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First-Year Experience In Relation To Student Retention, Amy Clawson, Jake Hartz, Rebecca Van Drimmelen Dec 2024

First-Year Experience In Relation To Student Retention, Amy Clawson, Jake Hartz, Rebecca Van Drimmelen

MAGIS: Student Development Journal

This paper explores best practice in first-year experience programs and their connection to student retention through universities within Oregon. First, this paper examines theory surrounding first-year experience and retention in higher education focusing on Astin’s (1984) Involvement Theory and Tinto’s (1993) Model of Retention Theory. In this paper, first-year experience programs at Linn-Benton Community College, Oregon State University, and Reed College are discussed, with a focus on highlights and areas of improvement for each institution. This paper also emphasizes the principles of good practice exemplified by each of these institutions. Lastly, it explores the implications of first-year experience programs and …


First-Generation Spiritual Formation, Eden C. Tullis Dec 2024

First-Generation Spiritual Formation, Eden C. Tullis

MAGIS: Student Development Journal

This article examines the correlation between identifying with a specific faith, religion, or spirituality and being a first-generation college student at Seattle University (SU). The Office of Campus Ministry at SU was utilized to inform this research. At the end of this project’s duration, recommendations were given to the entire staff of Campus Ministry. The findings were also presented at NASPA’s Western Regional Conference in November 2014. For this particular research, “first-generation college student” was defined as someone whose guardians and/or siblings did not attend a four-year institution. It was even encompassing of students with guardians who may have went …


Back Matter Dec 2024

Back Matter

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Alumni Spotlight: Alita Miller Dec 2024

Alumni Spotlight: Alita Miller

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Alita Miller published an article in volume 9 (2019) of the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research during her time spent completing her baccalaureate degree.


Alumni Spotlight: Daphne Fauber Dec 2024

Alumni Spotlight: Daphne Fauber

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Daphne Fauber published an article in volume 9 (2019) of the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research during her time spent completing her baccalaureate degree.


Alumni Spotlight: Ethan Edwards Dec 2024

Alumni Spotlight: Ethan Edwards

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Ethan Edwards published several articles in JPUR during his time at Purdue and as the undergraduate coordinator for JPUR, including an article in volume 9 (2019).


Origins Of Art: Demystifying The Scheuring Icon Collection, Mikayla Klemp Dec 2024

Origins Of Art: Demystifying The Scheuring Icon Collection, Mikayla Klemp

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Compact Control System For Superconducting Qubits, Santiago Lopez Dec 2024

Compact Control System For Superconducting Qubits, Santiago Lopez

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Navigating The Safety-Regulation Gap: Unraveling Systemic Challenges In Aviation Through Historical Accidents Analysis, Joshua Jackson Dec 2024

Navigating The Safety-Regulation Gap: Unraveling Systemic Challenges In Aviation Through Historical Accidents Analysis, Joshua Jackson

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Examining Publishing Trends In Academic Libraries, Greenley Goedde Dec 2024

Examining Publishing Trends In Academic Libraries, Greenley Goedde

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Profiles In Lafayette’S Underground Railroad: Martin L. Peirce, Nah'shon Zion Williams Dec 2024

Profiles In Lafayette’S Underground Railroad: Martin L. Peirce, Nah'shon Zion Williams

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Toxic Waste Dumps And Intersectionality, Kaitlyn Vasilko Dec 2024

Toxic Waste Dumps And Intersectionality, Kaitlyn Vasilko

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Enhancing Bedside Nursing Care: An Artificial Neural Network Approach To Predicting Cardiac Arrest In Hospitalized Adults, Katharine Czech, Alec Pannunzio, Maddie Anderson, Numair Khan, Jacob Lacanienta, Jonghyeok Lee, Aneesh Poddutur, Emily Rastovski, Kira Voelker, Julie Wasyliw, Sei Zou Dec 2024

Enhancing Bedside Nursing Care: An Artificial Neural Network Approach To Predicting Cardiac Arrest In Hospitalized Adults, Katharine Czech, Alec Pannunzio, Maddie Anderson, Numair Khan, Jacob Lacanienta, Jonghyeok Lee, Aneesh Poddutur, Emily Rastovski, Kira Voelker, Julie Wasyliw, Sei Zou

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Change Of Carbohydrate Concentration In Reactors From Spring To Fall 2022 After Refrigeration, Amanda Ventura Dec 2024

Change Of Carbohydrate Concentration In Reactors From Spring To Fall 2022 After Refrigeration, Amanda Ventura

