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324-Spike Protein Ph Hop Investigation Of Protein Concentration, Bryan Martinez Hernandez Apr 2024

324-Spike Protein Ph Hop Investigation Of Protein Concentration, Bryan Martinez Hernandez

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SARS-CoV-2 is protected by a viral membrane which requires a viral capsid to fuse with a cell as an initial step in the infection process. This fusion process utilizes glycoproteins on the surface of the viral membrane to interact with cell surface proteins to help catalyze membrane fusion. The lipid-bilayer enveloped virus protects the RNA inside, while the glycoprotein (s-protein) attached outside of the envelope initiates the cellular infection process. As for the case of SARS-CoV-2, an s-protein is highly associated with priming the viral infection. This project aimed to utilize the structural component of SARS-CoV-2 binding adsorbed to gold …

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323-What Is The Geospatial Distribution Of Dairy Farms In Western New York And How Does This Distribution Compare To Documented Violations Of Dairy Farmworkers’ Rights?, Kerrin Cleary Apr 2024

323-What Is The Geospatial Distribution Of Dairy Farms In Western New York And How Does This Distribution Compare To Documented Violations Of Dairy Farmworkers’ Rights?, Kerrin Cleary

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The dairy industry in Western New York plays a crucial role in the region's economy and agricultural landscape. However, there are many injustices within the dairy industry. This project aims to map dairy farms in Western New York while discussing dairy farmerworkers' rights with the goal of implementing them. The overall goal of this project is to create a transparent publicly accessible map of dairy farms in western New York.The first step is to create a comprehensive map of dairy farms in Western New York using geospatial technology such as Google Earth Pro and Mymaps. The next step is to …

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319-Characterization Of Motor Performance In A Mouse Model Of Autism Fed A Ketogenic Diet In Early Adolescence, Sophia Azurin Apr 2024

319-Characterization Of Motor Performance In A Mouse Model Of Autism Fed A Ketogenic Diet In Early Adolescence, Sophia Azurin

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The ketogenic diet (KD) has long been used to control epilepsy, but more recently has also been shown to improve symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASD is a highly prevalent disorder, characterized partially by repetitive behavior. Genetics, environmental conditions, and resultant injury to the brain, have been linked to an increased risk for ASD. KD is thought to work as an anti-inflammatory and has been shown to decrease repetitive behavior in a mouse model of ASD; but, how KD works within ASD is not well understood. This project works with a mouse model of ASD to determine if early …

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318-Interactions Between Hormonal Phases And Caffeine On Repetitive Circling Behavior In Mice, Madison Geddes Apr 2024

318-Interactions Between Hormonal Phases And Caffeine On Repetitive Circling Behavior In Mice, Madison Geddes

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been found to be associated with abnormalities in several neurotransmitters including adenosine. Adenosine is important in energy production and affects brain functions such as sleep, alertness, and cognition. Caffeine is an adenosine receptor antagonist and one of the most widely consumed drugs in North America. Previous studies have found that small doses of caffeine antagonizing adenosine A1 and A2A receptors stimulates locomotor activity. In a mouse model of ASD, we tested the effects of caffeine on repetitive motor behavior, one of the diagnostic criteria for ASD. In addition, we were interested in the interacting effects …

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310-Wiyn Open Cluster Study: Photometry Of A 2x2 Region Of Open Cluster M34, Zephyr Lange Apr 2024

310-Wiyn Open Cluster Study: Photometry Of A 2x2 Region Of Open Cluster M34, Zephyr Lange

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Previously at Geneseo, photometry was done on data from a single central region of open cluster M34. We present photometry on an extended 2x2 range of the same cluster, including stars that were not in the original catalog. Our presentation discusses our work of matching and combining data from telescope images, and standardizing magnitudes to create a final catalog. With this, we derived the parameters of M34, and present values of cluster age and distance.

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307-Effects Of Meiotic Drive On Developing Testis In Stalk-Eyed Flies, Connor Willitt Apr 2024

307-Effects Of Meiotic Drive On Developing Testis In Stalk-Eyed Flies, Connor Willitt

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Teleopsisdalmanni, Malaysian stalk-eyed flies are a species of flies that exhibit sex ratio (SR) meiotic drive, a selfish X chromosome allele that violates Mendel’s Law of Segregation. Drive prevents males from producing Y-bearing sperm, producing only female flies. Previous research has found six large inversions on the same region of the chromosome. In three regions of these inversions, an X-liked paralog for JASPer had high levels of expression and coverage compared to the standard (ST) X chromosome. JASPer is normally in association with JIL-1 protein to regulate the maintenance of euchromatin. The paralogs do not differ from the ST JASPer …

