This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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Events from 2012

Ethanol Production From Fall Leaves, Korede Amusan

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"I Have Not Learned Anything About Native American Women in Minnesota": An Educational Workshop about Indigenous Women of Minnesota, Amy Anderson

Structural Analysis of Heart and Skeletal Muscle in Genetically Altered Mice, Kelsey Anderson and Kelli Wilson

Preparation of Some New Aryl Diethyl Phosphate and their Use in Metal-Catalyzed Reaction, Emmanuel Asamoa

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Becoming "Black" in America: Exploring Racial Identity Development of African Immigrants, Godfried Agyeman Asante

Impact on the Setting Time and Strength of Concrete while using a Coloring Agent, Khondoker Ashif

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An Empirical Study On Quality Management Practices, Organization Performance And Suppliers' Selection In Southern Minnesota Manufacturing Firms, Rachel Yetunde-Abiodun Awoku

Bioassay Optimization in Identification of Transgenic Mice, Nichoas Backes

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Taiwanese Preferences and Cultural Factors Influencing Visuals in Taiwanese Health Pamphlets, Lucas Keola Baclayon

Commercialization of Medicinal Plants in the Peruvian Amazon, Jose Barriga

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The Impact of Mindfulness and Relaxation Techniques Implemented Within Minnesota School Settings: A Program Proposal for Waseca Junior and Senior High School, Laura Bartsch

Intution Overrules Logic When Detecting Deception, Colette Baudoin and Chelsea Schmillen

Allelopathic Capabilities of Arctotheca Prostrata, Ryan Bechel

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Introducing Fly Ash into LSI's Recipe, Andrew Mathias Beckrich

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Study of International Students' Definations of, and Perceptions About, Domestic Violence Against Women, Sarbinaz Zamirovna Bekmuratova

Declining Employment of Professional Firefighters: How is it Affecting our Chance of Survival?, Justin Bemenderfer

College Student's Electronic Replacement Propensity: The When, How and Why, Lindsay Bertolino

A Study on Lean Manufacturing Principles: Usage of Lean Manufacturing Tools for the Process & Quality Improvement, Pawan Bhandari

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Student Teacher Perceptions of the Impact of Mentoring on Student Teaching, Lori Kay Bird

Laptops in the Classroom: Evaluating the Potential Benefits of Technology Against Distractions, Britten Block, Ryan Meyer, Maria Almoite, and Kayla Scott

Rosenbauer Commander 4X4, Daniel Boyer

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Devaluing Sex to Cope with Anxiety: A Comparative Investigation of Sexual Delay Discounting with High and Low Socially Phobic Populations, Miranda N. Bretz

The Hierarchy of Rococo Women Seen Through Fashion in Paintings, Sanda Brighidin

Implementation of Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) Program Within a University Audiology Clinic, Tara Brink

Native Prairie Plant Display on Campus, Brandon Brooks, Jaydon Rueckert, Jeffrey Rosamond, and Stacey Allen

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Aemilia Lanyer's Use of the Garden in Salve Deus Rex Judæorum, Anna Brovold

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Teachers' Perspectives on Bullying: Understanding Educational Interventions, Ryan Dennis Buch

Balkan Elegy: Analysis of the Performance Artist Marina Abramovic, Jelena Bulajic

Portrait of Aging, Jelena Bulajic

Physical Activity Patterns of Deaf Adults, Kenisha Butler

Is It All the Mind? Predicting the Performance of Marathon Running, John Bygrave

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Teacher Training for LRE Mainstreaming and Diverse Classrooms, Rhonda J. Callanan

Examining College Students' Levels of Erotophobia and Erotophilia, Allison Campbell, Miranda Bretz, Keegan McPherson, and Matthew Schumann

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Identification of Factors that Promote the Growth of Dormant Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Thu Minh Cao

Modern Mosques of the Midwest; Examining Identity of Regional Mosques, Kathryn Carrier

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French Language Legislation in the Digital Age: The Use of Borrowed English Telecommunication Terms and Their Official French Replacements on Twitter and in the American Foreign Language Classroom, Gina Caruso

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The Effectiveness of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Across Cultures, Caylin Cedergren

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Internal Consistency of the Self-Perception Profile for Children: Using Covariance Structure Modeling to Overcome the Limitations of Cronbach's α, Ian Cero

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Program Notes for a Graduate Recital in Piano, Amy Jun Ming Chin

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Are there Roles for Technical Communicators in Small Community Food Systems?, Brent William Chisholm

Isolating Brain RNA to Determine Genes Involved in Hygienic Behavior in the Honey Bee, Apis Mellifera, Laura Chopp

Effects of Mechanical Wounding and Methyl Jasmonate Treatment of Pea Lipoxygenase Isoforms, Young Hee Cho

How Do People Think About Their Decisions: Understanding How Scenario Domain Influences the Framing Effect, Anthony Christian

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Real Jobs, Real Community, Real Wages: A Guide to Customized Employment, Kelsey Christy

Selected Language Skills of a Child with Moebius Syndrome, Kim Churness

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Health Care Providers' Intention to Provide Culturally Competent Health Care to Somali Based Upon the Indirect Measures of the Integrated Behavioral Model, Amanda Kaye Ciesinski

Investigating Racial Stereotypes for African American with a New Implicit Measure of Reading Comprehension, Carrie Claussen and Megan Selberg

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Identifying Organizational Factors that Moderate the Engagement-Turnover Relationship in a Healthcare Setting, Stevie Ann Collini

