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2011 Faculty and Students

Research Poster Session

April 29, 2011

Book of Abstracts

2011 Faculty and StudentsResearch Poster Session

April 29, 2011Book of Abstracts

The Annual Research Poster Session and Book of Abstracts is sponsored by the MSU Faculty Research Committee and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.

Edited by Mikhail M. BobylevAssociate Professor of Chemistry

Chair, Faculty Research Grants Committee

2011 MSU Research Poster Session – Book of Abstracts

TABle of ConTenTS

1. GroupCaringEnvironmentinNursing...................................................................................................1ElizabethBrodell,PhD

DepartmentofNursing,MinotStateUniversity

2. IstheTrueDiaryTooTrueforToday’sYouth?TeachingaBannedNovel...............................................2 AshleyBrossart*andRonFisher,PhD English,DivisionofHumanities,MinotStateUniversity

3. TheEverChanging,UnattainableStandardofBeauty.NarratedbyPlayboy..........................................3 AshleyBrossart*andShaunAnneTangney,PhD English,DivisionofHumanities,MinotStateUniversity

4. RapidsynthesisofN-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]formamide..................................................................4 BradenA.Burckhard*andMikhailM.Bobylev,PhD DivisionofScience–Chemistry

5. TheEvolutionofRockArtResearch........................................................................................................5 ShawnAlexandraGraham*andLindaA.Olson,MFA Art,DivisionofHumanities,MinotStateUniversity

6. AnalysisofaPotentialAllostericDisulfideBondintheProteinCytochromecOxidase..........................6 JenniferKondosandBryanSchmidt*,PhD DivisionofScience–Chemistry,MinotStateUniversity

7. TensionsofTransformationofSnowboardingCulture:FromLifestyleSportingActivitytoLegitimateOccupation...........................................................................................................7

JynetteLarshus,PhD DepartmentofSociology,DivisionofSocialScience,MinotStateUniversity

8. TheGlassCeilinginCriminologyTextbooks:MythorReality?.............................................................8 PatriciaA.Lomire,PhD DepartmentofSociology,DivisionofSocialScience,MinotStateUniversity

9. Teachers’PerceptionsofUsingActivityBreaksIntheClassroom.............................................................9 JaimieM.McMullen1*,PhD;PamelaKulinna2,DonettaCothran3,CharleneDarst2,

HansvanderMars2

1DepartmentofTeacherEducationandHumanPerformance,MinotStateUniversity;2ArizonaStateUniversity;3IndianaUniversity–Bloomington

10. ModelingMultipleStrategiesforControllingHIVepidemicinSouthAfrica........................................10 CarsonMoen*andKodwoAnnan,PhD DepartmentofMathematicsandComputerScience,MinotStateUniversity

11. PlacingDollarValuesonOakPark......................................................................................................... 11 DanielNgugi,PhD Economics,DivisionofSocialScience

12. RapidsynthesisofN-(4-isopropylbenzyl)formamide..............................................................................12HaleeNamanny*andMikhailM.Bobylev,PhD

DivisionofScience–Chemistry,MinotStateUniversity

13. RapidsynthesisofN-(1-naphthylmethyl)formamide..............................................................................13 YannickNkuni*andMikhailM.Bobylev,PhD DivisionofScience–Chemistry,MinotStateUniversity

14. DifferentialEquationsinActionwhileModelingTumorGrowth,.........................................................14 BrettSchott,DallasFry,JordanCrawford*,JoshBeaudoin,andNarayanThapa,PhD DepartmentofMathematicsandComputerScience,MinotStateUniversity

15. ProtestingFemicideinCiudadJuárez:CulturalResonance,Images,andEfficacy................................. 15 ChelseaStarr,Ph.D. DepartmentofSociology,DivisionofSocialScience,MinotStateUniversity

16. ParameterEstimationforSecondorderHyperbolicPartialDifferentialEquationwithNeumannBoundaryCondition.....................................................................................................16

NarayanThapa,PhD DepartmentofMathematicsandComputerScience,MinotStateUniversity

17. LocatingBuriedGraveMarkersandUnmarkedGraves.........................................................................17 MarkTimbrook DepartmentofHistory,DivisionofSocialScience,MinotStateUniversity

18. RapidsynthesisofN-(4-t-butylbenzyl)formamide.................................................................................18 LukeUran*,DougM.Fredrich,MikhailM.Bobylev DivisionofScience–Chemistry,MinotStateUniversity

19. IsAbscisicAcidtherootderivedcontrollerofIndole-3-AceticAcid-InducedLeafBlade....................... 19ExpansioninArabidopsis?

