Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Title
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3D c-AFM Imaging of Conductive Filaments in HfO2 Resistive Switching Devices
Resistive switching in metal-insulator-metal devices is promising as an alternative to flash memory. The change in resistance from insulating to conducting and back again is theoretically caused by the formation and partial ... -
6+9+12: EVERYONE CAN BE TAUGHT TO DELIBERATELY FAKE A SMILE WITH THE “GENUINE ENJOYMENT DUCHENNE MARKER”
(2012-07-11)It is generally believed that people cannot deliberately contract the orbicularis oculi pars orbitalis (“Action Unit 6,” "Duchenne Marker" or "Cheek Raiser") muscle together with the zygomaticus major (“AU12” or "smile" ... -
A 300 Years Record of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Lake Botanisk, Copenhagen: A Historical Reconstruction of Combustion Processes in a Scandinavian Urban Lake
(2013-02-04)Lake Botanisk, a small isolated body of water in Copenhagen, Denmark, has remained relatively undisturbed for four centuries, making its sediments an excellent historical archive of past deposition rates of atmospheric ... -
A Calculated Relationship: Rafael Correa and the Indigenous Movement
This thesis examines the nature of the alliance formed between President Rafael Correa and the Ecuadorian indigenous movement that led to the incorporation of plurinationalism into the 2008 Constitution. To this end, this ... -
A Case for Changing I-131 Transfer Factors Based on Changes in Dairy Industry Practices
(2013-02-01)Following a large-scale radioactive release, transfer factors (TF) are used to estimate the amount of radioactive material retained by an organism. These values are based on the concentration of the consumed radionuclide ... -
A Collation Tool for Humanists
(2014-02-03)Comparing a set of similar texts, often called collation, gives a scholar insight into the author's thoughts and motives and into the culture of the time period. Multiple editions can be published by an author for a diverse ... -
A Comparison and Critical Evaluation of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and the Common Core State Standards for Primary Grades
(2014-10-01)The study investigates the differences and similarities between the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Further, its goal is to evaluate each standard within both TEKS ... -
A Comparison in Chinese Inter-generational Saving
(2013-09-30)While China has traditionally had exceedingly high saving rates over generations, there has been a current trend towards a remarkable decrease in this tendency. The theory behind life cycle savings models suggests that ... -
A COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TO EXPLORE OPTIMAL SUPPLY-SIDE AND DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR URBAN WATER RESOURCES
(2012-05-04)Urban water management specifies both supply-side and demand-side strategies to balance water supply and demands for social and environmental systems. As the sustainability of water resources depends on the dynamic ... -
A Draft de novo Mitochondrial Genome Assembly for the Hyacinth Macaw
(2014-09-19)Establishing genome assemblies is important for comparative and population studies that examine genetic diversity. This is especially vital for threatened animal species. The hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), ... -
A Genetic Dissection of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Biogenesis
(2014-04-08)Mitochondria house the mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC), the main site for cellular respiration and energy production. The MRC consists of five large protein complexes (I-V) in the inner mitochondrial membrane. Despite ... -
A Genetic Dissection of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Biogenesis
(2014-04-08)Mitochondria house the mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC), the main site for cellular respiration and energy production. The MRC consists of five large protein complexes (I-V) in the inner mitochondrial membrane. Despite ... -
A Genetic Dissection of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Biogenesis
(2014-01-21)Mitochondria house the mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC), the main site for cellular respiration and energy production. The MRC consists of five large protein complexes (I-V) in the inner mitochondrial membrane. Despite ... -
A GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF HOMINID MAXILLAE AND MANDIBLES
(2013-09-26)Fossil mandibular elements assigned to the taxon Australopithecus sediba were found at Malapa, South Africa. The mandibular elements have since been used to create a fully reconstructed version of the mandible of the animal. ... -
A Graphical User Interface for Composing Parallel Computation in the STAPL Skeleton Library
(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 ... -
A Journey in Chains: a study of the ancient Roman slave trade
(2015-09-25)Often termed the “invisible people,” ancient Roman slaves leave almost no visible footprint in archaeological sites. Furthermore, though their presence is intricately woven throughout the very fabric of the Roman Empire, ... -
A Maximum Likelihood Sequence Equalizing Architecture Using Viterbi Algorithm for ADC-Based Serial Link
Channel impairments in high data rates make Analog-to-digital (ADC) serial link a very attractive choice in terms of bandwidth efficient modulation; however, power limitation of these receivers make the ADC front-end design ... -
A Neural Network Approach to Classifying Generic Expressions
Generic expressions make statements about nonspecific entities. Characterizing generic expressions make broad statements about classes of entities, without belonging to any temporal structure, while habitual generic ... -
A New Method for Identifying Coronary Artery Disease via Analysis of Human Serum
(2015-04-21)Coronary artery disease (CAD), the number one cause of death in the United States, has traditionally been combated by reactionary diagnostics. However, the current healthcare dynamic is shifting towards a preventative ... -
A New Moral Theory: Synthesizing Moral Ideas of Aristotle and Kant
(2013-09-25)My research is on the ethical theories of Aristotle and Kant – the two most influential ethical theories in Western history. Despite their persuasiveness, each presents a different view with regards to the notion of morality ...