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101 Biskupiak, AnyaMindfulness: a multi-faceted solution to a failing criminal justice system?Current rehabilitation programs are insufficient among U.S. prisons. A prison is often a place of intense stress, fear, and intense or anger-provoking situations. Since prison education has started to become common in more and more prisons, a course to help inmates address the daily stressors of lif...2023
102 Barnick, KelseyUnderstanding the role of interstate highway 80 on mammalian community composition of the Wasatch Mountain range using camera traps2020
103 Bauer, MaleaSilence is violence: a nationakl legislative proposal for the criminalization of the enabler to institutional abuseFor 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
104 Weinberger, CatonInfant 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 childhoodIdentifying 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
105 Peterson, MikalSomatic chromosome pairing in interspecific drosophila hybrid and hybried rescue crossesHomologous 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
106 Nilson, Jens C.An examination of the bioethical and legal dilemmas surrounding genetic editing through narrative and story tellingExamining complex topics and issues through narrative and storytelling is a staple of the fiction genre. By presenting abstract problems and ethical dilemmas in a relatable context, and giving examples attached to real characters, the reader becomes emotionally and mentally invested in the issues fa...2022
107 Mallender, ZacharyAssay of the dreem device on sleep metrics and an exploration of sleep staging in chronic short sleepers during time in bed extensionDespite clear and plentiful research that sleeping less than seven hours per night has a wide array of health consequences, a large portion of American adults report sleeping less than seven hours per night and thus receive chronic insufficient sleep. Many studies exploring the consequences of insuf...2022
108 Olivia HansonSpinal cord injury-induced neuropathic pain & the gut microbiome: a reviewMost 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
109 Jowers, Jackson F.Sustainable support for America's children: the expanded child tax credit of 2021 and the pressing need to implement a bipartisan, long-term child allowance policy in the United StatesThe United States has a vested interest in providing support for families raising children. Over the past 25 years, the country has used a tax code provision known as the Child Tax Credit (CTC) to provide financial assistance to parents raising children. This paper presents a synthesis of relevant p...2022
110 Halberg, CharlesOn causality in machine learningAlthough 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
111 Draper, Mark HelzenWriting off nature: how literacy changes our relationship with the naturalThis thesis will examine how writing has changed our relationship with the natural world. Using a phenomenological methodology in combination with media theory, I will examine the costs and benefits of the revolutionary invention of alphabetic writing on that relationship to our lived-experience of ...2022
112 Andersen, KaraCervical dorsal root ganglion imaging for studying neuronal nocicieptive ciruit changes in migranine modelsMigraine neuroscience is a field in its infancy, with migraine being a remarkably common yet poorly understood sensory circuit disorder. It is characterized by attacks of unilateral, throbbing craniofacial pain, with sensitivity to movement, visual, auditory, and other afferent inputs. Migraines can...2022
113 Christian, Lauren PiperUtilizing feedback from Utah families with asthmatic children to mitigate air pollution health consequencesAir pollution is an ongoing public health threat in the US and in Utah. While air pollution triggers asthma, we know little about what parents of asthmatic children think about what schools, health care providers and policymakers should do to improve air quality and their children's health. Data to ...2022
114 Woolston, Caleb M.Impact of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms on baseline self-reported safety behaviors versus observer-rated safety behaviors during the trauma film paradigmBackground: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a high burden disorder marked by safety behaviors (SB), which are covert or overt actions used to escape distressing feelings or places. However, literature suggests scores on observer-rated and self-reported SBs can be discrepant, creating a need...2022
115 Munn, JacksonDetermining microbial community composition and methane flux or red butte canyon sediment over timeMethane is a potent greenhouse gas that is released from the soil into the atmosphere, which contributes heavily to global warming. One potential way of reducing the amount of methane in the air is through studying methane consuming bacteria (methanotrophs) and how they interact with other microbes ...2022
116 Kleinman, RachelThe rise of the big three: are institutional investors proactive environmental and social change agents?2022
117 Hall, AdamMy story is an ode to black thought
118 Goel, DivyamEvidence-based medicine in times of crises: what we can learn from covid-19 to adapt early on in a pandemicEvidence-based medicine (EBM) is the current philosophical paradigm by which contemporary healthcare practices are guided. A related field, evidence-based public health (EBPH), similarly advises practices in the field of public health. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated weaknesses in th...2022
119 Gills, LyraLiving while alive: a brief proposal for Puerto Piramides, Argentina, to attain Blue Zone Project Community (BZPC) statusIn 2004, Blue Zones, or places where men and women live well past 90 or 100 years of age, were discovered by Dan Buettner and his team from National Geographic. Today, there are five well known Blue Zones, as well as four Blue Zone Project Communities that can be found.Blue Zones; centenarians2021-05
120 Tazehabadi, TaraBioinformatics to detect functional interactions important for the DNA repair enzyme mutyhDNA is the blueprint of all biological life as it provides the means necessary for sharing of genetic information. DNA is formed and stabilized by interactions between four unique bases, Adenine (A), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G), and Thymine (T) which come together in predetermined patterns to create a...2022
121 Thomas, NathanielThe HIV-protective bystander effect in macrophages is viral glycoprotein dependent and likely conferred via upregulation of ISG IFITM3During an immune response against a specific antigen, often during viral infections, T cells not specific to the antigen can be activated, a phenomenon known as bystander response. The "bystander response" has been studied extensively in T cells, but when examined for macrophages through the lens of...2022
122 Pace, Eliza JaneHigh School curriculum on social media and mental wellbeing: combating the negative effects through education and applicationOver the past ten years, there has been a significant rise of depression and suicide rates in adolescents. These rates coincide almost exactly with the rise in smartphone use and the development of social media. Evidence of multiple studies over the last twenty years suggests that social media plays...2021
123 Schlegel, Isabelle B.Peptide-fab conjugates to improve treatment of neovascular age-related macular degenerationAge-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
124 Harris, MaxeneTargeting generational segmentations in advertisements through psychoraphic attributes: the coca-cola companyMillennials have become the largest segment of consumers in the United States as of 2019, surpassing the Baby Boomer generation by over half a million people. Generation Z, while not as large in size, has become a driving influence in targeted marketing segmentation because of how influential their ...2021
125 Jensen, Emma MargaretThe history and legacy of the "Russian" violin bow holdBow hold is a critical component of violin technique; it greatly influences an artist's tone production and virtuosity. Because bow hold is based in part on performance style and individual preference, various approaches have been introduced over the past centuries. One such approach, the "Russian" ...2021
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