Analysis of the Variable Star V402 Cephei

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Summer Dale Beckstrand and Professor Michael D. Joner, Physics and Astronomy The evolution of stars is critical to understanding the universe. Many stars go through a stage of instability in their lifetimes. When they are in this stage they are referred to as “intrinsic variable stars,” or pulsators. These stars pulsate, that is they expand […]

Three-Dimensional Modeling of Two Forms of the Hepatitis B Virus

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Rebecca Baum and Dr. David M. Belnap, Chemistry and Biochemistry The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a pathogen that causes liver disease and death in over one million individuals per year. It is an enveloped retrovirus that is composed of a protein capsid surrounding a nucleic acid core. This nucleic acid core, depending upon the […]

Exploring the Open-Response Task as a Tool for Assessing the Understanding of Fifth- Grade Students in the Content Area of Fractions

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Heather Bahlmann and Professor Janet G. Walter, Mathematics Education Department Purpose and Framework Inferring student understanding is at the heart of improvement in mathematics learning and teaching. Assessment provides valuable information which can be used to “promote growth, modify programs, recognize student accomplishments, and improve instruction” (NCTM, 1995, p.27). It is imperative that the methods for […]

Additional Elements for Improving the Accuracy of the Compositional Analysis of Bullet Lead

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Will Ashby and Dr. Lawrence B. Rees, Physics and Astronomy History of CABL Bullets often mutate or fragment upon impact. This can erase physical markings such as rifling. Until the development in the mid 1900s of techniques for precisely analyzing elemental compositions of materials such as lead, forensics scientists could do nothing to compare bullets […]

The Lived Experiences of Children who Have a Sibling with a Chronic Disability

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Holly Willardson and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, College of Nursing Between 5-31% of children in the United States will experience a chronic condition in their lifetime, a number which can only be expected to climb with the advances of medical technology that allow these children to live longer. Because of this rise in US children with […]

A Comparison of Growth Rates in Premature Infants in Tucamàn, Argentina and the United States: A Secondary Data Analysis

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Emily Sears and Professor Joann Abegglen, College of Nursing Extrauterine growth, or growth outside the womb following birth, is a serious challenge and concern in premature neonates. Preterm infants have low birth weights simply because they have not reached full growth and development at the time of birth. In addition to prematurity itself, preterm infants can […]

DECREASING STUDENT NURSE ANXITY THROUGH MENTORED LEARNING

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Denise Mann Anxiety is persistent feeling throughout the nursing school experience for the majority of students. Kleehammer, Hart and Keck conducted an anxiety study in which they found that nursing students face high levels of anxiety especially concerning “the initial clinical experience on a unit and fear of making mistakes” (1990). When student nurses suffer […]

Implementing Pediatric Stimulator Experience: Student Satisfaction

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Elizabeth Laney and Dr. Patricia Ravert, College of Nursing Purpose: The purpose of this project was to implement the pediatric simulator into the Nursing Pediatrics course and then assess student satisfaction. This included learning about how to run the patient simulator, finding study cases related to clinical situations, and working with teachers to plan lab […]