Nicholas Randall and Michael Larson, Department of Psychology Introduction Sedentary lifestyle and obesity are growing concerns that are responsible for at least 300,000 premature deaths and $90 billion spent on health care per year in the United States (Manson et al., 2004). Many jobs today contribute to a sedentary lifestyle by requiring prolonged periods of […]
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Effects of Tetrabenazine on Basal Methamphetamine
Tribett, Taylor Effects of Tetrabenazine on Basal Methamphetamine Faculty Mentor: Scott Steffensen, Psychology It is easy to see how much METH hurts the lives of its users and leads to high costs for society. Methamphetamine abuse is linked to higher healthcare costs, child abuse, and higher rates of theft and incarceration (Dobkin & Nicosia, 2009). […]
Effects of Relationship Quality on Daily Ambulatory Blood Pressure
Kyle Eversole and Wendy Birmingham, Department of Psychology Introduction Positive spousal support and relationships that are high in positivity are beneficial in terms of health-outcomes, including lower clinical and ambulatory blood pressure, an indicator of cardiovascular disease risk. Such positive relationships have been associated with lower mortality and morbidity. Conversely, relationships with more negative social […]
What Happens When Remember the Wrong Thing: The Effects of False Recognition on Memory Performance
Ellgen, Amanda What Happens When We Remember the Wrong Thing: The Effects of False Recognition on Memory Performance Faculty Mentor: C. Brock Kirwan, Psychology Introduction Our long-term memory system has the impressive ability to form unique representations of events and later retrieve those distinct events with minimal interference from similar events. For example, you may […]
Acute Effects of Exercise on Aggregate Appetite Hormones
Aaron Miller and Chad Jensen, Department of Psychology Leptin and ghrelin are two hormones involved with suppressing satiety and meal initiation. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of acute exercise duration of 30 and 60 minutes on the total levels of leptin and ghrelin. This study was carried out in […]
Effects of Family Structure and Transitions on Adolescent Stress in Korea
Amanda Ferguson and Mikaela Durfur, Sociology Department Introduction A wide scope of research has been done on family structures in the United States and Western culture. Research has moved from studying divorce extensively to researching cohabitation, just as extensively (Kennedy and Fitch, 2012). Korea, due to their strong cultural focus on traditional families, is only […]
Effects of Poverty Simulation: Perceptions of Medical Sociology Students
Mike McNeil Effects of Poverty Simulation: Perceptions of Medical Sociology Students Gaye Ray, RN, MS, FNP-C, College of Nursing Introduction Poverty affects 46.7 million people in the United States. The U.S. Census data show that poverty rates have increased 2.3% from 2007 to 2014 (DeNevas-Walt and Proctor, 2015). It is shown that poverty has become […]
Effects of nixtamalization on maize processing in Malawi
Cooper, Annica Effects of nixtamalization on maize processing in Malawi Faculty Mentor: Frost Steele; Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science Introduction Malawi is a small country in southeastern Africa. The main crops that rural Malawians grow for food are maize, legumes, and dark, leafy greens. Due to this restrictive diet, many Malawians are at risk for […]
Soil Water and Temperature Effects on Resilience Resistance of Sagebrush Steppe Plant Communities
Gruwell, Trevor Soil Water and Temperature Effects on Resilience Resistance of Sagebrush Steppe Plant Communities Faculty Mentor: Bruce Roundy, Plant and Wildlife Science Project Purpose-The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effects of environmental factors on overall resistance and resilience of the sagebrush steppe community. Resistance is defined as a system’s ability to […]
Effects of Age and Prior Reproduction on the Cost of Reproduction in Two Species of Burying Beetles
Effects of Age and Prior Reproduction on the Cost of Reproduction in Two Species of Burying Beetles Damron, Ethan; Jo, Dane Mark Belk, Biology Introduction Understanding how much energy an organism allocates to breeding to maximize reproduction over their lifetime, or the cost of reproduction, is a central idea to understanding the variations in patterns […]
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