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Beasley, Addison | Moving past the human/nature binary: catalyzing collective action to combat the climate crisis | Climate change is one of the prime social issues of the modern era. I argue that in order to achieve the necessary collective action to reduce the harmful effects of the climate crisis, society needs to move past the human/nature binary. This binary obfuscates the reality that humans have a place wi... | 2022 | |
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Gonzalez, Carmen Adraiana Flores | Multicultural Literacy in the 21st Century Classrooms | The study focuses on how multicultural literacy is integrated into everyday lessons in the elementary classroom(s). A benefit of multicultural literacy in education is that it can create a sense of belonging in the students, which increases their engagement, and desire to learn. Furthermore, multicu... | 2017 | |
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Hanks, Kelley | The multinational company of Jesus: A modern corporation in the early modern world? | There is significant debate concerning whether or not the Company of Jesus should be considered a modern corporation. There are those who support this view, such as Magnus Morner and C.R. Boxer, while others, such as Dauril Alden, are critical of it. Much of the debate is centered on the economic ac... | Jesuits -- History | 2015-04 |
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Avery, Rebecca | Multipurpose control system for thermal energy scavenging applications | Thermoelectric generators, known as TEGs, can be used to generate electricity from a temperature differential. This project, undertaken by the author and senior project partner Derek Jones, characterizes the SP1848 TEG module and demonstrates its use. Expected output and optimal impedance matching a... | 2018 | |
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Kodele, Christian | Multivalent Human Serum Albumin - Rituximab Fab' Conjugates Induce Apoptosis in Lymphoma Cells | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is an immune disease, mostly of B-cell origin (85%), as well as the ninth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Although treatments for NHLs greatly improved following the FDA approval of Rituximab (RTX), refractive malignancies still occur that are nonrespon... | 2018 | |
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Khoury, Mark | Muscle activity changes due to immobilization and partial weight bearing of the lower leg | Tibial fractures account for half a million hospitalizations per year. Although clinical treatment of tibial fractures requires immobilization of the affected limb and partial weight bearing (PWB) prescriptions, the effects of this treatment protocol on gait and muscle activity have not been studied... | Muscles -- Physiology; Tibia -- Wounds and injuries; Muscle activity; Partial weight bearing | 2015-05 |
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Jessen, Jenica | Musical Evidence for Syllabification of Highly Moraic Structures in English | This study uses musical data as evidence for syllabication patterns for native English speakers. Our research seeks evidence from musical pitches in songs by American singer-songwriters that syllables with a diphthong and a liquid in their rime undergo bi-syllabification at a rate contrastive to oth... | 2017 | |
| 608 |
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Richards, Grace | My lung health: shared decision making for lung cancer screening | Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the United States. In 2019, around 140,000 deaths occurred in the Untied States due to lung cancer. Low-dose CT screening to detect lung cancer is an effective tool for preventing these deaths, but the screening has some harms associated with it in addition to ... | 2023 | |
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Scholl, Wallis | Nanomite-Decorated Nanoparticles as Surface-Enhanced Spectroscopy Substrated | Surface-enhanced spectroscopy substrates utilize the localized surface plasmon resonance of nanoparticles for optical, photocatalysis, and biological and chemical sensing applications. Plasmonic anisotropic nanoparticles with sharp tips focus the electromagnetic field of the localized surface plasmo... | 2020 | |
| 610 |
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Hannon, Jackson | National strategy and military doctrine in Afghanistan and Iraq and the creation of the office of foreign affairs and reconstruction | The 9/11 terror attacks in New York by al Qaeda have largely been considered a landmark moment in American hist ory, and in the path of the Bush presidency. While the Bush administration had something of a general foreign policy and guiding strategy, the attacks on 9/11 were a seminal moment for the... | United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century; United States -- Military policy; United States -- Military relations -- Afghanistan; United States -- Military relations -- Iraq; United States -- Foreign relations -- Afghanistan; United States -- Foreign relations -- Iraq | 2015-08 |
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Jecmen, Devon | Nature, depression, and the vagus nerve | The positive effects of natural environments on mental health have been observed and studied for decades. Specifically, psychology research from across the world has provided evidence that being immersed in nature has positive effects for those suffering from depression, although there is uncertaint... | 2022 | |
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Shields, Carly | Needs of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Healthcare Setting | Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability characterized by difficulties with social communication and repetitive and restrictive behaviors patterns (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 59 children were ide... | 2019 | |
| 613 |
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Bernardo, Madeline F. | The Neural Mechanisms of Sexual Transformation in Thalassoma Bifasciatum, the Bluehead Wrasse | Thalassoma bifasciatum, the bluehead wrasse, is a protogynous sequential hermaphrodite and a commonly used model for studying environmental sex determination and adult sexual plasticity. Terminal phase (TP) male bluehead wrasses demonstrate characteristic behaviors and coloration changes when courti... | 2020 | |
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Thomas, Alyssa | The new age of after-school programs | Through the course of the COVD-19 pandemic, it became apparent that the education system is increasingly reliant on technology. As a result of the transition to online learning, there is a burgeoning demand for research concerning online education and extra-curricular programs, such as supplemental ... | 2021 | |
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Tripathy, Anurag | Nickel-Functionalized Solid-State Titania Nanotube Array for the Electrochemical Detection of Breath-Based Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer | Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in the United States with approximately 137,000 new cases each year, 50,000 of which are fatal due to belated screenings [1]. The gold-standard detection method is colonoscopy, a direct visualization tool that facilitates the removal of minor ... | 2019 | |
| 616 |
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Mortenson, Alexandra | No Longer a Guest: Christianity's Role in Hwang Sok-Yong's Metaphorical Exorcism | The title of Hwang Sŏk-Yŏng's historical fiction The Guest refers in part to two foreign ideologies that were introduced to Korea in the modern era-Christianity and Communism. The Guest explores the suffering caused by the arrival of these two foreign ideologies. The purpose of this thesis is to a... | 2016 | |
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Jenson, Donovon | No low hanging fruits: salient factors for good nutrition by socioeconomic status | In recent years increasing obesity rates have become a major concern in the United States. Statistics show socioeconomic status plays a big role in obesity outcomes, with those of lower SES more likely to be obese. Although exercise and stress have also been shown as important contributors to obesit... | Obesity - United States | 2014-04 |
| 618 |
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Kapetanovic, Stefan | Non-Anthropomorhic Deep Learning: Developing the "Eyes for the Internet of Things" | Deep Learning (DL) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have been established as a powerful class of models for image recognition problems. Encouraged by this, we implemented a system that can accurately predict handwritten numbers from a raw CMOS machine image. Current forms of deep learning do... | 2017 | |
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Breiholz, Camille | Not there yet: The effect of persistent grief on an immigrant's ability to assimilate | Grief is a component of immigration present no matter the time period or mode of migration. In the Distance by Hernan Diaz tells the story of a young Swedish immigrant to America during the 1800s gold rush as he traverses the country in search of his brother while Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck r... | 2023 | |
| 620 |
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Kerr, Lindsay Tarbet | Notes and a narrative to accompany a piano recital | I wrote this thesis in connection with my hour-long senior recital, held April 19, 2015 as the culmination of my work as an undergraduate student in the piano performance program. The thesis includes extended and short program notes for each of the compositions included in my recital: Frederic Chopi... | Piano - Performance | 2015-05 |
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Allan, Hallie | Noun Incorporation in Crow: an Assessment of Various Approaches | Polysynthesis is generally understood to be some form of morphological complexity in the verb, encoding information about the predicate and its related arguments. One feature associated with polysynthesis is noun incorporation, where noun and nominal structures are brought into the verbal structure.... | 2020 | |
| 622 |
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Kroll, Tyler | Numerical floating-point code: precision-independence, base-independence, and other programming considerations | The knowledge and skills of the floating-point-literate mathematician are seldom lauded, though central to the art of translating the world of mathematics into the language of computers. This thesis highlights the importance of floatingpoint literacy through various high-utility techniques relevant ... | 2020 | |
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Eike, Daniel Aaron | Nutritional Assessment of Children Ages 0 - 5 Years in Rural Punjab, India | Malnutrition is a major health risk that affects nearly 50% of children in India. The state of Punjab has been termed the "breadbasket" of India because of its massive agricultural production. Despite this, children throughout Punjab still suffer from high rates of malnutrition. The purpose of this ... | Nutrition - in infancy & childhood - Punjab | 2016-12 |
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Silianoff, Caitlin | Objectified: Bodily Fragmentation in the Metaphysical Conceit | This Honors thesis investigates bodily fragmentation and metaphoric direction in seventeenth-century poetry. I focus in particular on John Donne and Richard Crashaw, two contemporaneous metaphysical poets who are often regarded as critical opposites. Close analysis of their use of bodily imagery wit... | 2020 | |
| 625 |
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Decker, Julia | Obsessive-compulsive symptomology in LGBTQ+ Mormons: the role of social safety | While the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) can provide emotional relief, social belonging, and community support to many of its members, its doctrine often fails to affirm the needs of its LGBTQ+ and sexually/gender diverse (SGD) members. Church policy maintains that members of the ... | 2023 | |
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Morse, Rachel A. | Oh my amplitude! : the role of subjective motivation on the amplitude of the error-related negativity | Making mistakes is part of our human experience. When individuals commit errors, they can learn from their mistakes and minimize future errors in different scenarios. We can measure error monitoring in the brain with EEG. The error-related negativity (ERN) is an event-related potential observed when... | 2021 | |
