SUMMARY OF HUNGARIAN APOCALYPSE ANALYSIS

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Arle R. Lommel and Dr. John Robertson, Linguistics The fifteenth century was an important time in the development of the Hungarian nation and the Hungarian language. Despite a war with both the Turks and the Austrians, Hungarian culture was undergoing a flowering in the independent principality of Transylvania. This was linked largely to the introduction […]

CONSTRUCTING WAVELETS WITH GOOD FREQUENCY RESPONSE AND TWO VANISHING MOMENTS

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Chad Lillian and Dr. Andrew D. Pollington, Mathematics Recruitment of loudness is a hearing impairment in which certain frequency ranges are not as audible as others. If a common hearing aid is used to remedy this problem all frequencies will be amplified and there will be no advantage. The solution to this problem is a […]

HOMOCITRIC ACID IN NITROGENASE: INTERACTIONS WITH THE COFACTOR OF THE MOLYBDENUM-IRON PROTEIN

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Christopher M. Lee and Dr. G. D. Watt, Chemistry and Biochemistry Ammonia is extremely valuable in the industrial production of fertilizer, plastics, explosives, dyes, and other compounds. The most plentiful and common source of ammonia comes from the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen gas to ammonia. In industry the 80-year-old Haber method is used, which is […]

THE SPIRIT OF TONGAN DANCE

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Moeaki H.F. Kivalu and Professor Haltern Hagen, Visual Arts This final report is a brief explanation of my project, “The Spirit of Tongan Dance.” The scholarship was a great financial source to accomplish my project, twelve oil paintings on panel, size 32″x 37.” These paintings are now on display in the Harris Fine Art Center, west […]

ACETAMINOPHEN INDUCED DNA DAMAGE EVALUATED WITH THE SINGLE CELL GEL ASSAY

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Karl A. Kirby and Dr. Kim L. O’Neill, Microbiology Acetaminophen is a popular non-prescription analgesic and antipyretic drug. Therefore, studies concerning its effects on human DNA are of great value. In this study, the single cell gel, or comet assay, was used to study the extent of Acetaminophen induced DNA damage at varying concentrations and […]

LEARNING TO TEACH ONE’S SELF: THE METHODOLOGY OF MUSICIANSHIP

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Holly Miller Jones and Drs. Roger Drinkall and Dian Baker, Music This research grant allowed me to spend time studying something with which I have been fascinated for years. As a long-time serious music student, I have seen a surprising disparity in the musical progress of students devoting comparable hours to practicing their instrument. I […]

STICH ON CHARITY AND TRUTH

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David A. Jensen and Dr. K. Codell Carter, Philosophy, Stephen Stich argues in the Fragmentation of Reason for a pragmatic account of cognition; that is, our processes of how we acquire knowledge should be evaluated, he maintains, not on how well they produce true beliefs, but on how well they produce beliefs relevant to some […]