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Navigating Texture Modified Diets In Health Care: A Qualitative Investigation Of Interprofessional Challenges, Marissa R. Van De Weg Dec 2025

Navigating Texture Modified Diets In Health Care: A Qualitative Investigation Of Interprofessional Challenges, Marissa R. Van De Weg

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Applying A Sight Words Framework To Postcolonial Spelling Preferences In Wolof, Shelby Thomas Dec 2025

Applying A Sight Words Framework To Postcolonial Spelling Preferences In Wolof, Shelby Thomas

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


The Ton Complex In Neisseria: A Proton Channel Protein Puzzle, Lee Seeser Dec 2025

The Ton Complex In Neisseria: A Proton Channel Protein Puzzle, Lee Seeser

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


The Evolution Of Tyrosine Kinase Activity And Chance, Contingency, And Necessity In Evolution, Michael Gardner Dec 2025

The Evolution Of Tyrosine Kinase Activity And Chance, Contingency, And Necessity In Evolution, Michael Gardner

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Enhancing Education Through Virtual Reality: A Comparative Study Of Vr And Traditional Learning Environments, Shrivardhan Atluri Dec 2025

Enhancing Education Through Virtual Reality: A Comparative Study Of Vr And Traditional Learning Environments, Shrivardhan Atluri

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Self-Handicapping In Purdue Honors Students, Amanda Colip, Colin O'Donnell, Triniti Jenkins Dec 2025

Self-Handicapping In Purdue Honors Students, Amanda Colip, Colin O'Donnell, Triniti Jenkins

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Power, Performance, And Area Optimization Of Socet’S Aftx07+ Chip, Ammar Mukadam Dec 2025

Power, Performance, And Area Optimization Of Socet’S Aftx07+ Chip, Ammar Mukadam

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Mushrooms To Mars: Mycoponics™ For Diversified Product Streams In Closed-Loop Environments, Simone X. Moulton, Adriana Sanchez Dec 2025

Mushrooms To Mars: Mycoponics™ For Diversified Product Streams In Closed-Loop Environments, Simone X. Moulton, Adriana Sanchez

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Predicting Wildfire Events Using Synthetic Aperture Radar, Jessica Li Dec 2025

Predicting Wildfire Events Using Synthetic Aperture Radar, Jessica Li

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Computational Analysis Of Calcium Binding Sites In Calmodulin And Their Role In Activating Adenylyl Cyclase 1, Shreya Krishnan Dec 2025

Computational Analysis Of Calcium Binding Sites In Calmodulin And Their Role In Activating Adenylyl Cyclase 1, Shreya Krishnan

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Making A Splash: Using Mass Spectrometry To Measure Dopamine And Serotonin Activity In Brains Of Water-Enriched Pekin Ducks, Nina Wilson Dec 2025

Making A Splash: Using Mass Spectrometry To Measure Dopamine And Serotonin Activity In Brains Of Water-Enriched Pekin Ducks, Nina Wilson

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.


Validation Of Innovative Method Of Murine Vertebral Compression Testing, Sarah Staller Dec 2025

Validation Of Innovative Method Of Murine Vertebral Compression Testing, Sarah Staller

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Murine vertebral compression testing is a common technique to quantify trabecular bone biomechanics. Having a precise method of vertebral compression is important for aiding researchers in making clinically relevant discoveries in musculoskeletal research. While many methods exist in literature, there has yet to be established a universal protocol for this procedure. Many challenges exist in vertebral compression, such as the irregular shape of the vertebral body (trabecular region of interest), uneven endplate surface morphology, and surrounding cortical processes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a new method of vertebral compression that accounts for these factors and to …


A Comparison Of White-Light And Monochromatic Led Sources For Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation Of Staphylococcus Aureus, Emily Simmons Dec 2025

A Comparison Of White-Light And Monochromatic Led Sources For Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation Of Staphylococcus Aureus, Emily Simmons

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Drug-resistant bacteria are an ongoing public health crisis for which alternative treatments are needed. One alternative is antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (aPDI), which uses potent photosensitizers and light irradiation to damage the bacteria. Our standard light source used in aPDI is a single-wavelength light source at 405-nm; however, we evaluated a white-light source for similarities in the resulting aPDI activities. This is done by comparing aPDI experiments using S. aureus and its methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA) conducted with either the white LED light source or the 405-nm LED light source. Statistical analysis using t-tests revealed no significant differences in the aPDI activities …


Just "Beet" It? A Comparison Of Road Salt Effects On The Life History Of Daphnia Magna, Koby Sellner Dec 2025

Just "Beet" It? A Comparison Of Road Salt Effects On The Life History Of Daphnia Magna, Koby Sellner

