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Summary of Creative Activities Grant Results- Abinadi, an Opera in Two Acts

May 5, 2014 by admin

Meredith Ryan Taylor and Dr. David Sargent, Music Abinadi, at the time of this report, has not been completed. Originally the opera was intended to be finished with an orchestration requiring soloists, chorus and a small instrumental ensemble of not more than twenty players. Early on in the process of writing, Dr. Lawrence Vincent (head […]

Filed Under: College of Fine Arts and Communications, Music, ORCA-1999

Cloning The Ultrabithorax Gene In Tribolium Castaneum

April 30, 2014 by admin

Kara I. Ludlow and Dr. Randy Bennett, Zoology My original proposal was to clone the extradenticle gene in Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle); however, I worked in conjunction with Laura Newell who received an ORCA grant to work with Dr. Bennett cloning the Ultrabithorax gene of the red flour beetle. To further previous research, it […]

Filed Under: College of Life Sciences, MEG Physiology and Developmental Biology, ORCA-1999

Conservation Of The Che And Pho Systems In Escherichia Coli

February 19, 2014 by admin

Kimberly B. Zumbrennen and Dr. William R. McCleary, Microbiology Bacteria live in a continuously changing environment. In order to survive, bacteria must monitor nutrients, acidity, temperature, osmolarity, etc. The use of two-component systems to sense and respond to these environmental changes is a common motif observed in a wide variety of organisms. A two-component system […]

Filed Under: College of Life Sciences, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, ORCA-1999

Development of a One-piece, Aramid-polyurethane Bumper System For Automobiles

February 19, 2014 by admin

Brent Zollinger and Dr. Christopher Rotz, Mechanical Engineering The automobile bumper system—consisting primarily of a decorative fascia, structural cross-beam, and energy absorber—is an ideal candidate for redesign using advanced technology. This report examines a concept that integrates the three main components of the bumper system into one by using high-performance materials. A one-piece, aramid-polyurethane composite […]

Filed Under: Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, ORCA-1999

Emotional Response to Late Medieval Plague

February 19, 2014 by admin

John D. Young and Professor Larry Bolick, General Education and Honors The Black Death and subsequent outbreaks of bubonic and pneumonic plague in late medieval Europe violently jarred the European mind-set. Particularly damaging were the intense emotions fostered in the hearts and minds of common Europeans during this pivotal period. By studying the emotional responses […]

Filed Under: College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, College of Humanities, English, History, ORCA-1999

Stock Market Overreaction and Unnecessary Risk

February 19, 2014 by admin

Todd M. Yost and Dr. Steven Thorley, Marriott School of Business Management The original hypothesis behind this study was that the stock market would overreact to news events. So when positive news about a specific company develops the stock price would increase more than would be rational. Conversely when the news was negative the price […]

Filed Under: Management Programs, Marriott School of Management, ORCA-1999

An Analysis Of NAFTA’s Effects On The Us And Mexican Apparel Trade

February 19, 2014 by admin

John F. Yoder and Dr. Scott Bradford, Economics Prior to the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement, critics predicted NAFTA would harm the US economy. Even proponents of NAFTA admitted that free trade between the US, Canada, and Mexico would shift low-skilled jobs to Mexico where such work could be done more cheaply. […]

Filed Under: College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, Economics, ORCA-1999

Summary of Creative Research Grant Results: The Effects of 15th and 16th Century Scholarship on the American Founding

February 19, 2014 by admin

Owen D. Yeates and Dr. Richard Vetterli, Political Science The scope of my initial research proposal was quite wide, simply stating that I would study the writings of the Cambridge Platonists and Oxford Reformers and those surrounding them to discover the effects of religious thought on the concepts of virtue and liberty as transmitted from […]

Filed Under: College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, ORCA-1999, Political Science

Ultrafast/Nonlinear Optical Studies Of CdSe Nanocrystals

February 19, 2014 by admin

Kevin C. Wright and Dr. Bret C. Hess, Physics and Astronomy This research project has been much more time-consuming than I anticipated. Because the required lasers and optical elements are very sensitive and highly susceptible to accidental misalignment and damage, many parts of the multi-stage laser amplification system had to be rebuilt from the ground […]

Filed Under: College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ORCA-1999, Physics and Astronomy

Web Browser For The Visually Impaired

February 19, 2014 by admin

Corey Wride and Dr. Parris Egbert, Computer Science The original purpose of this project was to make the incredible resource of the Internet available to the visually impaired. The main contribution, however, has been a human-realistic text reader. My first idea was to create a simple Internet browser that would download web pages in a […]

Filed Under: College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Geological Sciences, ORCA-1999

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