Derek Bush and Dr. Brad Bundy, Chemical Engineering Virus-like Particles (VLPs) are noninfectious synthetic copies of the outer protein shell of viruses. They are highly symmetrical nanostructures that self-assemble from approximately 200 copies of a single “coat” protein. This symmetry makes attachment of singular foreign entities to the VLPs difficult, which limits their current uses […]
Archives for March 2014
The Development of Prosodic Structures in the Speech of Young Children Establishing a Control Group
Darrell Matthews and Dr. Shawn Nissen, Communication Disorders Acoustically, the speech characteristics of male and female speakers differ from one another. In adults, this variation is clearly caused by physiological differences between males and females. The size and shape of the vocal tract, as well as the length of the vocal folds have an impact […]
Melioration and the Behavioral Addiction Process
Joshua Kirton and Dr. Timothy Smith, Dept. CPSE This project was undertaken to evaluate how melioration explain behavior addiction more robustly than more conventional models such as maximization. Suboptimal behavior, including addiction, can be conceptualized as the consequence of a decision strategy called melioration that is utilized in choice situations in which the value of […]
Advanced Learners Project: Strategies Professors use to read their Academic Texts
Jordan Gilbert and Dr. Marné Isakson, Counseling and Career Center Transitioning from high school to college is a challenging task. The rigorous demands of college are far more than most students have met in K-12. College students often find themselves overwhelmed as shown by data from the BYU Counseling and Career Center indicating that among […]
Establishing a Normative Base for Measures of Auditory Processing
Amanda Fujiki and Dr. David McPherson, Communication Disorders The term auditory processing disorder (APD) refers to a diverse collection of problems in the processing of auditory information. An individual with an APD may have hearing acuity within normal limits; that is, the middle ear (conductive) and inner ear (sensory) systems may function typically. The individual […]
Relationship Mapping for Theme Based Communities in Freshman Academy
Patrick P. Frost and Dr. Stefinee Pinnegar, Teacher Education In an effort to help incoming freshman make a successful transition to university life, BYU created Freshman Academy. Freshman Academy is a one semester program in which students register for an envelope of core classes. The same group of students attends all of the classes within […]
Reporting Bullying in Middle Schools: Are Students Willing to Use a Website?
Erin Anderson and Dr. Betty Y. Ashbaker, Counseling Psychology and Special Education Introduction Negative incidents occur in schools every day, many of which go unnoticed by the schools administration and staff. While many teachers and administrators are oblivious to the negative incidents, such as bullying, students are very aware of the bullying and other negative […]
CALORESPIROMETRIC DETERMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, LOW O2 AND HIGH CO2 ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSCA DOMESTICA PUPAE
J. J. Joyal, L. D. Hansen, D. R. Coons, G. M. Booth, B. N. Smith and D. D. Mill Introduction Evolutionary fitness [1, 2] and physical activity [3] are related to the metabolic activity of organisms. The metabolic rate of an organism may be measured as the rates of CO2 or heat production, or of […]
CFD Black Liquor Bed Simulation
Benjamin Ohran and Dr. Larry Baxter, Chemical Engineering The objective of this project was to further the understanding of the bed region of a black liquor recovery boiler. The net output of carbon dioxide from burning black liquor (a paper pulping by-product) is zero, making it a desirable alternative fuel source; however, there are other […]
The Relative Importance of Parenthood on Parental Daytime Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Average Daily Ambulatory Blood Pressure
Wendy Birmingham and Adam Howard with Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Psychology Department Epidemiological research indicates that both the quality and quantity of social relationships significantly protects individuals from various causes of morbidity and mortality. For most adults, marriage and children play a central role in their social lives. Social relationships have been reliably associated with important […]