Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Title
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(2019-04-26)As discussed in “Towards a Research Agenda for U.S. Education Abroad” (Ogden, 2015) and in other studies on transformative learning, research can be used to encourage the proliferation and continuation of study abroad ...
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What does form do for the way creative nonfiction is read, and what effect does it have on our ability to express narrative truth? Many definitions of creative nonfiction have understood the genre as dedicated to communicating ...
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Expert literary works, such as the work of Ben Kiernan, have explored the root causes and timetables of genocides and the links between them. Scholars like Hannah Arendt studied the individuals psyche in greater depth ...
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As the power grid becomes more complex and integrated with communication networks, cyber-attacks become an increasingly relevant threat. CYPRES (Cyber Physical Resilient Energy Systems) is a system for simulating cyber and ...
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(2017-04-24)Thyroid hormones regulate essential physiological processes, including metabolism, reproduction, and growth. A key constituent of all thyroid hormones is iodine. To obtain and concentrate iodine, vertebrates utilize a ...
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For STAR-experiment associated research at Brookhaven National Laboratory, the primary objective is the study and characterization of the Quark-Gluon Plasma, or QGP. The data is stored in subsets of the original, full 'Data ...
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Current study abroad trips rely on students utilizing GPS directions and digital maps for navigation. While GPS-based navigation may be more straightforward and easier for some to use than traditional paper maps, studies ...
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(2018-04-23)Hydrocephalus occurs when excessive quantities of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulate in the ventricles. Current treatment of the condition involves implanting a ventricular shunt, composed of an inflow catheter originating ...
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(2018-04-19)Previous research indicates that Set1 is the catalytically active protein in COMPASS, a protein methyltransferase complex associated with transcription in budding yeast cells. However, the mechanistic role that Set1 and ...
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A Herpetology Survey of Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary: A Nature Sanctuary West of Downtown Houston (2018-04-30)Urban herpetology “deals with the interaction of amphibians and reptiles and humans with each other and their environment in urban or urbanizing settings” (Mitchell et al. 2008). Miller (2006) urges that human experience ...
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Receiving insight into the thoughts and feelings of a recruiter is vital to understanding effective job interviews. To ascertain categorical responses and speech patterns, audio and visual data from mock job interviews ...
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The term “moral luck” is used to describe any instance of where a moral agent is appropriately praised or blamed for an event or its outcomes despite having no control over the preceding causes of either the event or its ...
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The objective of this project is to analyze the political cartoons created by Indian artist Paresh Nath in order to uncover the similarities and differences between the way in which the US-Russian relationship was depicted ...
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The rapid detection and assessment of bacterial infections is of critical significance in various settings. Currently, the “gold standard” for the quantification of bacterial species is Colonies Forming Units (CFU) counting, ...
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Polarization has become an increasingly concern for the United States, especially in recent years. The political parties have refrained from working together, but instead have been dehumanizing one another that has been ...
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(2019-04-23)While distinct meanings between sex and gender have been known to the anthropological community for some time, the presence of trans-exclusive language in academic writing is still a problem. With the current violent climate ...
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Numerous experimental methods are available to predict the hazards associated with thermal runaway (TR) and subsequent catastrophic failure of lithium-ion batteries (LIB), but these methods are time-intensive and costly. ...
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS are a family of anthropogenic pollutants that consists of approximately 1200 structurally related chemical compounds. PFAS were discovered accidentally over 70 years ago by a ...
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This analysis follows Jane Austen’s exploration of womanhood and autonomy within her last completed novel, Persuasion. It investigates her commentary on the feminine experience under the rigid traditionalism of the Regency ...
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Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a joint disease in which the cartilage and/or bone dissociates from the articular bone, causing chondronecrosis and lameness. As such, OCD is a major issue in the equine sports industry ...