Benjamin Hoose and Faculty Mentor: Matthew Madsen, Plant and Wildlife Sciences Sagebrush seed agglomerates (referred to as ‘agglomerates’ in the remainder of the report) are small balls of seed, clay, and compost that allow us to treat sagebrush seeds with germination enhancers. The goal of my project was to determine whether we could use the […]
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Improving Immunization Rates among Pregnant Women: A Mentored Experience
PI: Lacey M. Eden The purpose of this MEG to mentor nursing students through the process of implementing an education program for pregnant women regarding the importance of Tdap immunization during pregnancy, and to assist Utah County obstetric offices in improving Tdap immunization rates among their patients. Additionally, this project provided an opportunity for undergraduate […]
Current and Future Prospects of the Biological Diversity of Vertebrates in teh Protected Areas of a Megadiverse Country: Ecuador
Bay, Benjamin <h2>Current and Future Prospects of the Biological Diversity of Vertebrates in the Protected Areas of a Megadiverse Country: Ecuador</h2> Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jack Sites Jr, Biology Department Project I collected, cleaned, and organized data on animal species in Ecuador, a megadiverse country (harbors a vast proportion of Earth’s species and is home to […]
Immunization Rates of NICU Infants
Gardner, Emily Immunization Rates of NICU Infants Faculty Mentor: Janelle Macintosh Introduction The goal of this project was to determine the vaccination rates of infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of various hospitals throughout the Wasatch Front in Utah. We collected data related to possible reasons why infants may not receive their immunizations […]
Improving Immunization Rates among Pregnant Women
Stacey, Brooke Improving Immunization Rates among Pregnant Women Faculty Mentor: Lacey Eden, College of Nursing Introduction Pertussis cases have been increasing in the United States, over the last decade, as more parents have decided not to vaccinate with the Tdap vaccine. The population of infants less than two months of age is at the greatest […]
Rhesus Macaque Scar Tissue as it Relates to Aggression Rates and the Oxytocin Receptor Gene
Riley Barrington and Dee Higley, Psychology This research project originally started out with the purpose of correlating aggression rates in rhesus macaque monkeys with the level and type of oxytocin receptor that that monkey possessed. Blood samples were to be taken, level of scarring and wounds analyzed, and observations done to predict their average level […]
Factors Influencing the Optimal Germination Rates of Conifer-aspen Seeds
Christian Boekweg, Rachel Nettles, and Dr. Samuel St. Clair, Plant and Wildlife Science In the aspen forests on the mountains of Utah, a shift is occurring in the ecological community. The aspen stands have, over time, been invaded by multiple conifer species. The composition of these forests is shifting from a pure aspen stand to […]
Predicting Gas-phase Reaction Rates For Elementary Diatomic Substitutions Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Karl Fails and Dr. Richard Rowley, Chemical Engineering The purpose of this study was to examine a new method for predicting elementary gas-phase reaction rates using molecular dynamics simulations. The diatomic substitution reaction: was to be used as a test model for its simplicity. Molecular dynamics simulations were to be used to calculate the motion […]
EFFECTS OF CRYPTOGAMIC CRUSTS ON WATER INFILTRATION AND EVAPORA· liON RATES ON DESERT SOILS
Eric Edgley, Department of Botany and Range Science Abstract The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of microbiotic (also called cryptogamic) crusts on soil surfaces on water infiltration and evaporative rates on a soil developed from fine textural lake sediments in Utah County, Utah. Twenty study plots (10 with cryptogamic cover and […]
Neurophysiological Substrates of Cocaine Addiction
Dr. Scott Steffensen, Department of Psychology Objectives The main objective of this study was to characterize the role of GABA neurons in the ventral tegmental area in cocaine addiction. Research in my lab is dedicated to the elucidation of brain substrates underlying drug addiction. Elder Boyd K. Packer has stated, “It is my conviction, and […]
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