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Humphrey, Dianna | Oh the Humanities! Using the Clemente Program to Educate Underserved Students in Art History | As funding for the arts perpetually decreases, the importance of art historical education becomes more evident in society and providing a sustainable model for this education is of vital importance. The Clemente Program for the Humanities at East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah advocates for in... | Clemente Program for the Humanities - Utah - Salt Lake City; Art and history - United States; Education | 2016-08 |
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Halberg, Charles | On causality in machine learning | Although the studies of causal inference and machine learning arose independently, there are emerging intersections which are proving fruitful for both fields. One of the major modern challenges in AI is to develop robust, generalizable models which can perform across a number of different tasks wit... | 2022 | |
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Case, Julia | On the bicycle and humility: making sanctuary at the nexus of capitalism and climate change | The Anthropocene, or perhaps better referred to as the Capitalocene, has been marked by human activity that is intense both in depth and breadth. Human interactions with the greater ecology of the planet have, since the Industrial Revolution, been markedly onesided, with a misguided perception of hu... | 2021 | |
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Pistorius, Jordan | The operational code of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton | Operational code analysis provides key insight into the fundamental views that influence the decision making process. In this paper, I explain the importance of operational code in regard to understanding how important leaders think and in forecasting their behavior in future decision making roles... | Clinton, Hillary Rodham; Presidential candidates - United States; Women presidential | 2016-05 |
| 631 |
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Ochoa, Ruben | Optimal liberation of waste lithium-ion battery electrode material through attrition milling | This study is focused on the liberation of waste lithium-ion battery electrode material through a physical attrition milling process. High recovery of graphite and cathode material is an important driver for the process economics, thus a robust milling process to liberate these particles is importan... | 2020 | |
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Copinga, Aidan | Optimal transport and applications in partial differential equations | In the 18th century, Gaspard Monge created a mathematical framework to find the best way to describe the optimal way to rearrange the dirt dug out from the land into castle walls or other desired shapes. More recently, in the 20th century, Leonid Kantorovich explored infinite dimensional optimizatio... | 2022 | |
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Fullmer, Alexander T. | Optimization of gamma/hadron separation under variable source intensities and energy spectra | The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) gamma-ray observatory consists of an array of water Cherenkov tanks that can detect extensive air showers (EAS) generated by astrophysical cosmic rays and gamma rays. One of the greatest challenges in using the HAWC observatory to search for astrophysical gam... | Gamma ra sources - Observations; Cosmic rays - Observations; Gamma ray astronomy - Research | 2014-05 |
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Cowley, Jacob | Optimization of total synthesis of indolizidine alkaloids VIA nickel catalyzed (4 + 2) cyclization utilizing silyl and stannyl alkynes | In order to expand the versatility of the synthetic route to naturally occurring indolizidine alkaloids previously developed in the Louie Group, a path was developed using a bicyclic azetidinone to produce indolizidine alkaloids such as (+)-seco-antofine. However, due to the asymmetric nature of the... | 2021 | |
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Chatard, Kendal | Orangutan genetic load and the effects of population size | Genetic load is a relative measure of the quantity of harmful mutations within a genome, and a population's demographic history can affect this measure. Small populations that have undergone a severe bottleneck have increased inbreeding. These factors can decrease genetic diversity and fix deleterio... | 2022 | |
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Sadler, Alexandria | Organizational structure and framing process in the Chilean University student movement | The 2011-2015 Chilean university student movement for free, public and quality education has brought education to the forefront of Chilean politics. In 2015 students continue to mobilize through student federations at each university, even as the government beings to implement free higher education.... | Student movements - Chile | 2015-05 |
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Veenema, Arthur | The original: A process of producing a short film | The thematic goal of my short film The Original was to explore the blurred nature between reality and artificiality that arises from emerging technology. The Original questions an individual's place amongst the simulated realities that have come to compose our world. The concepts behind my script we... | Motion pictures -- Production and direction | 2014-12 |
| 638 |
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Hanswille, Isa | Origins of a monotheistic worldview among the ancient Israelites | The early Israelites, like all of their closest Ancient Near Eastern neighbors, began their journey as a people with the worship of a pantheon full of gods. However, as the books of the Hebrew Bible progress chronologically, a shift in thinking occurs toward an alternate worldview. Proscriptions aga... | Monotheism -- History; Judaism -- History -- To 70 A.D; Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D | 2015-04 |
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Worms, Katherine | Paleoredox Conditions, Paleoproductivity, and Depositional Environment of an Eocene Black Shale: Mahogany Zone, Green River Formation, Eastern Uinta Basin, Utah | Black shales are commonly assumed to record anoxic, organically productive paleoenvironments. The Mahogany zone of the early Eocene Green River Formation is a classic example of an organic-rich black shale. It is thought to record a period of high ancient lake level conditions in which elevated alga... | 2019 | |
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Newland, Erik | Parallels and contrasts in development: the constants and changes over time in Jazz tenor saxophone playing | The development of jazz tenor saxophone playing throughout the 20th century coincided with many historical events and cultural changes in the United States. In this investigation, I will examine the impact that these changes had on great tenor saxophonists across several pivotal eras in the developm... | 2022 | |
| 641 |
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Nelson, Jennifer | Partial-Order Ambiguous Observations of Fluents and Actions for Goal Recognition as Planning | This work readies goal recognition for real-world scenarios by adapting a foundational compilation by Ram´ırez and Geffner to work with partial-order, ambiguous observations of both facts and actions. We first redefine what observations can be and what it means to satisfy them. We provide a compil... | 2020 | |
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Suggs, Alexis | Passive cooling strategies for buildings in Utah | This thesis explores techniques and strategies that can be used to passively cool buildings in Utah. The first portion contains a breif explannation of what passive cooling is, why Utah was chosen as the focus, a short history of air condition, and why passive cooling is important. The second part o... | Air conditioning | 2016-05 |
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Stewart, Caden | Paternal diet modulates naturalistic foraging in mice and interacts with cacna1c genetic effects to shape decision sequences | Some of the largest challenges facing the healthcare system stem from the dual epidemics of obesity and mental disorders. Obesity can alter an organism's epigenetics, and these changes may be passed on to offspring, which in turn may alter mental health. The purpose of this study is to investigate t... | 2022 | |
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Chloe Garner | Patient Privacy and Database Security for Emerging Health Information Techology | The field of health information technology has exploded over the last decade. With new innovations and technologies evolving quickly, government regulations and policies in place to protect patient information have been created as a response to the changing field, instead of as a way to shape the bo... | 2020 | |
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Cho, Yeajoon (Joon) | The Patriot: A Creative Exploration of Critical Race Theory in Film and Media | Bigotry pervades our daily lives and the idea of a patriot has drastically changed. Since the beginning of our recent political turbulence, jingoism has become prevalent, while sexism and racism follow a growing trend of prejudice. Delineating said jingoism through research and media is a powerful m... | 2019 | |
| 646 |
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Watson, Andre | Patterns of parasitism in a common Utah Rodent | Male-biased parasitism, where males are more commonly infected with and have higher parasite loads, is common across vertebrate taxa. Several factors could be driving this pattern. The immunocompetence handicap hypothesis suggests that higher testosterone levels in males suppress immune function whi... | 2022 | |
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Usman, Minahil | Pediatric Oncology patients' conceptualization of cancer symptoms | Cancer treatments often involve intense and difficult procedures which can make children feel distressed while also disrupting their quality of life (Woodgate, 2008). Their ability to participate in daily activities becomes severely restricted and relationships with parents and siblings are also str... | 2023 | |
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Adams, Isabel | Pelvic floor acceleration is damped compared to skeletal acceleration while walking | One in four American women suffer from pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) [1]. Current research shows the cause of pelvic organ prolapse is multifactorial, with risk factors including vaginal childbirth and advancing age [2]. To facilitate the development of prevention strategies and treatments to minimi... | 2023 | |
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Schlegel, Isabelle B. | Peptide-fab conjugates to improve treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration | Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a chronic disease of the eye and leading cause of blindness in Americans over 50, is often treated with agents that inhibit Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF). Ranibizumab is an anti-VEGF antibody fragment (Fab) effective at treating over 90% of AMD pat... | 2021 | |
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Soto, Giulia | Peruvian immigrant paradox: Exploring differences in learning cultures and math curriculum | Math instruction for immigrant students often begins with the assumption that this student population lacks math knowledge and the skills necessary for academic success in the United States. Immigrant students in the U.S. are often placed in lower level math classes due to the misconception that it ... | Immigrants - United States; Mathematics - Study and teaching - Social aspects | 2016-03 |
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Frederiksen, Hunter | Pharmacokinetics of Locally Delivered Vancomycin as a Powder & in a Hydrogel | Orthopedic surgeons currently administer powder vancomycin directly over surgical sites in order to mitigate infections. Local antibiotic administration has been effective at reducing infections; however, there have been few preliminary studies investigating the pharmacokinetics of locally delivered... | 2018 | |
