Browsing OSU - Honors College Theses by Title
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Equine welfare issues within the showing and racing industries
(2019-04-27)For my thesis, I researched current equine welfare problems in various industries such as the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association, the American Quarter Horse Association, and the Jockey Club. The ... -
Error and noise analysis in a quantum key exchange
(2018-12-13)Over the course of human history the idea of secure communication has motivated different fields of science and one of them reside in both Computer Science and Mathematics. Oxford's English Dictionary defines cryptography ... -
Ethanol-selected Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants
(2018-04-20)Staphylococcus aureus has been shown to have the ability to display a small colony variant (SCV) phenotype, which is associated with persistent infections caused by acquisition of various degrees of resistance from ... -
Evaluating risk-taking behaviors in Lycosidae: Are the nutritional benefits of sugar water worth the risk of predation?
(2021-04-21)The risk-taking tendencies and addiction in small vertebrates are often used to understand the processes of larger vertebrates, such as humans. I set out to find whether certain risk-taking behaviors characteristic of ... -
Evaluating the manganese removal capabilities of mushroom compost under anaerobic conditions using fed-batch reactors
(5/9/2023)Abandoned mine drainage often contains heavy metals and trace metals, that when left untreated, contaminate surrounding soil and water rendering them unable to support life or maintain ecological functions, and impacts the ... -
Evaluating the stress levels of kindergarten-aged children, parents, and teachers concerning schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic in the fall of 2020
(2020-12-16)The purpose of this study is to better understand the stress caused by COVID-19 for kindergarten children. Prolonged stress for children can negatively impact their development. This study will look at six different ... -
Evolution of guest-host relationships
(2017-04-28)This thesis examines the different proceedings around the rituals of bringing in a guest through the literature of cultures and their progression from early civilizations to the onset of Christianity. Using the literature ... -
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 ... -
Examination of comorbid anxiety as a moderator of the relationship between ADHD and impaired peer relations
(2022-04-21)Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often associated with poor peer relations in affected children. Studies also indicate a link between anxiety, which has been found to be highly comorbid with ADHD, and ... -
Examining self-report and behavioral measure of attentional control in anxiety disorders
(2022-05-05)Attention is a fundamental cognitive process which shapes the way an individual sees and interacts with their environment. Anxiety disorders disrupt normal cognitive functioning by interfering with top-down (i.e., goal ... -
Examining the role of endogenous opioids on attachment and sociosexuality using the framework of evolutionary life history theory
(2017-12-11)Evolutionary life history theory has been used to examine individual differences in attachment and sociosexuality within adult romantic relationships. One proposed mechanism for the variation observed within individuals ... -
Expansion plan for Everyman LLC
(2018-05-03)Everyman is a startup in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They are reaching what is known as the legitimacy threshold, and must implement a strategy for expansion to ensure they continue to be successful. Focusing on implementing ... -
Exploration into the epigenetic mechanisms related to prenatal famine & later-life health
(4/19/2023)Epigenetics is a fascinating field and one that researchers are continuously studying to learn more about and its effects over time. One group of individuals, in particular, has caught the eye of many, and it is those ... -
Exploration of printing methods: The press and the digital printer
(2018-05-09)Printing methods are continually evolving bringing forth new possibilities and ranging purposes for placing ink on the page. What originally propelled the human race into efficiently putting the written language into printed ... -
Exploring seed defense strategies in Oklahoma forests
(4/27/2023)An important but often overlooked topic in plant community research explores bottlenecks to plant recruitment and survival due to seed predation (granivory). Often, granivory has a higher impact on seedling survival than ... -
Exploring the "edge of reality": The international in Ben Okri's The Famished Road
(2019-04-26)Ben Okri's The Famished Road (1993) follows Azaro, an abiku child, and his family through life in an impoverished neighborhood in what can be assumed to Lagos, Nigeria, just before the advent of Nigerian independence. Okri ... -
Exploring the Myers-Briggs Type indicator
(2017-05-12)This study examined the efficacy of an abbreviated method of a personality assessment. Whereas traditional methods of type assessment rely on multi-item questionnaires, this new method utilizes vignettes written by the ... -
Expression and isolation of the membrane proteoglycan syndecan-1 from E. coli
(2019-04-26)Syndecan-1 is a membrane proteoglycan, which is a protein with glycosaminoglycans, or long carbohydrate chains, attached to its extracellular domain. The syndecan family is composed of various proteoglycans that each aid ... -
Expression and purification of INI1 truncations
(2019-05-06)INI1 (Integrase Interactor 1) is a highly-conserved, core component of the SWI/SNF remodeling complex and is characterized as a tumor suppressor. Mutations in the SMARCB1 gene/INI1 protein cause aggressive pediatric cancers ...