2018 Abstracts
MafA’s Ability to Enhance β-cell Function
Aaron Leifer; Jasmine Banner; Collin Christensen; Trevor Lloyd; Kenneth Call, Brigham Young University
The Value of Activity-Based Costing Systems to Small Businesses
Braden Bybee, Southern Utah University
The History of Water and Vegetation in Bears Ears National Monument, Southeastern Utah
Morgan Abbott, Utah Valley University
Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitors Play a Role in Blocking β cell Proliferation
Parker Booren; Talon Aitken; Samuel Grover; Nathan Jensen; Jackie Crabtree, Brigham Young University
Surrogate Model of Propeller on Propeller Fluid Interaction
Austin Schenk, Brigham Young University
License to Read: An Evaluation of Project Head Start’s Fatherhood and Child Literacy Program in Northern Utah
Jared Anderson, Weber State University
Schur Rings over Infinite Cyclic Groups
Nicholas Bastian; Jaden Brewer, Southern Utah University
Impact of Micro- and Nano-Structured Surfaces on Condensation Heat Transfer Effectiveness
Jacob Butterfield, Brigham Young University
The lived experience of a family dealing with childhood obesity: A thematic analysis of a published memoir with suggestions for future study and intervention.
Carly Jensen; Christian Hildebrandt; Dillon Jones, Dixie State University
The effect of monomeric, oligomeric and polymeric cocoa flavanols on β-cell proliferation
Matt Austin; Brooke Smyth; Lauren Manwaring; Moroni Lopez, Brigham Young University
Tracking Statistics in New Grade Level Program
Gareth Houston-McMillan, Dixie State University
Investigation of Merging Flames in Horizontal and Vertical Geometries
Max Butler; Caleb Harper, Brigham Young University
Constructing the female gaze: a comparison of the careers and filmography of Sofia Coppola and Lucrecia Martel
Summer Perez, Brigham Young University
La Casa de Bernarda Alba as a reflection of Spain during the Francoist era
Alejandra Portolés Colás, Southern Utah University
Investigating the Impact of Community Engagement Projects on Project Leaders
Elizabeth Obray; Kristin Wilson-Grimes; Sennai Habtes, Southern Utah University
Barriers to the proliferation of aged β cells through overexpression of Nkx6.1
Parker Booren; Nathanael Jensen; Talon Aitken; Samuel Grover; Jackie Crabree, Brigham Young University
Does Pdx1 Enhance Functional β-cell Mass?
Aaron Leifer; Jasmine Banner; Collin Christensen; Trevor Lloyd; Kenneth Call, Brigham Young University
Effects of Binge Eating on Self Confidence and Body Image
Hailey Boggess, Utah Valley University
The Impact of Competition on Plant Water Use Efficiency
Rosanise Odell, Westminster College
The Effects of Nr4a1 Deletion in a High-fat Environment on Blood Glucose Levels and Weight
Adam Wynn, Brigham Young University
Characterization and comparison of fluoropolymer composites for waste water treatment
Zachary Luscher, University of Utah
The Use and Ownership of the Toothbrush in San Martín Jilotepeque, Guatemala
Mackynzie Parry, Utah Valley University
Large-scale Mud Diapirism in the Eocene Green River Formation of Southwest Wyoming
Jason Klimek, Brigham Young University
Altered Feeding Behavior and Viral Detection in Honey Bees Exposed to Organosilicone Surfactants
Matthew Thompson, Utah State University
The Role of the Deep Brine layer in Mercury cycling within the Great Salt Lake
Christine Rumsey; Andrew Piskadlo; Adele Reynolds; Ryan Rowland; Shu Yang; Bill Johnson; Anna Robert; Gaurav Pandey, Westminster
A Multi-Camera Imaging System for the Passive Inspection Cube Satellites
Jacob Willis; Dallon Glick; Riley Creer, Brigham Young University
Unsupervised Classification of Unknown Traffic In a Campus Network
Ryan Baker, University of Utah
Gender wage gap at Southern Utah University
Jessica Mancuso, Southern Utah University
An Analysis for Two Methodologies for Measuring Human Capital
Eric Gibson, Weber State University
Tourism in Utah as an Economic Development Tool
Jhana Aristondo, Utah Valley University
Range Management: Public Perception of a Fuel Load
Whittni Ananin, Southern Utah University
Employee Retention: Relationship among Housekeeper’s Job Satisfaction, Organizational Workforce, and Racial-Ethnicity within the Global Hospitality Industry in Utah
Madalyn Johnson; Megan Anderson, Utah Valley University
A Study of the Influence of Sister City Relationships, with a focus on Marketing in International Collegiate Travel
Allison White, Dixie State University
MASS AND ENERGY EXPENDITURE DURING INDOOR TREADWALL ROCK CLIMBING
Taylor Clement, Southern Utah University
Microalgae and Cyanobacteria Harvesting using Electrostatic Potential
Anastasiia Matkovska; Austin Bettridge; Jeff Keller, Utah Valley University
Using principle components to estimate representative curves
W. Zachary Horton, Brigham Young University
Design of Martian Recurrent Slope Lineae Analogs to Study a Potential Environmental Niche for Life
Jonathan Shumway; Scott George, Brigham Young University
Osseointegration on a Carbon-Infiltrated Carbon Nanotube Coated Titanium Surface
Jacquelyn Monroe; Brian Jensen; Laura Bridgewater; Natalie Kwon, Brigham Young University
Jet Impingement on Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Effect of Post Microstructure on Heat Transfer
Dewey Potts, Brigham Young University
Sources and Composition of Atmospheric Particulate Matter in the Salt Lake Valley
Andrew Piskadlo; Adele Reynolds; Anna Robert; Gaurav Pandey, Westminster College
Using Exoplanet Transits to Calibrate the Great Basin Observatory
Katherine Wilcox, Southern Utah University
Resistivity of Nickel Thin Films
Michael Maynard; Alex Mitchell, Dixie State University
Synthesis and Characterization of Low Toxicity Extraction Solvents
Gift Ifijeh, Dixie State University
Public Understanding, Opinions, and Questions about Hot Topics in Science
Alexandria DeGrauw, University of Utah
A fossil-pollen-based climate reconstruction of two lake records from the Uinta mountain range in northern Utah.
Andrew Kennedy, University of Utah
MultiCRAFTI: Overcoming the Kinetic Energy Limitation to Measure the Cross Section of High-Mass Ions
Brigham Pope; Daniel Joaquin; Jacob Hickey, Brigham Young University