Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Title
Now showing items 932-951 of 2089
-
(2009-09-30)This research focuses on the analysis of microfossils from deep-sea sediments. I am investigating a series of deep-sea sediment cores from the South Pacific. The cores are a vertical timeline of sedimentation, with each ...
-
(2019-04-22)Throughout the Earth’s lithosphere, from its formation at spreading centers to its termination at subduction and/or obduction environments, serpentinization and carbonation processes of mantle rock are recognized as important ...
-
(2009-06-09)The early Permian was an interval when cool, glaciated conditions, similar to those of the present-day, shifted to warm, non-glaciated conditions. As a result, climatological information about this time period is pertinent ...
-
Global Trends and Threats in the Order Scandentia Using: An Assessment Using IUCN Red List Criteria (2015-09-24)The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world’s largest conservation organization. Known for their Red List of Threatened Species, the IUCN works with species specialists around the world to classify ...
-
(2015-09-22)During the Meiji Era, when Japan finally opened its borders after centuries of isolation, Japanese writers began to look outwards towards countries like the United States. At the same time, the West gained greater awareness ...
-
(2014-09-17)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the rapidly growing gluten-free food market. We will attempt to better understand the impacts on traditional economic factors on gluten-free products as well as to better understand ...
-
(2009-04)With the fastest growing economy in the world, China questions the viability of their economically oriented country under increasing international pressures to strengthen environmental regulations. Understanding public ...
-
(2015-11-17)Climate change is an ever-growing problem that has gained increased public and political attention in recent years. Energy production is one of the major sectors that influence our overall emission rates that contribute ...
-
(2013-02-04)Our research investigated a possible target for cardiovascular disease treatment via the G-protein coupled estrogen receptor (GPER). Estrogen mitigates vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and migration, which ...
-
(2012-05-01)We looked at the potential performance increases available through OpenCL and its parallel computing capabilities, including GPU computing as it applies to time inte- gration of nuclear reaction networks. The particular ...
-
(2009-06-09)This project explores the grain growth characteristics and grain morphology of bulk niobium (Nb) processed by severe plastic deformation (SPD). This report deals with factors affecting grain growth and recrystallization: ...
-
(2011-08-08)Tsunami deposits indicate that suspended load transport is the main mechanism of movement throughout a tsunami event. Recent studies have touched on whether bed load transport is also occurring, but not seen in deposits ...
-
Graph Neural Networks are behind many pharmacological breakthroughs due to their innate ability to learn structural properties of molecules and accelerate high-throughput screening for favorable characteristics that could ...
-
GraphBLAS is a C library written by Dr. Davis that allows users to easily represent graphs as sparse matrices. GraphBLAS also allows linear algebra operations on its graphs, so that users can develop graph algorithms in ...
-
(2015-09-17)Parallel programming is a quickly growing field in computer science. It involves splitting the computation among multiple processors to decrease the run time of programs. The computations assigned to a processor can depend ...
-
Greatest Hits is a graphic novel about a group of 20-somethings sharing a room in the city trying to get by, while simultaneously attempting to create a following for their band. When given an opportunity to expand their ...
-
(2012-04-23)This paper describes the research done to determine the hydraulic gradient and direction of groundwater flow in two aquifers at the Armand Bayou wetland. One aquifer is an unconfined aquifer at a depth of approximately 15 ...
-
This paper summarizes hardware and software changes made to the latest version of the Survivor Buddy, specifically regarding the addition of motor burnout prevention systems and the implementation of behavior tracking and ...
-
This goal of this thesis is to present a correlation between the didactic war trials of two men following the demise of Nazi Germany, and the ability of society to meet a prescribed list of learning outcomes for the trials. ...
-
Laws protecting the right to carry a concealed handgun on college campuses have been passed in eleven states to date, March 25, 2017, and additional states are considering similar legislation. A primary intent of these ...