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Garg, Gauri | Physical activity and nutrition correlation with white matter hyperintensities on brain MRI | OBJECTIVE Our aim is to identify a correlation between the level of physical activity or nutritional intake and white matter hyperintensity (WMH) on MRI of the brain. BACKGROUND White matter hyperintensities are a radiographic marker of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). Individual's levels of ph... | 2023 | |
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Hales, Laurel | Physics show and tell and elementary science education | It is a well-known fact that American children are performing below their peers in international science and mathematics examinations, leading to what is commonly called the STEM education crisis. This project was created in an attempt to resolve this crisis by improving elementary school science ed... | Science - Study and teaching (Elementary) - United States | 2014-05 |
| 654 |
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Radhakrishnan, Parvathi | PI3K inhibitors as potential new therapy against breast cancer progression | Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and their pleiotropic effectors play key roles in metastasis. Met and Ron are RTKs that have been shown to contribute to tumor growth and metastasis in both animal models and in patients. Recently, an alternative Ron isoform known as "short-form" Ron (sfRon) was asso... | Breast - Cancer - Treatment - Research; Protein - tyrosine kinase - inhibitors - Therapeutic use; Enzyme inhibitors - Therapeutic use. - Research; Biology - Research | 2014-05 |
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Shaw, Megan | Pilot Project: Quality of Childcare | Employment has shown to be an important step in a refugee's successful integration into their host environment, providing both financial and social health benefits to the refugee. This pilot study evaluated the change in quality of child care provided by child care providers, all refugee women, afte... | 2018 | |
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Siddiqui, Rija | Pilot Testing a Rapport Building Checklist with Law Enforcement and immigrant Communities | This study engages with local law enforcement authorities (LEAs) and immigrant service providers (SPs) in order to construct a list of recommended practices which can be implemented to enhance rapport between LEAs and immigrants. Producing an efficient list of practices requires the assessment of cu... | 2019 | |
| 657 |
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Benfield, Kaylara | Place attachment, climate change, and threat perceptions of Utah Wilderness | Place Attachment is the emotional and functional relationships that tie humans to natural environments. It has been shown to impact a person's ability to perceive threats significantly. This study compares the varying levels of Place Attachment with individual knowledge associated with the negative ... | Place attachment; climate change; wilderness; Utah | 2022 |
| 658 |
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Hahn, Carina | Plasmonically active silver nanowire structures for energy storage applications | Currently, there are no sustainable solutions available to meet the increasing demand for grid scale energy storage. Solar to fuel conversion has the potential to curb our dependence on natural gas and costly storage technologies by recycling waste products into chemical fuels. A realistic device mu... | Nanowires; Energy storage; Plasmons (Physics) | 2015-04 |
| 659 |
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Rios, Salma Angelica | Police response to intimate partner violence in communities of color | Intimate partner violence (IPV) and domestic violence are criminal and health crises in the United States that need to be treated and taken seriously. Although men can be victims of IPV, women constitute most victims. IPV is nothing new. However, what is new is that our societal ideas have shifted, ... | Intimate partner violence (IPV); police response; women of color | 2022 |
| 660 |
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Eldredge, Natasha | Policies and Procedures in the communication and collaboration of IEP team members for autstic children | Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurological disorder, affecting the functions of the brain that can significantly impair an individual's ability to develop the necessary skills to live a full and independent life as an economically contributing member of society. Studies from the Cente... | 2017 | |
| 661 |
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Mizero, Daniel | The political and regulatory challenges of effectively implementing an international accounting system | These are pivotal times in accounting history. Globalization, world trade and financial market integration have given international accounting standards increased relevance and priority. The possibility of worldwide use of a single set of international accounting standards could provide tremendous v... | International accounting standard | 2014-07 |
| 662 |
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Burns, Henrik | The political economy of international terms of trade and agricultural sustainability: The case of Cuba | For this thesis project I investigated the relationship between international terms of trade and agricultural sustainability for the case of Cuba. To understand the effect of trade relations on agricultural policy I explored Cuba's relationship with the Soviet Union, its largest trading partner betw... | Trade regulation - Cuba; Agriculture and state - Cuba; Cuba - Commerce | 2014-05 |
| 663 |
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Doyle, Erin | Political polarization at the local level | Many agree the American public is polarized nationally. However, polarization can be just as invasive within local governments. Understanding if there are occurrences of polarization in local government is essential to understanding how the American public has divided. This division in party goals c... | 2022 | |
| 664 |
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Tonks, Jacob | Politics without character: Liberal virtues and the situationist critique | A critique of virtue ethics has recently been raised by social psychologists who believe experimental psychology has all but proved the non-existence of character. In morally compromising situations, external situational factors have the greatest influence on choice, and therefore virtue as a stable... | Situation ethics; Virtue Choice (Psychology); Autonomy (Philosophy) | 2015-05 |
| 665 |
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Singh, Anand | Polyurethane molecular weight determination in catheters via gel permeation chromatography | Antimicrobial catheter extrusions are loaded with an antiseptic drug in order to help prevent catheter-related infections. Previous research has shown that polymer molecular weight (Mw) can be used to control drug loading levels. Polyurethane based resin and catheter shaft extrusion samples were cho... | Catheters - Research; Bacterial diseases - Prevention; Drug loading levels; Gel permeation chromatography; Diffusion distance; Antimicrobial catheter extrustions; Catheter shaft extrusions; Bacterial Infections; MATLAB | 2016-05 |
| 666 |
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Bergquist, John | Popular music and public education: Culturally responsive to the past and present alike | Popular music is included to varying degrees in American public school curricula despite the fact that experts in the field have called for its inclusion since the Tanglewood Symposium in 1968 (Choate et. al, 1967). Green (2008) found that some educators might be uncomfortable with popular music pr... | Music - Instruction and study | 2016-04 |
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Galvez, Heilly | Porosity Control in Titanium Dioxide Thin Films Through Low Temperature Block Copolymer Annealing | Perovskite solar cells have gained popularity in recent years due to their simplicity in manufacturing. The aim of this work is to provide a direct means to increase perovskite solar cell efficiency by increasing the contact surface area between the perovskite and the electron-transfer material (ETM... | 2019 | |
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Thomas, Madison | Possible systems of female sexuality | Previous research found that women tend to exhibit sexual fluidity more than men (Diamond, 2008). This conclusion has led to the desire for research to unde rstand sexuality and the possible life events that impact ideas, behaviors, and sexual identity. The main research question being explored in t... | Women - Sexual behavior | 2015-12 |
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Lee, Hani | Post-traumatic headache: an opportunity to develop new preclinical models for better understanding of pathology and treatment | Post-traumatic headache (PTH) is identified as one of the most frequent symptoms following traumatic brain injury (TBI) (Faux & Sheedy, 2008). Despite the high prevalence, there are currently no treatments which specifically target PTH. Instead of etiology-specific treatments, individuals suffering ... | 2022 | |
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Beus, Zachary | Power system stabilizer | The goal of this project, part of the Power Industry Consortium, was to design a power system stabilizer for a small grid-connected three phase synchronous generator. Power System Stabilizers control the excitation of synchronous generators to reduce lowfrequency oscillations on the grid and increas... | Voltage regulators; Power system stabilizers | 2015-05 |
| 671 |
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Morgenstern, Camille | Powerful Paradigms: Theoretical Frameworks Activated in National Discourse on Mining Policy and Political History in Peru and costa Rica | This comparative analysis between Costa Rica and Peru serves as an examination of the paradigms guiding national policy and discourse, with the potential outcome of being able to provide a clearer conceptualization of national and international relations that would be useful in other situations and ... | 2019 | |
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Chen, Jiahui | Practical and Configurable Network Traffic Classification using Probabilistic Machine Learning | Network traffic classification that is generally applicable and highly accurate is extremely valuable for many network security and management tasks. A flexible and easily configurable classification framework is ideal so it can be customized for use in many different networks. In this thesis we pro... | 2020 | |
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Silver, Michelle Anne | Pre-sleep arousal in healthy adults reporting childhood trauma: implications for the development of insomnia | Childhood trauma is associated with increased mental and physical illness in adulthood. Disrupted sleep may be one mechanism by which trauma adversely affects health. Current literature states that sleep is essential in restoration of cognitive functioning and stress regulation. In addition, insomni... | Insomnia; Childhood trauma | 2014-04 |
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Lindley, Clara | Pre-surgery inflammatory and angiogenesis biomarkers as predictors of 12-month cancer-related distress: results from the colocare study | Background Patients with colorectal cancer commonly suffer from complex psychological distress. Elevated distress may be linked to systemic biomarkers. We investigated associations of biomarkers of inflammation and angiogenesis with cancer-related distress (CTXD) score. Methods N = 315 patients (sta... | 2023 | |
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Uchida, Emily Akiyo | The Presentation of the Model Minority Myth in the US Education System | In the United States, Asian Americans have been dubbed the "model minority", having seemingly overcome racial barriers to achieve socio-economic success all on their own. In reality, Asian Americans still face racial discrimination on an institutional and societal level. The Students for Fair Admiss... | 2020 | |
