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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 |
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Green, Austin | Measuring occupancy and occurrence of medium and large mammals in Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area using motion-activated camera traps | With expanding urbanization and development, human encroachment on wilderness areas continues to increase. In Utah, much of the once pristine and untouched mountain ecosystems of the Wasatch Front have been developed for recreation and other human use, and this increasing human-wildlife interaction... | Red Butte Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah); Wilderness area monitoring - United States; Wildlife conservation - Utah | |
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Warren, Bailey J. | In context of consumer education: the environmental, human health, and community based externalities of confinement operations in Brazil | Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (henceforth CAFOs) are a signature feature of modern food production and consumption. This thesis will explore the various types of environmental pollution and contamination that surround CAFOs and what this means for neighboring ecosystems, human health, and t... | | 2022 |
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Day, Bailey | Exploring the ethical event horizon: assessing an approach to responsible siting in black hole imaging | | | 2024 |
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Scott, Brooklyn | Genomic insights into lineage specific differences in macaque social behavior | Studies of behavioral variation in primates are increasingly examining the role that genes have in determining social styles. The genus Macaca, for which phylogeny plays a central role in behavior, represents a useful group to explore behavioral genetics. Differences in macaque aggression and age of... | | 2021 |
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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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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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Thissen, Caitlin | Establishing sense of place in an urban desert wasteland : reconsidering traditional design materials in contemporary building | A reconsideration of traditional and sustainable construction materials should not only be encouraged in the contemporary age, but should support the establishment of a more engaging spatial experience, culturally and ecologically. Traditional building and design materials preserve the local charact... | Sustainable architecture - Arizona; Building materials - Arizona; Pueblo architecture - Arizona | 2013-05 |
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| Exploring the ethical event horizon: assessing an approach to responsible siting in black hole imaging | The field of astronomy has a history of approaching large-scale development projects with a limited gauge of the interests of stakeholders beyond the immediate scientific community. Traditional processes of decision-making have demonstrated little regard for the broader communities affected by major... | | 2024 |
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Feliciano, Jeppesen Garcia | Development of Computational Strategies for Improved Environmental Simulations of Water Energy Balances, Air Quality, and Energy Use | In the last decade, there has been more focus on urban microclimate due to concerns for inhabitants' health, water and energy resource consumption, and air quality. The Green Environmental Urban Simulations for Sustainability (GEnUSiS) project uses large computational platforms including the Quick U... | | 2017 |
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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 |
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Beseris, Ethan | Biological impact protection in human facial hair | Our study investigated selective mechanisms that influenced the evolution of facial hair in human males (Homo sapiens). Beards are often perceived as an indicator of masculinity and social dominance in men, suggesting that they may play a role in male contest competition. Some authors propose that t... | | 2018 |
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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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Du Pre, Jessie J. | Gender differences in recollected consistency or change in same sex sexuality across the lifespan: Measuring linkages between flexibility in sexual attraction, behavior, and love propensity | The flexibility of same sex attractions, engagement in same sex sexual behaviors, and propensity to fall in love with same sex partners were examined by assessing selfreported change over time in men and women of heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual orientations. We sought to examine whether the l... | Same sex attraction; Gender differences | 2015-12 |
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Kobe-Rundio, Maya | In Our Element: Outdoor Recreation as a Tool for Female Empowerment and Community Building | This research investigates the meanings of outdoor recreation in the lives of college-aged female-identified and non-binary individuals. Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 16 current students and recent graduates of the University of Utah generated rich narratives on the themes of challeng... | | 2019 |
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Hoang, Uyen | The Misogyny of Climate Denialism and It's Influence on World Leaders' Climate Response | As our planet's climate crisis worsens every year, the actions of our world leaders become increasing imperative when addressing environmental issues. This research investigates the interconnectedness of misogyny and climate denialism by examining various identities and how they may influence, chang... | | 2020 |
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Hyer, Christina Cottrell | Effect of M1 Matrix Protein on Hemagglutinin Expression and Influenza Virus-Like Particle Production in Trichoplusia NI | Virus-like particles (VLPs) are a new and effective flu vaccine approach. VLPs are non-infectious and can produce robust immune responses. Flu VLPs are typically created by co-expressing the flu hemagglutinin (HA) surface antigen and the matrix protein M1-which assists in viral and VLP budding-in cu... | | 2017 |
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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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Spackman, James | Game feel development analysis of student game final project | Game feel expresses the unique "feeling" a game provides to the player and is seen as an underdeveloped language that game developers are looking to leave their mark on. Achieving good game feel is challenging and requires a substantial number of resources through slow incremental developmental test... | | 2023 |
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Ramous, Caroline | Is Intact Endothelial Cell Autophagy Required for Training-Induced Vascular Adaptations? | Macroautophagy is operational during basal conditions to maintain intracellular organelle and protein quality control, but is upregulated during cellular stress (e.g., dynamic exercise) to adapt to changing nutritional and energy demands. We tested the hypothesis that intact endothelial cell (EC) au... | | 2020 |
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Fluckiger, Kylee Renee | Flexible Sensing for Pressure Ulcer Detection and Prevention | Pressure ulcers are a common and harmful ailment among those who use a wheelchair for extended lengths of time. Periodic pressure relief actions performed by the wheelchair user have been shown to reduce the occurrence of pressure ulcers, but these actions may not be completed correctly or regularly... | | 2020 |
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Hernandez, Joshua L. | Surveying Preparedness in Operations management and information systems students and evaluating the importance of soft skills in the Job Market | Organizations around the world are becoming progressively more multinational, and complex as they seek competitive advantages in markets that experience changing consumer tastes, shifting technologies, and economic challenges. As a result, hiring managers do not seek merely to fill positions, but in... | | 2018 |
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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 |
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Caylor, Natalie | "Everything I really want to do": aging in place during the covid-19 pandemic | Aging in place allows older adults to live in one's own home and community safely, independently and comfortably. The majority of older adults hope to age in place for as long as possible, and a number of supportive factors are necessary to make aging in place successful. Literature suggests these f... | | 2022 |
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Jones, Adam | Give me a Viking Funeral: Fighting Ideology with Ideology in the Dystopia of V for Vendetta | A photograph of the Antarctic landscape is, for many, the only way through which they understand the continent's existence. Most have never travelled there and for them, photography and other representations of its geography are the only proof that it actually exists. This photograph then becomes th... | | 2015 |