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Identifying Oxytocin Receptor Expressing Cells In The Gastrointestinal Tract Of Adult Mice, Abigail Randolph Apr 2022

Identifying Oxytocin Receptor Expressing Cells In The Gastrointestinal Tract Of Adult Mice, Abigail Randolph

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Microbial Colonization Mediates Sympathetic Neuronal Development In Mice With Experimental Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Emily Ames Otken Apr 2022

Microbial Colonization Mediates Sympathetic Neuronal Development In Mice With Experimental Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Emily Ames Otken

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Observing Reactive Events At The Aqueous Graphene Oxide Interface Using Deep Neural Network Potentials, Lukas Kim Apr 2022

Observing Reactive Events At The Aqueous Graphene Oxide Interface Using Deep Neural Network Potentials, Lukas Kim

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Dietary Interventions On Adverse Outcomes In Obese, Preeclamptic-Like Bph/5 Female Mice, Morgan Alston Apr 2022

The Effects Of Dietary Interventions On Adverse Outcomes In Obese, Preeclamptic-Like Bph/5 Female Mice, Morgan Alston

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Pine Straw As A Dietary Supplement For Internal Parasite Control In Pasture Raised Meat Goats, Landry M. Higgins Apr 2022

Effects Of Pine Straw As A Dietary Supplement For Internal Parasite Control In Pasture Raised Meat Goats, Landry M. Higgins

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No abstract provided.


Examination Of The Effect Of Plant Induced Defenses On Cannibalistic Consumption And Baculovirus Transmission Amongst Spodoptera Frugiperda Larvae, Paige Elizabeth Long Apr 2022

Examination Of The Effect Of Plant Induced Defenses On Cannibalistic Consumption And Baculovirus Transmission Amongst Spodoptera Frugiperda Larvae, Paige Elizabeth Long

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No abstract provided.


Assessment Of The Effect Of Acepromazine On Insulin Tolerance Tests (Itt) In Dairy Heifers, Mya Catherine Orantes Apr 2022

Assessment Of The Effect Of Acepromazine On Insulin Tolerance Tests (Itt) In Dairy Heifers, Mya Catherine Orantes

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Conformational Change And The Effects Of A Substrate Mimetic On 5-Lipoxygenase, Mathes Akers Prometheus Forge Apr 2022

Conformational Change And The Effects Of A Substrate Mimetic On 5-Lipoxygenase, Mathes Akers Prometheus Forge

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


A Rapid Species-Specific Diagnostic Assay For Xylaria Necrophora, The Pathogen Behind Taproot Decline Of Soybean In The Southern United States, Sophie Baron Sheffield Apr 2022

A Rapid Species-Specific Diagnostic Assay For Xylaria Necrophora, The Pathogen Behind Taproot Decline Of Soybean In The Southern United States, Sophie Baron Sheffield

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No abstract provided.


Urination And Aggravation: Status-Relevant Visual And Chemosensory Signals Escalate Aggressive Interactions In An African Cichlid Fish, Evan J. Dorè Apr 2022

Urination And Aggravation: Status-Relevant Visual And Chemosensory Signals Escalate Aggressive Interactions In An African Cichlid Fish, Evan J. Dorè

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Illusory Effects On Stepping Over Obstacles After Lower Extremity Muscle Fatigue, Abayomi Gideon Adeyemo Apr 2022

Illusory Effects On Stepping Over Obstacles After Lower Extremity Muscle Fatigue, Abayomi Gideon Adeyemo

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Establishing A Drosophila Colon Cancer Model To Study Interactions And Therapeutic Targets Of Oncogenic Pathways, Kathleen T. Mccaslin Apr 2022

Establishing A Drosophila Colon Cancer Model To Study Interactions And Therapeutic Targets Of Oncogenic Pathways, Kathleen T. Mccaslin

Honors Theses

The objective of this project is to develop an in vivo colorectal cancer (CRC) model in Drosophila melanogaster to test the role of Ras and Wnt pathways in gastrointestinal cancer as potential therapeutic targets. To do so, we have (a) developed a CRC model in flies, (b) tested the levels of Ras and Wnt pathway activity in this model, and (c) will use drugs to find inhibitors of these pathways. Using fly mutants and transgenic flies we have created small patches of cancerous cells in the fly intestine in which have activated oncogenic Ras (mutation RasV12) and dominant negative p53 …


Louisiana Agriculture Spring, 2022, Lsu Agcenter Apr 2022

Louisiana Agriculture Spring, 2022, Lsu Agcenter

Louisiana Agriculture

LSU AgCenter researchers and extension agents are well known for their contributions to rice breeding, horticulture and helping the seafood industry, and examples of this important work are featured in the Louisiana Agriculture spring issue. Another AgCenter program, the Healthy Communities initiative, works throughout the state to improve the healthfulness and well-being of Louisiana residents. The initiative aims to make Louisiana towns healthier places to live, work, learn and play. Three articles in this issue of the magazine detail the activities of the researchers and agents involved in this important work.


