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Synthesis Of Antimicrobial Polymers Via Raft Polymerization, Naga Ganti, Saipranavi Reddy Kethireddy, Rehan Contractor, David Kurian Apr 2023

Synthesis Of Antimicrobial Polymers Via Raft Polymerization, Naga Ganti, Saipranavi Reddy Kethireddy, Rehan Contractor, David Kurian

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Antimicrobial polymers are important in the field of medicine as they are able to kill bacteria and reduce bioburden by mechanisms that differ from traditional antibiotics. Due to their different mechanism of action, antimicrobial resistance is less likely to occur, and many antimicrobial polymers show great biocompatibility with eukaryotic cells, reducing potential side effects. Most antimicrobial polymers are inspired by naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides which typically contain nitrogen cations that can break up the negatively charged cell wall of bacteria, ultimately leading to cell death. The main purpose of this study is to synthesize several different antimicrobial monomers that are …

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Synthesis Of Metal Binding Polymers For Water Purification, Meha Pandya, Francisco Castro Wetzstein Apr 2023

Synthesis Of Metal Binding Polymers For Water Purification, Meha Pandya, Francisco Castro Wetzstein

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Water is one of the most precious resources on our planet, making up roughly two thirds of the earth’s surface. Despite the abundance of water, access to clean water has become increasingly difficult. Decades of industrial activities and neglect for the environment have contributed to water pollution. Heavy metals, a common water pollutant in drinking water, are known to cause damage to multiple organs and are one of the major causes of cancer as well as other life-threatening conditions. Removal of heavy metal contaminants is a critical part of water purification. While several methods exist, the use of polymers to …

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Synthesis Of Polymer-Drug Conjugates For Controlled Transdermal Drug Delivery, Ashley Guillen-Tapia, Esha Sultana Apr 2023

Synthesis Of Polymer-Drug Conjugates For Controlled Transdermal Drug Delivery, Ashley Guillen-Tapia, Esha Sultana

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Polymer drug conjugates represent a novel approach for drug delivery belonging to polymer therapeutics. These nano-drug delivery systems consist of biocompatible monomers covalently linked to drug molecules. One of the most recently developed methods of drug delivery is transdermal drug delivery systems (TDDS). A non-invasive alternative to needle injections, TDDS offers many advantages as it exhibits high drug loading and controlled drug release. While transdermal drug delivery systems based on polymeric micelles have been previously studied, there is limited knowledge of how polymer block length and micelle size affect the drug loading and drug release profile. This project aims to …

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Synthesis Of Polymer-Drug Conjugates For Transdermal Delivery Of All-Trans Retinoic Acid (Atra), Esha Sultana, Ashley Guillen-Tapia Apr 2023

Synthesis Of Polymer-Drug Conjugates For Transdermal Delivery Of All-Trans Retinoic Acid (Atra), Esha Sultana, Ashley Guillen-Tapia

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Vitamin A and its derivatives are heavily used in the cosmetics industry to improve the appearance of skin discoloration, texture, as well as to treat skin disorders. Better known as retinoids, these substances are marketed for their anti-aging and anti-wrinkle effects. A common retinoid, all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), generically known as tretinoin, has diverse biological activities including promoting keratinocyte proliferation, preventing trans epidermal water loss, inhibiting metalloproteinases, and stimulating angiogenesis within the dermis. Despite its various benefits, ATRA is often toxic and highly unstable in its natural form and as a result, is complexed with proteins or chemically conjugated to …

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The Effect Of Sexual Behavior, Gender Identity, And Sexual Orientation On Mental Health Among Adolescents: A Scoping Review, Anthony Arango Apr 2023

The Effect Of Sexual Behavior, Gender Identity, And Sexual Orientation On Mental Health Among Adolescents: A Scoping Review, Anthony Arango

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Recent CDC data from 2021 indicates an excess of one-third of high school students are struggling with poor mental health, which is a major public health concern. There is a growing body of literature about the relationship between sexual orientation and gender identity on mental health among adolescents, highlighting the need for further research on the intersection between mental health and sexuality in this vulnerable population. The objective of this scoping review is to provide a comprehensive understanding of existing literature on the relationship between sexual behaviors, gender identity, and sexual orientation on mental health among adolescents. A scoping review …

