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The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Researchers in the Hans Lab examine the behavior and development of forensically relevant insects, particularly blow flies. Both graduate and undergraduate students participate in research on various topics related to decomposition and insect activity that assist with death investigations.

Alumni Spotlight: Emma Wallens

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Emma Wallens published an article in volume 8 (2018) of the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research during her time spent completing her baccalaureate degree.

Alumni Spotlight: Emerald Obie

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Emerald Obie published an article in volume 8 (2018) of the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research during her time spent completing her baccalaureate degree.

Alumni Spotlight: Caleb Hettinger

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Caleb Hettinger published an article in volume 8 (2018) of the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research during his time spent completing his baccalaureate degree.

Alumni Spotlight: Chufan Gao

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Chufan Gao published an article in volume 8 (2018) of the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research during his time spent completing his baccalaureate degree.

Interview: Bethany Mcgowan And Matthew Hannah, Catie Gilhooly

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Bethany McGowan is an associate professor in Libraries and School of Information Studies, specializing in health literacy education, and Matthew Hannah is an associate professor in Libraries and School of Information Studies, focusing on digital humanities and media studies. Recently, Professors McGowan and Hannah collaborated on a Diplomacy Lab course in which students helped to develop strategies for identifying misinformation and disinformation.

Digitizing Delphi: Educating Audiences Through Virtual Reconstruction, Kate Koury

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Implementing a 3D model into a virtual space allows the general public to engage critically with archaeological processes. There are many unseen decisions that go into reconstructing an ancient temple. Analysis of available materials and techniques, predictions of how objects were used, decisions of what sources to reference, puzzle piecing broken remains together, and even educated guesses used to fill gaps in information often go unobserved by the public. This work will educate users about those choices by allowing the side-by-side comparison of conflicting theories on the reconstruction of the Tholos at Delphi, which is an ideal site because of …

The Impact Of Accessible Data On Cyberstalking, Elise Kwan

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Exploring The Evolution Of Callose Synthase In Green Plants, Giovanna Durante

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Model Selection Through Cross-Validation For Supervised Learning Tasks With Manifold Data, Derek Brown

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The Effects Of Wildfire Aerosol Emissions On Air Quality, Emma Braun, Audrey Shirley

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American Foreign Policy And Public Opinion Of The Crimean War (1853–1856), Anurag Shah

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Efficacy Of The Pedagogical, Cultural, And Advocacy Programming At Purdue University Asian American And Asian Resource And Cultural Center, Michael Kuczajda

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Laughter And Madness: The Comic Horror Of Evil Dead Ii, David Gowan

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Monitoring Of Caucasus Heritage Sites Facing Cultural Genocide, Peyton Edelbrock

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Analyzing Health Care Delivery Costs From 2011 To 2020 In The Emergency Departments And Overall Hospital Costs, Jacob A. Corey

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Active Herbicide Ingredients In Roundup Ready Xtend Products, Glyphosate And Dicamba, Results In Hypoactivity In Zebrafish Larvae When Exposed During Development, Ryker Bond

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Design And Development Of An Inert Controlled Environmental Chamber For Evaluation Of Contaminant Mass Transfer, Brian Magnuson, Zachary Limaye

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Changes In Russian Media Language In Turbulent Times, Jessica Landau

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Is Northwest Indiana Prepared To Be A “Climate Haven”?, Luke Carl Jorgensen

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To Innovate Or Integrate: A Story Of Mergers And Acquisitions In The Video Game Industry, Charlie Geis, Dustin Rabin

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Tourism Insights: Esg In Lodging And Hospitality, Emily Cassanmagnago

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Lake Michigan Shoreline Landowner Survey, Colby Smock

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Dining Out Behavior In China And The Implications In The Post-Covid-19 Era, Ji Yong Kwon

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Sales Of Cage-Free Eggs: The Impact Of Proposition 12 On Egg Prices And Consumer Welfare In California, Mingcong Xie

