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Symmetric Electrochemical Cells in Nonaqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries – Applications for Longevity Study

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Julia Case, College of Science, Chemistry
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Synaptic Plasticity: Learning and Unlearning

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenters: Austin Stewart, College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, Neuroscience
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Systolic/Diastolic Blood Pressure is Modulated by Essential Fatty Acid Consumption

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenters: Sara Williams, Jerry & Vickie Moyes College of Education, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
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Take a Chance or Play it Safe? The Influence of Risk Orientation on Public Opinion Toward Immigration Policy

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenters: Elizabeth Bickmore, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Economics
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Teaching Literary Analysis: Structural Course Changes to Introductory English Undergraduate Classes

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Aubrey Dickens, BYU College of Humanities, English
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TELSAM-target protein fusions can form diffraction-quality crystals without direct inter-polymer contacts

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Braydan Bezzant, Brigham Young University, Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Text Analysis of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Adolescents and Young Adults

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Julianne Kimmel, College of Nursing, Nursing
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The Battle for Contextual Architecture

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Derek Stevens, College of Architecture and Engineering Design, Architecture
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The Compositional Analysis of Two Cathedrals Separated by Time, Place, and Style

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Tressa Messenger, College of Engineering & Technology, Architecture and Engineering Design
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The Consent Conundrum

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenters: Ashlynn Poelman, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Political Science
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The Effect of Glucotoxicity Induced ROS on Beta Cell Nkx6.1 Expression and Insulin Secretion

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Weston Elison, College of Life Sciences, Physiology and Developmental Biology
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The Effect of Roughness on Blazed Gratings in the EUV

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Ethan Edwards, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy
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The Effects of 3D Printing on the Heat Distribution of Microfluidic Chips using Self-Contained Resistive Heating

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenters: Garrett Hawkins, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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The Effects of NR4A1 on Insulin Secretion

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Drake Watkins, College of Life Science, Microbiology and Molecular Biology
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The Effects of Nr4a3 on Insulin Secretion

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Peter Ellsworth, College of Life Sciences, Plant and Wildlife Sciences
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The effects of observational nudging on WRF simulations

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Ariel Green, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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The Effects of Pterostilbene on the Oxidant Status of Red Blood Cells in Hyperglycemic Conditions

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Hana Hanks, College of Physical Sciences, Chemistry
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The Effects of Recreational Marijuana Legalization on Drug-related Crime: Evidence From Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Roarke Cullenbine, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Criminology
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The Existence of (2,3)-Cordial Digraphs

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenters: Jonathan Mousley, College of Science, Mathematics and Statistics
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The Fight for Diversity: Marketing Diversity in Higher Education and its Misleading Impacts on Incoming Students at the U of U

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Alessandra Cipriani-Detres, Honors College & College of Humanities, International Studies
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The Hidden Cost of Free Dating Apps

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Sarah Worthington, College of Family Home and Social Sciences, Psychology
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The Holocaust, Sigmund Freud, and Anna Sokolow

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Cassidy Blackham, School of the Arts, Dance
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The Hyperbolic Metric on the Upper Half Plane

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Moses Samuelson-Lynn, College of Science, Mathematics
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The Impact of Perceived Parental Religious Rigidity on Disaffiliated Young Adult Children

January 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Presenter: Elizabeth Macdonald, University College, Student Leadership and Success
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