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Fact From Fiction: The Evolution of the Cleopatra Legend
(2018-05-01)
Literature Review: There have been many attempts to reconstruct Cleopatra over the past two millennia, in the form of cultural depictions and histories, each of these adding a little more nuance to her mythology. The ...
Predator-Prey Interactions in the New England Intertidal Zone: Possible Induced Shell Thickening in the Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea in Respone to the Asian Shore Crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus
(2018-05-02)
Hemigrapsus sanguineus, also known as the Asian shore crab, began to invade the Northwestern Atlantic in the 1980’s and interferes with the existing food web of the rocky intertidal zone. The crabs prey upon primary consumers ...
Comparative Transcriptomics of Amphinomida (Annelida)
(2018-04-25)
Annelida is a diverse phylum that includes leeches, earthworms, polychaetes, and several model species like Platynereis dumerilii (clam worm), Helobdella robusta (leech), and Capitella capitata (polychaete worm), that are ...
The Effect of Creativity on Emotions and Psychological Well-Being
(2018-04-25)
Engaging in creative behaviors may lead to increased positive emotions and enhanced psychological well-being. An association between creativity and positive affect, satisfaction with life, meaningfulness, and self-esteem ...
Role of the Mediator Complex in Ethanol Tolerance in Yeast
(2018-04-19)
Mediator is a protein complex in eukaryotes which integrates signals from a diverse range of transcription factors and relays them to RNA polymerase. Much of mediator is highly conserved, but it is expected that some ...
Modeling and Evaluation of Received Signal Strength Using Reconfigurable Antennas in Complex Urban Environments
(2018-04-25)
Today wireless communication has become paramount to everyday life. The strength of these signals can be diminished over long distances, which can increase in highly urban environments where more obstacles will hinder the ...
Investigation of the Role of Acetabular Soft Tissue in the Joint Biomechanics of the Hip
(2018-04-27)
Osteoarthritis causes more than 250,000 hip replacements annually. Hip replacements and other treatments for hip injury cost the United States healthcare system $4 billion each year. Arthritis of the hip joint is typically ...
Size Characteristics of Electrosprayed Polyethylene Glycol Beads for Producing Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
(2018-05-01)
Submersion Electrospraying involves the injection of a polymer solution with photo-initiator into an immiscible liquid under an electric field. This document will reveal the changes in size and yield percentage of poly(ethylene ...
Deep Sea Corrallium sp. in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands Basal Diameter-Colony Height Curve and Colony Height-Age Curve
(2018-05-03)
In the Northwest Hawaiian Islands and Emperor Seamounts different seamounts have been subjected to varying levels of fishing impacts where some seamounts have never been fished, some where fishing stopped ~30 years ago, ...
Incorporation of Honey-Based Phenolic Acids Into Shape Memory Polymer Foams for Use as Antimicrobial Hemostat
(2018-04-19)
Polyurethane shape memory polymer (SMP) foams are ultra-low density, “smart” materials that transition between a primary and secondary shape when exposed to a thermal stimulus. This material has the potential to be used ...