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Capstone Projects from 2013 2013

The Federal Minimum Wage: The Effects of the Minimum Wage on the Youth Employment and School Enrollment, Nurlan Kussainov

Evaluation of the Live Release Rate Formula & Implementation: Example Analysis of the Effects of Mandatory Spay/Neuter Laws on Intake at Shelters within Dallas, TX, Amanda Laskoe

Unrelated Business Income's Impact on Direct Public Support in the Nonprofit Sector, Kelsey Lewis

Homeland Security Grant Program: An Analysis of the Determinants of Federal Homeland Security Funding to States, Michaela Miles

Kentucky Pharmacist Opinions of the Potential Reclassification of Pseudophedrine as a Legend Drug, Kathleen E. Monson

Influential Determinants on the Time of Adoption of State-Based Healthcare Insurance Exchanges, Chris Record

Exploring I.T. Innovation in a Sample of Kentucky Nonprofits, Candice Rider

Teacher Characteristics on Student Achievement: An Examination of High Schools in Ohio, Angela H. Rockstroh

Could the Money Saved Through Uncompensated Hospital Care be Enough to Justify Medicaid Expansion in the State of Kentucky?, Matthew Rudacille

Winning on the Field and Winning in the Classroom. High School Football in Rurual Kentucky: Does a School's Winning Percentage in Football Affect Average ACT Scores?, Jon Samokar

Coups d'état and Democracy: Implications for Development Aid, Theresa Simcic

State Public Retirement Systems: An Examination of Factors Affecting the Funded Ratio, Jenna M. Skop

Psychotropic Medication Utilization in Care Home Residents Age 65 or Older Compared with the Equivalent General Population in Scotland, Tyler P. Stewart

An Analysis of the Effect a State's Special Education Funding Formula Has on the Percent of a State's Students Enrolled in Special Education From 2000-2009, Scott Tremoulis

Relationship between Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures and Burns in Kentucky, David A. Wittmer

Capstone Projects from 2012 2012

Characteristics of Kentucky Agricultural Operations Participating in NRCS Conservation Programs, Carmen T. Agouridis

Has the Emergence of Charter Schools Affected Student Performance in Traditional Public Schools in Shared Markets? Recent Evidence from Public Schools in Ohio, Robert Akers

Influence of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on Acetaminophen-related Liver Toxicity, Aaron Barcelo

Strategic Management and Job Satisfaction: Agency-Level Effects in the Federal Government, Tara Bopp

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: An Investigation into the Determinants of Funds Awarded to the States, Kaitlin Bromann

An Analysis of Regularizations of Undocumented Residents in Spain and the Underground Economy: Insight for United States Policy Makers, Jon R. Davis

An Analysis of Laboratory Inspections at the University of Kentucky, Rachel Eldridge

Congressional Voting on the Federal Debt Ceiling: An Analysis of Voting Behavior in the House of Representatives, Juanita Espinoza

Influence of Medical Marijuana Programs on Controlled Substance Utilization, James A. Farley II

Can Drug Court Results Be Predicted? Completion and Termination of Drug Court Participants, Christopher D. Geisler