Andrew Hosford and Dr. Deryl Synder, Mechanical Engineering Recently, there has been increased interest in the development of micro air vehicles (MAVs) (Figure 1) to perform reconnaissance, surveillance, and other small operations best suited for air vehicles with maximum dimensions of six inches. In order to develop successful air vehicles, it is imperative to have […]
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English-Mainly Language Policy: Improving Language Proficiency through Self-Regulated Learning
Kendra Williamson and Professor Norman Evans, Department of Linguistics and English Language Introduction The purpose of the English-mainly project is to explore how an English-mainly (EM) language policy, as opposed to an English-only (EO) policy encourages self-regulated learning and fosters improved language proficiency among English as a Second Language students at BYU’s English Language Center (ELC). […]
Properly Improving Employee Attitudes through HR Programs and Recognition Practices
Jonathan DeGraff and Dr. John Bingham, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Employers seek to enhance employee dedication and increase company productivity while controlling operating costs; hence, companies have recently been investing more in human resource (HR) programs and recognition practices. The honors thesis I recently completed at Brigham Young University sought to augment practioners’ and academicians’ […]
Story Time: Improving Oral and Literacy Skills in a Second Language
Krysta (Rubio) Belliston and Professor Ray Graham, Teacher Education In this generation, the demand for education has been steadily enforced year by year. Since English is an internationally spoken language, parents and children alike want to improve their eligibility and employability through an English-language education. Guatemala does have some programs for students to learn English as […]
Democratic Teaching in BYU’s American Heritage Course: Teaching Citizenship While Improving Learning
Olivia Dahl and Dr. J. Gary Daynes, History Democratic teaching is a topic that is popular among educators. What it essentially means is that students are given opportunities to choose how and possibly what they learn. A major concern in the social sciences is how well schools and universities are preparing students to become responsible […]
Improving Seismic Awareness and Earthquake Preparedness in Utah Valley Schools
Rachel A. Dunn and Dr. Ron A. Harris, Geology The purpose of this ORCA project was to provide guidelines specific to Utah Valley schools to protect students from seismic hazards along the Wasatch fault. In the proposal I stated that “At least 74% of the schools in Provo are not built to seismic code” (Robinson […]
T Cell Immunotherapy of Infection Disease and Cancer
Scott Weber, Microbiology and Molecular Biology 1) Project Summary This project was focused on improving the immune response to infectious disease and cancer. We have engineered T cell receptors with 1000-fold increase in affinity and will characterize their value as diagnostics and therapeutics. In addition, we examined changes in T cell function due to the […]
The Development of Individualized Anemia Treatments Using Point of Care Diagnostics to Distinguish Anemia Caused by Infection or Chronic Inflammation
Dr. Richard Watt, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Evaluation of Academic Objectives. Background: Anemia that accompanies inflammation is associated with negative outcomes for patients. Early intervention to treat anemia is an important step in improving the quality of life for anemic patients. Our lab proposed to develop simple diagnostic tests using a Lateral Flow Immunoassays […]
Neurosecurity: Comprehending Security Messages
Zachary Vance and Bonnie Anderson, Information Systems The comprehension of security messages can be a difficult task to decipher, as comprehension works through a series of stages. The four major steps in comprehension are attention, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics, as outlined by figure 1 below. Through the use of eye-tracking, we were able to focus […]
Identifying Unknown Satellites
Nicholas Van Alfen and Joseph Moody, Physics & Astronomy Introduction Satellites are used for a wide range of purposes and by a wide range of organizations from private companies to governments. Specifically, what was of interest to us and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) with whom we collaborated was the need to identify different […]
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