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

In areas that experience snow and ice, deicing reagents such as road salts are often used on roads to promote safer driving conditions. However, road salts run off into local vegetation, soil systems, and (my focus) freshwater systems. The impacts of excess salt and chloride in freshwater have been studied extensively on a broad diversity of organisms under different conditions, but previous studies have rarely used different types of road salts. Zooplankton are primary consumers in many freshwater systems, feeding on phytoplankton and serving as prey for predator species higher in the trophic chain. These animals generally are impacted negatively …


The Automation Of Lamp Biomolecular Assays Using The Eppendorf Epmotion™ 5075 Robotic Pipettor, Shamalaa Sathiasealan Dec 2025

The Automation Of Lamp Biomolecular Assays Using The Eppendorf Epmotion™ 5075 Robotic Pipettor, Shamalaa Sathiasealan

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a nucleic acid amplification technique known for its specificity and efficiency in less controlled environments than laboratories. Designing novel LAMP reagents requires strict contamination control, and unlike the more commonly automated polymerase chain reaction, LAMP’s heightened sensitivity poses unique challenges to automation. To address this, we optimized automation procedures for LAMP using a robotic pipettor without altering the core assay itself. This project focuses on minimizing contamination using sealed plates, reducing operator intervention by automating pipetting, and preventing enzyme degradation using cooling plates. Our approach employs pre-slit pierceable seals and cooling blocks to prevent cross-contamination …


Implications Of Noninvasive Blood Pressure Pumps On Mean Arterial Pressure, Sammie Miller Dec 2025

Implications Of Noninvasive Blood Pressure Pumps On Mean Arterial Pressure, Sammie Miller

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Noninvasive blood pressure pumps are recommended as the primary form of acquiring patient blood pressure to test for blood poisoning. The Philips IntelliVue Patient Monitor MP5, the Philips SureSigns VS4/VS3 Vital Signs Monitor, the Philips EarlyVue VS30 Vital Signs Monitor, the Philips IntelliVue Patent Monitor MP2/X2, the Philips IntelliVue Patent Monitor MMS, and the Philips IntelliVue Patent Monitor MP3/X3 were tested for accuracy. The control condition for hypotension was 95/55 (68) mmHg, normal blood pressure was 120/80 (93) mmHg, and hypertension was 155/85 (108) mmHg. The order of values is arrayed according to diastolic, systolic, and mean arterial pressure. The …


Securing The Future: Strengthening Gun Safety Laws To Protect Our Youth, Clare Lilyestrom Dec 2025

Securing The Future: Strengthening Gun Safety Laws To Protect Our Youth, Clare Lilyestrom

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

This study explores the impact of child access prevention (CAP) laws on firearm-related deaths in the United States, analyzing the relationship between CAP laws and the corresponding firearm death rates by state. To evaluate the strength of each state’s CAP laws, each state was given a number from 0 (no law) to 3 (strongest protection). Firearm death rates were recorded as “n per 100,000” population. We performed a linear regression analysis that found a significant association between the strongest and moderate CAP laws and firearm deaths (strong = 3) -β = -14.0, p < .01; (moderate = 2) -( β = -7.4, p < .001) respectively. There was no significant difference between states with minimal protections (weak = 1) and those without CAP laws (none = 0). These results highlight that simply having a CAP law is insufficient; the strength of the law is a critical factor. This is further supported by the model, which showed that 43% of the variation in firearm deaths was directly linked to the strength of CAP laws. However, challenges such as gaps in enforcement, public awareness, and inconsistent legislation remain barriers. This paper proposes three key policy actions: (1) standardizing CAP laws nationwide, (2) requiring mandatory safe storage education for all firearm owners, and (3) expanding federal background checks to address purchase loopholes. Strengthening these areas would be a huge step toward reducing gun violence in the United States, particularly among youth.


Effects Of Alcohol Exposure On Recognition Memory And Marble-Burying Tasks In Male And Female Aged Mice, Roma Kamat, Tori Burke Dec 2025

Effects Of Alcohol Exposure On Recognition Memory And Marble-Burying Tasks In Male And Female Aged Mice, Roma Kamat, Tori Burke

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Alcohol consumption in aging humans is a risk factor for cognitive impairment. This experiment assessed the effects of binge-like alcohol drinking in aged mice on memory (using the object recognition memory [ORM] task) and on anxiety-and compulsive-like behavior (using the marble-burying task). Subjects were 8 female and 10 male mice, 14–15 months old, selectively bred for low alcohol preference (LAP). Mice consumed either tap water or a 20% alcohol (v/v) solution in tap water through a drinking in the dark (DID) procedure for 4 consecutive days per week, for 3 consecutive weeks. One and 11 days after DID, mice completed …


From Test Tracks To Carbon Tracks: Evaluating The Carbon Emissions Of Autonomous Vehicle Development, Sarah Deniz Dec 2025

