Browsing Carroll College Student Undergraduate Research Festival 2022 by Title
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Accessibility Scan of Carroll College
(2022-04)Research done in a national study in 2011 found that only 34 percent of college students with disabilities will complete a 4 year program (NLTS2: Home, n.d.). This is due to numerous issues with accessibility on college ... -
ACE Scores and Frequency of Emergency Room Utilization
(2022)Adverse Childhood Experiences otherwise known as ACEs are traumatic experiences during childhood that occur before the age of eighteen that are linked to abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. The ACE scores are ... -
Age and Growth Rate of Trees Along Forest-Meadow Ecotones
(2022)The Forest-Meadow ecotone, a transitional zone between two different plant communities, is common around Montana and especially the eastern flank of the continental divide. These boundaries are often rich in different ... -
The Analysis of the Ebony Gene in Culex tarsalis Across the Major Drainages of Montana
(2022)Many species have natural variations. One of the most obvious is in their color or pigmentation. Culex tarsalis is a vector for the virus known as West Nile Virus. This species of mosquito is found across the state of ... -
An Analysis of the Representation of Swans in Heinz and Aronofsky's 'Black Swan'
(2022)The 2010 film ‘Black Swan’ brings stereotypes of swans and femininity into the spotlight. Based on the ballet ‘Swan Lake’, this film is heavily influenced by the lore surrounding both the black and the white swan. While ... -
Anxiety, Workload, and Social Support in College Students
(2022)Previous studies have indicated that college students with higher levels of perceived social support also reported lower levels of anxiety (Li et al., 2021; Zhou et al., 2013). Additionally, research supports that high ... -
The Application "Skill Gauge"
(2022)For this project I created a mobile application based around the idea of taking basic human skills (reaction time, mental calculation speed, memory, etc.) and creating mini games that attempt to test and train these skills. ... -
Applying Global Metabolomics to Investigate the Correlation Between BMI and Osteoarthritis
(2022)Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease characterized by the progressive breakdown of articular cartilage. One of the significant and modifiable risk factors for developing OA is obesity. There is still much ... -
Artificial Nipple Use and Breastfeeding Patterns
(2022)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) identifies that “One of the most highly effective preventive measures a mother can take to protect the health of her infant is to breastfeed.” Infants who are breastfed ... -
Behavioral Effects of Diabetes Self-Management Education on Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
(2022)There is an estimated 37.3 million Americans living with diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022). Most adults living with diabetes manage their day-to-day care and rely on the healthcare system for ... -
Bystander Intervention Training: Does It Really Work?
(2022)American society devalues anything pertaining to the feminine. In particular, our social space promotes a rape culture that objectifies and devalues women, leading to sexual harassment and sexual assaults. Additionally, ... -
The Catholic Church and the Holocaust
(2022-04-29)This paper explores the motivating factors of the Catholic Church’s heavily criticized lack of response and action taken during the Holocaust. Through addressing distinctions between the Church’s institutional response and ... -
Changing Times: Translation and meaning in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
(2022-04)Despite its popularity in recent media, we know almost nothing about the author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, or of the context surrounding it. In fact, the entire poem is relatively new to us, only having been ... -
Characterization of metabolomic profiles in late and early Osteoarthritis patients
(2022)Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent disease in our society. However, a deep clinical understanding of this metabolic disease remains elusive due to the stratified nature of OA patients. Osteoarthritis presents differently ... -
Characterization of Metabolomic Profiles of Encapsulated Chondrocytes Exposed to Short-Term Simulated Microgravity: A Pilot Study
(2022)Mechanical loading of cartilage stimulates chondrocyte metabolism to maintain cartilage integrity. Shifts from physiological loading conditions, such as overloading or reduced loading, can lead to an imbalance in chondrocyte ... -
Characterization of Urinary Metabolic Biomarkers of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD): A Pilot Study
(2022)Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common heritable kidney disease. ADPKD results from a mutation in the genes (PKD1, PKD2) for the mechanosensitive proteins polycystin-1 (PC1) or polycystin-2 ... -
Childhood Obesity and Motivational Interviewing
(2022)Childhood obesity is a public health problem that is increasing at an alarming rate. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) by 2056, the number of school-age children and adolescents aged 5-19 with obesity would ... -
Combined Targeted Therapy of Herceptin and Perjeta for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer, a Systemic Review
(2022)Objective: To review current literature regarding the survival rates of women with HER2-positive breast cancer using the targeted treatment therapy of Herceptin and Perjeta along with docetaxel (chemotherapy) versus Herceptin ... -
Companions in the Trenches: The Effects of the Animals on the Soldiers of World War 1
(2022)War is a hellish experience for any individual to ever have to go through. It takes a toll on both the mind and the body. To try to counter the mental hardship of war, many battalions and platoons adopt animal mascots to ... -
Comparing the Recommended Protein Intake to the Actual Protein Intake Among Collegiate Athletes, a Systematic Review
(2022)Objective: To review current literature concerning actual protein intake and familiarity with recommended protein intake targets among collegiate athletes in order to maintain and optimize muscle mass. Methods: Literature ...