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Beyond ‘The One’: Sexual Orientation And Attitudes Towards Consensual Non-Monogamy, Kay Saffe Jan 2016

Beyond ‘The One’: Sexual Orientation And Attitudes Towards Consensual Non-Monogamy, Kay Saffe

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This thesis explores the differing attitudes college students from a public liberal arts college in Florida have towards consensual non-monogamous romantic relationships. Participants completed a survey, which assessed their attitudes towards three types of consensual non-monogamy: polyamory, open relationships, and swinging. Polyamory is defined as a type of non-monogamous relationship orientation in which it is considered acceptable to love more than one person and emphasis is placed on openness and honesty within one's relationships. Open relationships are defined as relationships that are not sexually monogamous and permit outside sexual entanglements, but not loving or romantic relationships. Swinging is defined as …

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Substituent Effects In Model ��+-�� Stacking Interactions, Thomas Mirchandani Jan 2016

Substituent Effects In Model ��+-�� Stacking Interactions, Thomas Mirchandani

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π+-π stacking interactions, in which a cationic π-system (e.g. pyridinium) engages in favorable face-to-face stacking interactions with a neutral π-system, are important in a number of contexts. The goal was to understand these interactions, focusing on how substituents can tune the strength and geometry of the resulting complexes. We applied wB97XD/TZVPP to model complexes of benzene with pyridinium and Nmethylpyridinium, with the goal of uncovering possible stable non-bonded structures that these can form, and understanding which is most favorable. From there, we went on to study substituent effects on these complexes. In particular, a range of substituents were added to …

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The Relationship Between Cyphoma Gibbosum, (The Flamingo Tongue Gastropod), Gorgonia Ventalina (And Other Gorgonia Spp), And Aspergillus Sydowii, Their Behavior And Distribution At Cayos Cochinos, Honduras, Darla Suzanne Hubbell Kane Jan 2016

The Relationship Between Cyphoma Gibbosum, (The Flamingo Tongue Gastropod), Gorgonia Ventalina (And Other Gorgonia Spp), And Aspergillus Sydowii, Their Behavior And Distribution At Cayos Cochinos, Honduras, Darla Suzanne Hubbell Kane

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Gorgonia ventalina, Cyphoma gibbosum have previously shared a predator/prey relationship. The relationship is hypothesized to be adapting with the introduction of Aspergillus sydowii into the marine environment, thereby becoming mutualistic. Cyphoma. gibbosum with its’ peripatetic behavior vectors A. sydowii and has evolved a defensive use for the Aspergillus fungus which infects G. ventalina. The gastropod ingests A. sydowii as it feeds on the coral and stores the toxin, making it non-palatable to many predators. This study surveyed behavior and location of C. gibbosum, Gorgonia ventalina (and other Gorgonian spp) and A. sydowii at Cayo Mejor, Honduras. Research sought to distinguish …

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An Investigation Of Total Kernel-Associated Bacterial Communities In Three Different Lines Of Maize During Early Endosperm Development, Samuel Weldon Jan 2016

An Investigation Of Total Kernel-Associated Bacterial Communities In Three Different Lines Of Maize During Early Endosperm Development, Samuel Weldon

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Plant-associated bacteria include those bacteria that reside within the tissues of the plant, known as endophytes, and those that reside on the surface, known as epiphytes. Previous work has shown that plant endophytic bacteria have complex relationships with their host, and often benefit the plant in many ways. Some examples of these benefits include increased nutrient uptake, increased resistance to pathogens, and growth enhancement. Rhizobacteria, a type of epiphyte found on the roots of plants, have well-documented positive impacts producing many of the same benefits to the host as do endophytic bacteria. Less is known about epiphytes on aerial plant …

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The Permeability Of Boundaries In The Novels Of Rosario Castellanos, Febe Ramirez Jan 2016

The Permeability Of Boundaries In The Novels Of Rosario Castellanos, Febe Ramirez