SamWagner*,AmandaM.Roise,andChristopherKeller,PhD DepartmentofBiology,MinotStateUniversity

20. CurrentCulturalRoleofaDongba........................................................................................................20 NathanZochert*,BillyLuetzen,andRobertKibler,PhD English,DivisionofHumanities,MinotStateUniversity

*indicatespresentingauthor

Group Caring environment in nursing

Elizabeth Brodell, PhD, RNDepartment of Nursing, Minot State University

Recently,nursingliteraturehascontainedarticlesaddressingtheworkenvironmentsinwhichour

nursingstudentswillpractice.Caringistheheartofnursing;yetcaringforourcolleaguesisrarely

talkedabout.Weapplytheconceptofcaretopatients,butoftenneglectapplyingtheseconceptsto

ourcolleagues.

Thepurposeofthisstudywastoinvestigatestudentnurses’perceptionsoftheirlearningenviron-

ments.Oneoftheprimarygoalsofnursingprogramsistoproducenurseswhomeettheneedsof

healthcareindustries.Studentsarethefocusofourworkaseducatorsandourgoalistoeducate

nurseswhoarebothcaringandcompetent.

Thisquantitativestudyexaminedtheperceptionsofnursingstudentsoncaringusingtwosurvey

toolsdevelopedbyLindaHughes,PhD,RN.ThePeerGroupCaringInteractionScale(PGCIS)

(1998)andtheOrganizationalClimateforCaringQuestionnaire(OCCQ)(1993,2001).The

PGCISwasdevelopedtomeasuretheclimateofcaringexperienceamongstudentpeers.TheOCCQ

measurescaringinthelearningenvironment,whichincludesboththeclassroomandclinicalsettings.

ParticipantswerenursingstudentsacceptedintoanNLN-accreditedbaccalaureatenursingprogram

locatedatanorthernplainsuniversity.Studentsweresurveyedatmidtermduringthefallsemester

of2010.

Caringisnotonlyanimportantattributeofnursing,itisadrivingforceforpatientsatisfaction.In

today’shealthcaremarket,satisfactionwithnursingcareinanimportantfactorinratingthequality

oftheservicesreceivedandwhetherpatientswillreturnasfuturecustomers.Studyofcaringbehavioris

importantbecausestudentsaresusceptibletotheattitudesoftheirpeers,instructorsandthenursing

staffwithintheclinicalagencies.

Inconclusion,findingsfromthisstudyprovidedatathatsupportsaclimateofcaringbetweenstudents

andtheirpeers.Studentsinthisstudyratedtheirclinicalfacultyasmentorsandpositiverolemodels

alongwithprovidingconfidenceintheirsuccess.

ThisresearchstudywassupportedbyaMSUFacultyResearchGrant.

Book of Abstracts—p. 1

Is the True Diary Too True for Today’s Youth? Teaching a Banned novel

Ashley Brossart* and Ron Fisher, PhDEnglish, Division of Humanities, Minot State University

Bookbanningandcensorshiphasalwaysbeenacontroversialtopic,however,whatabouttheuse

ofbannedbooksandcensoredbooksinthehighschoolclassroom?Anumberofnovelssuchas

ShermanAlexie’sTheAbsolutelyTrueDiaryofaPart-TimeIndianisoneofthemanybooksthat

havebeenchallengedandbannedfromschoolsandlibrariesacrosstheUnitedStates.Duetothe

controversiallanguageinthisbook,parentsareraisingtheirownconcernsanddemandingthatthis

novelbetakenofftheirchildren’scurriculums.Butwhatabouttheculturaldeprivationthatis

occurringduetothebanofthisbook?Isthisbookbeingreplacedbyanotherbookexposingstudents

tothisrawandauthenticportrayalofNativeAmericanlife?Throughmonthsofhands-onresearch,

Ihavediscovered3mainideastofollowwhileusingthisexhilaratingnovelintheclassroom.First,

createanewslettertosendhometothestudents’parentssharingwiththemwhatexactlyisbeing

readinclass.Explaintotheparentshowimpactfulthisnovelwillbefortheirchildrenandthelevel

ofcontroversialmaterialinvolved.Secondly,sharewiththestudentsthattheclassroomisasafe

environmentandtheyareallowedtospeakopenlyandacceptdiverseopinions.Lastly,offerthe

studentsthatdonotfeelthebookisappropriateanalternatereadthatoffersthesameamountof

culturalsubmersion.Inconclusion,Ifeelthatbannedandchallengedbookshaveanimportantand

impactfulplaceintheclassroom.