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Jowers, Kaitlin | President Vladimir Putin and the Mask of Patriotism | With the current poor economic situation in Russia, Putin seems less keen on diversifying the economy than expanding Russia's influence worldwide. Indeed, while it would make sense in most countries to focus inward during domestic crises, Putin continually pushes Russia's resources, and focus, out, ... | 2016 | |
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Mcbride, Ryan | Presidential prediction models using down ballot election results | Research has demonstrated that polling in American elections has accurately predicted election results within a reasonable margin of error. However, due to the nature of the electoral college system, small deviations from polling averages in important states can result in large, surprising underdog ... | ballot measure; elections; predictive models; polling; American politics | 2023 |
| 678 |
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Orton, Cody | Presynaptic bouton and postsynaptic Kenyon cell claw morphology with synaptic plasticity in drosophila | My thesis aims at determining whether or not neural activity affects connectivity in the Drosophila melanogaster olfactory circuit. Specifically, I am testing whether sensory activity is required for Projection neurons and Kenyon cell morphology. Therefore, my primary and central question is: does s... | 2021 | |
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Richins, Luke | Preventing corporate fraud | This thesis is written with the purpose of exploring employee's perception of the effect of different methods of corporate fraud prevention on their own behavior. To accomplish this, this paper will explore the definition of fraud, potential prevention methods, and analyze data retrieved from a surv... | Corporations - Corrupt practices - Prevention; Fraud - Prevention | 2014-04 |
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Koronkowski, Charles | Prince Hall freemasonry: Forming a free African American community | Before the foundation of the Prince Hall Freemasonic Order, the free black population in the United States was lacking a community and group identity. Rather, there existed a disjointed group of individuals kept at a perpetual distance from one another, both by societal pressures and by personal d... | African American freemasonry - History | 2016-05 |
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Jeffs, Anthony | Priniting Money to Combat a Changing Climate | In 2015, Combes, et al. produced an empirical paper on the tradeoffs for developing countries in substituting revenues from deforestation with those from seigniorage, revenues obtained from the printing of money. The importance of this study was to equip policy makers with the ability to mitigate de... | 2020 | |
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Romero, Dana | The process improvement initiative at the University of Utah hospitals and clinics in period 2011-2014 | Due to increasing financial pressures, which have been further magnified by the recently-enacted Affordable Care Act, health care organizations have been on a lookout for a long-term solution to their questionable prospects in regards to their financial sustainability. In recent years, the Universit... | University of Utah. Health Sciences Center; Hospitals -- Utah -- Administration Hospitals -- Utah -- Cost control | 2015-04 |
| 683 |
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Clark, Tehya | The Production Process of a Traditional Animated Short Film | This Thesis will detail the process of the production of a short film. The film is produced using traditional animation with some supplementary digital technology, for editing, shooting, and pre production. I will go over the process which starts with pitching, script writing, audio recording, story... | 2020 | |
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Robinson, Mercedes Summer | Professional vs. nonprofessional exercise advice and injury correlations in campus recreation facility users | Purpose: Risk of injury, when participating in an exercise program, is always present; however when the exercise program is poorly designed or not designed for the individual, the risk of injury increases significantly. Poorly designed exercise programs stem from individuals seeking advice for exerc... | Sports injuries | 2016-01 |
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Schott, Willem Olson | Promotion vs. education in choosing "real food" | The agro-industrial system in the United States contributes to an abundance of human and ecological health problems from social injustices and public health issues to global warming and ecological degradation. In response to these problems, universities across the country are joining the Real Food C... | College students -- Food Food preferences; Real food | 2015-04 |
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Freckleton, Mitchell W. | Proportional representation and the electoral college: An analysis of electoral reform in the U.S. and U.K. | We all know he famous Abraham Lincoln quote from the Gettysburg Address, "A government of the people by the people, for the people." However, do Americans and even British citizens feel like "the people" are in charge o f the government? With constant criticism directed at the representational democ... | Proportional representation -- United States; Proportional representation -- Great Britain; Electoral reform | 2015-12 |
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Ballard, Truman R. | The Pros and Cons of Microfinance: Personal Observations from Ghana, Guatemala and Peru | Microfinance is defined as "financial services especially in the form of micro loans provided to impoverished individuals and groups in poor and developing regions".1 While social entrepreneurs strive to solve social problems by using a variety of businessrelated techniques, this paper will focus sp... | 2017 | |
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Kelsey, Khrystine Danielle | Prostitution and the construction of female identity | In the modern and postmodern worlds, most people see sex work as something on the fringes of society, yet prostitution and its history reflect mainstream modern women's sexuality and sexual life in myriad ways. This paper will examine how sex work exemplifies constructs of female identity. Writings ... | Prostitution Women -- Identity | 2015-04 |
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Nash, Alexander | The Proto-Indo-European urheimat: The Armenian hypothesis | This thesis analyzes the viability of the Armenian Hypothesis, which places the Proto-Indo-European homeland in the Armenian Highland (Gamkrelidze & Ivanov 1990, Kavoukjian 1987). Arguments supporting the hypothesis are evaluated in the light of linguistic, archeological, and genetic evidence. Afte... | Proto-Indo-European langauge; Armenian Highlands | 2015-12 |
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Pehrson, Alexandria | Providers Responses to the Implementation of one Key Question(R) into the University of Utah Healthcare System | Unintended pregnancies account for almost half of all pregnancies in the United States. An unplanned pregnancy can lead to negative health and social consequences for both the mother and child (Gold, Sonfield, Richards, & Frost, 2009). Unintended pregnancy is also correlated with an increased burden... | 2019 | |
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Reiser, Alexander | Providing healthcare for the uninsured: How the media frames conflicting ideologies in achieving the same goal | Current coverage of the Affordable Care Act (AC A) is just one opportunity to analyze the use of media in framing health care policy. An examination of the history of media and their influence surrounding the implementation of the AC A in 2013 and a veto for additional funding of the State Children'... | Medical policy - United States; Medically uninsured persons - United States; Healthcare in mass media | 2014-08 |
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Parkinson, Angela Lei | Proving woman: From Heloise to Heloisian an examination of the authenticity debate surrounding the letters of Heloise of the Paraclete | This thesis examines and resists the tendency for a total subsumption of the identity of Heloise of the Paraclete, the 12th century abbess perhaps best known today for her tempestuous affair with Peter Abelard, within and under his identity. The authenticity debate surrounding the three letters addr... | Héloïse, approximately 1095-1163 or 1164 -- Criticism and interpretation | 2014-11 |
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DeGrauw, Alexandria R. | Public understanding, opinions about hot topics in Science | Because of a recent decrease in people who believe science is beneficial to society, organizations like the Association for the Advancement of Science have sought to improve communication between scientists and the public in order to increase the public's opinion of science (Pew Foundation, 2015). H... | 2018 | |
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Saperstein, Elizabeth | Punctuated equilibrium and the Patriot Act 2001 | An all-encompassing theory to describe the policy-making process in modern political systems has yet to be determined. Therefore, no theory currently exists that uncontestably predicts future policy outcomes. In an attempt to describe the policy process and account for the process as one that fluctu... | Patriot Act (U.S.); Punctuated equilibrium (Evolution) | 2014-08 |
| 695 |
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Yoo, Chaekyung | Purification and physical characterization of intrinsically disordered lea protein from arabidopsis thaliana | For many decades, it was assumed that protein function was dependent on the ability of polypeptides to fold into stable three-dimensional structures specified by their amino acid sequences. But since about 2000, it has become apparent that there are functional proteins, or portions of proteins, that... | Intrinsically disordered proteins | 2014-08 |
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Christensen, Kiana | Quantifying Patterns of Squamate Dental Complexity | Squamate reptiles are ideal subjects for investigating relationships between diet and dentition patterns because they exhibit wide dietary diversity and taxonomic abundance. Most previous research is qualitative and limited to a basic assessment of the influence diet has on dentition (Hotton, 1955; ... | 2020 | |
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Tuft, Marie | Quantitative analysis of virus trafficking in a biological cell | Virus replication is a complex process that is important to understand. If a virus is to successfully infect a host cell it must travel from the cell wall to the nucleus by hijacking that cell's existing transport system of microtubules. This motion occurs as two iterated steps: passive diffusion th... | Viruses -- Reproduction -- Mathematical models; Virus trafficking | 2015-05 |
| 698 |
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Qin, Heidi | Queer and Trans Students of Color: Survival and Resistance in Predominately White Institutions | As institutions continue to rethink and redefine the praxis and pedagogy of diversity, young queer and trans students of color continue to be left behind. While the intersections of race and gender become increasingly evident, the body of literature centering those at the intersections of being a qu... | 2017 | |
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Boren, Alex | Questioning my answers: Exploring Cloud Atlas in relation to my B.U.S. degree, "Philosophy for Life" | In my sophomore year, I wanted to choose courses that helped me question my answers. Choosing a traditional major felt too restrictive, so I created my own major through the Bachelor of University Studies program. Titled "Philosophy for Life," my major includes courses from 13 academic disciplines o... | Mitchell, David (David Stephen). Cloud Atlas; Philosophy | 2015-04 |
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Stoddard, Kari | Racially and ethnically diverse midlife women's health needs and symptom experience during the menopausal transition | The menopausal transition (MT) and post-menopause involves a systemic development in which bothersome symptoms can occur. While symptoms occur for women across all racial and ethnic groups, some symptoms are worse for racially and ethnically diverse women compared to White women. Because of risks as... | acupuncture; evidence-based non-pharmacologic interventions; Group Medical Visits; perimenopause; menopausal transition; post-menopause | 2022 |
