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Mobile Application: Peril, Michael Prough Jan 2019

Mobile Application: Peril, Michael Prough

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

In today’s world, phones and computers are widely used for various purposes, whether it would be using social media or using it for work. As they have become more popular, these devices have improved and continue to evolve, and as such, they have a wider range of uses. One such popular use of these devices is for entertainment, which includes watching content online or playing video games. With the rise of entertainment applications, I decided that I should learn how to make these applications. I ultimately decided on creating a video game for android systems which incorporated features from platformer …


Prevention Of Harmful Algal Blooms By The Mitigation Of Phosphorus Nutrient Loading Via Filtration By Steel Wool And Activated Carbon, Ronald Simpson, Sara Kidd, Samantha Zidd Jan 2019

Prevention Of Harmful Algal Blooms By The Mitigation Of Phosphorus Nutrient Loading Via Filtration By Steel Wool And Activated Carbon, Ronald Simpson, Sara Kidd, Samantha Zidd

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) are a devastating ecological and economic consequence of the abundance of nutrient-rich agricultural runoff entering aquatic ecosystems (Baker et al. 2014). Bio-available phosphorus from synthetic fertilizers is one of the major nutrients contributing to this global issue. Previous studies indicated that dissolved phosphorus can be removed from an aqueous environment when passed through a composite mixture of granular steel wool particles and activated carbon (Erickson, Gulliver, and Weiss, 2007). In this project, we conducted experiments using higher quality concentration measurements to determine what grades of steel wool (SW-0000, SW-000, SW-00) and types of activated carbon (granulated …


Effects Of 5��-Dihydrotestosterone (Dht) On Mouse Gut Microbiome– A Study Of Sex Differences And Hormonal Effects On Gut Microbiome Composition, Bikesh Shrestha Jan 2019

Effects Of 5��-Dihydrotestosterone (Dht) On Mouse Gut Microbiome– A Study Of Sex Differences And Hormonal Effects On Gut Microbiome Composition, Bikesh Shrestha

All Master's Theses

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a polygenic and multifactorial disease, traditionally attributed to genetic susceptibility and diet. Over the past decade, novel studies have placed a higher significance on the role of gut microbiome in T1D pathogenesis. Furthermore, diabetic mouse models have shown higher incidence of T1D in females compared to males, attributed to the differences in gut microbial community structure. Interestingly, female mouse models elicit male-like protection from T1D when transplanted with the male gut microbiome. In a previous study, we observed that female Non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice implanted with slow release 5��-Dihydrotestosterone(DHT) for 90 days showed improved glucose …


Females, Perceptions, And Strength Training, Victoria Kanel, Alexandria Rellinger Jan 2019

Females, Perceptions, And Strength Training, Victoria Kanel, Alexandria Rellinger

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Performing a regular strength training routine leads to a plethora of beneficial physiological and psychological changes. A gender disparity exists with participation rates of strength training. There is a possible discrepancy in knowledge and education provided to males and females based on their physical activity and exercise backgrounds. The design of this study is an effort to better understand potential barriers females may experience and serve as a needs-assessment tool to identify females’ views of strength training participation. This study sought to explore views of strength training among females and to determine if consensus exists and how views may aid …


The Working Wife: A Three-Pronged Model Of Marriage And Women's Employment, Karris Mccollum Jan 2019

The Working Wife: A Three-Pronged Model Of Marriage And Women's Employment, Karris Mccollum

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

What literature exists on women’s labor suggests that as women gain financial and economic freedom, their role in the family and home shifts as well. The sharp rise in women’s labor force participation in the latter half of the 20th century provides fertile grounds for testing this hypothesis and quantifying the effect of working on the institution of marriage. Employment could potentially help or harm an existing marriage or contribute to the selection of compatible partners. In this paper, I examine the impact of rising women's labor force participation rates on divorce rates, marital satisfaction, and women's age at first …


Tort Law And Health Law: Intersections And Opportunities, Stacey A. Tovino Jan 2019

