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Genetically Screening For Gain Of Function Mutations In Telomerase Rna, Jose Childers Apr 2021

Genetically Screening For Gain Of Function Mutations In Telomerase Rna, Jose Childers

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Telomeres are DNA structures located at the ends of linear chromosomes. They function, in part, to allow DNA ends to be copied before cells divide. Since the standard DNA replication machinery can’t fully copy telomeres, most eukaryotic cells require the vital ribonucleoprotein enzyme telomerase. Telomerase is composed of a TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase protein) and telomerase RNA. As we age, telomeres shorten since most human cells do not express telomerase. If telomeres grow too short, it triggers a cell-cycle arrest known as senescence, which can ultimately result in cell death. On the other hand, >85% of human cancers show over-expression …

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A Portable Analyzer For Rapid And Sensitive Protein Detection By Ac Electrokinetics Capacitive Sensing, Allie Skaggs Apr 2021

A Portable Analyzer For Rapid And Sensitive Protein Detection By Ac Electrokinetics Capacitive Sensing, Allie Skaggs

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Capacitive bioparticle detection is a promising method for point-of-care diagnosis. There are a wide range of applications for such a device: diagnostics, pharmacology, and medical science. The end goal of this project is to develop a portable capacitive sensing platform for rapid and sensitive bioparticles detection. When bioparticles bind to receptors located on the surface of the electrode there would be a change in the interfacial capacitance, which indicate the presence of the bioparticle. The ADuCM355 – a precision analog microcontroller with a chemical sensor interface – is being used to perform biased electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). An AC potential …

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Preservation Of Morehead State History, Jacob Bush Apr 2021

Preservation Of Morehead State History, Jacob Bush

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This project is being undertaken in an effort to preserve the buildings and history of Morehead State University. It is the goal of this project to make additions to the historic district of MSU by adding qualifying buildings to the National Register of Historic Places. By adding buildings to the Register, they would be recognized on the federal level as historic sites and receive support for their preservation. The Register seeks to protect sites of importance through many ways including the gifting of funding to ensure preservation. The goals of this project will be achieved using historical texts from our …

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Analytical Method Development For The Analysis Of Biomass Degradation Products, Calista Dean Apr 2021

Analytical Method Development For The Analysis Of Biomass Degradation Products, Calista Dean

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The goal of this project is to study the kinetics of hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass. Biomass contains stored chemical energy that can be converted to renewable liquid and gaseous fuels through various processes, but an in-depth understanding of the kinetics of these processes is important in order for them to be feasible on a large scale. Since biomass degradation products depend on the type of biomass used as well as the reaction conditions, this task can be quite complicated. To minimize complications in our initial studies, we will use D-glucose as the starting material. To better understand the degradation pathway’s …

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Comparing Growth Of Mutant Strains Of Acinetobacter Baumannii To Wild Type After Treatment With Mitomycin C, Kaylee Compton, Deborah Cook Apr 2021

Comparing Growth Of Mutant Strains Of Acinetobacter Baumannii To Wild Type After Treatment With Mitomycin C, Kaylee Compton, Deborah Cook

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In Acinetocbacter baumannii bacteria, an error-prone DNA damage repair response is induced by the self-cleavage of the UmuDAb protein. Previous experiments indicating that a ddrR mutant becomes growth sensitive after DNA damage suggested that ddrR is also involved in this process. To explore this relationship, eight mutant strains of A. baumannii were made with different combinations of mutations in either ddrR and/or the adjacent gene, A1S_3662. Our experiment compared the growth of wild type cells to strains containing various mutations: DC4 (no gene mutations, just an antibiotic resistance marker, Kanr), DC5 (stop codon mutation in ddrR), and DC6 (both the …

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Ekap Update: Rethinking The Presentation Of Historic Sites, Elizabeth Debord Apr 2021

Ekap Update: Rethinking The Presentation Of Historic Sites, Elizabeth Debord

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The Eastern Kentucky Art Project was founded in 2007 as a way to connect communities with resources pertaining to visual arts and music in Eastern Kentucky. One significant type of resources EKAP features is information regarding historic architecture in Eastern Kentucky. Understanding cultural landmarks in people’s own communities can foster an inclusive and healthy community identity, but it became clear through recent efforts to update the EKAP website that information surrounding the preservation of historic sites is often difficult to access and understand for a general audience. Previous efforts to educate and encourage preservation of important sites was often tied …

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The Editorial Process Of The Kentucky Philological Review, Jalyn Findley Apr 2021