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The Effect On Porphyrin Basicity Of Fluorine Substituted Meso Phenyl Porphyrins, Harsh Chheda, Rushi Patel, Amanda Leon, Andersen Cheong Apr 2023

The Effect On Porphyrin Basicity Of Fluorine Substituted Meso Phenyl Porphyrins, Harsh Chheda, Rushi Patel, Amanda Leon, Andersen Cheong

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The protonation of meso-Tetra(2,6-difluoromethylphenyl) porphyrin (2,6-DF), meso-(3,5- difluoromethylphenyl) porphyrin (3,5-DF), and meso-Tetra(2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl) porphyrin (TF) will be studied through UV vis spectroscopy. Protonation is achieved by titration of each porphyrin in toluene with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). The depiction of a wavelength shift from the free base Soret to the protonated Soret will indicate the formation of a dication. The data from the UV spectra will be used to calculate the pKa values associated with each porphyrin. Based on the results, the average pKa for 2,6-DF upon protonation was 1.67, the average pKa for 3,5-DF was 1.75, and the average pKa for …

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The Impact Of Nsu's Social Media On Recruitment, Tamia Gray Apr 2023

The Impact Of Nsu's Social Media On Recruitment, Tamia Gray

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Currently, universities are relying on social media to recruit future students, and scholarship points to brand awareness leading to higher enrollment (Mindzak et al, 2022; Roya-Velo & Hünermund, 2016). Currently, NSU uses multiple forms of social media to communicate with and recruit students for general enrollment and for more specific departments or programs; however, it is not well known how impactful that presence is on new student enrollment. This project will examine NSU’s social media presence and its influence on current student enrollment by analyzing a corpus of texts compiled from comments on the @NSUFlorida Instagram account and collecting responses …

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The Relationship Between Race And Factors Related To Poor Mental Health And Suicide Ideation Among High School Students: An Analysis Using 2019 Yrbss & Samhda Data, Brandi Rado, Pranav Iyer, Alex Worts Apr 2023

The Relationship Between Race And Factors Related To Poor Mental Health And Suicide Ideation Among High School Students: An Analysis Using 2019 Yrbss & Samhda Data, Brandi Rado, Pranav Iyer, Alex Worts

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The correlation between age and mental illness among adolescents is relatively high. There is a noteworthy amount of research into the prevalence of suicidal ideation, and attempted suicide within this age group, however, there is a need for research into the relationship between suicidal indicators, display of symptoms, and actual diagnoses of mental illness. Previous research show trends between minorities and females leading to higher rates of mental disorders and suicide, but there is little evidence to make a prediction about differences in regard to specific race and suicidal indicators. This study aims to analyze the correlation between race in …

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The Role Of Inflammatory Cytokines In Alzheimer's Disease, Moha Jayram Apr 2023

The Role Of Inflammatory Cytokines In Alzheimer's Disease, Moha Jayram

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Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most frequent cause of dementia and disability in the elderly, results in non-reversible neurodegenerative alterations of the brain such as synaptic and neuronal loss, extracellular amyloid deposits, and intra-cellular deposition of degenerate filaments. It has been hypothesized that inflammatory cytokines have been linked to Alzheimer disease (AD) neurodegeneration and disease progression. To test this hypothesis a systematic review and data meta-analysis was conducted from thirty prevalent studies. Identified representative studies from various counties were found using national studies using the search query Alzheimer’s Disease:Inflammation:Cytokines:Dementia:Progression. All of the studies included data from the elderly adult population with …

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Understanding The Link Between Parity And Dementia, Chana Vogel, Aditi Gorthy, Isabelly Dos Santos Apr 2023

Understanding The Link Between Parity And Dementia, Chana Vogel, Aditi Gorthy, Isabelly Dos Santos

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Dementias, including Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia, are devastating diseases and as the aging population increases, their incidence does as well. Given the striking sex/gender difference in the prevalence of dementia, it is urgently important to understand the unique social and biological factors that predispose females. There is growing concern over potential impacts of ovarian hormones (e.g., oral contraceptive use and hormone replacement therapy during/after menopause), but reproductive experience is wildly understudied as a risk factor for dementia. Dementia is characterized by cognitive difficulties likely caused by impaired hippocampal plasticity and function. Intriguingly, postpartum females typically experience reduced hippocampal plasticity, volume, …