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California’s Proposition 12, which outlaws the use of cages in the egg production process, went into effect on January 1, 2022. The main focus of this study is to follow the trend of weekly Californian and national egg price changes before and after the implementation of Proposition 12. Using the price series reported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), structural break tests and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regressions are carried out to directly measure the economic impacts of this new regulation on egg prices. With different models used, this study shows that California consumers now pay an additional …

The Role Of Vocal Development Patterns: Predicting Neurogenetic Risk In Infancy Using Early Vocal Development And Sex, Alyssa Cregg, Rachel Siela, Olivia Battaglia, Kaylee Bobay, Madison Chin, Athena Fordwor, Conghao Gao, Deeksha Handa, Erin Lee, Tiernan Mcdivitt, Grace Strabala, Victoria Tuell, Laurel Williams

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Extant literature documents a higher rate of language/speech disorders in males; however, despite sex being a potential moderator of outcomes, we do not know what role it plays in early vocal behavior of infants at high risk for such disorders. The purpose of this study was to ask: (1) Do high-risk infants demonstrate atypical vocal development patterns? (2) Is the quality and quantity of early babble distinct for male and female infants, and does this pattern vary across risk? To answer these questions, we examined the canonical babbling ratio (CBR; the ratio of canonical syllables, those with a consonant and …

Characterizing Differential Reflectivity Calibration Dependence On Environmental Temperature Using The X-Band Teaching And Research Radar (Xtrra): Looking For A Relationship Between Temperature And Differential Reflectivity Bias, Emma Miller

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Calibration scans are important for the maintenance of data and the quality of the information that radars output. In this study we looked for a temperature dependency in a full year’s worth of differential reflectivity (ZDR) calibration scan data collected by the X-band Teaching and Research Radar (XTRRA) located near the Purdue University campus. In a vertically pointing calibration scan, the radar scans the drops from below while rotating. From this angle, the overall shape will be circular, which corresponds to a ZDR value of approximately 0 dB. To process the data for the year 2021, a Python script was …

Machine Learning Of Big Data: A Gaussian Regression Model To Predict The Spatiotemporal Distribution Of Ground Ozone, Jerry Gu

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Tracking pollution levels on the ground is important to the environment and public health. One of the pollutants of concern is ozone, which, at high concentrations, can cause respiratory and cardiovascular problems. The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has published valuable ozone data obtained from ground-based sensors installed at selected locations. Because it is unfeasible to measure the exact ozone levels everywhere at any time, it would be valuable to predict the temporal-spatial distributions of ozone concentration based on existing data. This would help us better understand the patterns and trends in the data and make better decisions to …

Willingness-To-Pay For Rationed Goods: Bobcat Harvest Permits In Indiana, Nicholas A. Lancaster, Carson Reeling, John G. Lee, Richard T. Melstrom, Joe N. Caudell, Geriann Albers

Department of Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications

We use contingent valuation to estimate hunter and trapper willingness to pay (WTP) for a hypothetical bobcat harvest permit being considered in Indiana. Harvest permits would be rationed, with limits on aggregate and individual harvests. A model of permit demand shows that WTP may be subject to “congestion effects” which attenuate welfare gains from relaxing harvest limits. Intuitively, relaxing limits may directly change an individual’s expected harvest and, hence, WTP. Participation may subsequently change, with congestion offsetting welfare increases. These effects may lead to apparent scope insensitivity that may be endemic in the context of rationed goods.

Generalization And Discrimination Of Inhibitory Avoidance Differentially Engage Anterior And Posterior Retrosplenial Subregions, Erisa Met Hoxha, Payton K. Robinson, Kaitlyn M. Greer, Sydney Trask

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Introduction: In a variety of behavioral procedures animals will show selective fear responding in shock-associated contexts, but not in other contexts. However, several factors can lead to generalized fear behavior, where responding is no longer constrained to the conditioning context and will transfer to novel contexts.

Methods: Here, we assessed memory generalization using an inhibitory avoidance paradigm to determine if generalized avoidance behavior engages the retrosplenial cortex (RSC). Male and female Long Evans rats received inhibitory avoidance training prior to testing in the same context or a shifted context in two distinct rooms; one room that had fluorescent lighting (Light) …