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Informal Learning In An Online Book Club: A Qualitative Case Study, Toni E. Pilcher
Informal Learning In An Online Book Club: A Qualitative Case Study, Toni E. Pilcher
Theses and Dissertations
This article examines the online book club called Victober, which is held every October on Youtube and other social media apps. As a qualitive case study, the research uses interviews, observations, and digital documents to explore the interactions and informal learning experiences of four women who participated in Victober 2022. The author identifies five overarching themes that emerged from the data: content creation, community identity, individual identity, rewards, and anticipation. These themes highlight the significance of content creation for YouTube and social media platforms, the sense of community fostered by Victober, the balance between individuality and belonging, the rewards of …
Interference Between Speaking And Computer Tasks In Younger And Older Adults, Paige Elise Asay
Interference Between Speaking And Computer Tasks In Younger And Older Adults, Paige Elise Asay
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This study examined the effects of computer tasks on speech acoustic measures and the effects of speaking on computer task performance in 30 younger and 30 older adults. Participants completed a speech only task, two computer tasks, and simultaneous speaking and computer tasks. Stimulus sentences included the four corner vowels and two diphthongs embedded between voiceless consonants. Acoustic measures of speech included diphthong transition extent and rate as well as vowel space area (VSA) and vowel articulation index (VAI). A text formatting task included two levels of difficulty. A data entry task included sorting items from a shopping list into …
Groundwater Resource Assessment For West Africa Using Earth Observations And Groundwater Modeling, Sergio Armando Barbosa Casas
Groundwater Resource Assessment For West Africa Using Earth Observations And Groundwater Modeling, Sergio Armando Barbosa Casas
Theses and Dissertations
Groundwater is a crucial global resource, particularly in semiarid regions where surface water is scarce. As a result, effective groundwater management is essential. However, the challenge lies in a lack of data and information for proper decision-making. This dissertation present studies related to groundwater storage changes and recharge in West Africa, using data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission. In Niger, this research reveals little change in groundwater storage from 2002 to 2010 but a steep rise from 2010 to 2021, attributed partially to increased precipitation. Groundwater resources in Niger are found to be underutilized, with estimated …
Taxonomic Revision And Phylogenetic Analysis Of The Philadelphicus Group In The Genus Proctacanthus (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae), And Key To All Proctacanthus North Of Mexico, Teagan Marie Mulford
Taxonomic Revision And Phylogenetic Analysis Of The Philadelphicus Group In The Genus Proctacanthus (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae), And Key To All Proctacanthus North Of Mexico, Teagan Marie Mulford
Theses and Dissertations
Proctacanthus (Macquart 1838), an elegant genus of robber flies within the Asilidae family, plays a significant ecological and economic role. However, the lack of a comprehensive taxonomic treatment hinders their identification and thus their use in evolutionary and behavioral research. This study focuses on the taxonomic revision of the Proctacanthus, identifying the features used in recognizing the philadelphicus Species Group and the rufiventris Species Group. By providing systematic and biological data, describing new species, and offering a key for identification, this research contributes to understanding the ecological significance and geographic distribution and history of Proctacanthus. This work will enhance future …
Feasibility Of Rna-Based Pathogen Detection In An Infant Formula Matrix, Gweneth Claire Gustafson
Feasibility Of Rna-Based Pathogen Detection In An Infant Formula Matrix, Gweneth Claire Gustafson
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Background: The dairy processing industry is currently hindered by slow, antiquated testing for high-risk pathogens, including Listeria monocytogenes and Cronobacter sakazakii. Powder infant formula's low water activity and substantial fat content enhance the survival and thermotolerance of such foodborne pathogens. As DNA-based detection methods can produce false positives even after cell death, a more accurate approach is needed. The objective of this study is to evaluate the suitability of an RNA-based platform for the detection of pathogens in a dairy powder matrix. Materials and Methods: A unique phenol-chloroform extraction method was used to obtain total RNA from heat-killed and unheated …
Separation Of Perrhenate And Perfluoroalkyl Substances By Ion Chromatography With Customized Stationary Phases, Wai Ning Chan
Separation Of Perrhenate And Perfluoroalkyl Substances By Ion Chromatography With Customized Stationary Phases, Wai Ning Chan
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Ion exchange chromatography (IC) is an analytical technique used to separate charged molecules including ions, proteins, small nucleotides, and amino acids. It can function in anion or cation mode. In this dissertation, anion exchange chromatography was used, and column materials were made in our lab with resorcinarene-based compounds called cavitands. Cavitands create cavities to bind to molecules because of their three-dimensional structure. Two new gradient IC methods were established to identify and quantify perrhenate and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by customized resorcinarene-based column, zinc cyclen resoecinarene (ZCR) and arginine methyl ester (RUE) columns. The ZCR column accomplished outstanding separation of perrhenate …
Rural Science Teachers Social Network Analysis Matrices, Rebecca L. Sansom, Tracy Poulsen
Rural Science Teachers Social Network Analysis Matrices, Rebecca L. Sansom, Tracy Poulsen
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These are the social network matrices for our study of rural science teachers. Each matrix is located on a separate tab on the spreadsheet.
