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Stable Water Isotopes Provide Insight Into The Spatial Variability Of As And U In Drinking Water Across The Northern Plains, Jacob Abbott
Stable Water Isotopes Provide Insight Into The Spatial Variability Of As And U In Drinking Water Across The Northern Plains, Jacob Abbott
Honors Theses
Arsenic (As) and uranium (U) contamination in drinking water affects millions of individuals across the US. This issue is particularly acute across rural populations where many people obtain drinking water from unregulated private wells. One specific location greatly affected by high levels of As and U in both surface and groundwater is the Northern Plains of the USA. However, the environmental and anthropogenic factors responsible for the mobilization and heterogeneous distribution of As and U in the waters of this region remain poorly characterized. Groundwater recharge sources and the flow path of water supplying surface water can strongly influence the …
Comparing Newtonian Mechanics, Special Relativity And General Relativity For Motion Near A Mass, Aqeel Ahmed
Comparing Newtonian Mechanics, Special Relativity And General Relativity For Motion Near A Mass, Aqeel Ahmed
Honors Theses
With both analytical and computational methods, we modeled an object's orbit around a massive object using Newtonian orbits, using special relativistic orbits, and finally using general relativistic orbits. We know that when an object orbits around a massive object, there are certain velocities and radii where the object will no longer orbit and fall into the massive object, in a correct orbit model we should expect to see this feature. This distinctive feature is not captured by our Newtonian model. With special relativity, the feature appears, however, special relativity contains disparities that do not correctly model the effect of gravity. …
The Role Of Nutrition In Breast And Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy, Jillian Bove
The Role Of Nutrition In Breast And Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy, Jillian Bove
Honors Theses
Nutrition is important to sustain life. It is extremely significant for patients who are actively being treated with chemotherapy. The focus of this research is to understand how nutrition affects cancer patients. This includes the intake of beverages on breast and colorectal cancer patients. Research suggests women breast cancer patients and men colorectal cancer patients can overcome or lessen side effects from cancer treatment with a focus on nutrition. These side effects are most apparent when cancer patients are undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Unfortunately, there has been limited research on nutritional support for breast and colorectal cancer patients. Therefore this study …
Interrogating Historical Trauma Through The Lens Of Black And Indigenous Artists, Sophie Anne Brown
Interrogating Historical Trauma Through The Lens Of Black And Indigenous Artists, Sophie Anne Brown
Honors Theses
We live in a world wherein black, brown, and ethnic minorities are forced to navigate daily race-based stressors, including but not limited to discrimination, poverty, oppression, and micro-aggressions. These current events that are explicitly seen in areas such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada are, in part, the lasting consequences of historical trauma passed down through generations. Genocide, displacement, forced relocation, slavery, and the intentional destruction of cultural practices are deeply rooted in the fiber of our history. These past injustices are intrinsically linked to present events, wherein they have become part of our contemporary cultural narrative. …
Uc Sae Baja Steering Rack Design And Analysis, Daniel Robert Choate
Uc Sae Baja Steering Rack Design And Analysis, Daniel Robert Choate
Honors Theses
The steering system within a vehicle is a vital aspect of operation and performance. The Baja society of automotive engineering (SAE) challenges students to design and manufacture an off-road vehicle to compete in a series of racing challenges. The team of engineers works together to discover challenges in design, manufacturing, and business. The steering system for the Union College Baja Team 2023 vehicle is designed as a rack and pinion mechanism, fulfilling the team designated requirement of 1.5 inches of travel per side. The mechanism has a link-to-link distance of 17 inches, and a steering wheel rotation of 172 degrees …
Design Of A Solar Tracking System With Independent Sensing Unit, Nathan T. Constable
Design Of A Solar Tracking System With Independent Sensing Unit, Nathan T. Constable
Honors Theses
A hybrid loop, dual axis solar tracking system was developed to increase the efficiency of a stationary solar panel by continuously tracking the highest solar radiation point of the sun. The design features two systems that work to find and track the sun vector, the independent sensing unit and main panel unit. The first detects the optimal point of the sun without expending energy moving the large solar panel. The sensing unit consists of 3D printed ASA plastic parts designed to hold and move single photovoltaic cells, ultraviolet sensors, and light dependent resistors. Once the sensing unit has accurately tracked …
Mapping Hemlock Stand Distribution And Structure In Otsego County, Ny To Develop Site-Specific Mitigation Of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Emma Drake
Honors Theses
The invasive hemlock woolly adelgid insect (Adelges tsugae, HWA) threatens eastern hemlock trees (Tsuga canadensis) throughout eastern North America and is an increasing threat in Otsego County, NY. Different management strategies can mitigate the spread and effect of HWA, but landowners need information on the distribution and characteristics of hemlock stands to inform their decision-making process. We used field sampling of stand structure combined with remotely sensed data to a) map eastern hemlock in Otsego County and b) model stand structural characteristics of these stands. This information will be used to develop and disseminate site-specific recommendations on mitigation options to …
Fast Matrix Multiplication And The Wedderburn-Artin Theorem, Zachary Dubinsky
Fast Matrix Multiplication And The Wedderburn-Artin Theorem, Zachary Dubinsky
Honors Theses
Researchers Cohn and Umans proposed a framework for fast matrix multiplication algorithms. Their approach is reliant on an application of the Wedderburn-Artin Theorem: a landmark classification result in modern algebra. We show experimental success for algebras whose components all have dimension 1. We advance the Cohn and Umans framework by developing new, extendable tools to couple with their design.
