Gordon Dix and Dr. Tim Leishman, Physics and Astronomy Designing and constructing a world-class concert hall is the culmination of many different, yet interrelated, disciplines. The architects must make the building structurally sound, while preserving its aesthetic beauty. Electricity, water, air conditioning, heating, and many other aspects of the inner workings of the hall must […]
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A Comparison of Computational Efficiency: Cholesky Decomposition and Spectral Methods for the Generation of Fractional Brownian Motion
Micah S. Allred and Dr. David Clark, Mathematics Since its popularization by Mandelbrot and Von Ness in the early 60’s, Fractional Brownian Motion (fBm), has found a great many applications in such fields as Option Pricing, Signal Processing, Internet Traffic, Hydrology, and Geology. This process is an extension of Brownian Motion which allows for a […]
Student Motivational Methods in the Chinese Classroom
David Boren and Professor Paul F. Cook, Teacher Education Educators are constantly striving to improve and increase student motivation. The less time a teacher spends on motivation and management, the more time can be spent on teaching the subject matter. Behaviorism and constructivism are two theoretical positions on human motivation which can help explain student motivation […]
Evaluating Network Phylogenetic Reconstruction Methods Using Computer Simulations
Steven Woolley and Dr Keith Crandall, Integrative Biology In my quest to evaluate the efficiency and accuracy of currently used phylogenetic network reconstruction methods, I have learned several valuable lessons applicable to nearly any research endeavor. I have successfully elucidated some of the conditions that affect the accuracy of two popular software programs for intraspecific […]
BIRTH METHODS AND THE INCIDENCE OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME-SIDS
Luiz H. Meneghin and Dr. Debra Hobbins, Nursing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also called crib death, refers to the sudden, unexpected death of any infant or young child in whom a postmortem examination fails to demonstrate a cause for death. It is the greatest single cause of death among infants between 1 week and […]
Are Health Education Journals Following Similar Trends of Increased Use of Statistical Methods Observed in Other Health-Related Journals?
Julianne Stoddard and Dr. Ray Merrill, Health Science Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease in human populations. Health educators use epidemiological statistics to understand the nature of human disease. These statistics are also used to determine how disease is transmitted throughout the community. This knowledge is imperative to identify at […]
The Impact of Feeding Methods and HIV on Infants in Bolivia
Neal Peterson and Dr. Kirk Dearden, Health Science Introduction Over the last several decades in Latin America there has been a shift from exclusive breastfeeding (no foods or liquids other than breastmilk) to replacement feeding (foods and liquids in addition to or other than breastmilk). Whether because of social stigma or lack of time, mothers […]
Use of Signal Processing Methods to Improve Speech Intelligibility in Throat Microphones
Daniel J Andelin and Dr. Scott Thomson, Mechanical Engineering Effective communication, vital to successful operations in many sectors, including military, business, and industry, depends largely on the receiver’s ability to accurately interpret the transmitted signal, generally referred to as speech intelligibility (SI). The presence of elevated noise can be seriously detrimental to SI. To reduce […]
An Analysis of Literacy-related Messages in Elementary Science Methods Textbooks
Cheryl Morris and Dr. Roni Jo Draper, Teacher Education Adults in America get most of their information from mass media (Norris & Phillips, 2003). These sources keep them informed about politics, natural disasters, advances in science, etc. However, adults need to be able to understand these sources to form opinions and take an active role […]
Structure and Properties of Dynamical Structure Functions Reconstruction of Genetic Networks Using Gene Silencing and Overexpression Methods
Russell Howes and Dr. Sean Warnick, Computer Science Department Network structure–the presence and absence of ‘connections’ among different variables in a dynamical system–is important in the identification and control of complex systems. Discovering structure from data can be difficult, and many current identification methods either concern themselves only with dynamic behavior (response of the system […]