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Quantifying The Role Of Water Quality On Nitrogen Cycling In A Trophic Estuary, Kayla Gonzalez-Boy
Quantifying The Role Of Water Quality On Nitrogen Cycling In A Trophic Estuary, Kayla Gonzalez-Boy
Symposium of Student Scholars
Jobos Bay Estuary is an intertidal, tropical estuary located in southern Puerto Rico. The estuary covers about 12 km2 and has a variety of habitats, such as seagrass beds, mangroves, mud flats, and coral reefs, which play important roles in sediment trapping and water quality maintenance. Seagrasses also serve as nursery and feeding grounds and provide shelter for macrofauna. Currently, the role of seagrasses and water quality on nitrogen (N) cycling in trophic estuaries is not well constrained. Understanding variations in sediment-based effects on N cycling rates and transformations, and how they are associated with water quality, is an …
The Effects Of Vaping Coil Temperature On The Viability Of Veillonella Parvula And Streptococcus Mutans, Marvelous O. Aluko
The Effects Of Vaping Coil Temperature On The Viability Of Veillonella Parvula And Streptococcus Mutans, Marvelous O. Aluko
Harrisburg University Research Symposium: Highlighting Research, Innovation, & Creativity
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Ethical Issues And Standards Of Responsible Research Conduct And Monitoring In An Adventist Institution Of Higher Learning - The Babcock Experience, Kayode O. Ogunwenmo, Godswill N. Anyasor, Grace O. Tayo
Ethical Issues And Standards Of Responsible Research Conduct And Monitoring In An Adventist Institution Of Higher Learning - The Babcock Experience, Kayode O. Ogunwenmo, Godswill N. Anyasor, Grace O. Tayo
Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association
Ethical issues and standards of responsible research conduct involving human participants are important considerations in any institution of higher learning and in particular Adventist institutions. Research conduct and ethics are reviewed and approved before they begin by the Babcock University Health Research Ethics Committee (BUHREC)
Assessment Of Histone Acetyltransferase Homologs In Cryptococcus Neoformans, Phoebe Bridy, Felice Kho, Yuqi Wang
Assessment Of Histone Acetyltransferase Homologs In Cryptococcus Neoformans, Phoebe Bridy, Felice Kho, Yuqi Wang
Liberty University Research Week
Undergraduate
Basic
Activation Of Nrf2 Pathway By Natural Products, Genesis Schat, Madelyn Sedlachek
Activation Of Nrf2 Pathway By Natural Products, Genesis Schat, Madelyn Sedlachek
Liberty University Research Week
Undergraduate
Basic
Novel Plant Peroxidase Investigation For Use In Various Biochemical And Practical Applications, Sally Hess
Novel Plant Peroxidase Investigation For Use In Various Biochemical And Practical Applications, Sally Hess
Liberty University Research Week
Undergraduate
Basic
A Fisher Indole Synthesis Approach To Phidianidine Analogues, Anna Tingler, Trinity Ghering, Samuel Ross
A Fisher Indole Synthesis Approach To Phidianidine Analogues, Anna Tingler, Trinity Ghering, Samuel Ross
Undergraduate Research Competition
Naturally occurring products are molecules that are found in the natural world without the aid of humans. Aspirin and opium are famous examples of this classification of molecule. Another example of natural products that are less known are the phidianidines. Phidianidines A & B were isolated from a shell-less mollusk, Phidiana militaris. These molecules are comprised of a 1,2,4-oxadiazole ring, an indole and an aminoalkylguanadio group. These compounds have exhibited striking pharmacological behavior such as that of neutralizing reactive oxygen species and acting as an agonist for the μ-opioid receptor. In recent years, the synthesis of phidianidine analogues has replaced …
A New Approach To The Core Of Flinderole C, Ana Pettijohn, Claire Romain
A New Approach To The Core Of Flinderole C, Ana Pettijohn, Claire Romain
Undergraduate Research Competition
The flinderoles A-C are a class of anti-malaria bisindole alkaloids from plants of the Flindersia genus. Flinderole C was specifically from the Papua New Guinean plant called F. amboinensis and is the most potent antimalarial of the group. Malaria is a parasitic infectious disease usually found in the hot, tropic regions of the world, such as parts of Africa. It is estimated that nearly half the world's population lives in an area where it is endemic. Furthermore, malaria was estimated to have caused over 600,000 deaths in 2020. While measures to limit the spread of the disease lessen its impact, …
Environmental Bacteriophage Presence In The Drainage Ponds At Coastal Carolina University, Alexei Chesnutwood
Environmental Bacteriophage Presence In The Drainage Ponds At Coastal Carolina University, Alexei Chesnutwood
Undergraduate Research Competition
The purpose of this research is to detect naturally occurring, lytic bacteriophages and identify the environmental factors that influence their presence on Coastal Carolina University’s campus. Bacteriophages are non-living viruses that only infect bacteria, and these viruses are found in abundance in every environment. Likewise, coliphages are viruses that exclusively infect coliform bacteria. Eleven treated and untreated freshwater sample sites were chosen for weekly sampling on CCU’s campus. During water sample collection, ambient environmental conditions were measured. In addition, precipitation was tracked over the collection period as runoff relates to the proliferation of bacteriophages. If plaque assays indicated the presence …
Developing A Safe And Effective Papillomavirus Screen To Be Used On College Students, Nicole Frantz
Developing A Safe And Effective Papillomavirus Screen To Be Used On College Students, Nicole Frantz
Undergraduate Research Competition
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection that accounts for approximately 5% of all cancers worldwide and affects more than 80 million people in the US alone, according to the CDC and National Cancer Institute. Human papillomaviruses are small, nonenveloped, icosahedral DNA viruses that infect squamous epithelial cells. The viral particles consist of a single double stranded DNA molecule bound to histones and contained within a protein capsid composed of structural proteins late (L)1 and L2. To date, over 100 different genotypes of HPV have been identified, and approximately 15 types are considered oncogenic in cervical, vulvar, …
Dual Ionic Liquid-Functionalized Cellulosic Materials: Thermal, Mechanical And Conductive Properties, Elizabeth Mcgrew, Kevin M. Miller Phd
Dual Ionic Liquid-Functionalized Cellulosic Materials: Thermal, Mechanical And Conductive Properties, Elizabeth Mcgrew, Kevin M. Miller Phd
Posters-at-the-Capitol
Cellulose, an inexpensive and renewable biomacromolecule, represents an intriguing synthetic foundation for new materials with task-specific properties. Here, we wish to report a synthetic route for functionalizing cellulose with a side chain containing two ionic liquid functional groups using azide-alkyne ‘click’ cyclization strategy, followed by quaternization of the two resulting heterocycles (1,2,3-triazole and imidazole). Through this functionalization strategy, the resulting cellulosic materials exhibited significant softening, with several glass transition (Tg) values observed below room temperature, indicating the amorphous nature of the materials, with the Tg dependent on both the length of the side chain and the …