The ever changing, Unattainable Standard of Beautynarrated by Playboy

Ashley Brossart* and ShaunAnne Tangney, PhDEnglish, Division of Humanities, Minot State University

Feelingbeautifulhasalwaysbeenapriorityforwomenthroughouttheages,yetthestandardofbeauty

isforeverchanging.FromwhatwasconsideredbeautifulintheMiddleAgestowhatisconsidered

beautifultoday,IhaveresearchedtheimpossiblestandardofbeautythathasbeencreatedinWestern

cultureinthetwenty-firstcentury.Focusingontheunattainablestandard,Ihavelookedatthepast

fiftyyearsofphotographscapturedbythepopularmen’smagazinePlayboy.FromtheRenaissanceto

thetwenty-firstcentury,theidealwaistsizehadshrunk24inches(PettijohnandJungeberg1195).

DuringtheRenaissance,amorefullfiguredwomanwasconsideredtheheightofsexiness.Beingfull

figuredwasasignofaffluence.Throughouttheyears,MarilynMonroe,GraceKellyandBoDerek

begantosetthestandardsofwhatisseenasbeautifulhigherandmoreunattainable.Womenbegan

tobemorebodyconsciousbyviewingthesephotos.Playboymagazinewasfirsttodebuttanlines,

hairlessbodies,bodymodificationssuchasimplantsandbotox,flamboyantmakeupandoneofthe

smallestwaistsizeswhichwas18inches(Brumberg99).Womeninthismagazinehavecapturedin

photographsthecontinuouschangesinbeauty.Overandover,thestandardofbeautythatWestern

cultureiscreatinghasbecomemoreandmoreunrealisticandimpossibleasevidentthroughPlayboy.

Throughoutfiftyyearsofpublications,Playboycapturedthewomenthatmenfantasizedabout.

Theseimpossiblestandardshavebeencreatedoveryearsoftryingtobebetterthanthelast.

Work Cited

Brumberg,JoanJacobs.TheBodyProject:AnIntimateHistoryofAmericanGirls.NewYork:

RandomHouse,Inc.1997.Print.

Pettijohn,TerryF.,andBrianJ.Jungeberg.“PlayboyPlaymateCurves:ChangesinFacialandBody

FeaturePreferencesAcrossSocialandEconomicConditions.”MercyhurstCollege.(2003):

1186-95.Web.26Apr2010.


Rapid synthesis of n-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]formamide

Braden A. Burckhard* and Mikhail M. Bobylev, PhDDivision of Science – Chemistry

Background and Objective:Substituted1-phenylethylaminesareimportantintermediatesinthe

synthesisofnumerousbiologicallyactivecompounds,includingagrochemicalsandpharmaceuticals.

Theycanbeobtainedfromtherespectivesubstitutedacetophenonesviatheintermediatesubstituted

1-phenylethylformamides.Recently,wedevelopedanacceleratedprocedureforthesynthesisof

formamides.Itwasimportanttoinvestigateiftheprocedurecanbesuccessfullyappliedforthe

synthesisof1-phenylethylformamideswithelectron-donatingsubstituents,forexampleN-[1-(4-

methoxyphenyl)ethyl]formamide.

Methods:Thereactionwasconductedon10mmolscaleat188-192ºC.Columnchromatography

wasusedfortheisolationoftheproductsofthereaction.NMR-spectroscopyandelementalanalysis

wereusedtodeterminethestructureoftheproducts.

Results:Thereactionwasfullycompletedin10minutesandproducedN-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)

ethyl]formamideingoodyield.Onebyproductwasisolatedanditsstructurewasdetermined.

Discussion and Conclusions:ThefirstrapidsynthesisofN-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]formamide

hasbeendeveloped.ThenewreactionopensthewayforthefastsynthesisofN-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)

ethyl]amineanditsderivativesinthelaboratorypracticeandindustry.

Support:TheprojectissupportedbyNIHgrantP20RR016741fromtheNCRR


The evolution of Rock Art Research

Shawn Alexandra Graham* and Linda A. Olson, MFAArt, Division of Humanities

Rockartisaculturalresourcethatprovidesinformationaboutthepeoplewhomadeitandvaluable

insightsforourpresentandfutureworld.Forseveralreasons,interestinthestudyofRockArthas

increasedinrecentyears.Newmethodsofdatingpetroglyphsandpictographshaveenabled

researcherstotietherockarttoanindividualculture,wherethelackofthisconnectionrendered

rockartacuriosity.Developmentsoverthepastyears,alongwiththerealizationthatmuchrock

artwillinevitablybedestroyedordecaythroughnaturalprocesses,hasheightenedinterestinits

documentationandconservation.

Topreserverockart,anefforthasbeenmadebyarcheologistsandavocationalarcheologiststo

documentandpreservetheremainingpetroglyphsandpictographs.Historically,nouniversal

guidelineshaveregulateddocumentationandrecordationprocedures,thusmanypracticesproven

destructivetotherockartarestillusedtoday.Ourposterdetailssomeoftheseprocessesandtheir

impact,aswellasmodernnoninvasivepractices.