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This thesis is about Rosario Castellanos's multifocal rendition of the conflict between the Tzotzil Indians and the white, land-owning Mexicans in highland Chiapas during the 1930s. I hope to show the ways that Castellanos uses transgressions of social and cultural boundaries to express that the violations committed against the Indians had the effect of dehumanizing the white Mexicans along with the clear and purposeful dehumanization of the indigenous people. She does this by seamlessly weaving together the different worlds of her characters and using a suspended, imagined, literary time to exaggerate the growing agitation of the time. Castellanos portrays the …

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The Biological And Physical Components Of Primitive Reflexes And The Implications Of Reemergence Later In Life, Elaine Myers Jan 2016

The Biological And Physical Components Of Primitive Reflexes And The Implications Of Reemergence Later In Life, Elaine Myers

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Primitive reflexes are involuntary responses to particular stimuli that have been observed throughout the developmental stages of mammals. Stereotypically, they emerge in utero and become unobservable within twelve months postnatal. Neurologists and therapists have used the retention and/or reemergence of primitive reflexes as a strong indicator of cognitive impairment. However, there is a noticeable disconnect between the fundamental mechanisms of primitive reflexes and clinical application of therapies. The purpose of this thesis is to clarify the biological and physical fundamental mechanisms through previous published works. Naively, this thesis was originally intended to use physics to create more effective therapies for …

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Stereotypic Behavior In The Captive Florida Manatee (Trichechus Manatus Latirostris), Ariel Heiman Jan 2016

Stereotypic Behavior In The Captive Florida Manatee (Trichechus Manatus Latirostris), Ariel Heiman

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Stereotypic behaviors are abnormal, repetitive behaviors without a specific goal or function. They have been demonstrated in various ways by many animals in captivity. Apart from one previous study conducted by Anzolin, et al. (2014), not much is yet known about stereotypy in the captive Florida manatee. In this study, a focal continuous all-occurrences sampling method was used to identify and observe manatee behaviors in captivity and compare the behaviors to several different factors: activity, number of visitors, temperature, weather, presence of enrichment, and time of day. An activity budget of manatee behaviors was also devised during the study. Four …

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A Critical Ethnography Of Difference, Boundaries Of Belonging, And Race In New Orleans Second Line Parades, Adriana Noemi Diaz Jan 2016

A Critical Ethnography Of Difference, Boundaries Of Belonging, And Race In New Orleans Second Line Parades, Adriana Noemi Diaz

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This thesis uses the frameworks of “doing difference” (West and Fenstermaker 1995) and “boundary work” (Lamont 2002) to examine how people construct categories of belonging in Second Line communities in New Orleans, Louisiana. While I use the concept of “doing difference” in this thesis to refer to the enactment and accomplishment of existing categories of difference, I use “boundary work” to refer to the performative acts through which individuals constitute categories of difference. Second Line is a public participatory parade local to New Orleans that stems from colonial gatherings in Congo Square. There are two main forms of Second Line …

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Some Of My Best Friends Are Black! Network Racial Heterogeneity And Its Effects On Individual Political Identity, Raina Senae Nelson Jan 2016

Some Of My Best Friends Are Black! Network Racial Heterogeneity And Its Effects On Individual Political Identity, Raina Senae Nelson

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My research focuses on how heterogeneity of race in political discussion networks (also called social networks) affects the individual political identities of Black and White voters. There is much research to refer to for social networks, but very little of it deals with race. My research hopes to close this gap. Using data from the General Social Survey 2010 I run a series of multiple regressions to test the way racial identity and racial diversity in social networks combine to influence party identification and political opinions on a wide variety of issues. I find that white respondents’ party affiliations seem …

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“The Shores Of Your Happy Land”: Narratives Of Cultural Decline In The Japanism Movement Of The Gilded Age, Nicole Rockower Jan 2016

“The Shores Of Your Happy Land”: Narratives Of Cultural Decline In The Japanism Movement Of The Gilded Age, Nicole Rockower

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In this thesis, I examine both the formation and the narratives of the American Japanism Movement during the Gilded Age and the early Progressive Era. I show how the Japanism Movement emerged during a period of American imperial aggression toward Japan, as well as a period of profound cultural crisis amongst the empire’s middle- and upper-classes. This thesis proposes that in response to their cultural crisis, some members of the American bourgeoisie began to appropriate Japanese culture as an ancient, sacred, and “authentic” alternative to their own culture, which they perceived as in decline as a result of secularization and …

