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Analyzing State Reactions To Panserbjørne Coup: A Case Study In Realism, Athena Dupont, Lyra Belacqua Silvertongue Apr 2023

Analyzing State Reactions To Panserbjørne Coup: A Case Study In Realism, Athena Dupont, Lyra Belacqua Silvertongue

Student Research Symposium

In a global climate of instability and increasingly volatile political shifts in both election-based and non-election-based governments, it is critical to understand how states react to sudden changes in leadership in other nations. While there are numerous theories that try to account for the decision-making processes on an international scale, few of them withstand application to historical case studies. One such study, the 1990s overthrow of Svalbard's King Iofur Raknison by the disgraced former king Iorek Byrnison, offers unique insight into the reactions of other nations. While the Panserbjørne nation is not generally considered a world power, its regional hegemony …

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Nitrogen Use Efficiency And Soil Health Indicators In Corn Silage Production In A Semi-Arid Environment, Phearen Miller Apr 2023

Nitrogen Use Efficiency And Soil Health Indicators In Corn Silage Production In A Semi-Arid Environment, Phearen Miller

Student Research Symposium

The world faces the challenge of increasing food production while reducing the impact of excess reactive nitrogen (N) in the environment. A field study was conducted at USU Greenville farm in northern Utah since 2012 to examine the effects of different N sources in corn silage under semi-arid conditions. The study used a randomized complete block design with four blocks and four treatments: control (no nitrogen) (denoted as Control), low ammonium sulfate (AS 112 kg N/ha) (denoted as AS100), high ammonium sulfate (AS 224 kg N/ha) (denoted as AS200), and steer manure compost (224 kg total N/ha) (denoted as Compost). …

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Does Diet Effect The Brain?, Janna Hart Apr 2023

Does Diet Effect The Brain?, Janna Hart

Student Research Symposium

Short-chain fatty acids are biomolecules produced from bacterial fermentation of dietary fiber in the gut. Short-chain fatty acids are used in the gut to supply energy and reduce inflammation but are also believed to have effects on the brain. While we do not know how short-chain fatty acids affect the brain and behavior, recent research has led to the idea of using dietary changes as a treatment for mental health disorders. In my research, we aimed to visualize where short-chain fatty acids act in the brain with a particular focus on neural immune cells called microglia and the neurons that …

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Designing For Autism, Brinley Gibby Apr 2023

Designing For Autism, Brinley Gibby

Student Research Symposium

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder with a wide spectrum of different symptoms in varying forms and varying levels of severity. ASD can be detected and diagnosed in a child as early as three years of age. Because of the range of symptoms and the range of severity in those symptoms, those with Autism Spectrum Disorder experience their own strengths and challenges. When it comes to designing for people with ASD, especially children, many aspects of design need to be taken into account in order to make a space as comfortable and as stimulating or as non-stimulating as …

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Introduction To Ensemble Watershed Segmentation, Scout Jarman Apr 2023

Introduction To Ensemble Watershed Segmentation, Scout Jarman

Student Research Symposium

Compared to color images, hyperspectral images are high dimensional, containing hundreds of channels of information. To distill this information, and capture spatial information, image segmentation is used to group similar pixels together. A popular image segmentation algorithm is the marker-based Watershed Transform. One difficulty with this algorithm is choosing the markers, or locations, that seed the algorithm. There are various approaches for automatic marker placement depending on the application, with little consensus on the most general method for hyperspectral images. We propose using an ensemble of random segmentations. Specifically, we investigate a simple, unbiased random marker placement strategy to generate …

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Catchment Protections Enhance River Resilience To Water Quality Perturbations, Allyson Marrs Apr 2023

Catchment Protections Enhance River Resilience To Water Quality Perturbations, Allyson Marrs

