Brady Bills and Dr. Larry Green Over the last semester and summer I have been developing a modern guitar method book. I have been consulting with Larry Green (my faculty mentor) as well as reading many different guitar method books. I came to find that the reason why many of the method books were failing […]
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An Investigation of Methods for Actuating Robot Arms: Direct vs. Pulley vs. Bowden Cable Actuation Methods
Dallin Swiss and Dr. Mark Colton, Mechanical Engineering Introduction A group of BYU researchers and therapists designed a robot named “Troy” for use in studies to investigate robot-assisted therapy for children with autism [1]. Troy was considered effective and successful but studies suggest that developing a new robot with greater realism and additional capabilities may […]
A Sequential Grid, Relaxation Method for Use in Oil Reservoir Simulation
Brian Stimpson and Dr. Hugh Hales, Chemical Engineering Introduction The demand for petroleum products has never been higher, despite the opposition and environmental skepticism that has been present against the petroleum industry in recent years. This requires the production of petroleum products to increase. However, as politics and nature will have it, the waning supply […]
Evaluation of Methods to Relieve Parental Perceptions of Vaccine-associated Pain and Anxiety in Children: A Pilot Study
Amy Pulsipher and Dr. Beth Luthy, Nursing The development and widespread use of vaccinations is one of the most important public health achievements of the 20th century (Schechter, Zempsky, Cohen, McGrath & McMurtry, 2007). Despite the immeasurable benefits of vaccinations, many parents are still reluctant to vaccinate their children. Multiple studies have reported that the […]
Lactose Hydrolysis as a Method for Reducing Added Sugar in Chocolate Milk
Eric Engstrom Introduction Milk is a nutrient dense food that cannot be utilized easily by those with lactose intolerance. Lactose-hydrolysis is a process through which the native lactose in milk is enzymatically converted into its constituent sugars, glucose and galactose. Because this process digests the lactose in milk, the milk can then be digested by […]
Quasi-maximum Likelihood Methods in Truncated Models
Patrick Turley and Dr. James B. McDonald, Department of Economics Data truncation is the source of econometric problems in many economic datasets. Truncation occurs when all observations below or above a certain threshold are systematically removed or are unavailable. For example, campaign contributions below a certain level are not usually publicly available, so any contribution […]
DEVELOPMENT OF A METHOD OF OBTAINING FLUID TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS USING A LASER
Scott L. Thomson and Dr. Dan Maynes, Mechanical Engineering Developing a method of measuring fluid temperature using a laser-based system was the goal of this research project. The following paragraphs summarize the research procedure, results, and plans for future development. The temperature measurement technique is based on molecular tagging velocimetry (MTV), an established, non-intrusive method […]
THE PIECEWISE PARABOLIC METHOD IN PLASMA SIMULATION
York E. Young, Department of Physics and Astronomy Aware of the large number of insights which may result from a better understanding of non-neutral plasmas, the Brigham Young University plasma group currently explores the electrostatic normal modes of oscillation in confined plasmas. Researchers at BYU currently perform computational studies of waves In non-neutral plasmas confined […]
ANCIENT “GENE-OLOGY” LEADS TO IMPROVEMENTS IN ANCIENT DNA EX· TRACTION METHODS AND PCR AMPLICATION TECHNIQUES
Blake C. Ballif, Microbiology Introduction During the past decade, the development of ancient DNA research has left modern science seemingly on the verge of breaching the barrier between the world we live in and the ancient past. Archaeologists, anthropologists, and molecular biologists alike have become increasingly more aware of the understanding that can be gleaned […]
MODELING TRAPPED NoN-NEUTRAL PLASMAS WITH A PIECEWISE PARABOLIC METHOD
Rachel K. Berg, Physics and Astronomy The objective of my undergraduate research at Brigham young University was to adapt a numerical algorithm known as the piecewise parabolic method to solve problems of interest in the study of trapped non-neutral plasmas. The project took the better part of a year, but ultimately I was successful. The […]