During each heart beat, the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows back and forth between the cranium and spinal canal. This pulsatile flow is driven by the pulsatile blood flow to the cranial vault and is modulated by the biomechanical properties of the craniospinal system (e.g., intr…
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The study of compliance is crucial to developing more effective multilateral arms control agreements and to accumulating theoretical knowledge about state interaction and world politics. This project analyzes why multilateral compliance ever occurs in politically and militarily …
In this dissertation, I have examined and tested an array of compliance theories—theories positing why states act in accordance with international law. These theories can be loosely grouped into the following categories: realism, rationalism, liberalism, constructivism, and posi…
With widespread of harmful attacks against enterprises' electronic services, information security readiness of these enterprises is becoming of increasing importance for establishing the required safe environment for such services. Various approaches are proposed to manage enter…
This thesis examines the implementation, enforcement and evolution of IP laws and regulations in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The period of interest includes the last decade of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty first century, with emphasis on the role …
The purpose of this research was to examine factors that influence the success of community based marine protected areas in North Sulawesi Indonesia. The research took place in North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. A multi-methods approach was used including administration of a …
How does the European Union (EU)'s political membership conditionality induce compliance? Formally launched at the EU's 1993 Copenhagen Summit, conditionality requires EU candidates to adopt the political criteria known as "stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the r…
Why do some states follow international laws prohibiting the use of child soldiers, while others do not? While child soldiering is something that most states have avoided throughout history, recent trends indicate this is changing; in 2005, more than 40 percent of all armed orga…
The purpose of the study was to determine differences in behaviorally disordered marijuana and non-marijuana abusing adolescents referred to family therapy. One hundred and eighty-eight male and female adolescents, as well as caretakers, were compared examining archival data obt…
To fill a research gap around student survivor navigation of on-campus policy and reporting structures, this study interviewed 14 campus survivor advocacy staff across four sites in California to explore the practices they use to support student survivors, as well as the challen…
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) introduced the Community Rating System (CRS) to encourage community-level flood mitigation and increase individual-level flood insurance uptake. This study analyzes what factors influence communities to participate in the CRS and condi…
The three-process model of opinion change, by Herbert Kelman, suggests people change their opinions through compliance, identification, or internalization. This dissertation used same-sex marriage as the vehicle to test and further the model, utilizing four pre-established scale…
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a consumer-protection law solely applicable to higher education institutions participating in student financial aid programs. This study addressed the perceived lack of sustainable instituti…