The Literature of Reconciliation: a Future for Afrikaans Publishing in South Africa

by

Desmond A. Eppel and Larry H. Peer, Humanities, Classics and Comparative Literature As an native English-speaking South African married to a native Afrikaans-speaking wife, this research project held special personal importance for me. My wife and I intend to raise our children in a bilingual environment, and have been concerned about the future of Afrikaans […]

Fa’asamoa And Western Institutions: a Comparative Study Between American Samoa And (Western) Samoa

by

Henrietta P. Emerson and Dr. Ray C. Christensen, Political Science In most literature on the political systems of American Samoa and (Western) Samoa, the two countries are rarely grouped in the same study despite their shared cultural identity. An unincorporated territory of the United States, American Samoa tends to be classified with other U.S. territories […]

The Potential for Grape Seed Extract as an Antioxidant in Human Cells

by

Mark J. Eliason and Dr. Kim O’Neill, Microbiology The single-cell gel electrophoresis assay or “Comet Assay” is a novel test which can be used to empirically ascertain the degree of damage sustained by the DNA of individual cells when exposed to cytotoxic chemicals. In this experiment a known cell line was grown in varying concentrations […]

How Regular Exercise Decreases Student Anxiety

by

Heidi Earl and Dr. Gary Measom, Nursing To carry out my project, I contacted the core nursing instructors and informed them of my research project, which they endorsed. Needing students to participate in the study, I visited the core nursing class and gave a brief overview of my project and solicited their participation. Approximately 48 […]

Interrelation of Faultng, Karsting And Calcite Veining Near The South Flank Fault Zone of The Uinta Mountains, Utah

by

Erin T. Duerichen and Dr. Jeffrey D. Keith, Geology In the Uinta Mountains, south of the South Flank Fault Zone, a thick sequence of Mississippian limestone is exposed. In the Blind Stream area, this limestone is transected by a series of north-south trending faults and fractures, with associated karsting (ie: large, collapsed cavities resulting from […]

The Function of Phosducin’s N-terminus and C-terminus Domains

by

Collin Driscoll and Dr. Barry M. Willardson, Chemistry and Biochemistry Introduction: Cells use heterotrimeric G-proteins (Gabg) to transduce extracellular signals into intracellular messages. A hormone or other signal molecule binds to a seven trans-membrane receptor on the cell’s surface causing the receptor to change shape. On the inside of the cell this conformational change causes […]

Project Vision: Youth Mentor Program

by

Brian Barber and Dr. Shawn Fletcher Dorius, Sociology With an estimated one quarter of America’s youth between the ages of 10 and 17 exhibiting signs of high risk or dysfunctional behaviors, organizations aimed at intervention and positive socialization have flourished over the past decade. Research has shown that within these organizations a social environment approach […]

B.F.A. Photography Show: a Quest For Eve

by

Professor Val Brinkerhoff and Christina Domingues, Visual Arts With the contribution of the Undergraduate ORCA Scholarship, the B.F.A. Photography show, “A Quest for Eve”, was created and presented for public viewing April 1st through the 14th, in the Harris Fine Arts Center. The show was also displayed in the photography department in the Brimhall Building […]

Stylized Facts of the Option Market

by

Karl N. Snow and Dr. Karl Diether, Economics Introduction Exchanged-based option trading began on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) in 1973. The American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange started trading exchange-based options in 1975, and the Pacific Stock Exchange (PSE) and the Midwest Stock Exchange (MSE) in 1976. Exchanged-based option trading […]