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  A Pandemic Project: The Design, Construction, and Study of the Pipe Organ

  Nicholas Christopher Koch

  My lifelong fascination with mechanical devices and music led me to design and construct a pipe organ in my home during the pandemic. This ongoing, multidisciplinary, independent, design project shows the convergence of my internship experiences and studies in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Music, Visual Arts, History, and many other trades. My work was influenced by my study and measurement of existing pipe organs throughout the state of Ohio. The goal of responsible consumption and production has been maintained throughout the project by reusing and refurbishing parts from other pipe organs originally installed around the country. Some of the parts reused in this new installation are over 112 years old. In addition to highlighting the stages of the design and construction process of my instrument, I will also discuss my research in the acoustics of organ pipes. This project illustrates the result of years of independent work and my experience gained through my internships at UDRI and Leek Pipe Organ Company in Berea, Ohio.

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  Applying Burke’s Pentad to Serenity Pines

  Andrew Moyer, Grace Fuller, Joe Beischel, Liza Florczak, Claire Constantino

  Serenity Pines is a garden dedicated in October 2001 to the memory of campus administrator Joe Belle and others who died while they were students, faculty or staff members at UD. Belle called it Mother Mary’s Sanctuary and had preliminary plans drawn that included a pine grove setting for uplifting the spirit, a water feature for reflection, intimate areas for private thoughts, and a Mother Mary sculpture for inspiration. Presenters analyze it in terms of Burke's Pentad — Act, Agent, Purpose, Scene, and Agency.

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  A presentation of the Senior Visual Arts Capstone Projects

  Mary Connor, Mariella Leon-Witt

  Visual Arts majors in the Department of Art and Design will present research and analysis of their individual journey culminating in creative self-directed artistic projects. Each student project is unique and reflects their selected vocations in the visual arts determined by a review of professional practices, standards and activities across related disciplines.

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  A Random Point on the Surface of the Earth

  Fawaz M. S. S Almutairi, Nayef Y. TH. TH Y. Almutairi, Mohammad A. M. S. N. M. Alshamaa

  In this project proposal, the technique to get a random point on the surface of the Earth was discussed. Earth is considered as a spherical object, so spherical coordinates system is used. At first, for simplicity, the sphere of radius 1 is considered. After that, a random point on the sphere is selected and finally the value from spherical coordinates system is converted into Cartesian coordinates system.

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  Aretha Franklin’s Power in Music

  Colton Miller Levey

  This poster presentation examines the impact of Aretha Franklin on Black feminism. Through her voice, she displays her call for equality for all women. This presentation will dive deep into how her song “Respect” has become a “feminist anthem” and the significant effect it had on the women during the late 60s throughout the civil and women’s rights movement. This poster presentation, through a close read of the song "Respect" will juxtapose the impact of specific lyrics to larger contexts of the feminist movement, particularly second wave feminism and the call for inclusion of Black women in the movement

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  A Review: EMS Utilization for Alcohol-Related Calls at the University of Dayton

  Maddison Nicole Henry, Zachary Ryan Rudich

  In the U.S., attending college brings with itself a new culture, some of which revolves around binge drinking, which the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines as “consuming 5 or more drinks on an occasion for men or 4 or more drinks on an occasion for women” (CDC, 2022). A 2019 national survey found that 53% of college students drank alcohol in the past month, with 33% reporting binge drinking (Samsa, 2021). The University of Dayton (UD) is no exception. In 2019, Barstool Sports ranked the Top 25 Party Schools, with UD coming in 12th place (Mac, 2019). In 2013, UD was ranked number fourteen in the country for the number of alcohol-related arrests, averaging 926 offenses per year (Ranch at Dove Tree, 2021). With both of our experiences working as college Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), our topic of EMS utilization for alcohol-related calls touched areas we see professionally and socially on campus. Studies have shown “alcohol intoxication contributes to 17 to 44% of all university-based ambulance trips” (Ranch at Dove Tree, 2021). According to data collected from UD EMS, through the months of August 2020 to May 2021, the months of February and March had the highest rate of alcohol-related emergency calls. The data collected for our project occurred when COVID protocols were in place on UD’s campus. The data may not necessarily indicate what would occur in a normal year, since UD was not at maximal occupancy due to students studying remotely, limited party and bar capacity, and other factors. UD has various resources available for students, which we will be highlighting. This project aims to highlight incidences of alcohol-related emergencies by month on the UD campus and emphasize available resources UD offers to prevent risky drinking behaviors and alcohol abuse.

