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Mountaintop mine restoration: Land ethics and sustainability in the mining landscape
The topic of this paper concerns the Appalachian region and their approach to land reuse after mining operations conclude. The primary location under specific investigation includes the coal fields of West Virginia, a state ... -
Multi-Purpose Motorcycle Trailer (MPMT)
The purpose of the project is to design and modify a trailer to be pulled by a motorcycle that will allow the user to bring up to two dogs with them. The trailer will also be able to be used as a dry storage space for ... -
My Home Among the Hills: Revitalizing Placemaking and Identity in West Virginia
(2014-06-16)This paper will explore the current model of museums as a civic institution, their current role in society and why a reevaluation of contemporary civic institutional design is needed; especially in rural regions. Critiques ... -
My Narrator and I: Crafting Authorial Identity in Fiction
This project explores the craft moves an author can make to establish (or mask) authorial identity in fiction through creative exploration. -
Native Hawai'ian and French Polynesian Participation in Organic Agriculture
I began research on the Big Island of Hawaii in May of 2016 and completed this ethnography in December of 2016 by examining the overarching aspects of food sovereignty, including the accessibility of organic agriculture ... -
Navigation through space: designing a recreational center with the principle of neuroscience
Neuroscience is a field that explores the nervous system, while NeuroArchitecture is a relatively new branch that examines how environments and places impact our physiological responses. Our neural responses to our ... -
Neighborhood rebuilding centers: imagining a more cooperative future for urban rust belt neighborhoods
Cohousing and coliving are two housing forms that aim to address loneliness and encourage better social connection through shared common spaces and intentional community design. These housing concepts have not yet taken ... -
Neurophysiological Assessment of Rapid Cold-hardening-induced Resistance to the Disruption of Resting Neuronal Membrane Potential
This study highlights a novel approach to the study of rapid cold-hardening. Examination at the neuronal level allows for further understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying this acclimatory response to ... -
The New Architectural Trend in China: The Heritage and Deelopment of Traditional Culture
After the failed Anglo-Chinese War of the 1840s, China was forced to open to international trade. China is still borrowing developing experiments from the West in the distinctive Chinese cultural context. By doing so, a ... -
News Media Reporting of United States Senate Campaigns: The Role of Gender in Local Television Coverage of Elections from 2006 to 2014
One explanation for the lack of women in elective office concerns the role of media in both shaping and reinforcing gender stereotyping through coverage of elections. Studies have identified gender stereotypes in nationwide ... -
Nimruz and Agadez: A Comparative Study on People Smuggling on the Route to Europe
Analyzing the Research Process: Comparing People Smuggling Operations in Afghanistan and Niger -
NOW and Then: Women in the 1980s and Present Day
This presentation brings together the position of women and women’s rights in the 1980s and their position today. Discussion points include progress, stagnation, and changes still to be made. -
The Now of Then
This presentation explores the approaches and progress and lack of progress of feminist movements in the 1970’s and in 2016. It uses analysis to make suggestions about the best ways to combine the progressive movements in ... -
Off the Grid: Survival Ideas for Sustainable Living
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Olympic Legacy:Flexible Architectural Strategies for Boston's 2024 Olympics Proposal
The Olympics present the perfect opportunity for host cities to show their value to the world. This opportunity introduces immeasurable pressure to create an impressive display of entertainment for the spectators. The ... -
Onward Echoes the Story: The Study of Religion amid Miami’s narrative of Justice & Change
Since the protests following the death of George Floyd in 2020, we see changes on a global to a local scale. In January of 2021, Apple committed to a $100 million pledge to challenge systematic racism including a new ...