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Hope Through Research - An Introduction to Range: Undergraduate Research Journal
Annie Isabel Fukushima, Editor in Chief
1. Environmental Rating Disagreement and Corporate Greenwashing Indicator: Evidence From S&P 500 Stocks
My Bui
2. Research Reflection by My Bui
3. Universal Savings Accounts: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Proposed Tax-Advantaged Savings Vehicle
Gabriel Pinna
4. Feeling Safety Through Friendship and Memory: Crossing (In)Between Safe and Non-Safe Spaces Within (Living) Colonial Systems
Brittney Mellin
5. Research Reflection by Brittney Mellin
6. US and British Imperialist Destabilization in Guatemala and Jamaica Through the Banana Trade
Gabriela Merida
7. Research Reflection by Gabriela Merida
8. Empowering People With Menses
Talea Steele
9. Research Reflection by Talea Steele
10. Queer and LDS: Oral Histories of Organizations Supporting This Intersectional Existence
Amelia Strunk
11. Tilt Boards and Snow Fracture Mechanics
Dominic Alei-Gonzalez and Jack Eskeland
12. Optimization of Smart Hydrogel Structures for Improved Glucose Response
Bryson Anderson and Lars Laurentius
13. Smoke Signals: Exceptional Event Reporting for Fire Detection
Tobias Armstrong
14. Automating Three-Dimensional Analysis of Talus Morphology in Tibiotalar Osteoarthritis
Annika Bachman
15. Construction of a Steady State, Semi-Empirical Tire Model to be Used in the Development of an FSAE Vehicle
Alex Cantrell
16. Developing Teaching Tools for Formaldehyde Electrochemical Sensors
Andrew Coda
17. Graph-Based Optimization for Robotic Inspection Planning
Daniel Coimbra Salomao; Blair D. Sullivan; Matthias Bentert; Alex Crane; Pål Grønås Drange; Alan Kuntz; and Yosuke Mizutani
18. Research Reflection by Daniel Coimbra Salomao
Daniel Coimbra Salomao
19. Quantification and Characterization of Microplastics in Biosolids and Soils Across the Wasatch Front
Aspen Dalby and Jennifer Weidhaas
20. Research Reflection by Aspen Dalby
Aspen Dalby
21. Identifying Drugs to Target Dysregulated Lipid Metabolism in Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Zebrafish
James Harris
22. Image Processing of X-rays of the Spine and Spinal Cord Stimulation Implants
Chimdi Ihediwa and Ashley Dalrymple
23. Research Summary: Vorticity's Impact on the Reynolds Stress Gradients in Atmospheric Turbulent Boundary Layers
James Karr and Eric Pardyjak
24. Experimental Investigation of Hydraulic Fracturing Using 2D Digital Image Correlation (2D-DIC): Methodology, Results, and Implications.
