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Educational And Engaging Scientific Outreach: A Dinosaur Case Study, Auriana Dunn, Holly Gerber, Brandon Bennett, Sharol Gauthier, Greta Geary

Utah Space Grant Consortium

Clear communication of scientific findings is critical in academic settings. However, it is just as important, if not more so, in settings where researchers are trying to educate the public. Through engaging and entertaining methods, science communication can effectively share advancements from the scientific community with the general public.

Experimental Workflow: Assessing Lead (Pb) Cytotoxicity In Vaginal Epithelial Cells, Alex Grimm, Sagan Wilkinson

Utah Space Grant Consortium

The vaginal epithelium is a highly absorptive mucosal barrier that plays a vital role in defending against pathogens and maintaining reproductive health. However, its permeability also raises concern about the bioaccumulation of potentially harmful elements (PHEs), particularly in relation to products designed for intimate use. Recent studies have identified the presence of heavy metals, including lead (Pb), in a wide range of cosmetic and hygiene products such as tampons. Lead is a well-known toxic element that interferes with essential cellular functions, mimicking biologically important metals like zinc, calcium, and iron.

This study investigates the absorption of lead by an immortalized …

Computational Analysis Of Molten Salt Eutectics, Sarah Heywood

Utah Space Grant Consortium

Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) operate at higher temperatures and lower pressures than traditional Light Water Reactors (LWRs), making them up to 20% more efficient, inherently safer, and more compact. Furthermore, all nuclear waste isotopes are reusable, making them a promising candidate for clean, sustainable energy.

Advancing Faecalibacterium Prausnitzii Growth To Mitigate Psychological Stressors In Space, Alina Loseva, Lane Law

Utah Space Grant Consortium

Isolation and Confinement are two of the five main hazards of human spaceflight identified by NASA, leading to sleep loss, circadian desynchronization, and mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. These conditions can impair intestinal barrier function and decrease populations of butyrate-producing bacteria like Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, increasing the risk of stress-related brain disorders. Different fiber sources in diet can affect the growth and butyrate production of F. prausnitzii. This study reviews existing data on F. prausnitzii's fiber response and suggests new fiber combinations for testing, aiming to prevent reductions in F. prausnitzii populations and mitigate psychological disorders in astronauts, …

Favorite Seek K-6 Experiments, Morgan Madsen, Robyn M. Hyde

Utah Space Grant Consortium

Although women make up 51% of the U.S. population and underrepresented minorities comprise 32.8%, they are significantly underrepresented in the STEM workforce, accounting for only 35% and 26.6%, respectively (Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2021). This SEEK project was designed to help close that equity gap by increasing access to hands-on STEM education for children, with a particular focus on engaging girls and students from underrepresented minority groups.* Westminster University, with its strong history of community engagement, proposed to continue engaging in community work with the goal of also establishing a new partnership with Guadalupe …

Optimizing Satellite Handoffs In Leo Constellations, A Predictive Model, Savanna Sanborn

Utah Space Grant Consortium

Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are huge players in the modern space infrastructure and are used for a variety of human needs, including public communication, weather imaging, and scientific research. Typically these satellites orbit at altitudes between 300km and 600km above the earth's surface, complete an entire orbit around the Earth in 90-100 minutes, and make several orbits around the earth in a given day.

Cubesat: Communications P.A.R.R. Earth Station, Adam Dimaio, Patrick Robanske, Braden Williams, Ryley Horrocks

Utah Space Grant Consortium

Designed and prototyped developed an autonomous earth station with RF tracking and SatNOGS integration to enable reliable satellite communication for environmental monitoring.

Sustainable Tourism In Kenya: An Analysis Of Tourism Policy Currently Under Consideration, Jacquelyne Muhati

Journal of African Policy Studies

This paper examines tourism policy in Kenya in the context of sustainable tourism development. It considers the critical factors that might hinder the development of the sector and highlights the shortcomings in the policy development. It will give a general review of policy development and its significance in Kenya. There will also be an analysis of the key issues in the current policy development in Kenya, and finally, consideration is given to the aspects of policy that the current policy makers should pay attention to in relation to the strategic approach to sustainable tourism development. With the growing economic significance …

The Challenge Of Crafting And Maintaining Democracy In Zimbabwe And South Africa, Robert W. Compton Jr.

