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194 - Wetland Restoration Using Leaf-Litter Compost And Mosses: Using Shannon Diversity, Floristic Quality Analysis, & C:N Ratios To Determine Effectiveness, Talia Weidberg Apr 2025

194 - Wetland Restoration Using Leaf-Litter Compost And Mosses: Using Shannon Diversity, Floristic Quality Analysis, & C:N Ratios To Determine Effectiveness, Talia Weidberg

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Natural wetlands provide ecosystem services such as carbon storage and biodiversity habitat. Anthropogenic impacts have degraded and destroyed wetlands, leading to loss of these services. Finding optimal restoration strategies is essential to recovering these ecosystem services and mitigating climate change. This study focuses on the change in the plant community over time; determining species composition, species diversity, and overall plant quality (FQA and C:N) in one created wetland under experimental conditions in which leaf-litter compost was added and one nearby natural forested wetland. The created wetland was divided into four transects (4 x 50 meters), two of which were kept …

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196 - Perfectionist Self-Presentation And Social Media Motives As Mediators Of Narcissism And Problematic Social Media Use, Gabrielle Diverde, Nieve Mahood, Anna Arehart, Kaela Dimanlig Apr 2025

196 - Perfectionist Self-Presentation And Social Media Motives As Mediators Of Narcissism And Problematic Social Media Use, Gabrielle Diverde, Nieve Mahood, Anna Arehart, Kaela Dimanlig

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According to the Compensatory Internet Use Theory (Kardefelt-Winther, 2014), individuals may use social media to compensate for challenges they may experience socially and/or to meet certain psychological or emotional needs. This compensation may increase the risk of problematic social media use, including addiction and stalking behavior. Researchers have linked both grandiose narcissism (exhibitionism, self-importance, and reflecting self-perceptions of grandiosity and dominance) and vulnerable narcissism (hypersensitivity to the opinions of others, defensiveness, and insecurity) to problematic social media behaviors. We examined both grandiose and vulnerable narcissism as predictors of social media stalking and addiction, with perfectionistic self-presentation and social media motives …

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198 - Genetic Variation And Endosymbiont Incidence In The Introduced Ant-Mimicking Spider, Myrmarachne Formicaria, Milo Miller, Brooke Sikora, Brenna Dunn Apr 2025

198 - Genetic Variation And Endosymbiont Incidence In The Introduced Ant-Mimicking Spider, Myrmarachne Formicaria, Milo Miller, Brooke Sikora, Brenna Dunn

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We examined the genetic and endosymbiotic diversity of the ant-mimicking jumping spider Myrmarachne formicaria, a spider native to Eurasia whose presence in North America has expanded over the past several decades. Non-native populations often exhibit reduced genetic diversity, so patterns in genetic diversity may help demystify their number of and source of introduction events. Prior sequence analysis of several mitochondrial genes revealed little genetic variation within M. formicaria across most European and North American populations. One of this study’s aims was to sequence two nuclear genes, 28S rRNA and Histone H3, to expand the number of genetic loci available for …

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200 - Topographical Individualized Neuromarkers In Children With And Without Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder, Julia Massoni, Grant Edmondson, Natalie Riedy Apr 2025

200 - Topographical Individualized Neuromarkers In Children With And Without Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder, Julia Massoni, Grant Edmondson, Natalie Riedy

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The Topographical Individualized Neuromarkers (TIN) project uses an innovative approach to analyze topographical patterns of brain function to discover biomarkers for mental health. In previous studies, neurotypically developing children show a distinct nonlinear connectivity pattern from the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) to the insula, with a maximum at the mid-dorsal ACC, compared to those at risk for anxiety who show a decreased, more linear pattern within these regions (Taber-Thomas et al., 2016). In the current study, we focus on the topographical functional connectivity patterns in children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the limbic system, a composition of different neural …

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203 - Investigating The Impact Of Invasive Mussels On Ecosystem Dynamics In Conesus Lake, Jacey Balcarczyk, Zander Cole, Kurt Schirrmacher, Emily Szczublewski, Jacalyn M. Wittmer Apr 2025

203 - Investigating The Impact Of Invasive Mussels On Ecosystem Dynamics In Conesus Lake, Jacey Balcarczyk, Zander Cole, Kurt Schirrmacher, Emily Szczublewski, Jacalyn M. Wittmer

