Browsing Honors College Theses by Title
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Accessible exercise: improving parks and recreation in the city of Pontiac
Parks and Recreation Master Plans help communities identify and prioritize recreational needs for diverse populations. This project contributed to redevelopment of the city of Pontiac's Parks Plan by recording geographic ... -
Activated Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β’s Ability to Inhibit Keloid Formation
Keloid scars are abnormal wound healing processes characterized by excessive collagen deposition that exceed the borders of the original wound. Inactivated glycogen synthase kinase 3-β (GSK-3β), a molecule that breaks down ... -
Alcott Elementary Drumming Program
This report on an inner-city drumming program at Alcott Elementary school in Pontiac MI demonstrates the value of such a program. There has been no music program at Alcott Elementary for fifteen years, and the school is ... -
Analysis and application of the Toyota Production System in American manufacturing
The focus of this research is to explore the management practices characteristic of lean organizations with an emphasis on manufacturing applications. The history surrounding the development of the Toyota Production System ... -
Analysis of Gear Tooth Profiles for use in a Mechanical Clock
This project explores the differences in two gear teeth profiles, involute and cycloidal, and determines which profile is more advantageous for use in a gear train like that found in a mechanical clock. Involute gear teeth ... -
ANALYZING EFFECTS OF OSIRIS GENE ON DROSOPHILA DEVELOPING TRACHEAL TUBE FORMATION
This project focuses on specific genes that help with transcription and regulation of transcription and translation of proteins involved in the development of the tracheal tubes and tube morphogenesis. Our research ... -
The Art and Rhetoric of Letter Writing: How Letter Writing Manuals Have Evolved and Preserved Rhetorical Strategies Throughout Centuries
(2013-05-29)Rhetorical strategies can be traced back to ancient rhetoricians of the Classical period through the examination of the evolution of letter writing. Letters took the art of oral rhetoric and transferred it to the art of ... -
Artful Bacteria: Educating Children About Healthy Behaviors and Healthcare Professions Through the Beauty of Microbes
This project explores bacteria collecting, testing, and identification as a means to compile a presentation for children that incorporates pictures of bacteria art. This project is meant to inspire an interest in science ... -
Assessing the Accuracy of Biological Sex and Gender Identity Terminology Usage in Ergonomics Research: A Scoping Review
Introduction Ergonomics research sometimes incorporates biological sex and gender identity in order to assess their influence on workplace health and safety recommendations. Currently, researchers are discussing how to ... -
Assessing the Best Ways to Evaluate Elementary School Teachers
(2014-08-25)In every professional career, employees are assessed to determine if they are still adequate for their position. In education, this process is crucial because a teacher’s performance directly affects the lives of students. ... -
Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension
Hypertension is growing more prevalent in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) than in the general population. Because of the linked association between OSA and hypertension, patients are at an increased risk for ... -
The Associations that Narcissistic Admiration and Narcissistic Rivalry Have with Childbearing Motivations
This paper aims to investigate the associations that narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry have with childbearing motivations. Participants in the study completed the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry ... -
An Axiomatic Method Applied to the Theory of Urban Evolution
The goal of this paper is to lay out a clear and specific mathematical method for solving problems and then to apply that method to the Theory of Urban Evolution within the field of Urban Economics. The application of the ... -
The B(r)idesmaid: Writing Bisexual Representation
I wrote a play called The B(r)idesmaid, which deals with bisexuality. During the process of writing my play, I examined the current research done on the historical methods and effects of writing bisexual and queer ... -
Bananas, Beliefs and The Being
Is the claim that “God’s existence is unknowable” a valid premise for a religious belief? This paper seeks to argue that “determined agnostheism”, a specific version of agnosticism that claims the existence of God unknowable, ... -
Bariatric Surgery, Body Image, and Mental Health: How is one's mental health affected in relation to changes in body image after extreme weight loss following bariatric surgery?
In this thesis, a literature review was conducted to examine changes in body image following bariatric surgery and the relationship between body image and different aspects of psychological health. 26 Studies were selected ... -
Behavior and Habitat Use of Elasmobranchs in Captivity as an Assessment of Animal Welfare
This thesis project explores the behavior of elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) in captivity at the Michigan Sea Life Aquarium. Little behavioral research is available on elasmobranchs, potentially due to the fact that they ... -
Best Practices for Public Policies for Palliative Care Physical Therapy: A Critical Review of the Literature
Introduction and Purpose: In comparison to the volume of patients living with a chronic disease or life threating illness, there remains insufficient availability and affordability of both palliative care (PC) and physical ... -
Biological tube formation in Drosophila tracheal system with loss of function mutant by CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
The Drosophila melanogaster trachea is the premier genetic system used to study the fundamental mechanism of the mammalian lung and blood vessel formation process. Seven members of the Osiris (Osi) gene family are highly ... -
Biomechanical Response of Glenoid Prostheses During the Use of Mobility Aids - A Finite Element Analysis
Glenohumeral conformity, defined as the quotient of the radius of the humeral head and the radius of a glenoid implant, has been shown to be a critical factor of implant survivability following total shoulder arthroplasty ...