Student Research Symposium

Around 40% of rivers in the United States have been increasing in salinity in recent decades. This salinization is caused by natural and anthropogenic processes, such as applying salts to roads for deicing purposes. Rapid increases in salinity in freshwater streams can have negative impacts on drinking water, infrastructure, and biodiversity. However, catchment protections may offer resilience to water quality degradation. Using a weighted regression on time, discharge, and season, we analyzed long-term trends in specific conductance in the Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs. The majority of the Yellowstone River upstream of this site lies on federally protected lands with …

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Molecular Dynamics Simulations Of Liquid Crystal Elastomers, Nanang Mahardika Apr 2023

Molecular Dynamics Simulations Of Liquid Crystal Elastomers, Nanang Mahardika

Student Research Symposium

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Liquid Crystal Elastomers

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Trauma-Informed Design, Annie Canfield Apr 2023

Trauma-Informed Design, Annie Canfield

Student Research Symposium

Cache Refugee and Immigrant Connection is a non-profit organization in Cache valley that serves refugees and immigrants from over 36 countries. The mission of CRIC is to, “promote integration, economic self-sufficiency, and positive connections among refugees, immigrants, and the wider community through two-way education, improved access to existing services, and development of new services.” To help them best serve their clients, this project is an exploration of how the 6 PRINCIPLES OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE can reach beyond human communication into the physical built environment.

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Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability Study, Conner Deppe Apr 2023

Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability Study, Conner Deppe

Student Research Symposium

The reliability of electric vehicle chargers is critical for the widespread adoption of EVs. To consumers, an indication of charging reliability is the unscheduled downtime of EV charging equipment. Unscheduled downtime brings the need for online EV health monitoring and remaining useful lifetime estimation technology. Though there are many different topologies and configurations for EV chargers, the core processing components remain the same. These components, known as silicon carbide MOSFETs, are important devices that provide better efficiency and power density than their silicon counterparts. In recent years, it is found that device on-resistance is a common indicator used in health …

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The Body Is Only A Vessel, Victoria Johnson Apr 2023

The Body Is Only A Vessel, Victoria Johnson

Student Research Symposium

The body is only a vessel treats funeral homes less as venues for the exhibition of embalmed bodies and more like vessels constructed to fulfill whatever needs of those left behind, documenting how funeral practices aren’t so much a dance with death but a shuffle around it. By exploring the mundanity of death and the implied tension between the present life and the afterlife, the project visualizes quiet emblems of loss through texture, light, and space. Doors and windows serve as allegories to “the other side,” as impressions of light and shadow demonstrate the delicate balance between life and death. …

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Villanueva Community Garden Center: Green Building Design For Low-Income Communities, Landry Cazier Apr 2023

Villanueva Community Garden Center: Green Building Design For Low-Income Communities, Landry Cazier

Student Research Symposium

Located in Villanueva, New Mexico, this LEED-certified community garden center is designed to be a place for the community to flourish. Designed to aid the community’s low-income and harsh environment, this garden center provides a place for residents to garden. Constructed from rammed earth, this structure implements a sustainable design that is both good for the environment and its surrounding economy.

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How Interior Design Promotes Productivity In The Workplace, Emily Caine Apr 2023

How Interior Design Promotes Productivity In The Workplace, Emily Caine

Student Research Symposium

This office space was designed with productivity and mental and physical wellness in mind. Many people overlook the way their workplace environment affects them, however, it can contribute heavily to their productivity and well-being. Well-designed and productive office spaces pay attention to: ergonomics, acoustics, flexibility, breakout space, technology, adequate storage, color theory, climate and airflow, nature, and natural light. The layout of this office design focuses heavily on the employee experience. “87% of workers would like their employer to offer healthier workspace benefits”. Intentional interior design will change the way you feel in a space. The traditional office space with …

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Proper Acoustics Create Better Learning Environments In The Classroom, Brian Harris Apr 2023

Proper Acoustics Create Better Learning Environments In The Classroom, Brian Harris

Student Research Symposium

The acoustics of a classroom can greatly help or hinder the learning process for many students. Studies have found that speech intelligibility can be affected by poor acoustics and this can lower the student’s comprehension scores. When correct acoustic tools are implemented, student success can be augmented.

