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New Species Discovery In Eriastrum (Polemoniaceae) In The Californian Red Mountains, Kaitlyn Pankratz, Leigh Johnson

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023

Characterized in the flowering plant family Polemoniaceae by wooly hairs on the calyces and bracts associated with the flowers and found in dry areas of western North America (1).

The Effects Of A High Carbohydrate Vs. High Fat Pre-Fast Meal On Incretin Hormone Secretion: A Randomized Crossover Study, Parker Graves, Landon S. Deru, Bruce Bailey

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023

Chronic illness such as strokes, heart disease and diabetes all rank among the leading causes of death in the United States. Recently, fasting has gained popularity as a means of prevention from chronic illness through weight loss and other health benefits. Fasting produces multiple beneficial physiological responses that have been shown to aid in chronic disease prevention, one of which is observed by the release of incretin hormones such as glucosedependent insulin tropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). These incretin hormones are released by the gut to augment the secretion of insulin to regulate postprandial glucose levels. During a …

Staphylococcus Aureus Readily Shares Antibiotic Resistance Genes Via Transformation In Co Cultured Biofilms, Brooklyn Jones, Ashley Ball, Emillee Augenstein, Thompson Jared, Austin Wright, Brad Berges

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023

Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is a pathogenic bacterium which affects both humans and livestock, primarily affecting the blood, lungs, and soft tissues The CDC estimates 700 000 current deaths per year in the USA that are associated with antibiotic resistance (AR) infections, rising to 10 million/year by 2050 if no action is taken. SA can gain AR by obtaining a resistance gene from another organism, however, the process of such is not well understood The purpose of this project is to elucidate the process of gaining AR genes in SA strains SA strains can form biofilms an exterior, structural film, which …

Perception Of Covid-19 Mitigation Strategies And Correlation To Student Demographics At The University Of Mississippi, Anna Reese Couhig, Melissa Bass

Honors Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium

Are University of Mississippi student perceptions of COVID-19 mitigation strategies correlated to demographics? This research will provide data important for fully understanding the COVID-19 pandemic and to prepare for future pandemics. Additionally, COVID-19 remains a vastly unexplored research topic, and college students’ opinions on mitigation strategies is almost completely untouched.

Iel Dit Quoi ? A Study Of The Emergence And Acceptance Of Gender Neutral Language In The Francophone World. Case Study: France Versus Canada, Alyssa Langlois, Daniel E. O'Sullivan

Honors Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium

How has gender neutral language evolved in French, and how is it being used and accepted today? Examining 3 aspects: Gender and Job Titles L’écriture inclusive Gender Neutral Pronouns

Influences Of Post-Fledging Protein Supplementation In Adults And Juveniles On Growth And Reactive Stress Response In Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia Guttata), Gabrielle Morris, Mary Lindley Tharp, Carley Craig, Woods Young, Mathew Thibodeaux, Belinda Bagwandeen, Lainy B. Day

Honors Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium

Protein is important in adult and post-nestling juvenile diets with consequences for growth and metabolism.

An Investigation Into The Common Problems Of Lagoon Wastewater Treatment In Kentucky, Kaylee A. Jones

Honors Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium

Objectives: This project aims to identify and provide solutions for the ongoing problems in Municipality A Wastewater Treatment Plant (MAWWTP) in Kentucky. Research conducted in this study provided numerical data to find trends that identified the issue with the treatment methods.

Λ0 Detection Asymmetry At Belle Ii, Matthew Mestayer, Jake Bennett

Honors Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium

The Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB electron-positron collider uses a series of detectors to measure the properties of particles created in a high energy environment. These measurements can be used to probe things like CP violation. However, in order to make precise measurements of CP violation, we must account for differences in how matter and antimatter interact with the detector. These "detection asymmetries" must be removed from any analysis seeking to measure CP violation.

V.Viii.A; 30-04 School Of Social Work Committee Assignments.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

Exchange Program - Notes, Budgets, & Housing Information

March 3, 2023, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

No abstract provided.

Mark Jewett: Storm Watching At East Hall And The Professor That Changed His Life, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Mark Jewett meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually to share some of his memories and stories of WMU as a student there in the 90's. He shares how his love of East Campus developed while also talking about the professor that changed the trajectory of his life and way of thinking.

