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A Comparative Study On The Effects Of Meishan And Duroc Teaser Boars On Farrowing Rates Of Two Individual Swine Operations, Allie Shewmake, Payton Ham

ATU Scholars Symposium

Effective use of certain teaser boar breeds in artificial insemination, a common assisted reproductive procedure, in swine production provides a surmountable outlet to increase farrowing rates, breeding outcomes, and economic gain within the swine industry. Previous studies have emphasized the importance of boar types in swine breeding outcomes; however, this study delves into the divergent characteristics of Meishan and Duroc boars and how their different attributes affect the farrowing rates of Yorkshire-landrace sows at two individual swine operations, a smaller independent facility, and a larger commercial facility. Data was garnered and contrasted for three-year (2015-2017) time spans from each operation. …

The Importance Of Program Collaboration To Educate Nursing Students In Bilingualism, Lindsey N. Voigt, Halle M. Wohlers

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Purpose: With a growing Spanish-speaking population, communication is becoming more important in the healthcare field. It is important to address the needs of this population and one of the ways this can be achieved is by increasing the number of bilingual nurses. The overall purpose of this project was to discover the impact of bilingual nurses in health care and use that information to inspire and educate current and future nursing students. The findings from our review of literature were synthesized along with a survey to create resources for nursing and Spanish double majors and minors at Winona State University …

Dashboard To Quickly Estimate The Cost And Duration Of An Nyc Green Taxi Trip, Isaac Braun

Campus Research Month

Before hailing a New York City (NYC) taxi, residents and tourists do not easily know how much the trip will cost them or how long it may take. Taxis are still heavily used, even with the increase of ride-hailing services like Uber, and a new system has yet to be built to provide customers with these two metrics before taking a trip. This project aims to give riders a quick way to estimate a ride’s cost and duration through an interactive dashboard that allows filtering by pickup and drop-off neighborhoods. This is accomplished by analyzing three years of public data …

Pyroscan: Wildfire Behavior Prediction System, Derek H. Thompson, Parker A. Padgett, Timothy C. Johnson

ATU Scholars Symposium

During a wildfire, it is of the utmost importance to be updated about all information of the wildfire. Wind speed, wind direction and dry grass often works as fuel for the fire allowing it to spread in multiple directions. These different factors are often issues for any firefighting organization that is trying to help fight the fire. An uncontrolled wildfire is often a threat to wildlife, property, and worse, human and animal lives. In our paper, we propose an artificial intelligence (AI) powered fire tracking and prediction application utilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to inform fire fighters regarding the probability …

Preventing Illness Though Nutrition, Olivia R. Mccarter

Research & Creative Achievement Day

This is a series of Tik Tok videos that were made to educate people on how to prevent certain illnesses such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, through nutrition. The series had different types of videos such as recipes and different grocery store items that aid in preventing illnesses while also teaching the benefits of heart healthy nutrients. Each video was sent to a registered dietitian to get further helpful information and approval of content.

Helping Authors Navigate Open Access Publication Funding Options: Growing Library Support To Meet Challenges And Opportunities, Anna R. Craft

All Things Open

With open access established as a sharing and publishing practice in many academic disciplines, authors are increasingly expecting and seeking assistance in identifying opportunities and funding for their open access publishing activities. But navigating this landscape can be challenging, and libraries can have an important role in educating authors to help them understand options, costs, and benefits. By contributing to this open access support work, Libraries can help meet the needs of their constituents while also developing their own skills and knowledge in this area.

This presentation will discuss library experiences in supporting open access publication funding at the University …

The Relationship Between Imposter Syndrome, Household Income, And Level Of Education, Miebaka Favour Roberts

Liberty University Research Week

Imposter syndrome has been documented in the literature as a challenge across all professional fields, for men and women. Imposter syndrome is defined as a state of high-performing individuals attributing achievements to luck and contingency rather than skill and merit. Those experiencing imposter syndrome often live in fear of being exposed as a fraud or losing credibility. Methods: The current study applies the Literature Matrix Method by Judith Garrad to aggregate and synthesize literature for three factors: Imposter Syndrome, household income, and educational level. Further, inclusion criteria for search terms included publication year (2019-2023), document type (Peer-reviewed), and language (English). …

