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  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...

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