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This thesis explores how different environments including poverty and crime rates relate to an individual’s perception of the future and academic success. The results from this study of 709 participants (15 of the participants were omitted due to incorrect or invalid information being submitted) showed that household income significantly predicted both vividness of the future and cumulative GPA; there was a positive correlation with GPA and a negative correlation with vividness. Incarceration rate was a marginally significant predictor of future and did not significantly predict cumulative GPA. It was also observed that men are more impacted by lower household income and higher incarceration rates than women when using at GPA as an outcome. The future vividness outcome showed no significant difference between men and women for either household income or incarceration rate. This study could be improved by having a group of participants whose population is more representative of different backgrounds.
ContributorsHsu, Ryu (Author) / Kwan, Virginia (Thesis director) / McMichael, Samantha (Committee member) / School of Molecular Sciences (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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My study explores how watching live theatre can impact students’ views on cultural awareness, identity, and class divisions. 22 students who had little to no previous participation with the arts were chosen to see the musical, Once on This Island , at ASU Gammage. Once on This Island offers a story of hope, love, and sacrifice that inspires audiences to fight for what they believe in. The students were asked to fill out a pre-show survey before seeing the show and participate in a discussion concluded by a post-show survey after they watched the show. The questions in the surveys and discussions revolved around the students’ feelings towards cultural awareness, identity, and class divisions. The responses revealed that students were introduced to a new culture and became more tolerant of engaging with other cultures as they were immersed in a new perspective. Also, students reexamined how they identified themselves and what the role of relationships played on their identity. Finally, the study found that through seeing the live production, the students became more accepting of all social classes because they were able to empathize with characters in a different social class than themselves.
ContributorsMiller, Melanie (Author) / Sandoval, Mathew (Thesis director) / Ong, Desiree (Committee member) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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Given the many changes taking place within the juvenile justice system, it is not surprising that there are clashing opinions about those changes. The development of research surrounding adolescents and juvenile offenders has grown substantially in the past few decades, but now there are many legislative changes taking place. Throughout these changes, there are several colliding opinions. Should juvenile offenders be sentenced in a more lenient fashion? Should justice policies match developmental processes for juveniles? The different stances on these issues have caused some serious public disagreement. In light of these recent events, research gauging public opinions regarding these concepts has slowly grown. In order to take a look at opinions regarding juvenile offenders and their justice treatment, in this study, I examined the differences in opinion between juvenile and adult offenders. The goal of this survey was to help gain an understanding about the public’s perceptions of juvenile offenders and how that relates to current issues with both research and policy.
ContributorsVold, Kylee Ann (Author) / Fine, Adam (Thesis director) / Wallace, Danielle (Committee member) / School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Contributor, Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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Patch-clamp electrophysiology is the current gold-standard technique for obtaining high-resolution recordings of neuronal activity in vivo. However, robotic technologies recently developed to automate these labor-intensive and low-throughput experiments are limited to superficial regions of the brain or lack cell type specific-targeting (Kodandaramaiah et al., 2012; Suk et al., 2017; Annecchino et al., 2017) . In this work, a new approach for automatically navigating patch-clamp micropipette electrodes using fluorescence feedback collected at the electrode aperture was developed and validated in vitro. In future efforts, an internal excitation source will be integrated into the system to enable micropipette navigation at any electrode-accessible depth and the system will be tested in vivo using fluorescence feedback from cell type-specific labels.
ContributorsHowell, Madeleine R. (Author) / Smith, Barbara (Thesis director) / Anderson, Trent (Committee member) / School of Molecular Sciences (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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The development of Corynebacterium glutamicum for the microbial production of high-value products has made this bacterium an industrial workhorse. This metabolically engineered microbe is capable of accumulating and secreting flavonoids, a class of high functioning compounds found in plants. In human health, flavonoids are known to have powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antiviral properties which has led the growing interest to produce these compounds commercially. Recent literature seeks to overcome potential pathway bottlenecks to optimize flavonoid production by regulating protein expression within the central carbon, shikimate, chorismate, and fatty acid synthesis pathways. This paper reviews engineering strategies performed to increase the precursor titers of malonyl-CoA, phenylalanine, and tyrosine for increased flavonoid production.
ContributorsBalbas, Elissa (Author) / Varman, Arul (Thesis director) / Nielsen, David (Committee member) / Chemical Engineering Program (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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The case study is designed based on two analytical techniques: Value Analysis (VA) and Quality Function Development (QFD). VA and QFD are two effective methods to help manufacturers to achieve cost reductions. The idea of designing an in-class workshop is taking the characteristic of QFD, which is customer preference analysis, and applying it to value analysis procedure to attain a goal of satisfying customer demands more effectively. The workshop aims to help students understand the significance of knowing customer requirements during the manufacturing process and demonstrate the effect of VA, which is supporting organizations to focus their development activities on areas that provide the greatest customer value. The workshop took place near the end of Spring 2020 semester for students who took the managerial accounting course. Students worked remotely on the project in teams. Each team analyzed one of the four products, Hummer H2, Ferrari 488, Large Luxury SUV, and Supercar. By following steps, students developed the importance ranking for vehicle functions and discussed their results, and eventually, they calculated system costs based on the rating results. As part of the workshop, students participated in a pre-class survey and a post-class survey, indicating their learning experiences and providing feedback. Through the analysis of the surveys, most of the students were satisfied with the instructions of the workshop and comfortable with learning materials. Considering the continuation of the workshop, recommendations on online structure and in-class settings will help to improve the effectiveness and learning outcomes of the in-class case study.