Optimizing An Assistive Brain Computer Interface That Uses Auditory Attention As Input, Leonardo M. Ferrisi
Optimizing An Assistive Brain Computer Interface That Uses Auditory Attention As Input, Leonardo M. Ferrisi
Honors Theses
Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs) allow individuals to operate technology using (typically consciously controllable) aspects of their brain activity. Auditory BCIs utilize principles of Auditory Event Related Potentials or Auditory Evoked Potentials as a reproducible controllable features that individuals can use to operate a BCI. These Auditory BCIs in their most basic format can allow users to answer yes or no questions by listening to either one auditory stimuli or the other. Current accuracy in intended response detection for these kinds of BCIs can be as good as mean accuracy of 77 \%. BCI research tends to optimize the computer side …
The Association Between Parenting Style And Birth Order In Relation To Functioning In College, Natalie Giordano
The Association Between Parenting Style And Birth Order In Relation To Functioning In College, Natalie Giordano
Honors Theses
Previous research surrounding birth order suggests that firstborn children tend to display higher levels of academic achievement than later born siblings. My research aimed to assess whether birth order is associated with Baumrind's (1971) parenting styles (authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, neglectful), with the inclusion of two measures of helicopter parenting (overprotective, over-involved parenting). The measures of helicopter parenting utilized were by LeMoyne & Buchanan (2011) and Schiffrin et al. (2014). My study explored how this potential association between birth order and parenting may mediate outcomes for college students, such as academic performance and party habits. 121 Union College students completed the …
Dame Sexo O Vete: Cómo La Adición De Mujeres Crean Una Narración Heteronormativa Y Sexista En Fresa Y Chocolate, Natalie Giordano
Dame Sexo O Vete: Cómo La Adición De Mujeres Crean Una Narración Heteronormativa Y Sexista En Fresa Y Chocolate, Natalie Giordano
Honors Theses
This work examines the differences between the short story "El lobo, el bosque y el hombre nuevo" by Senel Paz (1990) and its film adaptation Fresa y Chocolate de Tomás Gutiérrez Alea y Juan Carlos Tabío Cuba (1993), with a focus on the expansion on and inclusion of two female characters. It argues that these differences build and promote a heterosexual narrative that was not intended in the original story. The context regarding the LBGTQ community, specifically the discrimination they faced during the Communist Revolution in Cuba, is given as a precursor to the subsequent analysis of the works. The …
Wage Dispersion And Individual Performance: Mlb Pitchers, Amanda Granato
Wage Dispersion And Individual Performance: Mlb Pitchers, Amanda Granato
Honors Theses
Major League Baseball is one of the most valuable sports leagues valued at $10 billion US dollars. While over 40% of payroll is allocated to pitchers, the wage disparity between starting pitchers alone is $7 million US dollars. The disparity between the max starting pitchers and the minimum relief pitchers is $20.5 million US dollars. Previous studies find that there is much evidence to support that as wage dispersion among a team increases, the overall team performance is negatively affected. In addition, there are some studies which find no correlation, or positive correlation between salary inequality and efficiency. Jewell and …
Evaluating The Impacts Of Accent And Semantic Context On Listening Effort, Avanti Khare
Evaluating The Impacts Of Accent And Semantic Context On Listening Effort, Avanti Khare
Honors Theses
Nonnative accented speech is associated with increased listening effort for English-monolingual listeners, even if the speech signal is intelligible. Semantic context is a global characteristic of English phrases that quantifies the degree to which words communicate a cohesive idea. Previous research suggests that semantic context may be used as a helping factor during speech perception in adverse conditions. The current work examines the relationship between speaker accent and semantic context using global semantic anomalies. Participants performed a randomly prompted recall task during lists of varying semantic context levels recorded by native and nonnative-accented speakers. Results are discussed in terms of …
The Effects Of Robot Eye Gaze On Task Performance, Haley Rose Kresch
The Effects Of Robot Eye Gaze On Task Performance, Haley Rose Kresch
Honors Theses