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305-Unraveling The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence On Human Society: A Multidisciplinary Exploration, Marcus Lewis Apr 2024

305-Unraveling The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence On Human Society: A Multidisciplinary Exploration, Marcus Lewis

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This presentation explores real-world applications of AI, ranging from professional sports strategy formulation to marketing strategies for consumer products like the iPhone. This presentation will consist of emphasizing the symbiotic relationship between AI and human decision-making, it underscores the necessity of human oversight and accountability in AI-driven decision processes. Additionally, the presentation underscores the approaches to comprehend the multifaceted impact of AI on human society. By fostering dialogue across diverse domains, it aims to navigate the evolving landscape of AI adoption while safeguarding human values and societal well-being.

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291-Resting State Neural Activity, Empathy, And Their Association With Internalizing Symptomatology, Maxwell Mesi Apr 2024

291-Resting State Neural Activity, Empathy, And Their Association With Internalizing Symptomatology, Maxwell Mesi

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Resting state neural activity has been shown to impact trait empathy, but the impact of these activation patterns on empathy processes associated with psychopathology is unclear. Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy, blood-oxygenation levels in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex are measured during a resting-state and while the participants are completing emotion-recognition tasks. After collecting resting state data, we will administer a Theory of Mind task, the Frith-Happé Animations Test, in which participants will classify interactions between two animated triangles as mental, physical, or random. Correctly identified mental interactions will be followed by asking which emotion best fits each triangle. Next, we will …

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290-Concurrent Neural Activity Predicting Empathy Processing Task Accuracy And Symptomatology, Alexandra Young Apr 2024

290-Concurrent Neural Activity Predicting Empathy Processing Task Accuracy And Symptomatology, Alexandra Young

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Previous research has investigated the link between emotional processing and internalizing symptomatology. The current study aimed to identify unique patterns of neural activation in response to two different empathy-related tasks. In addition, this study examined whether specific profiles of neural activity and task performance were predictive of internalizing symptomatology. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was employed to assess concurrent neural activity by measuring blood oxygenation in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during two cognitive tasks. The first task was the Frith-Happe Stimulus Set, which consisted of triangles interacting in various ways. This task measured Theory of Mind, which is one’s ability to …

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284-Alcohol Use, Neuroinflammation, And A Ketogenic Diet In A Mouse Model Of Alcohol Use, Dhavan Brahmbhatt Apr 2024

284-Alcohol Use, Neuroinflammation, And A Ketogenic Diet In A Mouse Model Of Alcohol Use, Dhavan Brahmbhatt

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Ketogenic diet (KD) is a diet with high fat, moderate amount of protein and low carbohydrate. KD has been known for many therapeutic purposes, including alcohol abuse. This project focuses on how KD affects cognitive performance in mice administered alcohol. Three groups of mice were used in this study; one group was given 20% EtOH and KD, another group with only 20% EtOH, and the last group without 20% EtOH or KD which was our control group. Before the alcohol administration period began, the KD mice were fed KD for 1 week. Then, mice assigned to EtOH groups were injected …

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278-Prevalence Of The Toxicokinetic Nature Of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (Pfas) On Human Development, Daniela Paolino Apr 2024

278-Prevalence Of The Toxicokinetic Nature Of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (Pfas) On Human Development, Daniela Paolino

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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were created in the 1930s with the desire to monopolize their durable hydrophobic nature, attained through the fluorine-carbon bonding in the alkyl chain, and was quickly utilized in innumerable consumer products (e.g: makeup, lotion, nonstick pans, food containers, carpets, and shampoos). It wasn't until 1970 when traces of PFAS were found in blood tests, that concerns about its ability to endure biodegradation started to arise. Today people are constantly exposed to PFAS chemicals, whether it be through dust build-up in their homes, the products they are consuming, or the water they drink. Its often unbeknownst …

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272-Garden Committee At Great Day, Jeremy Sauer Apr 2024

272-Garden Committee At Great Day, Jeremy Sauer

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The Garden Committee works within the Office of Sustainability to manage the campus garden. Each year, the committee grows vegetables using organic and sustainable practices which are brought to market in Geneseo and Rochester during the summer and fall. The garden acts as a opportunity for students to learn sustainable horticulture that they can practice throughout there lives, and as a way to participate in community engagement at each farmers market. At the Westside Farmers Market in Rochester, the Committee works to address food justice by providing low cost fresh produce, particularly produce requested by the community as being inaccessible …

