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How Excellent Is Thy Lovingkindness: The Gospel Principle Of Hesed, Dan Belnap, Daniel L. Belnap Jan 2022

How Excellent Is Thy Lovingkindness: The Gospel Principle Of Hesed, Dan Belnap, Daniel L. Belnap

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The concept of hesed (pronounced khesed) 1 is unfamiliar to most Bible readers. This is partly due to the fact that it is a Hebrew word found in the Old Testament; thus, we will never come across the word hesed anywhere in our King James Version (KJV). Moreover, the term is difficult to translate, the KJV providing no less than fifteen different terms to signify the presence of hesed in the text, the most common being mercy, kindness, and lovingkindness.2 Yet the principle of hesed may be one of the most important doctrinal concepts in the Old Testament, …

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Aging In Nigeria: A Growing Population Of Older Adults Requires The Implementation Of National Aging Policies, Kingsley Chima Mbam, Cal J. Halvorsen, Uzoma Odera Okoye Jan 2022

Aging In Nigeria: A Growing Population Of Older Adults Requires The Implementation Of National Aging Policies, Kingsley Chima Mbam, Cal J. Halvorsen, Uzoma Odera Okoye

Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging

While the continent of Africa currently has the lowest share of adults aged 60 and older in its population among all world regions, the total number of older Africans is projected to triple between 2020 and 2050. Nigeria—Africa’s leading economy and most populated country—has the highest number of older people in the continent and the 19th highest across the globe, with the population of Nigerians aged 65 and older projected to nearly triple by 2050. However, the increase in older Nigerians is occurring against the backdrop of extreme poverty, unsolved development problems, socioeconomic inequality, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and a decline …

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A General Coupling Methodology For Unsteady Aerostructural Optimization With Analytic Derivatives, Taylor Mcdonnell, Adam Cardoza, Denis-Gabriel Caprace, Andrew Ning Jan 2022

A General Coupling Methodology For Unsteady Aerostructural Optimization With Analytic Derivatives, Taylor Mcdonnell, Adam Cardoza, Denis-Gabriel Caprace, Andrew Ning

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Multidisciplinary design optimization offers a comprehensive approach for designing complex aerostructural systems such as wind turbines. Gradient-based multidisciplinary design optimization can be used to optimize complex systems using large numbers of design variables. However, the convergence of gradient-based optimization methods to an optimal solution is highly dependent on the accuracy of the provided derivatives. In this paper, we propose a general method for creating unsteady coupled systems for steady-state, eigenvalue, and time-domain analyses. We then describe how highly accurate derivatives may be obtained from these analyses using a combination of automatic differentiation and analytic methods (including the unsteady adjoint). Finally, …

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The Sticks Of Judah And Joseph: Reflections On Defending The Kingdom, Joseph M. Spencer Jan 2022

The Sticks Of Judah And Joseph: Reflections On Defending The Kingdom, Joseph M. Spencer

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I wish to pursue two tasks simultaneously in this essay. First, in line with its title, I will address a very old matter of interpretation. I aim to explain as definitively as possible how to make sense of the relationship between Ezekiel 37:15–19, with its talk of the sticks of Judah and Joseph, and the claims of the Restoration, which include somehow connecting the stick of Joseph to the Book of Mormon. Second, in line with the subtitle of this essay, I wish to draw a crucial lesson from the history of how Latter-day Saints have dealt with this issue …

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Understanding Spiritual Well-Being Among Critical Incident Stress Management-Trained First Responders, Harvey Burnett Jan 2022

Understanding Spiritual Well-Being Among Critical Incident Stress Management-Trained First Responders, Harvey Burnett

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When Cpr Is Needed, Robert E. Zdor Jan 2022

When Cpr Is Needed, Robert E. Zdor

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Column: Practical Pointers

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Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility And Pro-Environmental Behavior: The Effect Of Green Shared Vision And Personal Ties, Badar Latif, Nuwan Gunarathne, James Gaskin, Tze San Ong, Mohsin Ali Jan 2022

Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility And Pro-Environmental Behavior: The Effect Of Green Shared Vision And Personal Ties, Badar Latif, Nuwan Gunarathne, James Gaskin, Tze San Ong, Mohsin Ali

