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PLNU Undergraduate Honors Projects
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This collection includes projects completed by Point Loma Nazarene University undergraduate honors scholars. These projects are completed under the supervision of a faculty advisor or committee and cover a wide variety of disciplines.
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2021-2022 Honors Projects
Anamnesis
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Biomechanical Differences Between a Grand Plié and a Changement in Female Ballet Dancers
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2020
Characterization of the Interaction Between Glioblastoma Cells and Tumor Associated Macrophages (TAMs) Within the Tumor Microenvironment
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
The Effect of Drought Stress on Plants’ Antibacterial Activity: An Exploratory Study
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
Examining the Relationship Between Instructor Care and Learner Empowerment
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
Exploratory Synthesis of Transition Metal-Nitride Complexes
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
Growth Mindset, Motivated Strategies, and Testing Anxiety and Their Effects on Academic Performance
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of College Aged Students
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
Isolation and Structural Characterization of Defensive Natural Products from Sinularia Soft Coral
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
Isolation of an Antibiotic for Citrus Greening Disease
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
Population Genetics of Brittle Stars in the Gulf of Mexico
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
Population Genetics of Gastropods at Hydrothermal Vents at the Mata Volcanoes
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
Sentiment Analysis: A Comparison of the Instagram Accounts of PLNU and Other Universities
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
Sequential Analysis of the Ontogenetic Protein E7 from High and Low Risk Human Papillomavirus
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
The Sound of Science Music: Utilizing Music to Teach Science
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
Synthesis and Complexation of N-Metallocylcic Carbenes
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
Unity in the Church and the Past, Present, and Future Utilization of Galatians 3:28
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2022
2020-2021 Honors Projects
Cloud Based Plasmid Annotation Tool
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Comparison of HIIT and MICT on Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Obese Individuals
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Countermovement Jump Height as an Indicator of Sprint Performance in Female Division 2 Track and Field Athletes
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Cowpea Mosaic Virus (CPMV) Sequence Analysis over the Course of an Infection in Cowpea Plant
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Creating a Protocol for RunAbout to Assigning HSQC Spectra of PDZ-1 Domain of the Protein ZO-1
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Creation of an Educational Tool for the Vegetarian and Vegan Athlete’s Plates
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Degradation of pRb by Retrovirally Infected Cell Lines
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
DNA Methylation and Phenotypic Plasticity in Tomatoes and Peppers
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Do too many ecotourists impact the abundance and activity patterns of wildlife?
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Embodied Love: An Ontological Understanding of Christ’s Body as it Impacts Disability Justice
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Expression of PDZ domain 1 of the Scribble Polarity Complex
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Finding Renewable Energy Solutions Through GIS
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
God The Unfinished
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
History Forgot About Us
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
How to Build a Better Engineer: An Analysis of Integrated CS Ethics Modules
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Hundred Little Deaths
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Retranslating East of Eden: Lee, Timshel, and Buddhist Interpretations
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2019-2020 Honors Projects
Big Data for Savings Groups: A Study and Application of Data Visualization
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Can we use Transfer Learning to Implement a Convolutional Neural Network to do Large Mammal Classification on an Edge Device
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Cancer Proliferation Mediated by Tumor-Associated Macrophages (TAMs)
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Characterizing a distributed pressure sensor built from off-the-shelf piezoresistive polymer
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
“Community as a Window of Hope” The Story of an Emerging L’Arche Community
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Comprehensive Review of Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States and Other Developed Nations
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
The Compson Family Language Game: Despair, Depression, and Death in The Sound in the Fury Language
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Critique of Contemporary Worship Music: Virtual Community in the Time of COVID-19
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
The Effect of Live Music as an Intervention on Antepartum Patients
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Effects of Pelvic Rotation, Trunk Rotation, Ground Reaction Force on Bat Speed in Collegiate Baseball Hitters
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Effects of Strength-Based Development on Resilience in Undergraduate Nursing Students
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Effects of Time-Dependent Heat Sources On Neutron Star Crust Cooling
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Every Drop Counts: Positive Reinforcement in Increasing Hand Hygiene
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Fate of Acrolein, an Agricultural Biocide, Overtime
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
The History of the Cycloid Curve
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Long Term Consequences of Repeated Brain Injury - A Cadaveric Study
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
New Objects in the American West
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Plasmid-Mediated Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes within Biofilms
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
The Significance of Comprehensive Sex Education in Relation to Sexual Health at a Private Christian University
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Soil Fertility in an Acidic Andisol: An Analysis of Acidity Management Practices in Vara Blanca, Costa Rica
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
The State of the Art World: An Autoethnographic Review of Women Artist Representation
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Study in Securing the Internet of Things
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Systematic Review: Investigating Factors associated with Female Active Duty Service Members with an Eating Disorder and Concurrent Diagnoses of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Toward the Synthesis of Unprecedented Transition-Metal Nitride Molecules
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Trial-And-Error Study on Trend Analytics for The DIY Musician Coldplay, Pink Floyd, Queen, Vampire Weekend, and Radiohead
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Two-Colombia Model: How the “Hidden Colombia” Emerges with Qualitative Analysis
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Visualizing the Degradation of pRb by the High-Risk HPV Protein E7