Journal of African Policy Studies

This paper examines the impact of land reform policies on the political development of South Africa and Zimbabwe. In particular, it focuses on the past policy approaches to land reform, principally the "willing seller and able buyer" market approach in the context of past injustices involving land reform. The politics of land reform and the inability of the hegemonic parties in South Africa and Zimbabwe, the African national Congress (ANC) and Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) respectively, to implement satisfactory policy contributes to negative political and economic consequences for both countries. Simultaneously, opposition parties in both countries, in particular the …

The Future Of Monetary Integration In Southern Africa: Lessons From The European Union?, Richard Dutu, Donald L. Sparks

Journal of African Policy Studies

The 14-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) has a long-term goal of becoming a full common market. A major component of fuller integration would be a common currency arrangement. The states of southern Africa, however, face a dilemma: While the region already sustains a successful and long-running monetary union, the Common Monetary Area (CMA, known as the "Rand Zone"), the region's leading economic integration organization, the SADC, is opposed to joining the union.

The Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA)—a less successful, but rival economic organization—favors, for its part, a monetary union. Is the SADC ready for monetary …

Smes In Developing Countries And The Problem Of Exporting: Market Entry Costs, Exchange Rate Shocks And The Capital Structure Of Firms, Trond-Arne Borgersen

Journal of African Policy Studies

This paper integrates a sunk-cost model of foreign trade with a discussion on the capital structure of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. A model of foreign trade where firms have to incur irrecoverable market entry costs in international markets is presented. As a result of the market entry costs the foreign trade structure is non-linear. This non-linearity complicates the relationship between foreign trade flows and exchange rates, compared to the predictions of conventional foreign trade theory. Both the entry and the operating decision are affected, as the non-linearity puts pressure on the capital structure of firms. In …

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Journal of African Policy Studies

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Determining The Effectiveness Of An Educational Intervention On Self-Management Behaviors Of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes At A Rural Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project, Stacy L. Harvey

Dissertations

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (T2DM) has the highest mortality deaths, and these are projected to increase over the years. Living with diabetes can be very stressful to manage because of the complexity and required multidisciplinary approach required for effective health maintenance and lifestyle management. Diabetes self-management education programs are essential for improved glucose control and the goal is to help patients improve their lifestyle choices through knowledge of the disease for effective self-management behaviors in the essential areas of diet, exercise, glucose monitoring, medication and cooperation with the diabetes team.

Washington Report: Aicpa Comments On Treasury Proposal To Limit Use Of The Cash Method Of Accounting, Kenneth F. Thomas, Carol B. Ferguson, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

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Tax Clinic, Daniel F. Kruger

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Estate Planning: Significant Recent Developments Concerning Estate Planning (Part Ii), Byrle M. Abbin, David K. Carlson

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Classification Of Brain Tumor Using Hybrid Pre-Trained Networks And Mrmr Algorithm, Mustafa Ridha Al-Yasari, Mohammed Qasim Alazzawi, Sarmad Jawad, Mohammed Alshujairi, Zamzam Ali Abood Noory Al-Shafiee, Jaber Parchami, Heba. G. Abdelzaher, M. A. Abdelzaher

Al-Mustaqbal Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences

Brain tumor classification is one of the crucial uses of medical image processing. A longer life is possible if the tumor is correctly and promptly diagnosed. Because manually segmenting brain tumors for cancer diagnosis is difficult and time-consuming, automatic classification of brain tumor images is necessary for this task. Pre-processing, feature extraction, feature selection, and classification are the four stages of the general framework for automatic tumor detection from MRI images. The method for automatic brain tumor classification described in this research combines machine learning and deep learning algorithms. We used three pre-trained deep networks to extract the most detailed …

The Tax Adviser, Volume 16, Number 5, May 1985, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

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Tax Trends, Nicholas J. Fiore

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Employee Benefits Under The Dra (Part Ii), Thomas G. Tracy, Deborah Walker

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Analysis Ready Aerospace Wing Assembly Reconstruction Using Parameterization, Brian Shawcroft, Kendrick Shepherd

Utah Space Grant Consortium

Accurate analysis of structures in the design process are often labor intensive and computationally expensive. Isogeometric analysis (IGA) provides potential to better connect the design through analysis process and converge to accurate results more quickly. Here, methods are proposed to help in the goal of automating the process of converting design geometry to an analysis suitable model for IGA. This is done by using tools previously built in combination with a motorcycle graph algorithm to extract quadrilateral layouts of the intended geometry. This method will be demonstrated by reconstructing and analyzing an airplane structure.

