Browsing Honors College Theses by Title
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High Context vs. Low Context Political Messages and Audience Preference
Research has shown that the differences in Eastern and Western communication styles may affect political messages and diplomatic relations. The difference in these communication styles includes the context, such as high ... -
High School Factors as Predictors for College Success: Students’ Satisfaction, Motivation, and Success
This study focused on evaluating and analyzing high school and demographic factors as accurate predictors for college success as well as considering other factors impacting students’ motivation, success, and self-efficacy. ... -
How Can Technology Be Incorporated with Dance?
Technology, especially the kind involving screens, is increasingly becoming a part of our daily lives. We use screens for an average of 10 hours and 39 minutes every day (Torres, 2017). These days, it is nearly impossible ... -
How does ‘Y285 Stop Mutation’ affect photoreceptor development in the mouse?
The photoreceptors of our eye’s retina are directly responsible for normal vision. Each rod and cone photoreceptor contains a series of continuously regenerating photoreceptor disks. The photoreceptor disks themselves ... -
How Wolverine fits into the Decades: Heroic Depictions of America from the Mid 1970’s to the Early 2010’s Through the Lens of the Comic Book Hero, Wolverine
(2013-06-27)To his fans, Wolverine could be known by several different names, but depending on the decade they read him in, they might call him something different. Like his titles, his role throughout Marvel history and American ... -
I Have a Violence in Me: Gender, Violence, and The Unreal in Maggie Nelson and Sylvia Plath
Maggie Nelson and Sylvia Plath are female writers with commendable careers. Their work explores similar themes of physical violence and gender, and their confessional writing styles are each marked by a frank narrative ... -
Identifying Clinical Staff Awareness and Accommodations for Adult Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder defined by challenges with social skills, communication, restricted interests, and repetitive behaviors. The Center for Disease Control and ... -
The Impact of Microgravity on the Accumulation of DNA Damage in Human Cells
For over three decades, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been collecting data on the radiation levels of NASA astronauts as a way to monitor changes in biological function (National Aeronautics ... -
Implications of School of Choice in Michigan
Michigan’s school of choice practice is an evolving system. This literature review analyzes the policies involved in Michigan’s school of choice and the factors that affect the systemic effects of school of choice. ... -
Improving Individualized Education Programs for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Special education in the United States began with Public Law 94-142, now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA). This law created the Individualized Education Program (IEP), a document ... -
An Infinite-Pane, Zooming User Interface Window Manager and Survey of X Window Managers
This thesis describes a zoomable user interface window manager for the X Window System that aims to provide mechanisms for easily managing a large number of windows. This is motivated in part by greatly increased ... -
The Influence of Handedness in Face Detection
(2013-07-12)The brain is contralaterally organized, meaning the right hemisphere controls the left side of the body and the left hemisphere controls the right side of the body (Carlson, 2011). Handedness is highly correlated with ... -
Inhibitors of Crystallin Aggregation
Cataract is one of the leadings causes of vision loss worldwide. The exact mechanism is unknown, but aggregation of crystallin proteins, which make up much of the protein content of the lens and are involved in maintaining ... -
The Institutional Limits of the European Union in Humanitarian Intervention: The Case of Darfur
(2014-03-14)The European Union, an institution founded on the protection of human rights and the promotion of peace and security, fell short of its ideals during the Balkan humanitarian tragedy in the 1990s. Criticized for inaction ... -
The interaction and effects between pregnancy and oral health
The intent of this thesis is to research the effects between pregnancy and oral health and promote awareness of the need for a better systemic approach through a national organization to inform pregnant women of the need ... -
The Interdependence of the US and European Economies
This paper analyzes the interdependence of the economies of the US and Western European countries, using panel data from the years 1979 to 2011. The model specified uses the GDP per capita of the European nation as the ... -
An Investigation of Mathematics Education in the United States and Asian Countries: Comparing and Contrasting Teaching Strategies and Practices
(2013-06-10)In the subject of mathematics, students in the United States score below their counterparts in other nations. Namely, students in Asian countries consistently outscore students in the United States. The Trends in ... -
An Investigation of Mathematics Education in the United States and Asian Countries: Comparing and Contrasting Teaching Strategies and Practices
(2013-05-28)In the subject of mathematics, students in the United States score below their counterparts in other nations. Namely, students in Asian countries consistently outscore students in the United States. The Trends in ... -
An investigation of the role of integrin alpha-6 in human induced pluripotent stem cell development and pluripotency
The general functions of integrins in attachment, gene expression, motility, polarity, shape, proliferation, and survival are well known. These critical functions provide reason for their wide expression across cell types. ... -
Japanese Conditionals and Information Structure
In this paper, I hypothesize that information structure is responsible (at least in part) for the distribution of the Japanese conditionals –ba, –tara, nara, and to. I seek to show how such a hypothesis is supported by ...