Browsing OSU - Honors College Theses by Title
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Understanding the role of patient advocate: Advocacy for our patients and advocacy for our professionals
(2021-07-29)The initial focus is directly related to tort-law and the liability associated with making medical mistakes in a tort case. Our study originates on the idea that a patient advocate, with the patients’ best interest in mind, ... -
United States' drone program: Analyzing its effectiveness through the lens of rational expectations
(2016-05-05)The United States military, in conjunction with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has drastically expanded its drone program as a key component of its counterterrorism strategy in the Middle East over the past decade. ... -
Unmitigated threat in aviation
(2015-05-26)This report examines several instances of the insider threat and the prevalence of this threat. The argument made in the report is that this threat is a serious security risk to aviation and it warrants changes in the ... -
Use of interpreters by monolingual and bilingual speech-language pathologists in the U.S. - A survey study
(2017-04-20)With the vast diversity in demographics of the U.S. population rising in recent years, the topic of using language interpreters is becoming more prominent within clinical practice in Speech-Language Pathology. The aim of ... -
Use of iPad and mobile devices in children with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review
(2018-05-03)Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability often associated with challenges in behavior and communication (Center for Disease Control; CDC, 2016a). Approximately 1 in 42 children have ASD and its prevalence ... -
Use of x-ray fluorescence as a rapid, onsite screening tool in the assessment of cadmium surface contamination
(2021-11-08)Portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) has successfully been used in the past to quickly and nondestructively evaluate occupational exposure to airborne and surface metal contaminants. Traditional methods of evaluating metal ... -
Using evidence based design to develop an inclusive classroom
(2016-04-28)The design of a space is critical to the function, mood, efficiency, and effectiveness of an environment, making it crucial especially in educational facilities. This study will apply evidence based design to the design ... -
Using lipid nanodiscs for the in vitro glycosylation of membrane proteins
(2022-04-29)Membrane proteins are involved in a number of human diseases are important to study. Due to the fact that these proteins are, by nature, insoluble in aqueous solutions, they require detergent or lipid environments that ... -
Using Twitter data to predict violent events
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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 ... -
Utilizing large Ribosomal Subunit protein L3 for phylogenetic identification of novel bacterial lineages in Zodletone Spring
(2018-04-20)Zodletone Spring is a sulfur and sulfide rich anoxic spring in southwestern Oklahoma characterized by a high level of phylogenetic diversity. We utilized a genome-resolved metagenomics approach to recover genomes of ... -
Utilizing phage therapy to overcome antibiotic resistance
(2020-05-11)Antibiotics are the primary, and arguably only, form of antimicrobial therapy against a pathogenic bacterial infection. With well over 250 million prescriptions written each year, it is clear that the health and well being ... -
Variables of blogging: How to get more views on your blog
(2016-04-20)With the blogosphere becoming crowded with hundreds of thousands of blogs, this research looks at different variables that a writer could add to their blog to help it stand out and gain a larger readership and more followers. ... -
View of criminal profiling by laypeople, law enforcement, and judges: Is it helpful or harmful?
(2018-05-10)Criminal profiling or criminal behavior analysis is a relatively new field that is still being expanded, so it needs to be critically examined. The public has been fed unrealistic information about profiling that has led ... -
Visual history of women's sports at OSU
(5/11/2023)This poster series was designed to highlight four women's sports programs at Oklahoma State and their achievements over the years. The goal was for the project to be rooted in graphic design while including multimedia and ... -
Visualization of hyperbolic 3-manifolds
(2015-12-11)In this paper, we use the programming language, Python, along with the software package, SnapPy, to generate fundamental domains of three dimensional hyperbolic manifolds. We also discuss different strategies and tools for ... -
Volunteering with Global Medical Brigades in Darien, Panama: Looking at the beverage consumption of the local citizens
(2019-03-15)Global Medical Brigades is a primarily student-led organization which brings aid to various communities in Central America and Africa. My Global Brigade journey began in the fall of 2016, with my first trip being in the ... -
Watch that man: Gender representation and queer performance in glam rock
(2019-05-03)Glam rock, though considered by many music critics chiefly as a historical movement, is a sensibility which is appropriated frequently in the present moment. Its original icons were overwhelmingly male—pattern being subverted ...