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Jerome A. Jackson

University Archives Photograph Collection

Jerome A. Jackson, Biological Sciences professor Mississippi State University

Society Of Biological Engineers, 1978

University Archives Photograph Collection

Members and sponsors of Society of Biological Engineers, 1978

Greta Tyson

University Archives Photograph Collection

Greta Tyson, Professor of Entomology and Biological Sciences at MSU

Harned Biology Building

University Archives Photograph Collection

outside (front) view-trees surround and shadow parts of the building

Communicating Positive Hpv Test Results: A Directed Content Analysis Of Women's Preferences Using Self-Determination Theory, Susanna Foxworthy Scott, Katharine J. Head, Nicole L. Johnson, Kaitlyn Kruer, Gregory D. Zimet

Iowa Journal of Communication

Changes in cervical cancer screening guidelines and persistent disparities indicate a need to identify communication preferences for receiving a positive HPV test result to ensure appropriate follow-up care. We conducted a directed content analysis guided by the tenets of self-determination theory of 575 written responses derived from a national sample of women > 18 in the United States. Biologically female women responded to a prompt about communication preferences for a positive HPV test result. Pearson chi-square analyses were conducted to discover differences in communication preferences. Individuals with health insurance (p = 0.044), those with >$29,999 in annual household income (p = …

Synthetic Pathways For Potential Platinum 1,10-Phenanthroline Compounds, Jacob Young

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

There are extremely important uses for platinum when it comes to the treatment of cancers and dementias. One potential therapeutic combines platinum with a structure known as phenanthroline. This platinum phenanthroline structure is normally extremely water-insoluble, rendering it difficult to study and use in biological systems. The Williams’ Biochemistry Laboratory endeavored to find a simpler synthetic pathway for a water-soluble phenanthroline product. While unsuccessful in identifying a product as of yet, many synthetic pathways have been ruled out, and more hypothetical pathways are being formulated for testing.

Among the strategies analyzed are varying solvent, reagents, apparatus, methodology, and temperature in …

Degradation Of Natural And Synthetic Fibers In Various Aqueous Environments, Jaylin Bryant

Honors Scholars Collaborative Projects

Fabrics are one variant of polymers, macromolecules that form the foundation of our society. They consist of small subunits called monomers, which are covalently bonded together and layered over each other through intermolecular attractions. There are natural fabrics, such as cotton and silk, and synthetic fabrics like polyester and rayon. Scientists in forensic taphonomy study postmortem changes made to human remains, which can also include clothes found at the scene. In this study, the degradation rates of four white fabrics (cotton, polyester, rayon, and silk) were observed in various aqueous environments (pure, chlorinated, sea, and lake) in order to observe …

2021 Program, Belmont University

Humanities Symposium Programs

No abstract provided.

Precise Multispecies Agricultural Gas Flux Determined Using Broadband Open-Path Dual-Comb Spectroscopy, D. I. Herman, C. Weerasekara Et Al.

School of Natural Resources: Documents and Reviews

No abstract provided.

One In The Spirit: An Exploration Of And Movement Toward The Theology Behind Acceptance Of, Affirmation Of, And Advocacy For Transgender People In The Church, Jo Newton

Beets Paper Contest

No abstract provided.

2020-2021 Common Data Set, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Common Data Sets

This document contains data compiled by the SWOSU Office of Institutional Research for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Modelling The Transition From Homogeneous To Columnar States In Locust Hopper Bands, Miguel Velez

HMC Senior Theses

Many biological systems form structured swarms, for instance in locusts, whose swarms are known as hopper bands. There is growing interest in applying mathematical models to understand the emergence and dynamics of these biological and social systems. We model the locusts of a hopper band as point particles interacting through repulsive and attractive social "forces" on a one dimensional periodic domain. The primary goal of this work is to modify this well studied modelling framework to be more biological by restricting repulsion to act locally between near neighbors, while attraction acts globally between all individuals. This is a biologically motivated …

Isolation And Characterization Of Pythium Spp. From South Dakota Soils Under Commerical Alfalfa Production, Jennifer M. Giles, Andrew E. Sathoff

External Research Posters

Alfalfa is a significant crop in South Dakota that provides many different benefits for its growers. South Dakota plants the most acres of alfalfa in the United States. It is used as a protein protein-rich feed for livestock, a cover crop that protects against soil erosion, and a natural fertilizer because of its ability to fix nitrogen in the soil. However, alfalfa seedlings are susceptible to many diseases. Pythium root and seed rot is one disease known to have devastating effects on alfalfa field establishment and yield. Pythium species are oomycete pathogens that inhabit the soil and remain present and …

The Role Of Perceived Social Support As A Mediator In The Relationship Between Childhood Trauma And Social Anxiety, Katharine E. Musella

