Browsing OSU - Honors College Theses by Title
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Preventive effects of red ginseng on an aging hallmark - senescence
(4/18/2023)By 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years or older, increasing the importance of interventional therapies for age-associated diseases. Research investigating cultural dietary differences recognized that the ... -
Pride Week, an honors thesis
(2018-05-08)Each year during the spring semester, Oklahoma State University celebrates their students who belong to the LGBTQ community. This celebration, entitled Pride Week, highlights various reasons to be proud to belong to this ... -
Probiotics and the human gut microbiome
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Produced water: Rare-earth element recovery and clean water production
(2020-04-30)The team is to research, evaluate, and design an energy efficient treatment system to produce clean water while optimizing the collection of rare earth elements from produced water recovered from oil and gas operations. ... -
Profitability of owning a professional sports team in the United States
(5/5/2023)Eight years ago, during an interview with CNN Business one of the more infamous NBA team owners, Mark Cuban, claimed that owning a sports team was no longer a trophy asset. He said many of the new ownership groups are a ... -
Propane as an alternative gas in a constant flow proportional counter
(2017-05-05)The purpose of this project was to determine if a low cost hydrocarbon gas could be successfully used in a constant flow proportional counter rather than a traditional gas such as P10. Portable propane commonly used for ... -
Proposed manufacturing facility for nylon 6,6
(2017-03-09)The purpose of this project was to design an economically viable process that produces 85 million pounds of nylon 6,6 annually. This process would be carried out in a new plant that would be built in the Calvert City, ... -
Prospero and Caliban: Destruction of the native
(2018-05-03)This paper explores colonialism and post-colonial theory in Shakespeare's The Tempest. The actions of the play signify four steps in the development of the colonial relationship: formation, usurpation, rebellion, and ... -
Proteomic analysis of ethanol reduced susceptibility mutants
(2020-05-13)Staphylococcus aureus are dangerous pathogens responsible for thousands of deaths every year, and it is estimated that 95 million Americans may be carriers of a S. aureus strain (1). Even more dangerous is the subset of ... -
Providing patients with a voice: The importance of patient advocacy
(2022-05-05)Within a healthcare facility, each and every person or patient that receives medical care is deserving of care, as well as certain rights and standards of that care. Throughout the healthcare field as a whole, there is a ... -
Psychosocial outcomes in siblings of pediatric cancer patients
(2015-04-30)Research in pediatric psychology has scarcely begun to investigate the psychosocial needs of siblings of pediatric cancer patients. The purpose of this literature review was to discuss the articles that have investigated ... -
Public perceptions of past presidents: A study of presidential legacy
(2018-04-20)This project seeks to determine if attitudes about presidents change significantly after they have left office. I further examine the relationship between age, political ideology, and current individual-level presidential ... -
Public's perceptions of genome editing in agriculture: A review
(2021-11-19)Genome editing has been debated by scientists, consumers, and the general public since its conception. It is important to understand these debates and every side’s views in order to move forward with the technology. The ... -
Puppies: Responsibility and cost
(2016-04-07)Puppies are many times more responsibility and cost than anyone expects. My Honors Thesis will hopefully enlighten people especially college students on the responsibility of owning and caring for a healthy puppy. The ... -
Purification and characterization of two heme induced proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(2021-12-02)Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB), is transmitted through aerosols and successfully replicates within alveolar macrophages by inhibiting macrophage maturation. Before the ... -
Purpald reagent to enhance surface plasmon resonance imaging toward sensing of formaldehyde
(2016-05-03)Formaldehyde (FA) is the smallest aldehyde with the formula HCHO. An elevated FA concentration (despite at ppm-ppb levels) in the human body reflects abnormal health conditions. Moreover, HCHO is an environmental pollutant. ... -
"Putin down protest": Is widespread mobilization possible in the shadow of the oil curse?
(2018-11-19)Under what conditions are protests more likely to occur? Social movement literature has traditionally been dominated by three frameworks: the framing process; resource mobilization; and political opportunity structures ... -
Qualitative assessment of the fire station food environment using photovoice
(2022-04-22)Objective: Cardiovascular events are the leading cause of death for on-duty firefighters. Studies evaluating modifiable risk factors to mitigate this dismal outcome are nascent. Limited qualitative data suggest fire station ... -
Qualitative assessment of viewpoints on horses depending on livestock handling background
(2019-05-02)The purpose of this study was to evaluate how individuals with varying livestock handling experiences interpreted equine affective states when presented with various equine images. A free choice profiling survey was ... -
Quantitative analysis of exo-enzymatic activity in Bacillus subtilis using commercial assay procedures
(2016-04-28)Probiotics are health-benefiting organisms that are useful supplements in the maintenance of homeostasis within a host's body. The Bacillus genus is currently considered the best alternative for use as probiotics because ...