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  • Examining Negative Effects of Cell-Phone Towers on Humans and Wildlife 
    Patel, Tarun P.; Patel, Kevin V. (2020)
    In this research we examine how omnipresence of cell phone towers has impacted human and wildlife. We begin with discussing how these cell phone towers release Radiofrequency (RF) waves, followed by highlighting dangers ...
  • The Pink Wave across Parliaments: What Factors Explain the Percentage of Women in National Politics? 
    Viana, Sabrina C. (2020)
    This quantitative research paper examines the factors that explain the percentage of women in national parliament. The seven independent variables used in this study are freedom scores, literacy rates, democracy levels, ...
  • Chatbots and their Applications in E-Commerce 
    Turner, Markus L. Jr.; Hardy, Zaniecia K.; Lee, William J. (2020)
    With the growing use of mobile instant messengers around the world, chatbot, a system that automatically communicates with people based on artificial intelligence on a messenger, is drawing attention for its versatility ...
  • The Effect of Colored Paper on Math Performance 
    Butler, Nestle N. (2020)
    In a student’s academic career, few subjects generate as much anxiety as math (e.g., Carey et al., 2019). This anxiety can result in emotional reactions, such as fear of failure, and behavioral reactions, such as ...
  • Does the Violence Against Women Act Protect Native American Women? 
    Huffman, Benjamin C. (2020)
    According to the Department of Justice statistics, American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/NA) women suffer a higher rate of assault than other female demographics. Additionally, the statistics show that the majority of ...
  • Reducing the Risk of Pressure Ulcers in Older Adults 
    Hastin, Brianna L.; Robinson, Chamori I.; Conner, Lauren M.; Siironen, Samantha G. (2020)
    In the world of advancing medicine and technology, healthcare continues to evolve and adapt. However, like any evolutionary process, there are flaws. For example, prevalence of pressure ulcers in the elderly community ...
  • Pain Assessment and Narcotic Abuse in Veterans 
    Vaillencourt, Caitlin J.; Petrillo, Stephanie G.; Thomas, Zakiya K.; Prince, Shanneek A. (2020)
    Narcotic substance abuse is resulting from previously deployed veterans suffering from pain, which contributes to the overall opioid crisis in America. Our research question is, in veterans, what is the effect of pain on ...
  • Nurses Attitudes Towards the Use of Restraints in the Critical Care Setting 
    Brown, Raechel D.; Lightsey, Colton R.; Palmore, Evelyn J.; Scarpelli, Shelby K. (2020)
    The use of restraints is especially prevalent in critical care units in order to decrease patients’ interference with their medical care. Although there are quality improvement studies to reduce the frequency of restraints, ...
  • Effectiveness of Mass Casualty Protocols in Hospitals 
    Almonte, Natalie; Margery, Nyaluma; Colbian, Kathryn; McNair, Ashli (2020)
    In recent years, mass casualty incidents (MCI’s) have become more prevalent across the United States. We are researching how hospitals are equipped to handle MCI’s. We investigated the question, for hospital staff, what ...
  • Characterization of Cherry Pigment Extract and its Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 
    Grady, Jamie L. (2020)
    Solar cells gather energy from the sun and convert it to electrical energy. A dye-sensitized solar cell uses molecules with strong absorption characteristics in the visible range to broaden the absorption spectrum of ...
  • Construction of a Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell 30 using Plum Pigment Extract 
    Mills, Kayla R. (2020)
    Plums (Prunus Salicina) are darkly colored fruits which are known to contain anthocyanin pigments. During photosynthesis, anthocyanins are what protects the fruits from UV light and help attract pollinators to them such ...
  • Explorations in Geometry 
    Buckler, Mallory; Soto, Victor (2020)
    Dynamic geometric software can facilitate mathematical conjecturing. Computer construction programs allow the users to construct geometric shapes with specific constraints. Once these geometric shapes are constructed, they ...
  • Entangled in Motherhood: Analyzing Janine Antonia’s Inhabit 
    Lott, Logan M. (2020)
    My research analyzes the 2009 artwork Inhabit by the American sculptor and performance artist Janine Antoni. This female artist uses her own body as an object for creating art as well as an object to be viewed. Antonia’s ...
  • The Effect of Handwashing with Antiseptic Soap and Water on Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections 
    Brown, Mercedes K.; Corley, Shianna C.; Dukes, Kahmia J.; Mathis, Madeline M. (2020)
    Nurses predominantly use antiseptic hand sanitizer in place of general hand washing. However, hand sanitizers are not always the best method for controlling the spread of bacteria especially among children. Our research ...
  • Suicide Prevention in PTSD Patients 
    Fannin, Aubre' N.; Harrison, Leah D.; Rowan, Aleigha L.; Kerigan, Rebecca L. (2020)
    Suicide prevention in PTSD patients must be addressed across the board in hospital settings. The problem occurs when hospitals are not adequately prepared to handle clients with this disorder. This question about PTSD and ...
  • The Use of Therapy Dogs in Pediatric Patients 
    Griffis, Kelsey A.; Kallam, Lauren L.; Miles, Jamiya J.; Morfoot, Tamara D. (2020)
    Many studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of therapy dogs in various healthcare settings. Therapy dogs serve several purposes within the healthcare setting, but our focus is how they help reduce patient stress. ...
  • Swaddling Infants 
    Clark, Madison A.; Gunter, Caitlyn D.; Nelson, Laken M.; Rehberg, Bailey R.; Williams, Tal N. (2020)
    Swaddling infants has been known to provide them comfort when transitioning from the womb to the world. There has been an ongoing debate of whether or not this intervention is as helpful as we have known it to be in the ...
  • S.A.F.E, Taste & Smell Training for Students in Speech Language Pathology 
    Beckett, Shelby L.; Harvey, Margaret A. (2002)
    Significant physiologic changes such as hearing, vision, smell, and taste occur in our bodies as a part of normal aging. While the literature is replete with information on normal aging changes, there is a paucity of ...
  • Modulation of the Callinectes sapidus Cardiac System by Serotonin 
    Hall, Jeanle F.; Cody, Gena L. (2020)
    The heart of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, is a simple central pattern generator-effector system. The 9 neuron cardiac ganglion (CG), embedded within the cardiac muscle, sets the basic rhythm of the heart. The activity ...
  • Exploring Novel Reactivity for Engineered Myoglobin Biocatalyst: [2,3] Sigmatropic Rearrangement of Allylic Acetals 
    Braswell, Lauren T.; Haamid, Wall A. (2020)
    Biocatalysis is a green, sustainable process in which enzymes, whole-cells or other biological catalysts perform a required synthetic transformation in a highly efficient manner. Recently, the heme protein myoglobin (Mb) ...

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