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  A Rhetorical Analysis of “Give Us This Day our Daily Quest” Using Burke’s Pentad

  Will Clark, Sarah Harper, Kyra Hughes, Paige Wavrek

  Students use Burke's Pentad (Act, Purpose, Agent, Agency, Scene) to analyze the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on campus.

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  Art Education Research: At the Intersections of Art and Teaching

  Katherine Victoria Evans, Jennifer Roesch

  Our research aims to address students who require additional support within the art classroom to provide every student with a quality education. This specific research looks into two groups of students; students who receive support through the implementation of IEP and 504 plans, and students who require extra support due to extreme poverty and homelessness. First, this research will explore the techniques, pedagogical tools, and experiences art educators use in an art class setting to best support the growth and learning of students who are placed on an individualized education plan/504 plan. It will examine how these methods differ from those used with neurotypical students in an art classroom. Additionally, this research will look into the links between Social Emotional Learning and art education, and how it can be used as a tool to foster resilience in the lives of students experiencing homelessness. This research includes both the methods of a review of the current literature out there on the subject and an analysis of narratives collected from art educators currently working in the field as an attempt to bridge gaps that exist in said research. By participating in research regarding these particular students and their support, we are working toward the goal of ensuring that all students, no matter their experiences or specific needs, will receive a quality education

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  Artistic Depictions of Chaminade

  Aidan Andra, Peder Harvey, Colin Riordan, Brandon Manz

  A rhetorical analysis of the University of Dayton’s depictions of William Joseph Chaminade

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  Artists Overcoming Systemic Obstacles

  Mark Neil Roble

  I aim to illustrate the injustice of the criminal justice system and how these individuals have still overcome these to succeed in the performing and visual arts. Specifically, how when prison inmates finish their sentences and are released back into society, how hard it is for them to be successful and gain their footing. The documentary When they See Us opened my eyes to this fact as most people think once inmates are released that “they can just get back to their normal lives.” The reality is that there are countless roadblocks put in their way and I will highlight the successes and triumphs these individuals have made regardless of the many hardships they face. I will show those who became artists despite obstacles and others who just found success in other ways in spite of the corrupt and unjust “justice system.” Sources will include Shakespeare behind bars, the School to Prison Pipeline work by Anna Deavere Smith, and When They See Us.

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  Art Therapy and Sustainability

  Natalie E. Davis

  My presentation will include my study of bridging the gap between art and psychology and how they relate to one another. Art therapy is a career that I am really interested in along with counseling in General. I based my UD Fellowship over the summer around this topic as well and hope to talk about some of the work that came from that in my presentation. The other major topic I want to focus on is sustainability, specifically with the equipment we use here at UD in the studios. I will be talking about the different glazes that are used, the kiln firing process, and other chemicals and how they effect our environment.

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  A Singer-Songwriter: How I Wrote My First Album

  Caitlyn R. Hood

  In this presentation, listeners will see how I created the album using an online system known as Bandlab, and understand my personal compositional style and may even be inspired to create their own music. I will discuss how I used the program, why I wrote the album, how I came up with new ideas, and perform a song off of my album as well.

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  Assessing Mental Health Issues in Indigenous Communities (Sioux)

  Vanessa Noelle Ocampo Bautista, Madeline Sierra Hendrix

  The lack of acknowledgement by the American Psychological Association of mental health problems in Indigenous communities and its failure to identify culture-specific disorders, results in inadequate training of mental health professionals serving in these communities. The 25 conditions that the physicians failed to address for over 100 years which include, “Pibloktoq (arctic hysteria), chidnoh (a form of ghost sickness), windigo (melancholia and delusions), schwas (spirit intrusion), and iich’aa (taboo breaking)” (Grandbois 1008). Leaving these as unrecognized disorders results in many indigenous people turning to traditional ways of healing and feeling that most non-indigenous people should not use spiritual or healing methods. They believe modern psychology has failed them and it can be perceived to be a form of social control, as history has suggested. One way to solve these ongoing issues is by assigning the clinician to a Native mentor or having them live with and meet the community members. In an article from the National Institute of Mental Health, researchers suggest that “‘mainstream clinicians’ ought to consult with indigenous practitioners about the expressions of mental disorders among indigenous people. Such recommendations should become a required action and a practice guideline for all practitioners who are not culturally competent to provide quality care to AIAN people'' (Lewis). Psychologists need indigenous mentors and integration in the community to have a better understanding of the culture. Through the specific language that the therapist uses, adequate cultural training, knowledge of tribal law, government support, and respect for Indigenous therapy, treatment between the patient and therapist can be improved. This poster explores the mental health issues and solutions specific to the Siouxland community.

