Volume 2 (2012)
Editorial
Articles
Contact Mechanics: Modeling the Interaction Between Surfaces with Nanoscale Asperities for MEMS via Online Simulations in NanoHUB
Petros Charalambides
Characterizing Fractures and Deformation Bands: Implications for Long-Term CO2 Storage within the Cambrian Mount Simon Sandstone
Brenton M. Chentnik
Is Distant Pollution Contaminating Local Air? Analyzing the Origins of Atmospheric Aerosols
David Geng
Equal Protection Under the Law: Do Female Justices have a Different Voice?
Katherine Jorgensen
Bovine Nutritional Needs: Digestibility of Dry and Ensiled Forages when Feeding Young Dairy Heifers
Shirley Nigaglioni
Is Local Produce Safer? Microbiological Quality of Fresh Lettuce and Spinach from Grocery Stores and Farmers' Markets
Emiria Soendjojo
Improving Working Conditions for Astronauts: An Electronic Personal Restraint System for Use in Microgravity Environments
Kevin Tait and Justin Lewis
Research Snapshots
An Evaluation of the Use of the Western Harvest Mouse as an Indicator Species in Indiana
Jessica Rodkey
The Role of Brassinosteroids in the Development of Sorghum
William Sutherlin and Neil Weber
Evaluating Study Abroad: The Value of Purdue’s “Reading London” Summer Program for Pre-service English Teachers
Mitchell Osterday and Melinda Shull
Identifying Successful Mentor Programs
Geoff Pole
Quantifying the Water Footprint of Manufactured Products: A Case Study of Pitcher Water Filters
Ashley Barker
Healing Osteoarthritis: Engineered Proteins Created for Therapeutic Cartilage Regeneration
Kevin M. Cherry
Characterization and Comparison of Cancer Stem Cells in Human and Canine Glioma Cell Lines
Thomas Clements
Electrospinning Composite Nanofibers of Cellulose
Hamsini Gopalakrishna
Building a Better Bicycle: A Hydraulic Vehicle with Optimal Energy Utilization and Recovery Techniques
Birendra Kujur, Kyle Ezra, Hao Zhu, John Lamneck, and Jonathan Geske
High-Pressure Water Hydraulic Test Rig for Research and Education
Andrew O'Bannon and Nicholas Lewis
Documenting the 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake
Yan G. Linwood
Biomass Hand-Press for Cameroon
Hannah Joy Pheasant
The Effects of Web Advertisements and Gender Differences on the Conventional College Student’s Attention Span
Michelle Seyk
The Effect of Time on Consumers’ Image of the Gulf Coast after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Julia Branstrator
Using Blissymbolics to Develop Improved Tactile Symbols for Individuals with Communication Impairments
Rachel Smith
The Effect of Music and Lights on Memory Retention
Katheryn Parrish
Should You be a “Bossy” Professor? Exploring the Dual Pathway of Obedience and Reactance
Lindsay Roberts
Stemming the Communist Tide: Communist Groups in the Norwegian Resistance, 1940–1945
Lynch D. Bennett IV
Presentation of Racial Disparities in Health Care: Portrayals, Perceptions, and Health Attitudes in the Media
Rachel Greene
Evocative Imagery: Integrating Annie Leibovitz’s Women with Narratives about Work and Leadership
Carolyn Shaffer
A Potential Protein Target for Tuberculosis Treatment: Purification and Structural Analysis of Mt1054
Brandt Lydon
Vertical and Lateral Variation of Carbonate Isotope Ratios within Paleosol Profiles of the Willwood Formation, Wyoming
Vishnu Srinivasaraghavan
Interviews
Interview: Rita Colwell
Milad Alucozai
Interview: Sarah Miller
Richelle E. Wescott
Back Matter