The Editorial Process Of The Kentucky Philological Review, Jalyn Findley

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The Kentucky Philological Review (KPR) is the official journal of the Kentucky Philological Association, published annually. This journal contains essays, book reviews, and creative work selected by the Editorial Committee from the Best of Section papers presented during the prior year’s spring conference. These submissions are then edited by this committee and editorial assistants through MLA format, grammar, syntax, and overall cohesion of themes by correspondence with the authors throughout the year. As editorial assistants of the KPA Editorial Committee, we attended the 2020 KPA conference, organized contact information from the presenters, and began initial readings of their papers and …

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Evidence Based Evaluation Of A Ventilator Management Clinical Practice Protocol, Kyle Mills Apr 2021

Evidence Based Evaluation Of A Ventilator Management Clinical Practice Protocol, Kyle Mills

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Nursing care and management of mechanically ventilated patients requires specific care elements to be achieved in order for optimal patient outcomes. The ventilator management policy guides nursing care for this select group of patients. The ventilator management policy of a rural community acute healthcare facility was evaluated for evidence-base and validity using the AGREE GRS rating scale. The evaluation process included interview of the director of the inpatient unit responsible for care of ventilator patients, as well as review of the most current evidence-based practice protocols. Evaluation results indicate the facility’s policy met the needs of the patients, and incorporated …

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Data Acquisition For Physics With Arduino, Kyle Litton Apr 2021

Data Acquisition For Physics With Arduino, Kyle Litton

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Arduino is an open-source electronics microcontroller board that allows us to marry technology with our environment. There are countless modules commercially available that can be easily manipulated with programs written in the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE), giving users full control of input and output. Several of these modules naturally relate to physics and data acquisition. Since physics analyses rely on data, the Arduino is a natural choice for a system where the user has full control of data collection methods. This poster will present our development of a data acquisition system that integrates equipment commonly found in physics laboratories. …

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“The Never Ending Story:” Circularizing Ch. Viii In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Chisom Iloegbunam Apr 2021

“The Never Ending Story:” Circularizing Ch. Viii In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Chisom Iloegbunam

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Chromosomes are molecules of DNA that hold large quantities of genetic material in an organism. Generally in nature, eukaryotic chromosomes are linear while prokaryotic chromosomes are circular. Since they are linear, eukaryotic chromosomes possess telomeres, or repetitive nucleotide sequences, on their ends. This significant difference in structure requires different additions to the basic replication process. In prokaryotes, replication starts at a single point on the chromosome and continues until the whole chromosome has been copied. In eukaryotes, replication happens in fragments with multiple starting points. Because of this more complicated replication, the free 3’ ends cannot be fully copied. Unchecked, …

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A Lifetime Of Purpose: The Rock Fork Community Center, The Rock Fork Attic, The Attic, Cheyenne Smith, Joy Gritton Apr 2021

A Lifetime Of Purpose: The Rock Fork Community Center, The Rock Fork Attic, The Attic, Cheyenne Smith, Joy Gritton

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A strong sense of community is a hard thing to come by these days, knowing the history of a place that used to be the center of a now sparse community is even harder. This presentation will explore one such history in the hope of inspiring community building through essential common spaces. The Rock Fork Community Center, now simply known as Rock Fork Attic or just The Attic, began as a place for the small community of Rock Fork in Knott County, Kentucky, to gather. For many years the community came together there for social events, fund raisers, school activities, …

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Effects Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy On Intraocular Pressure In Dogs, Sierra Ott Apr 2021

Effects Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy On Intraocular Pressure In Dogs, Sierra Ott

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a method in which pressurized oxygen is used to improve oxygen delivery to tissues. This treatment has been found to be effective in a variety of disorders in human and animal medicine, however it is underutilized in small animal medicine, in part because veterinary professionals may not be adequately familiar with how it works and when it is worthwhile. There has been hesitancy to utilize this method of treatment due to the fear of the unknowns, one example being a potential for an increase in intraocular. The mission of this project was to expand knowledge …

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Backyard Bio Security: How Social Media Bridges The Gap Between Urban Chicken Farmers, Carrie Sorrell Apr 2021

Backyard Bio Security: How Social Media Bridges The Gap Between Urban Chicken Farmers, Carrie Sorrell

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Urban chicken farming, defined as the practice of keeping a small flock of chickens in an urban or suburban setting for the purpose of this study, has increased in popularity in recent years. The purpose of this study is to examine how well-equipped urban chicken farmers are to care for their chickens, where they get information from, and how they judge that information to be credible. Specifically, the research looks at two diseases, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and Virulent Newcastle disease, and whether these urban farmers know about the diseases and can deal with them appropriately based on the …

