John Lim and Dr. James Gaskin, Information Systems Introduction The development of statistical modeling plugins for use in AMOS and SPSS software continues! We cannot do justice to the contributions that we have been able to produce through our research this past year. The ORCA Grant was awarded at a very timely point in our […]
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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 […]
An Open Source Function Utilizing Random Field Theory for MRI Analysis
Christensen, Zachary An Open Source Function Utilizing Random Field Theory for MRI Analysis Faculty Mentor: Erin D Bigler, Psychology Department Introduction When looking at an MRI scan of the brain one is actually viewing millions of voxels (three dimensional pixels) that represent individual groups of signals produced by the MRI machine. Therefore, each voxel is […]
Modeling political improvement through statistical analysis of New Zealand’s Youth
Norton, Abigail Modeling political improvement through statistical analysis of New Zealand’s Youth Faculty mentor: Steve Thomsen, School of Communications Some things look better on paper than in person. Prior to my three-month stay in New Zealand, I wrongly assumed that the country’s history of economic success and involved voters would translate to somewhere without conflict. […]
Tear Analysis: High-Speed video capture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
Devon Smith, Steven Cook Tear Analysis: High-speed video capture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Dr. Jonathan Wisco, PdBio Introduction The tearing of the ACL is among one of the most common sports injuries seen during this era. Research shows that annually there are more than 80,000 documented cases of ACL tears occurring with a […]
Trace Element Analysis of Quartz Grains in the Wah Wah Springs Tuff and Granodiorite Intrusion
Barker, Joel Trace Element Analysis of Quartz Grains in the Wah Wah Springs Tuff and Granodiorite Intrusion Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Christiansen, Department of Geological Sciences Background The Wah Wah Springs tuff and cogenetic granodiorite were part of the creation of the Indian Peak-Caliente Caldera Complex, which lies on the Nevada-Utah border (Skidmore, 2013). The […]
Defining the role of Nr4a3 in β-cell function by analysis of full body knockout
Kener, Kyle Defining the role of Nr4a3 in β-cell function by analysis of full body knockout Faculty Mentor: Jeffery Tessem; Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science The prevalence of diabetes continues to grow at an alarming rate. Both type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) lead to an eventual destruction of β-cells and an inability […]
An Analysis of State Music Education Certification Practices in The United States
Allyssa Pehrson and Brittany May, Department of Education Introduction The purpose of this study was to compile relevant information for music educators about certification practices of each of the United States and the District of Columbia from resources available fall 2015, and to examine the commonalities and differences among the state policies. Specifically we identified […]
Meta-Analysis of Flipped Classroom
Meta-Analysis of Flipped Classroom Ratchapong Kaosucharit erik_pierce@byu.edu kaosu Advisor: Dr. Jamie Jensen, Department of Biology Introduction The “Flipped Classroom” is a learning model in which content attainment is shifted forward to out-side of class, and then followed by instructor-facilitated concept application activitiesa in class (Jensen, 2015). It is one of the most rapidly emerging and […]
Rites and Rituals of the Yaxhilan Queens: Analysis of the Iconography of the Yaxchilan Lintels 24, 25, and 26
Bentley, Jillian Rites and Rituals of the Yaxchilan Queens: Analysis of the Iconography of the Yaxchilan Lintels 24, 25, and 26 Faculty Mentor: Allen Christianson, Comparative Arts and Letters The ruins of Yaxchilan on the shores of the Usumacinta River, Mexico have some of the only occurrences of iconography that contain women performing sacred bloodletting […]