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Usahay, Samantha Carl Selorio Apr 2023

Usahay, Samantha Carl Selorio

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“Usahay” is a documentary short film about the relationship between a grandma with Alzheimer’s and her granddaughter. It explores the bond between the two and the difficulties they face due to the progressive disease. The Filipino word usahay means sometimes and it is reflective of the day-to-day of caregiving: Sometimes things are good, sometimes things are bad. Sometimes she remembers and sometimes she does not. It is in such moments they learn to make the most of what they have. The documentary is directed by Samantha Carl Selorio.

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When Having More Can Be Risky: Women's Resources Predict Experience As A Victim, Kortne Bajor, Tamara Bogdanova, Ariana Gonzalez, Nissipriya Pilli Apr 2023

When Having More Can Be Risky: Women's Resources Predict Experience As A Victim, Kortne Bajor, Tamara Bogdanova, Ariana Gonzalez, Nissipriya Pilli

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People accumulate different kinds of resources that they use to solve problems, including the problems of finding, attracting, and retaining a mate. Mate retention behaviors include all behaviors that function to maintain a long-term partner’s investment in the current relationship. Some of these behaviors are benefit-provisioning and function by enticing a person’s continued investment in the relationship by offering gifts, compliments, or other positive inducements. Previous research has demonstrated a relationship between men’s resource accumulation and men’s use of cost-inflicting versus benefitprovisioning mate retention behaviors. The objective of the current study is to further investigate the relationship between resources and …

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An Examination Of The Social Reponse Of Children With Autism, Shriya Reddy, Shreeya Patel Apr 2023

An Examination Of The Social Reponse Of Children With Autism, Shriya Reddy, Shreeya Patel

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Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) lack the ability to engage with others and make correct social predictions. Therefore, they misinterpret cues and exhibit incorrect social responses. The study’s aim was to compare the response of children with neurotypical development and children with ASD when presented with a friendly social interaction stimulus. Neurotypical children and children with ASD were recruited from public events and educational programs. Data were collected using Tobii Pro Nano eye-tracking device to measure eye movement while children’s autism risk was assessed with the MCHAT tool. Eye-tracking data were analyzed using Tobii Pro lab and statistical data …

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Analysis Of Errors In Ecgs Data Captured By Patients Using At-Home Device Compared To Qualified Healthcare Professionals, Colin Pulickathadam Apr 2023

Analysis Of Errors In Ecgs Data Captured By Patients Using At-Home Device Compared To Qualified Healthcare Professionals, Colin Pulickathadam

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Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 17.3 million deaths per year. General at-home care has been proven to improve patient outcomes and decrease hospitalization rates. The purpose of this presentation is to present pilot data results comparing the electrocardiogram (ECG) readability from patients and their caregivers, who conducted at-home ECGs in the experimental group, versus data on ECG readability from patients at routine office visits, where a qualified healthcare professional takes the ECG readings as the control group. The pilot data involves a sample of 20 patients’ 105 ECG records analyzed using SPSS with …

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Awareness Of Autism In Black And Brown Communities, Varun Kota Apr 2023

Awareness Of Autism In Black And Brown Communities, Varun Kota

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects a multitude of races and ethnicities as its impact varies from person to person. ASD is typically diagnosed around the age of two to three years old since signs and symptoms of Autism become clinically apparent at that time. Increased reporting of Autism in local communities has surged from diagnostic tools and criteria. However, even with these advancements, the African American community suffers a delayed diagnosis of ASD. This issue poses problems for both the parents and children with Autism and has broader implications for the South Florida community; opportunities are limited for developmental services …

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Cocaine Use Among White Pregnant Women With Unmet Clinical Depression In The U.S., Calah Martin, Kristen Hay, Militza Mckissick Apr 2023

Cocaine Use Among White Pregnant Women With Unmet Clinical Depression In The U.S., Calah Martin, Kristen Hay, Militza Mckissick

