The American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) was the most numerous fish on the Atlantic Coast but the population has been reduced from pristine levels as a result of overfishing, dams, pollution, invasive parasites and other ...

This dissertation analyzes the economic growth dynamics of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) eligible for the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) support. LMICs are prime candidates for development ...

Why do people adopt innovations at different rate? Studies from the diffusion of innovations and network models suggest that network structure and properties provide good explanations of the influence mechanism about how ...

The persistence and subsequent transformation of Cold War-era alliances have puzzled scholars for more than two decades. Using a structured, focused case study approach to examine the influences on alliance strategic ...

The fields of synthetic genomics and synthetic biology have garnered much attention in the biodefense community and the general public due to their dual-use nature: their potential use for both peaceful applications and ...

The role of walkability is increasing in the car-oriented United States as the lifestyles and demographics of Americans change. This dissertation contributes to the emerging research on the association between walkability ...

This dissertation assesses how artificial neural networks (ANNs) and other machine learning systems should be devised, built, and implemented in US governmental organizations (i.e. public agencies). While it primarily ...

This dissertation investigates variations in capability-based strategic signaling capacity acquisition between states who primarily import major conventional weaponry rather than indigenously producing it. The dissertation ...

Since the end of the Cold War, China is believed to have doubled the size of its nuclear arsenal, while the other NPT nuclear weapon states have cut their forces in half. My dissertation explores the motivations behind ...

The U.S. has faced recurring difficulty in efforts to stabilize or mitigate conflict through political and economic support. A particular area of difficulty is collaboration among the multitude of organizations operating ...