Undergraduate Honors Papers: Recent submissions
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Small Solid-State Refrigeration System
(2022)Rural Nicaraguan villages need low-cost, low-power, easily maintainable home appliances. Refrigeration is of value for the applications of medicine and/or food storage. The research herein investigated whether a thermoelectric ... -
Shadows in the Shape of Swan Lake
(2022)Swan Lake, with its rich history of productions and iconic place in culture, is easily one of the most famous ballets of all time. Each new reimagination of the popular story situates itself uniquely as a form of artistic ... -
Parental Stress and the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2022)Homeschooling is a historically successful modality of education in a home setting with a parent acting as the primary instructor. Typically, the parents are mentally and physically prepared to transition into a teaching ... -
Western theatre's use of music to manipulate audience's emotional responses
(2022)Music and theatre have been utilized in conjunction with each other for thousands of years, dating as far back as 35,000 years ago. In the western hemisphere, the first implementation of music in theatre can be accredited ... -
Investigation of Conservation of BRD-1 in C. elegans
(2022)Our project focused on the conservation of the protein brd-1 in C. elegans. C. elegans is a strong model organism for our study because Ce-brd-1 is the worm ortholog to BARD1 in humans. Specifically, our focus is on its ... -
Synthesis, characterization, and biological assessment of a macrocycle containing lysine
(2022)The synthesis of the lysine macrocycle begins with the step-wise substitution of cyanuric chloride with nitrogenous nucleophiles. The three chlorine atoms are replaced with BOC-hydrazine followed by protected D-lysine and ... -
Can migratory smolts produced by the resident population of Sashin Lake be used as a reservoir to breed migrants and conserve creek populations?
(2022)Migration can be broadly defined as the seasonal relocation of an animal to regions where conditions are alternately favorable or unfavorable, followed by a return to their place of origin. Migration as a phenomenon presents ... -
Effects of Smiling on Nursing Student Stress and Correlates with Immune Function
(2022)Stress is linked to many different pathological disorders in various body systems and can trigger inflammation which in turn correlates with certain disease states (Yaribeygi et al., 2017). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a ... -
When Money Talks, Who Listens? Democracy Aid Shocks and Human Rights Violations in Neighboring Countries, 1990-2013
(2022)As democracy aid becomes more prevalent in the developing world, a thorough understanding of it and its effects becomes necessary. A series of recent studies determine that shocks in democracy aid, sudden decreases in ... -
Assessing the Rise of Covenant-Lite Loans in the Leveraged Lending Market
(2022)Since 2008, covenant-lite loans, or loans that lack maintenance covenants, have increased as a percentage of total outstanding loans. Today, over 90% of outstanding institutional loans are considered covenant-lite (Isin ... -
Minor League Baseball Team: Alabama Ham
(2022)As America's Pastime, baseball brands maintain a prominent and powerful image in popular culture. Minor league baseball brands capture a playful, child-like charisma that adds layers of humor and novelty to existing iconic ... -
A conceptual analysis of "shipping packaging" and "secondary packaging": Operationalizing brand loyalty theory to measure brand effects
(2022)With the rise of Ecommerce, more brands have an opportunity to create an "unboxing" experience for their consumers. Through "shipping" and "secondary packaging," brands have an opportunity to extend the brand's personality ... -
Gen-Z and millennial perceptions of social justice messages from churches: Identifying effective messaging frames using moral foundations theory
(2022)Young adults in America are leaving congregations at exponential rates and one contributing factor is the perception that churches are unwilling to address pressing social issues such as those connected to the Black Lives ... -
The Presidential Pendulum: Why It Is So Rare That a Party Holds the Presidency For Three Consecutive Terms
(2022)In the past 70 years, there has only been one instance of a major political party winning three consecutive presidential elections in the United States. The vast majority of elections follow a pattern of two terms by one ... -
Fort Worth After School Arts
(2022)This project illustrates my process of creating the curriculum for a pilot Musical Theatre program called Fort Worth After School Arts. The program is designed to address the widespread issue of a lack of arts education ... -
Developing Assays for Testing the Effectiveness of TNF-alpha Modulating Anti-inflammatory Drugs
(2022)Multiple anti-inflammatory drugs are currently in use to treat neuroinflammation in the brain which can result from Alzheimer's disease and lead to neuronal death and cognitive decline. TNF-alpha is a proinflammatory ... -
The Role of Lower Limb Strength In Postural Control In People With Intellectual Disabilities, Specifically Down Syndrome
(2022)Objective: To review the current status of research on the role of lower limb strength in postural control in people with intellectual disabilities, specifically Down syndrome. Data Sources: All articles were published ... -
Shuffling Through History: The Style and Influences of Tap Dance
(2022)As a tap dancer of twelve years, I wanted to create a creative-based, departmental honors project that stretched my limits and knowledge of tap dance while also developing my choreography skills. To do this, I looked back ... -
Testing the Ability of Macrocyclic Compounds to Reduce Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)
(2022)In the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative inflammatory diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, there is an abnormal buildup of redox metal ions that associate with b-amyloid plaques and convert oxygen into oxygen radicals. ... -
Whitening More than Teeth: Race Disparities in Oral Health Care
(2022)Racial disparities in oral health have existed in America for decades. Although dental organizations such as the American Dental Association (ADA) have taken steps to minimize these disparities, they still exist across the ...