Chad Losee and Dr. Darren Hawkins, Political Science Some have argued that, once established, international criminal tribunals, like the one established in Sierra Leone, are not responsive to external influence given their independence and insulation.1 I tested this hypothesis as the null by comparing the discretion granted international prosecutors by court creators with the latitude […]
Getting Langue Winded: How the European Union Language Policy Came to Be
Clinton Richard Long and Dr. Mark Choate, History Department The purpose of my research was to figure out the purpose of the European Union’s (EU) language policy. With twenty-three official languages representing the twenty-seven member-states of the EU comes a great deal of inefficiency. Lots of money is spent on the interpretation and translation and […]
The Effects of Anesthesia on Midbrain GABA neurons
Stuart Layton and Dr. Scott Steffensen, Center for Neuroscience, Department of Psychology Consciousness has perplexed neuroscientists for decades. What is consciousness and how is it obstructed by anesthesia? Every year doctors expose thousands of people to general anesthesia. Anesthesia does several things, it prevents the perception of pain, renders a patient unconscious, inhibits the formation […]
Generalized Qualitative Response Models
Brad Larsen and Dr. James McDonald, Economics Qualitative response (QR) models are used by economists, biometricians, epidemiologists, statisticians, and others to estimate the effect of certain variables on a binary (“yes” or “no”) response. For example, economists use QR models to answer the question, “What factors influence a woman’s decision to work? For years, biometricians […]
A Brief Analysis of Chinese Foreign Aid
Steve Kapfer and Dr. Eric Hyer, Political Science As development continues to remain a stubborn, yet salient problem to address, an increasing number of researchers are trying to determine what factors affect development. One of the most popular means of promoting development is through official development aid (ODA) because it is thought to provide the […]
Establishing an Ethical Entrepreneurship
Scott Hannay and Dr. David P. Crandall, Anthropology Today more than ever, people have a desire to reach out to help others—both internationally and domestically. Technology has brought the world’s problems to the living rooms of the more for-tunate. Unlimited options exist for attempting to mitigate the challenges of addressing hunger, malnutrition, poor education, poverty […]
Assessing Anasazi Mobility through Ceramics
Alan B. Gelder and Dr. Joel C. Janetski, Anthropology There are some compelling questions about variations in the subsistence patterns of the Anasazi that are still unanswered. It is possible that within the Escalante Valley of south-central Utah, the Anasazi practiced a more mobile lifestyle than is thought to be common—camping at some distance from […]
Endothelial Dysfunction and Short-term Exposure to Fine Particulate Pollution from Coal Combustion: Data collection and Analysis
Matthew Gee and Dr. C. Arden Pope III, Economics Department Exposure to elevated concentrations of ambient particulate matter (PM) has been implicated as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality. Short-term elevated PM exposures and related inflammation may contribute to acute complications of atherosclerosis by accelerating the progression of atherosclerosis, and triggering plaque rupture. […]
Family Matters: Income Distribution Effects of Changing Family Structure; Honors Thesis
Julia DeLong and Dr. Clayne Pope, Economics One of the more profound and far-reaching social transformations America went through in the latter half of the twentieth century was the growing replacement of married households by single (never married) and divorced households. While the sociological consequences of this transformation are generally debated, we seldom consider the […]
Chinese Life in California during the Gold Rush Era: Better or Worse than Life in China?
James Cross and Dr. Jay Buckley, History The relationship between the Caucasian Americans and the Chinese immigrants in California during the gold rush is a topic that has captured the interest of many historians. Of the available literature related to the Chinese, most focus on racial prejudice as a result of labor competition or their […]
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