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Preventing Needle Stick Injuries: A Quality Improvement Project, Adrianna Kerns, Emilea Pitts, Grace Richman, Katie Rawlings, Megan Riley Apr 2021

Preventing Needle Stick Injuries: A Quality Improvement Project, Adrianna Kerns, Emilea Pitts, Grace Richman, Katie Rawlings, Megan Riley

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"Needlestick injuries (NSI) affect approximately 1,000 people per day across U.S. hospitals. Needlestick injuries cost an estimated $3,042 per victim annually, according to the report. The costs go toward laboratory fees for testing exposed employees, associated labor and counseling and post-exposure follow-ups." (Beckner's Clinical Leadership & Infection Control, 2020). It was noted at an urban teaching hospital that needlestick injuries are an issue. Researchers believe this number is an underestimate of the actual amount of needle stick injuries. The purpose is to increase the education of staff nurses on the topic of needle stick injuries. We thoroughly reviewed 56 studies …

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Photography Practicum: Learning The Basics Of Managing A Fine Art Photography Studio, Brooklin Routt Apr 2021

Photography Practicum: Learning The Basics Of Managing A Fine Art Photography Studio, Brooklin Routt

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The photography practicum provides Art and Design student researchers with the practical experience of managing a fine art photography studio. Students learn how to operate, manage, and maintain industry standard fine art archival inkjet printers as well as a twelve-station traditional black and white darkroom. This project provides essential expertise and knowledge that students, as lab monitors, both share with other students and incorporate into their own fine art practice and professional activities. Student researchers learn how to mix, store, and dispose of photographic chemistry, provide daily assistance to undergraduate and graduate photography students, and generate ideas for improvements to …

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Predicting Covid 19 Infection Groups Using Social Networks And Machine Learning Algorithms, Kyle Spurlock, Heba Elgazzar Apr 2021

Predicting Covid 19 Infection Groups Using Social Networks And Machine Learning Algorithms, Kyle Spurlock, Heba Elgazzar

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Today, social media has grown in usage to the point where it is often deeply intertwined with life offline. People share their thoughts, passions, and lives online, and in many ways these social networks can be considered abstractions of real-world society. The idea for this research is that by modeling on these social networks, these glimpses into people’s lives through their words and posts is capable of showing their current health situation, and their susceptibly to outside influences affecting it. The goal of this research project is to design and implement unsupervised machine learning techniques to group together subnetworks of …

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The Effective Use Of Internet Resources For Language Learning, Holley Hendrix, Philip Krummrich Apr 2021

The Effective Use Of Internet Resources For Language Learning, Holley Hendrix, Philip Krummrich

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Our project is to assist language learners by taking advantage of the multitude of Internet resources to determine the most helpful sites as well as the most effective methods to improve according to the learner’s goal. Goals can include wanting to retain fluency after not studying a language for a long period, learning a new language from square one, improving spoken language after focusing on writing in the classroom setting, among others. We devised general plans with activities that correspond to varying levels of language experience and goals. To test out our ideas, we made customized language learning plans based …

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The Effect Of Utilizing An Electronic Medication Administration Record: A Quality Improvement Study, Ally Sipple, Branden Workman, Caitlyn Smith, Megan Smith, Rebecca Werring, Shayenne Slone, Taylor Stroud, Victoria Thomas Apr 2021

The Effect Of Utilizing An Electronic Medication Administration Record: A Quality Improvement Study, Ally Sipple, Branden Workman, Caitlyn Smith, Megan Smith, Rebecca Werring, Shayenne Slone, Taylor Stroud, Victoria Thomas

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The suspected cost of medication errors in clinical practice is an annual $1.69 billion dollars. A thorough literature review of a total of 64 studies were reviewed. Common themes that emerged were barcode administration errors greatly reduces medication errors, that electronic records greatly reduced the severity of adverse effects, a lack of communication between medical staff results in more errors in medication administration, and the use of an electronic record reduces workload and stress on the nurses administering the medications. As a result of this literature review, an intervention was developed utilizing the importance of electronic records on reducing medication …

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Prosody And Attachment In Possessive Structures, Elizabeth Keeton, Katy Carlson Apr 2021