Human-Robot interaction is continually becoming more and more integrated into everyday life. This study aimed to see how meaningful eye gaze from a robot with a 2D face affects human-robot interaction when completing an object identification task. An experiment was performed to see whether directional eye gaze from a robot influences the time is takes a human participant to identify the correct shape in the correct color zone based on a verbal instruction. This was measured by comparing the mean response times across three different gaze conditions. Another goal of the study was to see if using human-like eye gaze …
Getting What You Deserve: A Philosophical And Sociological Analysis Of Punishment In America, Haley Martuscello
Getting What You Deserve: A Philosophical And Sociological Analysis Of Punishment In America, Haley Martuscello
Honors Theses
The U.S. Penal System is known to be one of the most punitive punishment systems in the world. Many discussions around the system's approach to punishment have often used either a sociological framework or philosophical one, but rarely use both. The purpose of this thesis is to use philosophical theories of punishment and sociological observations of the current U.S. penal system to appropriately analyze the system and determine what kind of approach to punishment the system uses and what approach it should use. To do so, the thesis lays the groundwork for such analysis by establishing that the purposes of …
Autism, The Least Restrictive Environment, And Special Education Faculty Stress And Burnout, Carly Elisabeth Mattice
Autism, The Least Restrictive Environment, And Special Education Faculty Stress And Burnout, Carly Elisabeth Mattice
Honors Theses
The prevalence of autism has increased over recent decades. Today, education is the primary intervention for individuals with autism. The ability for students with autism to receive interventions in the classroom comes from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This thesis analyzes the education of students with autism through a critical analysis of the IDEA and the least restrictive environment (LRE) provision specifically. In this analysis, I found that several variables play a key role in the implementation of the LRE, including funding, state of residence, and locale of residence. To further understand the implementation of the LRE, I …
Childhood Perceptions Of Interparental Conflict Predicts College Students' Friendship Quality And Social Support, Lindsey Clare Mcdonald
Childhood Perceptions Of Interparental Conflict Predicts College Students' Friendship Quality And Social Support, Lindsey Clare Mcdonald
Honors Theses
Most children are exposed to some form of interparental conflict; when the interparental conflict is elevated and unresolved, and the children's exposure to conflict is high and sustained over time, there are a variety of negative consequences (deficits in romantic relationships, lower social support, and psychological distress). My study expands connections established in the literature by focusing on how perceptions of interparental conflict relates to friendship quality and perceived levels of social support. 114 college undergraduate students completed an online questionnaire about their childhood perceptions of conflict between their parents, and their relationship with their best friends currently. They also …
The Effect Of Payment Method On Consumer Behavior During Economic Crises, Abira Naeem
The Effect Of Payment Method On Consumer Behavior During Economic Crises, Abira Naeem
Honors Theses
The aim of this thesis is to delve into the machinations of consumer payment choices during times of crisis. This thesis, additionally, examines the ways in which gender may play a role in varied payment method use, during crises. Consumer payment choices are characterized by the decisions individuals or households make, surrounding their utilization of various payment instruments in circulation. Common payment instruments include, but are not limited to, cash, checks, debit, and credit. Existing research and literature of payment choice split trends on the utilization of payment instruments into long-term, adoption observations, and more sporadic, use categories. Adoption and …
Designing And Manufacturing A Human Powered Vehicle, Andrew Nordell
Designing And Manufacturing A Human Powered Vehicle, Andrew Nordell
Honors Theses
This thesis will discuss the process of designing, manufacturing, and testing of a two-wheeled, front-wheel drive, adjustable recumbent bicycle. The design aims to create a more accessible, comfortable, efficient, and utilitarian bicycle. The design utilizes a two-wheeled, front-wheel drive system, and is adjustable for riders of different heights. The two-wheeled design was chosen for its simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility. The front-wheel drive system that this bicycle utilizes was chosen over a more traditional rear-wheel drive because it significantly reduced the length of the chain. The increased chain length from rear-wheel drive models is the primary cause of large frictional losses …
