THE EFFECTS OF MATERNAL ADRENALECTOMY ON THE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF MALE RAT OFFSPRING

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David Eliason and Dr. Reuben W. Rhees, Anthropology It has been shown that several structures in the mammalian brain exhibit differences between males and females. These variations are referred to as sexually dimorphic areas. In recent years, study of the brain has demonstrated the complex interconnections between the sexual behavior of individuals and the neurological […]

SUMMARY OF THE CREATIVE RESEARCH GRANT RESULTS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF GOSPEL PRINCIPLES IN BEGINNING GERMAN CLASSES

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Sandra Ehlert and Drs. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling and Randall Lund, Germanic and Slavic Languages First of all, I must admit that it was more difficult than I initially thought it would be to approach this project. The curriculum for beginning German classes, as well as for other beginning language classes here at Brigham Young University, is […]

SITUATING CATERINA VAN HEMESSEN IN THE CANON OF SIXTEENTHCENTURY DUTCH PORTRAITISTS

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Kim Y. Egbert and Dr. Martha L. Peacock, Art History In 1546 Francesco da Sangallo declared, “There are [many women] in Flanders and in France and even in Italy who paint in such away that in Italy their pictures are held in high esteem.”1 One such woman was Caterina van Hemessen, a Sixteenth-Century Dutch Portraitist. […]

PERCEPTION AND SELF-PERCEPTION OF AFRO-GERMANS — A PORTRAYAL OF AFRO-GERMANS IN GERMAN LITERATURE

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Valerie M.C.E. Dube and Dr. Michelle Stott, Germanic and Slavic Languages Researching on Afro-Germans in German literature proved to be a very fascinating, yet tedious task. The limited materials that were available to me enabled me to discover Afro-Germans as a people who are barely recognized by their fellow citizens and even less acknowledged by […]

U. S. PRESIDENTIAL RACES AND THEIR AFFECT ON STOCK PORTFOLIOS

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Matthew Downs and Dr. Steven Thorley, Economics Many factors influence the trading prices of securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Politicians, both Democratic and Republican, decide on an array of policies and tax laws that have a substantial affect on all areas of the market. In addition to this, as the economist John […]

PROJECT VISION EVALUATION

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Cassandra J. Dorius and Dr. Vaughn R.A. Call, 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.1 Research has shown that within these organizations a social environment […]

THREE CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUES IN EXPLAINING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE

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David Boyack Dahl and Dr. Scott D. Grimshaw, Statistics Classification is the assignment of objects to categories using a decision rule based on observed characteristics. Several classification techniques are available to form the decision rule. Each builds the decision rule by modeling the relationship between the actual categories and observed characteristics. The decision rule can […]

A COMPARISON OF TWO ASSAYS FOR MEASURING SERUM LEVELS OF THYMIDINE KINASE IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS

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Dedra A. Cutler and Dr. Kim L. O’Neill, Zoology Thymidine Kinase 1 (TK1) is an enzyme involved in DNA repair and cell proliferation. Increased cell proliferation results in higher than normal levels of TK1. Because of this relationship, TK1 has recently been identified as a useful marker in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. My current […]

DEVELOPMENT OF A RELIABLE CONFIDENCE INTERVAL FOR THE KAPPA STATISTIC, WITH APPLICATION TO THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY

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Rachelle Curtis and Dr. G. Bruce Schaalje, Statistics Introduction: In the Semiconductor industry, it is necessary to compare the performance of different test-tapes to assure that each produces similar quality work. Test tapes sort each die, or computer chip, into one of a fixed number of bins, depending on how well it functions. When validating […]