Y Theory: A New Theory Of Teaching Composition, Sophia Jantomaso

Liberty University Research Week

This thesis proposes an original theory of teaching composition structured through the concept of empathy as a scaffold for technical and positively impactful writing. The full name of the theory is Writing in Empathy (WIE) which I then translate to the letter/shape symbol, Y, consequently, Y Theory. Y is a shape symbol which images my theory’s emphasis on writing as a means for human connection, showing how the three points of a traditional rhetorical triangle (communicator, audience, message) collapse in, connect at a shared middle space, and emerge from the shared space as the operation of these three elements. Y …

Ai, Domination And Control Of Humanity's Future, William D'Alessandro

Midwest Ethics Symposium

No abstract provided.

A Cyborgian Middle Way Between Ai Alignment And Ai Fairness, Zach Peck

Midwest Ethics Symposium

No abstract provided.

The Comparison Between Two Aerobic Capacity Tests On Vo2max In Ultramarathon, Garrett Toms

Liberty University Research Week

Ultramarathons consist of any distance greater than the standard marathon distance (26.2 miles or 46 kilometers) and participation has increased since the late 20th century (Hoffman and Fogard, 2011). Although popularity has increased, a gold standard for aerobic capacity testing is yet to be established. The purpose was to compare two aerobic capacity tests on VO2max in ultramarathon runners. Eight Ultramarathon athletes were recruited for the study (36.4years + 10.1 years, 179.1cm + 4.0cm, 77.3kg + 7.9kg, 15.4%BF + 5.8%BF), one participant was dropped from the study due to inability to complete the necessary protocols. Participants reported to the Human …

A House Divided And The Hills They Died On: Hussite Factions And The Hussite Wars, Maeghan Eggert

Liberty University Research Week

This paper looks at the followers of Jan Hus – the Hussites –, which is a story of conviction, division, and violence. Jan Hus was a figurehead of the Bohemian Reformation (or pre-Reformation as it occurred a century before Luther’s Protestant Reformation), and his teachings led to reforms in the Bohemian Church, his death, and a group of followers known as the Hussites. As the Hussites faced opposition from the Crown and the Church, they began to differ in their approaches to reform. The Hussites split into moderate and radical groups who fought the Catholic Church in the Hussite Wars. …

One Law To Rule Them All: Jurisdictional Conflicts In King Philip's War, Karen Jones

Liberty University Research Week

This paper looks to reveal legal roots to the most consequential conflict in colonial American history, King Philip's War, which marked the end of the New England native's resistance to English governance. While it is common for many to assume that the Puritans' behavior toward the natives directly fueled the flames of war, a conflict of this scale was fueled by an irreparable legal divide between the natives and English. Notwithstanding the social and religious differences, Native Americans and English were diametrically opposed in their legal views. The Puritans came from a highly ordered society governed by the rule of …

Shadow Mimicking The Darkness: Hans Asperger’S Relation To National Socialism, Dylan Cumbo

Liberty University Research Week

This paper looks at the personal and professional relationship between Hans Asperger, a psychiatrist during the Second World War in Nazi-controlled Austria, and the National Socialist movement. I argue that while Hans Asperger had a mixed relationship with National Socialism, he unarguably played a role in implementing its policies and was found to have been cooperative with the Nazi’s agenda by the SS. Influenced by his family, faith, and childhood experiences, Asperger’s background led him to become active within the medical field. During his time within the clinic at Vienna, Asperger rapidly rose the ranks thanks to the dismissal of …

Shining Lights In A Crooked Generation: The Experiences And Impact Of Soviet Evangelical Youth, Abigail Coker

Liberty University Research Week

During the 20th century, western observers seemed to view the Soviet Union as an enormous monolith of grayness. Like a black-and-white movie, Soviet citizens trudged to work under gray skies, listening to gray radio propaganda and living gray lives punctuated only by the redness of unexpected government purges. However, this view of the Soviet Union misses the complexities and colors that made life survivable to the average Soviet citizen. Like a Technicolor film, the story of Soviet evangelical youth brings light and color to modern understandings of the Soviet experience. Despite severe pressure from their secular surroundings, evangelical youth displayed …

Effects Of Two-Minutes Versus Four-Minutes Active Recovery On A “Booster” Vo2max Treadmill Test, Jelena Obretkovich

