Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Title

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    • Wickard v Filburn and US v Lopez: Two Sides of the Same Coin? 
      Arvin, Charles Raymond (2013-02-04)
      The Supreme Court’s commerce clause jurisprudence represents a balance between ideology and institutional constraints. In this work, I examine to what extent ideology and institutional constraints affect the Court’s ...
    • Wind and Film: Representations of Wind Energy in the On-Screen Anthropocene 
      Curtis, Lauren A
      Drawing on scholarship in energy humanities, this project uncovers the significance behind film portrayals of wind energy as a way of expanding knowledge of our relationship to alternative energy and its viability through ...
    • Wireless Device Orientation Estimation 
      Heidtke, Derek W
      Estimation of wireless device location (localization) has been studied extensively for its usefulness in network infrastructures. However, the related issue of determining device orientation has received less attention. ...
    • Wireless Infrared Power 
      Harris, Joseph Evan
      We are creating an infrared (IR) beam using LEDs and lenses to power devices wirelessly. All electrical devices we use today are limited by either being hardwired or using batteries to power them. This technology may ...
    • With the Passing of the Years: Existential Attitude in Unamuno, Onetti, and Toscana 
      Rodriguez, Sara Anabella
      Over the years, Existentialism has grown to be a recurrent subject in literature. As the world faced periods of war and rapid development in the 19th and 20th centuries, authors with various origins began to present―almost ...
    • The Woman-Child of Fairy Tales: Achieving a Balance Between Maturity and Youth 
      Aparicio, Jaina Sarai
      Literature Review: A number of scholars have noticed similarities in what societies within fairy tales expect of women and children and how they treat them, but scholars tend to keep the spheres of childhood and adulthood ...
    • Women in STEM: True Self-Knowledge and Achievement Motivation 
      Kavanaugh, Katherine Elizabeth (2013-12-12)
      In this study, I examined whether there is a relationship between true-self knowledge and motivation to remain in a STEM major among female STEM students. Specifically, I hypothesized that a greater understanding of one’s ...
    • Working Nine to Five: Economic Impacts on the Gender Gap in Macro Politics . 
      Scott, Holly Katherine (2013-09-28)
      A difference in aggregate public opinion and policy preferences between men and women has long been assumed but rarely fully empirically tested. In this analysis, I look at multiple economic factors impacting men and women ...
    • The Writing Process in L2 Spanish Students and Heritage speakers: A Keystroke Logging Study 
      Vela De La Cruz, Jorge A
      This study belongs to the field of applied linguistics and, in particular, the area of first and second language acquisition. The two populations of interest in this project are Spanish-English bilinguals in the US, who ...
    • Yawn Detection Using Support Vector Machine Classification 
      Mayilvahanan, Sarvesh
      A model to detect yawning in a video sequence from a regular camera is proposed. Landmark detectors are able to quickly and accurately estimate the pose of a face with various amounts of light and facial expressions. We ...
    • Zen Routing 
      Lewis, Justin T (2017-04-27)
      Driving induced stress is a problem inherent to contemporary living in urban areas. Traffic congestion, route unpredictability, and other factors cause undue stress to commuters daily. This project’s purpose is to alleviate ...
    • Zooxanthellae Counts of Bleached Coral 
      Scolley, James Franklin
      Coral reefs are an essential part of the world. They provide the world with over half of the produced oxygen and take up over one-third of the carbon dioxide produced by mankind. Part of the success of these reef systems ...
    • Zumba's Effects on Stress 
      Savoini, Sloane T
      The movement of the body has always been a large part of an individual’s life. Basic locomotor movements such as walking, playing basketball, or showing a steer. An individual usually is moving from the time they wake up ...