Browsing Student Research by Subject "2019 Sophomore Research Conference"
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Artificial Intelligence: An Innovative Technology in a Vital Industry
(2019-12-04)One of the leading causes of death in America after heart disease and cancer is medical errors. Although not yet officially recognized by the Center for Disease control (CDC), medical errors account for a startling number ... -
Caring for the Elderly: Eliminating an Annual Cap on Physical Therapy Visits
(2019-12-09)Most physicians encourage a physical therapy program to be completed after a major surgery or injury. Since Medicare started in 1965, elderly patients have struggled with receiving enough physical therapy visits after their ... -
Cinema Sans Sin: Imaginatively Transforming Evangelical Cinema
(2019)Saints and sinners alike are enthralled by cinema, and the statistical majority of American Christians subscribe to Evangelicalism. Yet dissimilar to their ample presence on bookshelves and radio, Evangelicalism remains ... -
Energy Efficiency Projects as Short-term Solutions to Combat Greenhouse Gas Emissions Within the Metals Industry
(2019-12-09)Over the last several decades, data collected by scientists across the world has indicated rapid mean temperature rise across the globe. This increase in global temperatures correlates with and has been attributed to ... -
Heroes and Princesses: How Imagination Can Alleviate Poverty
(2019-12-04)Researchers have found that children who are raised in poverty are more likely to be impoverished later in life as a result of educational limits, health implications, or lowered self-esteem. The latter cause could be ... -
Mental Illness and Ministers: Imagining a Community Where They Can Be Vulnerable
(2019-12-07)The stigmatization of mental health within the Church has created a perplexing dichotomy where church congregants shun those who are in need, a problem that has long vexed Christians. Even more complex is the problem of ... -
Perspective and Poetry: Reimagining 21st – Century American Hymnody
(2019-12-09)Hymnody remains a pivotal aspect of Christianity, taking on a plethora of musical forms and traditions throughout the millennia. As a frequent component of church liturgy, worship through song should aid congregations in ... -
Play Time Should Not Be Over: The Importance of Play in Elementary Classrooms
(2019)A typical elementary school classroom after kindergarten consists of desks and charts. The toys and activity centers are replaced with worksheets and desk work. However, classrooms filled with more play and fewer worksheets ... -
A Reading into the Public Education Standards: Reimagining Learning for Elementary Students
(2019-11-21)The effects of standardized testing on how elementary schooled children learn, and more specifically, on how they interact with their interests are becoming more noticeable and problematic. When reading a given text, ... -
Simulating Life: Reimagining Realism in the Art of Animation
(2019-11-05)With improvements in technology, animation as a medium has begun to have fewer and fewer limitations on how close to real life it can become. However, as animation styles seem to be leaning more and more towards hyperrealism, ... -
This Generation and their Screens: The Innovation of Virtual Reality Therapy
(2019-12-09)The majority of individuals who struggle with a mental illness in the United States remain untreated. There is a great need for accessible and affordable treatment, and technology may be the answer. Being a therapist ... -
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger: Using Diseases to Treat Patients
(2019-12-06)Genetic disorders are the most common diseases that are diagnosed today. However, genetic disorders are difficult to treat and often the disorder is incurable. This research paper presents a new treatment option for genetic ... -
When Having a Good Imagination is Bad: Body Dysmorphia and Eating Disorders
(2019-12-09)Despite recent movements advertising body positivity and self-love, eating disorders are on the rise. It has been found that eating disorders especially affect young adults, and tend to develop in women much more than men. ...