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This study examines how invasive mussels influence ecosystem dynamics in Conesus Lake, the westernmost Finger Lake in New York. Conesus Lake has experienced cultural eutrophication, remediation efforts, and ongoing challenges such as hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, and invasive species such as Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena bugensis. Using lake sediment archives, this study analyzes invasive mussel body size and morphology over time to assess their ecological impacts. Two 150 cm sediment cores from the south basin were analyzed using a Geotek multi-sensor core logger. Sub-fossilized mussel shells were identified to species level, and body size metrics—including length, height, and dorsal curvature—were …

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204 - Examining The Relationship Between Emotion Regulation Ability And Cannabis Use Frequency, Nicolette Faller Apr 2025

204 - Examining The Relationship Between Emotion Regulation Ability And Cannabis Use Frequency, Nicolette Faller

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Emotion regulation is known to play a role in substance use behavior (Weiss, et. al., 2022), but the relationships with cannabis are not yet widely studied. This analysis examines how emotion regulation (ER) ability, measured by the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) 18 (DERS-18; Victor & Klonsky, 2016) is related to cannabis use frequency, measured by the Drug and Alcohol Frequency Questionnaire - Cannabis Use (DFAQ-CU) (DFAQ-CU; Cutler & Spradlin 2017). The hypothesis stated lower ER ability is a predictor of higher cannabis use frequency. 153 participants completed an online questionnaire including these measures, and the data were analyzed …

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206 - Identities And Nesting Patterns Of Cavity-Nesting Bees And Wasps, Julia Lingenfelter, Sophia Stang, Carly Wick Apr 2025

206 - Identities And Nesting Patterns Of Cavity-Nesting Bees And Wasps, Julia Lingenfelter, Sophia Stang, Carly Wick

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Cavity-nesting bees and wasps lay eggs in hollow stems or other pre-made cavities and provision their larvae with food to overwinter until their emergence in spring. To observe nesting patterns, we placed nesting boxes containing “bee tubes” made of hollow reeds in five locations around the SUNY Geneseo campus. We photographed the tubes once a week over the summer, as the tubes were gradually sealed off by insects to form larval cells. We noted the type of material used to fill the tubes and analyzed the trends in the phenology and site preferences of the various fill types using the …

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211 - Evaluating The Differences In Ecosystem Services Provided By Native And Non-Native Suny Geneseo Trees, Abigail Miller, Joshua Lefkowicz, Nathan Walz Apr 2025

211 - Evaluating The Differences In Ecosystem Services Provided By Native And Non-Native Suny Geneseo Trees, Abigail Miller, Joshua Lefkowicz, Nathan Walz

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Many of the trees planted on SUNY Geneseo’s campus are for aesthetic purposes, but also provide many benefits to campus. The trees help to avoid stormwater runoff, remove air pollutants, sequester carbon dioxide, and have the ability to host lepidoptera species. iTree Design is a platform that enables investigators to estimate ecosystem services provided by trees on SUNY Geneseo campus, based on their species and size - diameter at breast height (DBH). It also estimates future ecosystem services. In part of an ongoing research project, ten native species and ten non-native species planted on SUNY Geneseo’s campus were measured and …

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216 - Location Of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling In The Regenerating Zebrafish Retina., Adam Snyder Apr 2025

216 - Location Of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling In The Regenerating Zebrafish Retina., Adam Snyder

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The Sonic Hedgehog protein (Shh) is required in the cell cycle for development and regeneration in zebrafish eyes. This is because it controls how cells differentiate into specialized cell types. The gene, ptch2, is also important due to it being a component of the Shh signaling. The retina needs to replace photoreceptors, a specific cell type of the retina, after it is damaged by light. It is unknown which retinal cells produce Shh. To detect which cells that express the shh and ptch2 mRNA, we plan to perform in situ hybridization using antisense probes on regenerating retinal sections and compare …

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220 - Personal Distress And Empathetic Concern Mediate The Relationship Between Connectedness To Nature And Environmentally Friendly Behavior, Alex Gaboury, Anthony Carvalho Apr 2025

