The proliferation of environmental disruptions and extractive industries in the Bolivian Amazon are having drastic effects on the forested ecosystems of the region, putting additional pressures on an already disadvantaged ...

This thesis presents a comprehensive business plan for Feral Foods, a start-up company that aims to bring the experience of eating a high-quality homemade meal to the outdoors through the creation of personalized AdventurePacks. ...

Why should you have a “violin” if you want to be a successful leader? Albert Einstein quotes, “Life without music was inconceivable for me. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. I get most joy in ...

After large wildfires, land managers reseed burned areas with native perennial grass species such as blue bunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata) to support the regeneration of grasslands and prevent soil erosion and ...

During exercise, approximately 10-14% of heat loss occurs via respiration, termed respiratory heat loss (RHL). RHL involves components of both evaporative (Eres) and convective (Cres) heat loss from the upper respiratory ...

Since the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in 1819, Gothic monsters have become dominant figures of difference in the canon of Western media. Existing at the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, and ...

Sports injuries, specifically soft tissue injuries are very common and oftentimes require the use of sutures to aid in the rehabilitation of muscles, tendons, and ligaments that have been torn. Sutures are crucial to the ...

By connecting historical context and a statistical review of the present-day consequences of White hegemony within higher education, I argue that the exclusion of students of color in higher education by means of cultural ...

While previous studies have demonstrated that social behavior plays an important role in gut microbial variation, there is limited understanding of how changes in social cohesion affect the gut microbiome. This study ...

Learning a second – or third - language gives one insight into other cultures while also enhancing one’s career, travel, and educational opportunities. My thesis investigates language learning at the university level through ...