Kiira Fox and Dr. Renata Forste, Sociology Main Text While previous research indicates child stunting rates have decreased in the aggregate over the last few decades, malnutrition continues to account for over half of annual child deaths and the stunting of 226 million (Neumann et al.). As national inequality persists, even increasing in certain areas, […]
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Book in a Bag: An Integrated Approach to Social Skills Instruction
Katrina Anderson and Dr. Michelle Marchant, Counseling Phychology and Special Education Main Text There is a much needed improvement in American school childrens’ behavior skills. Evidence of this concern comes from the increase in disciplinary referrals, suspensions, and expulsions (Sugai, G., Horner, R., Dunlap, G., Hieneman, M., Lewis, T., Nelson, C., et al 2000). With […]
Evolution of Nuclear Mitochondrial pseudogenes of Three Genes within Orthoptera (Arthropoda:Insecta)
Matthew Moulton with Dr. Michael Whiting, Department of Biology Introduction Mitochondria are unique organelles that contain their own genomes. Metazoan mitochondrial genomes typically encode 37 genes (13 protein-coding, 22 transfer RNA, and 2 ribosomal RNA genes) that are used for cellular respiration. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence data have proven to be an indispensable tool for […]
Determining the effect of Toll-like Receptor-7 on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Development
Douglas Baumann and Dr. Brian Poole, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus) is an autoimmune disease that afflicts over 250,000 citizens of the United States. Although much remains to be learned about Lupus, the information gathered so far has proven to be extremely valuable in increasing survival rates and improving the […]
Leveraging Technology and the Wisdom of Crowds
Robert Morello and Dr. Daniel Nielson, Department of Political Science A structural problem plagues the delivery of foreign aid: the beneficiaries have little ability or means to inform the donors of the projects’ initial needs, progress, or effects. As development projects are typically executed, donors carry out assessments that often involve surveys or other before-and-after […]
Does Marriage Therapy Improve Health?
David Marsh and Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Department of Psychology The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of marital quality on certain cardiovascular health risks, including diabetes, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. Relationships, including that of marriage, have long since been known to correlate with these physiological markers (Wickrama, 1997). Our study, however, […]
Chinese Music Infield Study: Insights and Personal Experiences from Attending the Tianjin Music Conservatory
Robert Willes and Professor Kory Katseanes, School of Music My Chinese music study experience began with touring China with the BYU Chamber Orchestra in April of 2011. This tour was a very rich and unique two weeks filled with some of the most beautiful sights in Asia. The Great Wall of China, The Forbidden City, […]
The Face of Autism
Sarah Alger and Professor Paul Adams, Department of Visual Arts I believe the best documentary photographs are those that evoke emotion and motivate people to take action. Although the Face of Autism project has only been displayed a few times so far, it has done both of these things. Furthermore, a website is currently being created to […]
Research and Testing of PVC Solvent Bonding Methods
David Williams and Dr. William Pitt, Department of Chemical Engineering Abstract The purpose of this research project was to determine the optimal method to solvent bond polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pieces together. Understanding how to create a strong solvent bond in PVC is important to a related prosthetic leg project that has been performed at BYU. […]
Can Emotion Understanding Be Taught?: Evaluating an Intervention Protocol to Increase Emotion Understanding in Children with Language Impairment
Lucy Brimhall and Dr. Martin Fujiki, Department of Communication Disorders Specific language impairment is traditionally defined as a diagnosis referring to “children who have difficulty learning language in the absence of intellectual disability, sensory and physical deficits, severe emotional disturbances, environmental factors, and brain damage” (Kamhi, AG 1998). Recent study of the behavior of children […]