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Unmet clinical depression during pregnancy could lead women to have an increased risk and prevalence of misusing substances, including cocaine. This is significant in public health because cocaine misuse among pregnant women has been linked to extremely negative health consequences for women and their babies. The objective of this study is to interpret how unmet mental health needs, such as clinical depression, could lead to white pregnant women in the U.S. using cocaine during their pregnancy. It is hypothesized that cocaine misuse during pregnancy could be caused by increased pre-existing symptoms of depression before pregnancy, which then affects their emotional …

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Countermovement Jump Strategy And Performance Persist During An In-Season Training Mesocycle In Ncaa Division Ii Women's Soccer Players, Harsh Soni Apr 2023

Countermovement Jump Strategy And Performance Persist During An In-Season Training Mesocycle In Ncaa Division Ii Women's Soccer Players, Harsh Soni

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Neuromuscular status (NS) may be impaired by training and competition and assessment informs coaches and sports medicine professionals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate neuromuscular status during an in-season training block (mesocycle) in university women’s soccer players. Sixteen players (age, 20.3±1.3 yrs; height, 167.6±7.4 cm; mass, 65.6±8.8 kg) performed 3 maximal effort CMJs on dual uniaxial force plates at pre-season and mid-season (after 10 matches). ForceDecks software was used to calculate jump height (JH), reactive strength (RS), peak power for eccentric (EPP) and concentric (CPP) phases, and impulse asymmetry for eccentric (EIA) and concentric (CIA) phases. Paired t-tests …

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Impacts Of Social Enrichment On Shelter Operations And Canine Welfare, Julia Capirano, Apoorva Bommanaveni, Robyn Hugh Sam, Emily Jiron, Raquel Walton Apr 2023

Impacts Of Social Enrichment On Shelter Operations And Canine Welfare, Julia Capirano, Apoorva Bommanaveni, Robyn Hugh Sam, Emily Jiron, Raquel Walton

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~2,000,000 dogs are adopted from shelters each year; many have long and stressful residencies and ~10% are returned after adoptions for behavioral or other complications. Social enrichment programs aim to reduce shelter residencies and improve adoption placement success by providing stress-reducing social enrichment to resident animals. In this study, we test whether these programs measurably impact stress biomarkers in dogs, and whether they result in more rapid or successful adoption outcomes. We will use public data from Broward County Shelter (including the focal dogs’ in-shelter enrichment regimes), to test our hypothesis that enrichment expedites adoption and/or increases the likelihood of …

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Investigating Structural Alterations In Antagonistic Peptides For The Development Of Orally Bioavailable Pcsk9 Inhibitors, Pritika Vemulapalli, Bhavya Soni Apr 2023

Investigating Structural Alterations In Antagonistic Peptides For The Development Of Orally Bioavailable Pcsk9 Inhibitors, Pritika Vemulapalli, Bhavya Soni

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Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal genetic disease that causes elevated blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL). One of the leading causes of FH is gain-of-function mutations in the gene coding for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). The PCSK9 protein binds to LDL receptors (LDLR) on the surface of hepatocytes and promotes their degradation, preventing the recycling of LDLRs and thus increasing LDL blood levels. Monoclonal antibody therapies that bind to PCSK9 inhibiting LDLR binding are currently only available as an injection. However, several orally bioavailable PCSK9 inhibitors have been formulated and are undergoing clinical trials. One such therapy …

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Mathematics Models For Aedes Albopictus Population Pattern In Miami-Dade, Triet Doranala Apr 2023

Mathematics Models For Aedes Albopictus Population Pattern In Miami-Dade, Triet Doranala

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Miami-Dade’s humid tropical climate is conducive to an outbreak of vector transmission diseases. To protect their residents, cities in those areas enforce spraying schemes to keep the mosquito population under control. However, collecting data from mosquito traps alone cannot provide sufficient information for an effective and efficient spraying system. Hence, this research seeks to find mathematical models that reflect a dominant mosquito Aedes Albopictus population in South Florida’s areas. We determined the parameter of life span, oviposition, juvenile survival, and development rate models driven by the temperature using computer simulation. For further study, we compared Aedes Albopictus and Aedes Aegypti. …

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Mother-Calf Contact Exchanges In Bottlenose Dolphins, Savanna Duda Apr 2023

