Browsing Undergraduate Honors Theses and Student papers by Submit Date
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Securing the Right to Work: The History and Future of Job Guarantees
(2022-12-09)For over a century, politicians, economists, and activists have struggled to sustainably reduce unemployment. Several policymakers have begun to advocate for a bold solution that has only recently returned to the mainstream ... -
Toward Understanding the Causes of Rapid Clearance of Staphylococcus aureus During Peritoneal Infection
(2023-04-21)It has been recently shown that fibrinogen, a key component in the blood clotting process, can induce rapid clearance of S. aureus infections in the case of peritoneal infections in mice [1]. Clearance of these bacteria ... -
Discipline décadente et stylistique de l'existence dans la littérature française, 1884-1922
(2023-04-24)Decadence, a loosely defined literary movement in France and England at the fin de siècle, has proved popular for its paradoxes and transvaluations that, according to some critics, destabilize modern binarisms. In this thesis, ... -
Evaluating risk for adolescent anxiety: The role of preschool sensory over-responsivity and differential volume of subcortical regions
(2023-04-20)Anxiety disorders represent one of the most prevalent groups of mental health disorders and can cause immense problems in psychosocial functioning and overall well-being. Sensory over-responsivity, which is typically only ... -
Cajun, Créole, et CODOFIL : La politique et la planification linguistique en Louisiane
(2023-04-08)Today, linguists consider there to be two varieties of French in Louisiana: Louisiana French (Cajun) and Louisiana Creole. Both of these languages are classified as endangered, with a continually declining population of ... -
Potential consequences of adverse lifestyle factors on decision-making as modeled by the Drosophila melanogaster egg-laying process
(2023-04-14)Studies have shown that lifestyle factors including impaired gut microbiome health, advanced maternal age, and a diet high in sugar may negatively impact cognitive functioning, but their effects on decision-making have not ... -
Why Designers Should Study Semiotics: Applications of Semiotics to User Interface Design
(2023-04-10)Adopting a semiotic perspective greatly benefits user interface designers, however its potential has remained largely untapped in the field of human computer interaction and user interface design. In this essay I explain ... -
Setting the Standard: Meeting the Needs of Sex Trafficked Black Girls in the State of California
(2023-05-03)The sex trafficking industry has become glamorized in recent years, with films like the movie Taken (2008) shaping America's perception of the industry. The film portrays an upper-middle class White teenage girl's abduction ... -
The Last Shall Be First: The Genealogy of Russian Historical Exceptionalism and the Road to Revolution, 1830-1917
(2023-04-22)The legitimacy of Russia’s October Revolution of 1917 is widely debated due to its divergences from a western-centric Marxist view of historical progression. In particular, socialism was hastily declared amid underdeveloped ... -
Words Arranged Thesiswise (A Defense of Mereological Nihilism)
(2023-04-24)As part of what may be called our common sense, intuition, universal belief, or folk ontology, we hold certain ordinary objects like chairs, ships, and ourselves to exist. Some potential objects, on the other hand, do not ... -
"National in Form, Orthodox in Content": An Examination of Russia’s Imperial Pursuits of Muslim Kazakh Populations at the End of the Tsarist Period
(2023-04-21)The last 50 years of the Tsarist period in Russia were marked by an extensive absorption of steppe lands and their nomadic, Muslim populations. The acquisition of these lands allowed the Russian empire to expand its territory ... -
Mental Health of the Latinx Community in the United States
(2023-04-20)Recent spark in political activism for minority communities in combination with social de-stigmatization of mental health has shined light on negative mental health outcomes for minority communities in the United States. ... -
Agua es vida // Water is Life
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Unequal Burdens: Disparities In Baseline Low Back Pain At An Academic Health System
(2022-12)There is a growing need to assess the prevalence of disparities in low back pain (LBP). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between demographic characteristics (race/ethnicity, age, gender, and median ... -
Embracing Culture and Connection: Asset-Based Approaches and Multilingual Learner Parent-Teacher Relationships
(2023-04-25)Although strong parent-teacher relationships are pertinent to students’ achievement and well-being, there are many common barriers to effective parent-teacher relationships, such as miscommunication and misalignment of beliefs ... -
Deconstructing Institutional Narratives and Building Institutional Alternatives: The Legacy of Ivan Illich and the Center for Intercultural Documentation (CIDOC) (1961-1976)
(2023-04-20)This thesis examines the combined theories and histories of humanist radical thinker Ivan Illich and the alternative educational institution, the Center for Intercultural Documentation (CIDOC), founded in 1967 in Cuernavaca, ... -
Une exploration neuro-génétique de l’évolution de l’épilepsie non traitée dans La Tentation de Saint Antoine de Gustave Flaubert
(2023-04-20)Nineteenth century French author Gustave Flaubert's La Tentation de Saint Antoine is a complex and enigmatic work that underwent many revisions over twenty-five years, resulting in multiple versions with different narrative ... -
Gender Transgressed: Felt Pressure, Gender Typicality, and Mental Health in Transgender vs. Cisgender Adults
(2023-04-25)Gender stereotypes are pervasive parts of our culture, and they can change the way we feel about ourselves. Previous studies in cisgender children suggest that boys and girls experience different levels of (1) felt pressure ... -
The Saviorism of Melinda Gates: Eugenics, Philanthrocapitalism, and the Perils of ‘Western’ Feminisms
(2023-04-20)In this thesis, I aim to historically analyze and explicate long-lasting issues with philanthropic programs, specifically their health programs, by using Melinda Gates and her family planning programs at the Gates Foundation ...