Analysis of a Potential Allosteric Disulfide Bond in the Protein Cytochrome c oxidase

Jennifer Kondos and Bryan Schmidt*, PhDDivision of Science – Chemistry

Thesubjectofinvestigationisapotentialallostericdisulfidebondincytochromecoxidase(CcO).

Disulfidebondsareacovalentattachmentbetweentwocysteineaminoacidsinproteinsthathelp

stabilizethestructureoftheprotein.Allostericdisulfidebondsindirectlyaffectthechemistrya

proteincatalyzeswhentheybreakorform.Understandingallostericdisulfidebondsmayprovidea

betteroverallunderstandingofinfectiousproteins,whichoftencontainthem,andleadtotreatment

options.Also,manyproteinsthatcontainknownallostericdisulfidebondscontainmetals,andhow

metalsareinsertedintoproteinsisnotfullyunderstood.Ifallostericdisulfidebondsareinvolvedin

metalinsertion,understandinghowtheyfunctioncouldenhanceourunderstandingofhowmetal-

containingproteinsaresynthesized.TointerrogatethepotentialdisulfidebondofCcO,theamino

acidsmakingupthebondwillbemutegenicallyremoved.Thegeneforthemutantproteinwillbe

insertedtothebacteriaRhodobactersphaeroides,andexpressed.Theproteinwillthenbeextracted

andcharacterized.Iftheproteinshowsthedisulfidebondhasanallostericfunction,further

experimentswillexamineitsroleinmetalinsertioninthisprotein.

ThisworkwassupportedbyaMinotStateUniversityFacultyResearchGrant.


Tensions of transformation of snowboarding culture: from lifestyle sporting activity to legitimate occupation

Jynette Larshus, PhDDepartment of Sociology, Division of Social Science

Recentlythefaceofsportsandsportingactivitieshaschanged.Therehasbeenadramaticincrease

insportsthatfalloutsidethetraditionaldefinitionofsportingactivitiesandtendtobeperceivedasa

lifestylechoice.Theybecomemorethanasport;theyarea“lifestylesportingactivity.”Focusingon

snowboardingandthemainstreaming,commodificationandprofessionalizationprocessesassociated

withit,thecurrentresearchaddressessomeofthetransformationsandtheresultingtensionsthat

areunderway.Byconductinginterviewswithvarioussnowboardersintheculture,theresearch

exploreshowthemainstreaming,commodification,andprofessionalizationprocesseshaveshaped

thetensionsfeltbymembersofsnowboardingcultureandwhatresourcesaredrawnontoaddress

thesetensions.Theresearchhasfoundasignificantdifferencebetweentheviewsofridersconnected

totheirlocationinthesnowboardingculture.Abasicdistinctioncanbemadebetweenthe“Old

School”andthe“NewSchool”riders.One–“OldSchool”–viewstheprocessesasacorruptionof

theculture,whiletheother–“NewSchool”–viewsisaculturecorruptingthemainstreamsystem.

SupportedbyaMSUFacultyResearchGrant


The Glass Ceiling in Criminology Textbooks: Myth or Reality?

Patricia A. Lomire, PhDDepartment of Sociology, Division of Social Science

Theconceptof“theglassceiling”isappliedtoacontentanalysisofwomenandcrime(WAC)topics

incriminologytextbooks.Acomprehensivereviewofliteraturesuggeststhatconsiderabledebatehas

emergedonthelimitedcoverageof(WAC)andthedebateapparentlyescalatedasaresultofa1970’s

publication“IsCrimeaMan’sWorld?IssuesintheExplorationofCriminality”byWilsonand

RIgsby.Wrightcritiquedtextbooksinthe1980’sandfoundlessthan3percentoftheactualpage

coverageoftextbooksincorporatedWACissues.Thepresentstudyfindssupportforthecontinuation

ofthistrendintothe21stcentury.Thisresearchsuggeststhat(1)theWAComissionisnotattributed

tothelackofempiricalresearch,(2)WACpublicationsinjournalsremainedconsistentoverthelast

threedecadesand(3)WACtopicsintextbooksremainsemi-invisibleduetoapparenttheoretical

andmethodologicaldebatesrelatedtofeministcriminology,androcentricityandstereotyping.These

findingsironicallysupportthe1980’sresearchofRichardA.Wright’s“AreSistersinCrimeFinally

BeingBooked?TheCoverageofWomenandCrimeinJournalsandTextbooks.”Thisresearch

concludesthattheconceptof“theglassceiling”canbeappliedtocriminologytextbooks.

