Browsing OSU - Honors College Theses by Title
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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 ... -
Race and early-life family instability as a risk for depression in college: The role of optimism as a protective factor
(2020-12-08)Family instability, conceptualized as abrupt, involuntary, and/or negative change in family circumstances, has broad implications for children's long-term health (Sandstorm, 2013). Growing evidence suggests that family ... -
RASC-AL final review
(2018-05-02)As part of the quest for humankind to reach Mars, the problem of astronaut health on extended space voyages must be addressed. The team at Oklahoma State University aims to solve one major element of that challenge extended ... -
RASC-AL Theme 2 artificial gravity reusable crewed deep space transport: Final technical report
(2018-05-02)Project Daedalus is OSU's submitted design for the NASA RASCAL Theme 2 competition. Our objective is to develop a vehicle which is capable of simulating Mars' gravity for a majority of a mission to and from Mars, last 1100 ... -
Raunchy, female-led comedies: Challenging the comedic tradition
(2019-04-26)Due to the rise of women-led comedies focused on female friendship and homosocial bonding in the past decade, I am interested in studying this emerging subgenre of film. In this time frame, multiple comedies starring two ... -
Reborn Gods thesis stories
(2022-04-29)After a pitched battle with demons, spirits which embody and feed off of the wrongdoing of humanity, the Gods of Ouraneia are dead. However, this is normal. Every few hundred years, the Gods of Ouraneia are killed in battle ... -
Reckoning: Speedfest V, Black Team
(2015-04-25)For my Honors Thesis, I participated in the Aerospace Engineering Capstone senior design project, less formally known as Speedfest. Speedfest is an annual design competition hosted by the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ... -
Recreational reading habits of agricultural communications students
(2018-05-10)There is an assumption that students who read for pleasure are more successful students, but there is little academic literature to support this assumption (Gallik, 1999). A survey was conducted to assess the recreational ... -
Redefining patriotism: GI and veteran dissent during the Vietnam War
(2022-04-20)This thesis focuses on GI and veteran dissent during the Vietnam War. While activism of the 1960s has been well documented by historians, particularly within the Vietnam-era antiwar movement, some voices are still less ... -
Reduced order framework for optimal control of nonlinear partial differential equations: ROM-based optimal flow control
(2018-05-02)A variety of partial differential equations (PDE) can govern the spatial and time evolution of fluid flows; however, direct numerical simulation (DNS) of the Euler or Navier-Stokes equation or other traditional computational ... -
Regenerative medicine: An analysis of origins, trends and potential therapeutic applications, with a focus on hematopoietic stem cells
(2018-05-30)The notion of creating fully functioning tissues or organs, better known as regenerative medicine, is nothing new. From the study of tissue regeneration in salamanders in the 18th century to the possibility of finding a ... -
Regulation of anti-herbivore defenses: Plant response to mycorrhizal colonization and simulated aboveground herbivory
(2020-04-30)One key symbiosis in the prairie is the mutualism between plants and soil microorganisms, namely arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. In addition to assisting the plant through enhanced nutrient uptake, AM fungi can also aid ...