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Hydrogen Electrochemistry of Non-Nobel Metal Catalysts
Nathan Barber, Fuzhan Song, Fahui Song, and Yi Rao
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Exploring Warmth and Conflict in Parent-Adolescent Relationships
Hailey Bowler and Rebecca Harvey
Family systems theory (Cox & Paley, 1997) is a framework that can be used to understand the quality of parent-adolescent relationships and the interrelatedness of relationships within a family system.
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Fermentation of Prebiotics in Agave and Green Banana by Probiotic Lactic-Acid Producing Bacterial Strains to Identify Synbiotic Combinations
Michaela Brubaker, Kimberly Campbell, Canyon Neal, Emily Speas, Sumira Phatak, Minghao Li, Jeffrey Broadbent, and Abby Benninghoff
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Talking in Math Class? Encouraging Engagement and Achievement Through the Use of Talk Moves
Monika Burnside and Jessica King
Purpose of the Study: Investigate the variations in three second-grade teachers' implementation of a number sense curriculum, in particular the variations in the ways they used Talk Moves to encourage students' engagement in classroom discussions. Long Term Goal: To improve number sense instruction in early elementary grades.
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Kids Killing Kids: A Look into Mental Illness, Adolescence, and Mass Murder
Levi Cragun
Violence in America has been on a decline since the 1990’s. Active shooters have seemed to be on the rise and ever present in the media (See Figure 1).
Society searches for the cause of these acts of violence. Typical answers to violence may not be sufficient to answering for violence on this scale. One hypothesis is mental illness.
Mental illness is not normally linked to violent behavior (Stuart, 2003). However, with differences in brain development and lack of literature, mentally ill adolescents may be an exception.
With this in mind, researchers ask the following questions; Are rates of mental illness higher in adolescents who commit mass violence compared to other adolescents? Are rates of mental illness higher among adolescents who commit mass murder compared to adults who commit mass murder?
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Optimizing Robotic Milk: A Qualitative Research Approach to Understanding Challenges that may Inhibit Optimal Usage of Automatic Milking Systems in Northern Utah
Jessica Felts
Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) – or robotic milkers – have been on the market for over twenty years. However, AMS introduction is relatively new to the Western U.S., and requires challenging adjustments and new management systems.
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Residents' Opinions on Fracking in Utah
Kelsey Gale
Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release gas inside.
Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well.
This can be a very controversial topic, especially in the Western United States where fracking is a major part of the economic growth of the states.
The public forms opinions both negative and positive regarding fracking in the state of Utah.
Studies have been done to discover the impacts, good or bad, fracking may have on our environment.
So, what are the public opinions on fracking in Utah, good or bad?
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The Role of Cognitive Load on Postural Stability in the Elderly
Tucker Gamble, Sushma Alphonsa, and Eadric Bressel
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Feminism in Fracking: An Analyzation of Women's Activism Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing
Taya Godfrey
Purpose: To discover what motivates women to be involved in anti-fracking activism as to encourage further female activism.
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How Do We Treat Eating Disorder?
Jasmine Guanzon
Eating Disorder is a mental health disability that affects an individual’s physical and mental health. There are different types of eating disorder: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, pica, rumination, orthorexia and etc. The earliest documentation of an eating disorder diagnosis occurred between 12th and 13th century, since then, the number of cases for this illness continues to grow (Deans, 2011). A common misconception about eating disorder is that only women suffer from this illness, however, there were documented cases of men suffering from this disorder since 1888 (Strother, 2012). There are multiple treatments offered in order to reduce and abolish people’s eating disorder.
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