Haley Kirk, Jeffrey Jenkins, Information Systems My ORCA project is designed to measure a person’s level of compassion using mouse-cursor tracking. The field of compassion is relatively untouched in the world of research, and I wanted to be one of the first to effectively measure compassion. I also wanted this measurement to be easily implemented into […]
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Measuring Metabolic Responses to Calorie Restriction with Mass Spectrometry
Nathan Keyes and Dr. John Price, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Abstract Calorie restriction is of prime importance to age related physiology and pathophysiology. It is well established that calorie restriction extends lifetime, however the full mechanism of why this happens is not completely understood. In this study, we attempted to gather kinetic proteomic data […]
Measuring Up: Engineering Stronger and Faster Cardiomyocytes
Kaitlyn McEntire and Dr. Alonzo Cook, Chemical Engineering Department Introduction If a heartbeat connotes life, then cardiomyocytes are the life givers. When heart disease results in cardiomyocyte death, however, these life-giving, beating cells are unable to reproduce, and portions of the heart irreversibly die. Despite modern technology and developments in heart disease treatment and prevention, […]
Measuring Uncertainty in Assessments through Mouse Tracking
PI: Dr. Ross Larsen Co-PI’s: Dr. Jeff Jenkins and Dr. Charles Graham Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Our project sought to use mouse tracking to develop a measure of uncertainty and validate it with self-report with self-report measures of uncertainty as seen in Figure 1. Several developments during […]
A Microfluidic Approach to Measuring Endothelial Cell Migration
A Microfluidic Approach to Measuring Endothelial Cell Migration Abstract Pathological angiogenesis or new vessel growth plays a key role in a number of diseases including tumor growth and several eye diseases that can lead to blindness. While antiangiogenic therapies have been developed for many of these pathologies, there remains a pressing need for more effective […]
Measuring Metamphetamine’s Effects on Dopamine Production During Exposure to Glutathione
Eli Schriever and Scott Steffensen, Psychology Introduction One of the primary focuses of much addiction research involves finding methods to alleviate methamphetamine (METH) addiction. METH is one of the most widely used illicit drugs in the United States. Estimates by the National Institute on Drug Abuse Statistics are that 5.5% of all adults ages 26 […]
Measuring Frequency Noise for Use in Preventing Mode Hops in Extended Cavity Diode Lasers
McKinley Pugh and Faculty Mentor: Dallin Durfee, Physics Introduction Diode lasers are useful in physics because they are relatively cheap and robust, they are available in a number of wavelengths, and they are tunable. However, because diode lasers have large bandwidths compared to atomic resonances, a reflection grating is added outside the laser. This creates […]
Measuring Combustion Efficiency of Improved Cookstoves and Associated Air Quality
Whitney Steed, Erin Hamson, and Jeff Lord with Dr. Matt Jones, Mechanical Engineering Introduction Statistics report that approximately three billion people in the world prepare their meals using solid fuels1. The incomplete combustion that comes from burning these solid fuels creates harmful fumes and particulate matter that damage human health. Our goal was to create […]
Advanced Measuring Techniques of Ionic and Electronic Conductivities in Battery Electrodes
Joshua Flygare and Dr. Dean Wheeler, Chemical Engineering Introduction: There are many significant barriers still to be overcome before chemical storage becomes satisfactory. One of the most significant issues is how much the electrodes vary in their electronic and ionic conductivities. Both of these issues are highly complex. My funding was used to help me […]
Measuring Relative Amount of Nitrous Oxide and Ammonia Emissions From Polymer Coated Urea in Bare and Vegetated Soils By Photoacoustic Gas Analysis
Tobin Story and Dr. Bryan Hopkins, Plant and Wildlife Sciences The purpose of this research was to gain a better understanding of the factors affecting emissions of nitrous oxide and ammonia from fertilized agricultural soils. Nitrogen is an essential nutrient required for sustaining life and high-output cropping systems. However, it has been estimated that only […]
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