RecommendationsaremadeforarevisioninconceptualizingthesignificanceofWACtopics.

Implicationsarethatstudentsshouldbeintroducedtodiverseconceptual,theoreticalandmethod-

ologicalWACtopicsforthepurposeofdevelopinganimageoffemalepresenceandintegrationinto

agivendiscipline.


Teachers’ Perceptions of Using Activity Breaks In the Classroom

Jaimie M. McMullen1*, PhD, Pamela Kulinna2, Donetta Cothran3, Charlene Darst2, Hans van der Mars2 1Department of Teacher Education and Human Performance, Minot State University; 2Arizona State University; 3Indiana University – Bloomington

Background/Purpose.Recentliteraturesuggeststhatusingactivitybreaksthroughouttheschool

dayisaneffectivewaytoincreasephysicalactivityinchildrenandadolescents(Katz,etal.,2010;

Salmon,etal.,2007;Going,etal.,2003).Thepurposeofthisstudywastolearnaboutthepercep-

tionsofclassroomteacherswhoincorporatedactivitybreaksintotheirclassrooms.Methods.

ParticipantswereseventeenteachersfromoneNativeAmericanschooldistrictintheSouthwest

UnitedStates(male[n=6];female[n=11]).Theyparticipatedinayear-longcurricularchange

initiativedesignedtointegratehealthybehaviorsintotheirschool.Theteachersreceivedtraining

throughaseriesofworkshops,wereprovidedwithsomebasicphysicalactivityequipment,andhad

ongoingexternalmentorteachersupport.Eachteacherprovidedaseriesofreflectionsdocumenting

theiruseof,andperceptionsoftheactivitybreaksthattheyusedintheirclassroom(i.e.,thoughts

aboutactivitybreaks,studentreactions,etc.).Semi-structuredinterviewswereconductedtoallow

theclassroomteacherstoelaborateontheirexperiences.Trustworthinessmeasuresincludedsearches

fordisconfirmingcases,anindependentreader,anddatatriangulationofotherdatasources.

Analysis/Results. Datawereanalyzedinductivelybyconductingsystematicsearchesforemerging

patternsacrossdatatypes(Erickson,1986).Severalcommonthemesemergedincluding:(a)classroom

teachers’discomfortwithchaosintheclassroom,(b)theiraffectionforsimpleandeasyactivity

breaks,and(c)theirreasonsforbuyingintotheideaofincludingactivitybreaksthroughoutthe

schoolday.

Conclusions.Teachersbelieveinthebenefitsofincorporatingactivitybreaksintotheirclassrooms

throughouttheschoolday.

FundingforthisprojectwasprovidedbytheSaltRiverPima-MaricopaCommunitySchoolsHealthy

LivingInitiative.


Modeling Multiple Strategies for Controlling HIV epidemic in South Africa

Carson Moen*, Kodwo Annan, PhDDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, Minot State University

TheintensityofHumanImmunodeficiencyVirus(HIV)epidemiccontinuestobeamajorglobal

healthprioritywithaveryhighrateofprevalenceinSouthAfricaandneighboringcountries.We

proposeanewmathematicalmodeltoinvestigatethepotentialimpactofinterventionstrategieson

HIVtransmission.Thenewmodelwhichincorporatesmother-to-child-transmission(MTCT)term

evaluatestheeffectofcondomuse,anti-retroviraldrugs,andeducation/awarenessforcontrolling

theHIVepidemic.Ouranalysisshowsthatreducingthenumberofsexualcontactsbyincreasing

condomuseandincreasingeducation/awarenesshasasignificantimpactinreducingtherateof

transmissionofthedisease.



Placing Dollar Values on oak Park

Daniel Ngugi, PhDEconomics, Division of Social Science

InMinot,NorthDakota,recenteconomicgrowthhasledtoincreasingneedforurbanhousing

resultinginescalatingcostofaccommodationandrealestateprices.Thispaperisbasedonresearch

conductedinthefallof2010todeterminingtheeconomicvalueofthecity’smostpopularrecre-

ationalfacility—OakPark.

Thecontingentvaluationmethodwasappliedtoestimatepeople’swillingnesstopay(WTP)to

keepOakPark“asis”.Slightlyover400residentsandabout300studentsfromMinotState

University(MSU)wereinterviewed.Thispaperisbasedonthesurveyofthecityresidentsonly.

Duringtheinterviews,thecurrentstateandusefulnessoftheparkwasdescribedaswellastheland

constraintsfacingthecity.Respondentswereaskedtoimagineahypotheticalsituationwhereselling

theparktoprivatedeveloperswasproposedasawayofraisingrevenueandprovidingmoreroom

forresidentialhousing.Respondentswerethenaskediftheywouldbewillingtopay(annually)a

randomlyassignedsum,tokeeptheparkinthepublicdomain.