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Anorexia Nervosa On The Gut Microbiota, Anjali Vanamala Dec 2024

The Impact Of Anorexia Nervosa On The Gut Microbiota, Anjali Vanamala

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Analyzing Bacteriophage Protein Structural Motifs Utilizing A Variety Of Novel Software, Hudson Schneider, Drake Strait, Michael Perrin, Zachery Heppner, Derek Temple, Katherine Demarco Dec 2024

Analyzing Bacteriophage Protein Structural Motifs Utilizing A Variety Of Novel Software, Hudson Schneider, Drake Strait, Michael Perrin, Zachery Heppner, Derek Temple, Katherine Demarco

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Multisensing Self-Powered Patch For Meltdown Prediction, Sarah Pushparaj, Sejal Rhodes, Ezekiel Ulrich Dec 2024

Multisensing Self-Powered Patch For Meltdown Prediction, Sarah Pushparaj, Sejal Rhodes, Ezekiel Ulrich

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Development Of A Model For Fire Spread In Low-Gravity Conditions, Kathleen Martinus Dec 2024

Development Of A Model For Fire Spread In Low-Gravity Conditions, Kathleen Martinus

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Perceived Participant Learning Gains Attained While Participating In An Reu Program, Mridulla Ganesh Dec 2024

Perceived Participant Learning Gains Attained While Participating In An Reu Program, Mridulla Ganesh

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Engineering Faculty Perceptions Of Participating In A Sotl Professional Development Intervention, Rhea Dutta Dec 2024

Engineering Faculty Perceptions Of Participating In A Sotl Professional Development Intervention, Rhea Dutta

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Preservice Teachers’ Perceived Relevance Of Scenarios Reflecting Motivational Challenges During Field- Based Experiences, Focusing On Cost, Anshi Shastry Dec 2024

Preservice Teachers’ Perceived Relevance Of Scenarios Reflecting Motivational Challenges During Field- Based Experiences, Focusing On Cost, Anshi Shastry

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


American Public Opinion And Media Representations Of The Crimean War (1853–1856), Anurag Shah Dec 2024

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

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

During the Crimean War (1853–1856), France and Britain sided with the Ottoman Empire to curb Russian expansion. Though an ocean away, the American public was not only aware of this conflict but often held strong opinions on the war and its participants. American media representations of the Crimean War are indicative of this, and a systematic examination reveals some significant trends in reporting, aligning closely to and providing nuance for larger trends in American history.

The most significant trend in newspaper reporting of the Crimean War was a North-South geographical divide. Northern states supported Britain and France throughout the conflict, …


Where To Build Food Banks: A Machine Learning Approach, Gavin Ruan Dec 2024

Where To Build Food Banks: A Machine Learning Approach, Gavin Ruan

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Over 44 million Americans currently suffer from food insecurity, of whom 13 million are children. Food insecurity has been shown to cause a wide range of both physical and developmental issues. Across the United States, thousands of food banks and pantries serve as vital sources of food and other forms of aid for food-insecure families. By optimizing food bank locations, food banks and their resources would become more accessible to families who desperately require it. The aim of this paper is to build a machine learning framework that is able to optimize food bank locations and to consider factors such …


Predictive Maintenance Analysis Of Turbofan Engine Sensor Data, Stanley A. Melkumian Dec 2024

Predictive Maintenance Analysis Of Turbofan Engine Sensor Data, Stanley A. Melkumian

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Predictive maintenance in aviation and aerospace applications is among the most explored problems in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), and datasets such as NASA’s C-MAPPS turbofan engine degradation simulation data have proven invaluable, helping researchers explore numerous questions on engine performance, maintenance, and failure. The purpose of this study was to extend the current research on predicting the remaining useful life (RUL) of engines and their risk classification. Starting with simple yet under-investigated nonlinear survival and random forest models, the analysis implemented eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) and long short-term memory (LSTM) from TensorFlow’s Keras library. For both regression …


Optimization Of Tps Films Using An Adaptive Design Of Experiments Approach In A Bayesian Optimization Framework, Theresa Marks, Gracie White, Scott Lohman, Mayank Malhotra Dec 2024

Optimization Of Tps Films Using An Adaptive Design Of Experiments Approach In A Bayesian Optimization Framework, Theresa Marks, Gracie White, Scott Lohman, Mayank Malhotra

