Browsing Miami University Honors Program by Title
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Effects of a Pathogen and Pesticides on Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) Metamorphosis and Survival
(2012-04-24)Both the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and pesticides have been targeted as contributors to amphibian population declines. Declines have a worldwide distribution, but are only occurring in ... -
El Excepcionalismo Costarricense Redefinido: La identidad “tica” en la literatura costarricense contemporánea
(2012-04-24)Aside from its reputation as the “Switzerland of Central America,” Costa Rica is rarely mentioned in international headlines or academic studies. The tendency to compare one Central American nation to another has defined ... -
Engineering Study Abroad Advocacy Program
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Engineering Study Abroad Advocacy Program (Honors Thesis Action Project)
(2012-04-24)The authors of this thesis are both engineering majors at Miami University. Clara is a senior mechanical engineering major and Grace is a senior chemical engineering major. This project has meant a lot to both Clara and ... -
Ethical Considerations When Working with Individuals with Disabilities: A Student's Perspective on Curriculum Design and Development
(2012-04-24)Over the past several decades, disability rights have emerged as a growing concern within American society. A push for legislation to establish and uphold the rights of individuals with disabilities resulted in several ... -
Evaluating Transit-Oriented Development Effectiveness
(2012-04-27)As resources become scare, transportation costs rise, and congestion gets worse, developing transit alternatives will become increasingly important. Transit-oriented development is a sustainable method for building ... -
FROM WILLIAMSBURG TO CHARLOTTESVILLE: HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE NEW AMERICAN REPUBLIC
(2012-04-24)This thesis examines the change in higher education curriculum in the state of Virginia in the half-century following the American Revolution. It analyzes how the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia ... -
Geographic Factors in School Choice: Spatial and Social Accessibility in the Cincinnati Public Schools
(2012-05-04)Open enrollment and school choice have been used throughout the United States for decades as a tool for desegregation, and in the Cincinnati, Ohio Public Schools (CPS) since 1973. Scholars have debated the effectiveness ... -
The Geography of Remittances in Ghana
(2012-05-01)Migrant transfers and their remittances provide a significant source of capital flows and foreign exchange for Developing Countries. While peripheral regions like Sub-Saharan Africa are underrepresented in the remittance ... -
Ghana Design and Build Studio
(2013-05-24)In the summer of 2012 I, along with 15 other design students and our professor, travelled to Ghana Africa for a 6 week experience. We spent the first two weeks traveling the country and learning about the culture. The ... -
Give Me My A... And That Beer!: Examining the Relationship Between Academic Entitlement, Major, and Alcohol Use
(2012-04-25)Academic entitlement (AE) is a relatively new area of research. AE is defined as expecting higher grades for minimum effort and demanding behaviors towards teachers, such as expecting to receive a good grade in a class ... -
Global Business Brigades, Miami University - Project Development Leadership Manual
(2012-04-09)This manual represents the culmination of the planning for, execution of, and reflection upon a uniquely valuable experience in the lives of 23 Miami University students who took the time to learn about a foreign culture, ... -
"Going to the Mountains is Going Home": Constructing Early Twentieth-Century American Wilderness and National Parks
(2012-04-23)The interest for this thesis stemmed from existing critical discussions of the difference between the landscapes demarcated by the words “wilderness” and “wildness.” For example, in Walden, Henry David Thoreau pointedly ... -
Growing Up with Mark: Living with PDD-NOS
(2012-04-24)Autism Spectrum Disorder, as a growing disability category in past years, has received a great deal of attention, in particular, for the classic autism disorder that most individuals have become so familiar with. However, ... -
Heavy Metal Adsorption Using Renewable Adsorbents with Honors Thesis Addendum:A global look at where this work can be applied
(2012-04-27)The purpose of this project was to investigate the heavy metal adsorption capabilities of biomass. The overall goal was to design a process that will replace current nonrenewable water treatment technologies with a cheap ... -
Identifying Gender Bias in College Culture: Descriptive and Prescriptive Stereotypes, Hostile and Benevolent Sexism, and Cognitive Justification
(2012-04-27)The concept of equality between men and women is a controversial and important subject for continued business and psychological research. This study aimed to gain greater insight into gender bias by surveying college ... -
The Influence of an Afterschool Physical Activity/Academic Enhancement Program on Components of Physical Fitness and Self-esteem in 4th and 5th Graders.
(2012-04-24)Childhood obesity negatively impacts the psycho-social and physical health of young children by increasing the risk for the development of a variety of chronic diseases/conditions at an earlier age. A multitude of after-school ... -
Investigation of Double Resonance Spectroscopy of Iodine Molecules for Use in Quantum Beat Experiments
(2012-04-30)The resonant B3PI+u to X0+g and resonant E0+ g to D02g to B3PI+u to X0+g transitions of I2 vapor have been studied by direct observation of fluorescence emitted from the B, E and D' states, respectively. Potential energy ... -
Investigation of the use of Raman Spectroscopy for Non-invasive Glucose Calculation in Blood
(2012-04-30)According to a study by the American Diabetes Association, 171 million people or 2.8% of people in the world suffered from diabetes. It is important to get more information about blood sugar levels which would allow them ... -
It will all fit
(2013-05-24)A collection of poetry that explores the different moods of life, framed by five sections, each introduced by a stanza from a work describing life as a free verse poem written by God.