DescriptivestatisticsprovidedameanandmedianWTPof$123.88and$50respectivelyper

householdperyear.Regressionanalysisrevealedthathouseholdincomeandawarenessofthepark

aresignificantvariablesthatexplainWTP.Itishopedthatthisstudywillcontributetothelimited

empiricalliteratureonvaluationofrecreationalparksandincreaseunderstandingofcommunity

interestinpublicrecreationalfacilities.

ThestudywassupportedbyMSUFacultyResearchGrant.


Rapid synthesis of n-(4-isopropylbenzyl)formamide

Halee Namanny* and Mikhail M. Bobylev, PhDDivision of Science – Chemistry, Minot State University

Background and Objective:Substitutedbenzylaminesareimportantintermediatesinthesynthesis

ofnumerousbiologicallyactivecompounds,includingagrochemicalsandpharmaceuticals.They

canbeobtainedfromtherespectivesubstitutedbenzaldehydesviatheintermediatesubstituted

benzylformamides.Recently,wedevelopedanacceleratedprocedureforthesynthesisofformamides.

Itwasimportanttoinvestigateiftheprocedurecanbesuccessfullyappliedforthesynthesisof

benzylformamideswithelectron-donatingsubstituents,forexampleN-(4-isopropylbenzyl)

formamide.



wereusedtodeterminethestructureoftheproducts.

Results: Thereactionwasfullycompletedin2minutesandproducedN-(4-isopropylbenzyl)

formamideingoodyield.Threebyproductswereisolatedandtheirstructuresweredetermined.

Discussion and Conclusions: ThefirstrapidsynthesisofN-(4-isopropylbenzyl)formamidehas

beendeveloped.ThenewreactionopensthewayforthefastsynthesisofN-(4-isopropylbenzyl)

amineanditsderivativesinthelaboratorypracticeandindustry.

Support: TheprojectissupportedbyNIHgrantP20RR016741fromtheNCRR

Rapid synthesis of n-(1-naphthylmethyl)formamide

Yannick Nkuni* and Mikhail M. Bobylev, PhDDivision of Science – Chemistry, Minot State University

Background and Objective:N-(1-naphthylmethyl)amineisanimportantintermediateinthe

synthesisofbiologicallyactivecompounds,includingallylaminefungicides,suchasnaftifine,

terbinafine,andbutenafine.Intheliterature,N-(1-naphthylmethyl)aminehasbeensynthesized

bymanydifferentmethods,butneverfrom1-naphthylcarboxaldehydeviaanintermediateN-

(1-naphthylmethyl)formamide.Recently,wedevelopedanacceleratedprocedureforthesynthesis

offormamides.Inthiswork,theacceleratedprocedurewasappliedtothesynthesisofN-(1-naph-

thylmethyl)formamide.



wereusedtodeterminethestructuresoftheproducts.

Results:Thereactionwasfullycompletedin1minuteandproducedN-(1-naphthylmethyl)

formamideingoodyield.Threebyproductswereisolatedandtheirstructuresweredetermined.

Discussion and Conclusions:ThefirstrapidsynthesisofN-(1-naphthylmethyl)formamidehasbeen

developed.ThenewreactionopensthewayforthefastsynthesisofN-(1-naphthylmethyl)amineand

itsderivativesinthelaboratorypracticeandindustry.



Differential equations in Action while Modeling Tumor Growth

Brett Schott, Dallas Fry, Jordan Crawford*, Josh Beaudoin, Narayan Thapa, PhDDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, Minot State University

Explainingvariationinpopulationgrowthratesisfundamentaltopredictingpopulationdynamics

andpopulationresponsestoenvironmentalchange.Inthisstudy,wefirstfocusonseveral

populationsgrowthmodels.Inparticular,wedevelopgrowthmodelforpopulationoftumorcells.

Modelparameterswillbeestimatedbyusingthemethodofoptimizationandrealworlddata.

Numericalresultswillbepresented.