Prosody And Attachment In Possessive Structures, Elizabeth Keeton, Katy Carlson

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In this project, we are studying the effect that prosodic boundaries and accent location have on attachment in an ambiguous phrase like “the daughter of the pharaoh’s advisor.” Under high possessive attachment, the phrase could mean, “There’s a daughter of the pharaoh, and we’re talking about her advisor.” If there is low possessive attachment instead, the phrase could be understood as, “There’s a pharaoh’s advisor, and we’re talking about his/her daughter.” In an auditory questionnaire, participants will listen to 24 dialogues, with the phrases preceded by the question “Who was it?” We placed contrastive accents on the first noun (“the …

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Palynology Of Mo Su Ridge, A Complete Exposure Of A Coal And Associated Sediments In The Hooper Formation, Wilcox Group, Texas, Alexander Newman, Jen O'Keefe Apr 2021

Palynology Of Mo Su Ridge, A Complete Exposure Of A Coal And Associated Sediments In The Hooper Formation, Wilcox Group, Texas, Alexander Newman, Jen O'Keefe

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Students and faculty at Morehead State University have been studying the poorly documented Hooper Formation in the lower-most Wilcox Group of central Texas since 2017. During a winter intersession trip in 2018 to the original study sites in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Bastrop, TX, a new exposure of the coal in the upper Hooper Formation was located on a site dubbed ‘MoSU Ridge.’ This exposure permitted examination of mire-margin coal facies using palynology (this thesis) and organic petrography (Rogers, 2020) and more complete explanation of mire dynamics and ecosystem change during the Late Danian Event (LDE). An ash seam …

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An Exploration In The Tools Of Options Pricing - Data, Ryan Hinson, Chris Schroeder Apr 2021

An Exploration In The Tools Of Options Pricing - Data, Ryan Hinson, Chris Schroeder

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Stock options can be a useful tool in any investor’s portfolio. They allow the skilled investor to increase their leverage and possibility for a higher payout with less risk. However, they are only beneficial if the investor knows how to use them, and if they accurately reflect the price of the option. This presentation hopes to offer some insight into the binomial method of options pricing along with new adjustments to the model in hopes of reflecting a more accurate options price. This, along with the Monte Carlo simulation presented, will hopefully offer some insight into the mathematical investor’s toolbox.

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The Role Of Depression And Fear Of Intimacy On Differences In Building Social Connection In Person Compared To A Video Chat Setting, Emma Gundler, Daniel Maitland Apr 2021

The Role Of Depression And Fear Of Intimacy On Differences In Building Social Connection In Person Compared To A Video Chat Setting, Emma Gundler, Daniel Maitland

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Given the impact of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) on interpersonal connection (Maitland et al., 2017), researchers interested in FAP have increasingly shifted their focus to understanding the processes and moderates that influence feelings of connection and intimacy (e.g., Kanter et al., 2020). Given the theorized role of intimacy (Maitland, 2020) in the development of loneliness, and the prevalence of loneliness and social isolation in the era of COVID-19 (Kilgore et al., 2020), understanding how digital communication impacts feelings of closeness has become increasingly important. The current study utilizes an established protocol for generating feelings of closeness (Aaron et al., 1997) …

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How Fear Of Intimacy Impacts Our Sex Life: A Quasi Experimental Design, Kayla Daulton, Daniel Maitland Apr 2021

How Fear Of Intimacy Impacts Our Sex Life: A Quasi Experimental Design, Kayla Daulton, Daniel Maitland

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The relationship between sexual satisfaction and interpersonal intimacy is relatively well established (Freihart et al., 2020). However, little is known about how deficits in intimacy may impact maladaptive such as problematic pornography consumption or sexual compulsivity. Previous research has indicated that experiential avoidance, a conceptual precursor to a fear of intimacy (Maitland, 2020), predicts some of these problematic behaviors (Levin et al., 2019). Similarly, loneliness, thought to partially result from loneliness, is predictive of pornography use (Butler et al., 2018) and sexual compulsivity (Chaney & Burns-Wortham, 2015). The current study sought to investigate the role of fear of intimacy in …

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Experiential Avoidance And Fear Of Intimacy In Social Interactions And Loneliness, Jacob Lewis, Daniel Maitland Apr 2021

Experiential Avoidance And Fear Of Intimacy In Social Interactions And Loneliness, Jacob Lewis, Daniel Maitland

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Loneliness has become such a problem in the United States, that even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the USA’s surgeon general had warned of the epidemic of loneliness (Murthy, 2016). Even when accounting for other health behaviors, loneliness increases the likelihood of early death by 26% (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2015). Previous research indicates that experiential avoidance and fear of intimacy are associated with loneliness and resulting psychological distress. However, little is known about how these variables impact daily social interactions and the resulting impact on loneliness and psychological well-being. This experiencing sampling study examined the extent to which social interactions were …