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"Fascinated By Food And Overjoyed At Weight Loss:” An Ethnographic Exploration Of Symbol, Power, And Belonging On Myproana.Com, Hedda Cooper Jan 2016

"Fascinated By Food And Overjoyed At Weight Loss:” An Ethnographic Exploration Of Symbol, Power, And Belonging On Myproana.Com, Hedda Cooper

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The goal of this project is to explore why people join and participate in a pro-eating disorder forum on the Internet, myproana.com. The analysis considers both insider perceptions of the site and how the website relates to the situation of having and eating disorder in cultural context. Existing research on pro-eating disorder Internet forums has often taken an unnecessarily condemnatory stance towards the already stigmatized group. Historical analysis of shifting interpretations of eating disorders throughout time provides background to contemporary research. Analysis of this research informed the construction of an ethnographic observation of myproana.com. Observation resulted in the conclusions that …

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The P53arg Variant Is Associated With Increased Mucous Production And Breakdown Of Tight Junctions In Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells, Shane Caldwell Jan 2016

The P53arg Variant Is Associated With Increased Mucous Production And Breakdown Of Tight Junctions In Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells, Shane Caldwell

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Background: The Tesfaigzi laboratory has reported on the role of the variant that modifies the amino acid arginine to proline at codon 72 of P53 on affecting mucous cell differentiation. This variant modifies the regulation of Bcl-2 and SPDEF to mRNA stability and promoter activation, respectively (Tesfaigzi et al, 2015). In the present study, we wanted to expose other pathways that may be affected by the P53Arg/Pro variant. Therefore, we analyzed the gene expression data in primary human airway epithelial cells (HAECs) before and after exposure to cigarette smoke extract. Methods: Primary NHBEs were genotyped for the P53 variants using …

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Djica: A New Algorithm For Decentralized Independent Component Analysis, Bradley Thomas Baker Jan 2016

Djica: A New Algorithm For Decentralized Independent Component Analysis, Bradley Thomas Baker

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The ability to gather and store vast amounts of data at low cost has led to a number of challenges to those interested in searching for signal in said data; often there are legal and/or physical restrictions to storing the data at a single site. To work around such constraints requires new computational techniques. We explore a specific problemin, Independent Component Analysis, and offer a decentralized solution, ultimately setting a precedent for other kinds of interesting and dynamic collaborative analyses. We validate the method by application to temporal independent componant analysis for simulated and real functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) …

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The Case Of Antonia: Tracing The Fantastic Through E.T.A. Hoffmann’S “Rath Krespel,” Jacques Offenbach’S Les Contes D’Hoffmann, And Michael Powell And Emeric Pressburger’S “The Tales Of Hoffmann”, Savannah Handerson Jan 2016

The Case Of Antonia: Tracing The Fantastic Through E.T.A. Hoffmann’S “Rath Krespel,” Jacques Offenbach’S Les Contes D’Hoffmann, And Michael Powell And Emeric Pressburger’S “The Tales Of Hoffmann”, Savannah Handerson

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“Rath Krespel” is a short story written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1818. It tells the story of Councillor Krespel and his daughter, who eventually dies as a result of what appears to be consumption. This thesis is broadly interested in why E.T.A. Hoffmann elected to avoid the explicitly supernatural for the uncertain, and what this gray space of inconclusiveness does to Antonia and her father’s narrative. Using this initial query as a jumping off point, the project then becomes more specifically interested in what happens to the fantastic-ness of the original story when placed in two different performance-based positions and …

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Living Office In A Living Communtiy: A Proposal For A Tribal Historical Preservation Office Based Archaeology, Garrett R. Murto Jan 2016

Living Office In A Living Communtiy: A Proposal For A Tribal Historical Preservation Office Based Archaeology, Garrett R. Murto

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In the last two decades there have been simultaneous calls in the field of archaeology for increased interaction and collaboration with indigenous communities as well as for new, pragmatic methodological approaches. By reviewing the history and literature of Indigenous archaeology theory and through ethnographic participant observations and interviews of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Historical Preservation Office (THPO) both of these calls can be answered. By synthesizing Indigenous theory and ethnography, the pragmatic model of THPO-Based archaeology emerges as the most effective approach to the archaeology of the ancestral sites of federally recognized tribes in the United States.