Tort Law And Health Law: Intersections And Opportunities, Stacey A. Tovino

Other Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


A Power-Efficient Multiband Planar Usb Dongle Antenna For Wireless Sensor Networks, Wei-Yuan Chiang, Chia-Hao Ku, Chiung-An Chen, Le-Yu Wang, Patricia Angela R. Abu, Pei-Zong Rao, Chih-Kai Liu, Chao-Hsiang Liao, Shih-Lun Chen Jan 2019

A Power-Efficient Multiband Planar Usb Dongle Antenna For Wireless Sensor Networks, Wei-Yuan Chiang, Chia-Hao Ku, Chiung-An Chen, Le-Yu Wang, Patricia Angela R. Abu, Pei-Zong Rao, Chih-Kai Liu, Chao-Hsiang Liao, Shih-Lun Chen

Department of Information Systems & Computer Science Faculty Publications

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) had been applied in Internet of Things (IoT) and in Industry 4.0. Since a WSN system contains multiple wireless sensor nodes, it is necessary to develop a low-power and multiband wireless communication system that satisfies the specifications of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Certification European (CE). In a WSN system, many devices are of very small size and can be slipped into a Universal Serial Bus (USB), which is capable of connecting to wireless systems and networks, as well as transferring data. These devices are widely known as USB dongles. This paper develops a …


The Effects Of Natural Resource Dependence And Democracy On The Incremental Budgeting Theory And Punctuated Equilibrium Within A Budgetary Context, Barrak Ghanim Algharabali Jan 2019

The Effects Of Natural Resource Dependence And Democracy On The Incremental Budgeting Theory And Punctuated Equilibrium Within A Budgetary Context, Barrak Ghanim Algharabali

Theses and Dissertations--Public Policy and Administration

I contribute to the literature by providing additional factors that could affect the incremental budgeting theory and punctuated equilibrium theory (PET) within a budgetary context. Because of the fluctuation in the price of natural resources, I argue that dependence on natural resources could lead to less stable budgets than ones not dependent on natural resources. I also argue that democracy is another source that leads to stability in the budget, relative to countries that are not democratic. I theorize that countries with no democracy and heavy dependence on natural resources will have budgets with more volatility than the rest of …


Three Essays On Municipal Structure And Government Fiscal Management Outcomes, Wenchi Wei Jan 2019

Three Essays On Municipal Structure And Government Fiscal Management Outcomes, Wenchi Wei

Theses and Dissertations--Public Policy and Administration

This dissertation aims to reclassify municipal structures of the U.S. municipalities and investigates the effect of municipal structures on government fiscal management outcomes, including fiscal conditions and fiscal slack balances. This dissertation is comprised of four chapters. The first chapter briefly introduces, and each of the remaining three is an independent research article. The second chapter investigates seven essential structural characteristics of the U.S. municipalities and constructs a municipal structure political-administrative index. It then examines the determinants of municipal structures on a political-administrative dimension. The empirical results show that municipal structure choices are statistically significantly associated with citizens’ socioeconomic and …


The Decision To Decentralize Good Provision In The United States: A Study In Clean Energy Policy, Whitney Michelle Davis Jan 2019

The Decision To Decentralize Good Provision In The United States: A Study In Clean Energy Policy, Whitney Michelle Davis

Theses and Dissertations--Public Policy and Administration

Normative economic theory provides justification for at least partially centralized renewable energy provision due to the large, positive externalities associated with renewable energy production. However, the United States is one of the few countries without centralized renewable energy policy. Instead, the federal government actively chooses decentralized renewable energy provision by using fiscal transfers to support subnational renewable energy development. This dissertation explores why U.S. legislators choose decentralized renewable energy provision by asking two primary questions. First, what is the motivation for using federal fiscal transfers for decentralized renewable energy output considering what we know about positive spillovers and market failure …


Fan The Flames: Encouraging Local Expressions Of Christian Worship In A La Paz Church Community, Stephanie Cook Jan 2019

