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Odendahl, Nathan | Comparison of popular force fields for molecular modeling of proteins applied to ice binding of the tenebrio molitor antifreeze protein | Ice Binding Proteins (IBPs) are a class of proteins that affect the melting and freezing temperatures of ice. While substantial research has been conducted to understand the properties of IBPs, experimental and molecular dynamics simulations have not satisfactorily explained the mechanism of the i... | Antifreeze proteins - Research; Ice binding proteins; Tenebrio molitor; Antifreeze protein; Force fields | 2016-04 |
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Wilson, Alexis | West Antarctica as a Natural Laboratory for Cloud Microphysics | Clouds contribute to energy regulation in the global climate system. Remote and unaffected by local pollution sources, Antarctica offers a unique laboratory to study clouds and their influence on the surface energy budget. The study of these clouds is particularly interesting as global temperatures ... | | 2017 |
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Bowen, Brady | Fractal geometry of melt ponds: Modeling the fractal geometry of arctic melt ponds using the level sets of random surfaces | During the late spring, most of the Arctic Ocean is covered by sea ice with a layer of snow on top. As the snow and sea ice begin to melt, water collects on the surface to form melt ponds. As melting progresses, sparse, disconnected ponds coalesce to form complex, self-similar structures which are c... | Melt pond geometry | 2016-04 |
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Mace, Aidan | Assessing the glacier-rock glacier continuum in Northern Tibet | Modern mountain landscapes are inhabited by a wide spectrum of glacial landforms, ranging from clean-ice glaciers to heavily debris-covered glaciers to rock glaciers. Today, anthropogenic climate change is resulting in the rapid deglaciation of most alpine environments, causing the cryosphere to cha... | | 2024 |
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Ruiz, Loren | Beneath the dark cloak of U.S. deportation: Bureaucratic distancing tactics employed by the deportation system | U.S. deportation policy is implemented behind a dark cloak of secrecy. Distancing tactics are employed throughout the deportation process to prevent those participating within the bureaucracy from feeling empathy for those they process. Pachirat (2011) provides a three-part template of analysis for ... | Deportation -- United States | 2015-05 |
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Borodai, Anastasia S. | Faraday @ Home Continuing Faraday from the "U" to the Youth | Recent attention has been brought to light in the United States regarding the lack of students pursuing STEM disciplines and degree programs. There is a considerable amount of research on the importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education at an early onset age. With this is... | | 2017 |
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Farrall, Nicholas | Structural characterization of the full-length exocyst complex by transmission electron cryo-microscopy | The exocyst is a conserved octameric protein complex in eukaryotes that is essential for tethering and fusion of vesicles to the plasma membrane. Composed of eight subunits, it is essential for growth, secretion, and developmental processes and has been implicated in cell motility, autophagy, cell d... | Saccaromyces cerevisaie - Cytology; Cryomiscroscopy - Research | 2014-05 |
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Sanders, Sara | Development of a novel, coumarin-europium sensor for reactive oxidizing species | The synthetic framework has been developed for two fluorescent probes of Reactive Oxidizing Species (RoxS) based on a coumarin-europium fluorescence pair. The coumarin moiety's selectivity for hydrogen peroxide coupled with 620 nm shifted emission of the europium will make these novel sensors biolog... | Reactive Oxygen Species - analysis | 2012-05 |
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Scholl, Wallis | Nanomite-Decorated Nanoparticles as Surface-Enhanced Spectroscopy Substrated | Surface-enhanced spectroscopy substrates utilize the localized surface plasmon resonance of nanoparticles for optical, photocatalysis, and biological and chemical sensing applications. Plasmonic anisotropic nanoparticles with sharp tips focus the electromagnetic field of the localized surface plasmo... | | 2020 |
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Delacenserie, Jessica | Utilizing classroom technology to strengthen elementary education | There is a disconnect in the current education system where there is an abundance of technology accessible to students but it is not being used in a way that enhances their education. The majority of software currently used in primary schools simply transfers books, homework assignments, etc. to mob... | Education, Elementary; Computer-assisted instruction; Education - Effect of technological innovations on | 2016-05 |
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Spurlock, Ella K. | Exploration of the 2-dimensional π-d conjugated coordination polymer Cu-benzenehexathoil | Coordination polymers (CPs) are a type of atomically precise material that has long been an area of study for materials chemists. Recently, research has advanced with twodimensional conjugated CPs as detailed synthetic schemes are developed to create highly atomically ordered, large-area sheets. The... | | 2022 |
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Hagemeyer, Troy | The importance of resolution with UAV remote sensing and structure from motion | The use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, has grown widely as they have grown less costly and more available to the public. One area of growth is in the remote sensing of snow and ice. In particular, structure from motion photogrammetry is used to determine snow depths through differential mappi... | | 2020 |
