Oral Session # 1 Friday, April 09, 2010 4:30 PM 5:30 PM SC 236 119 Herrera Bachelors Student Communication The Negative Effects of Medicare 120 Christine Rojas Bachelors Student Communication The Role of Proxemics and Hispanic Women 121 Eric Garza Bachelor Student Communication Theories of Communication and Mass Media Racism Oral Session # 1 Friday, April 09, 2010 4:30 PM 5:30 PM WHTC 103 308 Jesus Eduardo Cuevas Bachelors Student Management Information Systems I.T Disaster Recovery in Bank Institutions 309 Arturo Montalvo Bachelors Student Management Information Systems Business Alignment in Laredo Today 310 Peerayuth Charoensukmongkol Doctoral Student Management Information Systems SOFTWARE PIRACY AND INNOVATIVE CAPABILITY 311 Ramakanth Lambu Masters Student Management Information Systems Memristor: The fourth fundamental component of electronics Oral Session # 1 Friday, April 09, 2010 4:30 PM 5:30 PM WHTC 111 206 Clarissa Vasquez Masters Student Educational Administration Early Childhood and Cognitive Development 207 Jose Maldonado Masters Student Educational Administration SUCCESSFUL LEADERS IN THE CLASSROOM; TIME MANAGEMENT AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIG 208 Nancy Bernal Masters Student Educational Administration Multipe Intelligences and Committment Ethics 209 Madison Mojica Masters Student Educational Administration Brown vs. Topeka: Impact on Contemporary Education Oral Session # 1 Friday, April 09, 2010 4:30 PM 5:30 PM WHTC 116 152 Michael Bustamante Bachelor Student Psychology Racial Threat Hypothesis and Criminal Justice System Disparities 153 Sandra Contreras Bachelor Student Psychology Literature Review for Experimental Psychology 154 Julian E. Rios Masters Student Psychology Shortcut Performance and the Effects of Landmark Based Cognitive Maps 155 Jose J. Valadez Masters Student Psychology Self Image as a Characteristic in Female Mating Strategies Oral Session # 1 Friday, April 09, 2010 4:30 PM 5:30 PM WHTC 125 140 Manuel Barragan Bachelor Student History Cinematic Representations of Masculinity in the 1950s 124 Kimberly Hill Bachelors Student Criminal Justice Do Attitudes toward Homosexuality differ among Hispanic College Students? 125 Emanuel diaz Bachelors Student Criminal Justice is it really a dangerous place to live 126 Cesar I. Vasquez Bachelors Student Criminal Justice Optical Illusions Oral Session # 1 Friday, April 09, 2010 4:30 PM 5:30 PM WHTC 126 127 Jeffrey A. Gonzalez Bachelors Student Engineering Abstract: How to Increase the Efficiency of a Nuclear Reactor 128 Gabino Torres Bachelors Student Engineering Metamaterial Applications 142 Julio Talamantes Bachelors Student Mathematics An Expansion of Pascal's Triangle 148 Joseph Garza/Maciel Vital Bachelors Student Physics The Great Expansion: Cosmic Inflation Theory
143 Rene Montemayor Masters Student Mathematics Representation Theory, an Overview Oral Session # 2 Friday, April 09, 2010 7:00 PM 8:00 PM SC 225 400 Daniel Garcia Bachelor Student Nursing Ventilator Associated Pneumonias 401 Rosa Ramon Bachelor Student Nursing Living with Endometriosis: Pain Perception 402 Gabriela Ramos Bachelor Student Nursing Epinephrine Versus Vasopress in Cardiac Arrest 100 Vanessa Garcia Bachelors Student Astronomy Once Upon A Star Oral Session # 2 Friday, April 09, 2010 7:00 PM 8:00 PM WHTC 125 156 Jessica Morales Bachelor Student Psychology Testing the Dual Coding Theory of Memory 157 Nancy Zavala Bachelor Student Psychology Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 158 Maria R. Medrano Bachelors Student Psychology Politeness Bias Towards Attractive Individuals 159 Wualu Altamira Bachelors Student Psychology The Multiple Personalities of Dissociative Identity Disorder Oral Session # 