Report of Progression on The Synthesis of a Conformational Amphiphile for Nondestructive Diffusion Through Membrane Bilayers

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Paul B. Savage and Dr. David B. McMullin, Chemistry and Biochemistry The stability of all cellular life in the presence of adverse environmental conditions may be attributed to the function of cellular membranes. Membranes are unique in their ability to act as barriers with selective permeability (1). Such selective permeability allows cells to control and […]

Thirty Thousand Regressions on Trade: a Sensitivity Analysis

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Frank McIntyre and Dr. Kerk Phillips, Economics As the world economy becomes more integrated, questions of trade and living standards become more relevant. Developing countries see the standard of living in the industrialized nations and wonder how they can achieve the same level of prosperity. One viewpoint is that a crucial part of development for […]

Nursing Curricula Changes: Reflections of Shifts in Health Care Delivery

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Chloe Allen Maycock and Dr. Cynthia O’Neill Conger, Nursing My ORCA grant resulted in a 50 page thesis that I submitted for graduation with University Honors. The thesis was completed between April 1997 and August 1998. The focus of my thesis was change in nursing curricula. The convergence of change and nursing curricula are inevitable. […]

Investigation of The Mitochondrial B Haplotype Preponderance in The Lake Titicaca Basin Populations of Peru

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Michael Malan and Dr. Scott R. Woodward, Molecular Biology Advances in recombinant DNA technology have greatly assisted the study of human population history by helping to shed light on human origins and relationships. Study of the extra nuclear mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) has been a most significant tool used in these investigations. Numerous studies designed with […]

Identification of The Regulatory Elements Responsible For The Control of PremRna Splicing of Intron-1 in Chicken Cox-2

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Daniel L. Simmons and Dr. Orlan Kenneth Macdonald, Chemistry and Biochemistry In order to create a unique clone of chicken COX-2 it was necessary to insert a synthetic DNA tag into the full-length version of the COX-2 cDNA. First, a 21-nucleotide oligo and its complement were produced using a DNA synthesizer. The oligos were purified, […]

Calorimetric Investigation of the Complexation of Didodecylcalix[4]arene-crown-6 with Alkali Metal Cations in Acetonitrile

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Dusten M. Macdonald and Dr. John D. Lamb, Chemistry and Biochemistry Processing and storage of medium and high level activity liquid nuclear wastes (MLW/HLW) present a major challenge for governments around the world. Gamma radiation from 137Cs, as well as radiation from 90Sr and other radionuclides present in the waste, complicates the already troublesome disposal […]

Vehicle Burglaries In Provo’s South Campus Neighborhood: A Spatial And Environmental Assessment

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Donald Ludlow, James Davis and Dr. J. Matthew Shumway, Geography Recent technological advances in police record keeping and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) software enable police departments and security specialists to better identify the spatial patterns of criminal activity. This research project utilizes both Provo Police Department database outputs and ArcView GIS software to examine the […]