Browsing Carroll College Student Undergraduate Research Festival 2022 by Title
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Perceptions of Carroll College Students on the Idea of Therapy Dogs on Campus
(2022)Since the 1960s, researchers have studied how therapy dogs have benefited humans (Therapy dogs for depression & anxiety 2019), focusing on factors such as demographics, pet ownership, and other conditions. This research ... -
Perestroika: A Story of American Intelligence and Political Chaos
(2022)This paper looks to capture the relationship between the Central Intelligence Agency and the final years of the Soviet Union under former General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Within this complex relationship, I specifically ... -
Photolytic Studies of Malonate Carbene Intermediates
(2022)Carbene intermediates are of unique interest because of the prevalence of these molecules in interstellar space. These reactive organic intermediates are comprised of a central carbon atom with two bonds and one lone pair ... -
Pilot Study: A Preliminary Investigation into Bitterroots in Scratch Gravel
(2022)Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) is the Montana state flower, and its populations are often a conservation concern. They require little moisture, and they are highly resilient to drought, disturbances, and fire. Recently, ... -
The Possibility of Improvement of the Human Condition: Exploring the Works of Karl Marx and T. S. Eliot
(2022)In this presentation, I will explore two different views about the concept of progress to define the role of progress and find what is the most appropriate approach of progress for humans. Karl Marx explains in The Communist ... -
Postpartum Depression in Black Women: Exploring Health Inequity
(2022)According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (2021), racial and ethnic minority groups in the US experience higher rates of illness and death across a wide range of health conditions. More succinctly, some ... -
Postpartum Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy and Sexual Functioning
(2022)In the United States in 2020, there were 2,462,904 registered vaginal births, which equates to roughly 68% of the births in the U.S. that year (Osterman, 2022). Women experience a combination of physical, hormonal, and ... -
Preventative Care Visits of Adolescents and Health Behaviors
(2022)The adolescent population has increased rates of health issues, which can be carried into adulthood. Health issues that are often preventable include diabetes, high blood pressure, being overweight or underweight, and high ... -
Quality of Care in the NICU Depending on Race
(2022)The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a unit in the hospital for babies who need intensive medical care. The NICU has specialized technology and trained staff to take care of these infants (Stanford Children's Health, ... -
Quality of Life in Organ Transplant Patients
(2022)Solid organ transplants (SOT) are often the only life saving or quality of life (QOL)-improvement measures that can be taken for patients with end-stage diseases. According to the National Council for Biotechnology Information ... -
Quality of Life in People with Hydrocephalus
(2022)Hydrocephalus is a condition in which there is a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain. Affecting one in five hundred people annually worldwide, it is the most common pediatric neurological ... -
Radioligand Therapy and Targeted Antigen Therapy in Treatment of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review
(2022)Objective: To review current literature about the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) by comparing radioligand therapy (RLT) and targeted antigen therapy (TAT) to standard treatment options. ... -
Reason, Belief, and Ultimate Truth
(2022)A core question of the Carroll Honors Program is defining the search for knowledge and its common end goal; complete knowledge, or “Ultimate Truth.” The program has charted the works of many philosophers, and those who ... -
A Review on the Efficacy of Ketamine Compared to Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients with Severe Depression
(2022)Severe depression, often referred to as major depressive disorder (MDD), is a ubiquitous disease that affects every aspect of life including psychosocial and physical health. It is chronic and characterized by anhedonia, ... -
The Riemann Zeta Function
(2022)The Riemann Zeta function is an enigma for mathematicians. What is more famously known is the Riemann Hypothesis, which was introduced to the world formally by David Hilbert in 1900 as one of his 23 unsolved problems. This ... -
The Role of Sex Education in Victim Blaming
(2022)Throughout different parts of the United States, there is a large variety of sex education. It can range from abstinence to full comprehensive plus sex education. A major downfall for the majority of the sex education ... -
Seasonal Stream Flow Analysis and Channel Stability on Recently Restored Sevenmile Creek - Comparison of Before and After Restoration
(2022)Sevenmile Creek, located northwest of Helena, Montana had a deeply incised stream channel and altered riparian zone due to historical agriculture influences. Prickly Pear Land Trust began restoration efforts on Sevenmile ... -
Separation and Identification of Surfactants Found in Glyphosate-Based Herbicides
(2022)In recent years, Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides have shown correlation to causing non-Hodgkin lymphoma in humans. However, carcinogenic studies of the active ingredient in these herbicides, glyphosate, report ... -
Set: A Board Game Presentation
(2022)Set is a logic card game consisting of 81 unique cards where the players build sets based on colors, shapes, and other attributes. The original game has 1080 possible sets that can be built. Several questions were asked ... -
Sexual Inequality and The Adverse Impacts on Women
(2022)Throughout history, women have experienced sexual inequality, and this continues to occur within today’s society. Gender inequality could be defined as men and women having different access to resources and power, causing ...