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

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Events from 2008

Develop a Matlab Based Mode Solver for Asymmetric Nano-Scale Void Slab Slot Waveguides., Murtaza Hathiwala, Abidhussein Esmail, and Gayan Wijeratne

Effect of Normal Polyglutamine Polymorphism on Huntington Disease Protein Function, Daniel L. Haus

Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) Plug-In Hybrid, Christopher Henney, Garett Soukup, and Sean Wimer

Occupational Values, Amber Herbst

The Role of School Nurses Regarding Mental Health for School Aged Children, Angela Herrig

The Role of School Nurses Regarding Mental Health for School Aged Children, Angela Herrig

Cortical Evidence of Misperception, Samuel Hickman

Automatic Analysis of Speech Prosody of Adolescents with Williams Syndrome and Their Typically Developing Peers, Isaiah Houdek and Tatyana Mamchuk

Small Engine Dynamometer and E85 conversion, Brian Hovey, Ethan Schauer, Matt Schmidt, and Jon Slater

Screening for the Presence of a Transgene in Genetically Altered Mice, Der-How Huang and Brad Skrukrud

Design, Construction, and Testing of the 2008 FSAE Car Chassis, Michael Hubert and Adam Barber

Amer, AI-Ani, and Tuggar: Reconstructing the Construction of Contemporary Islamic Identity, Gina Hunt

Deconstructing the Slut: Contemporary Definitions of Female Sexuality Amongst Midwestern College Students, Stacy Huntington

Prevalence, Attitude, and Knowledge of College Students at Minnesota State University, Mankato Regarding Oral Piercings, Kayla Janssen

Cloning and Initial Functional Characterization of Unknown Gene KIAA1946., Kyle Jensen

The Effect of Maternal Aldosterone Levels on the Expression of 11B-HSD Isoenzymes in Normal and Hypertensive Rat Placentae, Nicole L. Jorissen, Theresa Salerno, and James E. Rife

MSU Students' Attitudes and Beliefs towards Vaccinating Youth Against Human Papillomavirus, Kathryn Kamerud

Histological Analysis of Myocardium of Genetically Altered Mice, Joshua Kamrud

Development of a Quick SSCP Method to Detect the Common O Variant Alleles, Kul Karanjeet and Casey Malone

Generation of Rabbit and Chicken Polyclonal Antibodies, Jenna Kastenschmidt

Betty Crocker and the Changing Role of the Homemaker, Britt Katuin

Testing for an Allelopathic Interaction Between Typha latifolia and Typha x. glauca, Kayla Kiecker and Janet Wood

Systemic Racism of the UNICEF Germany's Ads Depicting Children in Blackface, April M. Larson

Future Teacher's Perceptions of Treatment for Challenging Behavior in Autism, Renee Lee

Relationship Between Athletes and Role Models, Kaytlin M. LeMier

Paper to Floor: Linking Space to Movement Through Printmaking and Dance, Staci Lipps (Presenter and Dancer), Nicole Curry (Dancer), Danielle Friedman (Dancer), Kaitlin Johnson (Dancer), and Kelsey McGowan (Dancer)

Sexual Assault Services for People with Disabilities, Angela Losasso

The Effect of Chronic Exercise on Vascular and Kidney Responses to Angiotensin II in the Wistar Kyoto rat (WKY), Brian Lovig

A Comparative Approach to Understanding the Determinants of Social Policy Retrenchment in the United Kingdom and Spain., Justine Ludwigson

Applied Cultural Anthropology and Economic Examination of Potential Mankato Area Marathon, Michael William Luoma

Narratives from the Former Soviet Union to the United States, Kimberly Maas

Institutional Arrangements Make the Difference: A Comparative Study of Health Care Policy and Provision in the Netherlands and France, Nathan J. Madden

The Effect of Corrosion and Cracks on the Safety of Steel Bridges, Christopher M. Marr

Formulation of an X- Ray Opaque Polyurethane Material for Vascular Studies, Charalette Mathwig

Personal Use Policies, William Meyer

Portrayals of Masculinity in Contemporary Romantic Vampire Literature, Amanda Miller

Effects of Impaired Aldosterone Secretion on Hypertension Development in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat (SHR)., Erica Moore

The Effects of Positive Peer Pressure Among Adolescent Girls: Academic Achievement Motivation and School Engagement, Megan Lynn Moran

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Teaching Cultural Prototypes and Detecting Prototypical Errors of L2 Learners, Tina Bennett Mowrey

Examination and Comparison of Modern Teaching Methods, Megan Munneke and Mary Hadley

Coding of Emotions and Logic When Making Decisions, Cassie Nieman and Emily Jax

Impact of Combining Traditional Printmaking with Contemporary Digital Print, Harumi Okoshi

Bringing a Van de Graaff Accelerator to Life, Olivia Rose Oliver, Scott Alexander Clarke, Arbin Timilsina, and John Clymer

Printing Three-Dimensionally: Merging Printmaking and Sculpture, Matthew J. Olson

Identifying Differences Across Computer Users, Casey E. Painter

lmmunofluorescent Analysis of Actin Expression in Genetically Modified vs. Wildtype Murine Ocular Muscle, Aaron C. Peck

Camper Council: A Meaningful Involvement Initiative, Amanda Penning

Does It Matter That Sleeping Beauty Waited for the Prince to Come? Virtues Highlighted in French Fairy Tales, Elisha I. Peterson

