Browsing Carroll College Student Undergraduate Research Festival 2020 by Title
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Metalation of Linear NNN Pincer Ligands
(2020-04-24)A major trend of the chemical industry today is the practice of “greener” chemistry, including the reduction of waste. One simple mechanism to support the efforts of green chemistry is the use of organometallic catalysts. ... -
Metalation of Pyrrole-Based NNN-Pincer Ligands with Heteroaromatic Donor Substituents
(2020-04-24)Enzymes are extremely effective biological catalysts and are exemplary models for the design of smaller molecular catalysts. Inspired by such frameworks, we synthesized the pincer ligands 2,5-bis((1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl) ... -
Modeling an Accretion Disk
(2020-04-24)Stellar black holes are formed when a star of appropriate size reach the end of their life and no longer have the resources to keep it from collapsing in on itself. Due to the extreme gravitational pull from having a finite ... -
Molecular Diversity of the West Nile Virus in Montana
(2020-04-24)West Nile virus (WNV) has been present in the United States since 1999 and like many RNA viruses, it is known to have high mutation rates. At Carroll College, a decade long project continues in which the state of Montana ... -
Non-ionizing electromagnetic field impact on ATR expression in Tetrahymena thermophila
(2020-04-24)In our experiment, we looked to see how exposure to extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields (ELF-EMF) would impact the expression of a gene involved sensing DNA damage and arresting the cell cycle in Tetrahymena ... -
Nonviolent Resistance Movements Against Domestic and Foreign Actors: The Example of Tunisia and Timor-Leste
(2020-04-24)A range of factors may affect the success or failure of nonviolent political movements. I study whether these factors differ for nonviolent campaigns in intrastate versus interstate conflicts. There has been quite a lot ... -
Nursing: Risky Business? An Examination of Suicide Rates in Nursing
(2020-04-24)Suicide is a rising concern within the general population, but it is an increasingly growing concern among the nursing profession as well. The CDC defines suicide as “death caused by injuring oneself with the intent to ... -
Perfectionism, Fear of Failure, and the Relationship to Emotional Affect
(2020-04-24)Perfectionism is an individual’s proclivity towards accomplishing tasks with no errors or mistakes, sometimes to an obsessive level. Additionally, fear of failure (FF) is a measurement of a person’s aversiveness towards ... -
Prenatal Exercise and Postpartum Depression
(2020-04-24)Many women around the world may experience postpartum depression (PPD). According to ACOG (2019), PPD most commonly occurs in the first weeks after childbirth but can occur up to a year after childbirth. It presents as ... -
A Prime Look into the Field of Cryptography
(2020-04-24)Data encryption is vital in protecting the information that we send over the internet on a daily basis. This discussion will explore two of the most commonly used public key encryption algorithms today: RSA and elliptic ... -
Pump and Pipeline Design
(2020-04-24)A mine in central Montana requires engineering design of a pump and pipeline in order to transport corrosive water from a storage tank to a lined storage pond. Issues affecting the placement and construction of the pumps ... -
Quantifying the Impact Nitrogen and Phosphorus Levels have on the Growth of Algae in Canyon Ferry Lake.
(2020-04-24)The presence of toxic algae blooms, caused by high nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations, is a problem for aquatic ecosystems. Canyon Ferry Lake on the Missouri River has been subject to algae blooms over the years due ... -
Quantifying the Impact Nitrogen and Phosphorus Levels on the Growth of Algae in Canyon Ferry Lake.
(2020-04-24)Samples from the Canyon Ferry Lake were collected and spiked with different concentrations of phosphates (dipotassium phosphate) and nitrates (sodium nitrate). The added nitrogen concentrations ranged from 0 to 5 ppm and ... -
The Relationship Between Attachment Styles, Environmental Empathy, and Anxiety Sensitivity
(2020-04-24)The purpose of this study was to understand if relationships and emotional distress were predictive factors in one’s disposition towards environmental causes. Multiple studies have compared attachment styles and empathy, ... -
The Relationship between Masculine Honor Belief Systems and Reported Acceptability of Stereotypical, Astereotypical, and Neutral Behaviors
(2020-04-24)Previous literature supports that there is a positive association between masculine honor beliefs and views such as the acceptability of the use of violence in war and negative perceptions of both rape and women who have ... -
Reproductive Justice: Efficacy of STI Prevention Programs on Sexual Health Outcomes in Incarcerated Women
(2020-04-24)Correctional facilities continue to be positively correlated to high concentrations of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). According to Wiehe, Rosenman, Aalsma, Scanlon, and Fortenberry (2015), test positivity rates ... -
Residency Isn’t Just for Doctors? Effects of Nurse Residency Programs on Turnover & Retention Rates
(2020-04-24)Entry into independent practice as a newly graduated nurse is often overwhelming and can be a difficult experience for which to prepare. It can be physically and emotionally taxing and unexpectedly challenging as a new ... -
A Review of a Lesser Known Contribution to Depression
(2020-04-24)Depression is a common mental illness that can have a significant impact on an individual’s life, up to and including death by suicide. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, between 2013 and 2016, 8.1% ... -
Review of the Effects of Favipiravir on Filoviruses
(2020-04-24)Objective: a review of current studies on the efficacy of favipiravir as a treatment option for Ebola and Marburg viruses. Methods: Studies were gathered from several sources, including PubMed, JSTOR, and Science Direct. ... -
A Review of the Use of Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy Among African Children with Cognitive Impairment Secondary to Infectious Disease
(2020-04-24)Objective: To conduct a review of relevant literature in order to determine whether Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy techniques are more effective than common cognitive rehabilitation techniques at improving ...