220 - Personal Distress And Empathetic Concern Mediate The Relationship Between Connectedness To Nature And Environmentally Friendly Behavior, Alex Gaboury, Anthony Carvalho

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Previous research shows that connectedness to nature and empathy predict environmentally friendly behaviors and intentions. However, mediators within this relationship remain unclear. We suspect that the role of emotions and distress is important, specifically given today's environmental problems and their influence on individual’s well-being and then on their environmental actions. This leads us to the hypothesis that connectedness to nature would predict environmentally friendly behaviors through sequential serial mediators of personal distress and empathetic concern. We tested this hypothesis using a sample of college students at a public liberal arts college who completed a lengthy questionnaire with various environmental questions …

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222 - A Land Use History Of The Hemlock-Canadice State Forest Through Gis, Meghan Viola Murphy Apr 2025

222 - A Land Use History Of The Hemlock-Canadice State Forest Through Gis, Meghan Viola Murphy

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This project is a comprehensive land-use history of the Hemlock-Canadice State Forest through a series of maps and information compiled with GIS technology. The use of LiDAR-derived digital elevation models was central, enabling the mapping of historical features through visible differences in elevation. When combined with the use of georeferenced historical maps, the location and shape of still-present features indicating historical activity were identified and mapped. These include the foundations of cottages, old roads, skid trails from logging, and plow lines, which remain even after over 100 years.

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228 - Investigating Metabolic And Hormonal Modulation In Female Apoe4 Mice: Insights For Sex-Specific Alzheimer’S Research, Annabelle Laibe, Allison Bechard Apr 2025

228 - Investigating Metabolic And Hormonal Modulation In Female Apoe4 Mice: Insights For Sex-Specific Alzheimer’S Research, Annabelle Laibe, Allison Bechard

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Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) disproportionately affects females, with estrogen loss after menopause contributing to cognitive decline and metabolic dysregulation. The APOE4 genotype is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset AD and may interact with hormone fluctuations to exacerbate neurodegeneration in females. I am starting a project to test the role of estrogen in AD-related behaviors using APOE4 knock-in mice, which carry the high-risk AD allele. This female-focused study uses a mouse model to explore ovarian hormones in the context of AD risk. To begin, I assessed baseline estrous cycles in thirteen 8-month-old female APOE4 knock-in mice using a vaginal lavage …

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231 - Investigation Of Ace 2 On Sars-Cov-2 Spike Protein Coated Gold Colloids, Mitsuki Tabei, Nathan Boboeski Apr 2025

231 - Investigation Of Ace 2 On Sars-Cov-2 Spike Protein Coated Gold Colloids, Mitsuki Tabei, Nathan Boboeski

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The RBD (Receptor Binding Domain) of spike protein (s-protein) in SARS-CoV-2 virus is highly associated with priming the viral infection, where N-terminal helices and its adjacent loop of ACE2 (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2) is bound to s-protein. We investigated a protein corona formation of s-protein over gold nano-colloids and reversible aggregation process as a function of pH change between acidic condition (i.e., pH ~3) and basic condition (i.e., pH ~11). The s-protein exhibited signs of aggregation through the unfolded conformation of RBD segments at the acidic condition. As the pH was repeatedly cycled between acidic and basic conditions, the aggregation …

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237 - Investigation Of Cytoskeletal Protein Reconstruction Of Vulvar Cancer With Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Nicole Mathewson Apr 2025

237 - Investigation Of Cytoskeletal Protein Reconstruction Of Vulvar Cancer With Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Nicole Mathewson

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The A431 vulvar cancer cell line undergoes a defined cellular transformation when treated with the corticosteroid clobetasol, marked by changes in cytoskeletal protein biomarkers indicative of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Replicated experiments demonstrate that this transformation provides a valuable model for studying protein interactions from a chemical perspective. To quantify these interactions, we employed surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) combined with gold nanoparticles, enhancing the detection sensitivity of cytoskeletal protein changes. By tracking protein dynamics and surface composition throughout the cellular transformation, we aim to elucidate the mechanisms underlying EMT. We have completed the data collection of A431 and A431D cells. Spectral …

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250 - Student-Athlete Mentorship: An Analysis Of First-Year Athlete Adjustment, Hannah Olejniczak Apr 2025

