The Effects of Maternal Separation on Lymphocyte Activity in Rats

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Patrick R. Olson and Dr. Reuben Ward Rhees, Zoology We have been investigating how stress affects physiological development. My interest dealt with the effects of stress on the immune system. Lymphocyte proliferation is a common measurement of immune function. A new paradigm for stress is being used dealing with maternal separation, performed under the ethical […]

Adult Offenders And The Family Profile II Scale: a Retrospective Assessment of Prisoner And Non-prisoner Families of Origin

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Matthew N. I. Oliver and Professor Shirley Klein, Family Sciences Past research on families consistently indicates that parents of delinquents are usually poor managers of income (1), and likely to use excessively lax or excessively strict discipline (2). Although much is known about the families of juvenile delinquents, little research has been done on adult […]

Scalar Waves Scattering Off a Cylinder

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David Oliphant and Dr. R. Steven Turley, Physics and Astronomy Scattering problems are common in physics. A scattered (reflected) wave or particle from an object can give us hints to the nature of the object’s shape, size, color, or composition. This is the basic principle behind sonar, radar, ultrasound, NMR, and even vision. One technique […]

Restoration of Good Fortune: One Through Three Hundred And Fifty

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John C. Ohran and Professor Joseph Ostraff, Visual Arts Restoration of Good Fortune is an idea that originated from a discussion regarding the artist Edward Kienholz and his exhibit of Watercolors. In 1969 Edward Kienholz’s exhibit Watercolors, was shown at the Eugenia Butler Gallery, in Los Angeles. For the exhibit, Kienholz “. . . contrived […]

A Novel Human Angiotensin Ii Type 1 Receptor Isoform Elicits an Exaggerated Angiotensin Ii-induced Response

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Terry S. Elton and Dr. James W. Ogilvie Jr., Biochemistry and Chemistry Hypertension (i.e., high blood pressure) is a significant health problem affecting more than 15% of the population contributing to the increased incidence of heart failure, kidney failure and stroke. The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a pivotal role in salt and water homeostasis and […]

Developing a Normative Sample of Hispanic Youth Using The Spanish Youth Outcome Questionnaire

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Michelle Nuttall and Dr. Gary Burlingame, Psychology The Youth Outcome Questionnaire (Y-OQ) was developed by a group of professors at Brigham Young University to offer professionals in psychology an outcome measure for children between the ages of 4 and 17. This measure was to be easy to administer, quick to fill out and score, and […]

The Effect of Adipose Tissue on Intramuscular Temperature Change With Crushed Ice Pack Therapy

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J.W. Myrer and Professor Kimberly A. Myrer, Physical Education Cryotherapy, the cooling of an injured area, has been used in sports as well as physical therapy since ancient times. In order to be used effectively, a treatment time must be used that will produce optimal physiological effects at a specific tissue depth. As an insulator, […]

Retelling Obasuteyama: The Value of Alternative Medical Institutions in Japan

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Benjamin E. Mizukawa and Dr. Leslie Williams, Asian and Near Eastern Languages My original proposal suggested alternative medical institutions appearing in response to Japan’s swelling elderly population provide a desirable option to both the elderly and their families in a society where multi-generation households are common yet strained. Rather than being a repository for useless […]

The Effect of Role Assignment for Children with Specific Language Impairment Participating in Cooperative Learning Groups

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Martin Fujiki and Jenifer D. Miskin & Alyssa Stanger, Speech Language Pathology Our research was conducted within a larger project designed to facilitate language and social skills in children with SLI. Fifty-six subjects between the ages of 6 and 11 participated in this project. Eight of these subjects were children with SLI, and the remaining […]