Sunghyun Kim
25. Research Reflection by Sunghyun Kim
26. Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Alters the Resting Orientation of the Scapula
Peyton King; Jared Zitnay; Peter Chalmers; Robert Tashjian; and Heath Henninger
27. Axon Geometry Impacts Activation Threshold: Implications for Deep Brain Stimulation
Madison Lodico and Alan D. Dorval
28. Distal Tibial Long Axis Coordinate System Recommendation
Erika Muhlrad and Amy Lenz
29. The Effect of Lung Tumor Outgrowth on Strain Distributions in Nearby Alveolar Walls
Sylvia Pack; Jeffrey Weiss; Michael Herron; and Steven Labelle
30. Protein Z as a Potential Anti-Fibrotic Therapeutic for Cardiovascular Fibrosis
Georgiy Polishchuk; Thirupura Shankar; and Stavros Drakos
31. GJA1-20K Therapy Increases Renal Corical ATP Concentration in Pig Model of Severe Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Ryleigh Smith
32. Examining Compositional Behavior in Large Language Models
Jordan Tan and Vivek Srikumar
33. Higher Wall Shear Stress in AVFs Reduces Neointimal Hyperplasia Compared to AVGs: Insights from Porcine Models
Nicholas Thomson
34. Research Reflection by Nicholas Thomson
35. Effects of the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products on Successful Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation
River Tobias and Yan-Ting Shiu
36. Research Reflection by River Tobias
River Tobias
37. Research Summary: Investigation of the Representative Volume Element in Fibrous Porous Systems
James Walker; Pania Newell; and Mikhail Kuts
38. Research Reflection by James Walker
James Walker
39. Circadian-Based Interventions to Improve Cardiometabolic Health in Adults With Habitual Short Sleep Duration
Katelyn Ballard; Christopher Depner; Audrey Stegman; Michelle Kubicki; and Grace Zimmerman
40. The Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training on Visceral Adipose Tissue in Type 2 Diabetes: A Literature Review
Ivan Delgado
41. Burnout Among EMS Providers in Utah
London Gay; Caden Williams; and Cambrie Jessee
42. Exploring the Relationship Between Muscle Strength and Knee Joint Biomechanics in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Maddie Hopkins
43. Perceptions of Lifesyle Behavior and Psychosocial Screening of Hispanic/Latino Community Members Visiting a Mobile Health Unit
Alejandra Huerta Hernandez; Paul Estabrooks; Mickey Bolyard; Megan Miller; and Alex Hernandez
44. Relationships Between Total Knee Arthroplasty Preoperative Clinical Factors on Postoperative Recovery
Aubrey Jacobson and Jesse Christensen
45. Research Reflection by Aubrey Jacobson
Aubrey Jacobson
46. Effects of Nitric Oxide Gel on Collagen Organization After AVF Creation
Kevin Pan
47. Research Reflection by Kevin Pan
48. Weight Regain Following Planned Weight Loss: A Qualitative Research Analysis of Influential Factors
Katherine Walker; Tanya Halliday; Selene Tobin; Victoria Miranda; Patrick Galyean; and Tatum Anderson
49. Atrapadxs en un Hoyo: Reproductive Justice and Environmental Health of Latina Mothers and Children in Salt Lake City Utah
Jasmine Aguilar Lopez and Leandra Hernández
50. Research Reflection by Jasmine Aguilar Lopez
Jasmine Aguilar Lopez
51. Research Summary: Ethical Considerations Surrounding Xenotransplantation
Jessica Ann Davis and Matt Haber
52. Research Reflection by Jessica Ann Davis
Jessica Ann Davis
53. The East Idaho Ethnic Minorities Oral History Collection
Sujata Gandhi
54. Cultivating Empathy in the Age of AI: A Student-Editor's Philosophy
Zabrina Le
55. Research Reflection by Zabrina Le
56. The Marginalization of Non-Black Women of Color (NBWOC) in Media, Academia, and Professional Spaces
Alisha Ruiz
57. Prized Possessions in Elderly Populations
Anna Jo Short
58. Research Reflection by Anna Jo Short
59. Understanding Autism in Children With Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy
Heba Alhamdani
60. The Relationship of Demographics to Adverse Events Following Immunization Within the Utah BEEHIVE Study Population
Tyler Allison; Danika Nakai; Feiyun Yan; Joshua Griffin; Jacob Mckell; Hongwei Zhao; Andrew L. Phillips; German L. Ellsworth; Matthew S. Thiese; and Sarang K. Yoon
61. Role of the Oncogene E26 Transformation-Specific Sequence-1 in Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation Failure
