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The Effect of Background Music on Math Test Performance of High School Students
(2013-05-27)There is often a general presumption that music and academics have a positive relationship. Researchers have investigated this relationship using a variety of subjects and testing many different variables. Since there ... -
Crisis, Conflict, and Creativity: The Cultural Impact of the WPA Arts Projects in Michigan, 1935-1943
(2013-05-28)The WPA of the 1930s was the umbrella organization for many programs that ranged from strengthening infrastructure to producing art work. Besides providing employment to thousands of creative Michiganders and exposing the ... -
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 ... -
A Comparison Between the Firefly Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization
(2013-05-29)When a problem is large or difficult to solve, computers are often used to find the solution. But when the problem becomes too large, traditional methods of finding the answer may not be enough. It is in turning to nature ... -
The Future of Child Life in Pediatrics and Its Implications for Health Care Professionals
(2013-05-29)In the pediatric setting, the child life specialist is a unique member of the health care team, specifically trained in addressing the psychosocial needs of young patients. This is accomplished through a variety of techniques ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Effects of Oncology Rehabilitation for Head and Neck Cancers- a Systematic Review
(2013-06-10)Purpose: Head and neck cancer (HNC) affects three to five percent of Americans. Few studies have focused on the effect of rehabilitation exercise on the common symptoms of head and neck cancer. Hence, the purpose of this ... -
Kids, Why Eat Your Greens (Or Your Reds or Your Yellows)?: A Nutrition Education Intervention
(2013-06-10)America’s children battle a plethora of negative influences related to their health and overall wellness. A growing obesity epidemic, poor eating habits, negative influences and various health conditions are all struggles ... -
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 ... -
Discovering Ameena in Morocco: An Auto Ethnographic Study on Identity
(2013-06-11)Three months ago I left my comfortable life in the swanky suburbs of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan to embark on a life-changing journey. This journey took me all the way to Fes, Morocco. With a ninety-eight percent Muslim ... -
Hands at Oakland University: Are They as Clean as You Think?
(2013-06-11)According to the Centers for Disease Control, CDC, “Hand washing is critical to help prevent the spread of illness and disease.” There are a few readily identified simple steps involved in properly washing your hands. ... -
Christianity in Dystopia
(2013-06-11)A dystopian novel addresses societal concerns by asking "what if": what if automation made labor completely superfluous? what if we could divorce life from the realities of reproduction, birth, and death? what if society ... -
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 Dream Act: Assessing its Effects on Immigration & Higher Education Institutions
(2013-06-11)The debate of immigration reform is about finding the most effective way to retain a legal means of entry, reorganizing the interests of millions of undocumented aliens living in the U.S., and to also ensure integrity of ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Energy Assessment, Analysis, Design and Installation of Optimal Photovoltaic Array on a Residential Rooftop
(2013-07-15)Adding a photovoltaic (solar) array to a rooftop could be an overwhelming project for the average do-it-yourself (DIY) homeowner. There are many areas of research and engineering that are involved in properly designing a ... -
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, ...