David Payne Bennett and Dawson Hedges, Psychology Introduction Developing a biomarker for accurate assessment and detection of Alzheimer’s disease was the goal of our research. The P300 component of the event-‐related potential has been indicated to apparently change with the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. As measuring the P300 is non-‐invasive and relatively easy, we sought […]
Archives for April 2015
The Dynamic Effects of Changes to Japanese Immigration
Ryne Belliston and Kerk Phillips, Economics Introduction Immigration issues create tough political problems for policy makers. Whether or not to allow workers from low wage countries to migrate to high wage countries is a source of constant domestic and international political debate. Japan is a country facing an aging population and low birthrates, and thus […]
The Constitution: Who Knows, Who Cares?
Luke Bell and Jeremy Pope, Political Science Introduction In recent years, significant attention has been directed toward the role and relevance of the Constitution in contemporary politics. Conservative and Tea Party voters, for example, tout their dedication to the “founding principles” in the Constitution. Despite the prevalence of Constitutionally-charged rhetoric among political activists, national surveys […]
Adaptation of D2 dopamine receptors following acute ethanol
Brian Behnke and Scott Steffensen, Psychology Project Purpose The purpose of my experiment was To study the effects that ethanol (EtOH) has on the D2 receptors (D2R) in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and ventral tegmental area (VTA), in order to determine if D2 is a key contributor to an alcohol addictive state. Project Summary Through […]
Openness and Inflation in the Long Run
David Beheshti and Richard Evans, Economics Introduction Since the collapse of the Bretton-Woods Agreement in 1973, inflation rates have been steadily decreasing in most of the developed world. At the same time, countries have become increasingly open to international trade (see Figure 1). A possible explanation is that openness to trade and inflation are negatively […]
Portraying “The Responsible Man”: A Historiographical Analysis of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Greer Bates and Dr. Paul Kerry, History The roots of this project stem from years of research into the life and theological work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer—a German pastor who contributed to 20th century Christian theology and who was executed for his work in movements opposing the Third Reich in Nazi Germany. As I have read […]
A Big Data Approach to Optimal Taxation
Christian Baker and Richard W Evans, Economics Introduction In this project we develop a big data computational technique to solve optimal policy problems and use this method to perform an analysis of optimal sales taxation. This approach provides for the consideration of a much richer sales tax schedule than current theoretical models allow. These same […]
Large Developments and Light Rail Stops: An Analysis of Development and Transit in the Sacramento Metropolitan Region
Chelsea Bakaitis and Michael Clay, Geography Introduction The traditional downtown and suburban form of a metropolis is becoming an obsolete model to describe the Sacramento region. The region has five commercial centers among the communities (described as “edge cities”) surrounding the traditional downtown of the City of Sacramento (Garreau 1991). Developers of the region have […]
Memory Processes in Autism
Storm Atwood and Dr. C. Brock Kirwan, Psychology The prevalence of autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder impairing social interaction, communication, and behavior, has risen from 1 in 110 affected to 1 in 88 affected (Centers for Disease Control, 2012). The rise in prevalence of autism has increased the awareness of autism and increased the desire and […]
The Effects of Genes on the Stress Response
S. Andrew Aston Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) acts as one of the primary coordinators of the physiological, behavioral, and autonomic stress response. CRH secreted from the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus initiates the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis response by signaling the secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the anterior pituitary. ACTH then travels to […]
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