Fan The Flames: Encouraging Local Expressions Of Christian Worship In A La Paz Church Community, Stephanie Cook

Masters Theses

When the members of a church in La Paz participated in a songwriting and arranging workshop, along with corresponding research into perspectives on local music used in worship, the results were mixed. An analysis of the songs used in the church’s worship shows a predominance of imported, predominantly Western or Western-styled songs. Similarly, observations of worship events in the church do not incorporate any local rhythms or instruments, even though there are musicians in the church who are skilled in Bolivian styles of music. While there is an interest by musicians and leadership in the church for locally written worship …


Volume 69 Issue 3 (2019), Case Western Reserve Law Review Jan 2019

Volume 69 Issue 3 (2019), Case Western Reserve Law Review

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


2018 Sumner Canary Memorial Lecture: State Courts In A Federal System, Honorable Joan L. Larsen Jan 2019

2018 Sumner Canary Memorial Lecture: State Courts In A Federal System, Honorable Joan L. Larsen

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Contracts Of The Dead And Boilerplate, William A. Drennan Jan 2019

Contracts Of The Dead And Boilerplate, William A. Drennan

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


No Regulations And Inconsistent Standards: How Website Accessibility Lawsuits Under Title Iii Unduly Burden Private Businesses, Lauren Stuy Jan 2019

No Regulations And Inconsistent Standards: How Website Accessibility Lawsuits Under Title Iii Unduly Burden Private Businesses, Lauren Stuy

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Do Judges Cry? An Essay On Empathy And Fellow-Feeling, Richard Delgado, Jean Stefancic Jan 2019

Do Judges Cry? An Essay On Empathy And Fellow-Feeling, Richard Delgado, Jean Stefancic

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Volume 70 Issue 2 (2019), Case Western Reserve Law Review Jan 2019

Volume 70 Issue 2 (2019), Case Western Reserve Law Review

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Securities & Exchange Commission Vs. Elon Musk & The First Amendment, Jerry W. Markham Jan 2019

Securities & Exchange Commission Vs. Elon Musk & The First Amendment, Jerry W. Markham

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Determination Of The Roles Of Non-Conserved Residues Surrounding The Functional Ggq Motif Of Rf2 In Translation Arrest, Jerusha Salome Emmanuel Jan 2019

Determination Of The Roles Of Non-Conserved Residues Surrounding The Functional Ggq Motif Of Rf2 In Translation Arrest, Jerusha Salome Emmanuel

Dissertations

The metabolism of bacteria is finely tuned through differential regulation of gene expression, which allows bacteria to adapt to changes in the external environment. Oftentimes, expression of genes is regulated during protein synthesis. Changes in concentration and chemical composition of factors involved in protein synthesis contribute to the regulation of the expression of genes. Such differences are often exploited by researchers to control cell growth of microorganism of health and industrially relevant. Regulation of protein synthesis often produces the machinery called ribosome to stall (also known as ribosome arrest), where interactions between ribosomal nucleotides, translation factors, the nascent peptide and …


Development Of Composite Honeycomb Protective Structures For Above-Ground Steel Storage Tanks Against Wind-Borne Debris, Tamara Grooms Baker Jan 2019

Development Of Composite Honeycomb Protective Structures For Above-Ground Steel Storage Tanks Against Wind-Borne Debris, Tamara Grooms Baker

Dissertations

Within the civil engineering industry, the evaluation of a retro-fit system or more- specifically, a post-installed, glass fiber reinforced polymer and honeycomb system over steel is evaluated on how this retro-fit system can help minimize impact and critical kinetic energy onto steel storage tanks caused from wind-borne debris to structures in hurricane prone regions. Determining an accurate formula for critical kinetic energy for steel has also been an on-going process in our industry for over 200 years. This research helps to get one-step closer to accurately determining a valid equation. Existing theories and equations of critical kinetic energy have been …


Making “Meaningful Access” Even Less Meaningful: Judicial Gatekeeping Under Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Cheryl Anderson Jan 2019

Making “Meaningful Access” Even Less Meaningful: Judicial Gatekeeping Under Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Cheryl Anderson

University of Memphis Law Review

No abstract provided.