250 - Student-Athlete Mentorship: An Analysis Of First-Year Athlete Adjustment, Hannah Olejniczak

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This study examined the Student-Athlete Mentor (SAM) program's effect on first-year athletes at SUNY Geneseo. Before attending each mentoring session, participants completed an online survey to self-report their adjustment in four areas: academic, athletic, emotional, and social. Four waves of data were collected in fall from two cohorts: 2023-2024 (n = 143) and 2024-2025 (n = 142). The study addressed two research questions. First, the association between the number of mentoring sessions attended by mentees and their end-of-semester GPA. A bivariate correlation illustrated a statistically significant positive association between students’ fall GPA and the number of mentoring sessions attended (r …

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254 - “Ship Fever”: Contextualizing Epidemic Typhus In Mid-19th Century New York, Audrey Ryan Apr 2025

254 - “Ship Fever”: Contextualizing Epidemic Typhus In Mid-19th Century New York, Audrey Ryan

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Epidemic typhus is a disease caused by the bacteria R. prowazekii, and spread through the vector of human body lice. Historically, typhus outbreaks have been associated with “social maladies”: poverty, war, natural disasters, and other factors that bring about the overcrowded and unhygienic living conditions where typhus spreads most easily. In a study I conducted last year, I learned that between 1847 and 1850, 17.5% of the 169 adult deaths in the Monroe County Poorhouse were attributed to typhus (also called “ship fever”). In a sample of 205 people buried in Mount Hope Cemetery (Rochester's general population) during the same …

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256 - The Pathway Between Life Satisfaction And Environmentally Friendly Behavior Mediated Through Personal Distress And Empathetic Concern, Alex Gaboury, Anthony Carvalho Apr 2025

256 - The Pathway Between Life Satisfaction And Environmentally Friendly Behavior Mediated Through Personal Distress And Empathetic Concern, Alex Gaboury, Anthony Carvalho

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Previous studies show that life satisfaction predicts environmentally friendly behaviors. Mayer and Frantz view connectedness to nature as a potential component of life satisfaction, so in this way, we can view life satisfaction as a related component to environmentalism. But mediators and the relationship between this relationship are unclear. This led to the hypothesis that life satisfaction would predict environmentally friendly behaviors through personal distress and empathetic concern. This was tested with a sample of college students at a public liberal arts college who completed a questionnaire with various empathetic and environmental measures and scales. Results confirmed the hypothesis and …

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268 - A Fossil Bugs Life In Conesus Lake, Zander Cole Apr 2025

268 - A Fossil Bugs Life In Conesus Lake, Zander Cole

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This study aims to investigate the subfossil record, preservation, and environmental sensitivity of lake insects in Conesus Lake (Livingston County, NY). The Finger Lakes, especially Conesus Lake, are critical sites for aquatic insect diversity and life stages. Fossil insects are primarily found in ancient lake sediments and are useful indicators of insect diversity, evolution, and ecological change. Therefore, Conesus Lake is an ideal system for investigating the aquatic insect subfossil record to use as a tool for understanding lake ecosystem health and preservation. Piston and bolivia cores were collected from the south basin of Conesus Lake. The cores were collected …

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272 - Florescence In Situ Hybridization In Zebrafish With The Neurod4 Gene, Sarah Allam, Olivia Schnauder, Lauren Conover, Samuel Sunderland Apr 2025

272 - Florescence In Situ Hybridization In Zebrafish With The Neurod4 Gene, Sarah Allam, Olivia Schnauder, Lauren Conover, Samuel Sunderland

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Neurod4, neurogenic differentiation 4, is a protein encoding gene that is crucial for neuronal development and is expressed in the nervous system specifically within the brain. The purpose of this gene is to regulate the extreme, rapid growth of photoreceptor progenitors in the retina of Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Due to the highly similar, although not identical, gene patterns in humans, Zebrafish act as an exceptional model organism to provide significant insights of the role of Neurod4 in human retinal and neuronal development. The transgenic nature of Zebrafish allows for genetic modification to express the Neurod4 gene in this model organism. …

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281 - Effects Of Advancing Age On Motor And Somatosensory Functions In Rats Exposed To Tetrahydrocannabinol During The Perinatal Or Juvenile Developmental Periods, Charlie Wilson Apr 2025