Protesting femicide in Ciudad Juárez: Cultural Resonance, Images, and efficacy

Chelsea Starr, Ph.D.Department of Sociology, Division of Social Science, Minot State University

Since1994over400womenhavebeenkilledinCiudadJuárez,Mexico.InSpanish,“feminicidio”

isthetermfor“beingmurderedfornoothercausethanthatyouareawoman”.Femicidesare

randommurdersinwhichthebodiesofwomenaremutilated,oftenraped,andthendumpedinthe

desert,sometimesinmassgraves.Theaimofthispresentationistoexploretheframingofclaims

byMexicanandinternationalactivistswhopetitionedAmericanandMexicangovernments,and

internationalhumanrightsorganizationswithclaimsfortherelieffromtheimpunitysurrounding

thefemicidekillings.Severalsocialmovementorganizationswereformedtopetitionauthorities

foractionandproperinvestigationoffemicidecases.Thepaperwillexploretheeffortsoffemicide

activists,andthewaytheyuseart,images,andculturalsymbolismtoframetheirprotestmessages

forMexicanandinternationalaudiences.Culturalresonancewasmeasuredaccordingtocategories

establishedfromdatacollectedfrominterviewswithkeyinformantsandthroughaliteraturereview

ofMexicancultureandhistory.Efficacywasmeasuredintermsofsuccessininitiatingand

prevailinginlegalproceedingsrelatingtofemicide.Usingcontentanalysis,itisfoundthatprotest

frameswithgreatertraditionalMexicanculturalresonanceresultedingreaterefficacyforthe

organizationusingtheresonantframe.

ThisresearchwassupportedbyaMSUFacultyResearchGrant


Parameter estimation for Second order Hyperbolic Partial Differential equation with neumann Boundary Condition

Narayan Thapa, PhDDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, Minot State University

Inthispaperwestudyanidentificationproblemforphysicalparametersassociatedwithsecond

orderhyperbolicpartialdifferentialequationwithNeumannboundaryconditions.Theexistence,

uniqueness,andcontinuousdependenceofweaksolutionofsecondorderhyperbolicpartial

differentialequationareestablished.ThemethodoftranspositionisusedtoprovetheGateaux

differentiabilityofthesolutionmap.TheGateauxdifferentialofthesolutionmapischaracterized.

Theoptimalparametersareestablished.FrechetdifferentiabilityofthecostfunctionalJis

established.Computationalalgorithmandnumericalresultsarepresented.


locating Buried Grave Markers and Unmarked Graves

Mark TimbrookDepartment of History, Division of Social Sciences, Minot State University

Cemeterymanagementincludesdetaileddocumentationandmappingofinternments,aswellasa

commitmenttolandscapemanagementandmonumentcare.However,manycemeterieswere

maintainedbysextonswithlessthanefficientrecordsystemsandinadequatelymanagedthe

landscape.Theconsequenceformanyoldercemeterieshasbeenundocumentedburialsanddamaged

andlostgravemarkers.Thepurposeofthe2010-2013historical-archaeologyandculturalresource

surveysoftheFirstLutheranChurchCemeteryistointroducestudentstothehistoryandevolution

oftheAmericancemeteryandconservationpracticesforcemeterypreservation.Projectobjectives

weretodeterminethepresenceandlocationoflostmarkersandunmarkedgraves,documentation

ofthesite’scurrentcondition,andproviderecommendationsforpreservationofthehistoricsite.

InstructionandtrainingoncemeteryconservationtechniqueshavebeenprovidedbytheNational

CenterforPreservationTechnologyandTraining.In2010,studentsusedsiteobservationmethods,

rodprobing,andresearchedsextonburialrecords,groundpenetratingradar,magnetometry,and

resistivityreportstolocatesixburiedgravemarkersfromknownburials,oneunknownburialand

buriedgravemarker,andconfirmedfiveunmarkedgravesinthenortheastquadrantofthecemetery.

Insummary,overthenextthreeseasons,adifferentquadrantwillbeexaminedthrough2013.A

reportoffindingsandrecommendationsforcorrectingunfavorablelandscapeconditions,deteriorating

gravemarkers,andthelocationanddocumentationofdiscoveredgravesandassociatedmarkerswill

beprovidedattheendofeachseason.ThesoutheastquadrantisscheduledforsurveyinJune2011.

Support:FirstLutheranChurchofMinot,Minot,NorthDakota,58703

NationalCenterforPreservationTechnologyandTraining,NationalParkSystem,DepartmentoftheInterior,Natchitoches,LA,71457

CenterforEngagedTeachingandLearning,MinotStateUniversity,NorthDakota,58707

Earthwork,Archaeology&EnvironmentalInvestigativeServices,Bismarck,NorthDakota,58505

MetcalfArchaeologicalConsultants,Inc.,Bismarck,NorthDakota,58501

StateHistoricalSocietyofNorthDakota,Bismarck,NorthDakota,58505

WardCountyClerkofRecords,WardCountyCourthouse,Minot,NorthDakota,58701

Archaeo-PhysicsLLC,Minneapolis-St.Paul,Minnesota,55406


Rapid synthesis of n-(4-t-butylbenzyl)formamide

Luke Uran*, Doug M. Fredrich, and Mikhail M. Bobylev, PhDDivision of Science – Chemistry, Minot State University

Background and Objective:Substitutedbenzylaminesareimportantintermediatesinthesynthesis

ofnumerousbiologicallyactivecompounds.Theycanbeobtainedfromtherespectivesubstituted

benzaldehydesviatheintermediatesubstitutedbenzylformamides.Recently,wedevelopedan

acceleratedprocedureforthesynthesisofformamides.Itwasimportanttoinvestigateifthe

procedurecanbesuccessfullyappliedforthesynthesisofbenzylformamideswithelectron-donating

substituents,forexampleN-(4-t-butylbenzyl)formamide.

