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Initial Characterization Of A Conserved Active Site Residue For The Cdc34 Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme, Arvin Akoopie May 2014

Initial Characterization Of A Conserved Active Site Residue For The Cdc34 Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme, Arvin Akoopie

Honors College Theses

Ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2s) covalently modify protein substrates with ubiquitins. The active site cysteine residues on E2s are essential for catalyzing the transfer of ubiquitin from the E2 active site onto the protein substrate, however there is a limited amount of information available concerning additional active site residues for E2s that may also participate in catalysis. Cdc34 is an essential E2 that has merited the lion’s share of attention for biochemical analysis of the E2 family. Previous phylogenetic analysis of Cdc34 amino acid sequences has identified an invariably conserved histidine residue close to the active site cysteine in the primary structure, …


An Exclusionary Revolution: Marginalization And Representation Of Trans Women In Print Media (1969 – 1979), Emylia N. Terry May 2014

An Exclusionary Revolution: Marginalization And Representation Of Trans Women In Print Media (1969 – 1979), Emylia N. Terry

Honors College Theses

Stonewall, the act most associated with sparking gay liberation in 1969, was preceded by several events of queer insurrection. These events, which often featured trans people of color playing central roles, are not widely known. Similarly, Stonewall itself has been mythologized in order to be palatable within mainstream society, effectively whitewashing its history. This research utilized archival investigation and discourse analysis, as well as the concepts of symbolic annihilation and trans-misogyny, in order to examine certain publications’ representations of trans women from 1969 – 1979. I found that mainstream publications such as the Chicago Daily Tribune and the Los Angeles …


Talking With Children About Potentially Sensitive Topics: Birth, Sex, Death, And Santa, Natalie Lane Hendricks, Elisabeth Hope Jee, Tiffany Erin Robbins May 2014

Talking With Children About Potentially Sensitive Topics: Birth, Sex, Death, And Santa, Natalie Lane Hendricks, Elisabeth Hope Jee, Tiffany Erin Robbins

Psychology and Child Development

Our study looks at conversations between parents/caregivers and their children about potentially sensitive topics including birth, sex, death, and fantastical beings (i.e. Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, the Easter bunny). Our paper covers information on what children know, Parent conversations, and cultural differences between all these topics. Our methods Are broken up into two parts: a parent survey and an informative website. The survey was distributed locally and included questions about parents’ beliefs towards how much their children knew about these topics and their attitudes about having the conversations. The website was created to be a tool for parents and …


Assessment Of The Human Pathogen Vibrio Vulnificus In Louisiana Eastern Oysters Crassostrea Virginica Harvested From Barataria Bay At Different Salinities With Subsequent Depuration Treatment, Sarah Beth Theriot May 2014

Assessment Of The Human Pathogen Vibrio Vulnificus In Louisiana Eastern Oysters Crassostrea Virginica Harvested From Barataria Bay At Different Salinities With Subsequent Depuration Treatment, Sarah Beth Theriot

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


The Role Of The Arabidopsis Siamese-Related Cell Cycle Regulators On Root Growth During Phosphate Starvation And Salt Stress, Cody Neal May 2014

The Role Of The Arabidopsis Siamese-Related Cell Cycle Regulators On Root Growth During Phosphate Starvation And Salt Stress, Cody Neal

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Mobile Marksman Iv, Nicolas Moreau May 2014

Mobile Marksman Iv, Nicolas Moreau

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Cryoprotectant Loading In A Microchannel, Shelby Pursley May 2014

Cryoprotectant Loading In A Microchannel, Shelby Pursley

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Sex For Survival: Intimacy In Nazi Concentration Camps And Its Post-Liberation Affect On Survivors, Gabrielle Hauth May 2014

Sex For Survival: Intimacy In Nazi Concentration Camps And Its Post-Liberation Affect On Survivors, Gabrielle Hauth