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Study Of Co2 Corrosion Inhibitor Persistency Using Langmuir Isotherm Model And Effects Of Iron Carbide On Persistency, Kasra Shayar Bahadori Apr 2023

Study Of Co2 Corrosion Inhibitor Persistency Using Langmuir Isotherm Model And Effects Of Iron Carbide On Persistency, Kasra Shayar Bahadori

Student Research and Creative Activity Expo

Organic corrosion inhibitors (CI) are widely used in the oil and gas industry to mitigate corrosion of the pipelines. The most c

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Development Of A Downhole Corrosion Modeling Software, Martin Colahan Apr 2023

Development Of A Downhole Corrosion Modeling Software, Martin Colahan

Student Research and Creative Activity Expo

This project aims to develop a software to model corrosion in oil and gas wells that enables engineers to asses corrosion risks.

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Microplastics In Freshwater Crustaceans Downstream Of Wastewater Treatment Plants., Juniper Nico Adkins Apr 2023

Microplastics In Freshwater Crustaceans Downstream Of Wastewater Treatment Plants., Juniper Nico Adkins

Student Research and Creative Activity Expo

Freshwater crustaceans are collected from the hocking and compared based upon microplastics potency and location.

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Decriminalization: An Effective Way To Reduce Overdose Deaths?, Ryan Humeniuk Apr 2023

Decriminalization: An Effective Way To Reduce Overdose Deaths?, Ryan Humeniuk

Student Research and Creative Activity Expo

I will use CDC data to examine the effect of drug decriminalization on overdose deaths between states.

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The Potential Of Digestate As A Fertilizer, Helena Karlstrom Apr 2023

The Potential Of Digestate As A Fertilizer, Helena Karlstrom

Student Research and Creative Activity Expo

This project will review the use of digestate byproducts from anaerobic digestion as fertilizer for agricultural use.

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Specifying An Identified Lncrnas Modulation In Cellular Processes During Early Embryonic Development Of Nicotiana Tabacum Seedlings, Heather Garrett, Elena Foust, Logan Robinson Apr 2023

Specifying An Identified Lncrnas Modulation In Cellular Processes During Early Embryonic Development Of Nicotiana Tabacum Seedlings, Heather Garrett, Elena Foust, Logan Robinson

Undergraduate Research Competition

Multiple forms of RNA exist in cells. The most common forms of RNA include tRNA, rRNA, and mRNA. LncRNAs are proposed to have multiple functions during seed development including gene silencing, organogenesis, and other molecular processes. LncRNAs are unknown or poorly understood because their importance has been questioned throughout early research. However, the lncRNA NTAB_LNC014148.1 is presumed to function in seed development of Nicotiana tabacum based on global gene expression studies. Bioinformatics analyses predicted that lncRNA NTAB_LNC014148.1 binds to at least two gene regions during embryonic development (gene regions Nitab4.5_0001672g0150.1 and Nitab4.5_0001972g0020.1). These two gene regions encode an Arf GTPase …

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Developing A Safe And Effective Papillomavirus Screen To Be Used On College Students, Nicole Frantz Apr 2023

Developing A Safe And Effective Papillomavirus Screen To Be Used On College Students, Nicole Frantz

Undergraduate Research Competition

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection that accounts for approximately 5% of all cancers worldwide and affects more than 80 million people in the US alone, according to the CDC and National Cancer Institute. Human papillomaviruses are small, nonenveloped, icosahedral DNA viruses that infect squamous epithelial cells. The viral particles consist of a single double stranded DNA molecule bound to histones and contained within a protein capsid composed of structural proteins late (L)1 and L2. To date, over 100 different genotypes of HPV have been identified, and approximately 15 types are considered oncogenic in cervical, vulvar, …

