Elizabeth Pulsipher, Savannah Henshaw and Dr. Scott Sanders, Sociology Introduction Last summer, we conducted quantitative and qualitative research for an in-depth analysis of the attrition occurring in the Liahona Children’s Foundation’s program—a program attempting to alleviate child malnutrition in sixteen countries. Our findings draw upon five sources: 1) individual interviews we conducted with a randomized […]
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Impact of Lexical Bundles on Chinese L2 Learners’ Oral Proficiency
Corey Ketring, Rachel Yu Liu, Asian & Near Eastern Languages This study examined the efficacy of formulaic language in improving the fluency of Chinese in second-language learners. Formulaic language refers to a group of words that is cognitively stored as one linguistic unit, rather than being analyzed by each indepdent part (Simon, 1974). For instance, if […]
Can Stress Management and Personal Wellness Courses Improve Student Resiliency? A Pilot Study
Aimee Schouten and Michael Thomas, College of Nursing Introduction: The nursing profession is emotionally and physically demanding. Long shifts, complex and often difficult patients, as well as working in an emotionally challenging environment all contribute major stress for nurses.[1,2] Over time this stress often turns into compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue and burnout become overwhelming to […]
Does Transparency Mobilize Citizens and Decrease Corruption?
Neal Bangerter and Brigham Daniels, BYU Law School I worked with Professor Brigham Daniels on his ongoing research with Mark Buntaine at UC Santa Barbara. This is a summary of the results from the 2018 phase of the project. Introduction Transparency in government is widely considered to have a positive impact on governance, by equipping […]
Iron Dysregulation induced by Oxidative Stress is Prevented by Curcumin in C2C12 Skeletal Muscle Cells
Jacob Anderson, Dr. Chad Hancock; Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science Introduction Recent studies indicate a correlation between iron dysregulation and insulin sensitivity, suggesting that iron dysregulation may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus [1]. However, the connection between iron regulation and insulin sensitivity is not fully understood. Iron is normally tightly regulated, and […]
Molecular Characterization of Penstemon scariosus (Plantaginaceae)
Mikel R. Stevens The objectives of this project: Our objective was “to develop an understanding of the genetic structure of the varieties within P. scariosus. With a specific intent to test the hypothesis that P. scariosus var. albifluvis is distinct within P. scariosus” while mentoring no less than four undergraduate students. We have meet and […]
Intensive Mentoring and Micro-Electronics Research for Students in Engineering (IMMERSE) 2016 Mentoring Environment Grant
Prof. Aaron Hawkins, Electrical and Computer Engineering Project Description The MEG funds used for this projects supported undergraduate students working in the IMMERSE program starting in the Summer of 2016. IMMERSE employed a total of 49 students. Portions of the hourly wages charged by these students for their research work came from this MEG grant. […]
What Planets Did Kepler Miss?
Keir Ashby and Dr. Darin Ragozzine, Department of Physics and Astronomy Introduction For centuries, humans have imagined if there are other worlds like ours and how we would be able to find them. Today, we are closer than ever to discovering the answer. In 2009 scientists launched the Kepler Space Telescope with the object of […]
Implementation of Recurrent Neural Nets in Forecasting Macroeconomic Indicators
Christ Rytting and Dr. Kerk Phillips, Economics Department Drivendata.org says “In the year 2000, the member states of the United Nations agreed to a set of goals to measure the progress of global development. The aim of these goals was to increase standards of living around the world by emphasizing human capital, infrastructure, and human […]
Is MafB Essential to β-Cell Growth and Proliferation?
Aaron Leifer and Faculty Mentor Jeffery Tessem, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science Project Purpose: Our goal is to determine if MafB is necessary for β Cell proliferation and glucose stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). Project Importance: Approximately 29.1 million people are affected by type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the United States, according to 2014 […]
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