Phylogenetic Placement Of Owl Monkey, Genus Aotus, Using Alu Retrotransposons, Morgan Brown Apr 2022

Phylogenetic Placement Of Owl Monkey, Genus Aotus, Using Alu Retrotransposons, Morgan Brown

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Whole Blood Transcriptome Analysis Of Insulin Sensitive And Insulin Dysregulated Mares, Sarah Lackey Apr 2022

Whole Blood Transcriptome Analysis Of Insulin Sensitive And Insulin Dysregulated Mares, Sarah Lackey

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Characterization Of Non-Coding Alpha, Beta, And Gamma Heat Shock Tran, Lauren Meyer Apr 2022

Characterization Of Non-Coding Alpha, Beta, And Gamma Heat Shock Tran, Lauren Meyer

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Expression Of Heat Shock Proteins And Glucocorticoid Receptors In Response To Metabolic And Reproductive Stressors In The African Cichlid Fish, Astatotilapia Burtoni, Jeong Hyerin Apr 2022

Expression Of Heat Shock Proteins And Glucocorticoid Receptors In Response To Metabolic And Reproductive Stressors In The African Cichlid Fish, Astatotilapia Burtoni, Jeong Hyerin

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Investigating The Overexpression Of And Molecular Mechanism Utilized By Acetyl-Coa Carboxylase, Blaire Peterson Apr 2022

Investigating The Overexpression Of And Molecular Mechanism Utilized By Acetyl-Coa Carboxylase, Blaire Peterson

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Attenuation Of Maternal Obesity Before And During Pregnancy Restores Pro- Angiogenic Factors And Reduces Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines In The Bph/5 Mouse Model Of Preeclampsia, Brianna Rogers Apr 2022

Attenuation Of Maternal Obesity Before And During Pregnancy Restores Pro- Angiogenic Factors And Reduces Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines In The Bph/5 Mouse Model Of Preeclampsia, Brianna Rogers

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Does Short-Term Motor Learning During Eye-Hand Coupling And Decoupling Visuomotor Tasks Depend On Hand Dominance?, Rees Romero Apr 2022

Does Short-Term Motor Learning During Eye-Hand Coupling And Decoupling Visuomotor Tasks Depend On Hand Dominance?, Rees Romero

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Measuring Volatile Emissions From Moss Gametophytes: A Review Of Methodologies And New Applications, Danlyn L. Brennan, Leslie M. Kollar, Scott Kiel, Timea Deakova, Aurélie Laguerre, Stuart F. Mcdaniel, Sarah Eppley, Elliott T. Gall, Todd Rosenstiel Apr 2022

Measuring Volatile Emissions From Moss Gametophytes: A Review Of Methodologies And New Applications, Danlyn L. Brennan, Leslie M. Kollar, Scott Kiel, Timea Deakova, Aurélie Laguerre, Stuart F. Mcdaniel, Sarah Eppley, Elliott T. Gall, Todd Rosenstiel

Center for Life in Extreme Environments Publications

Mosses inhabit nearly all terrestrial ecosystems and engage in important interactions with nitrogen-fixing microbes, sperm-dispersing arthropods, and other plants. It is hypothesized that these interactions could be mediated by biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). Moss BVOCs may play fundamental roles in influencing local ecologies, such as biosphere–atmosphere–hydrosphere communications, physiological and evolutionary dynamics, plant–microbe interactions, and gametophyte stress physiology. Further progress in quantifying the composition, magnitude, and variability of moss BVOC emissions, and their response to environmental drivers and metabolic requirements, is limited by methodological and analytical challenges. We review several sampling techniques with various analytical approaches and describe best practices …


