This collection includes master's theses submitted to the Graduate School by Ball State University master's degree candidates in partial fulfillment of degree requirements.
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This project has examined three of the most commonly learned and performed bass
concertos: the Domenico Dragonetti (Édouard Nanny) Bass Concerto in G major, Serge
Koussevitzy Bass Concerto in E minor, and Giovanni Bottesini ...
According to the USDA, less than 1% of the farmland in Indiana and Ohio is organically
managed. Organic farming has been shown to be beneficial to the environment by improving
quality of the air, water and soil. Consumers ...
Quality of life is a central concern for urban planners and the local food system is a primary
contributor to this factor. This study investigates quantitative and qualitative developmental barriers faced by
localized ...
Factory farms are a successful invention from the Industrial Revolution because
they contribute to America’s economy, providing thousands of jobs and tons of food.
However, they also contribute to three of our country’s ...
The counseling clinic waiting room is unique: unlike many waiting rooms, counseling
client visits are often recurring and anxiety levels—already present in most healthcare waiting
rooms—may be heightened by depression, ...
A floristic quality assessment was conducted on the two detention ponds, the flood ditch,
and associated mesic woodland at Hayes Arboretum, Richmond (Wayne County), Indiana. The
ponds were constructed in 2007 and the ...
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress arises when ER-resident proteins misfold and
accumulate. Cells respond by activating multiple mechanisms which reduce ER stress,
including the unfolded protein response (UPR), the ER ...
Improper storage conditions or processing of milk leads to potential spoilage and illness,
due in part to shifts in temperature. These shifts allow any bacteria present in milk to reproduce
at an increased rate and cause ...
This project used design thinking strategies and empathy research to interview
overweight women, ages 18-30, about their representation in current media, their
experience with weight bias, and their ___. These storie ...
When it comes to interactivity, detective plots in video games encounter an interesting barrier:
the game must guide the player to a predetermined solution, since the narrative can’t continue
without some sort of conclusion, ...
It was not unusual for parents to celebrate the gender of the baby upon its birth. This
would present itself not through a party, but rather by putting signs in lawns and taking cigars
into work that are wrapped with ...
The beauty industry is increasingly using the social media channel, Instagram, to promote user engagement with brands. User engagement on social media, such as likes and comments, is a key performance indicator in social ...
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often exhibit motor deficits. It was unclear how children and adolescences with ASD develop their gait patterns due to the possible motor deficits. In order to understand the ...
Coronary artery disease kills seven million people every year. Understanding how coronary vessels develop when it is first formed in the embryo can help facilitate the design of therapeutics to repair and regenerate damaged ...
Social media has changed how we interact, especially to the extent that it allows us to participate in global discussions about controversial or difficult topics. Historically, menstruation has been a subject that was never ...
The Curry Site is a small Mississippian Single Mound site located in Okitebbeha County, Mississippi. A previous survey at the site yielded information that the mound had multiple functions. The researcher interpreted a ...
My thesis research is a comprehensive project looking at the evolution of media coverage
in professional and collegiate eSports. Using the methodology of participant observation and
interviewing allowed me to find ...
The lateral line system of aquatic vertebrates is composed of neuromast mechanoreceptors along
the head and body that detect movement through vibration and pressure gradients in the water. Although
mechanosensory information ...