Browsing Honors College Theses by Title
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Super Speedy Serial Skittle Sorter (5S)
(2014-10-21)The Super Speedy Serial Skittle Sorter, or 5S for short, is a fully automated sorting machine made up of simple parts that are easily replaceable. The ideas and mechanics of large corporation sorting machines from around ... -
The Suspense of Bloom’s Taxonomy: How Successful is Bloom’s Taxonomy in a High School Reading Course?
My thesis project explored the benefits of teaching throughout Bloom’s Taxonomy. I proved that having students study the techniques of suspense, identifying those same techniques in pieces of literature and film, and ... -
Synesthesia and Engineering Design: How Synesthetes Differ in Their Approach and Understanding of Engineering Systems and Their Design
The engineering design process is as much a cognitive process as it is technical. The design of a device or a product is often simplified if one can visualize various facets of its operation. This visualization is especially ... -
Synthesis of Chiral Cyclopentanones through Reactions with Vinyl Sulfoxonium Salts
Synthetic derivations are often driven by the usefulness and application of certain molecules. Cyclopentanones are a class of molecules that serve an integral function in the structure of many biologically active compounds, ... -
Synthetic Turf Wars: A Crumb Rubber Human Health Risk Assessment
Background: Crumb rubber (CR) is a recycled product generated from automotive and truck scrap tires and produced with a granulated consistency, often treated with several chemicals before being spread into the environment. ... -
Teaching American Sign Language to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This project analyzed how learning American Sign Language (ASL) impacts the verbal and nonverbal communication skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and explored the effectiveness of using a book as a ... -
Testing for effects of pollution on a snail-borne parasite in Michigan Lakes
My thesis project focused on testing for potential effects of herbicides, specifically 2,4-D and glyphosate, on avian schistosome parasites in Michigan lakes. Avian schistosomes are a diverse group of snail-borne flatworm ... -
Undergraduate Collegiate Female Leadership Programs in Public Universities Within the State of Michigan
My thesis project will examine what types of undergraduate leadership student programs exist for young women attending the fifteen public universities within the State of Michigan. Within the analysis, questions that will ... -
Underwater behavior of gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) penguins
Penguin underwater behavior has been difficult to observe and assess both in the wild and under human care. A study of ten gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) penguins located at the Detroit Zoo investigated underwater behavior ... -
UVB-Induced Activation of PARP-1 in Cultured Human Lens Epithelial Cells
(2013-05-30)According to the World Health Organization, cataract is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world. Photo-oxidation by ultraviolet (UV) light has been linked to cataract development with evidence suggesting that ... -
Violent Crime and the Economy
This thesis examines how the state of the economy in Michigan relates to the violent crime rate in the state. The state of the economy is represented by the independent variables of income and unemployment. An econometric ... -
Vulnerability of AII Amacrine Cells in Oxygen-induced Retinopathy
The retina is a patchwork of many different specialized neurons that all work together to pass visual stimuli to the brain for interpretation. These cells include the rod and cone photoreceptors and different classes of ... -
Water Birthing
This thesis will examine the question: “What are the benefits and consequences of water birthing?” Water-birthing is practiced as a procedure in hospitals, however, it is theorized that due to risks, it is rarely used. ... -
Which Advocacy Strategies are Most Effective? Examining the Women and Gender Constituency at the May 2017 Bonn Climate Conference
Women’s rights are a crucial aspect of environmental rights because women, particularly those in the developing world, are disproportionately harmed by climate change (Alston 2013; Dankelman 2010; Women Watch n.d.). In ...