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Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Newsletter (Winter 2014), Cheryl Stevens, Dean Dec 2014

Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Newsletter (Winter 2014), Cheryl Stevens, Dean

Ogden College of Science & Engineering Publications

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Oligomerization Of The Sterile-2 G-Protein Coupled Receptor In Yeast Cells In The Presence And Absence Of Alpha-Factor Pheromone Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy And Forster Resonance Energy Transfer Analysis, Joel David Paprocki Dec 2014

Oligomerization Of The Sterile-2 G-Protein Coupled Receptor In Yeast Cells In The Presence And Absence Of Alpha-Factor Pheromone Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy And Forster Resonance Energy Transfer Analysis, Joel David Paprocki

Theses and Dissertations

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of receptors that respond to a wide variety of extracellular stimuli, including molecular ligands such as odorants, neurotransmitters, and hormones, as well as physical agents sigh as light and pressure. The stimulation event results in initiating conformational changes in the structure of the receptor, which further results in the release of the heterotrimeric G-protein; the latter has a variety of functions within signaling pathways in cellular biology. The GPCR explored in this investigation is the Sterile 2 α-factor receptor (Ste2), whose natural function is that of a yeast mating pheromone receptor. Its natural …


Cross-Disciplinary Sciences At Gettysburg College: Second Annual Poster Presentation, X-Sig Oct 2014

Cross-Disciplinary Sciences At Gettysburg College: Second Annual Poster Presentation, X-Sig

Student Publications

This booklet includes Biology student presentations by: Taylor Bury, Abigail Dworkin-Brodsky, Mary Pearce, Jasper Leavitt, Morgan Panzer, Ellen Petley, Kalli Qutub, Taylor Randell, Samantha Eck, Lana McDowell, Jenn Soroka, Celina Harris, Natalie Tanke, Alexandra Turano, and Caroline Garliss.

This booklet includes Biochemistry & Molecular Biology student presentations by: Matthew Dunworth, Andrew Sydenstricker, Brianne Tomko, Albert Vill, Warren Campbell, David Van Doren, Kevin Mrugalski, Stacey Heaver, Alecia Achimovich, and Katherine Boas.

This booklet includes Chemistry student presentations by: Kristen Baker, Laura Lee, Kathryn Fodale, Daniel Ruff, Michael Counihan, Ida DiMucci, Joshua Sgroi, Celina Harris, and Natalie Tanke.

This booklet include Health …


2014 Scas Annual Meeting Program Sep 2014

2014 Scas Annual Meeting Program

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Scas Officers And Council Members 2014-2015 Sep 2014

Scas Officers And Council Members 2014-2015

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents Sep 2014

Table Of Contents

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Volume 06, Kristen Gains, Amanda Willis, Holly Backer, Monika Gutierrez, Cara O'Neal, Sara Nelson, Sasha Silberman, Jessica Beardsley, Jamie Gardner, Edward Peeples, Matthew Sakach, Tess Lione, Emily Wilkins, Kelsey Holt, Jessica Page, Jamie Clift, Charles Vancampen, Gilbert Hall, Jenny Nehrt, Kasey Dye, Amanda Tharp, Jamie Leeuwrik, Ashley Mcgee, Emily Poulin, Michael Kropf, Nick Pastore, Austin Polasky, Morgan Glasco, Laura L. Kahler, Melinda L. Edwards, Brandon C. Smith, Mariah Asbell, Cabell Edmunds, Amelia D. Perry, Alyssa Hayes, Irina Boothe, Perry Bason, James Early Apr 2014

Volume 06, Kristen Gains, Amanda Willis, Holly Backer, Monika Gutierrez, Cara O'Neal, Sara Nelson, Sasha Silberman, Jessica Beardsley, Jamie Gardner, Edward Peeples, Matthew Sakach, Tess Lione, Emily Wilkins, Kelsey Holt, Jessica Page, Jamie Clift, Charles Vancampen, Gilbert Hall, Jenny Nehrt, Kasey Dye, Amanda Tharp, Jamie Leeuwrik, Ashley Mcgee, Emily Poulin, Michael Kropf, Nick Pastore, Austin Polasky, Morgan Glasco, Laura L. Kahler, Melinda L. Edwards, Brandon C. Smith, Mariah Asbell, Cabell Edmunds, Amelia D. Perry, Alyssa Hayes, Irina Boothe, Perry Bason, James Early

