Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Title
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(2011-08-04)This project focuses on the synthesis and attachment of metal nanoparticles to Au and GaAs surfaces using a combination of chemical self-assembly and scanned probe lithography. In this project self-assembled monolayers ...
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(2015-11-11)Staphylococcus aureus (SA) lung infections are a major problem for patients with cystic fibrous (CF). As these infections are difficult to treat, they can be life-threatening.1 Moreover, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...
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Fabrication of Shape Memory Polymer Nanocomposite Foams with Surface Modified Nanoparticle Fillers (2015-09-24)Every year, 30,000 individuals in the United States will suffer from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. The Biomedical Device Laboratory seeks to improve on current aneurysm treatment by using a low-density, high-volume shape ...
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(2018-05-01)Literature Review: There have been many attempts to reconstruct Cleopatra over the past two millennia, in the form of cultural depictions and histories, each of these adding a little more nuance to her mythology. The ...
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(2010-07-14)This research is to explore the factors that affect the strategic decision to use or not use pools and conferences within the European Union (“EU”) maritime industry. The following research questions will be explored: ...
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The Factors Affecting the Location of Foreign Direct Investment by U.S. Companies Pre and Post 9-11 (2008-08-19)This research examines the motivational factors that influence the location of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in a post 9-11 world. Market factors, in the past, have been a dominant motivation in choosing a location ...
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(2015-09-28)Seedless watermelon, a major crop in Texas, grows from sterile triploid seeds. The triploid seed varieties have poor germination rates and are typically more expensive. Identifying techniques that increase vigor and rates ...
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In this paper, I will be applying María Lugones theory of “World-Traveling”, “Arrogant Perception”, and “Decolonial Feminism” to the experiences of minority faculty-specifically women faculty of color- in American institutions ...
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(2013-02-04)ABSTRACT Fair Weather Friends or Pillars of Support: Assessing the Sources of Legitimacy of EU Governance Among the Public Across Europe Out of the current sovereign debt crisis, the continuing debate over the proper ...
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In 1985 it was shown by Fischer et al. that consensus, a fundamental problem in distributed computing, was impossible in asynchronous distributed systems in the presence of even just one process failure. This result prompted ...
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(2015-09-29)A major difficulty in quantum computation and communication is preventing and correcting errors in the quantum bits. Most of the research in this area has focused on stabilizer codes derived from self-orthogonal cyclic ...
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(2015-12-10)Previous studies have established that family weight environment and family functioning are related to child weight perceptions, body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. However, few studies have studied the relationship ...
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(2008-08-19)The primary objective of the present investigation is to study the fatigue characteristics of a woven carbon fiber reinforced polymer which has been modified with either amine or fluorine functionalized carbon nanotubes ...
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(2013-09-26)Limited research has been conducted in the Rio Abajo region of New Mexico regarding the social dynamics of its people. In this project, I hope to further our archaeological understanding of this region using data from Goat ...
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Literature Review Clean energies, as solar and wind power, have been used to produce electric energy, but the storage of electric power in batteries is not sufficient, and the production of batteries also generates waste. ...
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(2009-06-09)Crude glycerol is the major byproduct from biodiesel industry. In general, for every 100 pounds of biodiesel produced, approximately 10 pounds of crude glycerol are produced as a by-product. As the biodiesel industry rapidly ...
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Point-of-Care HIV Screening in Community-Based Dental Care Settings (2019-05-20)The dental setting is a largely untapped venue to identify patients with undiagnosed HIV infection. Yet, uptake of rapid HIV testing within the community-based dental care settings remains low. This study will seek to ...
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(2017-04-24)Although more than one billion people live at risk of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in areas of Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America, the degree to which they burden countries like the United States is currently ...
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(2017-04-24)Mental illnesses such as depression, ADHD, and autism contribute to a highly qualitative field of neural medicine and are insufficiently measurable and consistent; however, neuro activity such as membrane rigidity, and ...
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(2014-05-28)The feeding ecology of three coastal shark species consisting of Atlantic Sharpnose (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae), Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), and Atlantic Blacktip (Carcharhinus limbatus) was examined in the northwest ...