Browsing SU Honors College Theses by Title
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Acute effects of hyperglycemia in a chemical-genetic ablation model
(2016)Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a debilitating disease characterized by elevated blood glucose levels, known as hyperglycemia. Glucose, the energy source for metabolism, is transported to the cells of the body by the hormone ... -
Addressing environmental injustice: The viability of community-based planning
(2017)The problems posed in cases of environmental injustice, which is largely based on the disproportionate exposure of poor and minority populations to environmental harms and hazards, and their lack of influence in and access ... -
Addressing financial literacy issues via board games
(2017)After studying abroad in Costa Rica and expanding my cross-cultural skills, I had an interest in expanding upon the initial business plan I created through my study abroad experience. From that experience, I came up with ... -
Adventure counseling with at risk students: a manual for C.A.R.E.S. program component of "Beyond the Limits"
(1997)For my undergraduate honor's thesis I will create a manual for implementing an Adventure Counseling Program with at-risk adolescents. This guide will primarily be for use with Wicomico County's "Beyond the Limits" program. ... -
Ambivalent Sexisms Role in Determining Responsibility for Gender Differentiated Negative Events
(2018)I am interested in discovering if women take harsher blame for negative events that happen while under the influence of alcohol. This idea came to me because of one particular incident that I witnessed at a university. I ... -
An analysis of country music trends utilizing mathematical matrix theory
(2017)During the past four years, many music critics and artists have alleged that country music is becoming more homogeneous, with similar chord progressions and lyrics. The aim of our thesis was to determine whether country ... -
Analysis of soil bacterial and fungal biomass and determination of soil microbial activity in four landscapes on the Salisbury University campus
(2017)Though they are small, microbial communities in the soil play a large role in global climate change through carbon sequestration. Prior research has indicated that atmospheric changes in carbon dioxide concentrations ... -
An Analysis of the Risks and Benefits of Combined Oral Contraceptive Use among Adolescents and Young Women
(2018)With every medication there are risks and benefits. Most realize that with every desired benefit a medication provides the individual may also experience side effects. These side effects may have a negative or positive ... -
Are Groups More Productive When Intrinsically Motivated?
(2019)This research expands on the existing literature of the benefits of intrinsic motivation by comparing conditions with varying combinations of intrinsically-motivating factors. This experiment was conducted in the Salisbury ... -
The Art of Dress: An Examination on How Teachers Can Form Positive Teacher-Student Relationships Through Attire Choice
(2018)Contrary to popular belief being a teacher is not an easy job. Navigating the dual life of friend and mentor to the students while also maintaining professional relationships can be a difficult task and teachers must also ... -
Assessing the Effects of Inorganic Arsenic on IL-1β and TNFα Secretion, Gene Expression, and DNA Methylation in Murine Macrophages to Gauge Immunotoxic Effects
(2019)I plan to investigate whether or not genes for the NLRP3 inflammasome or TACE (Adam 17) are indeed differentially regulated in M1 macrophages exposed to arsenite. If these genes are differentially expressed, I will have ... -
Associating drugs and race
(2017)African Americans constitute 13% of the total US population yet account for 31% of drug arrests and close to 40% of those incarcerated in either state or federal prisons for drug related crimes, mostly possession (Drug ... -
At times it just makes sense
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Audio Compression: Psychoacoustics of MP3
(2019)Digital audio compression is used to minimize the size (number of bits) of an audio file in order to transmit the file effectively and clearly. Only necessary data points are encoded which will continue to represent the ... -
Bacterial viability on metallic fomites
(2016)The study measures the survival rates of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus Jaecalis, methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli strain 0157:H7 on copper, steel, aluminum, and brass compared to the ... -
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus as a biocontrol agent against blackleg disease in potatoes
(2017)Blackleg disease is a condition that occurs in potatoes when bacteria such as Erwinia carotovora infect the tuber. The pathogenic bacteria enter the host plant through natural pores or wounds and cause the plant tissue to ... -
Becoming a veterinarian: What students really need to know
(2017)Teachers and professors face the challenge of preparing high school and college students for their future career plans; they have the potential to be very influential figures in a student's decisions. While some students ...