Browsing Carroll College Student Undergraduate Research Festival 2018-2019 by Title
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C. R. Anderson Parking Lot Expansion
(2019-04-25)For Engineering Senior Design, we designed a parking lot expansion for C. R. Anderson Middle School in Helena, Montana. This expansion will provide 9,000 square feet of additional parking for faculty and staff by utilizing ... -
Caffeine and Memory - Friends or Foes?
(2019-04-25)Previous studies have shown that caffeine decreases the number of items recalled in a memory task (Terry & Phifer, 1986). The current study examined the effect of caffeine on the recall of words as well as factual and ... -
Campus Climate Survey: Sexual Assault at Carroll
(2019-04-25)In Spring 2018, Carroll College students (n= 166) submitted their experiences with sexual assault, harassment, and other gender-based discriminations to the online Campus Climate Survey, led by Dr. Dolan and Dr. Angel. ... -
Canine Olfaction and Scent Chemistry
(2019-04-25)Scent chemistry is vital part of the canine olfaction system and dogs have been scientifically proven to smell 120x better than humans. We have taken these skills, in combination with the human-animal bond, in order to ... -
Caring for Mind, Body, Heart, and Spirit: A Holistic Model of Ministry
(2019-04-25)Every human is made up of mind, body, heart, and spirit. In the medical realm, there is a tendency to focus only on the biology, or the physical aspects of an illness. Within the last 100 years, more and more emphasis has ... -
Carroll Enactus Helping Hungry Helena Kids
(2018-04-20)Carroll Enactus has partnered with Helena Food Share, Capital High School, C R Anderson Middle School and NO Kid Hungry to develop a sustainable plan for hungry kids in Helena. Using business skills and key stakeholders ... -
Cave Dwelling Dust Bunnies: Lint Accumulation in Lewis and Clark Caverns
(2019-04-25)The purpose of this research is to develop methods for sampling lint accumulated in show caves, as well as determine whether or not different amounts of human impact affects lint distribution. The research is important as ... -
Celebrating 40 years of the Manion Symposium
(2018-04-20)This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Manion Symposium, which recognizes the dedication and contributions of Professor James J. Manion, a Biology professor at Carroll College from 1956–1987. We who find inspiration ... -
Cell Phones and Conflict Intensity: Overcoming Collective Action Problems
(2018-04-20)Violence is pervasive. So, now, are cell phones. This study investigates the possible relation between the two. Social scientists have long argued that new technologies, such as cell phones, can make it easier for people ... -
Children and the Kingdom of God: A Comparison of the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of Thomas
(2018-04-20)Both the Gospel of Luke and the noncanonical Gospel of Thomas depict Jesus teaching about children/infants entering the kingdom. My paper compares Luke 18:15-17 to logion 22 from the Gospel of Thomas. While the language ... -
Circling the drain: examining hospitalization induced depression and post-hospital syndrome, treatment non adherence, and subsequent readmission
(2019-04-25)Readmissions within thirty days of hospital discharge have significant consequences for the United States healthcare industry. In 2015, Medicare spent $17 billion on readmissions that could have been avoidable (Kauffman, ... -
Classifications of Resistance Distances in Simple Graphs
(2018-04-20)Within graph theory, there are multiple distance metrics which can describe the concept of “distance” between nodes on a simple graph, which are of particular interest to researchers studying link prediction and network ... -
Climate and Conservation: Obsidian Debitage and Climate in the Big Belt Mountains
(2018-04-20)The Sundog Site in the Northern Big Belt Mountains of Montana is a site of particular interest due to its artifact abundance and preservation of paleoclimate indicators. It has been utilized to examine aspects of behavioral ... -
College Students’ Misperceptions of Rape and Sexual Assault of Female Undergraduate College Students
(2018-04-20)This study examined undergraduate college students’ perceptions on the subject of rape and sexual assault of female undergraduate college students. Through semi-structured interviews, participants were asked to describe ... -
Commitment in Unconventional Relationships
(2018-04-20)This research is the study and comparison of two philosopher couples: Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, and John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor. Both partnerships exhibit characteristics of an unconventional ... -
Comparing the Side Effects of Prescription Opioids and Medicinal Marijuana in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
(2018-04-20)Opioids are medications that interact with receptors in the central nervous system to provide pain relief, and have been a standard foundation for treatment of chronic pain since their discovery. But advancements in medical ... -
Comprehensive Sex Education vs. Abstinence-Only Sex Education In Preventing Teen Pregnancy
(2018-04-20)Teen pregnancy is an issue that continues to threaten and be discussed within our nation’s educational, political, and public health institutions. Compared to other modern nations in the world, the United States has the ... -
Computer Vision and Handwriting Analysis
(2019-04-25)How does a computer recognize individual letters and numbers? One method to approach this problem is to use a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). To explore this method, we are investigating the accuracy of CNNs in classifying ... -
Confidence and Trust in a Polarized America
(2018-04-20)Trust, confidence in the American people, and confidence in the vote count are in peril in the context of a surprising 2016 general election and increasingly polarized society. In an America divided along party lines, ... -
Correctional Officers, Step Off the Treadmill of Power: The Lack of Moral Authority in U.S. Correctional Officers
(2018-04-20)Prisons are not immune to the overuse of authority and power. Correctional officers exercise their authority on inmates in ways that result in a prison culture, which is filled with violence and dehumanization. Correctional ...