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Sablan, Mariana Serena | Pacific islanders: students left behind or forgotten | The term "Pacific Islander" encompasses a very broad, very diverse and very small population. The unique size and composition of the Pacific Islander (PI) community in the United States leads to two major consequences for Pacific Island students: they are often not catered to in educational environm... | | |
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Matyi, Joshua Matthew | Intelligence and neural activation : a test of the relationship between the neural efficiency hypothesis and repetition suppression | The Neural Efficiency Hypothesis (NEH) states that individuals with higher measured intelligence exhibit less neural activation on relatively simple tasks compared to those with lower intelligence (Haier et al., 1988). Furthermore, this phenomenon may interact with repetition suppression, or the red... | Intelligence levels - Physiological aspects; Neural networks (Neurobiology) | 2014-05 |
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Renz, Andy | Assessment of exercise-stimulated tissue oxygenation in calf muscle with functional MRI | Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects millions of patients in the USA, and effective diagnosis and management of PAD is a major clinical goal. One promising avenue of research towards the goal is through functional MRI, which provides non-invasive measurement of tissue oxygenation. For a group of ... | Arteries - Diseases - Diagnosis; Magnetic resonance imaging - Research; Calf muscle; Peripheral arterial disease; MATLAB | 2016-04 |
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Webb, Jeanelle | Mountain West parental atitudes and barriers related to HPV vaccination in rural settings | HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States and can cause the following cancers: cervical, vulvar, vaginal, penile, anal and oropharyngeal. There is a vaccine to prevent 9 strains of HPV most commonly associated with cancer and genital warts. Unfortunately, rates... | | 2021 |
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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 |
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Bell, Anthony W. | The expansion of pinyon-juniper woodland and the appearance of peromyscus truel in the Toiyabe range of central Nevada | In the early twentieth century field biologists from the University of California Museum of Vertebrate Zoology conducted vertebrate faunal surveys throughout the Great Basin region. Over the past several years we have been conducting resurveys of many of the localities visited by MVZ scientists. Our... | Piñon mouse -- Nevada -- Toiyabe Range; Piñon mouse -- Habitat -- Nevada -- Toiyabe Range; Piñon mouse -- Climatic factors -- Nevada -- Toiyabe Range | 2012-05 |
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Russo, Jennifer | Do reproductive-age women increase their physical activity levels during the first four weeks of the diabetes prevention program? | Purpose: The purpose of this thesis was to determine if reproductive-age women enrolled in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) increased their physical activity levels in the first four weeks of the lifestyle change program and to examine the relationship between physical activity levels and lifes... | | 2021 |
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Randall, Lynettee | Young Adults, the Impact and Experience of Commemorative Practices | This study uses qualitative methodology to investigate the self-reported impact commemorative practices have on bereaved young adults. The act of commemoration is defined in the literature review with special emphasis on traditional and non-traditional methods. The difference between traditional and... | Additionally; quotes; networks | 2019 |
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Green, Jared | Algebraic reconstruction optimization through precomputation of weights matrix | There are several methods for volumetric scene analysis. This research focuses on real-time optimization of the ray-driven projector for forward and backward projections in the application of medical x-ray imaging. One of the current methods used by Computed Tomography systems to produce 3D medical ... | | 2021 |
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Kleinman, Rachel | The rise of the big three: are institutional investors proactive environmental and social change agents? | | | 2022 |
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Weinberger, Caton | Infant attachment security as a predictor of academic outcomes among children who experienced early adversity: a mediational analysis examining executive functioning and language skills during early childhood | Identifying predictors of classroom success is critical for supporting children's education. My first aim was to examine whether infant attachment security is positively associated with four cognitive outcomes among a high-risk sample of children: pre-academic language skills and executive function ... | | 2022 |
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Zubair, Jonathan | Design and Implementation of a Shrouded Rotor for Uncreasing Quadrotor Performance | Quadrotors have come to serve myriad purposes and have seen use as platforms for diverse activities including videography and remote sensing. These versatile aircraft, however, cannot remain in flight for extended periods of time. This is due to several factors including the aerodynamic regime in wh... | | 2017 |