Civil Conflict And Aids: Implications For Post-Conflict Sierra Leone, Marda Mustapha

Journal of African Policy Studies

This paper discusses the civil conflict in Sierra Leone and its role in the transmission of HIV in the country, including the activities and role of the military population in the conflict and the spread of HIV. The paper also assesses the present capacity of the government of Sierra Leone to handle a possible explosion of the disease and the implications for HIV/AIDS in post-conflict Sierra Leone. The paper concludes with some policy suggestions for post-conflict Sierra Leone regarding possible responses to the pandemic.

Regional Dimensions And Consequences Of Africa's Internal Wars: The Case Of Liberia And Sierra Leone, F. Ugboaja Ohaegbulam

Journal of African Policy Studies

Demonstrably, internal conflicts within individual African states have tended to set off chain reactions and spillover effects in their specific regions. Indeed, this was the experience of the African continent throughout the last two decades of the twentieth century. As a result every region of Africa became a victim of several of the consequences and effects of those internal conflicts that began in specific states within it. Beyond Africa, the series of internal conflicts played into the hands of Afro-pessimists and Africa's detractors who lost faith in the continent's present and its future. This study succinctly examines the regional dynamics …

What Model For Language Planning In Education And Development?, Raymond Mopoho

Journal of African Policy Studies

The implementation of language policies by African countries after independence was very similar to what prevailed in the colonial era in that its centerpiece was the promotion of European languages, to the exclusion of native languages. The official rationale for such policies was political and economic in nature: In a multiethnic context, imposing a foreign language would promote national unity and foster the acquisition of the technical know-how necessary for development. Such a policy was characterized by several weaknesses. In its implementation, for many years, the school system seemed content with being a graduate generating machine, with little attention being …

Nigeria, Globalization And The Development Of Underdevelopment In The Third World, Kema Lrogbe

Journal of African Policy Studies

There are two contending opinions on the issue of globalization. There are some observers who believe that globalization has brought rapid prosperity to the underdeveloped countries while others argue that globalization serves the needs of the metropolitan countries at the expense of the peripheral countries. This paper posits that globalization is economic terrorism. Using a dependency theory to analyze the asymmetric relationships between the developed and the underdeveloped countries, the writer applies some economic indicators to highlight the widening gap between the two worlds. In doing so, it is argued that the socio-economic and political structure of the peripheral countries …

Cover And Table Of Contents, Institute On African Affairs

Journal of African Policy Studies

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Tax Clinic, Stuart R. Josephs

Tax Adviser

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Individual Retirement Accounts: An Update After The Dra, Labh S. Hira, Robert D. Swanson

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Assessing The Effectiveness Of A Nurse-Led Family-Focused Program On The Physical Health Domain Of Children With Congenital Heart Defects, Maha Abdul Hussein Mutasher Al-Barki, Wameedh Hamid Shaker Alzubeidi

Al-Mustaqbal Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences

Background: Assessing the effectiveness of a nurse-led family-focused program on the physical health domain of children with congenital heart defects (CHDs) is a critical area of research. CHDs are among the most common congenital anomalies, affecting nearly 1 in 100 live births. physical activity plays an important role in overall health and recovery congenital heart disease. Quality of life educational include specific directions to increase level of physical activity, such as walking daily or exercising regularly. Objectives: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a nurse-led family-focused program in improving the physical health outcomes of children with CHDs. Methods …

Tax Planning For Business Or Employment Use Of An Automobile After The Dra, Anthony P. Curatola, Michael J.R. Hoffman

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