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Are Telomeres Required? Genetically Engineering A Eukaryote With Circular Chromosomes, Nadia Richardson, Melissa Mefford Apr 2021

Are Telomeres Required? Genetically Engineering A Eukaryote With Circular Chromosomes, Nadia Richardson, Melissa Mefford

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Telomeres are regions of repetitive DNA at the ends of linear eukaryotic chromosomes. While telomeres play important roles in protecting the ends of chromosomes, they cannot be fully copied by the DNA replication machinery. To overcome this end-replication problem, an enzyme called telomerase adds sequences to the 3’ end of the chromosome. Without telomerase activity, telomere lengths decrease and may be a leading cause of aging; while up-regulation of telomerase activity is implicated in >85% of cancers. Interestingly, prokaryotes have circular chromosomes that lack telomeres and these organisms have no need for telomerase. So, why did linear chromosomes, and thus …

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Design Of Machine Learning Algorithms For Behavioral Prediction Of Objects For Self Driving Cars, Yevgeniy Byeloborodov, Sherif Rashad Apr 2021

Design Of Machine Learning Algorithms For Behavioral Prediction Of Objects For Self Driving Cars, Yevgeniy Byeloborodov, Sherif Rashad

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Self-driving cars is a trending topic of the modern world. The ability to control a vehicle without human interaction can significantly increase safety on the road. In this research project, the main focus is on making the behavior of self-driving cars more like it was driven by a human driver in situations when pedestrians or animals are close by. While self-driving cars are equipped with cameras they can record and process the situations on the road and respond accordingly. It can be accomplished by image processing techniques, differentiation of objects, if they are alive or not, if they are moving …

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College Students' Persistence In Stem: A Case Study Of Graduating Seniors, Dylan Pennington, Wilson Gonzalez-Espada Apr 2021

College Students' Persistence In Stem: A Case Study Of Graduating Seniors, Dylan Pennington, Wilson Gonzalez-Espada

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According to several published reports, there are nearly 9 million science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) jobs in the United States, 6.2 % of total national employment. Despite a booming employment landscape, the U.S. is not graduating enough STEM majors. Attrition occurs when a student who entered college intending to graduate with a STEM degree decides to switch into nonSTEM majors, or may drop out of college altogether. Recent national statistics uncovered that STEM attrition is more serious in quantitative fields, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, and engineering. One way to minimize the factors associated with STEM attrition is to …

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Oboe Reed Adjustment: Suggestions For Beginning Reed Makers, Kristen Daniel, Thomas Pappas Apr 2021

Oboe Reed Adjustment: Suggestions For Beginning Reed Makers, Kristen Daniel, Thomas Pappas

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It is crucial that every oboist understand oboe reeds well enough to be able to make adjustments when needed. Kristen will conduct experiments on her own reeds and reference prominent literature from the field of reed making. The ultimate aim of this research project is to create a troubleshooting flowchart for beginning reed makers to reference while adjusting reeds to meet their personal needs and preferences.

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Effects Of Online Presentation Format On Student Stress, Jessica Hamm, Leah Hayes, Makayla Reynolds, Raeanna Whitaker, Reganne Miller, Gregory Corso Apr 2021

Effects Of Online Presentation Format On Student Stress, Jessica Hamm, Leah Hayes, Makayla Reynolds, Raeanna Whitaker, Reganne Miller, Gregory Corso

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The number of online courses has increased in recent years which calls into question the presentation format of online learning that is most beneficial for students. The purpose for this study was to measure stress levels as a function of different asynchronous online presentation formats: slides only, slides with audio of a male instructor and slides with video and audio of the same instructor. Temperature, oxygen levels, GSR, blood pressure, heart rate were measured because prior studies have indicated a relation between stress and these physiological variables. Participants (N=27) were randomly assigned to one of three formats. Each format presented …

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Integrated Electric Control Board With Relay Ladder Circuit And Plc Units, Alexandre Lemaster Apr 2021

Integrated Electric Control Board With Relay Ladder Circuit And Plc Units, Alexandre Lemaster

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Technologies and practices in industry are continuously evolving. In the 21st century, manufacturing has become more automated and computerized, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) play a central role in automation in today’s world. Although fluid power offers distinctive advantages over other force/torque-generating technologies, its full potential can only be harnessed when it is combined with other technologies; among which electric control is the most important. In this project, an integrated electric control board will be developed. It consists of a relay ladder circuit unit and a PLC unit. The relay ladder circuit unit is comprised of selector switches, push-button switches, …

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