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Plastic pollution, amounting to 12 million tons annually, necessitates sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics. Compostable thermoplastic starch (TPS) films show promise but lack strength and durability compared to traditional plastics. This study employs an adaptive design of experiments (DoE) approach to enhance TPS films by optimizing testing points. The research focuses on varying concentrations of plasticizers (acetic acid and glycerol) in a water and potato starch mixture, aiming to identify the optimal ratio maximizing tensile strength and % elongation at break. Gaussian process regression (GPR) with uncertainty estimation and Bayesian optimization (BO) utilizing an acquisition function (AF) are employed. The …


Identification Of Conserved Eukaryotic Gene Products In Novel Mycobacteriophage, Brandon Mar, Jade Coxon, Lily Esterline, Sydney Clifford, Gabriella Burke, Mallory Motz, Alaina Gartner, Kioni Bush, James Lin, Lizzie Adams, Sophia Palant Dec 2024

Identification Of Conserved Eukaryotic Gene Products In Novel Mycobacteriophage, Brandon Mar, Jade Coxon, Lily Esterline, Sydney Clifford, Gabriella Burke, Mallory Motz, Alaina Gartner, Kioni Bush, James Lin, Lizzie Adams, Sophia Palant

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Bacteriophage, a type of virus that infects bacteria, was discovered 100 years ago, initially isolated with a plaque assay in the 1940s. A mycobacteriophage is a subtype of bacteriophage that specifically infects mycobacteria. Since the introduction of DNA technologies and efforts to identify a plethora of bacteriophages, over 10,000 bacteriophages have been identified with 1,500 sequenced. Bacteriophage discovery has aided in genetic editing techniques, the development of synthetic biology tools, and disease treatment. However, to be able to expand on these capabilities, there is a need to identify more bacteriophages and sequence the genomes of these viruses, as they outnumber …


The Influence Of Soil Properties And Land Management On Soil Porewater Chemistry, Bethany Kettleborough Dec 2024

The Influence Of Soil Properties And Land Management On Soil Porewater Chemistry, Bethany Kettleborough

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Soil water dynamics influence vegetation health, soil geochemical reactions, and stream chemistry. Water dynamics can be controlled by soil type and land management. It is important to understand water movement due to its influence on soil weathering, microbial activity, and nutrient transport. Water movement can be investigated using water stable isotope variability as a tracer. The purpose of this ongoing study was to analyze stable isotopes and dissolved ions in prairie and agricultural land management sites in Nebraska and Illinois. Prairies typically contain deep-rooted grasses, while agricultural lands contain shallow-rooted row crops. Root depth is considered a major control on …


Coded Bias In Applicant Tracking Systems, Prithvi Dhanabal, Emily Hao Dec 2024

Coded Bias In Applicant Tracking Systems, Prithvi Dhanabal, Emily Hao

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

This Tech Justice Lab project explored potential hiring discrimination against transgender and gender-nonconforming job applicants in the hiring process by evaluating the impact of including pronouns in résumés submitted to an applicant tracking system (ATS) platform. The research team began by collecting background information regarding existing discrimination against transgender job applicants and how ATS platforms can reflect and magnify existing biases in the hiring process. A “sock puppet” audit was then conducted by submitting fake user résumés to test the platform’s response. The chosen platform was Jobscan, an applicant-facing software claiming the ability to simulate a résumé review by major …


Road Trip, Ian Rosales Casocot Dec 2024

Road Trip, Ian Rosales Casocot

Kritika Kultura

No abstract provided.


"Wedded In The Association": Heteroglossic Form And Fragmentary Histiography In Nick Joaquin's Almanac For Manileños, Vincenz Serrano Dec 2024

"Wedded In The Association": Heteroglossic Form And Fragmentary Histiography In Nick Joaquin's Almanac For Manileños, Vincenz Serrano

Kritika Kultura

Almanac for Manileños (1979) by Nick Joaquin (1917-2004) is “a calendar, a weather chart, a sanctoral, a zodiac guide, and a mini encyclopedia on the world of the Manileño.” Undergirded by Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of heteroglossia, Walter Benjamin’s montage method in writing history, and Reynaldo Ileto’s notion of non-linear emplotment, the essay engages with the Almanac’s calendars and essays and offers four claims. Firstly, although multiple genres embedded in the Almanac—which include, apart from the abovementioned, horoscopes, recipes and light verse—stratify the text, temporal associativeness offers a sense of cohesion. Secondly, the formal strategy of the calendars—typified by correspondence and …