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Environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR) has recently gained traction among academics, practitioners, and policymakers as a critical driver of sustainable development. However, the impact of ECSR on actual pro-environmental behavior remains unclear in the literature, particularly in the context of developing countries. Grounded in the social exchange and social network theories, this study examines the effect of ECSR on proenvironmental behavior via the mediation of a green shared vision and the moderation of two types of personal ties (business ties and political ties). Data was collected and analyzed from 375 manufacturing sector employees in Pakistan at two time periods. The …

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Too Fast? Too Slow? A Novel Approach For Identifying Extreme Response Behavior In Online Surveys, Manasvi Kumar, Joseph S. Valacich, Jeffrey L. Jenkins, David Kim Jan 2022

Too Fast? Too Slow? A Novel Approach For Identifying Extreme Response Behavior In Online Surveys, Manasvi Kumar, Joseph S. Valacich, Jeffrey L. Jenkins, David Kim

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Some participants of online surveys engage in extreme answering behavior while generating responses (i.e., they respond too fast or too slow) relative to population norms. Here, we demonstrate how participants’ navigation behaviors can be used to potentially identify such responses. We administered an online survey where students (who were earlier instructed to complete a task) report lenience scores towards non-appropriate behavior while completing the task. We draw on cognitive dissonance theory to posit that failure to follow instruction predicts lenience scores. We then created different datasets by excluding data from participants flagged by our metrics and generated predictive models. We …

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When Is Enough, Enough? An Examination Of Student Engagement When Watching Online Group Project Presentations, Manasvi Kumar, Joseph S. Valacich, Jeffrey L. Jenkins, David Kim Jan 2022

When Is Enough, Enough? An Examination Of Student Engagement When Watching Online Group Project Presentations, Manasvi Kumar, Joseph S. Valacich, Jeffrey L. Jenkins, David Kim

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In traditional face-to-face classes, conventional wisdom suggests that delivering and watching group project presentations is a valuable learning experience. In this research, we examine the limits of student engagement and learning in an asynchronous online context. Specifically, 249 undergraduate students were assigned to perform peer evaluations of multiple ten-minute project presentations. The online learning platform collected objective viewing behavior for each student, allowing us to use viewing time as a proxy for engagement. We also collected self-reported attitudes towards the assignment, finding that while students value providing feedback, they do not consider it a valuable use of their time. Students …

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Do Privacy Assurances Work? A Study Of Truthfulness In Healthcare History Data Collection, Tamara M. Masters, Mark Keith, Rachel Hess, Jeffrey L. Jenkins Jan 2022

Do Privacy Assurances Work? A Study Of Truthfulness In Healthcare History Data Collection, Tamara M. Masters, Mark Keith, Rachel Hess, Jeffrey L. Jenkins

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Patients often provide untruthful information about their health to avoid embarrassment, evade treatment, or prevent financial loss. Privacy disclosures (e.g. HIPAA) intended to dissuade privacy concerns may actually increase patient lying. We used new mouse trackingbased technology to detect lies through mouse movement (distance and time to response) and patient answer adjustment in an online controlled study of 611 potential patients, randomly assigned to one of six treatments. Treatments differed in the notices patients received before health information was requested, including notices about privacy, benefits of truthful disclosure, and risks of inaccurate disclosure. Increased time or distance of device mouse …

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Religiosity From Age 12 To 20: Stability, Change, And Bidirectional Effects Of Attendance, Prayer, And Salience, W. Justin Dyer, Sam A. Hardy, Michael Goodman Jan 2022

Religiosity From Age 12 To 20: Stability, Change, And Bidirectional Effects Of Attendance, Prayer, And Salience, W. Justin Dyer, Sam A. Hardy, Michael Goodman

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Religiosity is a protective factor for adolescents, though research has indicated religiosity declines across adolescence. However, little research has examined how various dimensions of religiosity may change across time. With yearly data from a sample of 489 participants, the current study examined rank-order and mean level changes in religiosity from early adolescence (12 years-old) into late adolescence/emerging adulthood (20 years-old). Three dimensions of religiosity were examined, public religious practices (religious service attendance), private religious practices (prayer), and religious salience. Using cross-lagged models, reciprocal relationships between these dimensions were examined. There was significant rank-order stability, though stability was highest for attendance. …