Mother-Calf Contact Exchanges In Bottlenose Dolphins, Savanna Duda

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The relationship between a dolphin mother and her calf has been well studied, but details regarding tactile exchanges within these dyads are limited. Contacts between five adult female bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and their calves were examined from video collected in October 2017, 2018, 2019, and January 2018. Of the 312 contact events documented, 289 had a clearly initiating dolphin, who started the behavior. Calves initiated 65.7% of contacts, with 82.6% categorized as affiliative, initiating with body parts besides rostrum or fluke, while 77.8% of mother-initiated contacts were affiliative. Therefore, the overall trend for mother-calf contacts was affiliative. …

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No Evidence Of Recovery After The Dwhos In The Abundance Of The Five Dominant Families Of Micronektonic Crustaceans In The Gulf Of Mexico, Theophilus Herbet Apr 2023

No Evidence Of Recovery After The Dwhos In The Abundance Of The Five Dominant Families Of Micronektonic Crustaceans In The Gulf Of Mexico, Theophilus Herbet

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Micronektonic crustaceans are an essential element of the global marine food web. A number of studies conducted between 2011 and 2015 indicated that the was a significant decrease in all families of micronektonic crustaceans sampled on these cruises. The sampling was in the vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which may have contributed to the die-off. Two datasets from 2021 and 2022 were analyzed in the current study to determine if there have been any signs of recovery. Statistical analysis determined that there was no significant difference between the 2021 and 2022 datasets, even though the abundances for three …

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Nutraceutical Supplementation Effects On Perceptive Fatique Symptoms In Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Systemic Review, Rajvi Patel, Emanuella Brito Apr 2023

Nutraceutical Supplementation Effects On Perceptive Fatique Symptoms In Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Systemic Review, Rajvi Patel, Emanuella Brito

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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a seriously debilitating disease characterized by long lasting fatigue and exhaustion that does not improve with rest. ME/CFS is reported in individuals of all ages and various racial, socioeconomic, and ethnic groups. This condition has no standard treatment but supplementation with vitamins and other nutraceuticals have been recommended by clinicians to manage the patient symptoms. The evidence of efficacy of these nutraceuticals or diet strategies are however absent from the current literature. The intent of this systematic review is to evaluate the ClinicalTrials.gov, a registry of clinical trials run by the United States National …

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Reassessing Taxonomic Classification Of The Zoantidean Epizoanthus Giveni Using Marginal Musculature As A Defining Character, Mackenzie Magyar Apr 2023

Reassessing Taxonomic Classification Of The Zoantidean Epizoanthus Giveni Using Marginal Musculature As A Defining Character, Mackenzie Magyar

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The ability to identify species as individual units of evolution determines our capacity to link individuals to all knowledge of structure, function, and evolution of biological systems. Species that are misclassified will be linked to the wrong catalog of knowledge, errors which may propagate through the literature in unpredictable ways. Zoanthidean taxonomic classifications are commonly determined using histological sections of the marginal musculature, which is responsible for polyp retraction and has diverse structural components unique to different taxa. Although classification defined by marginal musculature has been used over time, publications since 2015 have increasingly expanded the working knowledge of this …

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Repeated Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries And Increased Dementia Risk: A Pilot Study Investigating Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy As A Mechanistic Link, Nikhila Paleati, Nika Kozar Yazmin Restrepo, Nitish Dundigalla, Aishwarya Muppoor, Natalia Noto, Blanche Tamiya, Roshini Bodicherla Apr 2023

Repeated Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries And Increased Dementia Risk: A Pilot Study Investigating Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy As A Mechanistic Link, Nikhila Paleati, Nika Kozar Yazmin Restrepo, Nitish Dundigalla, Aishwarya Muppoor, Natalia Noto, Blanche Tamiya, Roshini Bodicherla

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is estimated to affect ~69 million people worldwide each year. Mild TBI’s are the most common form of brain injury, characterized by little-to-no time unconscious and minimal observable deficits immediately post-injury. Mild brain injuries are commonly attributed to participation in contact sports and military service. Even mild TBIs, especially repeated injuries, have devastating long-term consequences, including an increased risk of stroke and dementia. Therefore, it is of great interest to determine the mechanisms that drive the relationship between different types of TBIs and various aspects of dementia-associated neuropathology, so that targets for intervention may be identified. …

