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Bacteriophages: Paving The Road For The Future Of Medicine, Luke Brinkerhoff
Bacteriophages: Paving The Road For The Future Of Medicine, Luke Brinkerhoff
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Antibiotics will not be used forever by society due to antibiotic resistance. By the year 2050, it is predicted to have caused millions of casualties throughout the world. Thankfully, bacteriophages and phage therapy could be a potential solution to this problem.
Zntppea As A Potential Photosensitizer In Photodynamic Therapy, Marly Welborn, Joseph E. Bradshaw
Zntppea As A Potential Photosensitizer In Photodynamic Therapy, Marly Welborn, Joseph E. Bradshaw
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging treatment that is used against certain types of cancer and other diseases. It functions using a photosensitizer in the presence of light that contributes to cell death in the desired tissues. This research centered on the development of a novel water-soluble porphyrin that could be utilized as a photosensitizer. Using ethanolamine the resulting compound, ZnTPP-EA, was created. Purification and characterization was carried out. The ZnTPP-EA was tested on the A549 lung cancer cell line using an MTT assay under light and dark conditions to assess the compound's effectiveness as a photosensitizer for PDT.
Counseling For Psychosocial Stress Factors Associated With Hearning Loss, Emily Mcmaster
Counseling For Psychosocial Stress Factors Associated With Hearning Loss, Emily Mcmaster
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Audiologists play a major role in helping people with hearing loss learn how to better communicate and how to connect to the world around them. The purpose of this project investigates the extent to which audiologists counsel their clients for the psychosocial stress factors caused by hearing loss, along with determining the extent in which patients with hearing loss feel they would benefit from counseling services implemented into their appointments. In addition to psychosocial stress factors, the thesis will analyze the extent to which clients are educated on their hearing loss and given practical ways to adjust to their loss …
A Meta-Analysis On The Differences In Neuroplasticity Between Women And Men After Traumatic Brain Injuries, Victoria Martin
A Meta-Analysis On The Differences In Neuroplasticity Between Women And Men After Traumatic Brain Injuries, Victoria Martin
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The current meta-analysis investigates the differences in neuroplasticity between women and men after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Research on the differences in neuroplasticity between women and men is relatively new and few studies have reported outcome variables by gender after TBIs. Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to adapt and change particularly because of learning or brain injuries. TBI is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide; because of this, learning more about these differences can give scientists and clinicians more information on how to better treat people with brain injuries. Current research is inconsistent on whether there is …
Factors That Influence The Severity Of Ebola Virus Symptoms, Aiden Doss
Factors That Influence The Severity Of Ebola Virus Symptoms, Aiden Doss
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Ebola virus has gained massive public attention in the past few years. Because of this, research into the disease has increased dramatically. One interesting aspect of Ebola is that if seems to have massive effects for humans, while leaving other mammals such as bats virtually untouched. Discovering more about this phenomenon could be the key to defeating Ebola forever.
Effects Of Storage Conditions On Bpa Leanching From Infant Oral Hygiene Products Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Emma Bynum, Sara Hubbard
Effects Of Storage Conditions On Bpa Leanching From Infant Oral Hygiene Products Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Emma Bynum, Sara Hubbard
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Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a structural component in many plastic products, which acts as an endocrine-disruptor mimicking estrogen. This hormonal disruption has been linked to obesity, reproductive issues, cardiovascular problems, and neurodevelopment disorders. Infants are at the highest risk of BPA exposure compared to any other stage of life. Because an infant's endocrine system is developing, exposure to an endocrine-disruptor, such as BPA, can be especially harmful. While the FDA monitors products like baby bottles, canned goods, and plastic containers for BPA, infant oral hygiene products are not closely monitored.
Previous research in our lab used fluorescence spectroscopy to test several …
New Paenibacillus Bacteria Genome Assembly, Makenna Kager
New Paenibacillus Bacteria Genome Assembly, Makenna Kager
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Due to DLA16’s ability to produce antibiotics it was selected for whole genome sequencing.