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Andruski, Jordan Joseph | The social contract of international politics | The purpose of this research paper is to examine the extent to which states engage in the proposed idea of a currently forming international social contract and what effect have institutions had on this development. More specifically, the paper will examine the extent to which the development of int... | Social contract; International relations | 2013-05 |
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Delacenserie, Jessica | Utilizing classroom technology to strengthen elementary education | There is a disconnect in the current education system where there is an abundance of technology accessible to students but it is not being used in a way that enhances their education. The majority of software currently used in primary schools simply transfers books, homework assignments, etc. to mob... | Education, Elementary; Computer-assisted instruction; Education - Effect of technological innovations on | 2016-05 |
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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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Lotz, Mahalia G. | Victim/Survivor Notifications on Utah Sexual Assault Kit Re-Traumatization & Engagement in the Criminal Legal System | This paper provides context for the creation, discovery, and aftermath of the multitude of unsubmitted sexual assault kits. It continues by describing the efforts of the Utah Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) group to address the issues created by the unsubmitted kits. This paper specifically exa... | | 2019 |
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Paulsen, Tennille S. | The influence of body position on intra-abdominal pressure | Introduction: Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs), including urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, are common among women. The study of PFDs has yet to be fully explored within exercise and sport science. The measurement of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) during physical activity may help establi... | Pelvic girdle - Research; Intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) - Research | 2012-05 |
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Hadfield, Nicholas | Human pathways to the Great Salt Lake | How is the Great Salt Lake connected to our sense of place as residents of the Salt Lake Valley? This thesis seeks to explore the Great Salt Lake's spiritual, environmental, and economic importance to past, present, and future inhabitants of the Salt Lake Valley. To do so, the paper explores differ... | City planning - Utah; Great Salt Lake (Utah) | 2016-04 |
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Pittam, Emily Buhler | Clinically Significant Outcomes of a Multidimensional Intensive Stuttering Clinic | This study examined the etiology, symptoms, and treatments of stuttering. Its main purpose was to report a series of treatment outcome measures of the 2018 University of Utah Intensive Stuttering Clinic (ISC). The clinic implemented both stuttering management treatment (behaviors and emotions relate... | | 2019 |
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Hansen, Luke Freedom | Exploring the Effects of Virtual Reality on Empathy and Charitable Fundraising | The focus of this Honors thesis is to explore the effects of Virtual Reality ("VR") on empathy. More specifically, the purpose is to compare and contrast the ability of VR to evoke empathy against that of traditional two-dimensional media ("2D"). To accomplish this I (alongside a group of my peers) ... | | 2018 |
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Isom, Anika | Amniotic fluid treatment of vocal fold injury in an in vivo rabbit model | Hyaluronic acid (HA) injectables are a standard treatment for vocal fold injuries in both clinical and research settings. Results from these treatments are not permanent, however, and may vary in effectiveness. Because of this, there is a significant clinical interest in finding an alternative for H... | Vocal folds; rheology; wound healing of vocal folds; hyaluronic acid; amniotic fluid; regenerative medicine | 2022 |
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Troester, Landon | Communities and New Americans: the Process of Joining and Building Communities Among 1880-1920 Immigrants and World War II Refugees | During the late 19th and early 20th century, the United States faced substantial changes in the nature of European immigration to the country. Unlike previous phases of immigration, many of the European arrivals were from Southern and Eastern Europe, and as a result struggled to identify existing cu... | | 2019 |
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Jabini, Mohammad Emad | An Examination of Switchover Costs | This thesis project focuses on firm strategies that target consumer switchover costs of three industries: pharmaceuticals, information technology, and food processing. The project explores those that involve increasing customer dependency, predatory marketing, and hidden fees, which improve firms' b... | | 2018 |
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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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Thompson, Geneva EB | A history of interest covergence in University of Utah diversity related policies and programs | This paper will look at the history of interest convergence of the University of Utah Administration hi the implementation of diversity related programs and policies. Diversity programs and policies, especially with the pending ruling on Affirmative Action from the Supreme Court, are continuously un... | University of Utah - Faculty; University of Utah - Students; Affirmative action program in education - Utah - Salt Lake City; Minorities - Education (Higher) - Utah - Salt Lake City | 2013-04 |