281 - Effects Of Advancing Age On Motor And Somatosensory Functions In Rats Exposed To Tetrahydrocannabinol During The Perinatal Or Juvenile Developmental Periods, Charlie Wilson

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Prior studies have suggested various physiological and behavioral impairments following adolescent exposure to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – the primary psychoactive compound in marijuana. As marijuana legalization continues to expand both for medical and recreational use, concerns have arisen over the long-term effects of consumer use of THC in teens. The present study aimed to identify potential psychomotor and somatosensory effects of THC in Long-Evans rats. Two exposure cohorts were created: a perinatal cohort (gestation until weaning) and a juvenile cohort (throughout the pubertal period). Motor function was assessed using a grip strength test, while somatosensory function was assessed using a tail-flick …

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292 - Our Veteran And Military-Affiliated Students And What We Can Do For Them, Jaime Arena, Jackson Correia Apr 2025

292 - Our Veteran And Military-Affiliated Students And What We Can Do For Them, Jaime Arena, Jackson Correia

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Veterans and military-affiliated students have made massive sacrifices in the name of service and deserve the best Geneseo has to offer. Services for veterans and military-affiliated students on campus are lacking or outright unavailable. Veterans and military-affiliated students are often unaware of each other's presence on campus, in addition, veterans undergo a significantly different college experience than most who attend directly following high school. We intend to bridge the gap between academia and veteran/military-affiliated students by connecting them to each other and providing new and improved resources to enhance their academic experience and push them to success.

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302 - The Social Implications Of Defunding Libraries, Nia Jones Apr 2025

302 - The Social Implications Of Defunding Libraries, Nia Jones

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Public libraries are the frontline of education, social issues, and opportunity. Library funding has been under attack by right-wing politicians for years. These individuals, along with other groups, have sought to limit access to library materials; some seek to ban materials altogether, or even to defund or dismantle the libraries that resist these challenges. There is an increasing number of state and local jurisdictions that have passed, or have attempted to pass, legislation that restricts or limits the public’s access to certain materials. These attacks on intellectual freedom directed towards public libraries, school libraries, academic libraries, and even museums are …

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013 - The Vitale Collection, Christian Chaffee, Tia Blossomgame, Aiden Lalone, Abigail Cornelius Apr 2025

013 - The Vitale Collection, Christian Chaffee, Tia Blossomgame, Aiden Lalone, Abigail Cornelius

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This poster is an analysis of an archaeological collection by the late amateur archaeologist Jim Vitale, which was donated by his son, Sebastian Vitale. Jim Vitale was an anthropology graduate from SUNY Geneseo, studying archaeology under Dr. Wendel Rhodes. Vitale became an avid collector after college, focusing his attention on Native American history prior to European contact. He conducted extensive surveys and excavations in and around the Genesee Valley. His finding of Native American artifacts, such as projectile points and pottery, helps tell the story of who lived in these areas before Europeans took them over. After his passing, Vitale’s …

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020 - Aggression And Rough-And-Tumble Play During Sibling And Friend Interactions In Middle Childhood And Adolescence, Anna Shepard, Rachel Ntor, Phoebe Brenner, Avantika Jillella, Ava Franks Apr 2025

020 - Aggression And Rough-And-Tumble Play During Sibling And Friend Interactions In Middle Childhood And Adolescence, Anna Shepard, Rachel Ntor, Phoebe Brenner, Avantika Jillella, Ava Franks

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As part of a longitudinal study, we conducted an analysis of physical, verbal, and relational aggression and RTP during sibling and friend interactions in middle childhood and adolescence. Age, partner, and gender all made a difference in rate and type of both aggression and RTP.

