RSS 1.0Honors Theses (WSU Pullman, Passed with Distinction)
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This collection contains theses produced by students in the Honors College at Washington State University who have passed their program with distinction.
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Life in a Golden Age: The Status of Women in China’s Tang Dynasty
(2016)The study of history offers a wealth of information and a plethora of topics, but in many historical considerations, women are left out. This is true of many studies of history, including that of China. Though thoughts of ... -
Tell Us Another: Variations in the Arabian Nights Frame Story
(2016)The tale of Scheherezade and the sultan, the frame story of the Arabian Nights, surrounds the entire group of stories. Though written evidence of Scheherezade’s story dates back to the 9th century, translators in Europe ... -
Modeling and analyzing the 2014 mumps outbreak in Moscow, Idaho, using the SIR model
(2016)Mumps virus is a contagious disease that causes intense swelling in the parotid and various other glands. The mumps virus is transmitted through both direct and indirect contacts and can result in infertility and hospitalization ... -
Finding Lives of Independence: The Tattooed Lady and the Nineteenth-Century American Traveling Circus
(2016)This paper examines the societal factors that made it possible for tattooed ladies to achieve success, self-sufficiency, and independence at a time when most women were expected only to be homemakers and mothers. To truly ... -
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Medication Abuse at Washington State University
(2016)Since the early 1990s, amphetamine salts have been used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Rising numbers of diagnoses and prescriptions have been correlated with increasing rates of abuse in people ... -
Gene Set Enrichment Analysis Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms to Identify Genes Associated with Residual Feed Intake in Cattle
(9/10/2015)Feed comprises 66% and 77% of the total cost of beef cattle calf and yearling finishing systems, respectively. Heritabilities for feed intake and feed efficiency (FE, estimated as residual feed intake, or RFI) have ranged ... -
Shi�jo: The Power of Girlhood in 20th Century Japan
(2015)Sexualized portrayals of ‘cute’ young women in Japanese cartoons and other animated media are prevalent and popular throughout both Japan and the world. Whether the women (shōjo) depicted in these cartoons serve as an ... -
The Effects of Labor Migration on the Traditional Chinese Family Structure and the Role of Children
(2014)Half of China’s population lives in rural areas. Because there are so many people and because opportunities for farm work have declined drastically in the past few decades, these millions of people are forced to migrate ... -
Elizabeth Comyn: A Historical Novel
(2014)History recorded little of Elizabeth Comyn’s life, but what it has recorded gives us a glimpse of a young woman who suffered and achieved much in an era where the acts and deeds of women went largely overlooked and unrecorded. ... -
A Personal Experience in India through a Musical Composition
(2014)During my study abroad experience in the large city of Pune in Maharashtra, India during the summer of 2012, I found myself immersed in the richness of the surrounding culture. Three distinct aspects of my trip captivated ... -
How Smart is Your Dog? An Experimental Analysis of Canine Learning Abilities
(2014)This report centers around the designing of an experimental protocol appropriate for, and the subsequent testing of, domestic dogs on two types of learning tasks: conditional discriminations (i.e., “if...then” statements) ... -
Alzheimer’s Disease: A Look at Current and Future Treatment Options
(2014)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia known today, with more than 5.2 million people suffering from this condition in the United States alone. This number is expected to rise to approximately 13.8 ... -
Charge States of Thorium-229m: Path to Finding the Half-Life
(2014)After conducting my experiment, I was able to determine that the thorium-229 nuclei were indeed positively charged, which means that the isomers should decay to the ground state by bound internal conversion, emitting light ... -
Emerging Adults’ Perceptions of Romantic Relationships through Music Videos
(2014)The popularity of music videos in the digital age has raised questions about the influence of this media on its target audience’s thoughts and behaviors. A number of studies have found modern music videos to be rife with ... -
Comparing tree diversity in conventional and organic shade grown coffee systems to forest ecosystems: Discussing the economic, social and environmental value of preserving tree species.
(2014)In the fall of 2012, I traveled to Costa Rica to participate in a research based study abroad program with the School for Field Studies (SFS). As an SFS semester student, I worked with Dr. Achim Häger and a team of five ... -
Treatment and Prevention of Orofacial Disorders Caused by Playing Brass Musical Instruments and the Connection with Healthcare Providers
(2014)The objective of this study was to research specific injuries caused by the playing of brass musical instruments as well as the preventions and treatments of these disorders. The combination of interest in music and dentistry ... -
Initiative 1183 and Higher Education: Liquor Privatization and its Effects on Washington State University
(2014)In November 2011, Washington state voters passed Ballot Measure Initiative No. 1183, effectively ending the state’s 78-year-old monopoly on liquor sales. Taking effect in June of 2012, privatization permitted the sale of ... -
Colorado Potato Beetle Vitality Against Pathogens After Exposure to Predators
(2014)The Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is a key pest of potato crops in Washington. CPB larvae feed on plants aboveground, where they are attacked by predatory insects. Then, CPB pupate in the soil, where they are attacked by ... -
Oil and water: environmental policy and the Gulf oil spill
(2013)On the morning of April 21, 2010, I awoke in my dorm room at Washington State University and flipped the TV on to CNN. I completed my morning ritual with the news playing in the background, brash headlines providing a dull ...