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  Assessing the Association Between Religion, Relationship Status, Sexual Activity, and Self Worth Among College Students

  Lily Marisa Sweeterman

  The course of romantic relationships has changed greatly over the past century especially among young people. This research explores the relationship between the importance of religion and relationship status and sexual activity on self worth in a sample of over 70,000 college students aged 18-25 in the United States. Data for this research come from the Healthy Minds Study, an online survey of college students conducted from 2018-2019 by the University of Michigan. Using chi-square tests, I first examine the relationship between religion and number of sexual partners, relationship status, and agreement with two statements about self worth: "I am a good person and live a good life" and "people respect me." I hypothesized that students with higher levels of religiosity would report lower levels of self worth if they had a greater number of sexual partners, but higher levels of self worth if they reported being in a relationship.

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  Assessing the Current Pharmaceutical Patent System in the United States

  Ivy Ayitey, Augustine James Boehnlein

  In the last couple of decades, one of the major crises that continues to plague healthcare is the rising costs of medications (Rajkumar, 2020). While it could be argued that pharmaceutical companies are at fault for these high costs, the standards of the current patent system that these companies follow allow such price gouging to continue (Rajkumar, 2020). The current patent system is meant to spur innovation while still allowing competition by securing short-term monopolies for new medications (Feldman, 2018). However, pharmaceutical companies are finding loopholes in the current system to extend their monopolies on current drugs to increase future revenue (Feldman, 2018). Such practices are called “evergreening” and explain why “78% of the drugs associated with new patents in the FDA’s records were not new drugs coming on the market, but existing drugs” (Feldman, 2018). Both Feldman (2018) and Gøtzsche (2018) argue that these practices are hurting innovation and the future of healthcare, which is why alternative models such as the not-for-profit model, increased transparency, Ruthless Simplification, and One-and-Done policies have been offered. The purpose of this poster is to outline the current patent system in place, detail the system’s problems, and describe proposed solutions.

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  Assessing the Effects of Body Worn Cameras on Police and Citizen Interactions

  Callaghan J. Flood, Lily R. Holtane

  This study aims to use quantitative data analysis expanded by a qualitative interview to explore the effects of BWCs on police-citizen interactions by looking at citizen complaints against officers in various police departments across the United States. The goal is to provide an overarching view of the effects of BWCs across the whole United States. Specifically, this study is looking to see if BWCs can improve the interactions between police and citizens as a part of re-legitimizing police in the eyes of the public.

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  Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 and Childhood Immunization Rates in the United States

  Laura L. Bender, Hannah Marie Derespiris

  Vaccines are an important part of the health and well-being of children. The CDC notes that vaccines are a safe and effective way to prevent infectious diseases and strengthen their immune systems (2019). HPV, measles, and polio are among some of the few potentially life threatening diseases that vaccines can prevent (CDC, 2019). Staying up to date on vaccinations is important for people of all ages, but especially for children and infants since their immune systems are not fully developed (CDC, 2019). Through childhood immunizations, the immune system produces antibodies to help recognize and protect against fatal diseases (CDC, 2019). In the US, during the pandemic, there was a decrease in the number of children getting their regular vaccines. According to a study done in the United States, “Among children aged <24 months and children aged>2–6 years, DTaP doses administered declined an overall median of 15.7% and 60.3%, respectively, across all jurisdictions compared with the same period during 2018 and 2019” (Patel et al., 2021). Further research needs to be done regarding the exact reasons for the decrease in vaccinations during the pandemic, but regardless, there are potentially severe health ramifications for children being unvaccinated. The purpose of this poster is to examine changes in childhood vaccination rates since the pandemic began, its implications for the health of children, and to discuss future initiatives of vaccine programming.