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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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Rhodewalt, Lauren | Personality and emotion regulation contributions to executive function | A growing body of evidence suggests a relationship between personality characteristics and cognition. Additionally, coping styles, which themselves are related to personality traits, also appear to be related to cognition. Two coping styles are of particular relevance; these are (1) Cognitive Reappr... | Psychology | 1991 |
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Lebrecht, Maranda | Effects of ventilatory regimens on the prevalence of a common gastrointestinal disease in neonates | Necrotizing Enterocolitis, or NEC, is a common intestinal disease of preterm neonates. It is believed that bacterial colonization increases the risk of NEC. This study examines whether the type of ventilation of the neonate, either mechanical ventilation (MV) or non-invasive support (NIS), and the ... | Enterocolitis, Neonatal necrotizing - Research; Newborn infants - Diseases; Sheep as laboratory animals - Research; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Lymphocytes | 2016-05 |
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Liu, Julianne | Du bled a la banlieue et de Kif-Kif a Kiffe Kiffe: the creation of a new narrative | France has long been portrayed in a romanticized singular narrative as the country is routinely praised for high culture, enchanting art, and Republican values. However, beneath this gilded surface exists a complex past and present. Multifaceted exclusion forced immigrants into les banlieues, which ... | | 2021 |
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Furrer, Summer | Cellular and subcellular localization patterns of hepatitis delta virus in sjogren's syndrome salivary gland tissue | Primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disorder, predominantly affecting women, that causes dry eyes, dry mouth, fatigue, and other extraglandular manifestations (Le Goff et al., 2017). It has been shown that chronic pathogen exposure can lead to development of autoimmune diseases such as... | | 2022 |
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Hughes, Emma | The implications of carbon abatement for industrial composition and firm value | Marginal abatement cost curves (MACCs) serve as a representation of the costs or savings associated with various actions aimed at reducing green house gas (GHG) emissions. This thesis investigates whether investors could have earned abnormal stock returns by constructing portfolios that exploit diff... | | 2023 |
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Estrada, Johanna | BCR-ABL1 compound mutations combining key kinase domain positions confer clinical resistance to ponatinib in Philadelphia cromosome-positive leukemia | CML 1s caused by a random reciprocal translocation that joins the ABL1 gene on chromosome 9, with the BCR gene on chromosome 22. The result is the formation of the oncogenic BCR-ABL1 gene. This derivative chromosome is widely known as the Philadelphia Chromosome (Ph+), and it encodes a deregulated, ... | Leukemia -- Genetic aspects -- Research Leukemia -- Treatment -- Research | 2014-04 |
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Savage, Erica | Total Factor Productivity in the Construction Industry | Conventional wisdom asserts productivity growth within the construction industry has been in decline for decades in comparison to other US industries. If productivity is indeed low, there is an enormous opportunity for construction firms to create value. The purpose of this study is to test the conv... | | 2018 |
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Hatch, Kyleigh M. | Gender differences in the correlations between mobile personal financial management technology and financial outcomes | | | 2021 |
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Pelaez, Guillermina Loyola | Ecological Literacy: Education and Ecological Consciousness | Current and future environmental issues reveal the urgency of raising an ecologically literate society that possesses the necessary skills to address the needs of a changing world. The future of all depends on lifelong learners whose actions and intellect are strongly tied to the environments that s... | | 2017 |
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Fine, Keli | Executive functioning and grade point average in college students | Research has demonstrated a positive correlation between Executive Functioning (EF) and Grade Point Average (GPA; Duckworth, Tsukayama, & May, 2010; Latzman, Elkovitch, Young, & Clark, 2010; Knouse, Feldman, & Blevins, 2014). However, previous studies have failed to give a comprehensive view of all ... | Executive functions (Neuropsychology); Academic achievement | 2014-12 |
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Kooyman, Makaelyn | Alarm fatigue: An alarming situation | As the healthcare system of the United States continues to advance technologically, it seems that one cannot enter an intensive care unit (ICU) without being inundated with alarms from various monitors and pumps. Alarm fatigue, defined as the lack of response to an alarm due to sensory overload and... | Patient monitoring - Nursing; Monitor alarms (Medicine); Nurses - Attitudes; Medical instruments and apparatus; Alarm reaction | 2014-12 |