Jani Radebaugh and Eric Christiansen, Geological Sciences, Shannon Tass, Statistics Executive Summary and Scientific Merit The largest moon of Saturn, Titan, has a thick atmosphere of nitrogen and a pressure similar to that of Earth at the surface. There are winds, strong enough to have produced two wind-dominated landforms similar to those on Earth – […]
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The Predictive Validity of a Kindergarten Dynamic Assessment of Language
Veronica White and Douglas Petersen, Communication Disorders Introduction Kindergarten students are often administered screening instruments designed to identify weaknesses in emergent literacy skills. Unfortunately, these screeners, which only measure what a student currently knows, cannot validly differentiate between students who have low scores because of limited exposure, language/dialectal differences, or a disability. A more valid […]
A Regional Party in Yorkshire?: The Proof is in the Pudding
Elizabeth Whatcott and Dr. Joel Selway, Political Science Within the United Kingdom, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have all gained regional assemblies which manage local affairs including health care, economic growth, education, and other services. However, the Parliament in Westminster has devolved few responsibilities to local authorities in England. Under the Blair premiership, the government […]
The Effects of Caffeine on Visual Attention in Caffeine-naïve Participants
Eva Tveten and Steven Luke, Psychology Introduction Controversy exists concerning the effects of caffeine on cognitive function. One of the greatest challenges in resolving this controversy stems from the fact that caffeine is the most widely used drug in the United States, consumed daily by a majority of the population. The frequent and widespread use […]
Societal Borderlands: Community Art Making as a Means to Turning Borders Into Points of Interaction
Kindia du Plessis Cutler and Daniel Barney, Pd.D. Art Introduction Social practice is a growing area in art that is seeking to expand what art is through what it does. Artists working in this way are more interested in the interactions and situations they might create than the things they produce. This project was a […]
Cluster Analysis via Random Partition Distributions
Brandon Carter, Dr. David B. Dahl, Department of Statistics Introduction Cluster analysis is an important exploratory data analysis technique used in a wide variety of fields. Cluster analysis seeks to discover a natural grouping of the data, where items in the same cluster or group are more similar than items from different clusters. Through our research, […]
The Role of Inflammation in the Progression of Osteoarthritis
I received funding for this MEG in January of 2015. This was a remarkably fruitful MEG for my lab. The work completed through this grant proposal led to some ground breaking data that translated into two patent applications (Topical/Transdermal application of wogonin for promoting chondrocyte autophagy, leading to reversal of damage associated with osteoarthritis as […]
TLR4/MyD88 Signaling in Cigarette Smoke-induced Heart Ceramide Accrual: A Potential Target to Protect the Heart with Smoke Exposure
Benjamin Bikman
A Study of Buddhist and Hindu Art and Culture in the Kathmandu Valley and Sherpa Culture in the Solukhumbu Region of Nepal
1. Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Background Background In 2014, I received a MEG to direct student research in two regions of Nepal; Kathmandu and the Khumbu region of the Himalayas. While we were in transit to New York, Nepal experienced a serious earthquake. Consequently, the study was […]
Mercury Contamination in Four Indonesian Watersheds Affected by Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
Natalie Barkdull and Dr. Gregory Carling, Geology Department Introduction Artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) accounts for almost half of anthropogenic mercury (Hg) emissions worldwide and causes widespread water pollution. Gold extraction by Hg amalgamation releases Hg-laden sediment and water into local watersheds where anaerobic organisms can convert inorganic Hg into organic methylmercury (MeHg), […]
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