Browsing Honors College Theses by Title
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Racially Biased Textbooks in Detroit
Detroit’s public schools were using textbooks in the 1960s that were racially biased towards whites and against minorities. Two of the textbooks, A History of the United States [to 1876] and The American Nation: A History ... -
Recreation Programs for Individuals with Autism: A Review on Physical and Behavioral Benefits
Several articles have been published in the past two decades assessing various interventions for persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These interventions entail physical activity, recreation, and leisure programs ... -
Relation of Online and Offline Civic Engagement: Investigation of Narcissism as a Moderator
(2013-11-20)Introduction: With the increased use of Facebook, emerging adults have found new ways to be engaged. In addition to sharing information, locating, and tracking friends, Facebook also can be used to advertise opportunities ... -
The Relationship between Race/Ethnicity, Sex, and Language in Patient-Physician Encounters among Bangladeshi-Americans
(2013-08-27)This study will investigate the issue of patient-physician communication/relation in the Bangladeshi-American community in Hamtramck, Michigan. The specific components that will be explored are race/ethnicity, language, ... -
Repair of G-quadruplex DNA Facilitated by the FANCJ Helicase and the REV1 Polymerase
G-quadruplexes (G4s) are DNA structures formed by guanine-rich nucleic acids. Damaged G4s can interfere with essential cellular processes. The FANCJ helicase facilitates DNA replication through G4-forming regions. In a ... -
Retired United States Congressmen from the State of Michigan
Conventional wisdom in the study of members of Congress, pioneered by Richard Fenno, argues that one of the chief goals of elected officials is their reelection. However, this theory does not account for those who willingly ... -
A Retrospective Chart Review on Oxygen Saturation During Shoulder Arthroscopies in Lateral Decubitus and Beach Chair Positions
(2013-06-11)Purpose: This review provides a comprehensive comparison between the lateral decubitus and beach chair positions utilized while performing a shoulder arthroscopy. The intention is to determine whether one position is more ... -
The role of CD8+ T cells during the pre-clinical phase of corneal HSV-1 infection.
(2014-02-04)Approximately 90% of world’s population is seropositive for Herpes Simplex Virus-1 (HSV-1). However, most individuals show no symptoms because HSV-1 largely remains in its non-replicating mode inside the neurons. If the ... -
Role of Chromatin Structure in Regulating Transcription
Histone chaperones are a class of proteins that assemble nucleosomes, a fundamental unit of chromatin, after DNA replication. Some of these chaperones play an important role in restoring chromatin structure, which is ... -
The Role of Race in Jury Selection and the Effect of State Jury Selection Laws
The purpose of this research is to examine how race has played a role in the selection of the jury and further discover its relevance today in addition to explanations for the findings. This is also done through the ... -
Role of the PI3K/Akt pathway in human renal cell carcinoma
(2015-06-18)Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of renal cancer. Currently, RCC accounts for 9 out of 10 cases of kidney cancer diagnosed in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, there were ... -
Roles of Disulfide Bonds for Outer Segment Disc Rim Curvature
The protein peripherin-2/rds (P/rds) is a protein located within the photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) of the eye and is essential to vision. P/rds is an integral membrane protein that is required to form outer segments ... -
Romantic Comedy and Horror Films: A Study of What Makes a Genre
Genre films are films that adhere to a specific set of rules in order to successfully represent a particular genre. These rules—formally known as film conventions—are patterns shared among each film within its genre. Through ... -
Self-Concept in Theatre: Defining Character Through the Foundations of Sexuality
(2014-04-24)This Honors Thesis relates sexuality to personal development, both sociological and physiological. A comparison of a person's developing their self-concept in society to an actor's developing a character role in theatre. -
Shaping the Cultural Forces to Promote Visible Thinking: Language and Routines
Making Thinking Visible by Ron Ritchhart describes a theory of creating an environment in classrooms in which students are encouraged to vocalize their thinking process. According to Richhart’s theory, there are eight ... -
Short-term continuous cultures of Gammarus sp., Tigriopus californicus, and Nannochloropsis sp.
The key components of my Honors College thesis addressed the following questions: can stacked rectangles of corrugated plastic sheeting make suitable habitat for a continuous culture of amphipods (Gammarus sp.), can a small ... -
“Sick man of Europe” or a Symptom of Greater Illness? : An Analysis of the Economic and Refugee Crises in Greece
In seeking to determine the extent to which the economic crisis and the refugee crisis in Greece tested the European Union as an institution and what such a crises revealed about the nature of this particular institution, ... -
Signing With A Sword: Signature Sign Patterns of Semiotics as Connotative Constructs Applied to Chinese Martial Arts Cinema
(2015-02-23)This thesis proposes a new semiotic approach to analyzing films based on their sign patterns, or “signatures”, which attributes the sign pattern to a key influence in the production of the film. By using these signatures ... -
Sleep Disorders and Deprivation Causes and Effects on College Students
To maximize success in college, an obstacle most students have now endured is a lack of sleep and potential sleep disorders. What most do not know is this could actually do the opposite and hurt academic performance (Allan, ... -
Sports Marketing: The Impact of Technologies within the World of Sports
Sports are always changing right before our eyes. There are more rules added to make sports safer for the athletes, and more people are watching sports than they did in the past. One thing is certain: Social media has ...