ContributorsLyu, Yidan (Author) / Swenson, Dan (Contributor) / Clausen, Thomas (Contributor) / School of Accountancy (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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The autonomous vehicle revolution started nearly a century ago with inventor Francis Houdina, who is credited with the first operational prototype of an unmanned motor vehicle. Almost 100 years later, autonomous vehicle technology is now on the brink of changing the world and will undoubtedly revolutionize the way transportation takes place. With this in mind, it is incredibly important to analyze and work through how the changes associated with the implementation of autonomous vehicles is going to affect the world legally. At the present time, there are no exceptions for the laws that are currently in place for non-autonomous vehicles, which means there is a significant amount of room for interpretation at times of autonomous vehicle error. First it is important to look at the history of automobiles and of autonomous technology. Starting with inventor Francis Houdina and automaker Mercedes Benz. Second, the ways in which autonomous technology has evolved over the last century. Companies such as Tesla and Waymo have been trailblazers of the industry. Third, looking at the way the world and different governments have or have not handled the incoming world of autonomous vehicles. Examining legislature formed by leading autonomous countries like Germany. Fourth, autonomous vehicles can now be found around the world in the hands of the public and in testing situations under manufacturer supervision. As a result of the widespread use of autonomous vehicles, there are now countless incidents of autonomous technology failure. The data and the outcomes of these accidents provide significant insight on the future legal necessities surrounding autonomous vehicles. Fifth, based on the history, technology, pre existing automobile legal framework and autonomous accidents, recommendations will be made on how to correctly govern autonomous vehicles and their owners. Autonomous vehicles will disrupt the world, but with the proper legal framework and regulations they will only continue to better the world we live in, improving efficiency, safety, and so much more.
ContributorsLohman, Coltin (Author) / Miller, Thaddeus R. (Thesis director) / Bowman, Diana (Committee member) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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Unintended consequences occur in the supply chain process when managers fail to fully prepare for the social and environmental outcomes of their initiatives. By analyzing these unintended consequences, we are better prepared to make supply chain initiatives that are truly sustainable for all. This paper utilizes a model developed by Dr. Carter and Dr. Kaufmann which creates a mutually exclusive and exhaustive framework in order to fully develop the relationship between intended and unintended consequences. Furthermore, paradox theory is implemented in order to refine the differences between intended and unintended outcomes to create a clearer understanding. Over the course of this paper, real world examples will be utilized from company social responsibility reports in order to populate and explain the matrix. Through this work, we show how companies take on a broad range of actions with outcomes varying from positive to negative. We expect that through this paper, we can make this topic more easily understood so that further research and understanding can be achieved.
ContributorsFodor, Daxton (Author) / Carter, Craig (Thesis director) / Alevy, Shea (Committee member) / Department of Economics (Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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This study examined the associations between Mexican-origin adolescent mothers’ and their female family members’ familism values and prenatal healthcare among Mexican-origin adolescent mothers. Participants were 204 adolescent mothers between the ages of 15 and 18 (M = 16.19 years; SD = .97) as well as their female family members who were visited in their homes when adolescent mothers were in their third trimester. Adolescent mothers and their female family members reported on their familism values and adolescent mothers reported on the timing of the first prenatal care visit, number of prenatal visits, and barriers to prenatal care. On average, adolescent mothers had their first prenatal care appointment at 11.5 weeks and averaged slightly less than eight prenatal care visits. A number of associations emerged between dimensions of familism and prenatal care. For example, adolescent mothers’ higher familism support values were associated with less barriers to receiving prenatal care, and female family members’ higher family obligation values were correlated with adolescent mothers having their first prenatal visit later in the pregnancy. In the overall pattern, more correlations emerged for Mexico-born as compared to U.S.-born family members. These findings provide insights about the associations between familism and Mexican-origin adolescent mothers’ prenatal care, suggesting the need for further study of the links between cultural values and prenatal care among vulnerable populations.
ContributorsFerris, Mary (Author) / Updegraff, Kimberly (Thesis director) / Causadias, José (Committee member) / School of Life Sciences (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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In 2016, the news of the protests at Standing Rock broke through the nation. The Sioux Falls tribe of North Dakota embarked on a fight to protect their sacred lands and water from potential desecration and pollution. The documentary film, Awake, a Dream from Standing Rock, was released the following year depicting the resistance movement created at the camps at Standing Rock. This film became the subject matter for my project in which a film screening followed by a post-show discussion to explore the resistance movement and creative choices of the film as they pertain to indigenous rights, climate change, and corporations. The panel included Leroy Hollenback, a corporate social responsibility director from a Global 500 company, and Monte Yazzie, a Phoenix activist and film critic. The panel analyzed the artistic choices the filmmakers took and how that shaped the message of the film. Furthermore, the panel discussed what policy implications the film brought to light. In the end, indigenous resistance in efforts to protect Earth's biodiversity is present globally, making Standing Rock a modern case study that can instruct future movements.
ContributorsSalas, Anna C. (Author) / Sandoval, Mathew (Thesis director) / Hsueh, Lily (Committee member) / School of Public Affairs (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05