Rosanne Adamache And The Best Year On East Campus, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Rosanne Adamache meets with Cassie Kotrch via FaceTime to share her experiences and memories as a WMU student on East Campus. She shares stories of listening to rock music in Walwood Union, living in Spindler Hall, and more.

A Comparison Of Ground And Remote Sensing Methods For Estimating Big Sagebrush ( Artemisia Tridentata Nutt.) Cover, Eliza Cash, April Hulet, Keegan Hammond, Steve Peterson, Ryan Jensen

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023

Habitat monitoring and management for sagebrush obligate species are often based on sagebrush cover estimates

Remote sensing methods, including object based image analyses (OBIA), may be a good method to estimate sagebrush cover over large landscapes.

Research Objective: Compare traditional ground measurements used to estimate sagebrush cover with OBIA using high resolution imagery.

Engineering And Characterization Of Antibodies Against Cancer Biomarker Thymidine Kinase 1, Joshua Bennett, Kiara V. Whitley, Christopher J. Haynie, Kim O'Neill

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023

Engineered antibodies used in immunotherapies have been increasingly successful due to their ability to uniquely target cells expressing specific cancer antigens Thymidine Kinase 1 (TK 1 is a DNA salvage enzyme typically found in the cytosol However, in certain types of cancer, TK 1 is surface expressed, making it a unique cancer biomarker By identifying antibodies with a high binding affinity for TK 1 we can target cancer cells expressing TK 1 on their surface Using cell sorting and a yeast display library expressing 109 human single chain antibody fragments, we have isolated ten unique single chain antibodies scFvs that …

Air Quality: Comparison Of Pm2.5 Levels In Evaporative Vs Central Air Homes In Utah County Using Filter-Based Sampling, Alisandra Olivares, Taylor Christensen, Paula Chanthakhoun, Jim Johnston, Darrell Sonntag

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023

PM_2.5 is particulate matter that is less than 2.5 micrometers. Combustion of fuels, gas, natural gas, and wood are contributors to the production of PM_2.5.

The Effects Of Initiating A Fast With A High Fat Or A High Carbohydrate Shake On Mcp-1, Tnfa And Il-6 Levels, Gage Jensen, Landon S. Deru, Bruce Bailey

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023

Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, heart disease and diabetes all rank among the leading causes of death in the United States, particularly among the elderly. While many behavioral and pharmacological strategies have been employed to reduce the incidence of these conditions, increasing evidence indicates that entering a mild to moderate state of ketosis through fasting or a very low carbohydrate diet can improve the prognosis for these conditions.1-4 Our aim is to see the extent that carbohydrate composition in an initiatory meal has on inflammatory marker proteins in our participants. This study assessed the impact that pre-fast meals have on Monocyte chemoattractant …

Figures In Biological Journal Articles Are Often Unfriendly To People With Color Vision Deficiencies, Harlan Stevens, Arwen Oakley, Stephen Piccolo

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023

8% of men have red-green color vision deficiencies (CVD).

We focused on deuteranomaly and deuteranopia (deficiency in seeing green) since it is by far the most common CVD.

Colorblind unfriendly figures hinder equity in research and discourage individuals with CVD from pursuing science.

To determine how often researchers use colorblind-unfriendly figures, we classified and labeled 5000 images.

Our annotated dataset will be freely available in the hope that it will prove helpful to other researchers.

We created a computer vision model using a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to classify images as colorblind-friendly or not.

The Long-Term Effects Of Grazing On Desert Soils In The Great Basin, Alexander Olson, Neil Hansen, Loreen Allphin, Sam Spackman

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023

The Desert Experimental Range in the Great Basin region of southwestern Utah was created by President Hoover in 1933 to study cold-desert rangeland ecology and observe the effects of cattle and sheep grazing on the arid ecosystem. This 225 square kilometer area was initially set up with a series of paddocks and exclosures. Various grazing intensities throughout multiple seasons were permitted within the paddocks since its origin. For the purposes of this research, samples were taken within a given exclosure and the greater paddock to monitor the long term effects of grazing and its permanent or semi-permanent impacts. Samples were …

Detecting Multiple Paternity In Mule Deer: Variations Among Populations And The Ecological Significance, Madeline K. Martin, Sydney Lamb, Anna K. Monson, Paul B. Frandsen, Brock R. Mcmillan

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023

We are interested in detecting the absence or rate of multiple paternity within mule deer populations (Odocoileus hemionus) due to 1) their unique breeding system where males mate-guard females from other males[2], and 2) the highly skewed male-biased sex ratios in populations as a result of harvest management. Comparing the rate of multiple paternity to sex ratio will suggest if harvest management is influencing long-term population genetics.

