Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Title
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The increasing need for smaller and more efficient DC to DC regulators has motivated researches to look for alternate methods for designs. As electronic designs become smaller on size, the challenge of reducing design’s ...
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Many current solutions for sorting very large files today are incredibly slow. Given that virtually every widespread application requires some form of sorted data, these slow solutions total a massive waste of time and ...
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(2013-09-25)The mechanisms and causes of aging, the greatest risk factor of disease, are poorly understood. For aging at the single-cell level, this lack of knowledge results from limitations in the methods traditionally used in cell ...
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(2015-09-25)Microalgae are emerging as a source of future biofuel due to high oil productivity and low environmental impact. Optimizing microalgal growth and oil production by the study of growth conditions will address the high ...
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(2017-04-25)Intrauterine growth restriction or IUGR is the setback in development arising from restricted fetal growth during gestation. This restricted growth is identified by precursors not only at parturition, but additionally ...
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(2011-08-08)Historically, rangelands were managed to reduce brush and increase livestock grazing habitat. As with much of the southwestern United States, the seemingly endless ―free grass‖ of Texas rangelands was overgrazed during the ...
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(2015-12-16)This research thesis focuses on the connections between Christian mission work and international development across time. The fundamental problem this study addresses is not as much a problem as it is a question: does ...
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(2021-04-15)In developing my moral compass, I became increasingly aware of people explaining morality as it pertains to others, but not as it pertains to themselves. Indeed, moral philosophy tends to approach morality as an interpersonal ...
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Despite recent progress in the past few years gender discrimination is still an ongoing problem. Eric Grollman’s work states that experiencing gender discrimination can have a negative impact on one’s mental health causing ...
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(2017-05-10)We conduct a field experiment at Texas A&M in which students enrolled in an online course are provided information about the correlation of homework effort on exam scores via a one-time email. Due to randomization of ...
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Although young voters are notorious for not formally taking part in the political process, they nonetheless typically voice strong opinions on a number of societal issues. How do individual personality traits relate to ...
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Curiosity is a natural way to gather more information about the world, making it directly relevant for learning. However, little research has examined the relation between children’s curiosity and formal learning. Moreover, ...
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Literature Review: David Riesman’s ([1950] 2002) concept of other-directedness characterizes the majority of society today. He labeled other-directed the tendency of post 1950 American society to be more influenced by the ...
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This thesis will look to comparatively analyze the main Taiwanese Presidential candidates’ policies, examine Taiwan’s past election patterns, and discuss the political and economic implications of the 2020 Taiwanese ...
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(2015-11-03)Organizations, non-profit or otherwise, often rely on the work of volunteers to accomplish their goals. And although it is often the case that sufficient volunteers can be procured to complete a given task, it remains an ...
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(2018-04-30)Hurricane Harvey brought over 100 cm of rain to the lower drainage basin of the Brazos River and resulted in the highest discharge event in the recorded history of the river. On Sept. 10th, 2017, during the waning phase ...
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(2013-02-04)Early in vertebrate development, the neural plate, from which the central nervous system forms, is subdivided into four gross domains through a process called patterning. Defects in neural plate patterning can have severe ...
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(2021-05-04)Background: This study aims to analyze how contemporary films employed the #MeToo movement for plot inspiration. I hypothesize that films produced between 2016-2020 will depict a diversified, nuanced representation of ...
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(2014-09-17)Meta-rhetoric, or rhetoric that addresses rhetoric itself, is continuously metamorphosing and growing in acceptance. Discussions of this issue date back to ancient times, with Plato’s Phaedrus examining the morality of ...
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Literature Review: The researchers have provided an in depth look into the established connections identified between learner engagement and performance (Kuh, 2003; Robinson & Hullinger, 2008; Stott, 2016; Calvo & Reio, ...