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Religious Affiliation’S Association With Suicidality Across Sexual Orientations And Gender Identities, W. Justin Dyer, Michael A. Goodman Jan 2022

Religious Affiliation’S Association With Suicidality Across Sexual Orientations And Gender Identities, W. Justin Dyer, Michael A. Goodman

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The objective was to replicate and extend earlier findings examining the intersection of sexual orientation and religious affiliation predicting suicidality. Current analyses used updated data and extended prior work by examining how affiliation relates to suicidality for transgender individuals. Data were collected in 2021 from 46,562 adolescents and were representative of Utah adolescents in grades 8, 10, and 12. In regressions, affiliation predicted suicidality and subsequent models added demographics, family functioning, drug use, feeling socially integrated, and interaction terms between sexual orientation, gender identity, and affiliation. In baseline models, affiliation was related to fewer mental health difficulties. When including drug …

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Introducing Undergraduates To Instructional Design In A Graduate Studio: An Experiential, Model-Centered Approach, Rebecca Stull Zundell, William Sowards, Scott L. Howell, Jason K. Mcdonald Jan 2022

Introducing Undergraduates To Instructional Design In A Graduate Studio: An Experiential, Model-Centered Approach, Rebecca Stull Zundell, William Sowards, Scott L. Howell, Jason K. Mcdonald

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This case study describes a combined graduate and undergraduate instructional design studio that introduced undergraduate students to instructional design in a multifaceted, holistic, and applied way. Reviewing the experience of the undergraduates in the course, this design case describes four learning interventions used to create this applied experience: (1) instructional design team projects—one non-profit and the other in higher education, (2) weekly seminars and biweekly training sessions from field experts, (3) an experiential out-of-state trip, and (4) weekly reflection journals. These studio-based learning interventions are presented within the context of the Experiential Learning Theory and Model-Centered Instruction. Overall, the course …

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Investigation Of Individualistic Behavior In Astyanax Mexicanus Reveals Evolutionary Divergent Patterns Among Surface And Cave Conspecifics, Jannatul Begum Jan 2022

Investigation Of Individualistic Behavior In Astyanax Mexicanus Reveals Evolutionary Divergent Patterns Among Surface And Cave Conspecifics, Jannatul Begum

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

A conserved and important form of variability within and across species is behavioral individuality or the inter-individual variation in behavioral responses to similar stimuli. Although there is extensive research on the neurobiological basis of individuality, little is known about how individualistic behaviors are imposed on the brain and the mechanisms by which they change through evolution. A considerable impediment to addressing this question has been the lack of a suitable model organism with naturally occurring differences in behavior and physiology which can be manipulated experientially. Astyanax mexicanus is an emerging vertebrate model in evolutionary biology comprising two same-species morphological types. …

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Novel Context Exposure Enhances Object Recognition Memory: Assessing Involvement Of Norepinephrine Neurotransmission, Eleonora Lurie Jan 2022

Novel Context Exposure Enhances Object Recognition Memory: Assessing Involvement Of Norepinephrine Neurotransmission, Eleonora Lurie

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

Long-term memories are encoded within the hippocampus, but some are quickly forgotten. Brief exposure of mice to a novel context following encoding of object memory significantly enhances consolidation of the object memory. The memory-enhancing effect of post-training novelty may rely on locus coeruleus tyrosine-hydroxylase expressing neurons which co-release norepinephrine and dopamine in the hippocampus. To test the contribution of norepinephrine to this novelty effect, mice received propranolol, a synthetic beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist (10 mg/kg), to block norepinephrine or 0.9% saline as a control post-training. Pre-novel context exposure and object memory was tested 24 hr later. Results revealed that propranolol did …

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Predicting Happiness On Twitter, Scott Bush Jan 2022

Predicting Happiness On Twitter, Scott Bush

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

The Hedonometer analyzes Twitter data using human evaluations of happiness to give a happiness score for a given day. The goal of this study was to be able to predict the Hedonometer’s happiness score for a given day using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC). Using a sample of over 15 million Tweets gathered from Archive.org’s Twitter Stream Grab, the positive emotion dictionary of the LIWC was able to predict happiness on an independent sample, R2 = .57, p < .001. When adding seven additional LIWC dictionaries and using lasso regression, predictive power improved, R2 = .85, p < .001. This reveals that different language analysis metrics may also be able to reveal positivity and happiness within the population of Twitter.

