Browsing 499 Mentored Research by Subject "RISE Above Research Conference"
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Ameliorating Effects of Virgin Coconut Oil Against Oxidative Stress
(2019-04-30)Many neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress, both of which lead to an interconnecting vicious cycle of cell death. Research has indicated that heavy metals found in ... -
Attitudes Toward the Black & Blue Lives Matter Movements
(2021-03)The Black Lives Matter movement, created in 2013 after the death of Trayvon Martin in order to bring awareness to police brutality and racial injustice, and the Blue Lives Matter movement, a countermovement created in ... -
Bauhaus in Modernity: Photography, AI, Gesamtkunstwerk, and Bauhaus Theory in the 21st Century
(2020-04-03)Through the research gathered in this project, I examined how the methods, vision, and basic design fundamentals of the Bauhaus School have translated in twenty-first century photography. Further, these century old principles ... -
Bumper Stickers and Helping based on Impression Formation
(2016)Abstract A well-established tenet of social psychology is that our first impressions matter, and those impressions are often formed using minimal information, such as attractiveness, complexion, and mannerism (Carlston & ... -
Co-Morbidity of HIV and Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2015)HIV and Malaria remain two of the greatest risks of global health, accounting for massive morbidity and mortality rates. These diseases are of greatest prevalence in low-income and tropical areas, and overlap most significantly ... -
College Student Peer Perceptions of Alcohol Use Amid Alcohol Use Policy Changes
(2021-05-01)Many colleges, particularly religious-affiliated institutions, establish alcohol policies in order to protect students from the negative effects and consequences of alcohol use. Milligan University is a small CCCU* affiliated ... -
Comercios entre los Estados Unidos y países qué hablan espanõl
(2021-04)El comercio es una parte importante a economía de un país. Representa y demuestra la compatibilidad y las relaciones entre países, lo que cambia, lo que es intercambio primerio de bienes y el impacto que tiene para el ... -
Curación de la congoja: La ciencia de por qué duele y cómo recuperarse
(2020-04)La congoja por la terminación de una relación se rodea con muchas estereotipadas de chicas jóvenes llorando en sus dormitorios. Sin embargo, la congoja no debe subestimarse porque las consecuencias de la congoja pueden ser ... -
The Democratization of China: A Near Reality or a Distant Improbabilty?
(2016)China is a modernized state with a falling economy. As the economy declines, citizens have begun to question and protest the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In turn, the party has begun repressing people in order to ... -
Does This Bumper Sticker Make Me Look Reckless? Stereotypes About Driving Ability Based on Perceived Gender
(2021-04-28)Driving has traditionally been viewed as a masculine activity, producing gender stereotypes in driving. Pravossoudovitch et al. (2015) found males were rated higher in driving skills, but females were rated higher in ... -
Dollywood or Bust: A Theme Park and Its Community
(2016-05-01)Dollywood has certainly made an impact on the area of East Tennessee by which it is surrounded. Some might argue that this increasingly popular tourist “trap” has turned an area, rich in Appalachian heritage, into an area ... -
Dolphins Swimming With Sharks: A Look at Affect-Based Trust, Betrayal, and Reconciliation in an Organization
(2016-04)Researchers (Mayer, Davis, & Schoorman, 1995; McAllister, 1995; Morris & Moberg, 1994; Robinson, Dirks & Ozcelik, 2004) have long recognized the importance of trust in the successful functioning of organizations. It is ... -
The Effect of Artificial Sweeteners on Reactive Oxygen Species in the Growth of Yeast
(2019-01-07)Artificial sweeteners have become a comparable option to sugar, especially for those who cannot tolerate sugar in their diets, such as diabetics. There have been many stated negative effects resulting from the consumption ... -
The Effects of Integration Therapy on Retained Primitive Reflexes
(2020-03)For this study, I researched the effects of occupational therapy in integrating retained primitive reflexes to determine if it improves attention span, visual perception tasks, posture during handwriting, and performance ... -
The effects of polarized light on B. napus growth
(2018-04-19)Throughout nature, carbohydrates and proteins are observed to have respectively homogenous chirality; carbohydrates are known to exist in a right-hand (D) configuration and proteins in a left-hand (L) state. Previous studies ... -
Eight Melodies for Children
(2021-04-16)Before the development of written music notation, musicians transmitted both sacred and secular songs through an oral tradition. But even after a reliable notation system emerged, the practice of passing down songs in a ... -
El voyeurismo y el panóptico: una comparación analítica de las miradas intrusivas encontradas en Borges y Cervantes
(2020-05-01)El acto de ser observado es un parte de la sociedad moderna. Preguntamos, ¿quién, cómo y por qué alguien está siendo observado? El acto de observar ha sido una pregunta que la gente ha explorado en el pasado. En Miguel de ... -
The Emotional Implications of Adopting a Drug Exposed Child
(2021-03-22)Adopting children who were prenatally drug exposed may lead to stresses and concerns for adoptive parents. This qualitative research study examined the emotional implications of adopting a drug exposed child. This is a ...