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Siddiqui, Rija | Pilot Testing a Rapport Building Checklist with Law Enforcement and immigrant Communities | This study engages with local law enforcement authorities (LEAs) and immigrant service providers (SPs) in order to construct a list of recommended practices which can be implemented to enhance rapport between LEAs and immigrants. Producing an efficient list of practices requires the assessment of cu... | | 2019 |
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Yoo, Chaekyung | Purification and physical characterization of intrinsically disordered lea protein from arabidopsis thaliana | For many decades, it was assumed that protein function was dependent on the ability of polypeptides to fold into stable three-dimensional structures specified by their amino acid sequences. But since about 2000, it has become apparent that there are functional proteins, or portions of proteins, that... | Intrinsically disordered proteins | 2014-08 |
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Johnson, KariAnne Rencher | Identification of PASK substrates and/or interacting proteins | PAS 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... | Biology | 2012-05 |
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Colby, Natalie | In depth: a collection of short stories on Queer Adolescence | This thesis is a collection of fiction short stories written over the course of my undergrad degree, with some produced particularly for this project. In these stories, I explore themes that are of particular interest to me, including, queer adolescence and the intersections between queerness and re... | | 2023 |
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Armstrong, Blair P. | Lower critical solution temperature behavior of elastin-coiled-coil polymer, a potential platform for treatment of non-hodgkin's lymphoma | Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma takes the lives of 20,000 Americans each year. When traditional therapies fail, clinicians have turned to a drug, rituximab, for treatment. However, rituximab is now curative for less than 50% of patients and new treatments are needed. Drug-free macromolecular therapeutics (DF... | | 2021 |
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Bender, Austin | The role of ornithine, polyamines, and amino acid accumulation in the growth of melanoma | A frequent adaptation in the development of melanoma is the downregulation of argininosuccinate synthetase 1 (ASS1), the rate limiting enzyme in the production of the amino acid arginine from citrulline and aspartate. It is known that ASS1 is required for cells to proliferate in the absence of argin... | | 2024 |
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Lewis, Grace | Finding a new normal: a scholarly personal narrative on resilience during the covid-19 pandemic | This thesis is a Scholarly Personal Narrative (SPN) that explores the study of resilience and resilience theory through anecdotes. Through a personal anecdote, the theme of resilience will be introduced followed by a general overview of the study of resilience from a historical and multidisciplinary... | | 2021 |
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| Identification of potential causes for increased central line associated bloostream infection rates in the University of Utah NICU | The 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 |
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Stein, Sabrina | River Nymph, Earth Goddess: a Female Narrative on the Power of Outdoor Adventure Experiences | The primary focus of this thesis is to reveal aspects of the female reality in outdoor adventure experiences. An outdoor adventure experience occurs at any time where one is intentionally outside, appreciating nature often through a type of physical activity. My method is intentional introspection a... | | 2018 |
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Kannan, Sarmishta Diraviam | The Role that Lysosomes and Autophagy play in Alveolar soft parts Sarcoma, clear cell Sarcoma and Synovial Sarcoma | Sarcomas are cancer of the connective tissue and are very deadly group of cancers. Two of the sarcoma types, alveolar soft parts sarcoma (ASPS) and clear cell sarcoma (CCS) have a unique vacuolar morphology. This unique morphology is absent in synovial sarcoma (SS). We believe that the unusual morph... | | 2017 |
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Tang, Nicolas | El Argenchino: A personal memoir | This personal memoir follows the life of Nicolas Tang, a 25 year old student at the University of Utah. Though still very young, Nicolas has already traveled much of the world and speaks fluently in three languages. He was born in Argentina, raised in Bolivia, and is of Chinese heritage. Recently, h... | Tang, Nicolas Immigrants -- United States -- Biography Chinese Americans -- Biography South Americans -- United States | 2014-12 |
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Hyer, Christina Cottrell | Effect of M1 Matrix Protein on Hemagglutinin Expression and Influenza Virus-Like Particle Production in Trichoplusia NI | Virus-like particles (VLPs) are a new and effective flu vaccine approach. VLPs are non-infectious and can produce robust immune responses. Flu VLPs are typically created by co-expressing the flu hemagglutinin (HA) surface antigen and the matrix protein M1-which assists in viral and VLP budding-in cu... | | 2017 |
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Zurbuchen, Rudi | Macrocyclization of glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) by thiol-ene reaction | Macrocyclization of peptides helps maintain a stable alpha helical structure using a conformational constraining staple. One such peptide, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), is a 37 amino acid peptide agonist for the GLP-1 receptor and has the ability to lower blood glucose levels and is responsible ... | Peptide hormones - Receptors - Research; Ring formation (Chemistry) - Research; Macrocyndization; GLP-1; Swim kinematics; Pre-pulse inhibition | 2016-05 |