Honors College: Recent submissions
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An Examination of the Classical Origins of Modern Racial Thought
(2019-05)Race in the ancient sense is not fully understood, but classical sources have been used for centuries to further racial agendas. Classical scholars in the past forty years have begun to analyze the effects of such uses, ... -
Focusing on Those Who Cannot Focus
(2021-05)The neurological differences present in the brains of people with ADHD have been extensively studied in the past 30 years using neuroimaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), among others. ... -
Bastions or Brutes: French Antisemitism in the Press from 1894 to 1945
(2021-05)Modern Era Europe, a time strife with power struggle, nationalistic growth, and scarred people and landscapes. France, a country unsheltered from the era’s terrors, faced a great struggle not unique to the rest of Europe; ... -
Wind Legislation Strategies for the Lone Star State
(2018-05)Texas introduced Senate Bill 277 as its first wind energy siting law during the 2017 Legislature. The bill combats radar interference between wind and military equipment by exempting any wind farm within thirty nautical ... -
Negative Effect of Chronic High-fat Diet Consumption on Postprandial Plasma Peptide YY Levels
(2015-12)Introduction: Peptide YY (PYY) is a satiety hormone that is released from the small intestine following consumption of nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, and dietary fats. Chronic excess energy consumption leads to ... -
Time-Dependent Environmental Degradation of Polymeric Fabrics
(2015-12)It is qualitatively understood and accepted that the mechanical integrity of polymeric webbing materials, such as those used in the construction of backpacks, tree stands, and other outdoor equipment, deteriorates due to ... -
A Metamodern Approach to the Buddhist Problem of Free Will
(2015-12)The problem of free will in Buddhism arises from apparent inconsistencies in its essential doctrines of not-self, dependent origination, and karma. These as well as other Buddhist teachings set up two conflicting theoretical ... -
Breeding Love: How a Dehydrating Food Plant in Lubbock, TX Went on to Feed Millions
(2015-08)Few people are aware of Breedlove Foods Inc. This thesis will help shed light on the importance and impact of this food dehydrating plant in Lubbock, Texas. It demonstrates through research in documents and interviews how ... -
PTSD in Sexual Trauma Victims
(2015-05)Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) identifies a traumatic or catastrophic event that marks the origin of a specific condition, as well as symptoms that are directly related to the event. The present study aims to ... -
The Effect of Violence Risk Education on Juror Perception of Violence
(2014-12)The study of violence risk assessments has evolved substantially over the past several decades. As the research has increased, clinicians’ abilities to assess a person’s propensity for future risk has grown substantially, ... -
Mechanism of Action of Salt Adaptation Mutations in Artemia franciscana
(2015-05)Nearly all animals maintain a large electrochemical gradient for Na+ across the plasma membrane. This gradient is generated by the Na+/K+ pump, which exports 3 Na+ and imports 2 K+ per ATP molecule hydrolyzed. The ... -
The Beginning of the Shale Revolution in Argentina
(2015-05)The United States has experienced an oil and gas production boom since 2000 after the development of advanced hydraulic fracturing techniques made production from shale plays viable. Argentina has comparable shale hydrocarbon ... -
In the Child's Best Interest?
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Cardiac Hypertrophy and Regresion during Postpartum in C57B1/6 Mice
(2014-12)Cardiac hypertrophy is an increase in heart size due to either physiological or pathological reasons. Physiological inducers include exercise or pregnancy. For instance, athletes experience cardiac hypertrophy during their ... -
The Economic Uncertainty of Climate Change
(2015-05)