Browsing OSU - Honors College Theses by Issue Date
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Senior recital
(2015-09-25)Perform a senior recital of acceptable length with appropriate pieces and provide program notes for all pieces on the program. -
Hyperosmolar state results in increase in PLGF secretion
(2015-10-02)Diabetes mellitus and heart disease are prevalent in the United States and around the world. Especially with the aging population, it is vital to understand the potential risks associated with diabetes, specifically type ... -
Effect of H2S on PLGF secretion by human vascular cells
(2015-11-11)Angiogenesis is the growth of new blood vessels that plays an essential role in development and wound healing as well as during coronary revascularization, which is necessary to repair tissues following a myocardial ischemic ... -
Coffee Cart analysis
(2015-11-20)The Coffee Cart Class is a hands-on business experience for students to get a chance to see what it takes to start up a business from the ground up. In order to determine what the Oklahoma State students would want in a ... -
Earnings quality
(2015-11-23)Regulators, academics, and practitioners all have their own interpretation of earnings quality; that is, there is no consistent definition of earnings quality across these three important groups. Regulators view quality ... -
Studio
(2015-11-23)The purpose of this thesis is to take what I have learned from my time in the Honors College at Oklahoma State University and marry it with my college experience ultimately developing a feasible business model, which tends ... -
Social media's impact on retaliation in the workplace
(2015-11-23)The acceptance of social media has created new problems for the workplace. In my thesis, I explore the relationship between social media and retaliation and make a case that the rise in retaliation claims has been impacted ... -
Evolution of the American Indian and the impact on modern Oklahoma
(2015-11-23)The word Oklahoma comes from a Choctaw word that means, "Land of the Red People." Our state is undoubtedly influenced by the Native American culture, but in order to fully understand the depth of this impact one must ... -
Five-year marketing plan: Adair Family Restaurants
(2015-11-30)My thesis is a five-year marketing plan for local Houston restaurant company, Adair Family Restaurants. Throughout the thesis, I give detailed background on both the company, competitive markets, and customers. I conclude ... -
Determining potential sources of race non-specific resistance to the late blight pathogen, Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, in advanced breeding materials of cultivated potato, Solanum tuberosum L.
(2015-12-01)Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, the causal agent of late blight disease of potato, is widely considered to be the most important plant disease of potato. The presence of major genes (R-genes) in breeding materials ... -
Justice for all?: A comparative look at drug related arrests for Blacks/African Americans and Caucasians since the start of the War on Drugs
(2015-12-01)The War on Drugs began as a way to curb what was seen as the nation's "number one enemy" - drug abuse. Policy changes, which began nearly a century ago in the 1930's, have altered the justice system more than anyone could ... -
Effects of degree of ripeness on phenolic content and radical scavenging activity of banana flesh and peel
(2015-12-02)The effects of degree of ripeness on total phenolic content and radical scavenging activity of imported Cavendish banana flesh and peel were investigated and compared to values reported in the literature of locally cultivated ... -
Emergency braking system for autonomous golf cart: Final report
(2015-12-04)The overall purpose of Oklahoma State University's Golf Cart project is to instrument and automate a fleet of autonomous Golf Cart systems for on-demand mobility on OSU campus, while providing engineering students with a ... -
Workplace writing: An examination of technical writers in action
(2015-12-04)The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the characteristics of technical writers to better explain the genre to the layman. There are a lot of misconceptions about the duties of technical writers, and this paper ... -
Teaching Spanish Heritage Language Learners in the P-12 mixed classroom
(2015-12-04)This paper explores the topic of teaching Spanish Heritage Language Learners in the spanish classroom with both Heritage Language Learners and Second Language Learners. The contents, including a literature review, applications ... -
Business-to-business marketing strategies: What happens behind the scenes and how it affects the business world
(2015-12-09)I look into five different companies that are exclusively business-to-business. I study how they market themselves successfully in their respective fields as well as show how business-to-business marketing and brand image ... -
Students' perception on the mitigation of earthquake damage due to hydraulic fracturing
(2015-12-09)This thesis' purpose was to find students' perceptions in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources on earthquake liability due to hydraulic fracturing. Because there is not as much earthquake insurance ... -
Lasting effects of bygone battles on Europe
(2015-12-09)This paper analyzes how the sites of four battles across France and Germany continue to affect the modern day. The wars of the past still influence the culture of European countries, as ongoing remembrances of the battles ... -
Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on dysphagia in stroke patients
(2015-12-10)The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on treating dysphagia in stroke patients. A literature review was done with electrical stimulation being combined with other ... -
Utility of the anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces sp. C1A for biofuel production
(2015-12-10)Anaerobic fungi belonging to Phylum Neocallimastigomycota are recognized by their efficiency in biomass degradation, which has led to considerable research into their potential role in biofuel production. I am evaluating ...