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Characterization Of Mc252 Subtidal And Intertidal Oil Mats On A Coastal Headland Beach, Allyson C. Lutz May 2014

Characterization Of Mc252 Subtidal And Intertidal Oil Mats On A Coastal Headland Beach, Allyson C. Lutz

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


We Were Just Like Them A Collection Of Short Fiction, Jacqueline Derobertis May 2014

We Were Just Like Them A Collection Of Short Fiction, Jacqueline Derobertis

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Genetic Modification And Food Irradiation: Are Those Strictly On A Need-To-Know Basis?, Lars Noah May 2014

Genetic Modification And Food Irradiation: Are Those Strictly On A Need-To-Know Basis?, Lars Noah

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Mandatory Labeling Laws: What Do Recent State Enactments Portend For The Future Of Gmos?, Ross H. Pifer May 2014

Mandatory Labeling Laws: What Do Recent State Enactments Portend For The Future Of Gmos?, Ross H. Pifer

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Pollen Drift: Reframing The Biotechnology Liability Debate, A. Bryan Endres, Lisa Schlessinger May 2014

Pollen Drift: Reframing The Biotechnology Liability Debate, A. Bryan Endres, Lisa Schlessinger

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Agricultural Biotechnology—An Opportunity To Feed A World Of Ten Billion, Nina V. Fedoroff, Drew L. Kershen May 2014

Agricultural Biotechnology—An Opportunity To Feed A World Of Ten Billion, Nina V. Fedoroff, Drew L. Kershen

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.


One-Door-One-Key Principle: Observations Regarding Integration Of Gm Authorization Procedures In The Eu, Bernd Van Der Meulen, Neshe Yusuf May 2014

One-Door-One-Key Principle: Observations Regarding Integration Of Gm Authorization Procedures In The Eu, Bernd Van Der Meulen, Neshe Yusuf

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.


The Law To End Hunger Now: Food Sovereignty And Genetically Modified Crops In Tribal India—A Socio-Legal Analysis, Purabi Bose, Bernd Van Der Meulen May 2014

The Law To End Hunger Now: Food Sovereignty And Genetically Modified Crops In Tribal India—A Socio-Legal Analysis, Purabi Bose, Bernd Van Der Meulen

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.


G-Protein Coupled Estrogen Receptor Regulation Of Migration And Metastasis In The Breast, Sara Nicole Alcon May 2014

G-Protein Coupled Estrogen Receptor Regulation Of Migration And Metastasis In The Breast, Sara Nicole Alcon

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Proliferation and migration are critical steps within normal mammary development and breast cancer progression. While 17β-estradiol (E2) stimulates proliferation in normal and breast cancer cells through estrogen receptor-α (ERα) and G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor-1 (GPER) [1-3], GPER regulation of E2-dependent migration has not been fully examined. GPER upregulates pathways necessary for increased migration, including vimentin, matrix metalloproteinase-9, and mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling [1, 4-6]. GPER may also increase phospho-focal adhesion kinase (p-FAK) through Src activation [7, 8]. As a tumor develops, it produces transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) to activate normal fibroblasts in the stroma, transforming them into cancer-associated …


Bulletin, Dmacc Marketing May 2014

Bulletin, Dmacc Marketing

Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Reconstructing New World Monkey Phylogeny: Alu Elements In The Common Marmoset Genome, Catherine Fontenot May 2014

Reconstructing New World Monkey Phylogeny: Alu Elements In The Common Marmoset Genome, Catherine Fontenot

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Origin, Mark Gibson May 2014

Origin, Mark Gibson

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


The Detection Of The Norovirus In A Wastewater Treatment Plant As A Potential Source Of Environmental Contamination, Dorothee Goettert May 2014

The Detection Of The Norovirus In A Wastewater Treatment Plant As A Potential Source Of Environmental Contamination, Dorothee Goettert

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Media Framing Of Yusuf Islam’S An Other Cup: Music, Religion, And Narrative Construction, Joshua Hamburg May 2014

