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576 Johnson, KariAnne RencherIdentification of PASK substrates and/or interacting proteinsPAS kinase (PASK) is an evolutionary conserved serine/threonine kinase that appears to have a role in the regulation of cellular energy metabolism. It has previously been shown that mice lacking PASK (PASK"/_ mice) are resistant to the development of hepatic steatosis (lipid accumulation in the live...Biology2012-05
577 Identification of potential causes for increased central line associated bloostream infection rates in the University of Utah NICUThe University of Utah Newborn Intensive Care Unit (UUNICU) has seen a recent increase in rate of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) after an extended period of 965 days with no CLABSI's. Unfortunately, in the last three years, infection rate has been on average 2.6 CLABSI per ye...2023
578 Varghese, Alyssa A.Identification of virulence factors in invasive haemophilus influenzae isolates causing disease in Utah ChildrenHaemophilus influenzae can cause serious disease in children. After widespread use of the H. influenzae serotype b (Hib) vaccine, H. influenzae serotype a (Hia) became a significant cause of invasive infection in Utah. Although most Utah Hia isolates belong to a sequence type theorized to be less in...2021
579 Black, AlyssaIdentifying hybrid male sterility genes in Drosophila PseudoobscuraSpeciation, the process of one species splitting into two separate species, often involves the evolution of hybrid sterility or hybrid inviability. These reproductive isolating barriers are caused by negative interactions between genes called hybrid incompatibilities. Identifying hybrid incompatibil...Infertility, Male -- Genetic aspects Drosophila pseudoobscura -- Genetics Male sterility genes2015-05
580 Ong, ElaineIdentifying Natural Genetic Modifiers of Apoptosis and Retinal DegenerationApoptosis, or cell death, is an integral part of many diseases such as neurodegeneration, retinal degeneration, and cancer, yet it is unclear how apoptosis varies among individuals in a population. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a retinal degeneration disease characterized by phenotypic heterogeneity ...2018
581 Khuu, ScottIdentifying Retinoic Acid Dependent Mechanisms of Neural Crest Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionCancer metastasis is one of the distinguishing traits that make the disease difficult to treat. The steps of tumor invasion are similar to a process called epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). Retinoic acid (RA) is shown to inhibit EMT and may cause an increased transcription of the gene, ski...2017
582 Danielson, HaileyIf i should die before i wakeIn my senior year at the University of Utah, I edited and improved upon the movel I wrote in the Honors Novel Writing Workshop course taught by Michael Gills. My novel If I Should Die Before I Wake is the story of a young woman named Emma meeting a young man named Cale by coincidence, and how they s...2022
583 Wang, WenyiImaging in a homogeneous aluminum plate by using ultrasonic wavesThis project is about detecting and imaging damage (such as cracks) in a plate by using ultrasonic waves. The waves are generated by a source (an ultrasonic transducer) that is part of a robot that can move on the plate. The waves traveling in the plate are recorded at a receiver (another ultrasonic...Ultrasonic transducer - Mathematics; Kirchoff migration - Research2014-12
584 Child, SkyleeImaining an ultimate approach to the healthcare system in the 21st century2023
585 Vyas, YashImmigrants and financial capability in CanadaImmigration has accounted for 65% of Canadian population growth for the past five years, and this percentage is growing. By 2035, immigration is expected to account for nearly all of Canada's net population growth. As the number of immigrants continue to grow, many are beginning to wonder if immigra...2023
586 Kendell, IsaacImmunomodulation improves cancer cell clearance by T cells during multi-antigent T cell hybridizer therapyTreatment of hematopoietic malignancies is challenging due to systemic side effects of current treatments and the possibility of relapse. Multi-antigen T cell hybridizer (MATCH) therapy is a novel treatment system composed of antibody fragments conjugated with morpholino oligonucleotides, which hybr...2024
587 Herman, RyanThe Impact of Dodd-Frank Legislation on the Mortagage Market Risk Environment: A Quantitative and Qualitative ExaminationWithin the last decade, the United States endured what is contemporaneously considered to be the most devastating economic recession since the Great Depression. While a complex array of factors contributed to the downturn, a significant and material contributor was the collapse of the housing market...2018
588 Farese, LudovicaThe impact of Global Health education in American Academic Medical Center (AAMCS)Global health has become an increasingly popular field of study among college and graduate students in the United States. A growing body of literature purports the benefits of Global Health Education (GHEs) in American Academic Medical Centers (AAMCs), including introduction to a wider spectrum of d...2018