Emma Breen
62. Does Endothelial Cell Specific Knockout of EphA2 Protect Against Experimental Cerebral Malaria?
Nia Brooks; Tracey Lamb; and Marshall Roedel
63. Research Reflection by Nia Brooks
Nia Brooks
64. Fecal Microbiota Transplant Increases Fecal Microbiome Diversity
Tatum Heiner; Daniel T. Leung; Mary Vallecillo-Zuniga; Ann Flynn; Marco Marchetti; and Ali Akeefe
65. Alterations in Alzheimer's Disease Phenotypic Features After Biodegradable Paclitaxel-Conjugate Treatment
Lana Hua; Donna Cross; Jiyuan (Jane) Yang; Shannou Li; Hasan Al Faruque; Raghad Aljassimi; Ashton Jensen; Jindřich Henry Kopeček; and Satoshi Minoshima
66. Impact of Social Instability Stress on Hippocampal Oxytocin Receptor Expression
Leya Joseph; Moriel Zelikowsky; and Donzelle Taylor
67. Placental Lipid Droplet Accumulation in Uteroplacental Insufficiency: Preferential Trapping of DHA- Containing Triglycerides
Kiera Kearns; Lisa Joss-Moore; Amara Finch; Wesley Chidester; Bridget Raymundo; James Cox; and Alan Maschek
68. Inhibiting CDK9 and Autophagy in Pancreatic Cancer
Isabella Scalise; Conan Kinsey; and Mark Silvis
69. The BASIC Trial: An ESKAPE from Transmission
Alayna Stoddard; Harriet Hopf; Tommy Brower; and Seth Evans
70. Research Reflection by Alayna Stoddard
Alayna Stoddard
71. Evaluating a Social Anxiety Neural Pathway: Silencing BNST To NAc Projecting Neurons Before Behavioral Assay
Caitlin Tweed and Moriel Zelikowsky
72. Research Reflection by Caitlin Tweed
Caitlin Tweed
73. Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Surge and Altered PPARγ Isoform Ratios Precede Alveolar Formation in the Developing Rat Lung
Daniel Wray; Lisa Joss-Moore; Wesley Chidester; and Sofia Leveratto
74. Research Summary: Supporting the Operations and Maintenance of the UUNET Weather and MEOP Air Quality Platforms in Northern Utah
Brett Botkin
75. Precocious Scaphites and the Hydrodynamic Consequences of the Development of Ribbing
Garrett Butler; Kathleen Ritterbush; Nicholas Hebdon; Mikelia Heberer; David Peterman; and Junji Choi
76. Research Reflection by Garrett Butler
Garrett Butler
77. Model Reconstruction of the Santa Fe Ice Cap During the Last Glacial Maximum
Rachael Noble
78. Key Climate Drivers for Winter Precipitation over the Southwestern U.S.
Nate Stovak and Thomas Reichler
79. Evaluating Spatial Relationships of Orographic Precipitation Gradients to Apply in Training a Convolutional Neural Network
Annabelle Warner
80. Research Summary: Goal Setting Among Women with BMI ?25 Planning a Pregnancy Involved in MAPS Coaching
Maren Busath
81. Research Summary: The Caregiving Experience for Children Diagnosed with Cancer: A Secondary Analysis
Sofia Flowers
82. Research Reflection by Sofia Flowers
83. Developing an American Sign Language Glossary of Cardiometabolic/Cardiovascular Terms
Krystal Nguyen and Michelle Litchman
84. Onset and Offset Dynamics in Animal Models of Epilepsy: Response to Valproic Acid and Phenobarbital
Kishore Jay
85. Research Reflection by Kishore Jay
86. Effect of Great Salt Lake Dust on Transient Receptor Ion Channels and Lung Epithelial Cells
Caitlin Pham and Christopher Reilly
87. Histone Lactylation: Identification of Reader Proteins