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  Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Psychiatric Calls for UD EMS

  Danielle Carmela Brown, Avery Lyn Lewis

  Mental health has become increasingly discussed and studied in recent decades. The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented times and numerous restraints for society as a whole, but specifically, for the education system and its students. From the pandemic, isolation periods, uncertainty in class format and structure, and fear of the future all contribute to mental stressors during this time. In a study conducted at Texas A&M University, 71% of college students indicated an increase of stress and anxiety due to the COVID-19 pandemic (Son et al., 2020). Additionally, nearly 20% of college students surveyed during the pandemic experienced suicidal thoughts or ideations (Wang et al., 2020). As students and collegiate EMS providers at the University of Dayton, we are interested in studying the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health crises which can be reflected by the amount of psychiatric calls for UD EMS. Specifically, the data, provided by UD EMS Assistant Chief of Operations, was drawn from 2018 through 2022 and compares the total number of EMS calls to the number of psychiatric calls throughout that period. During the 2020-2021 school year in the pandemic, UD EMS responded to a total of 7 psychiatric emergencies out of 110 total calls (6.36%). In January 2022 alone, UD EMS responded to 5 psychiatric emergencies out of 34 total calls (14.7%), which is the highest number ever recorded in a single month. These totals do not reflect the students with mental health crises that receive assistance from the University of Dayton Police Department without the intervention of UD EMS. The purpose of this poster is to recognize how COVID-19 has increased mental health issues on the University of Dayton’s campus and to provide a comprehensive guide of mental health resources available to students.https://www.jmir.org/2020/9/e21279/ https://www.jmir.org/2020/9/e22817/

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  Assessing the link between DEFB1 gene mutation and the predisposition to dental caries

  Max W. Hartwig, Alexander B. Kurdziel

  Caries, more commonly known as cavities, occur in the oral cavity when bacteria attack the tooths’ enamel causing tooth decay (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2019). According to Dye (2015), caries are extremely common with 91% of adults 20 to 64 having had dental caries in their permanent teeth. While there are over 700 different species of bacteria within the oral cavity, there are important immune barriers that fend off these bacteria (National Institute of Health, 2019). Beta defensin 1, one of these immune barriers, is a protein that is encoded by the DEFB1 gene (NCBI, 2022). This protein is commonly found on the enamel of teeth and serves as one of the first lines of defense against invading germs (University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, 2010). A mutation or polymorphism of this gene can be a genetic cause for an increased amount of caries in an individual (Ozturk, 2010). According to Conroy (1993), as much as 40-65% of the risk for dental caries can be due to genetic factors. In a more recent study, the presence of the variant allele of the DEFB1 marker rs11362 (G-20A) was associated with a five-fold increase in decayed, missing teeth due to caries (Ozturk, 2010). The purpose of this poster is to discuss research on the link between the predisposition to caries and the mutation of the DEFB1 gene. Afterwards, we will discuss literature that strategizes how to prevent dental caries in people with the predisposition.

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  Assessment of Aggressive Behavior in a Transgenic Mouse Model

  Kiara Eileen Bahamonde, Ben Klocke

  The Tube Dominance Test has been widely used to assess social dominance, aggression, and social hierarchy in mice. The purpose of our study was to determine if the Tube Dominance Test can be used to identify aggression and social dominance in transgenic mice that lack a specific calcium regulatory protein. To test this hypothesis wild type and knockout mice of both sexes were habituated with the clear tube and handled for three days. For five days, the mice were trained to pass through the tube. For testing, two mice meet in the middle of the clear tube. Due to limited space within the tube, only one mouse can pass at a time; therefore, one mouse must submit to the other. Preliminary analyses are currently being conducted using this behavioral assay to assess aggression levels in this mouse strain.

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  A Visual Experience in support of the National Park Service

  Kaitlyn B. Acra, Marya Nabil Khamis Al Zadjali, Balkis Mohammed Alhalal, Sydney N. Eldridge, Anna Caroline Gorman, Trent Ryan Howell, Jack H. Kargl, Carlene R. Landers, Kasidi Lynn Meyers, Grace E. Reilly, Joseph S. Swisher, William Baran Symank, Kelsey M. Vonderhaar