Open Access Master's Theses

Traumatic childhood experiences (physical abuse and neglect, emotional abuse and neglect, and sexual abuse) have increasingly high incidence rates and can be predictive of negative health outcomes, such as social anxiety. Although the relationship between childhood trauma and social anxiety has been documented, additional research is necessary to understand the mechanisms underlying this relationship. The current study hypothesized that social support, the experience of being valued, respected, cared about and loved by individuals present in a person’s life, would mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and social anxiety in a sample of college students (n= 221). Furthermore, it …

The Role Of Maternal Education And Child Gender On Children’S Fine Motor Skill Development, Beatrix Anne Lavigueur

Open Access Master's Theses

Maternal education has been found to be a proximal measure of household income and has been directly linked to a child’s cognitive, social, and academic outcomes (Augustine et al., 2009; Harding, 2015; Kalil et al., 2012). Additionally, several studies examining children’s development found that children’s fine motor skills are the skillset that have a higher likelihood of experiencing delays when correlated with household socioeconomic status (Doulabi et al., 2017). The present study examined the relationship between children’s fine motor skills and maternal education and contributes to the literature in that it strictly examined a low-income sample population. The first wave …

Enhancement And Benchmarking Of The Prescribed Material Redistribution Topology Optimization Scheme, Tjard Bätge

Open Access Master's Theses

A rising demand for lightweight structures and the advance of additive manufacturing led to an increased importance of topology optimization tools and research. One developed scheme is the “Prescribed Material Redistribution" (PMR) method, which heuristically solves minimum compliance problems under a single volume constraint.

This method has not yet been fully evaluated and benchmarked. In this research, the current standalone PMR code is enhanced by using the commercial finite element software Abaqus to improve performance as well as ease of use. The novel code is then validated for 2D and 3D cases. Subsequently, a benchmark is conducted to compare the …

Transitioning Field Courses In Plant Identification To Remote Instruction: An Analysis, Emma Brown

Open Access Master's Theses

An analysis of methods and practices in online instruction of hands-on plant identification skills illustrates the efficacy of teaching techniques utilized in collegiate plant materials courses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of safety precautions across the globe necessitated distance learning and hybrid distance learning in response. Questionnaires were distributed to instructors and students of courses in biology, botany, ecology, environmental and wildlife science with focus on plant materials science. Course strategies most effective in pandemic learning include setting up a strong foundation in communicating with students pertaining to course structure and technological proficiency while providing students with independent project …

Size-Weight Illusion: A Proof Of Concept, Christopher Danford, Katie Jacobson, Peter Valentine, Mark Gumtang, Claire Schumock, Andrew J. Meszaros, Robin Dorociak

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Hypotheses

- SWI will be present in full body squat with more force being produced through the lower extremity on the side that has the larger cube initially, with more vertical displacement of the large cube side as well

- Pre lift predictions will bias the larger cube, while post predictions will bias the smaller cube

- We also anticipate a larger vertical displacement on the side with the larger box following the fatigue protocol

An Experimental Study Investigating The Impact Of Miscible And Immiscible Nitrogen Injection On Asphaltene Instability In Nano Shale Pore Structure, Mukhtar Elturki, Abdulmohsin Imqam

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Miscible gas injection has become the most used enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method in the oil and gas industry. The deposition and precipitation of asphaltene during the gas injection process is one of the problems during the oil production process. The asphaltene can deposit and plug the pores, which reduces the permeability in a reservoir; thus, decreasing the oil recovery and increasing the production costs. This research investigates the nitrogen (N2) miscible and immiscible pressure injections on asphaltene instability in shale pore structures. First, a slim tube was used to determine the minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) of N2 to ensure …

Marginalized Voices: Stories Of Resilience Among At-Risk Youth In Southern China, Lynne Ruth Picker

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The stories of at-risk minority youth living in rural southern China, are stories waiting to be told. These are the stories of trauma and courage as they discover their pathway from risk to resilience. This study points to the need for continued study on the cultural dimensions of risk and resilience in the lives of rural minority youth in developing countries. A phenomenological approach was deployed in the qualitative study to explore the lived experiences of rural minority youth who grew up in the Family Village Care Center. The participants were Yao and Zhuang nationality who all experienced trauma in …

Purpose And Autonomous Functioning In Emerging Adults, Michelle A. Steffenhagen

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study sought to understand the relationship between a sense of purpose and autonomous functioning in young adults. The relationships between the dimensions of purpose (goal orientation, sense of meaning, and beyond-the-self focus) and the dimensions of autonomous functioning (authorship/ self-congruence, interest-taking, and a low susceptibility of control) were also investigated. Further, the results were compared with the independent variables of gender, volunteerism, study aboard interest, and faith community participation. Participants (n = 356) were undergraduate college students at a small private liberal arts Christian institution located in the Midwest of the United States of America. Measures included the Claremont …