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Carpenter, McKenna | The anticorruption efficacy of the sarbanes-oxley act: examining the impact on fraud, independence, and turnover | This paper investigates the effect of the anticorruption 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) on corporate governance characteristics like board independence and, by extension, on executive turnover and other corporate reactions to fraud. Specifically, I compare fraud cases pre- and post-SOX--controlling f... | | 2022 |
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Blanton, Natalie | Female inmate sexual health literacy and disparities in the Salt Lake County jail | The rates of women interacting with the criminal justice system are increasing steadily yet little is known about the experiences of these women within the system as well as the latent effects that follow them throughout their lives. With a sociological perspective, one comes to understand the imm... | Incarcerated women; Sexual health; Reproductive health; Contraception; Women's experiences; Health literacy | 2014-05 |
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Bethards, Kylie | Analysis of AYA cancer patient priority symptoms through text mining software | Background Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer face frightening and often debilitating effects of their cancer. To support the care of AYAs, healthcare providers need to understand their distinct experiences, including their priority symptoms -- those that take the forefront of a pa... | | 2021 |
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Jensen, Sierra A. | Assessing Utah's 90th Percentile storm to understand bioretention design and cost to meet Utah's Modified stormwater mangeement rule | his research dissects and improves understanding of the implications of Utah's modified stormwater permit rule. By analyzing the 90th percentile (90th-P) storm depth calculation and modeling an urban watershed on the foothills of Salt Lake City, Utah; this project provides initial guidance to local ... | | 2018 |
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Verhaaren, Molly | Double-checking: a statistical analysis of twenty-first century U.S. election recounts | Election recounts are an integral part of voting history in the United States. Initiated by the political jurisdiction or by the candidate, they have the power to overturn previously decided election results and have done so on more than one occasion. However, that power may not be worth its price a... | | 2021 |
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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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Hansen, Mason | Interferon gamma inducible nampt and its role in resisting cancer cell growth | The tumor microenvironment (TME) is very complex and important due to its ability to influence the response of therapies on tumors. Immune cells infiltrate the TME and secrete inflammatory cytokines, such as interferon-gamma (IFNg), which help activate the immune system. This activation leads to an ... | | 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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DeHaan, Matthew | Citizens West residential building energy modeling | Citizens West is a newly-built development in Downtown Salt Lake City. This building was built by the Giv Group and is 100%. The Giv Group strives to build sustainable but affordable living. In order to determine ways to decrease prices, a digital twin of Citizens West was built, validated, and simu... | | 2023 |
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Hunter, Jessie Rabe | Effects of British Columbia's Carbon Tax on CO2 Emissions and Net Gasoline Sales | In 2008, British Columbia implemented the first comprehensive carbon tax in North America which covers nearly three quarters of all emitters in the province. This paper analyzes the effects of British Columbia's carbon tax on CO2 emissions and net gasoline sales using differences-in-differences and ... | | 2020 |
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Hawkley, Jesse Dean | Metropolitan divergence segregation patterns in New York and Detroit | Segregation is usually defined in terms of limiting a certain ethnic group to a single area through discriminatory institutional practices like racially restrictive covenants or redlining. However, segregation is also affected by household decisions and demographic processes. Through the mid-twentie... | Residential segregation - Detroit; Residential segregation - New York | 2016-04 |
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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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Brown, Audrey | Analyzing response patterns of olfactory bulb glomeruli at low odorant concentration regimes | Sensory input to the olfactory system begins with the binding of an odorant molecule to an olfactory receptor (OR) contained on the surface of an olfactory sensory neuron (OSN). Olfactory bulb (OB) glomeruli receive information from OSNs containing the same OR type and are thought to help process se... | | 2021 |