2 Friday, April 09, 2010 7:00 PM 8:00 PM WHTC 126 160 Melissa O'Brien Bachelors Student Psychology Wallet, Keys, Phone: An On campus Observation of Cell Phones 161 Catherine Avaritt Bachelors Student Psychology Denominational Differences in Percentage of Casual Attire Worn for Worship 162 Michael Bustamante Bachelors Student Psychology Who dunnit?: Memory and False Confessions Oral Session # 2 Friday, April 09, 2010 7:00 PM 8:00PM WHTC 116 163 Diana Martinez Bachelors Student Psychology Discovering the Moon 164 Arlyn Martinez Bachelors Student Psychology Starving for "Beauty" 165 Cynthia Martinez Masters Student Psychology What Drives Thee 166 Esther Fatima Garza Masters Student Psychology The Benefits of Measuring Treatment Outcome in the TAMIU Counseling Program Oral Session # 2 Friday, April 9, 2010 7:00 PM 8:00 PM WHTC 103 149 Carlos Cantu Bachelor Student Political Science Term Limits and Legislative Branch Efficiency 150 Andrea Beattie Bachelors Student Political Science Changing the Rules of Terrorism: Embracing the Internet 141 Karla Denisse Garcia Masters Student History Popular Culture and Its Influence on Betty Friedan s The Feminine Mystique 151 Virgilio Barrera Masters Student Political Science Mexican Migration Patterns Oral Session # 2 Friday, April 9, 2010 7:00 PM 8:00 PM WHTC 111 101 Manuel Z. Montes Bachelors Student Biology Identification and Characterization of Lectin Activity in Texas Live Oak 102 Paul E. Miranda Bachelors Student Biology Determining the Sugar Binding Specificity of the Acacia rigidula Lectin 103 Cesar Garcia Bachelors Student Biology Physical Medicine at the Laredo Medical Center
104 Allen Tijerina Bachelors Student Biology Physical Medicine at Mercy Kids Rehab 114 Jazmin Atilano Bachelors Student Chemistry Chemical Regulation in Pharmaceuticals Oral Session # 3 Saturday, April 10, 2010 8:30 AM 9:30 AM WHTC 104 301 Cristina Martinez Bachelor Student Business Administration The Impact of the Economy on Small Businesses 302 Aditya Limaye Doctoral Student Business Administration Impact of Climate Shocks and Natural disasters on economic activity 210 Karla Pena Masters Student Educational Administration Teaching Effectiveness:Considering Emotional Intelligence & Time Management 169 Jodie Cordova Masters Student Public Administration No Title Submitted 217 Alexandra Cuello Masters Student Special Education Emotinal Intelligences Oral Session # 3 Saturday, April 10, 2010 8:30 AM 9:30 AM WHTC 111 105 Daniel R. Vera Bachelors Student Biology Starving Cichlids: The Proximate Regulation of Appetite in Cichlid Fishes 106 Javier O. Parra Bachelors Student Biology Hormones and Sexual Behavior in Astatotilapia burtoni, a cichlid fish from 107 Roger E. Olvera Bachelors Student Biology Prostaglandin Mediated Mate Choice in Cichlid Fishes 115 Jose E. Garza Bachelors Student Chemistry Detection of Metals in Vitamins Oral Session # 3 Saturday, April 10, 2010 8:30 AM 9:30 AM WHTC 125 144 Vanessa Ramos Bachelor Student Mathematics Group Theory in Grade School Education 145 Edwin Torres Bachelors Student Mathematics Rigor vs. Intuition: Picture Proofs 146 Juan J. Arellano Masters Student Mathematics Misconceptions with Rational Exponents for Teaching in Grade School 147 Josue Lopez Masters Student Mathematics emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness Oral Session # 3 Saturday, April 10, 2010 8:30 AM 9:30 AM WHTC 126 213 Mike Swoboda Masters Student Fitness and Sports Energy Metabolism in MELAS A3243G 214 Claudia Lopez Masters Student Fitness and Sports What exercise intensity will help to burn more fat? 215 Kwangseok Hong Masters Student Fitness and Sports EXERCISE & IGF 1: GOOD VS BAD for CANCER 216 Claudia Lopez Masters Student Fitness and Sports Effective Types of Physical Activity and Exercise Intensity for Burning Fat Oral Session # 3 Saturday, April 10, 2010 8:30 AM 9:30 PM WHTC 116 312 Maria Gomez Bachelor Student Management Information Systems Social Media s Effect on the Business World 303 Jorge L. Guerrero Bachelors Student Computer Science Peer to peer network; it s not just for music. 