The Effects Of Initiating A 24 Hour Fast With A Low Versus A High Carbohydrate Shake On Pancreatic Hormones In The Elderly: A Randomized Crossover Study, Mckay Knowlton, Bruce Bailey, Landon S. Deru, Benjamin T. Bikman, James Lecheminant

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023

The aim of this study is to understand how the macronutrient composition of the fast initiating meal influences glucose glucose regulating hormones during and 24 hours after a 24 hour fast in older, sedentary, and abdominally obese adults. Understanding these outcomes will inform fasting protocols such as time restricted eating and alternate day fasting, which offer potential long term health benefits.

2023 Spring Zma Faculty Resource Guide, Elizabeth Thomas

Museum Resource Guides

No abstract provided.

An Undergraduate Consortium For Addressing The Leaky Pipeline To Computing Research, James C. Boerkoel Jr., Mehmet Ergezer

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

Despite an increasing number of successful interventions designed to broaden participation in computing research, there is still significant attrition among historically marginalized groups in the computing research pipeline. This experience report describes a first-of-its-kind Undergraduate Consortium (UC; https://aaai-uc.github.io/about) that addresses this challenge by empowering students with a culmination of their undergraduate research in a conference setting. The UC, conducted at the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), aims to broaden participation in the AI research community by recruiting students, particularly those from historically marginalized groups, supporting them with mentorship, advising, and networking as an accelerator toward graduate school, AI research, …

Barbara Mann V. Ao Smith Corp

2023 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Employing Echogenicity As A Tool To Predict Injury To Achilles Tendon, Evan Armknecht, Joshua K. Sponbeck, Steven Allen, Shayla Bott, Chris Dillon, Camille Nguyen, Annie Allen, A. Wayne Johnson

Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023

Dance is a common activity that many young women participate in around the world. While there are many beneficial aspects of participating in dance, physical activity in certain genres of dance experience high Achilles tendon loading force, which impact the risk of Achilles tendon injury.

Understanding early biomechanical predictors of tendon injury may prevent debilitating tendon injuries.

Ultrasound imaging allows for detailed analysis of tendon structure, including tendon density and water content (echogenicity).

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of pain due to Achilles tendon injury and one biomechanical property of a tendon, echogenicity.

Usa V. Ben Mccormack

2023 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

A Bitter Taste Receptor As A Novel Molecular Target On Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts In Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Jessica Hung, Samantha M. Perez, Siva Sai Krishna Dasa, Sarah P. Hall, Danielle B. Heckert, Brian P. Murphy, Howard C. Crawford, Kimberly A. Kelly, Lindsey T. Brinton

Hematology/Oncology Articles

Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) execute diverse and complex functions in cancer progression. While reprogramming the crosstalk between CAFs and cancer epithelial cells is a promising avenue to evade the adverse effects of stromal depletion, drugs are limited by their suboptimal pharmacokinetics and off-target effects. Thus, there is a need to elucidate CAF-selective cell surface markers that can improve drug delivery and efficacy. Here, functional proteomic pulldown with mass spectrometry was used to identify taste receptor type 2 member 9 (TAS2R9) as a CAF target. TAS2R9 target characterization included binding assays, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, and database mining. Liposomes conjugated to a TAS2R9-specific …

Book Reviews, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

A Result In The Theory Of Twin Primes, Nelson Carella

Publications and Research

This article determines a lower bound for the number of twin primes $p$ and $p+2$ up to a large number $x$.

Telling Herstory: Rita Williams-Bogar '76, Women's Center

Hochberg Women's Center Events

No abstract provided.

Clinics, The Cloud, And Protecting Client Data In The Age Of Remote Lawyering, Andrew C. Budzinski

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Technology has become central to law practice. Attorneys have an ethical obligation to understand how that technology works, how it can facilitate client representation—and the risks it poses to the confidentiality of clients’ electronically-stored data. Law school clinics seem to fall behind the curve on this obligation. Some maintain outdated protocols, and some have no protocols at all, to manage and safeguard client data. This leaves client data less secure than it ought to be, risking harm to clients, ethical violations for attorneys, and missed opportunities to communicate the importance of ethical technology use to clinic students.

This Article offers …