Browsing OSU - Honors College Theses by Issue Date
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Safety shower team project final report
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Betti numbers of edge ideals of cyclic graphs
(2015-04-28)The goal of this Honors thesis is to analyze the Betti numbers of the edge ideals of cyclic graphs. In particular, our aim is to prove the values of the Betti numbers corresponding to the minimal linear first syzygies and ... -
EagleChat
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Women clean the House...and the Senate: Gender and corruption in Rwanda
(2015-04-28)Various researchers have argued that women govern in such a way that may decrease the presence of corruption; specifically, women are more likely to value transparent and honest governing (Dollar et al. 2001), are more ... -
Bayesian analysis of carbon dioxide emissions in states under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
(2015-04-28)In the field of environmental economics, cap and trade systems are an attempt at using a marketplace with as little government restriction as possible in order to reduce emissions of an undesirable pollutant. A hard cap ... -
Effect of Crossover Symmetry versus Jaeger J-Bands on shoulder strengthening
(2015-04-29)Shoulder injuries are common in baseball due to the rotator cuffs repetitive eccentric contractions through the deceleration phase. Shoulder strengthening programs are crucial in overhead throwing athletes to strengthen ... -
Journey to discover the next magic bullet
(2015-04-29)Breast cancer is currently the most common cancer among women worldwide. There are several forms of treatment, which may include hormonal therapy, targeted therapy, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments. Different treatments ... -
MAE 4344 senior design: MAE 3723 lab project - Final report
(2015-04-29)MAE 3723 Systems I has just added a Lab Section where students can have a hands on experience with concepts of system design. The objective of our project is to develop a set of physical systems that can be used in the MAE ... -
Optimizing sustainability efforts at OSU Tulsa
(2015-04-29)A study and comparison in the different recycling trends impacting colleges today. In particular, comparing OSU Tulsa to OSU Stillwater, TU, NSU, and TCC. The study reveals a missed opportunity for the OSU Tulsa campus to ... -
Antagonistic interactions between Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from different age groups of cystic fibrosis patients
(2015-04-29)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen affecting cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and immunocompromised individuals contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality. Once infected with P. aeruginosa, ... -
Investigation of the factors causing the complexity of the ongoing West African Ebola virus epidemic
(2015-04-29)Ebola virus disease is a hemorrhagic fever characterized by flu-like symptoms, internal and external bleeding, and quick onset of death in many victims. It was first identified in simultaneous outbreaks in Sudan and Zaire ... -
Wings of Hope: Clean out domestic violence
(2015-04-30)For my thesis, I led a fundraiser with PRSSA and AdClub to collect donations to create emergency hygiene kits for Wings of Hope. This book shows the ideas, process and outcome of that fundraiser as well as suggestions for ... -
Runoff drainage system design
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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 ... -
We are what we watch: Film preferences and personality correlates
(2015-04-30)Movies and film make up a large component of our cultural landscape, but what those films say about our personalities is relatively under-studied. With this research, I set out to discover any connections between our film ... -
Zeera business plan
(2015-04-30)Zeera will be a new restaurant with a South Asian twist featuring tableside exhibition cooking. Tableside exhibition cooking is when a chef brings the cooking to the table and the customers get a chance to firsthand ... -
Childhood trauma: Do protective factors play a role?
(2015-04-30)Over 35 million children have been affected by a childhood trauma in the United States (Norris, 1992), and childhood trauma has been supported to increase emotional response to daily stress and lead to lower overall cortisol ... -
Truly person-centered analysis of clinical data
(2015-04-30)In a 2013 study conducted at the University of Washington, researchers sought to link modern clinical practices with traditional scientific processes. They recruited participants to complete daily diaries with the purpose ... -
Origins of modern German and Martin Luther's role as a lingual patriarch through his acceleration of the standardization process
(2015-05-01)The objective of this paper is to provide a broad overview of the historical developments of the German language and the challenges the language faced that kept it from being significantly standardized up until Martin ... -
Comparison of the effectiveness of different evaluation techniques
(2015-05-01)This research deals with testing the effectiveness of the various forms of evaluation used in college. Examinations, projects, independent study and a various mixture of the formats are identified as the different evaluation ...