Media Framing Of Yusuf Islam’S An Other Cup: Music, Religion, And Narrative Construction, Joshua Hamburg

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


In Vivo Evaluation Of An Automated Pressure Sore Reducer, Linda J. Cross May 2014

In Vivo Evaluation Of An Automated Pressure Sore Reducer, Linda J. Cross

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


The “Arab Spring” In The Discourse Of The Western Media, Logan De La Barre-Hayes May 2014

The “Arab Spring” In The Discourse Of The Western Media, Logan De La Barre-Hayes

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Directed Evolution Of Desiccation Tolerance In Escherichia Coli, Dieu Doan May 2014

Directed Evolution Of Desiccation Tolerance In Escherichia Coli, Dieu Doan

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Computational Modeling Of Drug Release From Bone Scaffolds, Corey Landry May 2014

Computational Modeling Of Drug Release From Bone Scaffolds, Corey Landry

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Reproduction And Nesting In Teleost Fish, With A Focus On Reproduction In Centrarchids And Specific Analysis Of Nesting In Lepomis Megalotis, Rebecca Irene Allee May 2014

Reproduction And Nesting In Teleost Fish, With A Focus On Reproduction In Centrarchids And Specific Analysis Of Nesting In Lepomis Megalotis, Rebecca Irene Allee

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Fish represent the most diverse and oldest living class of vertebrates, making up approximately 48% of all known members of the subphylum Vertebrata (Bolis, et al. 2001). They are able to live in a wide variety of habitats, from salt water to fresh water and from cold polar seas to areas of intense pressure in the depths of the ocean (Moyle and Cech 1996). Because of this overwhelming diversity, the evolution and ecology of fishes has been a dynamic field of study (Moyle and Cech 1996). Researchers have generally divided fish into three distinct groups: jawless fishes (Class Agnatha), …


Role Of 12-Oxo-Phytodienoic Acid And Β-Glucan Elicitor In Prevention Of Fungal Infection In Mnium Cuspidatum, Robert E. Spiller May 2014

Role Of 12-Oxo-Phytodienoic Acid And Β-Glucan Elicitor In Prevention Of Fungal Infection In Mnium Cuspidatum, Robert E. Spiller

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

The moss, Mnium cuspidatum and the fungus, Pythium irregulare, were used to study the role of the plant hormone, 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid (OPDA) and the elicitor, β-glucan in the prevention of fungal infection. Each compound was applied before the inoculation of a fungal cube and a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses were done in order to determine the degree of infection within the moss. It was found that P. irregulare does infect and kill the cells of M. cuspidatum through chloroplast degradation, stem browning and appressoria injections within 24 hours. The pre-application of OPDA or β-glucan were unable to prevent …


Bycatch Avoidance Under Amendment 80 In The Bsai Non-Pollock Groundfish Trawl Fishery, Alan Haynie, Joshua Abbott, Matthew Reimer May 2014

Bycatch Avoidance Under Amendment 80 In The Bsai Non-Pollock Groundfish Trawl Fishery, Alan Haynie, Joshua Abbott, Matthew Reimer

ISER Presentations

No abstract provided.


Robust Regression Analysis For Non-Normal Situations Under Symmetric Distributions Arising In Medical Research, S S. Ganguly May 2014

Robust Regression Analysis For Non-Normal Situations Under Symmetric Distributions Arising In Medical Research, S S. Ganguly

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

In medical research, while carrying out regression analysis, it is usually assumed that the independent (covariates) and dependent (response) variables follow a multivariate normal distribution. In some situations, the covariates may not have normal distribution and instead may have some symmetric distribution. In such a situation, the estimation of the regression parameters using Tiku’s Modified Maximum Likelihood (MML) method may be more appropriate. The method of estimating the parameters is discussed and the applications of the method are illustrated using real sets of data from the field of public health.