| 701 |
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Estrella, Itzel | Radiation doses for Nuclear Medicine Procedures: a Compiled Resource | Many types of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging in nuclear medicine require radiation as an essential part of the procedure. These entail different amounts of dose and exposure to the patient. Doctors, technologists, and patients in nuclear medicine often wonder how much dose and exposure is associ... | 2017 | |
| 702 |
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Stovall, Karen L. | Reasons for cohabitation on the outcome of relationship quality and satisfaction | Cohabitation before marriage has become a common choice for many couples in North America. Reasons for couples deciding to live together can vary, including a desire to spend more time together or to combine finances and avoid the hassles of living apart. When looking at reasons for deciding to live... | Unmarried couples; Relationship quality; Cohabitation | 2015-04 |
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Dutson, Matthew J. | Reconstruction of Cosmic Ray Geometry using Cherenkov backscattering | Fluorescence detectors are often used to examine the energy spectrum and arrival directions of ultra high energy cosmic rays. An accurate reconstruction of geometry is key when determining both energy and direction. In the past, it has been necessary to build multiple fluorescence detectors to take ... | 2017 | |
| 704 |
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Thompson, Patrick C. | Redesigning communities: The case for utopias | This thesis studies the importance of Utopian city planning in attempting to transform our communities and solve the social issues faced throughout the 19th and 20th Centuries. Idealist city plans originated as a genre of literature dating back to the 16th Century, playing a vital social role throug... | Utopias -- United States City planning -- United States | 2014-05 |
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Djokovich, Alexander Cataldo | Reducing waste in supply chains in pursuit of a sustainable and socially responsible future | The purpose of this research project is to propose solutions for reducing waste to optimize supply chains that are both workable and yield tangible results when applied by firms as theorized. In addition to the well-established cost-saving rationale behind reducing supply chain waste, the pressing i... | 2023 | |
| 706 |
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Sánchez, Alexander Alberto | Reexamining global drug eradication policies: A systemic analysis of their ecological and societal effects in Mexico, Colombia and Afghanistan | Since 1961, the U.N. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs has continued to be the overarching treaty that has been followed and enforced, as a prohibitionist international drug control model. By conducting a systematic review of primary and secondary sources, this paper demonstrates how U.N. establis... | Drug control -- Mexico; Drug control -- Colombia; Drug control -- Afghanistan | 2015-04 |
| 707 |
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Bingham, Kouver | Reflection groups and coxeter groups | In this paper we give a survey of the theory of Coxeter Groups and Reflection groups. This survey will give an undergraduate reader a full picture of Coxeter Group theory, and will lean slightly heavily on the side of showing examples, although the course of discussion will be based on theory. We'll... | Finite groups | 2014-07 |
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Ellis, James H. | Refractory status epilepticus and chronic kidney disease in a large pedigree due to a variant in the mitochondrial encoded trna phenylalanine (MT-TF) gene | Mitochondrial disorders present with a wide spectrum of neurological manifestations. Clinical syndromes are described largely by phenotypic indicators. Epilepsy is a common but not universal feature. Myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibers (MERRF) is a common clinical syndrome that presents with e... | 2018 | |
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Grahmann, Bridget N. | Refugee use of the women, infants and children program | This study examines the experience refugee families have with the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, and attempts to identify the difficulties they have in order to make suggestions that might result in more efficient use of the WIC program among the refugee population. Thirty women enrolled... | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (U.S.); Women refugees -- United States; Women refugees -- Food | 2014 |
| 710 |
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Steiner, William | Regulation of protein complexes during hedgehog signal transduction | The Hedgehog (Hh) pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signaling pathway essential in embryonic development and tissue homeostasis. Several cancers can form as a result of Hh pathway dysfunction. The G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) Smoothened (SMO) is activated upon binding of the secreted Hh pr... | 2021 | |
| 711 |
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Guerrero, Jimena Murillo | The relationship between common factors and specific interventions in psychotherapy | The effectiveness of psychotherapy depends on a combination of specific interventions and nonspecific interventions, or common factors (CFs), that are widely used across different approaches in therapy. CFs are generic characteristics and behaviors across different approaches of therapy such as the ... | 2020 | |
| 712 |
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Bryan, Candace | The relationship between Native Americans and Museums: a case study of the natural history museum of Utah | Taking a class about Native American studies opened my eyes to the many problems the Native American community has had to face for decades. One of those problems was with something I've enjoyed my entire life: museums. Museums have always been a place of wonder and learning for me. I never was taugh... | 2020 | |
| 713 |
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Richardson, John R. | Religious Liberty, Equal Protection, and the Utah Compromise | The conflict between religious freedom and civil rights for LGBT Americans is often seen as a zero-sum game. Legal battles over wedding cakes and floral arrangements have garnered national attention and result in a court-sanctioned winner and loser. States and local governments across the country ha... | 2018 | |
| 714 |
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Howard, Kathryn | Religious trauma effects on LGBTQ+ individuals in the LDS context religious trauma effects on LGBTQ+ individuals in the LDS context | In recent years, there has been more discussion around the trauma and trauma responses that come from being a queer individual (one who identifies with members of the LGBTQIA+ community) inside a high-demand religion that does not affirm existence or behaviors of LGBTQ+ individuals. Emerging literat... | 2023 | |
| 715 |
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Lietzke, Stephanie | Removal of endotoxins from recombinant antithrombin | Endotoxins (also known as lipopolysaccharides or ETs) are a pyrogenic byproduct of the breakdown of gram-negative bacterial cell-walls, such as E. coli. They cause fever and septic shock in humans, and are therefore highly regulated by the FDA and USP. ETs are a common contaminant in recombinant pr... | Endotoxins - Research; Antithrombins - Therapeutic use; Sheep as laboratory animals - Research; endotoxin removal; Angiogenesis | 2016-04 |
| 716 |
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Blackburn, Alexander | Replicating Musical Style: Data-Driven Algorithmic Melody Composition | This thesis describes a novel technique to algorithmic composition which combines two data structures-an N-gram language model and an association network-with a user friendly interface meant for music producers. The MelodySmith is a music composition tool which incorporates this logic into a product... | 2018 | |
| 717 |
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Maruta, Nene | Reproductive health and Barriers to Care Among Women With Disabilities | Women with disabilities face many barriers when accessing healthcare. Barriers can include emotional stressors, inaccessible exam tables, and the lack of provider understanding about specific disabilities. Continued barriers to accessing reproductive healthcare for women with disabilities can impact... | 2020 | |
| 718 |
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Tran, Kathy Thanh | Reproductive rights of incarcerated women: Disrupting the system in the women's jail | The history of the reproductive rights of incarcerated women and the current trends of mass incarceration demonstrate the prevalence of the hegemonic system that still expects women to embrace a maternal and feminine role. Historically, the United States has incarcerated women because they break awa... | Women prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Reproductive rights | 2015-05 |
| 719 |
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Oyler, Anthony Fratto | Residential Photovoltaic and Storage in Utah: an in-Depth Analysis into Policy and Infrastrature | Variable fuel prices and the interest in pursuing less carbon intensive energy has led to a variety of federal and state policies for renewable energy. Solar photovoltaic (PV) has become a commonly used renewable technology. Despite a high upfront cost, solar PV has a long economic life, little main... | 2017 | |
| 720 |
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Jensen, Elizabeth | Resilience in Bereaved Dementia Caregivers | Resilience is defined by Luther et al. 2000, as "a dynamic process encompassing positive adaptation within the context of significant adversity" (p. 543). According to Luther, two conditions are implied in this definition: "(1) exposure to significant threat or severe adversity; and (2) the achievem... | 2018 | |
| 721 |
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Bader, Cecily | The Response of Arabidopsis Mutant BPS1-2 on Salt Media | How would our world change if salt tolerance could be engineered in plants? The Arabidopsis mutant bps1-2 has been shown to respond differently on salt media than a nonmutated plant would. In normal conditions, the bps1-2 mutant will arrest development in the root and shoot shortly after germination... | 2017 | |
| 722 |
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Fishburn, Laura | Restoration, Repentance, and Reformation: the Sermon's Higher Purpose in the Legend of Theophilus | "Restoration, Repentance, and Reformation: The Sermon's Higher Purpose in the Legend of Theophilus" seeks to analyze the function of a bishop's sermon at the end of the medieval myth of a man named Theophilus, who lives in France. Theophilus, a good man, commits a grave error and makes a deal with t... | 2018 | |
| 723 |
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Gappmaier, Andrea | Restorative justice: Refocusing the lens on the American criminal justice system | The traditional punitive justice system has failed American citizens. The United States has over 25 percent of the world's prison population and when released, three in four offenders will be back in prison within five years of their release date. High costs, estranging members of society, and rac... | Criminal justice, Administration of - United States | 2016-05 |
| 724 |
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Kunz, Ashley | Returns to education based off educational quality: a study of American lawyers | Attending college is an important decision for many individuals to make and this choice has a cost associated with it, as well as the opportunity to increase one's earnings post-baccalaureate. This paper explores the returns to wages for attending college and the subsequent impact of attending an el... | 2021 | |
| 725 |
