you all to write an elegy for your favorite celebrity,” my professor challenged. Immediately, my mind went to big names like Eleanor...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University

A Family of Error Correcting Codes

  • Ashleigh Meyers

Error correcting codes (ECC) protect the integrity of a message by detecting and correcting errors that occur in digital communication channels. Cyclic codes are examples of ECC of fixed length n...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University

Cancer Proliferation Mediated by Tumor-Associated Macrophages (TAMs)

  • Bridget Fortin
  • Allison L. Hale

Macrophages are a type of immune cell present in the tumor micro environment that can be polarized by the cancer cells to aid in the growth and proliferation of the tumor. The goal of this study was...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University