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  • S.A.F.E, Taste & Smell Training for Students in Speech Language Pathology 
    Beckett, Shelby L.; Harvey, Margaret A. (2002)
    Significant physiologic changes such as hearing, vision, smell, and taste occur in our bodies as a part of normal aging. While the literature is replete with information on normal aging changes, there is a paucity of ...
  • Short Term Apparent Magnitude Variations of Carbon Stars 
    Hogan, Scott M. (2020)
    Carbon stars are luminous red giants of the asymptotic giant branch. They are variable, meaning their magnitudes can change back and forth over periods of time. Carbon stars have been observed to change by many magnitudes ...
  • Silica as a Medium for the Synthesis of Chiral Imines and Chiral Amines 
    Mehvish, Durrani; Kolb, Marlie; Taylor, Courtney (2020)
    We have devised simple, facile, and greener methods in the synthesis of several new chiral amines on silica surfaces. Several of these amines have the pyridyl, furyl, and other moieties in their molecular structures, thus ...
  • Strategy Inventory for Language Learning 
    Moran, Molly (2020)
    The strategy inventory for language learning (SILL) was created by Rebecca L. Oxford in the mid 1980s and has been continuously studied and changed over the years. The SILL is used to enhance language learners’ strategy ...
  • A Structure Validation Tool for Cryo-EM Proteins in ChimeraX Platform 
    Atkinson, Stefan C.; Eppes, Kevin J. (2020)
    Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has become a significant technique for protein structure determination. The deposition of cryo-EM proteins into the Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) has increased steadily from 11 in ...
  • Suicide Epidemic: causes and preventions 
    Helmick, Walter J. III (2020)
    In the past 20 years, the suicide rate has risen from 13% to more than 20%. For this reason, researchers and congressmen have come together to address what is known about suicide, its annual statistical rates, methods, ...
  • Suicide Prevention in PTSD Patients 
    Fannin, Aubre' N.; Harrison, Leah D.; Rowan, Aleigha L.; Kerigan, Rebecca L. (2020)
    Suicide prevention in PTSD patients must be addressed across the board in hospital settings. The problem occurs when hospitals are not adequately prepared to handle clients with this disorder. This question about PTSD and ...
  • A Survey of Hydraulic Fracking 
    Wolfson, Mattie N. (2020)
    Hydraulic fracking or fracturing is a process being used all over the world in order to extract natural gas and oil from the deep sediment layers of Earth. High pressure liquid is injected into shale in order to create new ...
  • Swaddling Infants 
    Clark, Madison A.; Gunter, Caitlyn D.; Nelson, Laken M.; Rehberg, Bailey R.; Williams, Tal N. (2020)
    Swaddling infants has been known to provide them comfort when transitioning from the womb to the world. There has been an ongoing debate of whether or not this intervention is as helpful as we have known it to be in the ...
  • Top 50 Essential Medicines for Norway 
    Davis, Rachael; Gravett, Jordan (2020)
    Norway is found in the arctic circle. We have analyzed at the country of Norway with a focus on the city Ringebu and decided based on common causes of death and disease, which drugs and groups of drugs are necessary.  We ...
  • Understanding and Predicting Human made and Distributed Environmental Toxins on a Molecular Level 
    Abbot, Jeffery L.; Archer, Addison E.; Stanton, Jael A.; Salem, Briana A.; Rowe, Bailyn I.; Noor, Koshi; Johnson, Justin C.; Candelaria, Anne M.; Patel, Kushbu P.; Patel, Krupa J.; Perez, Mark A.; Lampkin, Nya M. (2020)
    There are a wide range of chemicals and chemical mixtures that humans use to control plants, animals and insects. Many of these are poisons and can attack a number of physiological systems. Algaecides, Antifouling agents, ...
  • The Use of Therapy Dogs in Pediatric Patients 
    Griffis, Kelsey A.; Kallam, Lauren L.; Miles, Jamiya J.; Morfoot, Tamara D. (2020)
    Many studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of therapy dogs in various healthcare settings. Therapy dogs serve several purposes within the healthcare setting, but our focus is how they help reduce patient stress. ...
  • Using Ni-Cd Batteries in the Auto Industry 
    Warmack, Jared C. (2020)
    For decades Lead Acid batteries have been used in consumer and commercial vehicles as engine starter power sources, and backup power. Nickel-Cadmium technology offers longer life, fewer failure scenarios, better energy ...
  • Video Game Microtransaction Ethics 
    Steedley, Evan A.; Corbitt, Michael D.; Shipman, Erik J. (2020)
    In this paper we define the terms video game, microtransaction, and loot-box, among others. We differentiate the types of microtransactions, such as what kind of transactions affect the progression of the game. We also ...
  • Virus Secret Revealed by Thermodynamics 
    Durrani, Mehvish K.; Warren, Abbey N. (2020)
    In regard to recent viral outbreaks, transmissibility is of huge public health concern. Although many variables contribute to how transmissible or infectious a virus is, viral stability plays a critical role. In an effort ...

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