David S. Faux and Dr. Steven W. Graves, Chemistry and Biochemistry The birth of a baby has always been regarded as a miracle. Even today the carefully orchestrated events that result in birth elude the outreaches of scientific research. Among the most important of these events are the contractions of the uterus termed labor. Several […]
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Participatory Organizational Development and Social Change: Microfinance Replication in Western China
Marcie Holloman and Dr. Warner Woodworth, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Microfinance (or microcredit) is increasingly being recognized as an effective tool for promoting the socio-economic development of impoverished communities. The crisis of poverty is so great in every corner of the world that it is tempting to jump on the bandwagon of the “microcredit solution” […]
Ukrainian Financial Reporting: The Need for Change
Eldar Maksymov and Dr. Earl K Stice, School of Accounting and Information Systems Ukraine is an Eastern European country with a history of volatile economic climate. The future success and stability of the Ukrainian economy will largely depend on the government’s actions to make the economic climate more attractive to foreign investors through reforms. One […]
A Comparison of Surface and Deep Temperature Changes Using Ice and Chemical Cold Packs
Steven Allen Bernards and Dr. Kenneth Knight, Physical Education Cryotherapy (cold therapy) is the use of ice or cold in the immediate care of acute musculoskeletal injuries such as sprains or contusions. When ice or another temperature lowering product is applied soon after an injury, pain, swelling, and secondary hypoxic injury are minimized. Secondary hypoxic […]
The Validation of the Outcome Questionnaire as a Tool of Measurement for Change on the Native American Population in a College Counseling Center
Kärstin L Slade, Elizabeth Richardson and Dr. Michael J Lambert, Psychology In recent years there has been an increasing demand for psychotherapy outcome measures, which can be attributed mainly to the changing health care industry. This, in turn, affects the subsequent demands by corporate purchasers, those in the insurance industry, and government agencies, for evidence […]
Tracking Change Patterns for Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill (SPMI) Patients: An Analysis of The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Expanded (BPRS-E)
Elizabeth Richardson and Dr. Gary Burlingame, Psychology This study was conducted to determine differential item sensitivity of The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Expanded (BPRS-E) with an SPMI population. Using item sensitivity information, we tested different factor solutions of the BPRS-E to assess how predictive these are of patient improvement. Although I originally planned to compare […]
The Role of Defects in Interlayer Cation Exchange in Clay Minerals
Laura Cardon and Dr. Barry R. Bickmore, Geology Clay minerals comprise a large portion of the abundant sediment that covers the earth’s surface. As such, they have a significant impact on society in regard to land development and also water and mineral resources. The purpose of this study was to help unravel the mysteries of […]
Nurses’ Self-report of Behavior Changes Following Needlestick or Other Sharp Instrument Injuries
Lucille Christensen Woolston and Dr. Renea L. Beckstrand, College of Nursing My research questions regarded needlestick and sharp instrument injuries, how many were reported, and what behavior changes have been made following the injury. I approached nurse managers at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and gave surveys to nurses in staff meetings. I received results […]
The Possibility of Computer Modeling Language Change
Jonathan McCollum and Dr. David Bowie, Linguistics Language is an ever changing method of communication. Linguists, in their systematic studies of languages, attempt to explain the changes that modify and sometimes eliminate languages altogether. Much research has been employed to discover the methods that keep language continually evolving. Mary S. MacKeracher, at the University of […]
Phosphorylation dependent Conformational changes of PhoB in Escherichia coli
Allison Sparks and Dr. William McCleary, Microbiology All bacteria must have a way to control cell functions when their outside environment changes. E.coli uses a phosphate signaling pathway to accomplish this. In the bacterial cell membrane, there are proteins that take up phosphate from the environment, transports it into the cell, and triggers transcription of […]
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