Incite: The Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship

Introduction from Dean Dr. Charles Ross

Caught Between Folklore and the Cold War: The Americanization of Russian Children's Literature by Kristen Gains

Graphic Design by Amanda Willis

Graphic Design by Holly Backer

Prejudices in Swiss German Accents by Monika Gutierrez

Photography by Cara O'Neal

Photography by Sara Nelson

Edmund Tyrone's Long Journey through Night by Sasha Silberman

Photography by Jessica Beardsley

Photography by Jamie Gardner and Edward Peeples

The Republican Razor: The Guillotine as a Symbol of Equality by Jamie Clift

Graphic Design by Matthew Sakach

Genocide: The Lasting Effects of Gender Stratification in Rwanda By Tess Lione and Emily …


An Experimental Investigation Into The Mechanisms Of Bacterial Evolution, Zhenmao Wan Feb 2014

An Experimental Investigation Into The Mechanisms Of Bacterial Evolution, Zhenmao Wan

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This thesis studies the two fundamental mechanisms of bacterial evolution — horizontal gene transfer and spontaneous mutation, in the bacterium Escherichia coli through novel experimental assays and mathematical simulations. First, I will develop a growth assay utilizing the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to provide real-time enumeration of genetic marker abundance within bacterial populations. Second, I will focus on horizontal gene transfer in E. coli occurring through a process called conjugation. By fitting the qPCR data to a resource limited, logistic growth model, I will obtain estimated values of several key parameters governing the dynamics of DNA transfer through conjugation …


Wrinkling In Buckling And A Thin Sheet, Narayanan Menon Jan 2014

Wrinkling In Buckling And A Thin Sheet, Narayanan Menon

Patterns Around Us

Module 1: Euler Buckling

Learning Objectives:

  • What is an instability? A sudden change in behaviour in response to a small change in conditions.

  • Instabilities usually involve a change in symmetry from a more symmetric situation to a less symmetric one

  • The mechanism for an instability usually involves two competing forces (one force stabilizing the symmetric state, and the other one destabilizing it), with one suddenly winning the contest

  • These competing forces in thin objects are often the forces of compression (destabilizing force - favors buckling or wrinkling) and of bending (stabilizing force).

Understanding by data collapse, the power of using …


Art Or Science?, Allison Marsh Jan 2014

Art Or Science?, Allison Marsh

Section 3: Imaging the Fast Moving

No abstract provided.


02. Animal Science, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

02. Animal Science, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


06. Computer Science, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

06. Computer Science, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


04. Botany, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

04. Botany, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


07. Criminal Justice, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

07. Criminal Justice, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


09. Environmental Science, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

09. Environmental Science, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


11. Genetics, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

11. Genetics, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


12. Kinesiology, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

12. Kinesiology, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


08. Engineering, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

08. Engineering, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


10. Forensic Science, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

10. Forensic Science, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


05. Chemistry, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

05. Chemistry, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


14. Optometry, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

14. Optometry, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


15. Pharmacy, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

15. Pharmacy, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


18. Statistics, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

18. Statistics, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


17. Psychology, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

17. Psychology, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


19. Zoology, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

19. Zoology, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


03. Biology, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

03. Biology, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


13. Mathematics, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

13. Mathematics, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


16. Physics, University Of Central Oklahoma Jan 2014

16. Physics, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.


Two-Photon Microscopy For Biomedical Studies, Yassel Acosta Jan 2014

Two-Photon Microscopy For Biomedical Studies, Yassel Acosta

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Fluorescence optical microscopy is one of the most important tools to investigate biological samples and to observe structures in living cells. Based on the principle of the simultaneous absorption of two-photons and subsequent emission of fluorescent light we have developed a Two-Photon Laser Scanning Fluorescence Microscope that allow us to perform optical sectioning and three-dimensional reconstructions of structures in biological samples such as dopaminergic clusters of neurons and tracheal branches in Drosophila brain. The spatial confinement of the excitation light to the focal plane combined with the temporal compression of photons into short packets during femtosecond pulses make our system …