Browsing Hood College Student Works by Title
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The 510(k) Inventory Tool: A Regulatory Tool For Use In Medical Device Development
(2019-01)Designing and developing medical devices is a complex undertaking with significant opportunities, dependencies, and risks for the stakeholders. This capstone project explores the concept of developing a tool for the ... -
Acquisition or Theft: Civil Asset Forfeiture in Pennsylvania
(2017-04)On a drive through the streets of Philadelphia, PA, Nasir Geiger had just cashed his paycheck which netted him $580 cash in his pocket. Leaving the bank, Nasir was flagged down by police under suspicion of drug dealing. ... -
Against Objectivity: Philosophy and the Humanities
(2022-04-13)This collection of works examines how philosophical approaches have long been coded as "rational" and "objective" (and "male"), creating a rift between philosophy and other fields of study in the humanities and privileging ... -
All in All, it was Just Another Brick in the Wall: Determining the Efficacy and Legality of the Mexican Border Wall
(2017-05)The debate concerning the efficacy and legality of interstate barriers has experienced a revival as a result of the polarizing campaign rhetoric of Donald Trump. Although the concept of a Mexican Border Wall is not an ... -
Ambidextrous Project Management: The Influences of Leadership Styles, Project Management Practices, and Team Characteristics on Creativity and Innovation
(2020)Ambidextrous project management, the ability of project leaders to adapt behaviors and environmental factors to the prevailing project needs, enhances the performance of project teams and project outcomes. Producing unique ... -
Analysis of Acetate Ester Production in Wild Yeast to Identify Strains that Improve Flavor in Commercial Fermentation
Craft beer has become a huge industry and every brewer is seeking a flavor blend that sets them apart. Small differences in flavor profiles in beer have been accomplished by varying ingredients, temperature, pitching rate, ... -
Analysis of Metabolic Pathways in Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells
(2018-04-06)Cancer stem cells are now thought to play a critical role in cancer relapse and metastasis, therefore finding a way to target these cancer stem cells is crucial to cancer treatment. One such way to target the cancer stem ... -
An Analysis of the Effectiveness of HUD Assisted Housing in its Mission to Decrease Wealth Disparities
(2022-04-24)This research project is focused on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and its effectiveness through both a political approach and an economic context. The Housing Choice Voucher Program comes most usually in two forms, ... -
An Analysis of the Impact of Social Media on Student-Athlete Mental Health
(2023-04-24)Discussion surrounding mental health has become increasingly relevant and made its way to the forefront of conversations in recent years. On top of this, the emergence of a devastating global pandemic and a transition into ... -
Analysis of the Stability of Microbial Consortia Grown on Pectin
(2017-04)Bacteria are social organisms that interact within and between other species while simultaneously responding to external stimuli from their surrounding environment (11). Bacterial communities are among the most diverse of ... -
ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF PRUNUS NECROTIC RINGSPOT AND APPLE MOSAIC VIRUSES USING MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES
(1986-12)Monoclonal antibodies reactive with two ilarviruses, Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV) and apple mosaic virus (ApMV) were utilized to determine the structural and biological properties of the viruses. Three ... -
Analyzing Egg Laying Behaviors in C. elegans Based on Bacterial Food Sources
(2016-04)Caenorhabditis elegans is a non-parasitic nematode that feeds on soil bacteria. It has been shown that these organisms prefer to consume strains of E. coli bacteria, which are Gram negative, over strains of Bacillus bacteria, ... -
ANTI-GLUTEN SYNTHETIC NOTCH RECEPTOR T CELLS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CELIAC DISEASE
(2021-04)Celiac disease is a complex autoimmune disorder affecting approximately 0.5-1.7% of the general population. Currently, there are no treatments for Celiac disease aside from a lifelong adherence to a strict gluten-free ... -
Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in the American Media: Sustaining a Culture of Fear
(2017-04)Islamophobia is a concept that has been instilled in society by means of historical reinforcement of stereotypes surrounding Islam and Muslims. This has consequently created a pervasive fear of “terrorism” that has consumed ... -
Art et Identité : La Présence de la Culture Juive dans la France médiévale
This paper explores Hebrew illuminated manuscripts created in 13th and 14th century France. It looks at the cultural, political, and social environment in which these manuscripts were created and how they may have been ... -
The Art of Industry
(2023)"An industrialist is an artist" -John Cotton Dana Is this true? It seems that much of the population believes that it is not, and that art and industry are not only distinct categories but are at odds with each other. ... -
ASSESSING THE TOXICITY OF PERACETIC ACID TO EARLY ATLANTIC SALMON SALMO SALAR LIFE-STAGES
(2021)Microbial pathogens in recirculating aquaculture and egg incubation systems can cause elevated mortality and decreased production. Peracetic acid (PAA) is an effective disinfectant; however, its toxicity to early life ... -
Assessing the utility and feasibility of immune function assays to understand Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) health in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
(2017-11)Skin lesions and mortality events of both adult and young smallmouth bass have occurred in the Chesapeake Bay, an area largely influenced by agriculture and heavily impacted by various toxic contaminants. Co-infections of ... -
Assessment of a Novel RAR-γ Selective Agonist in vitro and in Combination Treatment With Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in vivo Using a Syngeneic Murine Lung Cancer Model
(2022-04-15)All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), an active metabolite of vitamin A (VA) and a pan-retinoic acid receptor (RAR) agonist, binds to RAR in the nucleus and signals induction or suppression of target genes. Colleagues previously ... -
Assessment of online teaching in Hood College’s Department of Chemistry and Physics during the Covid-19 pandemic
(2021-04)Following the March 2020 closure of the Hood College campus in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a necessary switch to remote education. This switch caused upheaval across the Hood community, and there were a ...