Background: Little research has been done to understand the diet quality of older adults and even less is known about the impact of weight-loss interventions on diet quality in older adults.Methods: A randomized sample of 38 overweight, older adults in a diet or non-diet intervention group completed a 6-month weight loss intervention. Healthy Eating Index […]
A47: Critically Evaluating Apps Used to Teach Phonics to Young Children
As we learn more about child language development, we are curious as to how each individual child best develops the necessary skills to succeed. In today’s world, we are constantly being bombarded with technology; on average, people use apps on their devices between 194-223 days a year (Pontin et al., 2021). With the increasingly large […]
A48: Pseudoscience and Ghost Tours in Mansfield, OH
Frank Hanger, a well-known ghost at the Ohio State Reformatory, gave me permission to conduct my research in June 2021. His response to my question about my USS project was through the blink of a flashlight, “translated” by a volunteer at the Ohio State Reformatory. This experience was reflective of other paranormal investigation techniques I […]
A49: The War on “Science” in the #ClimateChange Echo Chamber
Climate change discourses on social media are often hardly about climate change at all. Outside of information posted by scientific institutions like NASA or climate activists such as Greta Thunberg, the discussions about climate change appear far removed from debates on actual “science.” One blog that appears to focus on information about climate science posts […]
A50: Planning for Equity and Affordability Amid Transit-Oriented Development
This project examined the impact of transit-oriented development (TOD) on affordability in adjacent neighborhoods. Despite its many environmental and economic benefits, TOD often contributes to gentrification in urban areas, which can result in decreased affordability in the community and displacement of original residents. This project examined four case study neighborhoods in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan […]
A52: Effects of Early Life Physical Inactivity Using the Novel Model of Small Mouse Cage on Growth and Health in Adulthood
Physical activity (PA) is a vital behavior to maximize health and wellness. Less is understood regarding the impact of physical inactivity on children, specifically during key stages of skeletal muscle development. We previously demonstrated that 2 weeks of extreme muscle tissue during 4-6 weeks of age causes a reduction in grip strength in adults (5 […]
A53: The Effects of Male Competition and Lighting Conditions on Courtship and Copulation Success in Rabidosa rabida (Araneae: Lycosidae)
My study focused on the ecology and behavior of the wolf spider, Rabidosa rabida. Many species of wolf spiders serve an important biocontrol function in agricultural systems. Understanding wolf spider population regulation mechanisms may be important to discerning their biocontrol function. One important regulatory mechanism, copulation success, could impact population size, growth, and density. My […]
A55: Cultural Rap Groups in Latin America and Their Relationships to Discrimination and Representation
The undergraduates behind this research project, Julia Jacobs and Andrea Perney, are SPN 311 students that are working towards earning a minor in Spanish. This research project is focused on cultural rap groups in Latin America, and their relationships to discrimination and representation. For the research, the two undergraduates combed through many Spanish lyrics and […]
A56: Environmental Significance in Latin American Literature
Our general research area is culture and language. When we began our Spanish 311 class this semester, we learned about various indigenous people in South America and their cultures. My group felt that it was important that our studies made it outside of our classroom because what we are learning is so important to the […]
A58: Neighbor Discovery in a Multi-Transceiver Free-Space-Optical Ad Hoc Network
Through our research in wireless communication, we present a novel neighbor discovery method for a wireless ad hoc network network where each node is equipped with a Free-Space-Optical (FSO) transceivers capable of electronic beam switching. Directional neighbor discovery can be very challenging due to the requirement of strict line-of-sight (LOS) alignment and can result in […]