306 Luis A. Cisneros Jr Bachelors Student Information Systems Computer Secuirty and Information Technology 313 Ravikiran Puchalapalli Masters Student Management Information Systems Redtacton Oral Session # 4 Saturday, April 10, 2010 9:40 AM 10:40 AM WHTC 104
108 Manuel Z. Montes Bachelor Student Biology Lectin Activity Studies: Texas Live Oak 109 Sandra Prado Bachelor Student Biology Lectin Activity Between Acacia Species: Blackbrush and Guajillo 110 Amede Rubio Masters Student Biology PLANT COMMUNITY RESPONSES FOLLOWING THE PERIODIC REMOVAL OF ARUNDO DONAX 111 Raul Uribe Masters Student Biology Prolactin Gene Duplication and Alternate Parental Care Strategies in Cichli Oral Session # 4 Saturday, April 10, 2010 9:40 AM 10:40 AM WHTC 111 300 Kesia Rodriguez Bachelor Student Accounting U.S. and Mexican Tax Systems: How Differences Affect Collection in Small Businesses 304 Roberto Arzola Bachelor Student Finance A Day withouth the Fed 307 Alejandra Lascurain Bachelor Student International Economics International Trade and Economic Growth in Border Towns 305 Collins E. Okafor Doctoral Student Finance The Impact of Corruption on a Country s Accounting Architecture: Oral Session # 4 Saturday, April 10, 2010 9:40 AM 10:40 AM WHTC 116 129 Diana Grace Bachelors Student English Oroonoko, The Noble Savage 130 Brenda De Leon Bachelors Student English Milton's Ideal Marriage 131 Megan Nieto Bachelors Student English Language Loss in Native American Cultures 132 Holly Dykstra Bachelors Student English Shelley's Theology Oral Session # 4 Saturday, April 10, 2010 9:40 AM 10:40 PM WHTC 125 122 Diego Diaz Bachelors Student Communication Sir Isaac Newton 200 Patricia Liendo Masters Student Curriculum and Instruction Assertion: A Quality for Success 201 Analia X Fuentes Masters Student Curriculum and Instruction Promoting Empathy in the Classroom 202 Albert Escovar Masters Student Curriculum and Instruction What Are The Most Effective Types Of Physical Activity and Exercise Intensi 203 Ricardo A. Guardiola Masters Student Curriculum and Instruction Emotionally Intelligent Teachers: Drive Strength and Formal Evaluation Oral Session # 4 Saturday, April 10, 2010 9:40 AM 10:40 PM WHTC 126 133 Deena Garza Masters Student English "My Dearest Muse" 134 Melissa Masters Student English Conversations between the Cynic and the Eternal Bachelor 135 Jonathan Martinez Masters Student English Porches, a Dead Mule, and the Female Voice in Their Eyes were Watching God 136 Melissa Martinez Masters Student English Henrik Ibsen's Ideals and Selfishness in Society 137 Joe Molina Masters Student English Broken Box: Ana Castillo s Creation of a First Class Third World in The Gua Oral Session # 5 Saturday, April 10. 2010 10:50 AM 11:50 AM WHTC 104 211 Jorge De La Garza Masters Student Educational Administration teachers score in multiple intelligences comfort and teachers rotations 212 Tommy Guerrero Masters Student Educational Administration No Title Submitted
Oral Session # 5 Saturday, April 10. 2010 10:50 AM 11:50 AM WHTC 111 123 Cynthia Cruz Bachelor Student Communication Dual Language and Its Implications for Clinical Practice in Communication Disorders 204 Claudia Guevara Bachelor Student Early Childhood Education How Bilingualism Influences Cognition 205 Perla Herrera Bachelor Student Early Childhood Education Benefits of Implementing Dual Language Programs in Schools