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Exploration Of A Humanist Perspective Through Literary Research Of Photoreceptor Regulated Photomorphogenesis, Margaret Quitter Jan 2016

Exploration Of A Humanist Perspective Through Literary Research Of Photoreceptor Regulated Photomorphogenesis, Margaret Quitter

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Research into light mediated plant growth patterns has been studied throughout the last century, elucidating the impact of photoreceptors on the initiation and mediation of photomorphogenesis through complex, interdependent signaling. Phytochrome, cryptochrome, and UVR8 are the most currently investigated photoreceptors due to their importance. Recent studies have focused on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of these photoreceptors as well as between the photoreceptors and proteins with known photomorphogenic properties such as COP1, TOPP4 and PIFFs. Through biology literature research, I was exposed to anthropomorphism within the sciences. I was inspired by the visually evocative language applied within academia to …

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Delay Differential Equation Model For G-Protein Pathway Dynamics, Alex Galarce Jan 2016

Delay Differential Equation Model For G-Protein Pathway Dynamics, Alex Galarce

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G-protein signaling pathways are conserved among many different kinds of organisms. They are important for a vast array of cellular activities. Among them is the transduction of extracellular signals into intracellular responses. These pathways have been experimentally studied extensively, but their system-level regulation is still poorly understood. One of the first attempts to study the system-level dynamic regulation of this pathway using real-time experimental data is the Yi-Kitano model. The model, making use of ordinary differential equations, takes the free receptor, active receptor, inactive G-protein, and active G-protein dynamics into account. Although the model includes both receptor and G-protein dynamics, …

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Social Subjects: Essays On Elizabethan And Modernist Social Poetics, Andrew Schlag Jan 2016

Social Subjects: Essays On Elizabethan And Modernist Social Poetics, Andrew Schlag

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This portfolio thesis presents two essays. The first essay examines how Elizabethan poets Samuel Daniel and Ben Jonson deploy the trope of childbirth in order to reframe their relationships with female patrons. A close analysis of this trope shows the different conceptions of authorship and the sociality of poetry between Daniel and Jonson. The second essay explores what I refer to as “open relations” in the American modernist poet William Carlos Williams’ poem “Romance Moderne.” I examine how Williams uses poetic form to democratically revolutionize the local, resulting in open-ended, nonhierarchical subject/object relations. The two essays in this portfolio thesis …

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The Promise And Limitations Of The Convention On The Rights Of The Child: Examining Patterns In Israel’S Violations Of Children’S Rights In The Occupied Palestinian Territory, Loureen Sayej Jan 2016

The Promise And Limitations Of The Convention On The Rights Of The Child: Examining Patterns In Israel’S Violations Of Children’S Rights In The Occupied Palestinian Territory, Loureen Sayej

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Twenty-five years ago the international community made a promise to its children in the chambers of the United Nations with what would become the most universally ratified treaty in history: the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Now international human rights law and international humanitarian law intersect on the core principle of children’s rights that applies universally to children. The existing normative framework with regard to children and armed conflict was also augmented by the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and subsequent decisions of …

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The Effect Of Allopregnanolone And Isoallopregnanolone On Cognition And Behavior In The Goldfish Carassius Auratus Auratus L., Katherine Cottrell Jan 2016

The Effect Of Allopregnanolone And Isoallopregnanolone On Cognition And Behavior In The Goldfish Carassius Auratus Auratus L., Katherine Cottrell

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This experiment is a continuation of Dr. Alfred Beulig’s past theses and personal research, which were attempting to determine if certain chemicals have an effect on cognition. The principal question for this experiment is whether the chemicals proposed as anxiolytics in previous work have any effect on cognition in goldfish. Cognition is considered to be the process of acquiring knowledge through experience and physical senses. There are many potential effects on cognition and links have been found to chemicals that alter functions such as in the senses, in decision-making, and in problem solving. In this experiment a neuro-active steroid, known …