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Blackley, Taylor | The Rhetoric of Donald Trump: Continuing an American Discourse of White supremacy | This thesis is about function of racist discourse and ideology, and its effects on bodies, past to present. In particular, it undertakes a critical interrogation of the rhetoric of President Donald J. Trump, which has exacerbated racial tensions and further authorized White supremacist ideology. It ... | 2020 | |
| 726 |
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Cheek, Isaac | Rights of nature for the Colorado River | The Colorado River is the backbone of civilization in the Western United States, and it is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis. As drought tightens its grip on the Basin, a diverse array of stakeholders and policymakers are postured to negotiate a new policy regime for the Colorado River. T... | 2022 | |
| 727 |
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Kleinman, Rachel | The rise of the big three: are institutional investors proactive environmental and social change agents? | 2022 | ||
| 728 |
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Henderson, Anna Christine | The Rising demand for secondhand: rhetorical drivers and sustainable implications of thrift shopping | Thrift shopping is not a new activity, but it is a newly trending hot topic. This thesis aims to look at the appeal of thrift shopping while also exploring the sustainability of this practice. By examining three different avenues of thrift, Goodwill, Depop, and especially focusing on Patagonia's Wor... | 2022 | |
| 729 |
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Stein, Sabrina | River Nymph, Earth Goddess: a Female Narrative on the Power of Outdoor Adventure Experiences | The primary focus of this thesis is to reveal aspects of the female reality in outdoor adventure experiences. An outdoor adventure experience occurs at any time where one is intentionally outside, appreciating nature often through a type of physical activity. My method is intentional introspection a... | 2018 | |
| 730 |
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Bull, Auguest John | Robotic Grasp Control Using Tactile Feedback | As we move towards more autonomous robots, object interaction and manipulation remains difficult for robots. Grasping approaches vary from learning-based to traditional control means, each with their own challenges. Learning-based methods perform well on specific tasks, but struggle to move to other... | 2020 | |
| 731 |
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Mumford, Jacqueline | The Role of Accounting and Finance Professors in U.S. Government Spending Education | The national debt, and related government spending, of the United States is a dangerous, growing problem. A mix of unaccountable decision makers and uninformed public allow the perpetuation of this important issue. Finance and accounting professors have the unique opportunity and background to educa... | 2020 | |
| 732 |
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Excell, Katerina | The role of amyloid precursor protein in a model of alzheimer's disease | Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating disorder that leads to deterioration of cognition and memory. The prevalence of AD dramatically rises with age, and is also much greater in individuals with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome, DS). Many gene products are overexpressed in DS by virtue of having three ... | 2022 | |
| 733 |
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Vandamme, Elise-Marie | The role of dehydroepiandrosterone in the pathophysiology of Tourette syndrome: preclinical studies | Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental condition with a marked male predominance (M: F= 3:1), characterized by multiple motor and one or more vocal tics for more than one year and beginning before the age of 18 (Robertson, 2019). Our understanding of TS pathophysiology remains limited; as a ... | 2022 | |
| 734 |
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Nau, Adam | The role of heparan sulfate in maintaining stereotyped birdsong | Song learning in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) occurs during a critical period between 30-90 post hatch days, and involves acquisition of an acoustic model and a sensorimotor period of increasingly improving imitation of this model. Young birds sing highly variable songs early during this pe... | Birdsongs - Research; Zebra finch - Research; Songbirds - Behavior; Heparan sulfate; Taeniopygia guttata; Neural circuitry | 2016-04 |
| 735 |
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Russell, Nicole | The Role of Introns Within Alpha Conotoxin Genes in Cone Snails | Cone snails, of which there are more than 600 species, have attracted a lot of attention. Cone snails, found in warm tropical waters across the world, are predators and produce venoms comprising diverse toxins. These toxins, termed conotoxins, have been the subject of a great amount of research. Whi... | 2016 | |
| 736 |
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Du, Wantong | The role of mRNA decay in a genetic switch | Genes can be switched on or off by regulatory proteins. For example, two genes may each synthesize a protein that downregulates the other gene, creating a repressor- repressor switch that has two stable steady states: one being when the first gene is "on" and the second gene is repressed, and the ot... | Messenger RNA - Research; Genetic regulation - Research; Genetic switch; Gene repression; Neural circuitry | 2016-04 |
| 737 |
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Jimenez, Valeria | The Role of Nonprofit Organizations in Promoting Higher Education Among Latina/O Youth: The Case of Latinos in Action (LIA) of Utah | Nonprofit organizations have been at the forefront of helping newly-arrived immigrants and refugees integrate into society, advocating for marginalized communities, and ensuring that Latina/o youth are reaching for higher education. Nonprofit organizations have helped to fill in the gaps that the Un... | 2018 | |
| 738 |
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Bender, Austin | The role of ornithine, polyamines, and amino acid accumulation in the growth of melanoma | A frequent adaptation in the development of melanoma is the downregulation of argininosuccinate synthetase 1 (ASS1), the rate limiting enzyme in the production of the amino acid arginine from citrulline and aspartate. It is known that ASS1 is required for cells to proliferate in the absence of argin... | 2024 | |
| 739 |
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Martin, Julia Vienna Gardner | The role of socioeconomic status in understanding ethnic differences among remerging adults with type 1 diabetes | Emerging adulthood is often characterized as a "high-risk period" for emerging adults (EAs) with T1D as they have higher HbA1c (a metric of glucose control across the last 3- 4 months) and poorer self-management compared to other age groups. Emerging adults may also experience disparities associated... | 2023 | |
| 740 |
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Wang, Zhirong | The role of the autism-associated gene kirrel3 in synapse formation | Alterations in the gene Kirrel3 are repeatedly associated with intellectual disability and autism. Kirrel3 regulates synapse formation in C. elegans but the role of Kirrel3 in synapse formation in the mammalian brain is unknown. In mice, Kirrel3 is expressed in specific cell types throughout the bra... | Autism -- Genetic aspects; Synapses; Kirrel3 gene; Synapse formation | 2015-04 |
| 741 |
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Chon, Douk | Role of the trait neuroticism in stress processes and a possible link to cardiovascular disease | The dispositional approach to an individual's personality is well accepted throughout psychology, and neuroticism is one of the primary traits in this approach. Studies show that "persons high in neuroticism are self- critical and sensitive to the criticism of others" (Lahey, 2009, p.241).Neuroticis... | Neuroticism - Health aspects; Cardiovascular system - Diseases - Psychological aspects | 2014-04 |
| 742 |
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Wheeler, Maya | Role of WNT-Dependent Neurogenesis in Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury | In humans and other adult mammals, spinal cord injury leads to a permanent loss of motor and sensory function. The biggest obstacle to recovery is the inability of severed axons and neurons to regenerate. During embryogenesis, all vertebrates have a population of neural stem cells called radial glia... | 2019 | |
| 743 |
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Lloyd, Cailey N. | The Role of Written Input in the Acquisition of a German-Like Pattern of Final Devoicing by Native English Speakers: Evidence from a Listening Task | In German, underlyingly voiced obstruents are devoiced in final position (e.g., the word ‘wheel' /ʁad/ is pronounced [ʁat]). Adult, native English-speaking learners of German are known to experience difficulty acquiring phonological processes such as German final devoicing. It has been hypothes... | 2020 | |
| 744 |
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Kannan, Sarmishta Diraviam | The Role that Lysosomes and Autophagy play in Alveolar soft parts Sarcoma, clear cell Sarcoma and Synovial Sarcoma | Sarcomas are cancer of the connective tissue and are very deadly group of cancers. Two of the sarcoma types, alveolar soft parts sarcoma (ASPS) and clear cell sarcoma (CCS) have a unique vacuolar morphology. This unique morphology is absent in synovial sarcoma (SS). We believe that the unusual morph... | 2017 | |
| 745 |
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Nguyen, Nam | Roles of Transient Receptor Potenitial Ankyrin-1 and Vanilloid-3 in Endoplasmic Reticulum stress and Cytotoxicity in Lung Epithelial Cells | Air pollution is a growing global health issue with considerable local relevance. In particular, exposure to wood smoke particulate matter (WSPM) is associated with the development and exacerbation of chronic inflammatory conditions and irreversible damage of the airways and alveoli. However, exact ... | 2020 | |
| 746 |
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Kurumada, Colten | Salary cap accounting: The unique financial constraint for professional sports organizations | The objective of this thesis is to better understand how salary caps affect the financial management of organizations in professional sports leagues, with a primary focus on the National Basketball Association (NBA). There are certain rules related to the salary cap that are specified in the NBA's... | Sports administration; Sports - Finance | 2016-04 |
| 747 |
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Freckleton, K. Beau | Sarrus-based passive mechanism for rotorcraft perchings: Structural design and mass optimization | Current quad-rotors provide excellent maneuverability and opportunity for data collection in large scale areas such as agriculture, but lack the capability to maintain flight for an extended period of time. This is primarily due to a lack of energy supply, requiring operators to replace the battery ... | Drone aircraft; Drone aircraft -- Control systems; Sarrus | 2014-12 |
| 748 |
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Najarian, Anastasia S. | Save Somebuddy: A Trauma-Informed Program to Promote Emotional Regulation, Encourage a sense of Community, and Prevent Suicide Among Youth in a School Setting: A Pilot Study | SAVE SOMEBUDDY is a global initiative to simplify brain science into ordinary actions (Van der Kolk, 2014). Students are taught to "save yourself and help a buddy" by practicing program tools through a community focused buddy system intended to inspire a trauma-sensitive classroom and school environ... | 2019 | |
| 749 |
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Goates, Elizabeth | Scrm at Intermountain Heathcare: Hurricane Maria | On September 20, 2017 Hurricane Maria struck the island of Puerto Rico. The effects of the hurricane halted production at Baxter Medical's three plants located on the island. This document takes a look at how Intermountain Healthcare, headquartered in Salt Lake City, dealt with the effects of the hu... | 2019 | |
| 750 |
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Christopherson, Anna | Search for the highest energy gamma rays of galactic origin using telescope array low energy fluorescence detectors | Telescope Array (TA) is the largest cosmic ray detector in the Northern Hemisphere, designed to measure cosmic rays with energies greater than 1018 eV. TA combines three fluorescence telescope sites, which are each instrumented with 12-14 telescopes, surrounding an array of 507 surface detectors tha... | 2022 | |