Assessment of Women's Presence in International Relations Discourse, Laura Pinilla

A Cross-Cultural Study Between Japan and the United States Examining How Culture Influences What Categories of Emotions Are Valued., Julie Poyzer

Airplane Landing Performance on Contaminated Runways and Adverse Conditions, Saroj Pradhan, Rajeev Shakya, and Juna Shrestha

Identification of SNPs in the Coding Region of Human mtDNA, Cassidy Punt and Elizabeth Smalley

The Relationship Between the Strength and Fatigability of the Back Extensors and the Flexibility of the Hamstrings and Hip Flexors, David Quammen

The Effect of Aerobic Conditioning Versus Resistance Training on Resting Metabolic Rate, Rachael L. Quast and Patrick B. Wilson

Testing the Validity of the Logistic Link Function in Lung Cancer Data, Harrison Quick

Cigarette Advertisements in the MSU Reporter, Ali Ramsey

Aperiodic Tilings: The Relationship between Spectrum and "Bubbles", Ashely Rand

Characterization of Proteins that Interact with the Alpha Subunit of Actin Capping Protein, Ryan Raver

Does Chronic Dieting Lower Resting Energy Expenditure Below That Estimated by Predictive Equations Thereby Increasing an Individuals Risk for Becoming Overweight or Obese, Elizabeth Retzlaff and Lynsey Wetzler

Ms., Mrs., Mr.: Gendered Language in Wedding Invitations, Tavis Riederer

How Guided Inquiry Classes Affect Student's Learning Chemistry, Brendan Roggow

Absence of Presence, Lindsay Roth

Health Behaviors of Somali Families, Amina Salim

Understanding Attitudes Toward Drug Use, Erin Salonek

Examining the Relationship Between Perfection, Control and Anxiety, Katey Scheller

Binding of Topical Skin Preparations to Skin, Kassandra Schleis

Comparison of the Efficacy of Verbal and Pictorial Priming in the United States and Japan, Whitney Mone't Schmidt

The Absolute Magnitude Distribution of F-Turnoff Stars, Jacob Simones

Explosive and Rapid Decompression in Aircraft Cabins, Matthew Simones

The Effects of Potamogeton crispus Senescence on Zooplankton Populations and Planktivorous Fish Diets in Shallow Southern Minnesota Lakes, Anthony Sindt

Masculinity In Maxim Magazine, Nicole Smith

Improved Storm Data Processing Through Parallel Computing Approaches, Shauna Smith

Self Defense Classes: Teaching Women to Submit, Jessica Soebbing

The Man Behind the Dress, Zeke Sorenson

Effective Motivational Techniques That Successful Leaders Use in an Organization, Justin K. Spio

Determinants of Traffic Fatalities in the U.S., Hanna Stapleton

Qualitative Research of Selected Language Skills of Twin Boys with Autism, Ann Stommer

Protein-Protein Interactions of the J31 and J32 Forms of Actin Capping Protein, Kevin Y. E. Strehler

Protein-Protein Interactions of the β1 and β2 Forms of Actin Capping Protein, Kevin Y. E. Strehler

Nutrition Education for Weight Control Programs for Children 6-12 Years Old., Heather Stueven and Brenna Waack

Characterization of Peripheral Neurovascular Capillary Structure, Adam W. Sudbeck and Michael W. Witthaus

Turbocharged E85 Engine Project, Tadd Swanlund, Thad Olson, and Tim Welch

Political Agendas in the Letters of Hildegard of Bingen, Anne Sweeney

Discovering the Structural Interactions Between Potential Anti-Cancer Agent NSC 652287 and Guanine, Mark Thompson

The Saqqa-khaneh School of the 1960s: Creating a National Iranian Art Identity, Marria Thompson

Asperger's Syndrome Qualitative Study, Alisa Titze

Here Comes the Bride: Analyzing Bridal Magazine Portrayals of American Brides, Erin Trytten

Breaking Social Confinement: An Analysis of Eighteenth-Century Women in the French Economy, Meghan B. Turok

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2008 Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato

History of the Minnesota State University, Mankato Music Department, Rebecca Unetic

Performance Comparison of Two Processing Techniques for New and Used Multiplate Hester-Dendy Macroinvertebrate Samplers, Justin Valenty

College Students' Attitudes, Thoughts, and Beliefs Towards Marijuana Use, Kaley VanDenBerg

Considering Democracy "An 'Unrealistic' Alternative": The Results of The 1954 American Intervention In Guatemala, Mark Viskocil

The Significance of Red Ochre Found on Skeletal Remains Excavated at the Helget Site (21 BW82), Brown County, MN, Marcy Voelker

College Binge Drinking Advertisements and the Perpetuation of Gender Stereotypes, Stephanie Wager

Examination of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis for the Formation of Organic Films in Culture, Cody Waisanen

When I Grow Up to Be a Man: Masculinity and the Education of French Aristocratic Boys During the Early Modern Period, Amy Waller

Spectral Properties of a Class of Bipartite Graphs, Brendon Watts

Design, Construction, and Testing of the 2008 FSAE Cars Engine, Dustin Wayne and Charles Meyers

Instrumentation to Monitor Bridge Foundation on the Crosstown Project, Brian Welch