Liberty University Research Week

Maximal aerobic capacity (ie. VO2max) represents an individual’s cardiovascular fitness level. Prior studies have assessed various VO2max protocols with several studies suggesting that a booster max, with a two-minute (2min) active recovery period, improves final VO2max values in many subjects. However, a four-minute (4min) active recovery period for booster max testing has not been evaluated. This study’s purpose was to assess the impact of 2min vs. 4min active recovery on VO2max values. In a counter-balanced order, 41 aerobically trained males completed one of two treadmill VO2max GXT (Max1) trials followed by a 2min or 4min active recovery followed by a …

Manumission, Willed, Or Buying Their Freedom - From The Colonization Of The New World To The Civil War, Patrick Burghardt

Liberty University Research Week

In 1782 an act of the Virginia General Assembly enabled the voluntary manumission (freeing) of thousands of slaves in the 80 or so years prior to the Emancipation Proclamation. The motivation of each slave holder to free their slaves varied from individual to individual and many of the "freedom documents" give some indication as to their thoughts, beliefs, and intentions. Though it is an unfortunate historical reality that slaves were treated as chattel property, this led to a documentation process in the court system that preserved these documents for future study. In 2022, Stephen Andrew Langland of the Helm School …

Glories Eclipsed: The Unsung Legacy Of August Von Mackensen And His Army On The Eastern Front Of World War I, 1914-1915, Christian Mumpower

Liberty University Research Week

English-language accounts and appraisals of the Western Front have long dominated the historiography of the Great War. This prevailing interpretation tends to cast a shadow over other, nonetheless critical sectors of fighting and diminish contributions made on these fronts by less well-known commanders and the men who served under them. While the Western Front boasts a rich catalog of scholarship, few popular accounts exist about those who carved out a legacy for themselves on the Eastern Front, a sector of the war that saw some of the most desperate fighting but has since been relegated to the footnotes of history. …

Devastation Through Assimilation: The Struggle For Cultural Preservation In The Armenian Genocide, Evelyn Loftin

Liberty University Research Week

The Armenian genocide was detrimental to Armenian society; permanently altering Armenian faith, language, and culture. The history and relationship between the Ottoman Turks and the Christian Armenians is a long, drawn-out, tumultuous history that came to a boiling point during the Great War. The Anatolian Peninsula was forever changed due to the implementation of Turkification by the Ottoman government and the individual Turkish citizens' hatred towards the Armenian people. Through violent and traumatic actions, the Ottomans attempted to eradicate the Armenians along with any trace of their culture. Following the elimination of the male Armenian population, the responsibility for the …

Young Ireland: An Investigation Into The Events Of 1848, Thomas Gillmeister

Liberty University Research Week

Nationalism played a critical role in the formation of what is now Europe. It has led the way to new nations, wars, rivalries, and distrust. But it is an important area in history that needs more attention, particularly in 1848. It was a year of revolutions and for some nations true change, but for many nations that experienced revolution, they were put down. In Italy, Giuseppe Mazzini tried and failed numerous times to liberate Italy from Austrian rule and then to unify it. Much of Europe experienced a famine that left many destitute and forced millions to immigrate to America. …

Us Dept Of Interior (Nps) Hovenweep National Monument Square Tower Group: Hovenweep Memorandum, National Park Service Of The United States

Hovenweep National Monument

Hovenweep Correct acreage

Us Dept Of Interior (Nps) Hovenweep National Monument Square Tower Group: Hovenweep Memorandum, National Park Service Of The United States

Hovenweep National Monument

Memo Cancellation of withdrawal

Leveraging The Protocols For Native American Archival Materials To Support Indigenous Digital Collections: A Case Study From The Sherman Indian Museum Digital Project, Eric L. Milenkiewicz

Journal of Western Archives

The Sherman Indian Museum houses a rich collection of archival materials that document the student experience, institutional culture, and community history of California’s sole remaining off-reservation American Indian boarding school. To broaden access to its collection for community and scholarly use, the museum partnered with the University of California, Riverside Library on a grant-funded project to digitize and provide online access to nearly 14,000 items from their collection. With a shared understanding of the unique ethical and communal protocols present in a digital project of this scope, the two repositories turned toward the standards and goals articulated in Protocols for …

Beyond Appearance: Nmr Metabolomics For Mushroom Quality Assurance And Authenticity, Arun Krishna Murthy, Amber Thelen