Asking For It: An Examination Of Victim Blaming Reasons And Correlates, Jillian S. Ramey
Asking For It: An Examination Of Victim Blaming Reasons And Correlates, Jillian S. Ramey
Honors Theses
Previous research has demonstrated the relationship between masculine honor and just world beliefs on victim blaming of sexual assault victims. However, little research has investigated the specific reasons for that blame, nor how these reasons differ for male versus female victims. As such, we sought to examine how participants with higher levels of masculine honor beliefs and just world beliefs would respond to a news story depicting a sexual assault of either a male or female victim. Based on prior research on rape myths, participants read the news story and described what they had read, followed by items assessing the …
The Effect Of Weight Gain On The Neuromechanics Of Locust Jumps (Schistocerca Americana), Christopher Ringer
The Effect Of Weight Gain On The Neuromechanics Of Locust Jumps (Schistocerca Americana), Christopher Ringer
Honors Theses
During the adult reproductive stage, female locusts (Schistocerca americana) experience multiple ovigerous cycles during which they undergo significant weight gain. The magnitude of their weight change is thought to negatively impact the kinematics of the locust jump during the gravid phase. We hypothesized that this decrease in performance would result in an evolutionary pressure for female locusts to develop an intrinsic means to detect increases in body mass and respond with a modulation in their movement. Based on this hypothesis, we predicted that the female locusts would display a consistent jump performance in response to weight change, facilitated by a …
Addressing The Limitations Of The Medical Model: An Examination Of Stigma, Challenges And Social Support For College-Age Women Living With Type One Diabetes, Karson Saunders
Honors Theses
Prior scholarship examining chronic illness experience within the United States is limited and fails to capture the experiences of college-age women living with type one diabetes (T1D). This study attempts to explore perceived stigma and social support available to college-age women with T1D in hopes to highlight the pressing need to utilize the sociological model to understand the emotional labor produced by the tensions existing between expectations and reality for the chronically ill within our ableist society. To do so, I performed a systematic review of existing research and cross-referenced this review with qualitative interviews of twelve present and former …
Liebau Pumping In Embryonic Hearts: A Rim-Piv Study Of Liebau Impedance Pumping In An Embryonic Heart Model, Natalie Shearing
Liebau Pumping In Embryonic Hearts: A Rim-Piv Study Of Liebau Impedance Pumping In An Embryonic Heart Model, Natalie Shearing
Honors Theses
This work describes the design and implementation of a fully functioning, optically accessible Liebau pump with a visualization of the flow that will be generated using refractive index matched particle image velocimetry (RIM-PIV). Liebau impedance pumping is a unique way of transporting fluid by simply compressing a flexible tube; no valves are needed. The compression mechanism used in this design is a cam and follower mechanism, chosen for its ability to controllably pinch the tube, driving the flow. In this work, RIM-PIV will be used to visualize the flow within the Liebau pump. To use this technique, the flexible tube …
Senatorial Partisanship Affects Racial Disparity In Federal Criminal Sentencing Outcomes: How The Federal Judicial Appointment Process Predicts Levels Of Racial Bias, Abigail Olivia Strauzer
Senatorial Partisanship Affects Racial Disparity In Federal Criminal Sentencing Outcomes: How The Federal Judicial Appointment Process Predicts Levels Of Racial Bias, Abigail Olivia Strauzer
Honors Theses
Despite the presence of sentencing guidelines, racial disparities in federal still exist. In this thesis, I hypothesize that the senators' partisanship and states ideologies affect racial disparities. This works through institutional factors and the context of the judges in how they decision make. In this study, I examine states through their senators and the ways in which senatorial courtesy influences the appointment of federal district court judges. The hypothesis looks into this influence and suggests that the more ideologically conservative a state is and its Senators are, the more likely there will be racial disparity in the federal district court …