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The Effects Of Rain And Temperature On The Reproductive Success Of Three Sea Turtle Species, Octavio Gonzalez Jan 2022

The Effects Of Rain And Temperature On The Reproductive Success Of Three Sea Turtle Species, Octavio Gonzalez

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

All sea turtles are oviparous and rely on building nest to successfully pass on their offspring. The nest’s conditions and temperature play a vital role in the hatchling biology of the egg. In particular, incubation temperature is the main factor for sex determination in all sea turtles. Similarly, rainfall can have major effects on the topography of the nest which can directly affect the hatchlings emergence success. In rare cases, too much rainfall can be deadly for eggs. Considering the drastic effects that climate change rising temperatures and weather variability may have on sea turtles’ hatchling, in this thesis I …

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Empathy Deficits In Psychopathy: A Predictor Or Mediator Of Criminal Behavior, Karla Martinez Ochoa Jan 2022

Empathy Deficits In Psychopathy: A Predictor Or Mediator Of Criminal Behavior, Karla Martinez Ochoa

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

It is no secret that individuals with antisocial or psychopathic traits experience affective deficits and tend to lead dysfunctional lifestyles such as breaking the law. However, the extent to which callous-unemotional traits can act as a driving force of said dysfunctional lifestyles is poorly understood. The first objective of this literature analysis is to examine the overall effect of empathic deficits as a predictor or mediator of violent offenses in people with psychopathic characteristics. Also explored is the generalizability of this relation to non-offender populations with psychopathy. The last section of this paper encompasses a review of current treatment models …

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A Review Of Covid-19 Induced Taste And Smell Dysfunction Including Prevalence, Prognosis, Diagnosis And A Possible Route To The Brain, Delsin Pillay Jan 2022

A Review Of Covid-19 Induced Taste And Smell Dysfunction Including Prevalence, Prognosis, Diagnosis And A Possible Route To The Brain, Delsin Pillay

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

SARS-CoV-2 is a viral pathogen that causes a disease termed coronavirus disease 2019. In December of 2019 the virus spread all over the world, causing a global pandemic. The disease mostly affects the respiratory system and common symptoms include fever, dry cough, labored breathing, and others. Among the other symptoms something noteworthy was found; COVID-19 caused olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in some affected individuals. The mechanisms relating to olfactory and gustatory dysfunction can shed light on the pathology of SARS-CoV-2 and how it uses the body to proliferate. This thesis will explore the prevalence, diagnosis, and prognosis of olfactory and …

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Asexual Reproduction Of Native And Non-Native Species Of Milkweed In Variant Soil Conditions, Jessica Elizabeth Young Jan 2022

Asexual Reproduction Of Native And Non-Native Species Of Milkweed In Variant Soil Conditions, Jessica Elizabeth Young

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

Milkweeds (genus Asclepias) are the host plants for caterpillar stages of milkweed butterflies (subfamily Danianae), notably the monarch butterfly, Danaius plexippus (Linnaeus). Loss of suitable habitat and host plants threaten monarch populations. For my thesis research, I examined artificial propagation of milkweed plants, specifically the effects of three different soil substrates and exposure to hormone powder on the survival rates of cuttings from two milkweed species, A. tuberosa rolfsii and A. curassavica. Fifty-four cuttings of each species were transplanted to substrates of a mixture of peat moss and perlite, only peat moss, and potting soil. Half of each of the …

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The Function Of Rcl1 In Eye Degeneration In The Blind Mexican Cavefish Astyanax Mexicanus, Ari Aviles Jan 2022

The Function Of Rcl1 In Eye Degeneration In The Blind Mexican Cavefish Astyanax Mexicanus, Ari Aviles