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Making A Monster: The Discourse Surrounding The Human/Shark Interaction, Anthony Peters Jan 2016

Making A Monster: The Discourse Surrounding The Human/Shark Interaction, Anthony Peters

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The discourse surrounding the interaction between humans and sharks can be understood as a dialogue between popular culture and the scientific community. Examining the current state of this discourse, it would seem that the concept of the "shark" produces a negative, fearful image in American society. This paper posits that this negative connotation is due to the shark filling a cultural archetype of "Man vs. Monster". The essay traces this archetype from a possible origin in 1749, and culminates in the film release of Jaws in 1975. In addition, this discourse between these communities can have real impact on shark …

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Proposed Air Potato Leaf Beetle, Lilioceris Cheni, Research To Determine Biology, Control, And Host-Switching Potential On Air Potato, Dioscorea Bulbifera, In Southwest Florida, Chantay N. Lubbecke Jan 2016

Proposed Air Potato Leaf Beetle, Lilioceris Cheni, Research To Determine Biology, Control, And Host-Switching Potential On Air Potato, Dioscorea Bulbifera, In Southwest Florida, Chantay N. Lubbecke

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Dioscorea bulbifera L., commonly known as air potato, was introduced to Florida in 1905 by the USDA as a comprehensive plant introduction effort. By the 1940’s air potato was noted as an aggressive weed. It currently covers most of the peninsula of Florida and can be found as far north as the Pan Handle. It is considered to be cold intolerant and probably cannot survive at latitudes north of Florida. Air potato has been considered a category I invasive plant species since 1999. Control efforts include: a) Herbicides: Herbicides should not be used over large urban and suburban acreage because …

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An Assessment Of The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Ilan Edward Bubb Jan 2016

An Assessment Of The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Ilan Edward Bubb

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This thesis assesses the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in both its political and ecological context. Throughout the past centuries Marine Protected Areas have been used to regulate and manage marine resources and their consumptive uses. Over this time coral reefs have been heavily impacted by human activities. More recently, since the 1950’s, scientists and the public have noticed the degrading quality of the ocean environments and have since utilized MPAs to manage and conserve coral reefs and the fish that live in them. In the United States the National Marine Sanctuaries Act has created thousands of square nautical miles …

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Conservation Biology Of The Endangered Swamp Metalmark Butterfly (Calephelis Muticum), Alison Gordon Jan 2016

Conservation Biology Of The Endangered Swamp Metalmark Butterfly (Calephelis Muticum), Alison Gordon

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The Swamp Metalmark (Calephelis muticum) is a small North American butterfly (Riodinidae: Lepidoptera). It resides solely in calciferous fens, a wetland found only in the glaciated Midwest. Environmental processes, like succession, coupled with nearby anthropogenic change have fragmented these fens into small, isolated patches. This habitat loss has resulted in small, isolated populations throughout the range. These small populations are much more vulnerable to disease and are less likely to recover after a significant population decline. In this thesis, I evaluated two populations of C. muticum;one at the Riveredge Nature Center (Saukville, WI) and one along Boone Creek Road (Boone …

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Modifications In Species-Specific Vocalization Characteristics Of Hylobates Lar And Symphalangus Syndactylus In Captive Environments And Implications Of Context- Specific Vocal Flexibility, Rachel J. Kerr Jan 2016

Modifications In Species-Specific Vocalization Characteristics Of Hylobates Lar And Symphalangus Syndactylus In Captive Environments And Implications Of Context- Specific Vocal Flexibility, Rachel J. Kerr

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In their native habitat, gibbons produce complex vocalizations that are stereotyped by species in acoustic structure as well as in call frequency and timeframe. Gibbons’ vocalizations may be used as ritualistic territorial boundary defense and family unit advertisement, or as alarm calls in response to perceived threats. Within many artificial environments, external stimuli such as proximity to humans, proximity to vocalizing conspecifics, and altered weather conditions from those typical within their native habitat could influence the structure of vocalizations produced by captive gibbons. Previous research has indicated that separated, individual family units of same-species gibbons within zoo environments often overhear …

