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Determination of Lysis Ability and Location of Suspected Tail Lysin gp156 of Phage K Against Staphylococcus aureus
(2019-04-29)
As the issue of bacterial antibiotic resistance becomes more prevalent, phage technology research attempts to investigate viruses to possibly target and kill pathogens effectively with specificity. This study is an ...
Coaxially Electrospun Nanofibers as a Drug Delivery System for Silver Ibuprofen to Surgical Site Infections
(2019-04-22)
Each year, hundreds of thousands of Americans are affected by surgical site infections (SSIs), resulting in billions of dollars spent on additional healthcare and thousands of lives lost. These SSIs are often caused by ...
The Role of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor on Proliferation and β-catenin Expression during Tumor Formation in Colon Epithelial Cells
(2019-04-22)
The epithelium is the main barrier to the external environment in the GI tract, and it is constantly exposed to different carcinogenic factors that could cause cancer in this layer. However, there are specific signaling ...
Effects of Lithium Chloride on Feather Damaging Behavior in Parrots
(2019-04-25)
Feather damaging behavior, the intentional removal of feathers without the biological need to do so (i.e. lining a nest, breeding display, preening), is a complex syndrome frequently seen in captive parrots. Feather damaging ...
Global Applicability of Ultramafic Serpentinization and Carbonation Magnetic Mapping
(2019-04-22)
Throughout the Earth’s lithosphere, from its formation at spreading centers to its termination at subduction and/or obduction environments, serpentinization and carbonation processes of mantle rock are recognized as important ...
LiveMache: Supporting Collaborative Design Ideation, Curation, Learning and Evaluation in Creative Contexts
(2019-05-03)
This project investigates how we can computationally support phases of the design process in solving creative problems, as well as the methods that arise in its educational context. Prior work addresses foundational topics, ...
Esterases IroE and Fes Participate in the Protection of Salmonella Against Oxidative Stress
(2019-04-29)
Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium is the leading cause of foodborne illnesses in the United States causing nearly 1.4 million cases and causes hundreds of millions of cases worldwide each year. A multidrug efflux ...
Developmental Study of Lucilia cuprina at a Constant Indoor Temperature
(2019-04-29)
Forensic entomology is the scientific study of arthropods in legal investigations. Lucilia cuprina is a carrion feeding blowfly and a primary colonizer commonly used to calculate postmortem interval (PMI) and time of ...
Detecting Localized Variation in the Three-Dimensional Flow Structure of a Confluence Using the Velocity Mapping Toolbox and ADCP Technology
(2019-04-26)
Studies on the complex flow dynamics of fluvial systems have benefited from recent advancements in hydroacoustic technology and post-processing and visualization software. The Velocity Mapping Toolbox (VMT) is one such ...
“Quia Similia Similibus Applaudant”: Visual Variations of Genesis 3 in the Medieval Mind
(2019-04-29)
In Medieval Europe, the Bible was strictly prohibited in any language other than Latin. This prohibition of vernacular scripture led to other devotional mediums that drew from Biblical stories such as the book of hours, ...