Women’s Needlework In Eighteenth-Century England And America: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

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Hilary Pothier and Dr. Martha Peacock, Department of Art History In the past eight months, I have completed a great deal of research in a cross-cultural comparison of women’s needlework in England and America during the eighteenth century. The majority of my research focused on women’s embroidery in England during the time period, because I […]

Historical Evolution Of Latin American City Structure: Costa Rican Cities As Test Cases

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Vaughn Robert Pickell and Dr. Samuel M. Otterstrom, Geography When the European explorers came to America they brought with them their pattern of city design. Jorge Hardoy (1982) asserts that the Spanish “built cities that in layout, architectural styles, technology, land-use patterns and even in criteria used to select the location of the new settlements” […]

Effectiveness Of Massage Therapy For Clients Who Are Receiving Psychotherapy For Distress

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Collin R. Payne and Dr. Bruce Carpenter, Psychology Current research shows that touch stimulation can positively affect physiological, behavioral, and social development (1). Because of this research, health care professionals regard touch as vitally important in interactions and healing (2). In view of the benefits of touch on anxiety and recovery, therapeutic massage is gradually […]

Development Of Cheatgrass Microsatellite Markers

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Alisa Paulsen and Dr. Daniel Fairbanks, Botany and Range Sciences In the Western United States, cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum, introduced from Eurasia) is often considered to be an undesirable, invasive weed. When cheatgrass is introduced into an area, it can rapidly establish itself as the dominant species, inhibiting reestablishment of native plants, competing with important grain […]

A Comparative Study of Playground Behavior of Typically Developing Children And Children With Specific Language Impairment

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Melissa Parry & Catherine Ballif with Dr. Martin Fujiki, Audiology and Speech Language Pathology The purpose of this study is to determine the differences in social behaviors of children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) and typically developing children. Children with SLI are known to be more withdrawn in structured social situations. However, to date, there […]

Chemical Analysis of Archaeological Soils of Piedras Negras, Guatemala

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J. Jacob Parnell and Dr. Richard E. Terry In the 1930’s, O. Arrhenius was contracted by a Swedish sugar beet company to test soil fertility levels for fertilizer applications. While testing a specific area, he realized a peculiar occurrence associated with phosphorus levels and an area of ancient habitation. Since that time, other studies have […]

Synthesis Of Bioconjugate Dimers Used To Probe The Structure Of PGlycoprotein

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Emily Parker and Dr. Merritt B. Andrus, Chemistry and Biochemistry Chemotherapy is one of the primary treatments for cancer today. A patient’s life may depend on its efficacy, so when he or she develops multi-drug resistance (MDR) the results can be devastating. MDR, a clinical condition manifested by the failure of chemotherapy, is primarily due […]

LDS Vernacular: English-Samoan Glossary

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E. Paia Su’a Palmer and Dr. Eric Eliason, English My lexicographic project involving the production of a Samoan-English glossary for LDS vernacular had a strategy flaw which was not evident until I was into the project. Accordingly, I have made necessary design modification. The first two of the four phases which I originally proposed consisted […]

Deep Dynamic Compaction of Collapsible Soils

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Ryan J. Olsen and Dr. Kyle Rollins, Civil and Environmental Engineering Collapsible soils, in their natural state, are stiff and strong. However, when they become wet these soils lose their strength and settle significantly. This settlement can damage highways and structures built over these collapsible soils. Deep dynamic compaction (DDC) is a method used for […]