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267-The Role Of Yap And Pyap In Retinal Regeneration Of Zebrafish, Muwafaq Ibrahim Apr 2024

267-The Role Of Yap And Pyap In Retinal Regeneration Of Zebrafish, Muwafaq Ibrahim

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A remarkable feature of Zebrafish, not found in mammals, is their ability to regenerate their retinal cells. Even during the later stages of development in adulthood, this ability does not waiver. After sustaining damage to the retina, Humans are unable to recover, which makes studying the mechanism of Zebrafish regeneration of great importance and relevance. Understanding the differences could help further advances toward discovering cures for blindness in Humans one day. The Hippo (Hpo) pathway is a signaling pathway in animals that ultimately controls the size of organs by either promoting or inhibiting cell division. Activation of the pathway leads …

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263-Developing A Portable System Of Environmental Dna (Edna) Surveillance To Monitor Fish Population Dynamics And Detect Invasive Species In Conesus Lake And The Philippine Seas, Morgan Comstock Apr 2024

263-Developing A Portable System Of Environmental Dna (Edna) Surveillance To Monitor Fish Population Dynamics And Detect Invasive Species In Conesus Lake And The Philippine Seas, Morgan Comstock

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Climate change is an increasing threat to many ecosystems worldwide. Due to global warming, many species are under threat of extinction while others are forced into unusual patterns of migration. For example, the ‘Round Scad’ fish in the Philippines, which is a cheap source of protein in the diet of common citizens, is rapidly declining in both population and body size. In this project, we aim to develop a cheap, rapid, and sensitive method of monitoring the population dynamics of this fish and other marine species in the wild. Recently, a new method called environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has been …

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261-Facets Of Dispositional Empathy For Nature Mediate The Relation Between Empathy And Environmental Intentions, Victoria Grann Apr 2024

261-Facets Of Dispositional Empathy For Nature Mediate The Relation Between Empathy And Environmental Intentions, Victoria Grann

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Previous research shows that Dispositional Empathy for Nature (DEN) mediates the relation between empathy for other humans (EC) and environmental intentions (EI). However, DEN is a multi-dimensional construct that includes both empathy for nature and the ability to take nature’s perspective. The current study investigated whether these subdimensions of DEN mediated the relation between EC and EI. Results indicated a serially mediated path from EC through perspective taking for nature to empathy to nature to EI. There was also a separate mediated path from EC to empathy to nature to EI that did not include taking nature’s perspective. Practical and …

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257-Effects Of Industrialization On Causes Of Death In 19th And Early 20th Century Rochester, Morgan Dunn Apr 2024

257-Effects Of Industrialization On Causes Of Death In 19th And Early 20th Century Rochester, Morgan Dunn

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Rochester has been referred to as America’s first boomtown, thanks to contributions from the Erie Canal in the early parts of the 19th century. This new development sparked the catalyst for extreme industrialization in Rochester, with large factories being introduced in the city (i.e. Kodak). With rapid industrialization came coinciding health developments, much of the time with detrimental effects. Industrialization created a cycle that shaped the public health sphere. For example, industrialization caused the spread of more diseases, then industrialization helped to combat these diseases; industrialization led to more deaths by accidents, then industrialization helped to prevent these accident-based deaths.At …

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256-Assessing The Use Of Next Generation Minion Nanopore Dna Sequencing In Obtaining High Quality Data From Zebra Fish To Inform Round Scad Fish Epigenetics Under Global Climate Stress, Molly O'Brien Apr 2024

256-Assessing The Use Of Next Generation Minion Nanopore Dna Sequencing In Obtaining High Quality Data From Zebra Fish To Inform Round Scad Fish Epigenetics Under Global Climate Stress, Molly O'Brien

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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 to 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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255-Comparing The Morphology Of Impact Craters In Different Target Lithologies, Jesse Norton Apr 2024

255-Comparing The Morphology Of Impact Craters In Different Target Lithologies, Jesse Norton

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Mars is covered in impact craters of varying sizes formed within a diversity of target lithologies, including lava flows and clastic materials (e.g., sedimentary rocks and volcaniclastics). Using 1-meter digital elevation models (DEMs) from the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) and 3D Spatial Analyst tools in ArcGIS, the morphometric variables of impact craters were quantified to reveal differences in the erodibility of craters and ejecta blankets in different target rocks. Craters 100m to 1 km in size were chosen by known geologic context including the Gusev crater lava plains (lava flows), Elysium Planitia (lava flows with possible clastic rocks at …

