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Genetic Characterization of Single-Stranded RNA Phage Lysis Genes
(2017-04-28)
With an ever-increasing incidence of antibiotic resistance in clinical settings, bacterial viruses, or “phages”, are being considered as alternatives to chemical antibiotics. One type of phage in particular, single-stranded ...
Do Innervation Patterns of Mystacial Vibrissae in Harbor Seals, Phoca Vitulina, Explain Specialization in Trail Following Behavior?
(2017-05-03)
The microstructure of vibrissae, or whiskers, of terrestrial mammals has been well-studied, but the study of marine mammal vibrissae is relatively overlooked. The lack of comparative data regarding the vibrissae, or ...
Feasibility Study of Noninvasive Membrane Rigidity Measurements using a Model System of Giant Unilamellar Vesicles
(2017-04-24)
Mental illnesses such as depression, ADHD, and autism contribute to a highly qualitative field of neural medicine and are insufficiently measurable and consistent; however, neuro activity such as membrane rigidity, and ...
Metabolic Dysfunction As a Legacy of Paternal Preconception Ethanol Abuse
(2017-04-28)
It is now well-accepted that parental history and exposures encountered prior to conception exert a significant impact on offspring health through epigenetic means, and in some cases, have the potential to induce the ...
Representations of the Hecke Group G(2) from Fermionic Modular Categories
(2017-04-27)
This project explores a conjecture which states that groups from the Fermionic Modular Category are finite; specifically representations of the Hecke group G(2) will be explored which are important in number theory. These ...
Tracking Its Roots: Expansion by Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum(Trin.) A. Campus) in the Forestlands of Tennessee
(2017-04-24)
Invasions by non-natives contribute to the loss of ecosystem biodiversity and productivity, modification of biogeochemical cycles, and inhibit natural regeneration of native species. Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium ...
Genetic Investigations of Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes Spp.) Populations along the Gulf of Mexico Coast
(2017-05-01)
Salt marshes serve as essential habitat for many organisms. Grass shrimp of the genus Palaemonetes encompass approximately 25 to 70 percent of nekton within salt marsh edge habitat, serving as prey items for commercially ...
Evaluation of Mechanical Stability for a Patent Ductus Arteriosus Device
(2017-04-27)
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a condition that occurs when the ductus arteriosus vessel, a vessel connecting the aorta to the main pulmonary artery, does not close after birth, causing irregularities in blood flow. A ...
Determining the Origin of a Ca2+ Wave Released in Arabidopsis thaliana upon Photostimulation of the ER-Chloroplast Nexus
(2017-04-24)
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in Arabidopsis thaliana is the source of the calcium signal produced by high-fluence blue light sensed by the junction between the ER and chloroplast, the ER-chloroplast nexus. Photostimulation ...
Photographic Diagnosis of Pecan Leaf Disease
Ever since Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg in 1906 requested that a pecan tree serves as his headstone and that the nuts of the tree be distributed to make Texas a “Land of Trees,” pecans have been a big part of many ...