Zhenyu Yang; Garrison Nickel; Nicholas Pederson; and Katharine Diehl
88. Research Reflection by Zhenyu Yang
Zhenyu Yang
89. Characterizing the Ability of Woodrat Gut Microbes to Detoxify Plant Toxins
Sahana Balaji
90. Elucidating the Effect of Light Quality on Plant Immunity
Akila Chalapathi and Heejin Yoo
91. Mathematical Modeling of Metabolic Interactions in the Citric Acid Cycle
Isaac Clark
92. Establishing a Sample Preparation Protocol for Nanoscopic Fluorescence Electron Microscopy (nano-fEM)
Sophia Dahlen; Brittany Graham; Brian Mueller; and Erik Jorgensen
93. Enhancing Models of Optimal Polar Bear Movement in the Arctic Through Advanced Data Science and Image Processing
Rylie Gagne
94. Research Reflection by Cooper Gangi
Cooper Gangi
95. Research Summary: Probing the Mechanism Of Colossal Magnetoresistance in EuCd₂P₂ Via High-Pressure Transport Measurements
Audrey Glende
96. The Sperm Racetrack: A Novel Microfluidic Method for Motility-Based Sperm Separation
Lauren Hulse and Nitin Phadnis
97. Supermassive Black Hole Growth via Tidal Disruption Events
Aubrey Jones and Ben Bromley
98. Explicating the Substrate-engaged Signals for Type 3 secretion of FlgJ in Salmonella enterica
Julianna Matteis; Kelly Hughes; and Fabienne Chevance
99. Research Summary: Using Data Science Tools to Understand Inhibitor Structure Impact on Non-Proportional Bifurcated FROMP Rates with Cleavable Comonomer DHF
Rachel Muhlestein; Matthew Sigman; and Timothy McFadden
100. The Effects of Smoke Intensity on Ponderosa Pine Physiology
Ainsley Nystrom and William Anderegg
101. Utilizing Climate Models and Remote Sensing Data to Characterize Future Vegetation-Climate Feedbacks in Western US Ecosystems
Makayla Patrick; Jiaming Lu; Marysa M. Lague; and Jonathan A. Wang
102. Research Reflection by Makayla Patrick
Makayla Patrick
103. Rationality of Spider Web Construction: Caloric Consideration
Madison Pearce; Andrej Cherkaev; Charles Godfrey; and Kaylee Pho
104. Searching for Planet Hosts Among Stars With Cold Debris Disks
Elisabeth Penderghast; Ben Bromley; and Scott Kenyon
105. The Impact of Single Amino Acid Substitutions in the CheA Linker 3 Sequence on the Chemotactic Signal Transduction Pathway of Escherichia coli
Savannah Romney
106. Factors Impacting Students' Level of Belonging Uncertainty Within General Chemistry
Jocelyn Tucker and Regina Frey
107. Mathematical Models of SARS-CoV-2 Testing: Explaining Differences in Test Results Among Patients
Muskan Walia and Frederick R. Adler
108. Research Reflection by Muskan Walia
Muskan Walia
109. Ant Empire: Mathematical Modeling of Supercolonial Invasions
Saya Zeleznik; Frederick R. Adler; and Patrick Talley
110. Illness and Healthcare Experiences Among Uninsured Free Clinic Patients
Danaya Amornnimit and Akiko Kamimura
111. Research Reflection by Danaya Amornnimit
Danaya Amornnimit
112. Research Reflection: Conducting Eyewitness Identification Research
Karina Cedeno Hernandez
113. Exploring County-Level Disparities in Child Food Insecurity and Meal Participation in Utah
Holden Cheney
114. Paleoecological Coprophilous Spore Analysis Reveals Disturbance of Pastoralists in the Fynbos Biome, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa.
