The Main Electron Source for Electron Transport in Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum

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Amy Sorensen and Dr. James B. Jensen, Microbiology The protozoa, Plasmodium falciparum, causes malaria, a disease that rivals tuberculosis in being the world’s largest killer. In order to combat malaria, new methods of chemotherapy, as well as better control of its causative agent are necessary. Knowing the main source from which P. falciparum gains its […]

Teaching French Literacy in West Africa as Part of a BYU Study Abroad Program

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Charles Thomas Sones and Dr. Chantel P. Thompson, French and Italian Before arriving in Africa, our contact had arranged for us to work in a village outside of Saint-Louis, Senegal, within walking distance of where we would be studying. We were told that a group of twenty adults and twenty children were already selected who […]

Dialogue as Character Revelation in Wuthering Heights

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Jennifer E. Shakespear and Dr. Cynthia L. Hallen, Linguistics In her novel Wuthering Heights, Emily Brönte uses the dialogue of her characters to disclose their inner-most workings. Like real humans, characters in novels share a part of themselves every time they speak. Their personalities, moods, demeanor, affections, dispositions, and affinities are revealed through language. By […]

The Effect of Displaying Dependencies on Software Maintenance

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Timothy D. Shadel and Dr. Peter Biggs, Computer Science Research has shown that the maintenance of existing software represents about 80% of the total development effort [1]. Up to 50% of a developer’s time may be spent trying to understand the software system [2]. Because maintenance costs are high, any methodology, tool, or training that […]

Mormon Buddhists or Buddhist Mormons?

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J. Sawat Selway and Dr. James A. Toronto, Asian and Near Eastern Languages Culture affects every religion. Mexican Catholics are different from Italian Catholics in their liturgy; Iranian Muslims are much stricter than Albanian Muslims in their attitude toward women; and Japanese Buddhists emphasize meditation more than Indian Buddhists. The Church of Jesus Christ of […]

An Examination of the Publication Procedure as it Relates to Students

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Rebecca Sederberg and Professors Doris R. Dant and Don E. Norton, English Students at Brigham Young University have a wealth of possible publishing options. These include not only on-campus essay collections and student-run magazines but also the commercial and trade markets of the general public. Our goal was to analyze the publication procedure from the […]

Engineering, Production and Optimization of a Bench Scale TCE Bioreactor

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David Schlesinger and Dr. Alan R. Harker, Microbiology Trichloroethylene (better known as TCE) has been used for decades as a solvent for fats, waxes, oils, paints, varnishes, and rubber. This characteristic of TCE has made it useful in industry for cleaning and degreasing; hence, its wide use at airports, and military installations. Along with these […]