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Abstracts Listed by the project identification number by the title 1 Domestic Violence Myths and Neutralizing Attitudes of Society Towards Victims Molly Hartsough This research project intends to investigate the relationship between societal beliefs in domestic violence myths and neutralizing attitudes that serve to minimize the experiences of domestic violence victims. Data will be collected from a mid-size urban university in northeastern Ohio. A purposive sample of 800-1,000 graduate and undergraduate students will be representative of gender, age, racial/ethnic backgrounds, and majors of the student population. The Domestic Violence myths utilized in this study are those previously defined by other researchers, notably Peters (2003), Westbrook (2009), and Policastro et. al. (2013). Neutralizing attitudes are to be defined as actions performed or refused to be performed by members of society towards domestic violence victims (Scott 2007). Examples may include actions such as refusing to call 911 for victims of repeated abuse episodes, not taking a victim’s admittance of being abused seriously, refusal to testify in court on behalf of a victim. The proposed research will test hypotheses of a positive relationship between beliefs in the domestic violence myths and neutralizing attitudes, and if gender, race/ethnicity and student major may influence their beliefs in the domestic violence myths and neutralizing attitudes. If supported, the research findings will have profound real world implications, especially for those students pursuing specific majors and careers related to victim services, such as criminal justice, social work, psychology, and pre-med majors. 2 Capital Punishment Monica Woolensack & Haley Lapcevich We are going to compare states with and without the death penalty. We will be comparing them on the variables of their location of the states within the United States, the population size, the average income, unemployment, and the average violent crime rates within the state 4 Perceptions About Dietetics Among Nurses and Student Nurses Joanne Starkey, Harley Carroll, Emily Gabriel, Gina Kontur, & Jessica Mertens Improved patient outcomes through collaborative healthcare teams, is the preferred model for medicine in America. This has created a culture of various medical professionals working together to enhance treatment, reduce medical spending and decrease risk of repeat hospitalization. Nurses and registered dietitians working together is just one example of this team approach. The success of the nurse/registered dietitian relationship depends upon a mutual respect for each other’s skills and scope of practice. Many registered dietitians are aware of the job performed by nursing staff, however it is unclear from the literature whether nurses are fully cognizant of dietetics functions. This study will assess current nursing students’ and faculty members’ perceptions about the Registered Dietitian's scope of practice. 9 An Analysis of the Evolution of the American City and Orchestral Music Due to Technology Todd D. Rossi This paper evaluates the role of different technologies and how they affected the institutions of both the American City and the classical orchestral concert in the United States. 10 Piracy Through the Centuries Robert Miller A compare and contrast essay between Golden Age, Somali, and Internet Piracy. The main points of interest are the the goods taken, the lifestyle of the pirates, and the pirates' reasons for committing piracy. 13 An Analysis of Areas Surrounding Four Former Youngstown City Schools Jayne Catlos Prior to the 1970s, public education had a neighborhood orientation. Students attended schools within their neighborhoods. Changing demographics, suburban development, and school busing programs resulted in the demise of the neighborhood school concept. Youngstown schools suffered additional pressures from a declining local economy. This paper explores changing conditions in areas adjacent to four former Youngstown City schools . Each school closed and no longer serves as a neighborhood-based educational facility. One sits vacant, another was converted to an alternative use and the other two sites host new schools that serve wider geographic areas. Land use maps, 1980 and 2010 Census data, and other sources were used to identify trends that occurred over a 30-year period. Demographic and land use data illustrate the effects the absence of these schools had on surrounding neighborhoods. Larger scale issues were also considered in developing a comprehensive explanation of the changes observed in each neighborhood. 14 Development of ProtSecKb: the Protist Secretome and Subcellular Proteome Knowledgebase Brian Powell, Vamshi Amerishetty, & John Meinken Protists are a large and diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms, which belong to the kingdom Protista. We developed the protist secretome and subcellular proteome knowledgebase (ProtSecKb) which hosts information on protist protein subcellular locations. The protist protein sequences were retrieved from UniProtKB, consisting of nearly 1 million entries with 84 species having a complete proteome. The assignments of protein subcellular locations were based on curated information and prediction using seven computational tools. The tools used for subcellular location prediction include SignalP4, WoLF PSORT, Phobius, TargetP, TMHMM, FragAnchor, and PS- Scan. A total of 17 subcellular locations were predicted. The protein domain analysis revealed that protist secretomes contained a large proportion of trypanosomal VSG (Variable Surface Glycoprotein) which could have potential applications in studying how parasitic protists evading immune systems, and cysteine proteases which are enzymes that degrade proteins. The database can be searched by users using several different types of identifiers, a gene name or keyword(s). A subcellular proteome from a species can be searched or downloaded. BLAST searching whole protist protein data or secretomes is available. Community annotation of subcelluar locations based on experimental evidence is supported. The database is expected to be an important resource for the protist and biomedical research community. The database is available at http://proteomics.ysu.edu/secretomes/protist/index.php. 15 Gluten-Free Diet: Facts, Fiction, and Perceptions Chelsey Palumbo, Taylor Entzi, Michael Liposchak, & Greg Durkin Celiac disease is an inflammatory intestinal condition triggered by the protein gluten which is found primarily in grains such as wheat, barley, rye and triticale. It is estimate that there are about 2 million people living with celiac disease in the United States alone. Symptoms of diagnosed Celiac disease may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and severe cramping, as well as arthritis, fatigue and malnutrition. Recently there have been claims in the media that gluten is toxic and that grain products should be eliminated from the diet. This trend promises health benefits from gluten elimination in the absence of diagnosed celiac disease. A 27-item online survey of faculty, students and staff at YSU was used to gauge their perceptions and knowledge about a gluten-free diet. It is anticipated that less than 50% of participants will correctly identify gluten-containing food products or the symptoms of true celiac disease. 17 Italian Immigration Elizabeth Miller My presentation is about the struggles Italians faced coming over to America in the early 1900's. I will discuss the hardships they faced in their home country of Italy to decide to come to America. I will also present the process of going through Ellis Island and what their lives were like once they began their new lives in the United States. 18 A case study of the spatial relationship between bat occurrence and artificial light pollution along a bike trail in Portage County, Ohio Stefanie Hudzik Northeastern Ohio bats are important in maintaining insect populations, thus minimizing crop damage and disease spread. However, with bat populations decreasing due to factors such as habitat loss and White Nose Syndrome, a complete understanding of anthropogenic disturbance at known bat habitat is essential for conservation efforts. Light pollution, as an indicator of bat habitat quality, has been historically neglected. Recent studies have shown that the presence of light pollution can alter the behavior of nocturnal species, including bats, which can lead to decreased biodiversity and increased competition. The goal of this thesis research, therefore, is to analyze the relationship between light pollution levels and bat activity. The field site in Portage County, Ohio, contains forest and wetland habitat transected by a bike trail; however, the property is fragmented from nearby habitat due to the presence of a university campus and residential neighborhoods. In summer 2014, preliminary acoustic sampling along the bike trail revealed the presence of a low-frequency bat population at the site, while preliminary light sampling displayed a variation in light pollution intensities across the site. The spring-summer 2015 field season will include additional sampling for light pollution levels across the property across different seasonal vegetation densities in addition to a bat activity count (measured in bat passes) at pre-determined locations with normal and added light conditions. 19 The Spatial and Temporal Post-fire Vegetative Regrowth Mosaic Associated with Mature Tree Stands and Topography on Sofa Mountain Erin O'Connor The study of pre- and