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
The Wear Justice Movement: An Autoethnographic Study
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2018-2019 Honors Projects
Bioassay-Guided Investigation Of Inhibitors Of Pierce’s Disease And Citrus Greening Disease
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Bioassay-guided Isolation of a Natural Product Inhibitor of Epicoccum Nigrum to Combat Citrus Greening Disease
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Cerebrovascular Crises Leading to Major Neurological Disabilities and Rehabilitation Implications for the Occupational Therapist
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Computational Analysis of the Relationships Between Antibiotic Resistance and Plasmid Backbone Genes
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Concurrent Validity And Reliability of Mobile Applications In Measuring Vertical Jump Performance
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
The Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training versus Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Sedentary Adults
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Evaluation of the Braden Scale In Regards to the Efficacy of Predicting Skin Breakdown Related to Medical Devices
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Evidence of Energetic Charged Particle Emission During Electrochemical Pd/D Co-deposition
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
An Examination of the Social, Political, and Economic Experiences of the Latinx LGBTQ Population in Southern California
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
The Experience of Childbirth at a Midwife-Run Birth Center
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Factors Affecting the Quality of Life Postpartum: A Literature Update
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Helping Babies Breathe: Neonatal Resuscitative Teaching to Midwives in Ghana, West Africa
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Homomorphic Encryption
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
In Vitro Assembly of Bacteriophage Lambda Procapsid to Enable Payload Encapsulation For Targeted Drug Delivery
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Kekeli Women: The Impact of Being A Community Health Promoter in Ghana, West Africa
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Kripkenstein: The Patriarchy Is a Language Game
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Navigating Faith in Criminal Justice
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Navigating Macrophage Polarization
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Neuronal Pyrophosphatase Catalyzed Entanglement of Phosphate Ions in Posner Molecules
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Novel vancomycin and macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance plasmids from a set of multi-drug-resistant Enterococcus isolated from biofilm grown in wastewater
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Pertinent Health Needs and Values in City Heights, San Diego and How They Inform a Local Health Fair
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Physical Health, Nutrition Knowledge, Food Consumption, and Quality of Life in Female Collegiate Runners
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Pornography’s Effect on the Circulation of Rape Culture
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Predator-prey relationships for coyote (Canis latrans), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), and puma (Puma concolor) in Costa Rican ecosystems
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
The Role of the Microbiome in Human Health
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily Molecules on regulation of T cell response to Zika virus
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Student Evaluations of Faculty Generosity and Course Quality
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Studies at Hannibal Bank, Panama: A Study of Evolutionary History of Mollusks and Developing a Program to Review Dive Track Data
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Study of Pencil Urchin Population Genetics at Hannibal Bank
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Survivor-Informed Recommendations for Health Care Professionals on How to Better Treat Victims of Sex Trafficking
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Torus Knots
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Web-Based Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Ophthalmic Pathologies
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
What People Volunteer?: A Look Into How Race, Gender, Religion and Socioeconomic Status Effect Prosociality in America
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Which Factors Cause People to Use Illicit Drugs?
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2017-2018 Honors Projects
Affecting the Eating Habits of College Students: Understanding Eating Patterns and Influencing Factors to Create Effective Dietary Interventions
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Creating a Positive Stigma for Mental Illness: Christian and Psychological Perspectives on Suffering
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Exercise as Medicine in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: Survey Assessment of Non-Contact Boxing Participants with Supportive Brain Anatomy Analysis
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Family of Error Correcting Codes
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Monitoring NCAA Division II Female Runners with Noninvasive Measures for Overtraining Syndrome
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Novel Tool for the Identification of Plasmid Backbone Gene Labels
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Optimization of a FRET Assay for Evaluating the Biological Activity of Anthrax Lethal Factor Inhibitors
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Radiation Shielding Using Magnetic Fields
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
RSA Encryption Using Polynomial Rings
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Shifting the Eyes of History: Creating Alternative Perspectives
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Study of the Diversity and Community Structure of Fauna at Hannibal Bank Based on Imagery Data
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Study of the Diversity and Distribution of Arthropods at Hannibal Bank Based on Genetic and Imagery Data
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Synthesis and Computational Analysis of Novel IspF Inhibitors
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Systematic Dissection and Critical Literature Review of the Patellofemoral Joint
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Targeted Cancer Therapies: Creating and Purifying a Mutated Version of Carboxypeptidase-A to Activate Capped Methotrexate for Use in Antibody-Derived Enzyme Pro-Drug Therapy (ADEPT)
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Variation in Chemical Production among Cryptic Species of the Soft Coral Sarcophyton glaucum
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2018
2016-2017 Honors Projects
Evidence-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Latino Pre-Diabetics in City Heights
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Fathers, Friends, and Food: Adult Relationship Attachment Style Predicts Disordered Eating Attitudes
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Integrative Literature Review for the Development of an Intimacy and Faith Course to be Implemented in Women’s Health Courses at Seventh-Day Adventist Secondary Schools
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
Knee Meniscal Pathology and Treatments: Ramifications for Knee Articular Cartilage
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
A Study of Genes Expressed in Immunoglobulin M B Cells
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
2015-2016 Honors Projects
Determining The Window Of Rhodopsin Degradation By RPE Cells
- Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
- English
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