589 Larson, JackThe impact of paid family leave on fertility rates in the U.S.This analysis seeks to determine the impact of paid family leave (PFL) laws on fertility rates across the United States, where, unlike in other industrialized nations, no federal mandate exists. The study focuses on the six states that implemented PFL laws prior to 2021 and explores how these polici...2024
590 Foote, CarolThe Impact of Past Drug Enforcement Legislation and Potential Success of a Three-Pronged Approach to the Opioid EpidemicThe opioid epidemic has gained widespread attention over the past decade as overdose and addiction rates soar across the country. Opioid abuse has been a problem for the United States dating back to the Civil War. With the pain revolution and aggressive marketing tactics by prescription drug manufac...2018
591 Au, AlexanderImpact of population density of left atrial remodeling in patients with atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia and a leading cause of stroke, is characterized by structural changes, or remodeling, in tissues of the left atrium (LA). Late Gadolinium-Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging (LGE-MRI) can noninvasively detect remodeling in the LA, allow...Atrial fibrillation Treatment2012-05
592 Brown, AthenaThe impact of social media on behaviors and attitudes toward television advertsiingSince the year 2000, the average attention span has dropped from 12 seconds to eight seconds (Microsoft, 2015). This weakened ability to focus may be the result of an increased use of social media by today's society. On social media platforms, the content shared is mainly short-form content, meaning...2023
593 Quinn, ChloeThe impact of the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River: options for the futureThe Grand Canyon and the Colorado River at its base are iconic natural features of the western United States that are revered by many. This landscape may be well known for its resplendent red canyon walls and beautiful river with huge whitewater, but it is also famous for the monstrous dams that con...2023
594 Woolston, Caleb M.Impact of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms on baseline self-reported safety behaviors versus observer-rated safety behaviors during the trauma film paradigmBackground: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a high burden disorder marked by safety behaviors (SB), which are covert or overt actions used to escape distressing feelings or places. However, literature suggests scores on observer-rated and self-reported SBs can be discrepant, creating a need...2022
595 Holden, EllaThe impacts of climate change induced droughts on smallholder farmers in Latin America and the caribbean: poverty, food insecurity and drought adaptation strategiesExtreme weather events caused by climate change have serious implications. Drought, a natural disaster, has been worsened by climate change, and has had major consequences on the agricultural industry. While many farmers can adapt to major droughts, small-scale farmers in developing countries strugg...2023
596 Black, Taylor MadisonImpacts of Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Outlier Body Mass Indices on Pediatric Asthma OutcomesThere are seven million children in the United States impacted by asthma [1]. When assessing the severity of a child's asthma, it is important to take into account risk factors known to affect child hood asthma. Two such risk factors that are modifiable include parental tobacco smoke exposure (TSE)...Asthma - Child; Tobacco smoke - Health aspects - United States2015-05
597 Lloyd, LaurenImplementing education on objectification theory and why it is more beneficial for women's issues than the body positivity movement2022
598 Beams, AlexanderImplications of antibiotic use for co-infections when a fitness trade-off for resistance is presentHow much does indiscriminate antibiotic use promote the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections in a population? Assuming a fitness trade-off for resistance exists, it is possible for an antibiotic-vulnerable strain to outlast a resistant type within an untreated host carrying both. That means pru...Drug resistance in microorganisms -- Mathematical models Co-infections2015
599 Hughes, EmmaThe implications of carbon abatement for industrial composition and firm valueMarginal abatement cost curves (MACCs) serve as a representation of the costs or savings associated with various actions aimed at reducing green house gas (GHG) emissions. This thesis investigates whether investors could have earned abnormal stock returns by constructing portfolios that exploit diff...2023
600 Ribble, LeahThe implications of childhood maltreatment and current life stress for pregnant women's hair cortisol concentrationsThe hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is one of the core components of the body's stress system. As such, the HPA axis is responsive to many different stressors, including those in childhood-such as childhood maltreatment-as well as sources of current life stress. The product of the HPA axis...2023
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