Methods:Thereactionwasconductedon10mmolscaleat190ºC.Columnchromatographywas

usedfortheisolationoftheproductsofthereaction.NMR-spectroscopyandelementalanalysiswere

usedtodeterminethestructureoftheproducts.

Results: Thereactionwasfullycompletedin1minuteandproducedN-(4-t-butylbenzyl)formamide

ingoodyield.Threebyproductswereisolatedandtheirstructuresweredetermined.

Discussion and Conclusions: ThefirstrapidsynthesisofN-(4-t-butylbenzyl)formamidehasbeen

developed.ThenewreactionopensthewayforthefastsynthesisofN-(4-t-butylbenzyl)amineand

itsderivativesinthelaboratorypracticeandindustry.



Is Abscisic Acid the root derived controller of Indole-3-Acetic Acid-Induced leaf Blade expansion in Arabidopsis?

Sam Wagner*, Amanda M. Roise, and Christopher Keller, PhDDepartment of Biology, Minot State University

Indole-3-aceticacid(IAA)isacriticaldevelopmentalcontrollerinplantslongknowntoplayarole

inarangeofdevelopmentalandphysiologicalphenomena.Inourlabwehaveshowninbeanand

tobaccoand,mostrecently,inArabidopsis,thatIAAcanaffectleafexpansionofbothexcisedleaf

stripsandtheleavesofintactplants.Curiously,acrossarangeofconcentrations,exogenously

appliedIAAincreasesthegrowthofexcisedleafstripsandwoundedexcisedleaveswhileinhibiting

thegrowthofdetachedintactleaves,intactattachedleavesandwoundedattachedleaves,implying

thatleafgrowthinductionbyIAAisdependentonseparationfromtheplantandonawound-

inducedgeneexpressionenvironment.TherequirementforleafdetachmentforIAA-inducedgrowth

increaseimpliesthattheIAAgrowthresponseinleavesismodulatedbyanunstablegrowthfactor

suppliedbytherestoftheplant.Suchanentityismostlikelysuppliedbytheplantroots.Likely

chemicalcandidatesforourhypothesizedgrowthmodulatorshouldincludeknownroot-derived

planthormones.Herewereporttheresultsoftestingtheeffectofexogenoustreatmentwithabscisic

acid,aknownplanthormone,onthegrowthofexcisedleafstripsfromArabidopsisalsotreatedwith

andwithoutIAA.ABAwasfoundtobeastronggrowthinhibitorofexcisedleafstripsandblocks

growthstimulatingeffectofIAA.TheseresultssuggestthatABAmaybehypothesizedIAA

modulator.Furtherplannedtestsofthishypothesisaredescribed.

ThisstudywassupportedbyNIHgrantP20RR016741fromtheNCRR.


Current Cultural Role of a Dongba

Nathan Zochert*, Billy Luetzen, and Robert Kibler, PhDEnglish, Division of Humanities, Minot State University

TheNaxiareaminoritygroupofLijiangChinawhoarespirituallygovernedbytheDongbas.

DongbasholdanimportantplaceinNaxisocietyandareactivemembersofthecommunity.In

thisstudyourgoalwastodeterminethecurrentrolethatHeXiudong,aDongbawhoresidednext

totheDongbaResearchInstitute,maintainedintheNaxicommunity.Ourmethodsforthiscase

studyinvolvedbothobservationandquestioning.HeXiudongwasthelastmemberofhisfamilyto

becomeaDongba.Hebeganyoungerthanmost,becausetheolderDongbasweredying.Asaresult,

hisknowledgeoftheirbeliefswaslessened,buthestillmaintainedacomprehensiveknowledgeofhis

roleasaDongba.Moreimportantly,hestillmaintainedanimportantandrespectedpositionin

surroundingvillages,aswellasNewTownandOldTownLijiang.However,insomeinstances,

outsidebusinesspeopleseemedtohavelessrespectfortheDongba.Thiscouldleaveonetobelieve

thatasmoreoutsidebusinessarrivesinLijiang,thepositionoftheDongbacouldpossiblydecline.

Support: MSUinternationalprogramgrants,theCollegeofArtsandSciences,andtheDivisionof

Humanities


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