Undergraduate Honors Papers: Recent submissions
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The Research, Ideation, and Creation of Scratch Cookie Dough Co.
(2024-05-19)This paper explores the journey from a childhood love for cookies to the creation of a customizable and eclectic flavored cookie dough company. Frustrated by the limited options available in store-bought cookie dough, a ... -
THE DETERMINANTS OF BUSINESS CYCLES: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF COMPETING THEORIES
(2024-05-19)The 2008 Financial Crisis came as a shock to many in the economics discipline, as well as to those in the general public. Despite being the deepest and longest economic slump since the Great Depression, most mainstream ... -
THE EFFECTS OF MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS ON WORK BEHAVIOR
(2024-05-19)Overworking is a common problem often attributed to hard work and dedication. However, overworking has not been found to be beneficial to an individual yet has continued to persist despite generations of societal change. ... -
FROM GESTURES TO WORDS: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE END-TO-END DEEP LEARNING INTEGRATION WITH TRANSFORMERS AND MEDIAPIPE
(2024-05-19)Speech impairment ranks among the world's most prevalent disabilities, affecting over 430 million adults [1]. Despite its widespread impact, many existing video-conferencing applications lack a comprehensive end-to-end ... -
The Most Wonderful Sort of Harmony: A Duo Recital
(2024-05-19)Within the world of classical music, many forms of collaboration and ensemble exist, with different demands, repertoire, challenges, and triumphs. For this honors project, my colleague and I have embarked on a journey to ... -
The Creation of a Music and Art Magazine: Anemoia
(2024-05-19)ABSTRACT: As a young girl, I was always fascinated with the fashion my parents grew up with, the music they heard on the radio for the first time, and the culture surrounding their adolescence. I was so drawn to decades ... -
‘Almond Moms’: Association between diet talk and female college students' wellbeing
(2024-05-19)Currently, the term "Almond Mom" has gone viral as celebrity parents were seen overly restricting their child's choice of food and implementing extreme dieting practices. The "Almond Mom" aligns with authoritarian parenting, ... -
The Role of Intuition in Moral Epistemology
(2024-05-19)The aim of this paper is to argue that intuitionism is a plausible alternative to Utilitarianism and Kantianism as an ethical theory. It argues that common objections to intuitionism also undermine justification for both ... -
Leveraging Athletic Success to Guide Institutional Strategic Branding Decisions: A Case Study on TCU’s Historic 2022 Season
(2024-05-19)This thesis examines the strategic utilization of athletic success in branding decisions at Texas Christian University (TCU) during its historic 2022 season. Through a detailed case study, this research explores how TCU ... -
Huckleberry Hills Dog Ranch & Rescue
(2024-05-19)The plight of homeless and neglected dogs in the United States presents a poignant crisis, with over 900,000 dogs flooding shelters annually, resulting in staggering euthanasia rates. Inspired by the enduring love and ... -
What Leads Authoritarian Regimes to Promote Women's Rights?
(2024-05-19)This research explores the causes and processes that impact the offering of women's rights in authoritarian regimes. These relationships have been explored in previous literature that examined either the broad causation ... -
A Sociological Examination of Sterilization Abuse and Social Inequality in the United States
(2024-05-19)This research delves into the sociological dimensions of sterilization abuse in the United States, aiming to address a gap in previous literature that predominantly approaches this subject from a historical perspective. ... -
ASSESSING SUSTAINABILITY IN TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
(2024-05-19)Higher education institutions (HEIs) globally face a critical challenge in sustainability, with a widespread misconception about its definition and implementation despite over 35 years of well-established guidelines. ... -
Repurposing a Serotonin Receptor Antagonist as a Potential Novel Antibiotic
(2024-05-19)With the surge of multidrug resistant bacteria and increasing antibiotic resistance, there is a critical need for the development of new drug therapies. A new antimicrobial technique revolves around targeting virulence ... -
PERCEPTION & APPLICATION OF DIGITAL INTEGRATION IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
(2024-05-19)This comparative study examines the TPACK framework, initially proposed by creators Mishra and Koehler (2006). The framework assesses how teachers integrate technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge in their respective ... -
Associations Between Power Dynamics and Relationship Satisfaction in Couples Raising Autistic Children
(2024-05-19)The goal of this study was to examine the associations of marital satisfaction and power dynamics in couples raising autistic children compared to couples raising non-autistic children. Marital satisfaction is important ... -
DETERMINING IF GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH LIFE HISTORY DEVELOPMENT OF RAINBOW TROUT ARE SHARED ACROSS FRESHWATER SYSTEMS
(2024-05-19)Oncorhynchus mykiss, commonly known as rainbow trout, exhibit partial migratory behavior where some individuals in a population will opt to migrate, whereas others remain resident. Consequently, there are two ecotypes of O. ... -
How New Technology in Sports Impacts Fan Engagement
(2024-05-19)The integration of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies, collectively referred to as Extended Reality (XR), has gained significant traction in the sports industry. This research investigates the ... -
How Different Demographic Groups Perceive Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
(2024-05-19)More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's, a progressive disease that affects memory, thinking, and behavior. This high incidence rate may be partially attributed to level of perceived risk and individuals ... -
QUANTIFYING MULTI STAR SYSTEMS IN STELLAR GROUPS: CALIBRATION OF BINOCS FOR THE GAIA ERA USING SYNTHETIC PHOTOMETRY OF BP/RP SPECTRA
(2024-05-19)Precise assessment of binary star formation remains uncertain, yet it wields substantial influence on our understanding of galaxies' concealed dark matter. As it stands now, there are few methods to efficiently detect ...