Bennett Davenport; Stella Mosher; and Mitchell Power
115. Assessing the Impact of the Genomic Summer Research for Magnificents (GSRM) Internship Program
Isabella DiNardo; Akiko Kamimura; Rebecca Adams; H. Joseph Yost; Maija Holsti; and Gloria Slattum
116. Research Reflection by Isabella DiNardo
Isabella DiNardo
117. A Test to Determine Whether Surface Sediments Contaminate Ancient, Cultural Starch Residues Recovered From Ground Stone Tools in Buried Contexts
Caston Draper and Stefania Wilks
118. Research Reflection by Caston Draper
Caston Draper
119. Understanding Aincent Granary Distributions in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument
Matthew Eisenberg
120. Research Reflection by Matthew Eisenberg
121. Strength of Children and Adult's Memory in Realistic Conditions
Brock Epperson
122. Examining Program Quality as a Predictor of Developmental Growth Among Youth Participating in a School-Based Camp Program
Sarah Herring
123. Research Reflection by Sarah Herring
124. Improving Law Enforcement's Response Towards Victims of Sexual Violence: The Impact of Traumatic Memory
Naomi Hill
125. Research Reflection by Naomi Hill
126. Rewriting Reality: Cognitive and Affective Relationships of Counterfactual Thought
Petr Horgos
127. Research Reflection by Petr Horgos
128. Specialty Courts: Resources, Outcomes & Success of Family Recovery Court
Annia Hungerford
129. Research Reflection by Annia Hungerford
130. Associations Between Parents' Emotion Regulation, Anxiety, and Stress and Their Real-Time Emotion Socialization Efforts: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Sang Ho Kim and Marissa Diener
131. Effect of Cellphone Usage on Stress Physiology in a Nature Environment
Whitney Lang; Amy McDonnell; and Colleen Lasko
132. Virtual Reality and Study of the Effect of Duration and Age on the Confidence/Accuracy Relationship: An Introduction to the Research Topic
Hannah Lawrence
133. Research Reflection by Hannah Lawrence
134. Assessing the Impacts and Adaptive Strategies of Traditional Ranchers During the 2020-2022 Drought in Baja California Sur.
Juliana Moyano and Shane Macfarlan
135. Understanding Well-Being in Adult Survivors of the Troubled Teen Industry: The Roles of Moral Injury and Meaning-Making
Jenny Nguyen; Ava Alexander; and Patricia Kerig
136. Reconstruction of Tropical Dry Forest Disturbances Over the Last Seven Centuries
Ângelo Bueno Perillo III and Susana Velásquez-Franco
137. Gender and Sexuality in Agriculture: Comparing U.S. and Salt Lake City, UT Experiences
Melissa Phelps; Talula Pontuti; and Adrienne Cachelin
138. Comparing Alpha Power During In-Noise Listening Task as a Parameter of Listening Effort in Young versus Older Adults
McKenzie Price
139. Research Reflection by McKenzie Price
140. Assessing the Accessibility and Feasibility of the WeBeWell Program
Diya Rao
141. Pilot Study to Test the Use of Fitness Trackers to Monitor the Well Being of People Experiencing Homelessness
Zoha Riaz and Aubrey Hampton
142. Hindutva: Transforming India into a Hindu Civilization State
Zachary Silva
143. Research Reflection by Zachary Silva
144. Research Summary: Does Maternal Sensitivity Mediate the Intergenerational Impact of Maternal Emotion Dysregulation?
Thea Wulff
145. Research Reflection by Thea Wulff
146. Research Reflection by Jane Zhang
Jane Zhang
147. Reconstructing Ice-Age Climates of the Great Basin Using Paleoclimate Proxy Data
Ellie Ziemer
148. Edible Campus Gardens Impact and Engagement Study
Elisabeth Diaz and Colleen James
149. Research Reflection by Elisabeth Diaz
Elisabeth Diaz
150. Enrichment and Expansion of Individual Identity Through the Formation of Place
Dallen Calder
151. Research Reflection by Dallen Calder
152. Social Support Across the Cancer Care Continuum in Malawi: Narratives of Cancer Survivors
Abhilasha Khatri; Melissa Watt; Nehal Bakshi; Stephen Kimani; Gita Suneja; Agatha Bula; Mercy Tsidya; Olivia Hanson; Aparna Mangadu; Melissa A. Stockton; and Brandon A. Knettel
153. Motivations, Expectations, and Experiences of Parents Who Take a Child to a Village Doctor With a Complaint of Diarrhea: A Qualitative Study in Rural Bangladesh
Jane Putnam; Melissa Watt; Aparna Mangadu; Jyoti Bhushan Das; Sarah Dallas; Olivia Hanson; Daniel T. Leung; and Ashraful Islam Khan
154. Research Reflection by Jane Putnam
Jane Putnam
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