Paul W. Richards and Dr. Kyle M. Rollins, Civil and Environmental Engineering Pheonix Gunite is an engineering firm responsible for the ongoing construction of several culverts (underground tunnels) in the Las Vegas area. These reinforced culverts serve a variety of purposes including pedestrian walkways and water transportation. My proposed project was to instrument the rebar […]
Angiotensin II-Mediated Switching of Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone to Arginine Vasopressin in the Paraventricular Nucleus Under Chronic Stress Conditions
Jason T. Rich and Dr. James D. Porter, Zoology The purpose of my study was to quantify the effects of angiotensin II on young rats under extreme stress. We hypothesized that we would observe an angiotensin II-mediated switch in brain hormonal expression from corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) to arginine vasopressin (AVP). Ten rats were equipped with […]
Millet Family History, “A Brief History of Artemus Millet, “ MS., 70-71 LDS Church Archives.
Kristen Proctor and Dr. Gordon Lindsay, Health Science In the fall of 1999, I developed a proposal to research the effects of literacy and education on the health and socioeconomic status of women in rural Mexico. Shortly thereafter, I was asked to facilitate a group of student volunteers going to the Dominican Republic (D.R.) as […]
Artemus Millet: Architect to the Kingdom
Josh E. Probert and Dr. Larry C. Porter, Church History and Doctrine The Kirtland Temple has presided over the Kirtland Flats of Northern Ohio for 164 years as an architectural testimony of the faith and industry of the Kirtland Saints. Much has been said about the Temple and the events that transpired therein, yet there […]
Synthesizing a Solution Phase Combinatorial Library to Discover Potent MDR Reversal Agents
John T. Prince and Dr. Merritt B. Andrus, Chemistry and Biochemistry The failure of chemotherapy in treating cancer is largely due to a phenomenon known as Multidrug Resistance (MDR). In MDR, cancer cells that have been exposed to a particular chemotherapeutic drug build up resistance not only to the drug originally administered, but to a […]
Report on ORCA-Funded Interpretation Research
Brian L. Price and Professor Mariam B. Labrum, Spanish and Portuguese Introduction Last year I submitted a proposal for funding to support a research project aimed at improving the quality of interpreter training at the undergraduate level for all those students with demonstrated interest in the field of interpretation. I claimed that such improvements would benefit […]
The Locating of Col11a2 Cell-Specific Enhancers
Jennifer L. Potter and Dr. Laura C. Bridgewater, Zoology The human skeletal structure is formed first by cartilage which later ossifies to bone. It follows, therefore, that if cartilage formation is aberrant, the resulting bone formation will be affected. Cartilage is composed of fibrils consisting of three types of collagen: type II, type IX, and […]
The Effects of Race and Gender in the Hiring Practicies of Elite Management Consulting Firms
Christopher L. Pitzak and Professor Lynn England, Sociology Introduction The purpose of my research was essentially to evaluate the effects that race and gender have in the hiring practices of elite management consulting firms. I chose this industry because of the effect it has in today’s business world. Given the fact that management consuting is predominantly […]
History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Poland Prior to World War II
Nathan C. Phillips and Professor Walter Whipple, German and Slavic Languages While serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Poland Warsaw Mission, I came across historical records indicating that as early as 1860 branches of the Church were formed in present-day Poland. According to those records, some of […]
The Deformation Path of the Metamorphic Complex, near Santaquin, Utah
Charity M. Phillips and Dr. Ron A. Harris, Geology and Dr. Steve Nelson, Geology The Precambrian rocks on Dry Mountain have been previously mapped by Davis (1983) and Witkind (1985) as Farmington Canyon Complex, found in the Wasatch Mountains near Farmington, Utah. Bryant in 1986 said that these rocks were “probably Farmington Canyon Complex” (FCC). This […]
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