Chris Cowdell, Departments of Food Science Nutrition/Molecular Biology Object Various genes have been discovered which are regulated by the dietary Intake of the trace element Selenium (Se).Some of these genes code for such enzymes as glutathione peroxidase (GP J Type I iodothyronine 5′ delodinase (IDI), and selenoproteln P (Se-P). GP, is an enzyme (a selenoenzyme) […]
LARRY DOBY: A STUDY IN RACIAL INTEGRATION
Jeffrey Heber Cluff, Department of History 0n July 5, 194 7, a young, left-handed batter stepped to the plate at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. Runners were on first and third with one out in the top of the seventh inning. The Cleveland Indians trailed the Chicago White Sox 5-l as the 22-year-old from Patterson, New Jersey […]
THE SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL CHIRAL PYRIDINO CROWN ETHERS
Steven L. Castle, Department of Chemistry Introduction 0ur research group has been interested in the synthesis of chiral pyridino crown ethers for some time. Many chiral pyridino crown ethers have been shown to exhibit enantiomeric recognition for chiral ammonium salts.1 In other words, the crown compound forms a more stable complex with one enantlomer of […]
FIELD TRIPS INTO LIFE: THINGS I LEARNED BY GOING TO SCHOOL WITH SECOND GRADERS
Mark Carter, Department of English Introduction 0ne day I decided I needed some more excitement and challenge in my life. So, I went to a local elementary school and volunteered as a teacher assistant to a bilingual education instructor. Together, she and I took on a rambunctious class of second graders, with hopes of educating […]
PREVENTING ASTEROID IMPACT BY DEFLECTION: A NUMERICAL SIMULATION
Rebecca J. Carlson, Physics and Astronomy Introduction Small objects from outer space collide with the earth’s atmosphere every day. Most of these are small enough to burn up completely before hitting the ground. A few, however, reach the earth’s surface as meteorites. On occasion, an asteroid large enough to cause serious darnage impacts the earth. […]
AN EXPLANATION ON THE IMPACT OF THE TRANSVERSAL BARREL VAULT AT ST-PHILIBERT OF TOURNUS
Carl A. Carlson III, Department of Art Introduction While Romanesque churches are characterized by a longitudinal barrel vault over the nave, some unusual examples of vaulting from the period. Like an endangered species, St-Philibert of Tournus stands as a monument to these diverse examples. In place of a longitudinal barrel vault, the nave is covered […]
INHIBITION OF LORDOSIS IN THE MALE
Paul C. Butler and G.]. Bloch, Psychology This study was designed to examine the effects of exogenous gonadal hormones on the inhibition of lordotic behavior in estradiol benzoate (EB) primed and non-primed male rats. Adult male rats were gonadectomized and given one of four treatments, blank (Bk), testosterone (T), progesterone (P), or testosterone plus progesterone […]
A SURVEY OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION/TRANSLATION1 1N UTAH HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Margaret Butler, Health Sciences Introduction Recent demographic changes in the United States are requiring health care workers to serve patients, particularly Hispanics, who do not speak English. This is true for the state of Utah as well Citing Immigration and Naturalization Service data, Wright (1993) reported that the number of Mexican immigrants who do not […]
CULTURE AND ISOLATION OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS FROM PORCINE BLATOCYSTS
J. Zachary Bruneel and Dr. Jeralyn J. Franson, Animal Science Introduction Embryonic stem (ES) cells are obtained through the culture of undifferentiated cells of embryos in early devel-opment. Because embryonic cells will undergo differentiation and development when placed in standard culture conditions, a media which contains differentiation inhibitors must be used in order for successful […]
TEXTUAL FINGERPRINTING: UNCOVERING BOOK OF MORMON MATERIAL IN THE JOSEPH SMITH TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE
Donald Patrick Bradley, Ancient Scripture The Problem During the first three years of the LDS Church, Joseph Smith spent much of his time revising or retranslating the Bible. He intended to clarify obscure passages, restore lost truths, and weed out errors that had found their way into the sacred text. Although the resulting “Joseph Smith […]
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