| 751 |
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Naegle, Kyrah | Secure Base Script Attachment Representation and Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood | The security of a child's attachment to a caregiver is a critical component of a child's early development. This study examined correlations between children's attachment security and their behavioral issues, and how these varied between low-risk and high-risk groups of children. Participants includ... | 2020 | |
| 752 |
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Morgan, Connor | Securitizing Climate Change Examining the Impact of the National Security Frame on Utah Political Elites | The partisan divide over climate change in the United States has led to long-term inaction in creating policies aimed at mitigating and adapting to the changing climate. This study explores one option for bridging the gap: reframing the discussion of climate change to better appeal to those who do n... | 2019 | |
| 753 |
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Parsawar, Sai | Selecting for supremacy: brahminical supremacy and hindu nationalism in the United States Indian Diaspora | The Indian population in the United States has grown dramatically since 1965 due to changes in immigration laws which now favor those who have technical skill sets and who come from privileged caste backgrounds. The guidelines and restrictions on immigration for Indians resulted in the phenomenon of... | 2022 | |
| 754 |
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Novy, Jenna | Selective and Localized Marking of Activated Dendritic Spines Using a Novel Genetic Construct, Slayr | The brain's ability to store memory is as remarkable as it is complex. The mechanism behind memory storage is still not fully understood and has become an essential question in the neuroscience field. Long-term memories are thought to form via the strengthening of specific connections between neuron... | 2020 | |
| 755 |
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Emeney, Drew | Sensory experience in space: an analysis of phenomenology and wineries | Architects commonly design spaces for primary human needs based on design necessities, but dwelling is much more than just being sheltered; it is a subjective human experience. What you see, hear, touch, smell, or even taste can create a certain impression of a space. Therefore, the perceptions o... | Architecture; Winneries - Designs and plans | 2016-04 |
| 756 |
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Duffin, Calder | Sequence Activity Relaqtionships in a Radical Sam Peptide Maturase | Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide Tte1186a and several point mutation variants are synthesized using solid phase peptide synthesis with FMOC amino acids. Substrate recognition and thioether linkage formation from the radical S-adenosyl methionine Tte1186 maturase is d... | 2020 | |
| 757 |
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Shimko, Alison | Sex as a Potential Source of Bias in Adult Judgments of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorder | Previous research has shown the tendency for people to assign negative attributes to children with a variety of disabilities including neurodevelopmental disorders. The purpose of this study was to examine potential differences in ratings assigned by participants based on their sexes (Rater Male (RM... | 2017 | |
| 758 |
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Streng, Tara Kay | Sexual assault within the American university system: A review of policies, student perspectives, and recommendations | Part I - University Sexual Assault Policy Analysis and Recommendations Objective: Sexual violence within the collegiate environment is a pressing issue within American society. One way to address sexual violence is through the adaptation and implementation of a sexual assault policy by colleges and ... | Sex crimes - United States; College students - Crimes against - United States | 2014-12 |
| 759 |
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Owens, Spenser | Shareholder Activism and Gender Diversity | This paper will study gender diversity on corporate boards and in management positions within S&P 500 firms. I will review the literature on shareholder activism, and introduce anecdotes on what activist investors have done to influence gender diversity in firms. I will then perform quantitative ana... | 2018 | |
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Lee, Alexis Pearl | Shifting physical activity patterns among women: The historical and potential future impacts on pelvic floor and skeletal health | Successes in the battle for gender equality have helped empower women to become more physically active through exercise and sport in recent times than any other point in history, particularly since the passage of Title IX. As a result, many women are choosing programs of high intensity with impact, ... | Exercise - Physiological aspects | 2016-04 |
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Hanrahan, Molly | Short-Term medical missions: a tool for understanding damaging practices, best practices, and program evaluation | Short-term medical missions (STMMs), defined generally as short-length trips (ranging from 1 week to several months) where participants from one country travel to another country to provide medical or health-related care, have grown in popularity and number in recent years. As STMMs have grown, the ... | 2020 | |
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Heiner, Catherine | SHOTS FIRED | Recent national headline have drawn attention to the use of "trigger warnings" on college campuses. These warnings, initially used to help survivors of traumatic events, have been described as a way to infantilize college students and a precursor to censorship. This project will examine the circumst... | 2017 | |
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Matlock, Sara | Should we resurrect the glass-steagall act? | Banking regulations have been a hot topic on both sides of the aisle in every election cycle since 2010. Americans can expect the debate to continue in the upcoming midterms and again in the next presidential election. Minor changes in banking regulations may not make much of a difference in the liv... | 2022 | |
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Peck, Torri | Sibling support in families where multiple members have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes | Type 1 diabetes (T1D) requires consistent management. In addition to being distressing for the individual diagnosed with T1D, it also affects the people around them, especially the family. Families members provide support for the person diagnosed with T1D, with parents playing a major role (especial... | 2021 | |
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Hunter, Samuel | Signaling Role of the Hamp Domain in the Escherichia Coli Serine Chemoreceptor | The chemoreceptor Tsr enables Escherichia coli to track serine gradients in its environment. Binding of serine to the periplasmic domain propagates a signaling conformational change through other domains of the chemoreceptor molecule to modulate the activity of CheA, a kinase associated with t... | Chemoreceptors - Research | 2016-07 |
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Bauer, Malea | Silence is violence: a nationakl legislative proposal for the criminalization of the enabler to institutional abuse | For centuries, institutions have exploited their power to abuse the vulnerable and avoid culpability. In many cases, the abuse would not have been possible if not for the institutional underpinnings which protect the perpetrators. These people, who initiate cover ups or turn a blind eye, ought to be... | 2023 | |
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Olsen, Nicholas | Simple Molecular Models for Chiral Crystallization | Chiral molecules play an important role in many biological processes.1 Important chiral biomolecules include certain amino acids, sugars, DNA, RNA, and many proteins. Chiral molecules have enantiomers, mirror-image isomers that cannot be superimposed on each other. The classic analogy to enantiomers... | 2020 | |
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Whitmore, Tabitha | Simultaneous measurement to human auditory nerve and brainstem potentials: efects of upward spread of excitation | Hearing sensitivity in infants and adults is often assessed by measuring brain waves in response to sound. Common neural measurements of hearing sensitivity are the compound action potential (CAP) and auditory brainstem response (ABR), which emphasize activity from neurons in the auditory nerve (AN)... | 2022 | |
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Anderson, Sheyne | Sinap types a run-time language for data-description | Sinap IDE is an editor for graph-based programming languages (as distinct from textbased). To facilitate versatility in Sinap IDE it was necessary to design a language (Sinap's Type System) to generically describe families of well-formed cyclic data structures. This language can be used to maintain ... | 2017 | |
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Ticknor, Claire | Sintering of 3D printed steel-copper functionally graded materials | Over the past several years, additive manufacturing has continued to expand and advance toward more promising responses to high-performance multi-functional applications. One such response is the utility of functionally graded materials (FGMs). In an FGM, the composition and structure gradually chan... | 2021 | |
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Smith, Enoch | Sisterwives & submission?: gender power dynamics in polygynist marriages | Polygamy has caught national attention. Most of it has focused on court proceedings against the FLDS Church's alleged child sexual abuse practices, and TV shows like Big Love and Sisterwives. Both present polar opposite perspectives on the practice, but what do we really know about the practice? My... | Apostolic United Brethren; Polygamy - United States | 2015-06 |
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young, Sierra Kame'ekua | Sleep quality & early life war exposure: insomnia among vietnamese older adults in the vietnam health and aging study | We aim to explore the associations between insomnia, early-life war-related stressors, recent life events, and other health and environmental factors in a sample of 2,447 older Vietnamese adults derived from the 2018 Vietnam Health and Aging Study (VHAS). Insomnia is one of the main symptoms of a va... | 2023 | |
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Newton, James | Social behaviors in the developing Danio Rerio larva and adult Danionella | Larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) in most respects excel as an animal model in the study of neural networks, due to their small size and optical transparency. These traits permit optogenetic manipulation and live neuronal imaging of the entire brain, which when paired with behavioral analysis, have pot... | Zebrafish (Zebra danio) - behavior; Zebrafish - embryology; Zebrafish - physiology | 2016-04 |
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Le, Van | Social externalities of community college education | It has been repeatedly shown that increasing a person's level of education increases their income earning potential as well. This correlation is used to support recent tuition-subsidies for community college students that several states -such as Oregon and Tennessee -have begun to implement and t... | Municipal universities and colleges | 2016-04 |
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Hawkins, Lisa | The social market: Commitment to responsibility in a changing generation | As the partisan divide in U.S. politics grows wider, actionable and proactive policy making becomes more difficult to achieve. To address growing social issues, then, a more flexible and evidence-based approach must be realized. In the last 40 years, the United States has employed varying levels of ... | Public opinion; Social responsibility of business | 2016-05 |
