2021 Honors Program Theses
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Item Copy Number Variation and Obesity in Danio rerio(Honors Program, The University of Tampa, 2021-05) Desai, Shivani; Kimberly DobrinskiObesity is a worldwide epidemic resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. It is proposed here that overfeeding Danio rerio, (zebrafish), will provide an effective model for studying human obesity. This hypothesis is based on the knowledge of the genetic and structural commonalities between zebrafish and humans that have allowed zebrafish to be used for other types of human research. Fish were fed normal and high fat diets over 8 weeks and Body Mass Indexes were analyzed using ANOVA (p value = 1.04e-11) and a Post-hoc Tukey Test. Results indicated the BMIs from fish fed high-fat diets were statistically significant from each other. Furthermore, histological analysis via the oil red stain indicated that Danio rerio fed on the high fat diet contained a greater number and larger sized adipocytes which are a marker of increased adipose tissue. It is also proposed that an increase in Body Mass Index (BMI) will lead to changes in the genome of the fish, Copy Number Variance (CNV’s), measured by DNA and RNA sequencing analysis. CNV’s are associated with obesity related diseases such as Hepatic Steatosis and Type 2 Diabetes.Item The Role of Instrinsically Disordered Proteins in the Evolution of Multicellularity(Honors Program, The University of Tampa, 2021-05) Kulhanek, Jonathon; Dr. Padmanabhan MahadevanIDP's are called intrinsically disordered proteins which represent a category of proteins in unicellular and multicellular eukaryotic cells. IDP's have a lack of a specific three dimensional structure that is why these proteins are considered disordered. This structural disorder is located in one or more separate areas along the protein chain or polypeptide. In this research project, the goal is to show unicellular cells have less IDP's than multicellular cells. Eleven organisms were used. Five were unicellular and six were multicellular These organisms protein taste was extracted from ensemble and given to ESPRITZ and SLIDER to determine which organisms had a higher IDP count.Item Behind the Veil: The making of a BTS(Honors Program, The University of Tampa, 2021-05) McNair, Noah; Gregg Perkins, MFA, Committee Chair; Dana Plays, MFA, Committee Member; Tim Harding, MSE, Committee MemberThis study purposed to describe the process of narrative film production by investigating Behind-the-Scenes (BTS) films, featurettes and books created to explain other film projects. Insights describe how films succeeded and faltered through planning, execution, or in post-production and emphasize methods for drawing in the audience through the use of perspective, voice, silence and dialogue. Results include observations and recommendations from authors of BTS books and filmmakers.Item An Artificial Intelligence Approach for Recommending Curriculum(Honors Program, The University of Tampa, 2021-05) Krumpter III, Thomas; Dr. Natasha VeltriThis study uses SPSS text mining to compare skills desired by employers in job postings to skills in the 2020 ACM-IS curriculum.Item An Examination of Adult Female and Male Offending in the Context of Strain(Honors Program, The University of Tampa, 2021-05) Mandatori, Flavia; Dr. Chivon FitchThis study aims to analyze the variance in socioeconomic strains related to offending trends for males and females.Item An Investigation into Understudied Moroccan Literature(Honors Program, The University of Tampa, 2021-05) Connolly, Lily; Dr. Sarah Juliet Lauro; Dr. Spencer Segalla; Dr. Julie NelsonBy looking at the narrative and theories of Fatima Mernissi, we can see that control of women comes down to the regimentation of the body through attire.Item Early Norwegian Independence and the Foundation of National Identity, 1814-1905(Honors Program, The University of Tampa, 2021-05) Ragan, Erica; Dr. Elizabeth Littell-LambThis work uses a combination of scholarly and primary sources which discuss Norway during its early independence from 1814-1905 in order to support the argument that there exists an “imagined past” which falsely represents a fraction of Norwegian cultural history as representative of the nation as a whole. The region of Sogn, a small portion of the western fjord country, is a rare example of the shared past which was largely fictionalized in order to fuel unity and nationalism and strengthen resistance to Swedish control during the period of early independence. The multifaceted relationships between Sogn and the urban centers of Norway are placed within the wider context of the period and analyzed to reveal the roots of this inaccurate popular re construction of Norwegian history.Item Snowbird: A Brief Memoir in Essays(Honors Program, The University of Tampa, 2021-05) Lazansky, Rebecca; Dr. Ryan McIlvainon coming home: Let me describe a photograph for you: It is 2008, it is December, and it has just snowed for the first time that winter. The snow is powdered like cake flour, sticking to everything—and, for those who do not know, that is the perfect kind of snow, the kind of snow that packs into plump snowpersons and welcomes footprints in its white skin. There is a child in striped mittens the color of sherbet laying down on their back with their arms spread out beside them like an eagle. A snow angel is forming beneath them.