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

Uncovering the genetic and regulatory mechanisms driving the formation of organs is essential to understand how these complex structures form, lending insight to developmental aberrations from disease or deficiencies. The blind Mexican cavefish Astyanax mexicanus can be utilized to study the development of the visual system, including the eye. Previously identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) were aligned to the Astyanax genome, and subsequently used to encounter genes related to the selective regression of eyes in cave populations, which ultimately identified the gene RNA terminal phosphate cyclase-like 1 (Rcl1) for further study. To examine the function of this gene in vivo, …

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Evolutionary Differences In Neuropeptide Signaling Between Surface And Cave Morphotypes May Contribute To Behavioral Differences In A. Mexicanus, Alexia L. Cree_Newman Jan 2022

Evolutionary Differences In Neuropeptide Signaling Between Surface And Cave Morphotypes May Contribute To Behavioral Differences In A. Mexicanus, Alexia L. Cree_Newman

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

The Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus, exists as a surface-dwelling form and multiple cave-dwelling populations that have converged on a series of behavioral and morphological changes. Previous studies identifying differences in hypothalamic neuropeptides in cave populations compared to surface fish call for further investigation of neuropeptides within the cavefish hypothalamus. Galanin is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that has been implicated in multiple behaviors across the teleost genus and has yet to be investigated in A. mexicanus. This study aimed to label and quantify galanin in the brain of 6 dpf Pachón cavefish and surface fish. The number of galanin-positive neurons in the …

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Effect Of Omega-3 Supplementation In Asian Dhole (Cuon Alpinus Lepturus) And African Wild Dogs (Lycaon Pictus) On Indicators Of Allergies, Aaron Caudill Jan 2022

Effect Of Omega-3 Supplementation In Asian Dhole (Cuon Alpinus Lepturus) And African Wild Dogs (Lycaon Pictus) On Indicators Of Allergies, Aaron Caudill

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

The Asian Dholes and the African Wild Dogs at Zoo Miami have shown clinical signs of severe allergies, such as hotspots (patches of inflammation), excessive scratching, and ear irritation over the last few years. The goal of this study was evaluate whether food supplements high in the omega-3 fatty-acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) could reduce these symptoms, as has been found for domestic dogs. Based on the total itching observations per subject, a trend in improvement was seen in African Wild Dogs, while no significant effect was observed in Asian Dholes. Data analysis performed in Fall 2021 …

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Repatriation Wars: The Political Culture And Ideological Conflict Within Un Pow Camps During The Korean War, Madison A. Brockelbank Jan 2022

Repatriation Wars: The Political Culture And Ideological Conflict Within Un Pow Camps During The Korean War, Madison A. Brockelbank

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

During the Korean War, POWs within UN POW camps participated in riots and mass-demonstrations, as anxieties over repatriation increased. Not all POWs who were against repatriation were against Communism and not all POWs who wanted repatriation were radical Communists. However, almost all Chinese and Koreans living in post-World War II East Asia during this period experienced increasing pressure to pick a side. The US, North Korea, South Korea, China, and Taiwan all manipulated the POWs’ fight over repatriation to support specific ideologies and legitimize new regimes. Regardless of whether a POW was ideologically motivated, the POW issue was definitely a …

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Underwater 3-Dimensional Videogrammetry Methods And Analysis Optimization, Elizabeth Cohen Jan 2022

Underwater 3-Dimensional Videogrammetry Methods And Analysis Optimization, Elizabeth Cohen

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

3-dimensional (3-D) models made from video recordings are a relatively novel method for mapping and quantifying surface areas of objects. Photos extracted from video and aligned in sequence allow an increase of usable information when compared to discrete photos. The applications of 3-D videogrammetry in this thesis are extremely useful in the tracking of surface areas of living, healthy coral tissue on stony mounding or bouldering corals on reefs. However, during 3-D model generation, errors occasionally develop such as visual distortions or failure to scale accurately. Therefore, an analysis of the accuracy of a 3-D photogrammetry process was conducted. A …