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252-Long-Term Trends In Dominance Of Mustard Hill Coral In San Salvador Reefs, Michaela Cawley Apr 2024

252-Long-Term Trends In Dominance Of Mustard Hill Coral In San Salvador Reefs, Michaela Cawley

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Corals throughout the Caribbean have been declining in abundance for the past three decades, yet one stony coral species commonly known as Mustard Hill (Porites astreoides) has become more dominant. However, a recent study conducted in the Virgin Islands showed that Mustard Hill coral populations have declined. Our research team studied corals in previously surveyed reefs around San Salvador Island, The Bahamas, to determine the trajectory of Mustard Hill populations. Specifically, we wanted to know if the populations had changed since they were last studied in 2019. Data on coral species abundance and percent cover were collected at both Rocky …

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251-Bone Fracture Repair: Analysis Of Mechanical Strength And Porosity Properties Of Biocompatible Collagen Cements, Owen Vincent Apr 2024

251-Bone Fracture Repair: Analysis Of Mechanical Strength And Porosity Properties Of Biocompatible Collagen Cements, Owen Vincent

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Calcium phosphate-based cements (CPCs) have been under investigation for use in setting and repairing bone fractures as a method to replace auto-grafting. Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a calcium phosphate mineral and the main mineral component of bone, making it a suitable basis for biocompatible cements. HA cements alone however lack mechanical strength and the porosity required for osteocyte ingrowth and proliferation. In this study, we examine the addition of a protein polymer collagen on the mechanical strength and pore structure of a HA-based CPC via measurements of shear strength and compressive strength, as well as scanning electron microscopy. The study is …

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249-Energy Return On Investment: A Critical Problem For Modern Efforts To Meet The Climate Challenge, Iris Tyler Apr 2024

249-Energy Return On Investment: A Critical Problem For Modern Efforts To Meet The Climate Challenge, Iris Tyler

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Energy return on investment (EROI) refers to the energy available for consumption after accounting for the energy required to produce energy. For example, energy is required to operate oil drilling equipment. Therefore, the total energy available for consumption is the energy required minus the energy produced. This is important because modern energy sources require an ever increasing amount of energy to function. Therefore, the energy available to consumers is reducing, even though absolute energy production increases. There are differing perspectives about solutions to modern environmental problems. The Green Growth perspective argues that we can move to non-fossil fuel alternatives and …

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248-Empathy And Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Investigating Human Altruism And Its Link To Pro-Environmental Behaviors, Anna Arehart Apr 2024

248-Empathy And Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Investigating Human Altruism And Its Link To Pro-Environmental Behaviors, Anna Arehart

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Through the empathy-altruism hypothesis, Batson predicts empathetic concern influences altruistic motivation, which may lead to helping behaviors (Batson et al., 2014). Environmental researchers borrowed this idea and have produced a rich literature showing that empathy is associated with pro-environmental behaviors (PEB). This poster describes an ongoing literature review of this area of research. Our preliminary results show that empathy and associated constructs consistently predict PEB, although these relations are often of modest size. However, the literature is somewhat theoretically confused with no overarching explanation of why these relations exist. We hope to remedy this in our review by examining whether …

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246-Amyloid Beta 1-40 Protein Corona Formation On Gold Colloids And Investigation Of Nano-Size Dependence, Bryan Martinez Hernandez Apr 2024

246-Amyloid Beta 1-40 Protein Corona Formation On Gold Colloids And Investigation Of Nano-Size Dependence, Bryan Martinez Hernandez

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Earlier this year, Professor Yokoyama published a paper in the Langmuir Journal, "Protein Corona Formation and Aggregation Process of Amyloid Beta 1-40 Coated Gold Nano-Colloids". Together with my groupmate for this project, we further investigated the findings from this publication. We found that more different nano sizes of gold colloids followed the same trend when alternating between acidic and basic pH. This was done by using the imaging technique known as Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) on Amyloid-beta1-40(Aβ1-40)proteins that had been coated with gold colloids (20 nanometers and 80 nanometers) to make a visual representation of the spectrum generated during …

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245-Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations And Watershed Impacts, Aleigha Morrison Apr 2024

245-Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations And Watershed Impacts, Aleigha Morrison

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Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOS) are defined as agricultural facilities where 1000 or more animals are born and raised for slaughter in the food industry. Animals are often raised in confined spaces. CAFOs can significantly impact watersheds due to the large quantities of manure they produce. Not only does CAFO manure contain both the artificial hormones and antibiotics they are given, but also excessive amounts of nutrients, bacteria, pathogens and other pollutants, some of which can contribute to eutrophication. The purpose of this project was to map CAFOs in New York State and to compare their locations with watersheds. Data …

