Development of Integrated Pumps for Microdevices

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Melissa Draper and Dr. Adam Woolley, Chemistry Miniaturization offers several advantages in regards to protein characterization, including the potential to increase speed and throughput while reducing reagent consumption (and therefore reducing cost) during analysis. In recent years, the Human Genome Project has generated an unprecedented amount of genetic information; it has also instigated several developments […]

Effects of Protein Ratio and Concentration on Nitrogenase Catalyzed Substrate Reduction

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Kyrsten Ann Crawford and Dr. Gerald D Watt, Chemistry and Biochemistry Although the earth’s atmosphere is approximately 80% nitrogen (N2) gas, this form of nitrogen is inert and must be reduced and “fixed” into a useable form of nitrogen through the process of nitrogen fixation. Nitrogen fixation is an important biological process in the earth’s […]

Pre-Service University Math Education Programs in Japan

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Vonn R Christenson and Dr. Blake Peterson, Mathematics Education For years the United States has lagged behind the international community in mathematical performance at the elementary and secondary education levels. In the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), differences between the teaching style in Japan and the United States were studied, identified and recorded. […]

Reinforcement Learning Task Clustering

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James Carroll and Professor Todd Peterson, Computer Science Reinforcement Learning is a process whereby actions are acquired using reinforcement signals. A signal is given to an autonomous agent indicating how well that agent is performing an action. The agent then attempts to maximize this reinforcement signal. One common method in reinforcement learning is Q-learning where […]

Calculating Cold Non-Neutral Plasma Modes Using Finite Difference Schemes in a Non-Orthogonal Coordinate System

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Donald M Cannon and Dr. Ross L Spencer, Physics and Astronomy A plasma is a gaseous collection of charged particles. Although the particles move relatively independently, their interactions with each other as well as with externally applied fields result in collective behavior such as waves and turbulence. The complexity of this behavior has been one […]

Long-Term Effects of Hospitalization in Children

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Katie Johnson and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, College of Nursing In an effort to improve nursing practice with children, this study looked at the long-term effects and memories of childhood hospitalization on adults. In young children, common behavioral changes observed include; initial aloofness toward parents followed by dependency behaviors, nightmares or new fears, resistance to going […]

Prenatal Care: A Study of Perceived and Actual Barriers for Utah County Women

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Melanie Droubay and Dr. Rosanne Schwartz, Nursing Prenatal care is a significant indicator of health care. Women who receive both early and adequate prenatal care have less problems with their pregnancy as well as decreased neonatal, infant and maternal mortality (Kiely & Kogan, 2000). Because Utah has a proportionally high volume of pregnancies, prenatal care […]

Enterprise Technology on Trial

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M Cody Woods and Dr. Conan Albrecht, School of Accountancy and Information Systems Corporations in today’s high-tech business world must be fully networked internally and externally to be competitive. Quick development and employment of connection applications is vital to a corporation’s success. Only by effectively connecting internally to all divisions and externally to customers, suppliers […]