Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Title
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(2012-07-11)Bahiagrass (paspalum notatum), a forage resource in the southern United States, often has lower forage quality than other forages, but may require fewer nutrient inputs. Our objectives were to determine the effects of N ...
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Foods play an essential role in the management of disease; it is becoming increasingly common for individuals to turn to foods as a form of therapy or even prevention of progressive conditions, such as cancer. The biochemical ...
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(2015-11-12)Mastitis is the number one infectious disease on dairies. Treatment and prevention is mainly through good milking hygiene, proper environmental conditions, and antibiotic usage. For organic dairies, mastitis prevention and ...
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To quantify the relationship between experience level and physiological stress of horse and rider during a bareback riding session, 28 horses (geldings, ages 6-20 years) and 28 riders (16 male, 12 female, ages 19-22) were ...
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To quantify the relationship between experience level and physiological stress of horse and rider during a bareback riding session, 28 horses (geldings, ages 6-20 years) and 28 riders (16 male, 12 female, ages 19-22) were ...
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The Effect of Replacing Fetal Bovine Serum with Platelet Releasate on the Characterization of MSCs Substituting fetal bovine serum (FBS) for platelet derivatives in mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) culture media is a current area of interest in orthopedic regenerative medicine. FBS, commonly used in ex vivo cell expansion, ...
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(2014-09-19)Drunk driving is a significant problem in today’s society, and the recent development of ridesharing services, like Uber, offer a new way to avoid driving under the influence. In this paper, I examine whether the presence ...
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(2009-06-09)Supercritical String Cosmology (SSC) introduces a time-dependent dilaton and a central charge deficit into the history of the development of the universe. To balance the effect of the dilaton and the central charge deficit, ...
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(2020-04-21)Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. It is responsible for 16% of death around the world, making it a major health concern in the 21th Century. Approximately, 18.1 million people were diagnosed with ...
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(2014-09-22)In this paper, I use data from the American Time Use Survey to determine whether there is a causal relationship between the minimum wage and hours of work. As hiring and firing decisions are costly, it may be the case that ...
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(2014-12-17)Subjective age, or how old one feels, is associated with one’s mental and physical well-being. Recent research suggests that subjective age may be malleable and can be affected by contextual variables. This proposed study ...
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(2013-02-12)Desirable difficulties during the learning process have been shown to enhance learning. In this study we examined how increasing contextual variation boosts memory. Specifically, we investigated how gradually making retrieval ...
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The most common site of running-related injury in athletes is the knee joint, or patellofemoral interface. Therefore, lower-extremity biomechanics is extensively studied in order to understand the factors that contribute ...
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(2013-09-28)Coastal Dune systems often are the first line of defense against storm surge and wave attack for coastal infrastructure and communities. The preservation of existing dune systems and the restoration of degraded ones should ...
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(2015-09-28)Timber railroad bridges comprise approximately 25% of the total railroad bridge inventory by length. Increasingly, the age of existing timber spans exceeds the original anticipated design life of the structures. This vehicle ...
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(2013-02-06)As a result of increasing oil prices and consumer environmental awareness, “green” products such as electric vehicles (EVs) have grown in popularity, but the energy storage technologies that make such products possible ...
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(2012-05-03)Currently, measles (also known as English measles) is detrimentally affecting the youth of the developing world. The shortage of vaccines and the devastating consequences of measles yield disturbing consequences globally. ...
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This study was conducted to analyze the alignment of various collegiate dancers’ ankles in order to strengthen the muscles surrounding the ankle joint and improve balance. The research was conducted using a pre and post-test ...
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This paper explores ways of letting users interact with daylighting spaces in a virtual reality (VR) environment. Two methods for viewing daylighting in VR are presented, both of which use a physically-based raytracer to ...
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(2015-11-12)Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is a popular over-the-counter pain reliever. Recent studies suggest that acetaminophen blunts not only physical pain but also emotional pain (DeWall et al., 2010; Durso, ...