Student Research Conference Select Presentations

Environmental Assessment & Monitoring Regime for ATRAZINE in Drinking Water for Kentucky

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:45:47 PST

To describe occurrence in the environment & sampling regime of atrazine in public water supplies in Kentucky.

37th Annual WKU Student Research Conference

Student Research Council, Western Kentucky University — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:13:51 PST

39th Annual Western Kentucky University Student Research Conference

Student Research Council, Western Kentucky University — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:13:44 PST

40th Annual Western Kentucky University Student Research Conference

Student Research Council, Western Kentucky University — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:13:43 PST

Confidence Intervals for the Ratio of Two Exponential Means with Applications to Quality Control

James Albert Polcer,III — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:55:43 PDT

We considered the problem of statistical quality control based on the ratio of two population means. We restrict the discussion for two exponential rates, which are commonly used for modeling failure times of components, machines, or systems. Closed form expressions via the moment generation function (MGF) technique will be presented, and numerical examples will be shown using engineering data sets.

Faulkner the Humanist: How His Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech Changed How We Interpret "Barn Burning"

Jessie L. Magee — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:25:03 PDT

Protecting Walden Pond: A Step Towards Defending Ordinary Nature in the United States

Jessie L. Magee — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:25:03 PDT

Comparison of Gene Ontology Term Annotations between E.coli K12 Databases

ReddySailaja Marpuri — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:01:24 PDT

The objective of this project was to get up-to-date functional information on all genes of E.coli K12 strains based on Genome Ontology terms. Gene Ontology is described by a defined library of terms related the biological process, cellular components and molecular functions of a gene in an organism. The genome sequence of an organism gains its value when it is annotated with gene ontology terms, which bridges the gap from the sequence to the biology of an organism. Since we use annotated gene database in the prediction of the function of newly sequenced genes, it is important to have databases that are complete and correctly annotated. In this study we compare multiple E. coli databases for consistency and completeness in their gene ontology terms.

38th Annual WKU Student Research Conference

Western Kentucky University — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:51:57 PDT

Western Kentucky University 38th Annual Student Research Conference program and student abstracts. Saturday, April 12, 2008, Carroll Knicely Conference Center, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

An Analysis of the Third Objection to the Forms in Plato's "Parmenides"

Corey A. Smith — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:08:20 PDT

Epistemology in the tradition of Western philosophy is marked by a tendency to understand knowledge as “seeing the truth.” This metaphor of “knowledge as sight” traces its root to the epistemological program of Plato. In Plato’s metaphysics, true reality exists in the transcendent realm of the perfect, intelligible forms. The world as perceived by the senses is an imperfect, defective realm constantly in flux of which there can never be knowledge. For the soul to attain knowledge, it must transcend the corporeal world and merely “look” at the perfect forms. In this presentation, I will use the third critique of the forms in the Parmenides to demonstrate how Plato’s use of the “knowledge as sight” metaphor implicates his epistemology in an insurmountable logical difficulty. Next, I will show how a solution to this logical difficulty is evidenced in numerous passages in his dialogues, but is never developed because it would necessitate an abandonment of his theory of forms. Finally, I will end my presentation by analyzing this solution’s development in the epistemology of the 20th century Thomist Bernard F. Lonergan.

From Print to Projection: An Analysis of Shakespearian Film Adaptation

Samantha L. Mudd — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:42:22 PDT

A close relationship between literature and film is nothing new. For over 100 years, turning mental pictures into visual images has captivated filmmakers and viewers alike, allowing for further expression, interpretation, and sometimes understanding of the original text. Even the theatrical works of William Shakespeare have been adapted onto film, relocating the action from stage to screen and bringing his art to larger audiences than ever before. With the technology of film, the conventions of Elizabethan theatre are challenged as filmmakers choose to modify or relocate the action of the plot. But is this acceptable?

Searching for Binding Partners for the Novel PHKG1 Variant, PhKγ 181

Kishore Polireddy — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:42:19 PDT

Phopshorylase kinase (PhK) is a hexadecameric holoenzyme made up of four different subunits in the arrangement (αβγδ)4 and has total molecular mass of 1.3MDa. Alpha and β are regulatory subunits, γ is catalytic, and δ is an intrinsic molecule of calmodulin. PhK is a serine threonine kinase with glycogenolytic regulatory functions. Our lab has recently discovered that the γ subunit can be alternatively processed to produce a truncated form of 181 residues (γ-181). This variant of γ contains a phosphorylation site for PK-C, and its activity is influenced by this phosphorylation. We are using a LexA based yeast two hybrid system to identify potential binding partners for γ-181. In the present study we are cloning the human γ-181 in to a Lex-A DNA binding domain vector to use as “bait” for screening a human brain c-DNA library. Interaction between γ-181 and the brain c-DNA library proteins will be monitored using LacZ and LEU2 as reporter genes. Library plasmids isolated from the clones that show positive results on the yeast two hybrid screen will be sequenced to identify novel binding partners for γ-181.

A Proposal of a Cinematography for a Fictional Documentary on the Semiological Manifestation of a Place called Death Valley

Emmett D. Barton — Thu, 10 May 2007 06:10:15 PDT

The Topography of Healing from East to West

Brandi Sullivan — Tue, 08 May 2007 09:40:46 PDT

A study of environmental factors influencing obesity in the workplace

Jagdish Khubchandani et al. — Mon, 07 May 2007 07:26:39 PDT

A research project that aims to conduct focus groups in an industrial setting which will provide information to design surveys on “employees perceptions of environmental factors that influence obesity at workplace”

Attentional Focus, Intensity, & Level of Expertise

Diana Gieske et al. — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:23:23 PDT

Motor Interference on Memory Tasks

Brandy Johnson — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:22:18 PDT

Group Production Manipulations Influence Decision Criteria in Group Brainstorming

Bryan Thomas Hall et al. — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:45:53 PDT

Perceived Purpose of Midterm Evaluations and the Effect on Student Responses

Andrew Caudill — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:45:51 PDT

Examinations of Future Time Perspective, Self Determination Theory, and Self-Talk as Correlates of Exercise Behavior

Thomas DeSena — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:46:32 PDT