Masters Theses: Recent submissions
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The effects of outcome value and pretraining on the differential outcomes effect in a visual discrimination task with rats
(2024-05-07)The differential outcomes effect (DOE) occurs when learning is facilitated by the delivery of different outcomes (e.g., food vs. water) correlated with different responses. The current experiments examined the effects of ... -
Temporal analysis of mercury concentrations in five seabird species of northwest Greenland
(2024-05-08)Anthropogenic emissions have led to widespread mercury contamination in aquatic ecosystems globally, surpassing pre-industrial levels. This phenomenon extends to Arctic environments, where numerous seabird colonies reside, ... -
Using targeted poisoning of red imported fire ants to improve Texas horned lizard habitat
(2024-05-06)The spread of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta; RIFA) is often cited as a factor contributing to the decline of the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum; THL). Many studies have attempted broadcast poison ... -
In Surrealism's wave: Drifting from the real in Dora Maar's photomontage
(2024-05-06)Between 1934–36 artist Dora Maar (1907–1997) closely engaged with the Surrealist movement through photography and photomontage. This thesis examines Maar’s photomontage in relation to the problems of reality, representation, ... -
Loss and legacy: Reframing the studies of Julie Manet
(2024-05-06)Sometimes referred to as “the daughter of Impressionism” because of her unique connection to members of the Impressionist group, Julie Manet was surrounded by art from the moment she was born. Her mother, Impressionist ... -
Embodying borderlands: Material practices in contemporary Latinx sculptures
(2024-05-06)Since the 1960s, artists have created artwork in response to the U.S.-Mexico border. Throughout the late 20th century, both the United States and Mexico, artists used a variety of mediums to communicate social, political, ... -
The LMC satellites, where are they? A model of the LMC's first infall
(2024-05-06)Until recently, we have not been able to observe satellites orbiting the LMC but that all changed with GAIA DR2. Research into dwarf galaxy’s found satellites orbiting the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). However, the number ... -
Zinc oxide nanoparticles mediate bacterial toxicity in Mueller-Hinton broth via zn2+
(2024-05-06)Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are promising antimicrobial agents due to their broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and low production cost. Despite many studies demonstrating the effectiveness of ZnO NPs, the ... -
Complex syntax in spoken and written language in children who are deaf or hard of hearing
(2024-05-06)The purpose of this study is to explore complex syntax in children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) in comparison to their typical hearing peers through an analysis of spoken and written language samples. Participants ... -
Stitching a Roma archive: Delaine Le Bas's We Have a History
(2024-05-06)British Romani artist Delaine Le Bas (b. 1965, United Kingdom) confronts anti-Roma prejudices and stereotypes in her multidisciplinary practice spanning assemblage to performance. This thesis focuses on the artist’s 2005 ... -
Comparing the effects of a comprehensive typical American diet or Mediterranean diet on gut microbiome composition
(2024-05-06)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with several factors implicated in its progression, including the chronic consumption of a Western diet. Current diet literature utilizes models that are not translational ... -
An evaluation of water and sediment quality in a mine-impacted watershed: case study of Elm Creek, Picher, Oklahoma
(2024-05-06)Across the U.S. there are 1335 superfund sites that range from abandoned mines to old military bases that pose serious risk to the public if not remediated properly. The Tar Creek Superfund site, located in Picher, OK, is ... -
Longitudinal trends in the Dockum Group: variations in the Late Triassic megamonsoon
(2024-05-06)Recent work has identified the Late Triassic Dockum Group of West Texas and New Mexico as a fluvial system which records abundant supercritical flow in upper-flow-regime channels fed by megamonsoons. Lithofacies and fluvial ... -
The effects of literacy parent training via telecommunication on children's self-perception
(2024-05-06)This study looks at the reading self-perception and the reading attitude of school-age children with reading disorders while they received reading feedback from a caregiver during a shared reading activity. The purpose of ... -
Tuning bank-full flow duration to modern drainage conditions in moderate to large drainage areas as a tool for reducing error in ancient source-to-sink mass flux calculations
(2024-05-06)Revival of interest in the source-to-sink method has produced several applications, resulting in new techniques to estimate sediment flux from catchment areas. Each of these techniques are limited by order-of-magnitude ... -
Spotting virtue: the legibility of skin in early modern drama
(2024-04-29)This thesis traces how feminine virtue appears on the skin of early modern characters, especially in ways legible to other characters around them. In four tragedies— Shakespeare’s Othello and Hamlet, John Ford’s ‘Tis Pity ... -
Word density effects on phonological awareness in children who are deaf and hard of hearing
(2024-04-29)Phonological awareness skills are imperative for literacy and academic development. Current literature has shown us that children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) struggle with phonological awareness. The current ... -
The relationship between education and job satisfaction among police officers
(2024-04-25)Education requirements for police officers have increased since the 1920s and will likely continue to increase amidst calls for criminal justice reform. The effects of higher education are well documented, and findings ... -
Examining language elicitation methods in dual language learners
(2024-04-23)This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of three language elicitation methods (personal narrative telling, narrative book retelling, and narrative short video retelling) in assessing Spanish language skills among ... -
Word learning in children who are deaf or hard of hearing
(2024-04-10)Children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and learning spoken language struggle with crucial communication skills (e.g., Lund, 2016). This study investigated the impact of syntax, word density, and timed recall on ...