CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DESIGN OF A PROSTHETIC FOOT USING COMPLIANT DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES

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Kenneth E. Richardson, Department of Mechanical Engineering Introduction The modeling of the human body is not an easy task. Designers of artificial organs and prosthetic devices have the unenviable goal of attempting to duplicate (or at least satisfactorily approximate) the motion and function of the greatest and most powerful machine on the face of the […]

JUDAS AND PETER

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Jonathan Rayback, Department of Music The project for which I received a grant from ORCA consisted of composing a cantata for amplified voices and electronic accompaniment relating the story of the fall of Judas Iscariot. Initially my intention was to produce this piece with the aid of the MAX interactive programming environment as well as […]

CONTRALATERAL SUPPRESSION OF CLICK-EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS (EOAE) IN PRE-TERM AND TERM INFANTS

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Amanda K. Rasmussen, Department of Educational Psychology Abstract Eighteen pre-term and term infants ranging in age from 26 weeks postconception to 43 weeks post-conception were used to study developmental changes in the crossed oliviocochlear bundle (COCB) using evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOAE). Otoacoustic emissions were recorded in both an unmasked and contralateral masking condition. Wide-band noise […]

CHELEX, GUANIDINE, AND PHENOL/CHLOROFORM: A COMPARISON OF EXTRACTIONS FOR ANCIENT DNA FROM DENTIN POWDER

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J. Daniel Rasband, Department of Zoology Abstract Several different methods have been employed in the extraction and amplification of ancient DNA (aDNA). The work in this thesis Is an effort to compare three popular extraction techniques, chelex, guanidine/ silica slurry, and phenol/chloroform, as applied to extracting DNA from the dentin of ancient teeth. Modern and […]

EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY: A META-ANALYTIC REVIEW

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Corey D. Randall and Dr. Matthew J. Haag, Department of Psychology and Clinical Psychology Introduction Effective treatment of children and adolescents in psychotherapy is crucial to alleviating the distress and suffering resulting from psychopathology (Kazdin, 1993). Dysfunctional behavior, if not appropriately addressed, can result in irreversible developmental outcomes. The importance of evaluating treatment to address […]

SPECTROGRAPHIC ACOUSTIC CUE ANALYSES FOR FOREIGN ACCENT REDUCTION SPEECH THERAPY

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Lance W. Porter, Department of Speech and Language Pathology Introduction In a world where more and more opportunities are opening up on an international level, it has become increasingly important to be able to communicate effectively. Accent reduction therapy was developed to help people reduce foreign or regional accents that would otherwise put them at […]

THE IRON RELEASE MECHANISM OF AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII: TRACKING HEME MEDIATED ELECTRON TRANSPORT

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K.R. Pitts and G.D. Watt, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Introduction I ron is an essential mineral nutrient required by all living systems. How Iron Is taken up, stored, and utilized by living systems is relevant to the understanding of life In general, and the relationship Iron metabolism has with human health. Azotobacter Vinelandii bacterial […]

EFFECTS OF HANDEDNESS AND GENDER ON THE SURFACE AREA OF THE HUMAN CORPUS CALLOSUM: A PRELIMINARY STUDY USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

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James B. Pinkston, Department of Psychology Introduction Several studies have found differences in the human corpus callosum across gender and handedness (Aboitiz, Scheibel, Fisher, & Zaidel, 1992; Burke & Yeo, 1994; Cowell, eta!., 1993; de Lacoste-Utamsing & Holloway, 1982; Denenberg, eta!., 1991; Habib, eta!., 1991; Johnson & Bigler, eta!., 1994; Johnson & Farnworth, eta!., 1994; […]

BYU MICROSCOPY LABORATORY /PUBLIC SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

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Judy L. Pickett, Department of Biology Education Introduction For the past five years Dr. John Gardner has been developing a microscopy outreach program for students throughout the state of Utah. I became involved in the program in the fall of 1993 and have been heavily involved in program development since that time. The results of […]

What Is Socially Responsible Business?

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Kevin Pestinger, Department of Management It is becoming increasingly apparent in the world of business that companies have to address the issue of social responsibility. Consumers have begun to demand, with both their purchases and their investment dollars, that companies start to account for their impacts on numerous social issues such as poverty, unemployment, the […]