Browsing OSU - Honors College Theses by Issue Date
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Game theory and deterrence in the law
(12/1/2022)Game theory involves studying and analyzing how people behave in interactive situations. One aspect within game theory is strategic moves. Strategic moves can be threats, promises, or commitments. Threats are used to stop ... -
Doubled nations: Narrativization of a forgotten war in Gina Apostol's Insurrecto
(12/13/2022)In this thesis, I provide a reading of Gina Apostol's Insurrecto focusing on its narrative structure. The novel explores the dichotomy present in historical perspectives relating to the Philippine-American War, specifically ... -
Inquiry-based learning at a summer summer program
(12/14/2022)This thesis consists of three components related to inquiry-based mathematics learning. The first component is a literature review detailing what inquiry-based learning is, how it is commonly used, and the benefits of this ... -
Alp system has a key role in cell lysis of pyocin-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells
(12/15/2022)Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces intraspecific bacteriophage-like killing complexes, called pyocins, in response to DNA damage. The pyocins are only capable of killing nearby, susceptible P. aeruginosa cells. However, to ... -
Golf programming through triphasic emphasis
(12/15/2022)Golf, being a heavily taxing sport on the body, calls for a strength and conditioning program containing maximal strength, power, flexibility, mobility, and overall high level tailoring to generate a healthy and competitive ... -
Collab king to killer: Repairing Travis Scott's image after Astroworld 2021
(12/15/2022)This thesis explores the effectiveness of communication strategies employed by Travis Scott in an attempt to mitigate reputational fallout and repair his public image following the 2021 Astroworld Festival. This case study ... -
Regulation of pyocin genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by constitutively repressive PrtR
(12/15/2022)Pyocins are bacteriophage tail-like complexes that are produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa under the SOS response of the cell. These molecules are used for intraspecies competition by targeting and killing susceptible ... -
Effects of sex, age, habitat, season, and head size on feather color and brightness in great tits Parus major
(12/15/2022)Feather color varies among individuals within a species and it is important to understand what can cause these variations to occur. In great tits, there is variation in the coloration of the feathers on their breast. The ... -
Mutual aid and its applications in the nonprofit sector: A case study of Stillwater nonprofits
(12/16/2022)This project explores Mutual Aid theory and both historical and contemporary examples of its practices. Then, examines the intersection of Mutual Aid practices and the practices of Stillwater, Oklahoma nonprofits. Knowledge ... -
Thermal energy storage tank test bed
(12/2/2022)The purpose of this project was to develop a thermal energy storage tank test bed that would be used by future senior design project teams to conduct tests and research. This semester's team focused on designing, developing, ... -
Song of the blades
(12/2/2022)A fantasy novel told as an epic poem, taking inspiration from Greek and Norse epics and from the works of J.R.R Tolkien. -
Influence of shyness on language assessment
(12/5/2022)Purpose: One understudied component that can influence children's performance on language assessments is shyness. The goal of this study is to examine how shyness affects a child's performance on language assessments which ... -
Grandiose and vulnerable narcissism and eating pathology
(12/5/2022)NPD subtypes, Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism, are vastly different. NPD has been seen to linked to eating pathology, and there is a lot more to be discovered on this topic, particularly regarding disordered eating. ... -
Top movies of 2022
(12/7/2022)Have you ever watched a movie and wondered what makes a movie successful? Well that's what my project is going to dive into. Success for movies is typically determined by the amount it earns at the box office. Three variables ... -
Startup podcast : Tomorrow's ideas. Explained today.
(12/7/2022)The StartUp Podcast brings a new flare to the traditional podcasts on the market. Business podcasts can feel tasteless and flavorless. Boring speakers, hyper- analytical, and too "professional". The StartUp hits the missing ... -
"Buzz" on virtual fencing: Livestock behavior in response to audio cues and electronic stimulation
(2/13/2023)Before the introduction of widescale ranching and European settlement in the new world, bison would graze freely across the landscape without manmade barriers like fencing. Today, ranching depends on stable fencing systems ... -
Speedfest Black Team senior design
(2/23/2023)Note: There is no true "written" report to accompany this senior design project. The Chief Engineer led a team of 21 other seniors, and they presented a large portion of the critical design review (submitted below as the ... -
Crystallization of heat-shock protein 90 bound with bruceantin and NSC145366
(2/9/2023)Hsp90 (heat shock protein 90) is part of a molecular chaperone machine that is important for activating, stabilizing, and regulating hundreds of proteins, including oncogenic proteins. Hsp90 is often overexpressed in cancer ... -
From Civil Defense to Homeland Security: An analysis of Emergency Management in an age of terror
(2009-04-01)Emergency Management as a field has evolved out of the old civil defense programs from the early twentieth century. However, the Twenty-First Century brings with it a vast number of new problems beyond the scope of traditional ... -
Nuclear peace in the Levant
(2010-07-02)Ever since the first atomic bomb was dropped over Japan to end World War II, there have been many questions that arise from the use of nuclear bombs. There are two basic arguments for the employment of nuclear weapons. One ...