The Relationship Between The Implementation Phase Of The Dufour Model Of Professional Learning Communities And Students’ Achievement, William Adams

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the implementation phase of the DuFour model of professional learning communities (PLCs) and students’ achievement. A survey was emailed via Qualtrics to elementary principals throughout the Minnesota Elementary Principals’ Association’s (MESPA) central, northern, northeast, west, southwest, and southeast divisions asking principals to self-report their school’s implementation phase of the DuFour model of PLCs. Each principal’s survey response was aligned with the school’s students' achievement results as measured by the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA). A Pearson r analysis was completed to determine if a relationship existed between the school’s implementation …

Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Multicultural Curriculum, Constance Marie Robinson

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparative study was to examine teachers’ attitudes toward multiculturalism and perceptions of multicultural curriculum. Teachers’ perception of whether their schools’ curriculum reflects multicultural perspectives was measured using the Multicultural Education Evaluation Checklist (Banks, 1994). Teachers’ attitudes toward multiculturalism was measured in three domains collected by the Munroe Multicultural Attitude Scale Questionnaire (MASQUE): know, care, and act (Munroe & Pearson, 2006). Survey responses were collected from 172 liberal arts teachers with 1-5 years of experience in a metropolitan area. The results suggested that teachers “act” scores on the MASQUE were positively associated with teachers’ perceptions of …

The Impact Of The Write-Converse-Write Strategy On Eighth Grade Science Students’ Science Understanding And Claim-Evidence-Reasoning As Evidenced By Their Writing, Jessica Lynn Keller

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This mixed-methods case study explored whether the write-converse-write (WCW) strategy impacted students’ science conceptual understanding, as evidenced by their writing, along with the teacher and student perceptions regarding the strategy. The study was conducted in a small school district in northern California with three eighth-grade teachers and their students (n=138). Students were given several articles to read followed by a writing prompt. After reading the articles students responded to the prompt; the following day they discussed their writing sample with a partner. After receiving feedback from their partner, the students completed a second writing sample followed by taking the student …

The Research Patent, Sean B. Seymore

Vanderbilt Law Review

The patent system gives courts the discretion to tailor patentability standards flexibly across technologies to provide optimal incentives for innovation. For chemical inventions, the courts deem them unpatentable if the chemical lacks a practical, non-research-based use at the time patent protection is sought. The fear is that an early-stage patent on a research input would confer too much control over yet-unknown uses for the chemical, thereby potentially hindering downstream innovation. Yet, denying patents on research inputs can frustrate patent law’s broad goal of protecting and promoting scientific and technological advances.

This Article addresses this problem by proposing a new form …

Characterization Of Inhbb, Heatr5a, & Cyp2s1 Expression In Dorsal Root Ganglia By In-Situ Hybridization, Joshua D. Krech

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

Multiple studies have shown that gene expression changes occur in sensory neurons after peripheral nerve injury (PNI). These expression changes include many genes that are turned on specifically in response to injury, but much less is know about expression changes in stable genetic markers of particular sensory neuron populations. This study characterized the expression of three markers of proprioceptive neurons Inhbb, Heatr5a, Cyp2s1 in lumbar dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons in intact animals and after PNI. To perform these experiments, we subcloned segments of the coding sequences of these genes and generated DIG-labeled riboprobes. Control experiments demonstrated the validity of …

Tolle Lege Works Published In 2021, Mcquade Library

Bibliographies

Compiled Tolle Lege bibliography of works published by members of the Merrimack College Community in 2021. Works include journal articles, books, book chapters, conference presentations and posters, and more.

Parnassus 2021

Parnassus

The 2021 edition of the student literary journal, Parnassus, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Hand In Hand, Winter 2021

Hand in Hand

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Milwaukee, WI

Hand in Hand Finding Aid

The Identification Of Biomarker Differences Between Grade I And Ii Meningiomas: Fibulin-2 Is A Novel Biomarker For Differentiating Grade Ii From Grade I Meningiomas, Agbolahan Sofela

Other Faculty of Health Theses

Background: There is an unmet need for the identification of biomarkers to aid in the diagnosis, clinical management, prognosis and follow-up of meningiomas, facilitated by recent advances in meningioma genomics. WHO grade II meningiomas remain a controversial group of CNS tumours to diagnose/treat, compared to the more prevalent and extensively researched grade I tumours. Aim: To identify molecular signatures (biomarkers) unique to grade II meningiomas (versus grade I). Methods: I combined literature review with an unbiased global proteomic analysis of four grade I and four grade II primary (meningioma) cell cultures, to identify proteins differentially expressed between both grades. Validation …