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243-Study Spaces On Campus, Rachel Bibler Apr 2024

243-Study Spaces On Campus, Rachel Bibler

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Studying is a huge part of a college student’s life and study spaces can make or break how well college students are able to study. This project explores the different study spaces around a college campus and why students find certain study spaces more effective for studying than others. We sent a survey to students to find out what makes an effective study space. This survey was completed by students who lived on campus as well as students who live off campus. Based on data collected from around the Geneseo campus, we find that the study spaces that have the …

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242-Measurements Of Cosmic Ray Muon Flux During April 8th Eclipse, Aidan Cheeseman Apr 2024

242-Measurements Of Cosmic Ray Muon Flux During April 8th Eclipse, Aidan Cheeseman

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Muons are one of the fundamental particles of the universe. They share many properties with electrons, like charge, but are 200 times more massive. Muons are produced naturally when highly energetic particles originating from the sun or from within distant galaxies, interact with the upper atmosphere of the earth. Each one of these highly energetic particles produces a shower of highly energetic and penetrative muons that rain down on the surface of the earth. Using the TeachSpin muon physics apparatus, measurements of the rate at which muons reach the surface of the earth have been made. These measurements show a …

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241-Exploring The Synthesis Of Maleanilic Acids In Bioderived, Biodegradable Solvents, Emily Rennells Apr 2024

241-Exploring The Synthesis Of Maleanilic Acids In Bioderived, Biodegradable Solvents, Emily Rennells

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A variety of maleanilic acids with different functional groups have been synthesized using green chemistry methods. In the past, maleanilic acids use solvents that are harmful to the environment such as toluene and benzene. Our research is experimenting with green solvents and reaction methods following the twelve principles of green chemistry. The solvent proven to be the most successful is ethyl lactate and is known to be renewable. The overall goal of this synthesis is to produce a final product of maleimides using the maleanilic acids. Maleimides have anti-bacterial, anti-tumor and anti-parasitic properties and are often used in polymers. Different …

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235-Resting State Neural Activity Predicting Psychopathology And Neural Efficiency During Empathy Processing Tasks, Michelle Fitting Apr 2024

235-Resting State Neural Activity Predicting Psychopathology And Neural Efficiency During Empathy Processing Tasks, Michelle Fitting

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Resting state activity has been shown to be correlated with variations in trait empathy, and has also been demonstrated to predict symptomatology. Our study investigates how differences in resting state neural activity predict concurrent neural activity during cognitive tasks involved in empathy processing, as well as how this relationship correlates to well-being. Using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), we monitored blood oxygen levels in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during a resting state condition and while participants performed two empathy-related tasks. Resting state neural activity was measured by having participants look at a static fixation cross on a screen in front …

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232-Use Of 3-D Models And Muscle Moment Arms To Determine The Function And Evolution Of Tyrannosaurus Rex Forelimbs, Kurt Schirrmacher Apr 2024

232-Use Of 3-D Models And Muscle Moment Arms To Determine The Function And Evolution Of Tyrannosaurus Rex Forelimbs, Kurt Schirrmacher

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By utilizing 3-D computer models, it is possible to use the information to reconstruct the musculature of Tyrannosaurus rex. In this study, we obtained laser scans of a nearly complete set of T. rexforelimb bones from the Field Museum. We imported these scans into the software “Maya” (Autodesk) and articulated the separate bones to form the forelimb and created joints around which the bones can move. Then, we imported this model into another software, “OpenSim” (Stanford), where we created muscles as lines, and made sure they interacted properly by creating “via points” and “wrapping surfaces.” Muscle moment arms were automatically …

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229-Analysis Of Kap Survey Data And Biological Trends In Schistosomiasis Reinfections And Coinfections, Miranda Saynuk Apr 2024

229-Analysis Of Kap Survey Data And Biological Trends In Schistosomiasis Reinfections And Coinfections, Miranda Saynuk

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Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) prevalent in tropical areas including Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. Our sample includes individuals, both male and female, ages 8-26 in a small community outside Accra, Ghana. We have looked at two aspects of this disease that include biological data as well as Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) data. Due to the nature ofSchistosoma mansoniandS. haematobium,reinfection is quite common as well as coinfection. Both of these phenomena might correlate with differences in severity of symptom presentation, as well as the quantity of eggs passed in urine and stool. Data was collected from …

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