Making “Meaningful Access” Even Less Meaningful: Judicial Gatekeeping Under Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Cheryl Anderson Jan 2019

Making “Meaningful Access” Even Less Meaningful: Judicial Gatekeeping Under Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Cheryl Anderson

University of Memphis Law Review

No abstract provided.


Making “Meaningful Access” Even Less Meaningful: Judicial Gatekeeping Under Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Cheryl Anderson Jan 2019

Making “Meaningful Access” Even Less Meaningful: Judicial Gatekeeping Under Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Cheryl Anderson

University of Memphis Law Review

No abstract provided.


Department Of Education: Fy2019 Annual Report, Lehigh Valley Health Network Jan 2019

Department Of Education: Fy2019 Annual Report, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Department of Education

No abstract provided.


Forget Me, Forget Me Not: Elements Of Erasure To Determine The Sufficiency Of A Gdpr Article 17 Request, Haya Yaish Jan 2019

Forget Me, Forget Me Not: Elements Of Erasure To Determine The Sufficiency Of A Gdpr Article 17 Request, Haya Yaish

Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet

The data subject’s (or the individual to whom the data relates) right to erasure under the new EU’s data protection law is likely to cause tensions with the right to freedom of expression. Using Article 17(1)(d)-(e) of the General Data Protection Regulation as a nexus to trigger and apply the right to privacy in EU law to the right to erasure, this Note presents a balancing test of four factors that can be used to consistently determine whether individual cases that request a right to erasure for published material are entitled to privacy protections. The proposed balancing test “Elements of …


Is The Grass Greener On The Other Side Of The Geofence: The First Amendment And Privacy Implications Of Unauthorized Smartphone Messages, Kearston L. Wesner Jan 2019

Is The Grass Greener On The Other Side Of The Geofence: The First Amendment And Privacy Implications Of Unauthorized Smartphone Messages, Kearston L. Wesner

Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet

Geofencing technology enables companies to obtain users’ physical location and deliver customized communications, including political messages. But to accomplish this, some businesses transmit user data to third parties without consent. The privacy tort of intrusion and Federal Trade Commission actions target unfair or deceptive practices, but these avenues are inadequate. Users’ privacy should be safeguarded by creating a federal privacy statute that requires opt-in notification and periodic reminders of data collection, usage, and transmission practices.


Introduction To Trauma-Informed Integrated Care With The Nh Behavioral Health Integration Learning Collaborative, Jeanne Ryer, Felicity Bernard, Michael Skinner, Becky Parton, Janet Thomas, Lisa Dibrigida, Peter Fifield, Veronica Triaca Jan 2019

Introduction To Trauma-Informed Integrated Care With The Nh Behavioral Health Integration Learning Collaborative, Jeanne Ryer, Felicity Bernard, Michael Skinner, Becky Parton, Janet Thomas, Lisa Dibrigida, Peter Fifield, Veronica Triaca

All Materials

No abstract provided.


Trauma-Informed Integrated Care In Practice - Panel Discussion, Janet Thomas, Lisa Dibrigida, Kerry Nolte Jan 2019

Trauma-Informed Integrated Care In Practice - Panel Discussion, Janet Thomas, Lisa Dibrigida, Kerry Nolte

All Materials

No abstract provided.


Faute De Mieux: Recognizing And Accepting Whole Woman’S Health For Its Strengths And Weaknesses, Becca Kendis Jan 2019

Faute De Mieux: Recognizing And Accepting Whole Woman’S Health For Its Strengths And Weaknesses, Becca Kendis

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Volume 70 Issue 1 (2019), Case Western Reserve Law Review Jan 2019

Volume 70 Issue 1 (2019), Case Western Reserve Law Review

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.