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“Top, Bottom, Neutral, Defer?” A Game Theoretic Analysis of Scholastic Wrestling Strategy
(Yeshiva College, 2016-01)
he buzzer rings. Two wrestlers in the midst of an intense match take a pause from their
competition with each other after the two minutes of the first period have expired. They look up
to the referee to receive instructions ...
The Influence of Religiosity on Group Attitudes
(Yeshiva College, 2017-03)
The complexity of the relationship between religiosity and prosociality is evident on
multiple planes. A survey of human history yields divergent views regarding religion’s
influence on morality and prosocial behavior. ...
P16 DELETIONS IN MALIGNANT PERITONEAL MESOTHELIOMA
(Yeshiva College, 2014-10)
The inundation of advertisements for attorneys specializing in mesothelioma related
litigation has played a major role in increasing awareness of the deadly disease and of the
dangers of asbestos. For the majority of the ...
Copper Promoted Aromatic Acyloxylation: The Formation of Aryl Esters through the Cross Coupling of Aryl Halides Via Comproportionation of Copper II Reactants
(Yeshiva College, 2016-08)
Previous research in Prof. Barrios-Landeros lab has shown that Cu (I) acetate complexes
can successfully promote the cross coupling of aryl halides with carboxylates to make aryl
esters. The reaction proceeds by a sequence ...
The Syrian Microcosm: Political Chess and the Neo-Realist Perspective on Stability Through Bipolarity
(Yeshiva College, 2016-05)
The 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 70) convened at the UN
Headquarters in New York on the 15th of September 2015. Barack Obama, President of the
United States, reflecting on the achievements of the ...
The Development of the qiṭṭūl Noun Pattern in Biblical Hebrew
(Yeshiva College, 2017-01)
The Hebrew language, like the rest of the Semitic languages, constructs noun and verb stems
out of two bound morphemes, namely, the root and an affixed pattern of vowels, sometimes
with a preformative or postformative ...
Palladium-Catalyzed Aryl Fluorination
(Yeshiva College, 2013-05)
Fluorinated compounds have an extensive role in modern chemical applications. An
estimated 20% of all pharmaceuticals and 30% of synthetic agrochemicals contain at least one
fluorine atom. Furthermore, radioactive ...
The Crystallization of Proteins with Chiral Precipitants
(Yeshiva College, 2010-05)
The phase behavior of protein solutions is not yet well understood. The inability to predict
protein phase behavior inhibits progress in many biophysical problems such as the crystallization
of proteins for structure ...
Senior Piano Recital: Bach, Beethoven and Chopin
(Yeshiva College, 2014-03)
This senior piano recital features three significant works for solo piano: Johann Sebastian Bach’s English Suite No. 2, in A Minor; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 17, “Tempest”; and Frederic Chopin’s Ballade No. ...
The Effects of a Deterministic Philosophy on Psychological Well-Being: Locus of Control as a Moderator
(Yeshiva College, 2011)
This research addresses whether belief in causal determinism or free will can change a person’s
feelings of well-being, and Locus of Control’s (LoC) role as a modifying factor. This study used
an online survey method, ...