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Identification Of A Small Regulatory Rna Usps Associated With The Universal Stress Protein In Lactobacillus Species, Zarah Fowler Apr 2023

Identification Of A Small Regulatory Rna Usps Associated With The Universal Stress Protein In Lactobacillus Species, Zarah Fowler

Undergraduate Research Competition

The gut microbiome is a complex habitat with many bacterial species. These bacteria play vital roles in regulating several physiological processes in the body. With a rise in the use of probiotics to combat human disease, it is important to understand the mechanisms by which probiotic bacteria regulate host interactions. Our exploration of the physiological functions of probiotic bacteria hopes to elucidate the role of small regulatory RNAs or non-coding RNAs in regulating gene expression within the human body. The goal of this project was to identify and explore the conservation of function and structure of the sRNA, UspS, in …

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Eating Disorders, Depression, And Anxiety: A Multivariate Survey Of College Students, Adam Bretton Apr 2023

Eating Disorders, Depression, And Anxiety: A Multivariate Survey Of College Students, Adam Bretton

Undergraduate Research Competition

Mental illness is America's leading cause of disability (Rehm & Shield, 2019). Of particular concern is the finding that more than 60% of college students meet the criteria for one or more mental illnesses, an increase of nearly 50% from 2013 (Lipson et al., 2022). Young adults, particularly young women, are vulnerable to anxiety, depression, and eating disorders [ED(s)] (De Young, 2017). Given the high incidence of depression, anxiety, EDs, their comorbidities, and their profound effect, their correlation must be thoroughly investigated, especially in a highly susceptible college-aged population (Sander et al., 2021). This study examines the relationship between anxiety, …

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Identifying Overwash Layers In Marsh Sediment, Charles Mina Apr 2023

Identifying Overwash Layers In Marsh Sediment, Charles Mina

Undergraduate Research Competition

Hurricanes have become one of the most researched topics in recent years, due to their damage costs and their uncertain correlations with climate change. Much of the research for this topic has come from direct interaction with storms, such as damage reports and land surveys. However, there is a gap in the historical record of hurricanes, as most historical record is only written. These records can be biased and are too short of a record to identify a pattern of climate change. Grain size analysis, where sizes of sediment grains are measured, can be used to identify the storm events …

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The Impact Of Prc Language Policies On Minority Languages Of China, Margaret Shoop Apr 2023

The Impact Of Prc Language Policies On Minority Languages Of China, Margaret Shoop

Undergraduate Research Competition

While language is often used as a tool to bring people together and celebrate differences, language can also be weaponized and used to suppress minority groups of people. There are over three hundred unique languages and dialects spoken in Mainland China, with Mandarin Chinese being the most widely spoken of the languages. Mandarin is the official state language of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and it is also the primary language taught in schools across the country. Despite official Chinese policy of teaching Mandarin Chinese alongside local dialects, Mandarin is favored over minority languages. The unequal emphasis on Mandarin …

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Environmental Bacteriophage Presence In The Drainage Ponds At Coastal Carolina University, Alexei Chesnutwood Apr 2023

Environmental Bacteriophage Presence In The Drainage Ponds At Coastal Carolina University, Alexei Chesnutwood

Undergraduate Research Competition

The purpose of this research is to detect naturally occurring, lytic bacteriophages and identify the environmental factors that influence their presence on Coastal Carolina University’s campus. Bacteriophages are non-living viruses that only infect bacteria, and these viruses are found in abundance in every environment. Likewise, coliphages are viruses that exclusively infect coliform bacteria. Eleven treated and untreated freshwater sample sites were chosen for weekly sampling on CCU’s campus. During water sample collection, ambient environmental conditions were measured. In addition, precipitation was tracked over the collection period as runoff relates to the proliferation of bacteriophages. If plaque assays indicated the presence …

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3-D Models For Chemistry Education, Elizabeth Cole Apr 2023