  Students enrolled in VAD415 Graphic Design III were tasked with creating a meaningful, effective, and engaging experience using aspects of visual identity, branding, and environmental graphics to guide visitors in their navigation to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park located in the historic Wright Dunbar neighborhood. The students began by meeting with several National Aviation Heritage Area (NAHA) partners and making several site visits to the National Park, located just .3 miles from the intersection of the newly renovated W. Third St. Bridge and Edwin C. Moses Blvd. Students worked collaboratively to gather resources, research the park’s content and history, and manage communications with members of NAHA and the National Park Service (NPS). Four student teams then each designed a creative visual package including a directional way-finding system and corresponding environmental graphics. Teams are presenting their design proposals to NAHA leadership and community partners with the potential for a team’s design to move into production and implementation. Working with a local non-profit organization on this community-driven project has been a tremendous experiential learning opportunity for the students. Special thanks to Mackensie Wittmer, Executive Director, NAHA, for proposing this project. Documentation of team research and project development are on display in the Department of Art and Design in Fitz Hall during the closing evening of the Stander Symposium and closing reception for the annual student Horvath Exhibition.

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  Behavioral analysis of a transgenic Drosophila model of Tau mediated toxicity in Alzheimer's Disease

  Prajakta D. Deshpande, Liam Michael Dwyer

  Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disorder marked by a gradual loss of cognitive function and memory loss. Alzheimer’s pathology includes the extracellular accumulation of amyloid beta 42 plaques (Aβ42) and intracellular accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in the brain. In AD, Tau protein, a microtubule associated protein (MAP), gets hyperphosphorylated which results in the intracellular accumulation of NFTs due to destabilization of microtubules. We employ the Gal4/UAS system in Drosophila melanogaster to misexpress human Tau mutant (TauR406W) which mimics AD like neuropathology. It has been previously shown in our lab that misexpression of human TauR406W within the developing fly retina (GMR>TauR406W) exhibits reduced and rough eye phenotype. Here, in this study we will assess Tau mediated toxicity in a transgenic fly model by behavioral analysis. We will misexpress human TauR406W in the nervous system by using Elav-Gal4 driver. One of the behavioral assays such as a locomotion assay will increase our understanding of effects of tau mediated toxicity in AD. Here we will present the behavioral effects of AD transgenic flies.

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  BetterU: A daily activity monitoring pervasive mobile application

  Sankarshan Dasgupta, Claire I. Gutsmiedl, Vatsa Sanjay Patel

  The majority of daily activities (including eating on time, drinking enough water, moderate exercise, sleep, and others) are essential to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. A plethora of studies show that ignoring critical health-related tasks and healthy lifestyle habits (i.e., proper nourishment, work-life balance) could lead to anomalies such as health complications and chronic illnesses (including type-2 diabetes). In this research, we seek to explore and design social-technical tools to help people avoid such anomalies. We started by exploring the lifestyle needs of the students at our University. Our findings show that the majority of users are unwilling to make the effort or sometimes forget to record their daily activity routine using the current tracking applications. Some forgot to self-track because of career changes or shifting settings and lifestyles. This work will present the design of a mobile application that will monitor and assist routine on critical tasks. The App enables the user to make informed choices and fix any unusual behavior in their schedule. Further, in order to address participants' unwillingness to record their activities, we integrated critical ubiquitous computing components in our App including smartphone auto-tracking and GPS. First, auto-tracking components will offer our end users the ability to comprehensively track, monitor, and document their activities with ease. Second, the GPS and time access working in tandem offers them the most acceptable activity performance data handling within that time period. Consequently resulting in an undetectable design that produces the most accurate results conceivable. The App is set up, with the unique combination of GPS and time allowing the end-user to track their health activities, while also promoting self-monitoring and event schedule.In this symposium, we will present our design process and demonstrate how our App may support end-users (including our University students) to track their daily habits and activities.

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  Breaking Cryptography with Quantum Computers and Shor's Algorithm

  Thomas C. Lehmenkuler

  Many current encryption schemes rely on the difficulty of factoring large numbers. Shor's Algorithm is a quantum factorization method. This presentation will motivate the ideas and methods behind Shor's Algorithm, as well as the mathematical theory behind using quantum computing to practically use Shor's Algorithm.

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  Bring Me Everyone except for You

  Dylan Read Eckhart

  As a country we present ourselves as a land for people to come and seek refuge but we make it very difficult. As a country we are very hypocritical when it comes to immigration. The statue of liberty stands with its accepting words written on it but we do not live by those words as a country. I will explore the Artistic responses to the border crisis and the impact it has on both sides of the border. I will also be looking at the contrast between the border crisis in Ukraine compared to our own. I will be looking at Tanya Aguiñiga and Tom Keifer's work.