Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Title
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(2012-04-30)Two separate constructs, impulsivity and exercise, have been studied extensively in past literature, identifying impulsivity with risk taking behavior and exercise with health and psychological benefits. The present study ...
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SHRIMP CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO (2013-02-04)The commercial shrimp harvest is the second most important fishery in the United States, and eighty percent of this harvest by weight is caught in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Survival rate in the post larval stage in GOM ...
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(2013-09-26)Dolphins in many parts of the world follow fishing boats to eat fish and invertebrates stirred into the water column by them, and so do the dolphins that frequent Galveston Bay and the Galveston Ship Channel. These individuals ...
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The Anopheles (An.) gambiae species complex includes some of the most significant African malaria vectors, specifically An. gambiae sensu stricto (s.s.), An. coluzzii and An. arabiensis. These mosquitoes are currently ...
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This study will examine how women are marginalized within gendered concepts of humanity through the limitations of femicide as an unrecognized basis for the credible fear of persecution under human rights regimes in the ...
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Third generation (3G) artificial turf sports fields have been utilized since the 1990s. Research has shown the surface temperature of these turf fields can reach up to 170°F. This temperature is significantly higher than ...
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(2013-02-06)The flagella organelle is crucial to many different cells and organisms because it allows for sensation and movement throughout a matrix. The Intraflagellar Transport system (IFT) is of particular interest since it helps ...
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(2013-09-28)Panquilma is a 13th–15th century pre-Hispanic community of the Lurin Valley in Lima, Peru and is located in the hinterland of Pachacamac, an important religious center of the ancient Andes. Sector 03 is composed of hundreds ...
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(2006-07-11)Methylmercury (MeHg) remains to be a major public health concern because of the presence of widespread contamination of our environment and the severe neuropathological changes that can occur with exposure to the developing ...
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(2013-09-24)Anemia is a term that defines a condition in which a person’s blood lacks a stable amount of red blood cells or hemoglobin. This condition can cause a person to experience fatigue, and an improper amount of oxygen will be ...
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New theories and applications of deep learning have been discovered and implemented within the field of machine learning recently. The high degree of effectiveness of deep learning models span across many domains including ...
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(2014-09-19)"Captive animals lead lives that are extremely limited in activity compared to conspecifics in the wild. To compensate for the lack of stimulation compared to the wild, enrichment supplementation is standard practice at ...
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Radio frequency (RF) coils are utilized in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to acquire images of a subject. The design of RF coils is a significant factor in the quality of the image produced encouraging their construction ...
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Printed Circuit Boards are used to electrically connect components that are soldered onto the board in order to perform a function or task. They are manufactured by etching out copper traces from the copper layer that is ...
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Solana has been a relatively new blockchain platform that has gained popularity due to its quick transaction times and low transaction fees. However, the focus is mainly seen in their “smart contracts” – an automatically-enforced ...
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(2014-09-22)In recent years, there have been incentives to move towards the Free Flight concept in aviation due to advances in technology and increasing air traffic. Free Flight proposes a distributed cooperative strategy based on ...
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(2019-04-23)The current state of controlled release therapeutics is limited by the challenges of: (1) developing a fabrication method that accounts for the unique sensitivities of amino acid-based cargo; and (2) designing a high-throughput ...
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Characterizing the performance of an antenna or radio involves collecting a large amount of data through tedious processes. In order to combat this tedium, and to improve the data collected, this work explored the use of ...
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(2015-09-28)There is much research being done in the field of swarming robotics and more specifically swarming unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs. The most common platform used is the quadcopter because of its versatility. The problem ...
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Distributed algorithms are important for managing systems with multiple networked components, where each component operates independently but coordinates to achieve a common goal. Previous theoretical research has produced ...