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This dissertation is an attempt to resolve the seeming paradox of “rabid tigers”—regimes which, in the reverse of “paper tigers” which have a great deal of power but little will to use it, are aggressive well beyond their seeming capability, even risking utter destruction at tim…

The invasion of individuals into new habitats can pose a major threat to native species and to biodiversity itself. However, the consequences of invasions for native populations that are not fully reproductively isolated from their invaders are not yet well explored. Here I chos…

The U.S. administration's use of language during the 2003 invasion of Iraq was an attempt to control public discourse, and through it, public opinion. Words and phrases like weapons of mass destruction, regime change and coalition of the willing were designed to rally a global p…

Malignant glioma have poor prognosis resulting mainly from high level of cell proliferation and invasion and resistance to conventional therapy. Identification of novel targets that are critical elements in gliomagenesis may help improve therapeutic outcome. Using genome-wide ex…

An examination of the role of the Kuwaiti resistance movement in the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi occupation of 1990, this dissertation focuses on the military, civilian, and media tactics used by the resistance movement against the Iraqi army. It relies on both Kuwaiti s…

The response of the organized Jewish community in Canada to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon serves as an historical case study concerning the impact of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon on the relationship between the pro-Israelism phenomenon and Jewish identification. Israel advo…

In this thesis I examined factors limiting population success of apple snails (Pomacea spp.) in Florida wetlands. First, I examined effects of summertime hydro-pattern in replicated wetlands on reproduction and juvenile growth. Annual reproductive effort of Florida apple snails …

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the principal vector of the viruses that cause dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever. There have been recent outbreaks of all these diseases, and the number of dengue cases has increased 30-fold in the past 50 years. Of the diseases Ae. aegypt…

The British invasion and occupation of Egypt in 1882 has long been a subject of interest for British Empire and Middle Eastern historians. This action by the Gladstone government is considered central to any discussion of the British in the Middle East and North Africa. As a res…