This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Events from 2008
Redefining the Victim: Domestic Violence Shelters for Different Genders, Erin Crabtree
Identification and Stability of Cadmium-Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Complexes in the Presence and Absence of Clay Minerals, Aaron L. Danberry
Re-Emerging Pietism: The Emerging Church as Postmodern Pietism, Tysen Dauer
Unstressed Corticosterone Levels of Male Rats with Surgically Induced Low Aldosterone Levels, Jillian Deets
Sex, Gender, and IT: The Lasting Effects of Gender Bias in Information Technology Customer Service, David Domask
Cross Cultural Adolescent Reinforcers, Kari Ek
TBI: One Child's Road, Amber Elliott
Trends and Volatility: Measuring the Housing Market Using the GARCH Model, Jonathon Euerle
Analysis of Potential Chemical Reactivity's Between Selected O-T-C and Commonly Prescribed Drugs, Lindsey Faulks
Bacillus cereus and its Resistance to the Antimicrobial, Nisin, Kristy Felske
A Comparison Among Three Sampling Methods to Calculate Biotic Integrity in the Greater Blue Earth River Basin, James H. Fett
Priming the Bicultural Mind, Miwako Fjuikata
Vasculature Regeneration Following Partial Hepatectomy in the Rat, Brittany Frank and Sarah Karalus
Comparison of a:Si and c:Si Photovoltaic Cells in Southern Minnesota, Robert Freiderich
Restroom Politics, Brad Freihoefer
Extraction and Identification of Compounds in Bitter Leaf (Vernonia Amygdalina), Leonard Che Fru
Ultraviolet Radiation Screening Effectiveness of Three Coniferous Tree Species During Spring Thaw Events in Southern Minnesota, Daniel M. Gardner and Christopher M. Gardner
Isomorphous Replacement Ca by Rare-Earth Elements in Structure of Vanadate Apatite, Susan Gerbensky
Rates of Slope Erosion Near the New Sears Dormitory on the Campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato, Neil Gessner, Dan Krumwiede, and Dan O'Connor
A Lover's Spat: Utilizing Richard Weaver's Topics to Analyze the Debate in Book IX of Paradise Lost, Nicole Goebel
Parents as Students: Assessing the Childcare Needs of Nontraditional Students at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Nicole Goebel, Benjamin Heath, Andria Monnens, and Nicholas Rice
A Qualitative Study of the Impact of Down Syndrome on Personal and Family Life, Allison Greene
Swarm Robotics and Java-based Development Tools, J.C. Grooms, Brian McMahon, Brighton Peterson, and Joshua Vander Hook
Individual Experiences and Subjective Effects of Salvia Divinorum Among Recreational Users, Laura E. Grubbs
Pushing the Limits of Clay: Sculpting with Ceramic Glaze, Chad Gunderson
Getting Different Global Perspectives Through Newspaper, Eva Guthrie
Confidence in College Athletes, Kimberly Halpin
Winter Decomposition Rate of Submerged Bodies in Cold Weather Climates, Jason Hamond
Personality and Attitude Measures: The Differences (and Lack Thereof) Between Marijuana Users, Psychedelic Users and Abstainers, Rachel D. Hanson
College Women's Sexual Fantasies, Elizabeth Harders
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
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
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
