Nathan Mecham, Dr. Melissa Lewis-Western, and Dr. David Wood, Accounting Department Introduction Pornography use has increased significantly over the past twenty years, mostly due to the Internet. The Internet has increased access, affordability, and anonymity of pornography which are the driving forces for the increase in pornography consumption both at home and in the workplace. […]
Archives for May 2018
Newspapers and Mid-Nineteenth Century America’s Views of Mormonism
Mason Price and Gerrit Dirkmaat, Church History and Doctrine Introduction With increasing access to archived American newspaper sources online, it is simpler than ever before to peer into the past through the lens of primary source news articles. Newspapers, though they have limitations in presenting historical information, can nonetheless be useful to uncover and better […]
Early Ecologies: Distance Reading Popular Scientific Journals in Turn-of-the-Century Sweden
Erin Modersitzki and Dr. Christopher Oscarson, Comparative Arts and Letters Introduction The understanding of art and literature depends on an ability to contextualize it within the discourses from which it emerges. This project combined two important new strands of literary research to flesh out the context in which the idea of ecology emerged in Sweden: […]
The Prevalence and Effect of Gamification in Scottish Museums
Carol Allred and Dr. John Murphy, Harold B. Lee Library Since their western beginnings in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the role that museums have played in society have changed. Early museums, like the Louvre in Paris and the British Museum in London, were initially galleries that were open weekly to the public. They primarily […]
RAB10: The Future of Alzheimer’s Disease
Keni Reid and Dr. John Kauwe, Biology Department Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder caused by an irreversible degeneration of nerve cells. It is developed in response to a growth of proteins, tau tangles or amyloid plaques, which disrupt communication between neurons in the brain. Because the nerve cells no longer function, they die. It […]
Mormon Masses: An Analysis of the Improvement Era’s Advertisements to the Separate Genders circa. 1927-1933
Nicole Wechsler and Dr. Rebecca DeSchweinitz, History Department Introduction This project analyzed two main documents, comparing and contrasting the different LDS youth periodicals, namely the Improvement era and the Young Woman’s Journal. In this project I analyzed advertisements within the Improvement Era during the merger of the Young Woman’s Journal and the Improvement Era with […]
Shame as a Moderator in Grace and Forgiveness Correlation Renamed “Grace, Forgiveness, and Shame in Latter-day Saint Young Adults”
Taylor Mefford and Dr. Scott Richards, Counseling Psychology and Special Education Introduction The subject of grace in psychological research has been relatively untouched, with only a few studies having been conducted in this area, mostly with a focus on creating measures for attitudes on grace. However, despite the existence of these validated measures, almost no […]
Prenatal Androgens and the Stability of Temperament and Anxiety: A Study of Testosterone-Mediated Digit Ratios in Rhesus Macaques
Alexander Baxter and Dr. J. Dee Higley, Psychology Department Introduction Prenatal androgen exposure (PAE) is the organizational force that masculinizes the brain. It has impact on other parts of the body as well. For example, PAE induces growth in the ring finger. Consequently, the pointer-to-ring-finger digit ratio (2D:4D ratio) is frequently used to assess PAE.1 […]
Ketamine as a Predictor of Excessive Alcohol Intake: A Rhesus Monkey Nonhuman Primate Model
Ryno Kruger and Dr. J. Dee Higley, Psychology Department Introduction In 2014, 8.7 million teenagers in the United States reported drinking alcohol, with the vast majority engaging in binge drinking1. Due to the rise of underage drinking and alcohol abuse, it is of increasing importance to study variables that influence risk for alcohol abuse and […]
Nabataean Course Ware Pottery Chronological Dating System
Jake Hubbert and Dr. Cynthia Finlayson, Anthropology Department Introduction The course ware pottery created by the ancient Nabataeans of Petra, Jordan is unique and one of the most understudied pottery types from the Hellenistic and Roman eras in the Near East. My research project involved developing an updated seriation organization of these pottery types based […]
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