From Test Tracks To Carbon Tracks: Evaluating The Carbon Emissions Of Autonomous Vehicle Development, Sarah Deniz

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Autonomous vehicle (AV) development has seen a sharp increase in the past 10 years, and there is a significant energy cost of training AVs to meet safety regulations. The training process includes virtual simulation training as well as physical training on public roads and within private testing facilities. The high energy expenditure associated with AV training has a respective environmental cost that can be quantified as a lifetime “carbon debt” of released carbon emissions. The environmental sustainability of AVs has not been thoroughly studied in currently available literature, and this paper showcases a model that quantifies the total “carbon debt” …


Function Over Form: Why Wipo's Procedural Treaties Are Not Enough, Cassidy Serger Dec 2025

Function Over Form: Why Wipo's Procedural Treaties Are Not Enough, Cassidy Serger

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Bottom-Up Approach To Ai Facial Recognition Technology Wrongful Arrests And Subsequent 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Actions, Marty Ishmael Dec 2025

A Bottom-Up Approach To Ai Facial Recognition Technology Wrongful Arrests And Subsequent 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Actions, Marty Ishmael

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.


Mary Baker Eddy's Households: Community Experiments In Early Christian Science History, Michael W. Hamilton Dec 2025

Mary Baker Eddy's Households: Community Experiments In Early Christian Science History, Michael W. Hamilton

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.


Perspectives On Cognitive Psychology In Ktu 1.40: Moral Implications And Prescribed Emotional Responses To Foster Unity, Richard Jarvis Iii Dec 2025

Perspectives On Cognitive Psychology In Ktu 1.40: Moral Implications And Prescribed Emotional Responses To Foster Unity, Richard Jarvis Iii

Studia Antiqua

This paper examines the Ugaritic ritual text KTU 1.40 through the framework of cognitive psychology to explore its moral implications and prescribed emotional responses. While earlier scholarship has debated whether this ritual carried moral weight, my analysis demonstrates that it prescribes the removal or amelioration of five moral emotions—disgust, fear, anger, empathy, and a sense of justice—to promote unity within the community of Ugarit. Building on Thomas Kazen’s approach and Gregorio del Olmo Lete’s translation, this study argues that the repeated structure and inclusive nature of KTU 1.40 reflect an intentional effort to bridge emotional divides among the many groups …


Immunohistochemical Analysis Of The Effects Of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes On Mouse Testis, Rory E. Field, Brianna R. Demaio, Hannah R. Fioramonti, Makenna M. Landis, Jing Xu Dec 2025

Immunohistochemical Analysis Of The Effects Of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes On Mouse Testis, Rory E. Field, Brianna R. Demaio, Hannah R. Fioramonti, Makenna M. Landis, Jing Xu

Montview Journal of Research & Scholarship

Because diabetes mellitus (DM) poses harm to the reproductive systems of humans and mice on both the cellular and histological levels, we sought to understand the effects of streptozotocin-induced (STZ) diabetes mellitus on the spermatogenesis and Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) production of mice. The structural integrity of the testes is disrupted due to the high levels of oxidative stress caused by DM, which also hinders spermatogenesis. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) have been found to induce autophagy in Sertoli cells, and the Sertoli cells of diabetic models have fewer tight junctions between them. This disorganization and decreased integrity of the seminiferous …


Factors Affecting Risk Perceptions About The Human Health Effects Resulting From Harmful Algal Bloom Exposure, Alexandra Benitez Gonzalez, Heather A. Triezenberg, Diane Doberneck, Abigail Bennett, Mark Rey Dec 2025

Factors Affecting Risk Perceptions About The Human Health Effects Resulting From Harmful Algal Bloom Exposure, Alexandra Benitez Gonzalez, Heather A. Triezenberg, Diane Doberneck, Abigail Bennett, Mark Rey

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

In the Great Lakes region, harmful algal blooms (HABs) are known cyanobacterial blooms that pose significant public health, environmental, and socio-economic risks. Risk information related to HABs is primarily communicated through state and local government agencies; however, the effectiveness of these communication strategies and how local stakeholders are learning about such risks remains unclear. The objective of this study is to examine how to effectively communicate HABs risks and understand public risk perceptions of HABs-related risks during recreational lake use in Michigan. Guided by the social amplification of risk framework, this qualitative study conducted fieldwork in 2021, including 27 semi-structured …


Ponto-Bulbar Palsy, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Tongue Fasciculation: Molecular Study & Review Of Indian Cases, Ankur Singh, Sukanaya Ghosh, Durgadatta Pattanayak, Abhishek Abhinay, Rajniti Prasad Dec 2025

Ponto-Bulbar Palsy, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Tongue Fasciculation: Molecular Study & Review Of Indian Cases, Ankur Singh, Sukanaya Ghosh, Durgadatta Pattanayak, Abhishek Abhinay, Rajniti Prasad

