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Assessing Alternatives: Chemical Content Analysis Of Biodiesel Vs. Diesel Fuel Emissions

Ethan Hotchkiss; Niko Brown; Michael Cavacas (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

With climate change an increasing concern, the push towards alternative energy sources from fossil fuels is very strong. Biodiesel fuel is one such alternative; however, it is important to consider that the combustion of ...

Greener But More Toxic? Investigating The Differences In Health Effects And Composition Between Diesel And Biodiesel Particles

Andrew Bosco (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

While biodiesel is considered a greener alternative to diesel fuel, there is little information on health effects from exposure to biodiesel and diesel particulate matter (PM) generated in 'real world' combustion operations. ...

Understanding Solar Flare Dynamics With High-Altitude Balloons

Corey Boul? (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

Solar flares are large energy releases observed at the surface of the sun, capable of outputting the energy equivalent of 160 billion megatons of TNT. Caused by a build-up in magnetic energy, these enormous eruptions result ...

A Tale Of Two Habitats: Analysis Of Small Mammal Activity And Diversity On Ksc Property

Samantha Dormio (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

Few studies have evaluated the ecological significance of Keene State?s riparian woodlands. The goal of this study is to compare small mammal activity and diversity in two distinct campus habitats: the wooded banks of the ...

Gold Complexes And Novel Caffeine Derivatives

Sean Millikan (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

The range of applications for gold complexes is rapidly growing since they have potential uses in chemical and biological sensing, electronics, and the pharmaceutical industry. This project involves the preparation of ...

Reasons Why Women In The United States Are Having Fewer Children

Nicole Fiorey (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

Why are American women having fewer children? There are two arguments in the literature. Firstly, with social security in place, there is less reliance upon grown children to support their elderly parents. Further, rising ...

A Sum of Products Trick

Shannon Daley (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

Begin with any positive integer n. Write it as the sum of two smaller positive integers, say a and b. Compute the product ab. Repeat the same step in any order for each of the smaller numbers a and b. Continue this ...

Full PDF Program 2015 Academic Excellence Conference

Unknown author (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

Click "Download" for the full Academic Excellence Conference 2015 Program.

Determining The Separation And Position Angles Of Orbiting Binary Stars: Comparison Of Three Methods

Ryan Walsh; Cory Boule; Katelyn Andrews; Ian Ross (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

Binary stars are two stars that are gravitationally bound in orbit about one another. In fact, the majority of stars in the universe belong to binary or multiple star systems. Studying binary stars is important because ...

Life Stress, Competitive Anxiety, And Affective Outcomes Related To Athletic Performance

Alexandra Haley (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

This study will examine possible relationships among life stress, competitive anxiety, and an athlete?s emotional state following competitive games. Examination of an intercorrleation matrix may suggest how these variables ...

Two Communities, One Town: The Divided Culture Of Pumpkin Fest 2014

Cassandra Cloutier (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

The riots associated with the Keene Pumpkin Festival of 2014 exposed many divisions between the Keene, NH residents. This paper presents the results of ethnographic research conducted to uncover socially constructed realities ...

Physiological and Neurological Correlates of a Flow State in the Musical Domain

Skyler Bourque (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

A flow experience is categorized as a state of effortless attention, where a mindset of complete concentration becomes so focused that it leads to total absorption of an activity (Csikszentmi halyi, 1997). Maslow (1959) ...

The Impact Of An Intervention On Eating Disorder Symptomology, Life And Body Satisfaction

Nicole Baker (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

The proposed study will examine the impact of a media literacy-cognitive dissonance intervention on women?s internalization of the thin ideal, eating disorder symptomology, life and body satisfaction. KSC females will be ...

Body Satisfaction In College Women Following Exposure To Images Of Underweight Models

Nicole Baker (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

The current study examined the impact of three experimental conditions on women?s body satisfaction (BS), self-esteem (SE) and eating disorder symptomology (EDS). Specifically, participants were exposed to either underweight, ...

When Do The Quadratic Polynomials px^2+qy+r And 2px^2+qy+r Both Factor?

Brooke Hatanaka (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

One mathematical skill developed in a high school algebra class involves factoring a quadratic polynomial into a product of two binomials. For example, x^2+17x+30=(x+2)(x+15). If a 2 is placed in front of the x^2, the ...

Understanding The Social Deficits In Autism Via Perception Of Sound And Frequency

Eric DiCesare (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

My correlational study presents the hypothesis that there is a relationship between social ability, tolerance of loud sounds, and tolerance of high frequencies in both autistic and non-autistic individuals. Sensitivity to ...

Synthesis and Characterization of Potential Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibitors

James Shannon (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

Fatty Acid synthase (FASN) is an enzyme that catalyzes the production of fatty acids. It has been observed that this enzyme is elevated in cancer cells, since fatty acids are required as both a fuel source and for the ...

Queering Sexuality and Relationship Education: A practical way to integrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning youth into Sexuality Education in the United States

Sarah Croitoru (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

This research proposes policy changes for sexuality and relationship education in the United States. Whether or not sexuality and relationship education should be included in middle and high school curricula, and what ...

The Path Less Pedaled: An Assessment Of The North Cheshire Rail Trail In Southwestern New Hampshire

Katherine Wood; Varick Parizo; Lena Fontana (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

This study examines a bicycle and pedestrian trail between Keene and Walpole, NH that provides recreation opportunities for local residents and seasonal visitors. The trail accommodates a variety of activities throughout ...

Reds And Blues: How Immigration Reform Can Reshape America's Political Landscape

Kaleb Lique Naitove (Keene State College, 04/11/2015)

In the United States today, there are roughly 12 million undocumented immigrants. As a result of exploitation, limited rights, and cultural segregation, immigrant groups are pressuring government officials to pass legislation ...

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