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Screening For Novel Small Molecule Binders Of Rna Repeat Expansions, Isabela Caiado De Oliveira Jan 2022

Screening For Novel Small Molecule Binders Of Rna Repeat Expansions, Isabela Caiado De Oliveira

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

RNA performs a number of vital roles in the human cell, such as turning genetic information into proteins in the human body and gene regulation via numerous mechanisms. Therefore, its malfunction may lead to severe diseases such as Huntington’s disease or Myotonic Dystrophy type 1. Huntington’s disease is a rare neurodegenerative disease most likely inherited, and it is caused by the trinucleotide repeat expansion r(CAG)exp in the huntingtin gene (HTT). Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is an untreatable neuromuscular disorder caused by the trinucleotide repeat expansion r(CUG)exp. The biology of healthy or disease-infected cells is usually determined by RNA structures, which …

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The Effect Of Firm-Size On Financial Metrics And Returns, Seth Dixon Jan 2022

The Effect Of Firm-Size On Financial Metrics And Returns, Seth Dixon

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

The small-firm effect is a well-researched topic that defies fundamental financial market theory. Though there are many studies on presence of the small-firm effect, few investigate the reasoning behind it. This study tests 577 stocks in 2019 to determine if the small-firm effect can be explained by differences in financial metrics commonly used by investors. Though we find that market capitalization has an inverse relationship with asset turnover, market capitalization has a positive and negative relationship, respectively, with return on assets and cash conversion cycle. We find that revenue growth, free cash flow growth, return on assets, and market capitalization …

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Synthesis Of Fmoc-Gly-Val Phosphinic Pseudodipeptide Building Block For Production Of Triple-Helical Peptide Inhibitors Of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 And -9, Michael H. Deutsch Jan 2022

Synthesis Of Fmoc-Gly-Val Phosphinic Pseudodipeptide Building Block For Production Of Triple-Helical Peptide Inhibitors Of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 And -9, Michael H. Deutsch

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

Capable of reshaping the extracellular matrix, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are of enormous consequence to human health. The pathologies of cancers and diseases of the skeletal, central nervous, and cardiovascular systems often owe to the overactivity of MMPs. While efforts to produce therapeutic inhibitors have been largely unsuccessful, triple-helical peptide inhibitors (THPIs) of MMPs show tremendous potential. The synthesis of phosphinic pseudodipeptide building blocks needed for THPIs is entirely replicable and convenient. Here we replicate a crucial step in the synthesis, the cascade bis-deprotection, and formation of Fmoc-amine. The procedure’s feasibility is demonstrated through a 77% yield of the Fmoc-Gly-Val phosphinic …

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Factors Of Voter Turnout: Effects Of Habit, Social Pressure, And Gerrymandering On Voting Behavior, Aubrie Gibbons Jan 2022

Factors Of Voter Turnout: Effects Of Habit, Social Pressure, And Gerrymandering On Voting Behavior, Aubrie Gibbons

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

Voter turnout is an essential metric for the health of a democracy; however, our nation has a particularly low rate of voter turnout. This thesis explores the relationship between turnout and three factors that may affect it: voting habit, social pressure, and gerrymandering. In an effort to understand and boost turnout, political scientists have studied whether gerrymandering may decrease turnout by lowering voter efficacy and confidence. While evidence for this theory remains unclear, studies of the formation of voting habit and effects of social influence imply that turnout efforts with a normative approach may be more effective in raising voter …

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Economic Boom To Bust: Causes Behind Economic Stagnation In Japan, Silvano Krecklau Jan 2022

Economic Boom To Bust: Causes Behind Economic Stagnation In Japan, Silvano Krecklau

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present

Japan’s post-world war efforts to rehabilitate the economy led to global economic success well into the early 1990s. To revitalize the economy, Japan necessarily utilized limited trade restrictions and fixed exchange rates imposed by the U.S. to take international trade by surprise. Although economic performance proved to be prosperous for nearly three decades, prolonged economic stagnation appeared in the early 1990s and continued for a decade. As a result of stagnation, economic growth was drastically reduced, and deflationary periods were sparked. This paper aims to identify the underlying causes of stagnation in the Japanese economy. In doing so, I will …

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