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  • Analysis of Pharmacies in South Georgia 
    Birdine, Destiney; Borzi, Richard A.; Campbell, Drew; Daniel, Cameron; Day, Kaylon A.; Hill, Hannah J.; Singeltary, Ben; Tyson, Luis; Ward, Stewart (2020)
    Pharmacy is an important part of healthcare, and the accessibility to a pharmacy is a concern in Lowndes County. Studies have shown that residents of rural areas and small cities tend to have lower accessibility to pharmacies. ...
  • Design and Analysis of an Engineering Structure for Fluid Dynamics Applications 
    Herb, Jackson (2020)
    This study focuses on the design process and analysis of stress testing on a hydraulic valve. Using Autodesk Inventor, a valve was designed to regulate the flow of fluids such as gasses or liquids with the use of mechanical ...
  • Virus Secret Revealed by Thermodynamics 
    Durrani, Mehvish K.; Warren, Abbey N. (2020)
    In regard to recent viral outbreaks, transmissibility is of huge public health concern. Although many variables contribute to how transmissible or infectious a virus is, viral stability plays a critical role. In an effort ...
  • Silica as a Medium for the Synthesis of Chiral Imines and Chiral Amines 
    Mehvish, Durrani; Kolb, Marlie; Taylor, Courtney (2020)
    We have devised simple, facile, and greener methods in the synthesis of several new chiral amines on silica surfaces. Several of these amines have the pyridyl, furyl, and other moieties in their molecular structures, thus ...
  • College Athletes and NCAA Regulations 
    Larry, Kaleb Artaz (2020)
    The NCAA was formed in 1906, it was previously known as the Intercollegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) of the United States, its goal was to guide students to the best possible institutions for their skillsets. Shortly ...
  • A Structure Validation Tool for Cryo-EM Proteins in ChimeraX Platform 
    Atkinson, Stefan C.; Eppes, Kevin J. (2020)
    Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has become a significant technique for protein structure determination. The deposition of cryo-EM proteins into the Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) has increased steadily from 11 in ...
  • Intersectionality Between Race and Gender 
    Wiggins, Sarah K. (2020)
    It is known that gender and race discrimination are prominent problems in our society. They’re also heavily intertwined and studying the intersection of these two types of discrimination will help in understanding the ...
  • No Means No but Socialization Matters: How Relationship Length and Sex of Initiator Influences Perceptions of Rape Culture 
    Christian, Sydney M. (2020)
    Rape culture is a circumstance that occurs worldwide and originates from socialization and normalization. The social attitudes that students hold toward normalizing sexual assault and rape, specifically when the lines are ...
  • Properties of an Iron Octahedrite Meteorite collected at Odessa Meteorite Crater, Odessa, TX 
    Hester, Cameron G. (2020)
    An iron octahedrite was analyzed through observations of its physical and chemical properties in order to understand and classify those characteristics common to iron meteorites. The total weight of the meteorite was 406.37 ...
  • Monitoring Hydraulic Conditions Along the Suwannee River Basin 
    Chesna, Alexandra R. (2020)
    Over the course of several months, water samples were collected and measured along the Suwannee River Basin. The recorded rivers along the basin were Little River, Withlacoochee River, and Mud Swamp. These locations were ...
  • The Controversy of Ethical Use from Nazi Medical Experiments 
    Finney, Savanna M. (2020)
    This paper examines the different human experiments Nazi medical officials conducted on concentration camp prisoners without their consent. The following medical experiments were conducted: genetic studies, survival and ...
  • Alcohol Consumption Among First-Year Students at Valdosta State University 
    Finney, Savanna M. (2020)
    The purpose of this research is to examine the amount of alcohol students at Valdosta State University consume in comparison to nationwide statistics. Alcohol consumption has been a constant issue across universities, ...
  • Language Barriers in Healthcare in the Hispanic Population of the United States 
    Rose, Koral F. (2020)
    The language barrier in healthcare and Hispanic patients leads to a lack of understanding, education, and treatment regimen of diseases. Research shows there is a 25% increased rate of 30-day readmission due to the ...
  • Applying Research to a Realized Theatrical Design 
    Thorpe, Kathalina P. (2020)
    “All aspects of a scenic designer’s work can be approached as craft. The challenge is to recognize the importance of the decisions that need to be made. Even the most intangible, can be approached with craft. The study of ...
  • Red America, Blue America? It Might Be Mostly Race 
    Easton, Abigail M. (2020)
    One of the most critical influences in American voting behavior is the political split between urban, suburban, and rural areas. Political analysts have discussed the importance of understanding the differences in ideological ...
  • Female Fertility Announcement: Do Female House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon) Adjust Singing Behavior Prior to Clutch Initiation? 
    Dunmon, Danielle (2020)
    is fertile, few studies have explored whether females also adjust patterns of singing during early stages of breeding. For females, increased song output prior to clutch initiation and during egg laying may increase the ...
  • Creating Biodiesel from Used Coffee Grounds 
    Eaves, Carly M. (2020)
    Many people in today’s world rely heavily on fossil fuels, primarily coal and oil, to provide their energy or power. However, scientists have since discovered that fossil fuels release carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that ...
  • Suicide Epidemic: causes and preventions 
    Helmick, Walter J. III (2020)
    In the past 20 years, the suicide rate has risen from 13% to more than 20%. For this reason, researchers and congressmen have come together to address what is known about suicide, its annual statistical rates, methods, ...
  • The Functional Morphology of the Hagfish Feeding Apparatus Dental Plate Complex 
    Womble, Adrienne L. (2020)
    Hagfish are deep-sea craniates that have not evolved opposable jaws. Despite this, hagfish can “bite” forcefully, allowing them to utilize food sources ranging from marine worms to giant whale carcasses. Since hagfish do ...
  • On Human Hand Configurations 
    Bettis, Alan M. (2020)
    The human hand is complex, with many possible configurations (poses) spanning 27 degrees of freedom. This complexity is further increased by diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which can cause deformities that lead ...

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