3-D Models For Chemistry Education, Elizabeth Cole

Undergraduate Research Competition

VSPER theory is a difficult concept to understand and a significant area of confusion in general chemistry classrooms. 2-D models are commonly used; however, they fail to take into consideration a molecules orientation in space, a key component in VSPER theory. The lack of clarity involving bond angles and alignment often leads to difficulty in conceptualizing the theory. The purpose of this project was to generate 3-D models of molecules from VSPER theory for classroom use with the intent to aid in the comprehension of the material. Free CAD was the computer software system used to generate a base and …

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Seasonal Fluctuation Of Nutrients That Lead To Microcystis Bloom Development In Wall Pond, Coastal Carolina University, Alyssa Antolak Apr 2023

Seasonal Fluctuation Of Nutrients That Lead To Microcystis Bloom Development In Wall Pond, Coastal Carolina University, Alyssa Antolak

Undergraduate Research Competition

The harmful cyanobacteria Microcystis globally dominates eutrophic freshwater systems. Eutrophication leading to nitrogen and phosphorus loading into aquatic systems is increasing bloom propagation and shifting diatom/dinoflagellate dominated systems to cyanobacteria dominated systems. Understanding seasonal variability and environmental parameters combined with nutrient loading will allow for better understanding of what factors are influencing Microcystis blooms. Biweekly plankton samples, environmental parameters, and nutrients were collected from Wall Pond from spring 2022-spring 2023. Nitrogen and phosphate limitation was examined by performing seasonal nutrient limitation experiments. Early results show that yearly plankton samples shifted from diatom dominated in the late summer-early fall to Microcystis …

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Ecofeminism: Gender And Word Associations, Caroline Murray Apr 2023

Ecofeminism: Gender And Word Associations, Caroline Murray

Undergraduate Research Competition

Ecofeminism is the environmental philosophy that finds an association between nature and the female gender in society. Using correlational design, in the current study the associations between gender and nature terms and gender and occupations were examined in 106 college aged students (Mage = 19 years, 4 months, 10% male, 89% female, 79% White). Using a word association test created for the use in the current study, participants reported their association between nature terms, human-made terms, and occupations using a 11-response scale ranging from 0= "Little to no association" (low masculinity, low femininity) to 10= "Masculine" or "Feminine." Findings indicated …

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The Effect Of Acute Creatine Supplementation On Non-Invasive Assessment Of Vascular Function Using Flow-Mediated Dilation, Carson Carruthers Apr 2023

The Effect Of Acute Creatine Supplementation On Non-Invasive Assessment Of Vascular Function Using Flow-Mediated Dilation, Carson Carruthers

Undergraduate Research Competition

Accumulation of reactive oxygen species within the vasculature has been shown to contribute to endothelial cell dysfunction, an early biomarker of cardiovascular disease. Antioxidants and supplements with antioxidative properties, could be increasingly important in reversing the progression of cardiovascular disease. While creatine monohydrate is commonly used as a fitness supplement to promote increases in muscular strength, recent studies have shown that creatine may act as an antioxidant, thereby improving vascular health. Traditional loading doses of creatine require 7-10 days of 20 g (4 x 5 g/day). However, it may be possible to see the vascular health benefits with a smaller, …

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Comparative Analysis Of Implementing Solar Energy In South Carolina, Paige Huntzberry, Jo Whitney Apr 2023

Comparative Analysis Of Implementing Solar Energy In South Carolina, Paige Huntzberry, Jo Whitney

Undergraduate Research Competition

Solar energy is becoming an increasingly popular method of providing energy to homes and businesses all over the world. Converting to solar energy is a huge step in reducing our carbon footprint, a driving force of global climate change. While this type of energy production provides an eco-friendly approach to power, requiring minimal maintenance and virtually no additional infrastructure, many are still opposed to the implementation due to financial reservations. The aim of this project is to design a solar array for installation on a building at the Medical University of South Carolina, providing a cost effective and practical approach …

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