The Role Of Cytosolic Chaperonin Cct And Its Co-Chaperone Phlp1 In Folding And Assembly Of Signaling Complexes, Yujin Kwon
Theses and Dissertations
CCT, a large (1 MDa) protein-folding machine, is a eukaryotic group II chaperonin that is essential for folding many cellular proteins and is the most complex of all chaperonins with two rings each composed of eight paralogous subunits. CCT captures proteins in its folding chamber to assist the folding of its substrates. CCT utilizes ATP hydrolysis to open and close its chamber and fold its substrates. CCT has been shown to be important in the folding of proteins with - propeller domains which consist of seven WD40 repeat sequences that fold into -sheets that form the blades of a propeller-like …
Evaluating And Advancing Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures: Statistical And Machine Learning Approaches, Bangyu Wang
Evaluating And Advancing Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures: Statistical And Machine Learning Approaches, Bangyu Wang
Theses and Dissertations
Automated traffic signal performance measures (ATSPM) are increasingly used to collect and evaluate traffic data from signalized intersections. ATSPM provide invaluable insights into both current and historical traffic signal performance. With their adoption by over 39 state and local transportation agencies, ATSPM play a crucial role in traffic operation and maintenance. ATSPM are continually evolving, introducing new performance measures and applications tailored to the needs of various transportation agencies. However, despite their potential, several challenges require attention and resolution. The first challenge involves the underutilization of ATSPM data due to its massive volume, which can overwhelm traditional identification and prioritization …
Perceptions Of Teacher Self-Efficacy For A Fourth Year Teacher: A Self-Study Approach, Alyssa Crabb
Perceptions Of Teacher Self-Efficacy For A Fourth Year Teacher: A Self-Study Approach, Alyssa Crabb
Theses and Dissertations
Teacher self-efficacy is a well-researched concept and a key component in student achievement, teacher performance, motivation, and retention. This self-study examined the perceptions of a fourth-year teacher's sense of self-efficacy in her classroom. The study was conducted by journaling about daily events that influenced the teacher's sense of doing well or not over the course of the first term of a school year (August–December). Weekly journals were then re-storied using a three-dimensional narrative structure to ground deeper into the context of the experience of being a teacher. Two main themes emerged: concern for students and concern for evaluation from other …
Critical Engagements With Award Winning Picturebooks: My Journey In Creating A More Equitable Classroom Library, Carrie Elizabeth Crowe
Critical Engagements With Award Winning Picturebooks: My Journey In Creating A More Equitable Classroom Library, Carrie Elizabeth Crowe
Theses and Dissertations
Research consistently shows that students from historically marginalized populations have difficulty accessing texts that represent the realities of their lives. Concerned that such might be the case for my students, I conducted an inventory of my classroom library and sought out award-winning texts that could make my library more diverse and inclusive. I then analyzed these award-winning texts using Bishop's (1992) categories of multicultural literature in order to better understand the picturebooks' underlying messages and ideologies. My examinations showed that the majority of the texts fit into the same category (culturally specific), though I was able to identify award-winning texts …
Terahertz From Electrons, Electronics From Terahertz, Clayton D. Moss
Terahertz From Electrons, Electronics From Terahertz, Clayton D. Moss
Theses and Dissertations
Time-domain terahertz spectroscopy (THz-TDS) is a valuable technique for studying collective ultrafast phenomena. Several mechanisms exist for converting ultrashort optical laser pulses into coherent THz sources. Broadband THz pulses can be obtained from electron currents in air plasma, which requires combinations of different colors of light to be most effective. I report multi-color generation schemes of THz pulses that deliver coherent THz output. Experimental and theoretical work using the photocurrent model describe ways to use non-harmonic color combinations to utilize several sources of light available in a table-top laser setup. Additionally, THz-TDS is used to study a variety of ultrafast …
Robust Localization And Landing For Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles In Maritime Environments, Alexander D. Jordan
Robust Localization And Landing For Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles In Maritime Environments, Alexander D. Jordan