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Hormonal Mechanisms Underlying Sex Differences In Parkinson’S Disease, Nicole Saltiel Jan 2016

Hormonal Mechanisms Underlying Sex Differences In Parkinson’S Disease, Nicole Saltiel

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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects movement, but also impacts non-motor systems. Approximately 30 million people worldwide are affected by Parkinson’s today (Alexander, 2004). Parkinson’s affects men and women at disproportionate rates and in different ways. The recorded sex differences in incidence of Parkinson’s, rate of progression, symptomatology, and response to treatments are believed to be attributed to a combination of genetic and hormonal factors. Inherently sexually dimorphic anatomy in the basal ganglia sheds some light on the basis of sex differences in this neurodegenerative disorder; and studies of steroid hormone treatments have elucidated the neuroprotective …

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Ptsit1: Protein Function In Silicic Acid Transport For Biomimetic Silica Synthesis, Brenna Kirk Jan 2016

Ptsit1: Protein Function In Silicic Acid Transport For Biomimetic Silica Synthesis, Brenna Kirk

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Diatoms are eukaryotic algae that mineralize an external cell wall composed of hydrated silica. This process requires diatoms to uptake soluble silicon (silicic acid) from the surrounding environment by specific silicic acid transport proteins (SITs). This family of proteins is relatively uncharacterized. The goal of this project was to 1) express and purify SIT1 from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum (PtSIT1), 2) reconstitute the protein into a synthetic lipid vesicle and to 3) determine whether SIT1 can behave as a silicic acid transporter in vivo for eventual applications in nanotechnology. PtSIT1 was overexpressed in yeast and purified in the solubilizing detergent …

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Gene Expression Analysis To Investigate Connections Between Cigarette Smoke Exposure And Cellular Senescence, Hannah Voic Jan 2016

Gene Expression Analysis To Investigate Connections Between Cigarette Smoke Exposure And Cellular Senescence, Hannah Voic

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Cigarette smoking costs America in both lost productivity and direct medical expenses due to attributable health complications. Research has extensively linked negative health effects and chronic smoking. Research has also found that cigarette smoke exposure leads pulmonary cells to enter senescence early, and have hypothesized that premature senescence may contribute to the development of many health complications found in the smoking population. What is under investigation here is how acute cigarette exposure may be linked to cellular senescence. Senescent cells have a discernable phenotype from replicative cells. Using RNA-Seq, mRNA was analyzed from both a senescent and acutely exposed cigarette …

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Activity, Home Range, And Diet Of Semi-Free Ranging Lemurs, Jessica Rowley Jan 2016

Activity, Home Range, And Diet Of Semi-Free Ranging Lemurs, Jessica Rowley

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This study examines Ringtailed, Mongoose, and Red Ruffed lemurs in an 8.7 acre forest in Southwest Florida. Weekly observations were conducted to record lemur activity (resting, social behavior, foraging, and moving) nearest neighbor, GPS location, and eating behavior including plant part and plant species. All three species engaged in resting behavior more than social behavior, moving, or foraging and were also near a conspecific more than being in contact or far away. Range maps were generated and showed that the Mongoose lemurs were almost completely within the range of Ringtailed lemurs. The Red Ruffed lemurs’ range was mostly on the …

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Entomophagy Today: A Cross Country Analysis On The Promotion Of Insects In Food And Feed, Cayle Judge Jan 2016

Entomophagy Today: A Cross Country Analysis On The Promotion Of Insects In Food And Feed, Cayle Judge

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With the estimation that the world’s population will reach 9 billion by 2050, the FAO has endeavored since 2013 to ensure food security by promoting insects as a sustainable alternative protein source to traditional livestock. However, a lack of information and studies regarding the subject of human entomophagy has left many ambiguities on whether insects will be a successful in practice as well as theory. This study will address three central questions to understand the success of human entomophagy in practice and promotion. First, does eating insects make sense sustainably, nutritionally, and for food security? Second, how and why is …

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