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022 - The Effect Of Diet On The Microbial Composition Of The Mouse Gut, Makayla French, Hanna O'Reilly Apr 2025

022 - The Effect Of Diet On The Microbial Composition Of The Mouse Gut, Makayla French, Hanna O'Reilly

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An organism's gut microbiome has been shown previously to be influenced by outside factors including diet. The effects of a ketogenic diet (KD), which is a low carbohydrate, high-fat diet, and a standard diet (SD) the gut microbial composition of mice was analyzed over a 44 day time course, in both wild type and mutant mice which displayed repetitive motor behaviors (RMB). The stool of the mouse was collected at various time points and microbial DNA was extracted via a Qiagen FecalPro Kit. The 16S DNA of the samples were then sequenced using Illumina technology. Taxonomic analysis was completed to …

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028 - Chemistry Of Colored Glass In Slag From Ironville, Ny, Sierra Madison Apr 2025

028 - Chemistry Of Colored Glass In Slag From Ironville, Ny, Sierra Madison

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In Ironville, New York, smelting for iron was performed from 1828 to 1886 and left behind piles of waste called slag. Ironville is located in the Adirondack Mountains, west of the High Peaks Wilderness. Slag is the leftover byproduct of smelting for a specific ore, and the slag in Ironville is predominantly glassy and sometimes vesicular. Ironville slag comes in a variety of blues, purples, white, and greens, and some are swirled with two or more distinct colors. Five slag samples were selected because of their singular color, and one was selected due to its pattern of dark and light …

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036 - The Bronx Bus Ride: Examining Bus Quality, Accessibility And Fare Evasion, Abigail Taveras Apr 2025

036 - The Bronx Bus Ride: Examining Bus Quality, Accessibility And Fare Evasion, Abigail Taveras

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New York City’s public transportation system, vital for the mobility and livelihood of its residents, may contribute to social and economic inequities through disparities in service quality, accessibility, and fare enforcement. In the Bronx, disparities in transit experience may heighten existing social inequalities. The relationship between public transit and social equity is well-established, with research highlighting that access to efficient and reliable public transportation is essential for social mobility, economic opportunity, and overall quality of life. Transit inequities, as urban theorists like Edward Soja and scholars of spatial justice have argued, reinforce existing social and economic inequalities by limiting residents' …

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040 - Hearing Fresh(Water) Voices: Exploring Pond Soundscapes In Western New York, Bryan Armpriest, Katelyn Stancliffe, Anna Tessier, Maya Tucci, Kristina Hannam Apr 2025

040 - Hearing Fresh(Water) Voices: Exploring Pond Soundscapes In Western New York, Bryan Armpriest, Katelyn Stancliffe, Anna Tessier, Maya Tucci, Kristina Hannam

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Organisms can create sound for many different reasons, and as such, soundscapes (the collection of all sounds in a habitat) can tell us about the biotic activity in an environment based on the quantity and characteristics of sounds being produced. Freshwater soundscapes are generally understudied compared to terrestrial soundscapes. A wide variety of species are active and vocalize in freshwater environments, and studying patterns within these soundscapes can give insight on broader ecosystem health. We explored diel and seasonal patterns in a pond in Western NY by applying the acoustic diversity index (ADI) to underwater recordings from April and July …

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052 - The Benefits Of High Quality And Diverse Media In The Classroom, Chloe Hirt Apr 2025

052 - The Benefits Of High Quality And Diverse Media In The Classroom, Chloe Hirt

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Over the past few years, especially thanks to the covid-19 pandemic and distance learning, many people are starting to question the media that their children should be allowed to consume as they now had a better sense of what was going on in their child’s classrooms. Many parents have made statements about how they are against various forms of media being used in classes, including some that focus on diversity. As parents push for this type of media to be pulled, it is important to take a look at the benefits of not just high quality media, but also diverse …

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059 - The Behavioral Characterization Of A Genetic Mouse Model Of Alzheimer’S Disease, Madison Forcier, Riley Connell, Renee Spencer, Allison Bechard (Ph.D.) Apr 2025

059 - The Behavioral Characterization Of A Genetic Mouse Model Of Alzheimer’S Disease, Madison Forcier, Riley Connell, Renee Spencer, Allison Bechard (Ph.D.)

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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most common types of dementia, characterized by progressive memory loss and cognitive decline. Despite its increasing prevalence, there are few treatments and no cure. APOE4 is a variant allele that has been found to contribute to Alzheimer's pathology. We have a knock-in mouse model with the human APOE4 gene that was used to test the cognitive impairment that emerges as a result of the increased APOE4 gene expression. To do this, APOE4 KI mice and wild-type C57BL6/J control mice were tested for activity, motor strength and working memory across development. Although older mice …

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