Journal of Pediatric Genetics

Brown-Vialetto- Van Laere (BVVL) syndrome is neurodegenerative condition, characterised by ponto-bulbar palsy and sensori-neural hearing loss. Since, this is a rare condition with common sign and symptoms, diagnosis is usually missed or delayed. The above condition is Riboflavin transporter defect which responds to riboflavin therapy. Molecular study confirmed the diagnosis and found recurrent pathogenic variation c.1238 C>A; p Val 413 Asp in exon 5 of SLC52A3 gene in present case. We tabulated all Indian cases of BVVL and highlighted their clinical features and genotype. BVVL type 1 is the most common type, reported from Indian patients.


Short-Term Effects Of Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields On Neurogenesis And Wnt Signaling In Amniotic Fluid Cells, Coşar Uzun, Ümit Karakaş, Mustafa Ertan Ay, Özlem İzci Ay, Didem Derici Yıldırım, Nurten Erdal, Mehmet Emin Erdal Dec 2025

Short-Term Effects Of Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields On Neurogenesis And Wnt Signaling In Amniotic Fluid Cells, Coşar Uzun, Ümit Karakaş, Mustafa Ertan Ay, Özlem İzci Ay, Didem Derici Yıldırım, Nurten Erdal, Mehmet Emin Erdal

Journal of Pediatric Genetics

Background: Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) at 50 Hz are prevalent in household electrical systems. Although various studies have examined the effects of ELF-EMF on cell proliferation and gene expression, its impact on amniotic fluid cells (AFCs) remains unclear. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the potential effects of ELF-EMFs on gene expression related to neurogenesis and the Wnt signaling pathway in AFCs. Methods: AFCs were isolated from amniotic fluid obtained via amniocentesis and divided into five groups: control, sham, and three groups exposed to different ELFEMF intensities (1 mT, 2 mT, 3 mT for 30 minutes/day for 7 days). …


A Proposed Secure Video Using Lightweight Chacha20 Based On Chaotic Map, Hadeel Mohammed Taher, Ali Makki Sagheer Dec 2025

A Proposed Secure Video Using Lightweight Chacha20 Based On Chaotic Map, Hadeel Mohammed Taher, Ali Makki Sagheer

Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics

Multimedia content has become a necessary part of our daily lives in many domains, including medical imaging, surveillance, and entertainment. Among all multimedia categories, video is mainly critical because of its high content density and large size. For that, ensuring the security of video has become a necessity for transmission and storage. This paper proposed an enhancement to the Chacha algorithm integration with a hybrid chaotic map for generating keys to secure video. The main motivation for the selection ChaCha algorithm is that it is fast, simple, and appropriate for widespread applications, whereas the motivation for using chaos is to …


Characterization Of Pediatric Patients With Rheumatological Diseases Admitted To A Single Tertiary Health Hospital’S Pediatric Intensive Care Unit In Latin America, Valeria Erazo-Martínez, Ingrid Ruiz-Ordoñez, Carolina Álvarez, Laura Serrano, Cristian C. Aragón, Gabriel J. Tobón, Sandra Concha, Rubén Lasso, Lyna Ramírez Dec 2025

Characterization Of Pediatric Patients With Rheumatological Diseases Admitted To A Single Tertiary Health Hospital’S Pediatric Intensive Care Unit In Latin America, Valeria Erazo-Martínez, Ingrid Ruiz-Ordoñez, Carolina Álvarez, Laura Serrano, Cristian C. Aragón, Gabriel J. Tobón, Sandra Concha, Rubén Lasso, Lyna Ramírez

Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care

Objetives: Most autoimmune diseases (AIDs) during childhood debut with more severe and aggressive forms, with life-threatening conditions that increase the need for intensive care therapy. This study describes the clinical, laboratory, and health outcomes features of pediatric patients with AIDs admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study that included the clinical records of all pediatric patients with AIDs admitted to the PICU during 2011 and 2020 in Cali, Colombia. Results: Two-hundred and twenty-five PICU admissions from 136 patients were evaluated. Median age was 13 (11-15) years, and the median disease duration was …


Legal Ethics, Patrick Emery Longan Dec 2025

Legal Ethics, Patrick Emery Longan

Mercer Law Review

This Survey covers the period from June 1, 2024–May 31, 2025. The Article discusses developments with respect to lawyer discipline, bar admission and reinstatement, malpractice, ineffective assistance of counsel, disqualification of counsel, judicial misconduct and recusal, attorney’s fees and liens, contempt and other sanctions, unauthorized practice of law, attorney-client privilege, prosecutorial misconduct, amendments to the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, advisory opinions, one miscellaneous matter, and potential reforms to the delivery of legal services.