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Semantic Priming Across Many Languages, Ramsha Ahmed, Aishwarya Muppoor, Michelle Gruboy, Ishani Patel, Riya Patel, Sneh Patel Apr 2023

Semantic Priming Across Many Languages, Ramsha Ahmed, Aishwarya Muppoor, Michelle Gruboy, Ishani Patel, Riya Patel, Sneh Patel

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The Psychological Science Accelerator (PSA) is a globally distributed network of labs that conducts studies with the goals of inclusion and transparency. Crowdsourcing data worldwide enables research to be generalized through diverse participants with unique language backgrounds providing worldwide multilingual data. The PSA makes opportunities available for researchers to network and replicate studies. We have been collecting data on a study organized by the PSA. In addition to data collection, we helped to verify translations of the consent form and protocol information from English to different languages. The study examines semantic priming, which occurs when a semantically related prime (e.g. …

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Social Vulnerability, Built Environments Conducive To Physical Activity, And Adult Obesity Int He State Of Florida, 2021, Shreeya Patel Apr 2023

Social Vulnerability, Built Environments Conducive To Physical Activity, And Adult Obesity Int He State Of Florida, 2021, Shreeya Patel

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Social vulnerability, or a community’s ability to respond to stressors on health, might contribute to disparities in obesity rates. For officials to better target anti-obesity efforts, it is also important to understand the contextual factors surrounding social vulnerability from an environmental justice perspective. This study’s purpose is to investigate the role of social vulnerability and environments not conducive to physical activity on adult obesity at the county level in Florida. We conducted an ecological, cross-sectional study among the 67 Florida counties. To measure county-level social vulnerability, we utilized the 2020 CDC Social Vulnerability Index (SVI). Environments not conducive to physical …

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Synthesis Of Metal Binding Polymers Via Raft Polymerization Of Activated Ester Monomers And Post-Polymerization Functionalization, Francisco Castro Wetzstein, Meha Pandya Apr 2023

Synthesis Of Metal Binding Polymers Via Raft Polymerization Of Activated Ester Monomers And Post-Polymerization Functionalization, Francisco Castro Wetzstein, Meha Pandya

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Poly pentafluorophenyl acrylate (PPFPA) is an activated ester polymer used for the binding and removal of toxic metals out of solution through filtration. PPFPA was synthesized via reversible additionfragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization using pentafluorophenyl acrylate (PFPA) as the monomer to create linear and hyperbranched polymers. RAFT polymerization allows control over molecular weight and the molecular architecture of PPFPA. H-NMR and F-NMR spectroscopy was utilized to assess monomer purity, polymer conversion, and confirm the structure of the final polymer. The purpose of this study is to synthesize PPFPA, a chelating polymer, as well as to functionalize said polymer with different …

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The Abundance Of Streptococcus Mutans Within The Oral Cavity Of University Students And Implications For Disease Etiology, Esha Manku Apr 2023

The Abundance Of Streptococcus Mutans Within The Oral Cavity Of University Students And Implications For Disease Etiology, Esha Manku

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Microorganisms within the human oral cavity are part of a healthy ecosystem but can also contribute to disease states by increasing the severity of dental caries, the incidence of gingivitis, and the onset of periodontitis. In particular, patients with poor oral health exhibit a significant increase the pathogenic microbe Streptococcus mutans. However, research shows that S. mutans abundance may be related to a SNP within the human genome (an A/G substitution at rs7294985 in the microsomal glutathione-Stransferase 1 (MGST1) gene). Here we address the role of S. mutans abundance and SNP genotype ratios within a healthy student population (n …

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The Democratization Of South Korea: A Study Of The United States Involvement Pre- And Post-Korean War, Amenia Farraj Apr 2023

The Democratization Of South Korea: A Study Of The United States Involvement Pre- And Post-Korean War, Amenia Farraj

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The United States has an extensive history of foreign intervention, especially during the latter half of the 20th century. While most Americans know this involvement includes Vietnam, the Middle East, and Latin America, the impact of the United States on South Korea is studied less, earning the Korean War its moniker as the forgotten war. The initial involvement of the US in the development of South Korea began following World War II and continued through the end of the 20th century into the 21st century. The similarities between South Korea and the United States demonstrate the build-up of South Korea …

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