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This guide is intended to give the reader a breakdown of the expectations and customs of the professional French environment. Whether one has French suppliers, partners, coworkers, or employees, it is important to understand the culture that guides their expectations and actions. This guide requires no previous knowledge of French language or culture and is meant to be an introduction to the topic.
ContributorsNicholls, Olivia G (Author) / Bahtchevanova, Mariana (Thesis director) / Winter, Marie (Committee member) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor) / School of International Letters and Cultures (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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The misuse of personal pronouns when referring to individuals has increased immensely, and as a result, misgendering has become commonplace. This creates uncomfortable social situations and can exacerbate already stressful situations such as meeting new people or traveling to new places. Taking information from my own experiences with these issues when abroad and combining with personal experiences from other individuals, the added stress due to misgendering can be addressed effectively. Data collection occurred in order to address awareness of situations, inclusivity of locations, and language when referring to people. A survey was used as a medium to gather the data. Questions asked related to the relationship between inclusivity and misgendering as well as unfamiliarity and travel. Information gathered in this study yielded two major takeaways: misgendering occurs similarly between individuals familiar and unfamiliar with the knowledge of gender-inclusivity and misgendering, and that further awareness of misgendering should be brought to the public. Further suggestions were created to better address the conclusions. The simplest action is to ask for an individual’s personal pronouns or gender identity when meeting them for the first time. This eliminates the chance of misgendering by unfamiliarity by making the other party familiar with the gender identity. The second suggestion is to use more words that do not address one gender in particular.
ContributorsGlaser, Sam (Author) / Briggs, Georgette (Thesis director) / Thomas, Kathy (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Chemical Engineering Program (Contributor)
Created2025-05
DescriptionSafeBites is a gluten free, nut free and vegan bakery with the mission of providing effected students on ASU's campuses with baked goods they know that they can safely consume.
ContributorsReiser, William (Author) / Flister, Carly (Co-author) / Hoberman, Sadie (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director) / Howell, Travis (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / WPC Graduate Programs (Contributor) / School of Accountancy (Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor)
Created2025-05
DescriptionSafeBites is a vegan, gluten-free, nut-free bakery for students who live on ASU campus's and do not have easy access to safe, healthy baked good.
ContributorsFlister, Carly (Author) / Reiser, William (Co-author) / Hoberman, Sadie (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director) / Howell, Travis (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / WPC Graduate Programs (Contributor) / School of Accountancy (Contributor) / School of Public Affairs (Contributor)
Created2025-05
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This thesis explores new design possibilities for the streetwear brand, Lonely Ghost, by delving into the core aspects of loneliness. By defining loneliness and examining its causes, effects, and potential solutions, this study provides a deeper understanding of its impact as a global issue. Loneliness serves as a tool for humans, alerting us to dig deeper, connect more, and self reflect. Additionally, by analyzing the facets of fashion, this research highlights how clothing can serve as a tool to mitigate loneliness and its physical and mental effects. Fashion is a medium for storytelling, self expression, and connection.
ContributorsChmielewski, Ava (Author) / Ju, Yang Soon (Thesis director) / Kosak, Jessica (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / ASU FIDM (Contributor)
Created2025-05
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Arizona throws away $9.5 billion worth of food every year, ranking as the worst in the nation for food waste generation (Ardoin). The City of Phoenix has begun to address these alarming statistics by implementing small-scale diversion strategies such as food donation programs and nutrient recovery facilities. To achieve zero waste diversion goals by 2050, Phoenix has turned to a decentralized, community-driven strategy. The city’s approach over the next five years is crucial to increasing diversion strategies and identifying the best opportunities to redirect food away from the garbage. This thesis project aims to address the question: What are the key collaboration gaps in Phoenix’s food waste ecosystem?
ContributorsKaranjia, Neha (Author) / Dooley, Kevin (Thesis director) / Printezis, Antonios (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor) / Department of Economics (Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor)
Created2025-05
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The following addresses the challenge of effectively connecting mentors with student-run ventures at Arizona State University (ASU). Based on observations and interviews conducted with project sponsor Dr. Byrne and other mentors, the existing informal, referral based approach is inefficient, meaning that potential mentorship opportunities were lost.
To streamline the process, a web platform was developed. This site enables ventures to create structured profiles highlighting concise value propositions and other key indicators, empowering mentors to proactively identify suitable ventures. The technical implementation utilized Next.js for the frontend, Firebase and Firestore for the authentication and storage, and TailwindUI for styling. The result is a user friendly and scalable minimal viable product.
ContributorsMulderink, Matthew (Author) / Osburn, Steven (Thesis director) / Byrne, Jared (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Computer Science and Engineering Program (Contributor) / Tech Entrepreneurship & Mgmt (Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor)
Created2025-05
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The perfect anti-cheat software for a first person shooter that balances protecting user privacy and effective cheat detection in a modern age where dishonest methods of gameplay are rampant within competitive games. By utilizing the inherent protections servers have against third party attacks, by removing the software off of the client, all of the detection methods are placed in an external area, where cheaters are determined by behavior that is tracked through statistical trackers placed in the game. By measuring multiple key features including Illegal Trace Time, Trigger Time, and Mouse Flick Speed. Each of these measured attributes relate to commonly used cheats in first person shooters, which is the target for this anti-cheat machine learning model. By gathering a wide range of statistics and figuring out the average player’s statistics, it would be possible to determine if a player is using external programs to gain an unfair advantage.
ContributorsKim, James (Author) / Kobayashi, Yoshihiro (Thesis director) / Baek, Jaejong (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Computer Science and Engineering Program (Contributor)
Created2025-05
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Cognitive functioning is a hallmark deficit for people with Down syndrome (DS) affecting many aspects of daily living. Early intervention in children with DS is crucial to improve their quality of life as early as possible. The aim of this study is to determine if Assisted Cycling Therapy (ACT) has positive effects on cognitive functions in children with DS. Change in cognitive functioning is measured using tests for reaction time and problem solving over an eight week intervention. All eleven participants in the study were assigned to complete the ACT intervention, riding a stationary bicycle with mechanical motor assistance to maintain a cadence at least 35% greater than their voluntary cycling speed. The results of this study showed that information processing and problem solving improved following the eight week ACT intervention. The results of this study are discussed with respect to the upward regulation of neurotrophic factors involved in improved cognitive functioning within the prefrontal cortex following the ACT intervention.
ContributorsKraemer, Andrew (Author) / Ringenbach, Shannon (Thesis director) / Ofori, Edward (Committee member) / Rand, Miya (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / College of Health Solutions (Contributor)
Created2025-05