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis presents methods for robust precision landing of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) on platforms at sea. Localization methods are proposed for UAV-to-boat state estimation for systems that employ real- time kinematic (RTK) global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and vision sensors. Solutions for GNSS-only are first presented, followed by the fusion of GNSS and vision. The important problem of sensor intrinsic calibration is solved with a novel offline batch estimation approach. Hardware results are presented for all methods. Our calibration of GNSS-to-camera is shown to estimate sensor offsets with millimeter level accuracy. Localization systems are combined with custom state machines …
The Influence Of Political Media On Large Language Models: Impacts On Information Synthesis, Reasoning, And Demographic Representation, Alexander Glenn Shaw
The Influence Of Political Media On Large Language Models: Impacts On Information Synthesis, Reasoning, And Demographic Representation, Alexander Glenn Shaw
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis investigates the impact of finetuning the LLaMA 33B language model on partisan news datasets, revealing negligible changes and underscoring the enduring influence of pretraining datasets on model opinions. Training nine models across nine distinct news datasets spanning three topics and two ideologies, the study found consistent demographic representation, predominantly favoring liberal, college-educated, high-income, and non-religious demographics. Interestingly, a depolarizing effect emerged from partisan news finetuning, suggesting that intense exposure to topic-specific information might lead to depolarization, irrespective of ideological alignment. Despite the exposure to contrasting viewpoints, LLaMA 33B maintained its common sense reasoning ability, showing minimal variance on …
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First Farms Book Now Available In Paperback Edition
First Farms Book Now Available In Paperback Edition
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology (BYU) John L. Sorenson's much-praised book, An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon, is now available in paperback. FARMS and Deseret Book have reprinted this popular book in paperback to make it more accessible and affordable.
Scroll Images Form Abmc Scanned Into Database
Scroll Images Form Abmc Scanned Into Database
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
FARMS Electronic Projects Specialist Steven W. Booras is busy managing a team of six part-time FARMS employees and volunteers who are scanning the world's most complete photographic collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls. After a year-long negotiation, the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center (ABMC) in Claremont, California, agreed to provide the photos for the Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Reference Library. Booras is currently negotiating to bring selections from other photographic collections to this database as well.
Lectures Examine Abinadi
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In a new video discussion on the ancient prophet Abinadi, Todd Parker, associate professor of Ancient Scripture at BYU, presents an informal discussion on the trial of Abinadi before wicked King Noah's court of priests. Parker's wide-ranging and eclectic presentation summarizes information on Abinadi's trial for blasphemy and false prophecy, the courageous way he delivered God's message of repentance to the wicked Nephite priests, and the masterful way he taught the priests the correct interpretation of the law of Moses. The law of Moses prescribes daily activities from which the people learn principles; the law of Christ teaches correct principles …
Assistance For Farms-Sponsored Research
Assistance For Farms-Sponsored Research
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
We often receive questions from Insights readers about one aspect or another of the research that FARMS sponsors. We plan to address some of these questions, and the larger concepts that lie behind them, periodically in this column on "FARMS research notes." In this issue we consider some financial aspects of research support. In future issues we will address such topics as what counts as evidence, how to (and not to) draw conclusions from evidence, what is the nature of "peer review," and what is the purpose and meaning of scholarly "weasel words." We invite your comments and suggestions.
Farms Scholars Lecture In Italy
Farms Scholars Lecture In Italy
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Two FARMS board members, David Rolph Seely (assistant professor of Ancient Scripture) and William J. Hamblin (associate professor of History), were invited to travel to Italy the first week in May to give lectures at a three-day long CES annual conference in Assisi (about two hours from Rome).
