Browsing Carroll College Student Undergraduate Research Festival 2018-2019 by Title
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Negative Emotional States as Predictors for FoMO
(2019-04-25)Fear of missing out (FoMO) is the feeling of being anxious, depressed, and/or angry when an event may be currently happening elsewhere. FoMO can also be defined as the fear that others may be having more rewarding experiences ... -
Nibbling Gadflies
(2018-04-20)In this paper I examine issues related to public and private “moral authority”, and how this public moral authority interferes with the exercise of private moral authority. This paper explores what public authority is, and ... -
Nurse-Patient Ratios and Patient Mortality
(2018-04-20)Nursing staff to patient ratios in acute care hospitals is a significant factor affecting patient mortality rates. In many states, a static ratio is required; however, “pinning down a specific number is hard to do, given ... -
On Lysistrata, Freud, and Sex
(2019-04-25)For Lysistrata, sexual trauma leads to peace, yet for Freud, sexual trauma leads to problems. So, is sex a great danger to human society, or can it lead to salutary ends? -
Oro y plata: Creating Cultural Literacy in Montana Language Classrooms
(2019-04-25)Currently, in the United States, Spanish speaking English language learners are the largest growing population. This includes large numbers of families and individuals from El Salvador, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, most ... -
Our Journey: A Look into Catholic Social Teaching
(2019-04-25)The mission of the Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice is to encourage, foster, and support a culture of service that shapes the whole person. Its dedication to service, action, and education is continually renewed ... -
Oxidation of Diphenylmethanol: An Investigation of Kinetics in the Solid State
(2018-04-20)Solvent-less reactions make way for the elimination of hazardous waste generated in many chemical syntheses. Disposal of chemical solvents is difficult because they are often hazardous to the environments, toxic, flammable, ... -
Paleoclimatic Drought Conditions in the Northern Big Belt Mountains and the Effect on Lithic Materials
(2018-04-20)This paper will be answering the question of how paleoclimatic drought conditions in the Northern Big Belt Mountains affects, or does not affect, the distribution of lithic materials. The hypothesis states that during times ... -
Partisanship and Representation in Montana's 2018 Midterm Election
(2019-04-25)The basis of this research is the 2018 Carroll College Exit Poll. I utilized the results of the exit poll as well as research previously done on the topic of partisanship to explore the relationship between state and federal ... -
Perception or Reality? U.S. Portrayals of Latino Immigrants versus Latino Immigrant Literature
(2019-04-25)The United States and Latin America share about a 1,954 mile long border, and the U.S. is home to millions of Latino immigrants, the descendants of Latino immigrants and Latinos who have watched the border move around them. ... -
Period Costuming Conundrum
(2018-04-20)This research analyses costume design using the examples of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Emilie La Marquise du Chatlet Defends Her Life Tonight by Lauren Gunderson, and Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale. These three plays were ... -
Pesticides and Parkinson's: An Investigation of the effect of RoundUp exposure on Drosophila melanogaster
(2019-04-25)From commercial farms to private households, Roundup is the most commonly used herbicide in the United States. In recent years, exposure to Roundup has been correlated with a variety of health problems including Celiac ... -
pH Initiated Site Specific Drug Release
(2019-04-25)Studies have shown that unhealthy cells can have more acidic conditions in the cytoplasm. A medical application for this is to target unhealthy cells with vesicles containing a drug and then lyse when exposed to a more ... -
Photoelectrochemical Oxidative Homocoupling of 1-(2-thienyl)pyrene
(2019-04-25)In this project the goal is to begin research on a more sustainable form of energy. The sun’s energy is harnessed in many different ways, and we are trying to use this energy to synthesize a storable fuel. Using the sun’s ... -
Physical Effects in Female College Athletes with Eating Disorders: A Systematic Review
(2019-04-25)This systematic review was conducted to review the physical health risks of eating disorders in female collegiate athletes. Articles were screened on PubMed and EBSCOhost databases, as well as various articles from NCAA.org, ... -
Physical Therapy Practices of the US and South America
(2018-04-20)The research for this presentation will explore the differences in the field of physical therapy between the United States and various countries in South America to compare and evaluate the preparation and implementation ... -
Pimps, Payment, and Patriarchy: How the Dignity of Women Dissipated and What We Can Do to Bring It Back
(2018-04-20)Whether people acknowledge it or not, sex trafficking is a reality, even here in Montana. Children and adults alike get tangled in its deathly grasp. This presentation argues that misplaced desire drives the sex trafficking ... -
Playing Music in Your Twilight Years to Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
(2018-04-20)Alzheimer’s disease is defined as “an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills” by creating amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain (National Institute of ... -
Plots, Puppies & Deadly Disease
(2018-04-20)The Serengeti Health Initiative began in 2003 as a collaboration of the Lincoln Park Zoo and various universities around the world in which a team of veterinarians and researchers have been running a campaign to eliminate ... -
Polytropic Socrates’ Implicit Defense of Philosophy: Lying, Justice, and Sophistry in Plato’s Lesser Hippias
(2019-04-25)This paper offers an interpretation of Plato’s Lesser Hippias, about which I make several original claims. First, I contend that the dialogue takes place in front of an unnamed audience composed of Socrates’ students and ...