Oxford ICSB

Driven by their prominent health benefits, mushrooms are extremely popular in food and nutraceutical sectors, incidentally attracting food fraud such as species mislabeling and substitution, adulteration, and contamination with synthetic and cheaper substitutes, severely affecting the supply chain and raising concerns among consumers about product safety and quality. Untargeted chemical profiling using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (U-NMR) spectroscopy, in conjunction with Multivariate Statistical Analysis (MSA) proves to be a superior and universally recognized analytical method in simultaneously addressing these concerns and inadequacies of conventional analytical methods. A comprehensive and robust 1H NMR spectral library is built using validated mushroom samples of …

Metabolite Profiling Of Functional Fungi Strains Of Hericium Erinaceus & Cordyceps Militaris: Using Phenotypes, Untargeted Metabolomics By Mass Spectrometry And Cell-Based Assays, Julie Daoust

Oxford ICSB

Mushrooms have a long tradition of use as medicinal and functional ingredients however the lack of development in testing methods currently limits our ability to characterize these products. Selecting the right strain or processing method is currently challenging given the lack of commercially available analytical methods to detect or quantify secondary metabolites with therapeutic endpoints. Very little is known about the variability of these metabolites between strains of the same species and between identical strains grown in different conditions therefore an untargeted analytical method was needed to adequately assess impact of strain genetics and growing methods for M2 Ingredients cultures …

“When White Men And Indians United Shall Praise:” Indigenous Inclusion In The Hartford Music Company, Savannah N. Skaggs

ATU Scholars Symposium

The Hartford Music Company and Institute of Hartford, Arkansas has attracted increasing academic interest, particularly within the last twenty years. This southern gospel music publishing company and singing school based in southern Sebastian County published a collection of shape note hymnals which boasted some of the genre’s most prolific literature. Though a growing number of Arkansans are learning that these gospel staples came from their own hill country, many do not realize that several of these songs were premiered by or recorded by Indigenous people. While this may not initially seem particularly impactful, this genre developed its own distinct identity …

Promoting Electric Propulsion (Pep) For Small Craft, Robert Manatt, Brad Fletcher, Hector Campos, Johnathon Poindexter, Quinn Reynolds

ATU Scholars Symposium

The Promoting Electric Propulsion (PEP) For Small Craft event is a competition held every year by the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and this coming year’s event is being held in Virginia Beach. It is aimed at inspiring students from universities all over the country and allowing them to design innovative fully electrically propelled boats, present their designs and builds, and race them against each other to show off their finished projects. Using fully electric propulsion systems for marine use can be challenging, but if done right they can provide a clean, …

Alleviating Environmental Stresses In Native Arkansas Plants By Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation, Rebecca C. Morse

ATU Scholars Symposium

The rapid human-driven changes in the environment during the Anthropocene have placed extreme stress on many native plants and animals. Beneficial interactions with microorganisms may be crucial for ameliorating these stressors and facilitating the ecosystem services host organisms provide. The role of an important mutualistic association with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in the competitive ability and successful adaptation of Arkansas native species by enhancing nutrient uptake has not been previously considered. Analysis of field root and soil samples from the native species in their native range as well as a controlled green-house experiment will be conducted to determine the level …

Economic Inequality And Its Effects On Voting And Attitudes Toward Government, Logan D. Spano

Research & Creative Achievement Day

This is a research project that studies how economic inequality affects voting and attitudes towards the government, using data from students enrolled in Winona State University. The survey used is a combined effort of students in POLS 410 and is distributed to WSU students through Qualtrics. This poster is a Capstone project as required by the Political Science Program.

Who Visits The Local Events In Winona?, Adrianna M. Fannemel, Grace M. Baden, Jenna M. Fox

Research & Creative Achievement Day

Winona's local events and festivals have attracted many residents and visitors from outside. Understanding the event participants' profiles is important for event organizers to develop more effective marketing strategies and to manage the events better. To support the local events/festivals in Winona, collaborating with Frozen River Film Festival, RTTR370 – Festival and special event planning class will conduct research investigating the profiles of the local event/festival participants in Winona as a class project. A survey including questions about event participants' demographic information and past event experience was developed to collect data. The survey will be distributed in early April 2024. …