Posters-at-the-Capitol 2016 Display and Reception

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Posters-at-the-Capitol Display and Reception
2016
Monday, April 18th
12:00 PM

Bilingual Language Distance Predicts Dementia Rating

Morgan Owens, Murray State University

Large Ballroom, Curris Center

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

12:00 PM

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: Militaristic video games on nationalistic attitudes and violence

David I. Crittendon, Murray State University

Large Ballroom, Curris Center

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Thursday, April 21st
12:30 PM

Bioenergy Corp Production and Combustion in Agriculture

Vaughn T. Reed, Murray State University
Caleb Brannon, Murray State University

Barkley Room, Curris Center

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Biomass, vegetative waste from energy crops such as switch grass and sorghum, is a key input for transforming the face of energy and agriculture for the future of Kentucky, the nation, and the world. The purpose of this experiment at Murray State University using the Bio-Burner 500 unit—BB-500— from L.E.I products in Madisonville, KY, was to evaluate the efficiency of a combustion-based energy converter and boiler using various biomass materials, along with providing some heat to The Equine Center at Murray State University. Loose forms of switch grass, tobacco stalks, miscanthus, equine waste, wood shavings and mixtures of these fuels were burned over a 24 hr period in outdoor temperatures below 68°F. Factors including burn and ash weight, ash clinkers, fan and fuel speed, moisture levels of material, and BTU measurements were recorded to assist in determining the success of each burn trial and overall energy balance of the system. Upon analysis of the data, the biomass with the most productive burn proved to be the wood shavings. The least productive burns proved to be the cellulosic biomass, which included miscanthus and switchgrass, and the equine waste. The grasses burned less effectively than the woody materials, however, it required less material. Equine waste, while plentiful in our area, produces high ash amounts, and has a high affinity of making ash clinkers. Wood shavings and tobacco stalks burned more effectively, and less labor intensity, however, more material was required. The research conducted in this study can provide Murray State and the scientific community insightful information about future applications of bioenergy.

4:30 PM

Don’t Keep a Good Man Down: Intervention Strategies for Common Causes of Anger and Aggression

Samantha N. Wright, Murray State University

South Lobby, Waterfield Library

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

4:30 PM

Effects of White-nose Syndrome on the Bat Community in Land Between the Lakes

Jordan Robbins, Murray State University

South Lobby, Waterfield Library

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

4:30 PM

Efficacy of an oral joint supplement in exercising horses

Maggie Nawa, Murray State University

South Lobby, Waterfield Library

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

4:30 PM

Finding the Truth: An Examination into the Use of Rhetoric in Thucydides

Eryn Pritchett, Murray State University

South Lobby, Waterfield Library

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

4:30 PM

Influence of Authority on Attitude Change due to Vicarious Dissonance

Kendrick Settler Jr., Murray State University

South Lobby, Waterfield Library

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

4:30 PM

Quick AND Satisfied? The Effects of Positive Feedback on Task Completion

Rain M. Carroll, Murray State University

South Lobby, Waterfield Library

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

4:30 PM

Stress Mitigation Techniques in Shelter Cats: Effectiveness and Usage

Christina Sherman, Murray State University

South Lobby, Waterfield Library

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

4:30 PM

The Evil that Men Do: Genocide in the Twentieth Century

Tracey Newport, Murray State University

South Lobby, Waterfield Library

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

4:30 PM

The relationship between canine nasal length and second-hand smoke cotinine levels

Sierra Wilson, Murray State University
Terry Derting, Murray State University

South Lobby, Waterfield Library

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

4:30 PM

Transnational Influences Of Early Jesuit Scholars and Explorers in the New World from 1560-1700

Lydia K. Biggs Ms., Murray State University

South Lobby, Waterfield Library

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM