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012 - Second-Generation Biofuel Production From Rice Husks: Quantification Of Glucose Utilizing Dinitrosalicylic Acid Analysis, Omar Mohamed, Dylan Herstek, Marshall Mclure Apr 2025

012 - Second-Generation Biofuel Production From Rice Husks: Quantification Of Glucose Utilizing Dinitrosalicylic Acid Analysis, Omar Mohamed, Dylan Herstek, Marshall Mclure

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For decades, dependence on fossil fuels has led to excessive greenhouse gas emissions, significantly advancing global warming. Greenhouse gases trap heat within Earth’s atmosphere, ultimately preventing its escape into space and intensifying climate change. As concerns over climate change grow, the search for renewable energy alternatives has become increasingly more urgent. Biomass energy presents a promising and sustainable resolution. First-generation biofuels, derived from carb-rich crops (rice and potatoes), pose challenges due to their competition with food supplies, increasing prices globally. To address this issue, researchers have turned to second-generation biofuels, which utilize lignocellulosic materials-inedible structural parts of plants-as a renewable …

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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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031 - Measuring The Success Of Remediation Using Ostracodes In The Western Finger Lakes, Ny, Emily Szczublewski, Jacey Balcarczyk, Zander Cole, Kurt Schirrmacher, Jacalyn M. Wittmer Apr 2025

031 - Measuring The Success Of Remediation Using Ostracodes In The Western Finger Lakes, Ny, Emily Szczublewski, Jacey Balcarczyk, Zander Cole, Kurt Schirrmacher, Jacalyn M. Wittmer

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Conesus Lake, a mesoeutrophic lake located in the Finger Lakes, has experienced environmental disruptions over the past centuries. Conesus Lake contains six species of ostracods, Cypridopisis vidua, Candona candida, Candona ohioensis, Candona ellipitica, Darwinula stevensoni, and Limocythere verrucosa. These species reflect the lake's environmental conditions, including remediation efforts used to restore it. This study aims to show the effectiveness of remediation using the diversity and abundance of ostracodes found in the lake. Cores were collected from the south basin of Conesus Lake. Samples of sediment were collected at one-centimeter intervals from 3 cm to 154 cm. Subfossils were separated from …

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032 - Observed Verbal Irony And Mothers’ Perceptions Of Adolescent Sibling And Friend Relationships, Grant Edmondson, Ty Diponzio, Jackson Kelly, Rileigh Levan, Evan Powers Apr 2025

032 - Observed Verbal Irony And Mothers’ Perceptions Of Adolescent Sibling And Friend Relationships, Grant Edmondson, Ty Diponzio, Jackson Kelly, Rileigh Levan, Evan Powers

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As part of a longitudinal study of sibling and friend relationships, we examined adolescents’ use of verbal irony in their interactions and how it may be related to mothers’ perceptions of their relationships. While verbal irony is a common feature of adolescent communication, little observational research has been done on its use or on how mothers perceive it. We anticipated that mothers' perceptions of adolescents’ relationships would be related to the adolescents’ use of verbal irony, perhaps more so for sibling relationships than for friendships, due to their somewhat limited access to their children’s interactions with friends.

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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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039 - Designing An Educational Lab: Using Dry Ice To Demonstrate Carbon Dioxide As A Greenhouse Gas, Sean Mcguire Apr 2025

039 - Designing An Educational Lab: Using Dry Ice To Demonstrate Carbon Dioxide As A Greenhouse Gas, Sean Mcguire

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This project aimed to create a laboratory experiment for educational use to show that carbon dioxide in an atmosphere acts as a greenhouse gas. An experiment of this kind was first done in 1856 by Eunice Foote providing evidence that Carbon Dioxide could cause warming in the atmosphere. Initially, four tubes had increasing amounts of Dry Ice placed in them with a fifth tube left with no dry ice as a control. The hypothesis was that as the amount of dry ice in each tube increased, the temperature should increase faster based on there being higher concentrations of CO2 released …

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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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046 - Synthesis And Analysis Of A Ytterbium- And Thulium-Codoped Upconverting Dicalcium Phosphate Cement For Potential Use As A Bone Defect Filler, Milo Miller, Trinity Trojanowski Apr 2025

046 - Synthesis And Analysis Of A Ytterbium- And Thulium-Codoped Upconverting Dicalcium Phosphate Cement For Potential Use As A Bone Defect Filler, Milo Miller, Trinity Trojanowski

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We synthesized and characterized a ytterbium- and thulium-codoped dicalcium phosphate cement with potential therapeutic applications. Critical bone fractures pose a significant challenge to healthcare, often requiring invasive autografting due to a lack of effective alternatives. Calcium phosphate cements have arisen as a possible alternative, as they mimic the chemical composition of bones and promote healing. Among calcium phosphate cements, dicalcium phosphate cements, particularly monetite, are advantaged in resorption rate and osteoinductivity. The mechanical properties of monetite, however, pose an issue for its implementation as a bone replacement material. Recent research explores rare earth metal doping as a means to enhance …

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051 - Good Food Buffalo Coalition: Key Findings Within Community Action Planning, Annika Hurley Apr 2025

051 - Good Food Buffalo Coalition: Key Findings Within Community Action Planning, Annika Hurley

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The Good Food Buffalo Coalition is dedicated to bringing the Good Food Purchasing Program to Western New York. The coalition aims to shift food procurement practices in Buffalo Public Schools by focusing on sustainability, community values, and nutritional equity. By moving away from the lowest bidder system, the coalition seeks to prioritize nutrition, workers' rights, sustainability, animal welfare, and local economies. We want Buffalo Public Schools to provide food in a way that supports these values and goals. The coalition hosts listening sessions to gather opinions and ideas to develop an action plan guiding the coalition’s work moving forward. To …

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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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054 - Language And Disability Justice Action Plan For The Good Food Buffalo Coalition, Daniel Moore Apr 2025

054 - Language And Disability Justice Action Plan For The Good Food Buffalo Coalition, Daniel Moore

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In governments and social justice work alike, the need for accessibility for those who speak other languages and those with differing abilities is abundantly clear. Even though there is no official language in the United States, English has dominated the dialogue. Currently, moreover, meetings show little regard to those with differing abilities then the general populace. How best can social justice organizations better accommodate everyone to help limit if not outright eliminate language and ability barriers? In my inquiry, I helped the Good Food Buffalo Coalition, an organization that is seeking to implement a values-based food purchasing program for public …

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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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071 - Beavers From Above: Identifying Keystone Habitats Via Remote Sensing, Skyler Klimow, Aneesa Mirza Apr 2025

071 - Beavers From Above: Identifying Keystone Habitats Via Remote Sensing, Skyler Klimow, Aneesa Mirza

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Beavers (Castor canadensis) are a keystone species whose dam-building activities influence hydrology, geomorphology, biogeochemical cycles, and ecosystem productivity. Once widespread across North America, their populations have declined due to over-trapping and habitat loss. Recognizing and preserving beaver habitats is essential for supporting biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. This study aims to identify key features of beaver dams and associated ponds using publicly available satellite imagery and spatial analysis tools to support conservation efforts. We analyzed a subset of data from Collaborative Earth’s Beaver Lab, focusing on 894 beaver dam locations in the Tug Hill region of Lewis County, New York. Using …

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075 - Wiyn 0.9m Ubvri Photometry Of The Open Cluster Ngc 6811, Caitlin Miller, Catherine Robb, Marisa Mazzacco Apr 2025

075 - Wiyn 0.9m Ubvri Photometry Of The Open Cluster Ngc 6811, Caitlin Miller, Catherine Robb, Marisa Mazzacco

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We present photometry of 83 images of the Open Cluster NGC 6811 in five filters, U, B, V, R, and I, taken with the WIYN 0.9m telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Stars in each image were automatically detected and brightnesses measured using a dynamically measured and spatially varying point spread function (psf). Light extending past the psf radius was measured and corrected for. A final catalog of averaged magnitudes in each filter was created and cluster parameters such as age, distance, reddening, and metallicity were derived.

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085 - Investigating Drivers Of Variation In The Paleognath Wing, Isabel Marzec, Sara Burch Apr 2025

085 - Investigating Drivers Of Variation In The Paleognath Wing, Isabel Marzec, Sara Burch

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Paleognathae is a group of flightless birds largely characterized by the absence of the keeled sternum. As they diverged from their flighted ancestors, most palaeognaths developed cursorial traits, such as greater body mass and elongated hindlimbs, and concomitant with this was the reduction of the forelimbs, which were no longer needed for flight. This study investigates the forelimb variation within and between different paleognathous species to determine which behaviors and environmental pressures may have contributed most to the forelimb morphologies of extant taxa. Differences in the forelimb elements of males and females, indicating sexual dimorphism in the wing, would suggest …

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086 - Shongo Valley Creek Thin Skinned Slump Monitoring And Modeling, Jeffrey Herberger Apr 2025

086 - Shongo Valley Creek Thin Skinned Slump Monitoring And Modeling, Jeffrey Herberger

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This study describes geomorphology, triggers, and monitoring of a slow, rotational slope failure at Shongo Valley Creek in Caneadea, NY. One- and two-dimensional (dry/wet) factor of safety (FS) models were produced using a 1-meter digital elevation model (DEM) in ArcGIS Pro. Fieldwork and drone imaging were also completed for active slide monitoring and informing FS analysis. The Factor of safety (FS) is a non-dimensional ratio relating resisting and driving forces for failure. FS values above 1.2 indicate slopes that are unconditionally stable, 1 stable, 0.8 unstable, and below 0.8 unconditionally unstable. The analysis revealed most of the region surrounding Shongo …

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095 - Compost To Carbon: Boosting Wetland Restoration With Soil Amendments, Eliza Dawes, Pippa De Jong, Joelle Chang Apr 2025

095 - Compost To Carbon: Boosting Wetland Restoration With Soil Amendments, Eliza Dawes, Pippa De Jong, Joelle Chang

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Wetlands provide vital ecosystem services, but widespread destruction has led to a significant loss in these services. In response, created wetlands have been implemented to offset these impacts, yet they often lack the ecological function of natural wetlands. One proposed method to improve restoration outcomes is the addition of soil amendments to accelerate succession. This study evaluates whether five years of leaf litter compost additions have improved soil characteristics in a created wetland. Soil samples were collected in Fall 2024 from the Mill Seat Wetland Restoration Area in Riga, NY, and analyzed for soil moisture (SM), soil organic matter (SOM), …

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096 - Personality, Morphology, And Intraspecific Interactions In The Ant-Mimicking Spider, Myrmarachne Formicaria, Theodore Charlap, Colton Judd Apr 2025

096 - Personality, Morphology, And Intraspecific Interactions In The Ant-Mimicking Spider, Myrmarachne Formicaria, Theodore Charlap, Colton Judd

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The Eurasian ant-mimicking spider Myrmarachne formicaria (Salticidae) is a relatively new arrival to North America and has spread throughout the Great Lakes region. M. formicaria has evolved remarkable ant-like appearances and behaviors, alongside enlarged chelicerae (jaws) in males. These chelicerae may be critical in competitive interactions as they spread them during confrontations with other males. The outcomes of these encounters could significantly impact courtship success. Our study aims to explore three main questions: (1) Do M. formicaria exhibit consistent variation in behavior that could be characterized as differences in personality? (2) If these spiders do exhibit consistent personalities, are these …

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099 - Towards Extreme Mass-Ratio Inspiral Calculations In The Time Domain Using Hyperboloidal Slicing And Compactification, Jonathan Mcnamara, Zachary Boice, Thomas Osburn Apr 2025

099 - Towards Extreme Mass-Ratio Inspiral Calculations In The Time Domain Using Hyperboloidal Slicing And Compactification, Jonathan Mcnamara, Zachary Boice, Thomas Osburn

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Our future goal is to accurately predict gravitational wave signals by solving the Regge-Wheeler equation in the time domain. We first built foundational understanding by solving a simpler case with a simpler method: an oscillating point source on an infinite string, solved by implementing a second-order finite difference approximation to solve the 1D wave equation. We simulated waves propagating to infinity by imposing an internal boundary condition consistent with a Dirac delta source. This was solved and simulated in Mathematica. One important feature of our technique is the use of hyperboloidal slicing and compactification because it enhances accuracy for astrophysical …

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105 - Attention Bias Differences During Stressful Interactions, Kaelin Faery, Destina Tas, Sophia Licausi, Molly Flanagan, Isabell Matthew Apr 2025

105 - Attention Bias Differences During Stressful Interactions, Kaelin Faery, Destina Tas, Sophia Licausi, Molly Flanagan, Isabell Matthew

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Attention bias (AB) is a characteristic seen in individuals with anxiety, in which they attend to threatening or negative stimuli more frequently than neutral stimuli (Bar-Haim et al., 2007). To our knowledge, prior research investigating AB has not conducted experiments in true real-world situations, making results difficult to generalize to the real world. The present study adapted the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST; Kirchbaum et al, 1993) to assess attention bias in a real-life stressful situation. The TSST involves completing a brief speaking task in front of a panel; here the panel consisted of two confederates, one of which presents …

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106 - Trait Anxiety Relationship To Attention Bias During Social Interaction, Molly Flanagan, Kaelin Faery, Aj Ludlam, Hannah Belosky Apr 2025

106 - Trait Anxiety Relationship To Attention Bias During Social Interaction, Molly Flanagan, Kaelin Faery, Aj Ludlam, Hannah Belosky

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Trait anxiety is an individual’s tendency to appraise situations as threatening, avoid anxiety-provoking situations, and demonstrate high baseline physiological arousal (Elwood et al., 2012). Attention bias (AB) is a characteristic seen in individuals with anxiety, in which they attend to threatening or negative stimuli more frequently than neutral stimuli, but no studies have examined this relationship in a real-world social setting (Bar-Haim et al., 2007). Here, we test the hypothesis that more anxious individuals have an attention bias during a real-world social interaction. Trait anxiety is tested at the beginning using an STAI-T questionnaire, with higher scores indicating higher levels …

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110 - Conflict Issues And Associated Features In Sibling And Friend Interaction In Childhood And Adolescence, Sophia Bobeck, Maddie Sepcaru, Samantha Marriott, Olivia Biesinger, Ganie Dehart Apr 2025

110 - Conflict Issues And Associated Features In Sibling And Friend Interaction In Childhood And Adolescence, Sophia Bobeck, Maddie Sepcaru, Samantha Marriott, Olivia Biesinger, Ganie Dehart

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This longitudinal study explored the issues in child and adolescent sibling and friend conflicts, as well as their association with various conflict features. Twenty-seven target children from white middle-class families in western New York were visited in their homes at ages 4, 7, and 17. At each age, they were videotaped in separate interactions with a sibling and with a friend. We examined how time (developmental stage), gender, and partner (sibling vs. friend) were associated with conflict issues (object, behavior, plans for play, and ideas/facts), as well as with rate of conflict, conflict duration, and conflict intensity. Time, gender, and …

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144 - Assessing The Use Of Next Generation Minion Nanopore Dna Sequencing In Obtaining High Quality Data From Zebrafish To Inform Round Scad Fish Epigenetics Under Global Climate Stress, Mark Moroz, Bryan Dileo, Grace Carlucci, Berfin Gul Apr 2025

144 - Assessing The Use Of Next Generation Minion Nanopore Dna Sequencing In Obtaining High Quality Data From Zebrafish To Inform Round Scad Fish Epigenetics Under Global Climate Stress, Mark Moroz, Bryan Dileo, Grace Carlucci, Berfin Gul

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The issue of climate change has been gaining increased awareness and attention globally in recent years. It is having various impacts on ecosystems all over the world, causing many species to become environmentally stressed. Epigenetics is a concept that is being studied more prevalently regarding climate changes. Due to the changing environment, stress-induced heritable traits may appear without changes to the genomic code, known as epigenetic alterations. One such epigenetic alteration is DNA methylation, which occurs in cellular responses to environmental stress. One major source of affordable protein in the Philippines comes from the wild Round Scad fish, which has …

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148 - Perspective Taking And Dispositional Empathy With Nature: The Mediating Role Of Connection To Nature, Anna Arehart, Joseph Healy Apr 2025

148 - Perspective Taking And Dispositional Empathy With Nature: The Mediating Role Of Connection To Nature, Anna Arehart, Joseph Healy

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Dispositional empathy for nature is an important predictor of pro environmental intentions. However, relatively little is known about the psychological precursors of dispositional empathy for nature. We predicted that connection to nature would mediate the relation between perspective taking and dispositional empathy for nature. Our reasoning is based on findings that link empathy to dispositional empathy for nature (perspective taking is a component of empathy for other humans), and our hypothesis that feeling connected to nature should increase empathy for nature. Undergraduate participants (n=117) at SUNY Geneseo completed an online survey that included measures of perspective taking of other humans, …

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149 - Cannabis Use Attitudes, Frequency, And Emotion Regulation In College Students, Riley Kawola, Bridget Maddigan Apr 2025

149 - Cannabis Use Attitudes, Frequency, And Emotion Regulation In College Students, Riley Kawola, Bridget Maddigan

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Emotion regulation is the process through which people influence the emotions they experience and express, including the timing of emotional expression and experience (Gross, 1998b). Emotion regulation difficulties are a well-documented risk factor for substance use and misuse. Attitudes have been shown to directly impact behavior, specifically when they relate directly to the goals driving behavior (Baumeister & Finkel, 2010). When experiencing difficult or intense emotions, one may shift their attitudes to align with emotion regulation goals. We hypothesize that cannabis attitudes mediate the relationship between emotion regulation abilities and cannabis frequency. Participants were students (N= 72) enrolled in a …

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152 - Ion Beam Analysis Of Lithium Targets Used To Measure Laser-Driven Nuclear Reaction Cross Sections, Shoshanna Hertz, Silas Richardson, Delvin Ramos, Liam Wilson, Michelle Woods Apr 2025

152 - Ion Beam Analysis Of Lithium Targets Used To Measure Laser-Driven Nuclear Reaction Cross Sections, Shoshanna Hertz, Silas Richardson, Delvin Ramos, Liam Wilson, Michelle Woods

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A project is underway to develop a platform for measuring light ion nuclear reaction cross sections at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) using beams of particles produced by the target normal sheath acceleration (TNSA) mechanism. This technique could enable the measurement of nuclear reaction cross sections that are not accessible with conventional accelerators. One reaction currently under investigation to test the feasibility of this technique is the 7Li(d,p)8Li reaction. The deuteron beam, produced by TNSA, is incident on a lithium target producing the radioactive isotope 8Li with a half life of 840 ms. Counting the resulting activity of the …

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158 - Devonian Nowakia From The Genundewa Limestone, Upper Devonian, Western New York, Emma Johnson, Liam Mcaneney, Chloe Rayburn, Rory Salter, Colleen Strong Apr 2025

158 - Devonian Nowakia From The Genundewa Limestone, Upper Devonian, Western New York, Emma Johnson, Liam Mcaneney, Chloe Rayburn, Rory Salter, Colleen Strong

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Nowakia are microscopic conical fossils of unknown affinities, possibly mollusks, characterized by an ornament of rings and ridges. Nowakiids have been found and studied in Devonian limestones from the Czech Republic and China, but not specifically from the Genudewa Limestone in western New York. Our goal was to quantify the abundance of nowakiids and other dacryoconarids from the upper and lower beds of the Genundewa limestone. Rock samples were collected at both Eighteen Mile Creek near North Evans, and Jones Bridge Road near Geneseo. Materials were collected using chisels and sledge hammers, then crushed, split, and scanned using optical microscopes …

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