Latest Brown Bag Lectures
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
On March 27 Carl Johannessen, emeritus professor of Geography from the University of Oregon, spoke about evidences found in the ancient Old World of crops normally considered indigenous to the New World, particularly maize. His discussion, entitled "Diffusion of Cultural Traits across the Oceans in Pre-Columbian Times," included a slide presentation showing ancient architecture that depicts what he argues is maize. If his evidence is confirmed by additional research, it will help establish the existence of contacts between the Old and New Worlds before Columbus, thus helping to establish the plausibility of the Book of Mormon account.
Two Notes On The Lord's Prayer, John W. Welch
Two Notes On The Lord's Prayer, John W. Welch
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Four versions of the Lord's Prayer are found in scripture, in Matthew 6, JST Matthew 6, Luke 11, and 3 Nephi 13. Recent research enhances our appreciation of the words that Jesus chose to use.
Hundreds Attend Farms Symposia
Hundreds Attend Farms Symposia
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
"Benjamin's Speech" was the topic of the Ninth Annual FARMS Symposium, held on April 13. More than 1600 people filled the auditorium of the Joseph Smith Building at BYU and flooded into overflow rooms to hear keynote speaker Elder Neal A. Maxwell, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, talk on "King Benjamin's Sermon: A Manual for Discipleship." Elder Maxwell taught that "admiration for the Lord leads to emulation of the Lord," and King Benjamin was the perfect example of this type of discipleship. Elder Maxwell also taught that we must count and weigh all of our blessings, …
Hundreds Attend Farms Symposia
Hundreds Attend Farms Symposia
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
On March 23, some 700-800 people from Utah and other parts of the country turned out to hear presentations about the ancient scrolls and how they contribute to LDS understanding of gospel teachings, the Bible, and other aspects of biblical life. The symposium was sponsored by BYU Religious Education and FARMS.
Five Years And Countless Hours Produce Two Farms Bibliographies On The Book Of Mormon
Five Years And Countless Hours Produce Two Farms Bibliographies On The Book Of Mormon
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies is pleased to announce the publication of two new FARMS bibliographies. A Comprehensive Annotated Book of Mormon Bibliography is designed primarily for working scholars and university libraries. A shorter version, A Guide to Publications on the Book of Mormon, is designed primarily for students of the scriptures who are not professional scholars.
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Brown Bag Lectures Continue To Inform
Brown Bag Lectures Continue To Inform
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Two outstanding Brown Bag lectures were presented in February. Louis C. Midgley, professor of Political Science at BYU, discussed "The Authorship Debate: Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon?" This lecture was based on a paper Midgley has submitted for publication in a new FARMS collection of essays on the authorship issue. Midgley gave a history of attempts to dismiss Joseph Smith's explanation for the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. In his paper, Midgley writes: "Those who fashion ... naturalistic explanations [of the Book of Mormon's origin] are faced with, among other challenges, the task of uncovering in …
More Lectures On Book Of Mormon Prophets Added To The Farms Book Of Mormon Lecture Series
More Lectures On Book Of Mormon Prophets Added To The Farms Book Of Mormon Lecture Series
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
The latest lectures in video series on "The Prophets of the Book of Mormon and Their Messages" (part of the FARMS Book of Mormon Lecture Series) deal with the prophets of the brass plates (1 lecture), King Benjamin (2 lectures), and Alma the Younger (2 lectures). The lectures are available on video and audiotape and as transcripts. See the order form for details.
Authorship Essays Reprinted
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Since 1830, millions of people have read the Book of Mormon and have been convinced that Joseph Smith's account of its origins is correct-that it is an ancient document given to him for a season by a divine messenger to translate by the gift and power of God. Critics, however, have argued that the book must be a fraud.
Annual Symposium Will Be Repeated In Oakland
Annual Symposium Will Be Repeated In Oakland
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
"Benjamin's Speech: The Ninth Annual FARMS Symposium on the Book of Mormon" will be repeated in Oakland, California, on 20 April 1996, a week after its original presentation in Provo. Sponsored by the Saratoga Stake, this version of the symposium will feature most of the same lectures as the original (see details on page 1), most of them live and some on videotape.