This descriptive study conducts basic research to create an original analysis of the possible disruptive impact of game design, mobile devices, social networking and emerging media technologies on location-based entertainment ...

This dissertation includes three essays. The first two essays focus on analyzing consumers’ strategic waiting behavior, and the third essay addresses the differences in consumers’ risk preferences while making decisions for ...

In 2013, NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ) issued a proposal to mandate the internal audit function (IAF) for all listed companies but later withdrew the proposal. In this study, I investigate whether a mandatory IAF adds ...

The current study attempts to explore more precise solutions for the prediction problem in the U.S. criminal justice system. Using data obtained from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Recidivism of Prisoners Released ...

The theory and practice of pricing have advanced significantly over the past decades. Pricing management, the process of integrating all perspectives and information necessary to consistently reach optimal pricing ...

This Ph.D. research focused on the development of new materials for alternative renewable energy using organic photovoltaics (OPVs). The first step was to established reliable fabrication and characterization methods of ...

Central America is the deadliest region in the world. The UNODC reports that the level of violence in this region is higher than in any single nation, including those at war. El Salvador’s 2015 homicide rate was listed ...

This thesis proposes a novel bidirectional single-phase single-stage AC-DC converter for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging application. AC side of the proposed converter consists of a current-fed half bridge converter. This ...

For nearly a century, detecting the genetic contributions to cognitive and behavioral phenomena has been a core interest for psychological research. Recently, this interest has been reinvigorated across many related domains ...

This dissertation examines the art, literature, and history of the Basilica of San Domenico Maggiore in Naples, Italy, and the way in which this sacred space has been imbued with meaning by the Order of Preachers. The ...