In Situ Recording Of Mars Soundscape, S. Maurice, B. Chide, N. Murdoch, R. D. Lorenz, D. Mimoun, R. C. Wiens, A. Stott, X. Jacob, T. Bertrand, F. Montmessin, N. L. Lanza, C. Alvarez-Llamas, Stanley M. Angel, M. Aung, J. Balaram, O. Beyssac, A. Cousin, G. Delory, O. Forni, T. Fouchet, Et. Al. Apr 2022

In Situ Recording Of Mars Soundscape, S. Maurice, B. Chide, N. Murdoch, R. D. Lorenz, D. Mimoun, R. C. Wiens, A. Stott, X. Jacob, T. Bertrand, F. Montmessin, N. L. Lanza, C. Alvarez-Llamas, Stanley M. Angel, M. Aung, J. Balaram, O. Beyssac, A. Cousin, G. Delory, O. Forni, T. Fouchet, Et. Al.

Faculty Publications

Before the Perseverance rover landing, the acoustic environment of Mars was unknown. Models predicted that: (1) atmospheric turbulence changes at centimetre scales or smaller at the point where molecular viscosity converts kinetic energy into heat1, (2) the speed of sound varies at the surface with frequency2,3 and (3) high-frequency waves are strongly attenuated with distance in CO2 (refs. 2,3,4). However, theoretical models were uncertain because of a lack of experimental data at low pressure and the difficulty to characterize turbulence or attenuation in a closed environment. Here, using Perseverance …


How Social Media’S Rhetoric Shapes The Social Identity Of Online Groups: Forming, Confirming And Reinforcing And The Algorithmic Role, Crystal Rose Apr 2022

How Social Media’S Rhetoric Shapes The Social Identity Of Online Groups: Forming, Confirming And Reinforcing And The Algorithmic Role, Crystal Rose

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

The world has become integrated with technology at a rapid rate. The rhetoric of online platforms, due to technology integration, allows people to connect, converse, and meet others who have common character traits. Eyman (2015) defines rhetoric as an action that intends to persuade and form meaning. These platforms are referred to as "social media," which are online networks made by people who use rhetoric to form, confirm, and reinforce the connections of platform users with common character traits: Hobbies, thoughts, race, gender, or religion. These common character traits make up one's social identity. This study details the findings of …


The Impact Of Anaerobic Exposure And Propionate On The Kinetics And Pathogenesis Of Listeria Monocytogenes, Mackenzie T. Martin Apr 2022

The Impact Of Anaerobic Exposure And Propionate On The Kinetics And Pathogenesis Of Listeria Monocytogenes, Mackenzie T. Martin

Honors Theses

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen commonly found in ready-to-eat deli and dairy products. This foodborne pathogen is responsible for the disease listeriosis, which disproportionately impacts immunocompromised individuals. This research aims to evaluate how natural intestinal environments influence the pathogenesis of Listeria. One particular environmental condition that has a well-documented effect on Listeria is varying levels of oxygen. Specifically, anaerobic exposure during the growth of Listeria greatly impacts subsequent intracellular pathogenesis. When grown and adapted under anaerobic conditions, Listeria overall exhibits decreased intracellular survival and decreased cell to cell spread. However, the presence of propionate, a natural byproduct of fermentation …


Cis-Acting Super-Enhancer Lncrnas As Biomarkers To Early-Stage Breast Cancer, Ali Salman Ropri Apr 2022

Cis-Acting Super-Enhancer Lncrnas As Biomarkers To Early-Stage Breast Cancer, Ali Salman Ropri

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

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A Natural Experiment Identifies An Impending Ecological Trap For A Neotropical Amphibian In Response To Extreme Weather Events, Morgan A. Clark, William M. Ota, Sierra J. Smith, Brett K. Muramoto, Summer Ngo, Gabriella E. Chan, Maxwell A. Kenyon, Matthew C. Sturtevant, Max G. Diamond, Gary M. Bucciarelli, Lee B. Kats Apr 2022

A Natural Experiment Identifies An Impending Ecological Trap For A Neotropical Amphibian In Response To Extreme Weather Events, Morgan A. Clark, William M. Ota, Sierra J. Smith, Brett K. Muramoto, Summer Ngo, Gabriella E. Chan, Maxwell A. Kenyon, Matthew C. Sturtevant, Max G. Diamond, Gary M. Bucciarelli, Lee B. Kats