Collection and Analysis of a 13N Labeled Ammonia Radiotracer, Nicholas Compton, John Clymer, James Cotter, Henry Dam, Zach Lesko, and Lucas Swanson

Gender Bias is Here to Stay? Investigating How Subtle Changes in Language can Influence Gender Stereotyped Occupations, Emily Coon and Natalie Lloyd

An Analysis of Albedo and Absorption of Solar Radiation in Regards to the Urban Heat Island Effect, Vegetation, and Potential Energy Use, Elixus Couvertier, Andrew Meyer, and Lisa Edman

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Adult Children's Perceptions Of Critical Caregiving Conversations With Their Aging Parents: A Pilot Study, Wendy S. Cregg

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Connecting Future Teachers to Study Abroad, Kyle John Crimi

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Manning Up: A look at Women in the Military and their Sense of Self, Kari Elizabeth Davis

Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Diabetes Dynamics, Sara DeBoer, Jordan Tait, Bang Huang, and Alyssa Van Klei

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An Overview of Avoidant Personality Disorder, Kristin Dehrkoop

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Memory Priming in Elderly Individuals Diagnosed with Dementia, Jessica Lee Deselms

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A Case Study of Four High School ESL Students' Oral Reading Fluency and Affect, Katie Devaney

A New Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) Model for Cancerous and Normal Breast Tissue, Eric Diep and Nicholas Esler

Smoothing Function for Minimum 1-Norm Linear Equation System, Nhung Do

Polarization Recovery in MIMO Optical Receivers Using Blind Equalization, Bushara Dosa

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A National Study of the Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Student Conduct Administrators, Mary C. Dowd

Psychiatric Professional Beliefs Regarding Dissociative Identity Disorder, Nicole Draheim and Amber Schramm

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In-Depth Analysis and Program Notes on a Selection of Wind Band Music, Benjamin James Druffel

Selected Language Skills of a Child with Aspergers Syndrome, Jennifer Duley

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Organizational Wellness Programs: Who Participates and Does it Help?, Justin Michael Dumond

Big Wyoming Sagebrush Screens UV Radiation More Effectively at Higher Altitudes, Michael Dyslin

Career Counseling: Right Nurse, Right Position, Erin Eccles

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The BackPack Food Program's Effects on Self-Reported Hunger and On-Task Behavior, Meghan E. Ecker

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"First Impression": Creating an Intake Procedure that is Welcoming to Clients and Useful to Clinicians, Brandi Embacher

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Effective Pedometer Programs: Determining the Motivational Factors Primarily Responsible for the Physical Activity Increases being made by Participants, Britne Engelking

In One Ear and Out the Other: The Correction of Psychology Misconceptions and Our Minds Resistance to it, Samuel Erickson, Samantha Bergmann, and Sarah Lewer

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SEA Program Process Evaluation: Improving Existing Evaluation Methods, Rachel Faust

An Analysis of the Market Reforms and their Impact on the Foreign Trade and Capital Inflow in Former Soviet Union Countries, Gulmira Fazilova

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Coping with Economic Stressors: Religious and Non-Religious Strategies for Managing Psychological Distress, Jonathan Karl Feil

Are Nurses the Key Factor in Saving Patients from a Crisis?, Emily Fisher, Kortney Schmitz, Michelle Brunn, and Jill Smith

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We're "Fed" Up and Tea'd Off: Frame Analysis of the Tea Party Movement, Daniel Peter Flaaen

Korean Adoptees' Experiences and their Connection to Racial and Ethnic Identity, Max Fordbord

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The Creation and Validation of a Pilot Selection System for a Midwestern University Aviation Department, Jacob William Forsman

What Factors Influence Back Pain in Nurses, Brittany Frank, Casey Lynch, Christine Henke, Lyndsay Sadler, and Clifford Rippel

Vascular Regrowth Following Partial Hepatectomy in Rat, Courtney Frank and Kayla Anderson

Awareness of Xylitol, Linda Froehlich, Krystal Bode, and Angela Monson

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The National Survey of Student Engagement as a Predictor of Academic Success, Paul Michael Fursman

The Agony of Illumination, Stephanie Gamboni

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Relationship Between Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents, Joshua Ganz

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Headway Emotional Health Services: A Parent Satisfaction Survey and Needs Assessment, Eowyn T. Gatlin

The Perception of Resources Available to Victims of Domestic Violence in MNSU, Abel D. Gebretkle

Analysis of Benzaldehyde Interactions with Nucleosides, Megan Geitz

Dancing for Everyone, Meagan Gerber and Daniel Stark

Pleistocene Glaciation and Climate of the Boulder Mountains, Western Montana, Questor German

College Students' Perceptions and Misconceptions about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Ashley Germscheid

Effects of Strontium in the Bone Density of Mice, Nathaniel Gonzales and Kali Trukki

Design a Power Substation for Essar Steel Minnesota, Jeremy Goodell, Daniel Marshall, and Cord Semotink

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Middle School Student Perceptions of Teacher and Adult Caring Behaviors, Jonathon William Graff

Aquaporin-2 Expression in Rat Kidney, David Green

Commercials and College: The Negative Effects on Body Image, Madeline Greene

Lake Water Filtration for Excess Algae Removal, Sarah Green, Meghann Chiodo, Rebecca Welch, Yllka Patoku, and Cassandra Orcutt

Crowd Control: Mathematically Modeling Human Crowds for Emergency Behavior, John Grooms

Does a Capeweed Population from San Francisco Have Allelopathic Ability?, Dustin Gruber

A Retrospective Analysis of the Perceived Benefits of Participating in Study Abroad Program, Emma Grumke