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Morgan, Kate | Social media as the modern diary: authenticity and prevalence of personal record keeping | Social media is one of the newest forms of publishing, catering mainly to an individual and their thoughts to an audience ranging from anyone who uses a particular platform, to a curated list of those they have allowed to follow them. It has become a part of daily life for many, allowing anyone to p... | Social Media; Personal Records; Journaling; Authenticity | 2023 |
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Jimenez, Cecilia Cardozo | Social-Emotional Problems in Toddlers: Relationship with Language Development and Autism Risk | Purpose:Children with language delays are at increased risk for persistent difficulties such as language disorder, learning disability, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Further, the presence of a language delay may also indicate risk for social-emotional problems. However, research examining so... | Language Development Disorders - in infancy & childhood | 2016-08 |
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Loveland, Jessica | Sociolinguistic differences between Japanese and English as seen through English translations of Manga | Manga (Japanese graphic novels) is a growing market in the United States and allows readers from foreign countries access to literature in a way that is enjoyable and easily accessible. However, translating manga from Japanese to English provides an interesting challenge as the Japanese language enc... | Comic books, strips, etc -- Japan; Japanese language -- Social aspects; English language -- Social aspects | 2016-05 |
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Neofitos, Evangelos | Solid timber: emerging construction methods and materials | Today, more than ever, the construction industry, the architecture industry, and our environment is in dire need of renewable materials. Out of the multitude of standardized materials within the building industry, wood is the most sustainable. This research focuses on the evaluation of cross-laminat... | Building, Wooden - Design and construction; Laminated wood construction | 2014-05 |
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Peterson, Mikal | Somatic chromosome pairing in interspecific drosophila hybrid and hybried rescue crosses | Homologous chromosomes of somatic tissue pair together in Drosophila. One current model proposes that somatic pairing starts in an undirected manner; when sites on the chromosome, called "buttons", come into contact and pair. Then, after this initial pairing, the rest of the chromosome then synapses... | 2022 | |
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Williams, Zachary | Spatial Configuration and Life for People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | We live in a world designed for a specific type of person. This thesis investigates the needs of a marginalized group that is not often considered in our modern discourse when talking about disability. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects 1 in 11 people and causes an inability to ... | 2018 | |
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Vu, Tessa | Spatial investigation of toxic sites and water a focus on racial equity | This study puts a spotlight on the relationships among toxic sites (i.e. Brownfields, Superfunds, and Toxic Release Inventories), income, race, and water features such as groundwater wells and streams, all within the Salt Lake County, Utah target area. There were two hypotheses to be tested, which a... | 2022 | |
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Olivia Hanson | Spinal cord injury-induced neuropathic pain & the gut microbiome: a review | Most spinal cord injuries (SCI) result in spinal cord injury-induced neuropathic pain (SCINP). SCI-NP is a major healthcare concern given the extensive burden it places on both patients and the healthcare system. This, coupled with the lack of effective and available treatments for those suffering f... | 2022 | |
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Thompson, Lauren | SptlC2 Deletion in Endothelial Cells: Implications for Arterial Function | Using pharmacological and genetic approaches to inhibit whole-body ceramide biosynthesis, our laboratory showed that this sphingolipid contributes importantly to hypertension and vascular dysfunction associated with diet-induced obesity in mice. Here we tested the hypothesis that inducible, endothel... | 2020 | |
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Thomas, J Payton | Stability of genetic oscillators with distributed delayed feedback | Genetic oscillators govern periodic phenomena in biology including circadian rhythms and are also the basis of biological clocks used in the design of synthetic genetic circuits. Models of genetic oscillators tend to neglect biological detail, however, because biological systems tend to be too compl... | 2023 | |
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Wainer, Tobin | Star clusters in the triangulum galaxy: star cluster catalog and mass function fitting | We construct a catalog of star clusters in the Triangulum Galaxy (M33). The catalog is the result of the Local Group Cluster Search (LGCS) citizen science project through Zooniverse, where users classify images from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). We base our star cluster catalog on the fraction o... | 2021 | |
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Whalen, Zachary | Statesmen in the arena: The policy and politics of the ancient games | The intent of this work is to illuminate the many ways in which policy and politics influenced the games of Ancient Greece and Rome, and to demonstrate their importance in understanding the persistence of the games beyond their religiously driven origins. Utilizing numerous ancient sources, this th... | Olympic games (Ancient); Athletics - Greece - History; Athletics - Rome - History | 2016-04 |
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Vlasic, Kajsa | Storytelling and the patient experience: Narratives of breast cancer survivors | Through my young life, I have been fortunate enough to be surrounded and supported by a loving and extended family of mothers. Although I will only have one biological mom, I have collected other women as role models and confidantes who have guided and spoken words of encouragement through my most i... | Breast cancer patients' writings | 2014-12 |
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Hawe, Samantha | Strained alliance: American ideal and Saudi expertise in fostering Islamic extremism | During the Cold War, the United States and Saudi Arabia worked together to bolster the efforts of Islamic fundamentalist groups who were battling the Soviet Union. The training, funding, and connections given to some groups in that era led to many of the conflicts in the Middle East today, such as... | Islamic fundamentalism; Radicalism | 2016-05 |
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Hahm, Suhyun | Stressors of varying properties induce differences in the modulation of behavior and biology | Stress induces enduring behavioral and biological consequences. Despite its pervasiveness, the biological and neural processes underlying its effects remain largely unknown. The existing literature generally examines the repercussions of stress from the aspect of a single stressor; however, stressor... | 2022 | |
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Skedros, Gregory Athanasios | Structural and material changes in the sheep radius from newborn to adult: Functional adaptation versus developmental constraint | Bones that exhibit marked changes in structural and material characteristics during ontogeny are potentially useful for studying the mechanisms that produce functional adaptations. The diaphyseal region of the sheep radius was examined because it is relatively simply loaded in cranial-caudal bending... | Functional adaptations - Sheep; Developmental constraint - Sheep; Ontogeny | 2015-08 |
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Farrall, Nicholas | Structural characterization of the full-length exocyst complex by transmission electron cryo-microscopy | The exocyst is a conserved octameric protein complex in eukaryotes that is essential for tethering and fusion of vesicles to the plasma membrane. Composed of eight subunits, it is essential for growth, secretion, and developmental processes and has been implicated in cell motility, autophagy, cell d... | Saccaromyces cerevisaie - Cytology; Cryomiscroscopy - Research | 2014-05 |
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Lee, Cindie | Structured versus unstructured day: physical activity among adolescents during covid-19 | Background: Structured settings, specifically school, have been understood to promote physical activity (PA) in children. During the COVID-19 pandemic, students were required to attend school remotely, in an unstructured setting. The purpose of this study is to examine the physical activity of child... | 2022 | |
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Martin, Kaylee N. | Student domain interest and its impact on systems thinking in General Education | There have not been many empirical investigations into the benefits of various specialized general education pathways offered by colleges and universities. This study will investigate systems thinking outcomes related to environment and health fields from programs specifically offered by the Univers... | 2022 | |
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Dyer, Jamie | Studies of Spectral Variability of Quasars with Multi-Epoch Analyses | Quasars are supermassive black holes known to drive galaxy formation. They can have masses up to 109 solar masses and are the most luminous known objects in the sky, making them very important trackers of cosmic evolution. Given the large amount of research already surrounding quasar astrophysics, t... | 2017 | |
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Bull, August John | Studying Galois Representations Using Elliptic Curves | Diophantine equations and their solution sets are prominent subjects of study in number theory. These equations are often studied modulo prime numbers or prime ideals in field extensions. Galois Theory is well-suited to study field extensions, but Galois groups are often mysterious. To remedy this, ... | 2020 | |
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Clark, Calli | Studying hypothetical electromagnetic earthquake precursors using a global finite-difference time-domain model | Electromagnetic (EM) precursors may be detectable by satellites and ground-based stations before large earthquakes strike and destroy entire cities. However, earthquakes are near impossible to predict as the physics of earthquake precursors is still poorly understood. This paper reports a global... | earthquake prediction - Research; Seismology - Research; Earthquake hazard analysis; Earthquake precursors; Electromagnetic signals; Ionospheric physics; Finite-difference time-domain model | 2016-04 |
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Collingridge, Brooklyn | Substance use disorder treatment limitations for women veterans experiencing homelessness | The risk of developing substance use disorder (SUD) is particularly high among women Veterans experiencing homelessness. Access to high-quality tailored healthcare in Veterans' primary care centers-known as Patient-Aligned Care Teams (PACTs)-is needed in order to address the unique combination of ge... | 2024 | |
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Enriquez, Trisha Pauline Diaz | Substrate use within the drosophila melanogaster species subgroup | Effective sensory perception is a vital aspect of survival for living organisms such as Drosophila. More specifically, olfaction, or the sense of smell, is essential because the detection of odors allows it to find potential food, danger, or specifically, where to lay eggs. This review will examine ... | 2021 | |
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Lami, Morgan | Subverting the Stereotype: Sherman Alexie's an Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian as a crucial Intervention in Today;s Language Arts Classrooms | Sherman Alexie is known as the contemporary voice for the modern American Indian because of his deep and wide popularity amongst many different ethnic and racial groups. His novels and short stories have become very popular in classrooms and libraries across the nation. By being the voice of a whole... | 2016 |