All Faculty Open Access Publications

Extreme weather events are predicted to increase as a result of climate change, yet amphibian responses to extreme disturbance events remain understudied, especially in the Neotropics. Recently, an unprecedented windstorm within a protected Costa Rican rainforest opened large light gaps in sites where we have studied behavioral responses of diurnal strawberry poison frogs (Oophaga pumilio) to ultraviolet radiation for nearly two decades. Previous studies demonstrate that O. pumilio selects and defends perches where ultraviolet radiation (UV-B) is relatively low, likely because of the lethal and sublethal effects of UV-B. In this natural experiment, we quantified disturbance to O. pumilio habitat, …


Neuroprotective Effect Of Liraglutide In An Experimental Mouse Model Of Multiple Sclerosis: Role Of Ampk/Sirt1 Signaling And Nlrp3 Inflammasome, Reham A. Ammar, Ahmed F. Mohamed, Mohamed M. Kamal, Marwa M. Safar, Noha F. Abdelkader Apr 2022

Neuroprotective Effect Of Liraglutide In An Experimental Mouse Model Of Multiple Sclerosis: Role Of Ampk/Sirt1 Signaling And Nlrp3 Inflammasome, Reham A. Ammar, Ahmed F. Mohamed, Mohamed M. Kamal, Marwa M. Safar, Noha F. Abdelkader

Pharmacy

The heterogeneous nature of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the unavailability of treatments addressing its intricate network and reversing the disease state is yet an area that needs to be elucidated. Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue, recently exhibited intriguing potential neuroprotective effects. The currents study investigated its potential effect against mouse model of MS and the possible underlying mechanisms. Demyelination was induced in C57Bl/6 mice by cuprizone (400 mg/kg/day p.o.) for 5 weeks. Animals received either liraglutide (25 nmol/kg/day i.p.) or dorsomorphin, an AMPK inhibitor, (2.5 mg/ Kg i.p.) 30 min before the liraglutide dose, for 4 weeks (starting from the …


Functional Facets Of Intergenic Hairpin Structures In Genus Caulobacter, Geetha Saarunya Clarke Apr 2022

Functional Facets Of Intergenic Hairpin Structures In Genus Caulobacter, Geetha Saarunya Clarke

Theses and Dissertations

DNA replication, recombination and repairs maintain bacterial genome stability. But these processes may also induce genome rearrangements leading to inter andintra chromosomal structural variations. Genus Caulobacter undergoes extensive genome rearrangements. Genomic studies in bacteria usually focus on the codingregions, but there is important information present in the intergenic DNA spaces inaddition to the regulatory elements involved in transcription. Recently, Ely published a new model for recombination in genus Caulobacter with simultaneousloss and gain of genes resulting from preferential recombination at non- homologous regions flanked by regions of homology. In my dissertation, I observedand catalogued hairpin structures at known sites of …


Genes Involved In Cell Division In Acinetobacter Baumannii Are Coregulated By Umudab And Ddrr, Belinda Candra, Xiaohong Li, Eric Rouchka, Deborah Cook, Janelle Hare Apr 2022

Genes Involved In Cell Division In Acinetobacter Baumannii Are Coregulated By Umudab And Ddrr, Belinda Candra, Xiaohong Li, Eric Rouchka, Deborah Cook, Janelle Hare

2022 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations

In the presence of DNA damage, the multi-drug resistant bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii employs the proteins UmuDAb and DdrR to repress the expression of error-prone polymerases.


Winter Torpor Expression Varies In Four Bat Species With Differential Susceptibility To White-Nose Syndrome, Reilly T. Jackson, Emma V. Willcox, Riley F. Bernard Apr 2022

Winter Torpor Expression Varies In Four Bat Species With Differential Susceptibility To White-Nose Syndrome, Reilly T. Jackson, Emma V. Willcox, Riley F. Bernard

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Studies examining the overwintering behaviors of North American hibernating bats are limited to a handful of species. We deployed temperature-sensitive transmitters on four species of bat that exhibit differences in their susceptibility to white nose syndrome (WNS; Myotis grisescens, M. leibii, M. sodalis, and Perimyotis subflavus) to determine if these differences are correlated with behavior exhibited during hibernation (i.e., torpor expression and arousal frequency). Mean torpor skin temperature (Tsk) and torpor bout duration varied significantly among species (P ≤ 0.024), but arousal Tsk and duration did not (P ≥ 0.057). One of the species with …