INTESTINAL NEMATODES OF LAKE TROUT (SALVELINUSNAMAYCUSH): AN

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Sandra B. Bay and Dr. Richard A. Heckmann, Zoology Recently, a non-endemic species of fish, Salvelinus namaycush, was introduced into Yellowstone Lake. These lake trout feed on the native cutthroat trout, an important food source for higher predators in the area. During routine examinations of the lake trout, an abnormally high infection of intestinal nematodes […]

CREATING A WEB SITE FOR BYU’S AREA OF ART EDUCATION

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David A. Bretey Jr. and Professor Sheffon D. Hill, Visual Arts The Internet has started a new revolution of communication which will change the way people learn and communicate forever. These changes are particularly felt in the field of education. Information can be updated and distributed world-wide, instantaneously. Next, because information is more interactive and […]

INTEGRATED THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOPHYSICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WASATCH FAULT ZONE NEAR ROCK CANYON, PROVO, UTAH

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Leo T. Brown and Dr. Alvin K. Benson, Geology The Wasatch fault zone extends from southern Idaho into central Utah, and approximately ninety percent of Utah’s population live in or near this fault zone. Surface rupture and ground shaking associated with earthquake events represent the biggest geologic hazards to people and structures within this fault […]

WIND FIELD CLASSIFICATION FOR SATELLITE SCATTEROMETER FIELDWISE WIND ESTIMATION

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Charles G. Brown and Dr. David G. Long, Electrical and Computer Engineering BACKGROUND Since near-surface ocean winds affect global climate, several space-borne instruments have been deployed to measure ocean winds. The most widely known of these instruments are the satellite scatterometers, such as the Seasat Scatterometer (SASS), the NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT), and the Active Microwave […]

BIOREMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT OF BIO-WALL TECHNOLOGY

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Lyn Bobincheck and Dr. W. Vincent Wilding, Chemical Engineering Contaminated groundwater results from uncontrolled release of wastes such as fuel and industrial solvents. This contamination is cleaned up through several methods including bioremediation. Current methods of bioremediation include traditional pump and treat, bioventing, and bio-walls. Bio-walls are a new, promising technology described by several researchers.1,2 […]

A NATURALISTIC STUDY OF YOUNG CHILDREN’S STRATEGIES AND STRUCTURES IN LEARNING TO SPEAK ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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Rachel J. Berry and Dr. Trevor McKee, Family Sciences With the funds received, I traveled to Russia to collect data. I was there from January through June 1997, teaching English in a kindergarten. One child was videotaped each week for 25 minutes. These videos will be analyzed and results reported in an Honors thesis for […]

VISUAL BASED REVERSE ENGINEERING

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C. Porter Bassett and Dr. C. Greg Jensen, Mechanical Engineering Reverse engineering, or the process of taking an implemented idea and taking it back to the design stage, has many applications in many different types of engineering. One common application of reverse engineering is to take a manufactured part, measure its dimensions and shape, and […]

HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR AMONG ADOLESCENT MALES

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Debra W. Armstrong and Dr. Renata T. Forste, Sociology Many adolescents today are involved in high risk behaviors which have negative health consequences, and which reduce the likelihood of them growing up to be responsible adults.1 Past research of high risk behavior has been largely based on cross-sectional, area specific data. In this research, national […]