Angeline Abdo and Dr. Patricia Ravert, Nursing Abstract Background: Patient simulators are used in some nursing schools to simulate patient scenarios. Methods: Nursing students participated in five sessions using the simulator and completed a student perception instrument. Results: Participants felt the experiences recreated real-life situations and then tested clinical decision-making. The results indicated an increase […]
The Effect of Color Contrast on Consumer Trust in an E-Commerce Setting
Taylor Wells and Dr. Paul Benjamin Lowry, Information Systems As e-business is becoming an increasingly important part of the world economy, businesses are looking for methods and strategies to increase visitation to their websites and more importantly positively affect purchase intentions. One strategy for increasing purchase intention that has been found effective is to increase […]
Variable Interest Entity Disclosure A look at Financial Firms and the Disclosure of VIE’s
Brandon Seiter and Dr. Kay Stice, School of Accountancy and Information Systems In 2002 the FASB, which sets all accounting standards for US publicly traded companies, met with its international counterpart the IASB in what is know as the Norwalk Agreement. The two organizations released a joint statement announcing their intentions to create a project […]
How Background and Text Colors Affect Consumers Perceptions of Trust in an eCommerce Environment
Greg Moody and Dr. Paul Benjamin Lowry, Information Systems Department Abstract: As e-business grows, it becomes imperative that businesses create usable, aesthetically pleasing websites to increase user satisfaction and transactions. Several disciplines have researched the effects of color on people, but only limited research has examined the effects of color use in websites. This paper […]
Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy: A Case Study in Vietnam
Quan Mai and Dr. Kristie Seawright, Marriott School of Management Introduction In the global economy, there are dynamic forces that frame the business environment. In both developed and developing countries, one of these forces is the growing number of entrepreneurs whose internal motivation drives them to seek for new opportunities to overcome their current economic […]
Service Recovery Expectations in Unstable Economies
Charlotte L. Hoopes and Dr. Kristie Seawright, Romney Institute of Public Management Despite the efforts and precautions a company may take to avoid errors or breakdowns during service delivery, failures are, at one time or another, bound to occur. Still, as unavoidable as service failures appear, organizations cannot afford to ignore the significant costs that […]
How the Global Leadership Manager Program at Brigham Young University Effects the English Skill of Hyundai Executives
Michelle (Kyoung) Huo and Professor C. Brooklyn Derr, Global Management Center Global Leadership Manager Program (GLMP) is a twelve-week program at Brigham Young University (BYU) for the general managers of Hyundai Corporation, one of the largest company groups in South Korea, to experience a semi-MBA course. The program, otherwise known as the Hyundai Heavy Industries program, […]
Economic Influence on Pediatric Health Care in a Medically Pluralistic Society: An Ethnographic Study among the Asante people of Ghana
Kevin Gamett and Drs. Randy Val Johnson, William Carl Olsen There are many factors that influence decisions regarding medical care, including financial, situational, and ideological issues. Families may choose to avoid modern health care facilities because of the costs associated with hospital stays, treatment regimes, transportation, and lost time. Long waiting times, disrespectful treatment from […]
Antarctic Soil Microbial Food Webs: Molecular Analysis of Nematode Gut Contents
Kyle Winkler and Dr. Byron Adams, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Soils are the basis of agriculture and the sustainability of life as we know it. Despite this fact, we know very little about soil ecosystem function and what biotic organization is required for effective nutrient cycling in soils. In this project, I attempted to better […]
Degeneration of Articular Cartilage in the Temporomandibluar Joint of Mice with Disproportionate Micromelia (Dmm)
Robert R. Seegmiller, Physiology and Developmental Biology Introduction Osteoarthritis is a common degenerative joint disease affecting humans today. This disease leads to premature degradation of articular cartilage in joints, such as the knee, and it can be caused by mutations in collagen coding genes. Collagen is the basic building block of cartilage, so any mutations […]
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