Role of Electrical Synapses in Dopamine Transmission in the Brain

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Josh Nelson, Seth Stapley and Scott Steffensen, Psychology Introduction- Drug addiction has long been a major detriment to society. Its pervasive effects can tear apart the lives of addicted individuals. Many of these individuals go without seeking professional help. In 2015, 22.7 million Americans (8.6 percent) needed treatment for a problem related to drugs or […]

Open-source Consistency Evaluation for Chinese Word Segmentation

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Blake Smith and Robert Reynolds, Digital Humanities Chinese in its written form, whether typed or penned, does not separate its characters by spaces. Imagine if this were the case with English, and a sign for a job fair were to display “opportunityisnowhere.” Regardless of the intent being to announce that “opportunity is now here,” the […]

Explaining Variation in Support for Refugees and Recent Immigrants in the United Kingdom

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Katy Smith and Joshua Gubler, Political Science Introduction On the heels of the Brexit vote and growing anxiety accompanied with leaving the European Union, immigration in the United Kingdom persists as a breaking point between native Britons, immigrants, and recent asylum seekers. To dispel the fervent animosity between these groups, humanization needs to occur in […]

Gas Detection System for Biomass Cookstove Emissions

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Jeffery Smith, Cyera Bishop and Matthew Jones, Mechanical Engineering The purpose of this research project was to explore Peruvian social and cultural behaviors that typically prevent successful improved cookstove adoption in resource-limited settings as well as suggest ways to educate locals about the benefits of improved cookstoves. This will be done by a BYU Global […]

The Human Condition of Coping

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Ryan Shumway and Robert Machoian, Design Introduction The intention and purpose of my project was to observe the condition of Puerto Rico as a whole and learn coping methods used by the people who survived Hurricanes Maria and Irma. The “Human Condition” is a phrase I picked up from the famous photographer Platon who is […]

Pre-service Teacher’s Perceptions of Technology Integration in their Future Classrooms

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McKenzie Scoffield and Jennifer Wimmer, Teacher Education Introduction Due to the increase in technology in schools, teachers are required to understand how to use the technology, and how to integrate curriculum with it. Technology is incredibly diverse and holds limitless possibilities to the new design of innovative learning. It is also becoming increasingly more common […]

Moral Transformation of Religious Conflict: Believers & Bonfire in Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Brinnan Schill and Jacob Hickman, PhD, Anthropology The purpose of this project was to investigate the cultural and historical implications of contemporary religious changes among two case studies of millenarian movements, drawing specifically on ethnographic field research already conducted in a Hmong village in Northern Thailand, and continuing research on conflict transformation among the Protestant […]

Remembering “The Good Life”

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Colby Sanford and Joseph Ostraff, Art Introduction They’re selling the family farm. In the summer of ‘73 my Grandparents left their home in Connecticut to follow the ideologies of Helen and Scott Nearing “to take [their] life into [their] own hands and live it in the country, in a decent, simple, kindly way” (Nearing, 11). […]

Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints: A Review of the Literature (1995-2017)

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Adrienne Rogers and Daniel K Judd, Ancient Scripture Introduction There are over 4,000 religions in the world today. One of the core functions of religion is to help individuals find meaning and purpose in life. Several researchers have found that this religious function impacts psychological well-being, often for the better. This relationship between religious belief, […]