No Fue La Fiesta De Todos: Unidad Y Género Bajo La Dictadura Argentina En La Fiesta De Todos (1979), Basta De Mujeres (1977) Y Pelota De Trapo (1948), Anna Zdunczyk
Honors Theses
The World Cup is the best stage for soccer. The Argentinian national soccer team is home to players who have shaped the sport of soccer such as Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi . Additionally, the team is the most recent winner of the Cup at the end of 2022. Soccer, at this level, is not just a way of training and pride in Argentina, but is also highly relevant to political discourse. The first time Argentina won the Cup in 1978, the country was host to this global event, with all eyes on the country for the first time in …
Retrieval Practice And Context Reinstatement, Jason M. Ayala
Retrieval Practice And Context Reinstatement, Jason M. Ayala
Honors Theses
Retrieval practice is a powerful learning strategy, but the mechanism(s) behind it are not fully understood. One account of this "testing effect" (i.e., enhanced memory for information that was previously retrieved vs. restudied) is the episodic-context account (Karpicke et al., 2014). According to this theory, successful retrieval requires contextual reinstatement which updates the target memory representation to include features of the current test context along with features of the initial study context. The resulting composite trace provides varied features that are more likely to match those on the final test. However, the specific features necessary for reinstatement remain unclear. The …
Reducing The Cost Of The Turtlebot3 Autonomous Mapping Rover, James Brouder
Reducing The Cost Of The Turtlebot3 Autonomous Mapping Rover, James Brouder
Honors Theses
Autonomous mapping rovers are easily one of the most useful types of systems in modern robotics. These systems operate by using sensor data to navigate through an environment and construct a map of the space for future navigation. For this project, we are specifically focusing on reducing the cost of the Turtlebot3 Burger Autonomous Mapping Rover (AMR). The Turtlebot3 uses the Robot Operating System (ROS) which is a decentralized message passing architecture. The primary function of the Turtlebot3 is mapping with the Simultaneous Mapping And Localization algorithm SLAM[5]. However, the Turtlebot3 also supports numerous upgrades and modifications. Thus our specific …
Fighting For A Level Playing Field: The Reality Of Elite Women's Sports In Today's Modern Era, Rebecca Clayman
Fighting For A Level Playing Field: The Reality Of Elite Women's Sports In Today's Modern Era, Rebecca Clayman
Honors Theses
Sports makeup the very essence and lifeblood of American culture. In addition to being incredibly popular, sports dominate the mainstream media and are fiercely supported across all aspects of society. However, the gender hierarchy that exists in the United States subjects elite women in sports to a lesser status in which their abilities, strengths, and talents are seen as indefinitely inferior to their male counterparts. Exploring the reasoning behind these disparities is a major focus of my research in addition to showing how poorly women in sports are treated today. Previous studies indicate that institutionalized forms of sexism, hegemonic masculinity, …
Seasonal Landscapes, Talia Coker
Seasonal Landscapes, Talia Coker
Honors Theses
Due to Covid, some people may have lost touch with the beauty of our environment and being outside. The use of observation and just simple looking has been neglected. My plein-air experience, which is painting from observation, has taught me to be able to look and admire the unique treasures within my environment, while allowing me to create my own. Taking photographs and being surrounded by unlimited compositions, my large scale oil paintings have been a way for me to translate the natural world around us into vibrant and serene landscapes through my own perspective. By looking and admiring the …
Temperature And Direction-Changing Effects On The Agonistic Headbob Display Of Anolis Sagrei, Ronan Coughlin
Temperature And Direction-Changing Effects On The Agonistic Headbob Display Of Anolis Sagrei, Ronan Coughlin
Honors Theses
Anolis sagrei, or the brown anole, is a lizard endemic to the Antilles that produces headbob displays for territorial aggression and sexual attraction. It has been hypothesized that these displays are honest signals of body condition, so they are evolutionarily more likely to garner attention and a response from receivers. In this study, we looked at the effects of body temperature on the display by controlling the body temperature during territorial headbob displays. We examined whether the speed (or abruptness) of display motion patterns was altered by changes in body temperature. In another experiment we tested whether or not the …