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Chen, Jason J. | Dissecting the genetic and learned components of oscine birdsong | The interplay of genetically encoded and learned components in the development of the learned vocal signals of birdsong and human speech in not fully understood (Forstmeier et al, 2009). The fact that song is a learned vocal behavior does not imply the lack of a genetic basis in acquiring vocalizati... | Birdsongs -- Research; Songbirds -- Genetics -- Research; Zebra finch -- Research; Nature and nurture -- Research; birdsong; Taeniopygia guttata | 2015-12 |
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Gallafent, Jessica | The Temperature Sensitivity of Leaf Litter Breakdown in Streams and Rivers with Variable nutrient Supply | A significant fraction of terrestrial carbon is processed and stored in surface waters. Elevated global temperature and eutrophication are major changes that influence the processing of carbon in streams and rivers through the breakdown of organic matter. Independently, increases in temperature and ... | | 2019 |
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Thomas, J Payton | Stability of genetic oscillators with distributed delayed feedback | Genetic oscillators govern periodic phenomena in biology including circadian rhythms and are also the basis of biological clocks used in the design of synthetic genetic circuits. Models of genetic oscillators tend to neglect biological detail, however, because biological systems tend to be too compl... | | 2023 |
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Neville, Roselyn | Constitutively activated AKT is not sufficient to keep cells alive following epithelial cell extrusion | The PI3 kinase (PI3K)/AKT signaling pathway regulates many fundamental behaviors of the cell. If any of the key members of this pathway are deregulated, it can lead to malignant changes in the cell. AKT enhances the survival of cells by inhibiting pro-apoptotic processes, and promoting pathways for ... | PI3K/AKT - Chemistry; Cancer metastasis | 2014-05 |
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Hahm, Suhyun | Stressors of varying properties induce differences in the modulation of behavior and biology | Stress induces enduring behavioral and biological consequences. Despite its pervasiveness, the biological and neural processes underlying its effects remain largely unknown. The existing literature generally examines the repercussions of stress from the aspect of a single stressor; however, stressor... | | 2022 |
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Mercer, Marianne | Establishing a System for Structure-Function analysis of the Novel Role that NUP153 Plays in Nuclear Assembly | In mitosis, equal partitioning of DNA between daughter cells requires an integrated series of events. At the start of anaphase the chromatin separates and forms two chromatin discs. This chromatin is then targeted by nuclear membrane proteins and membrane to form the nuclear envelope. These membrane... | | 2018 |
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Little, Nancy Ann | Characterizing and mapping l(3)7E103 a gene required for Drosophila dorsal closure | Dorsal closure in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is a complex morphogenetic process dependent upon three embryonic tissues: the lateral epidermis, leading edge epidermis, and amnioserosa. Additionally, the Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK) and Decapentaplegic (Dpp) signaling cascades are required f... | Drosophila melanogaster - Genetics; Drosophila melanogaster - Embryology | 2013-05 |
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Gardner, Jenna | The Disparity Between Student Science Writing and Professional Sciencetific Writing | There exists a disparity between student scientific writing and professional scientific writing. The audience, format, and intention of student papers as presented in the science classroom is different from those in the scientific field where the goal is to fully convince an unfamiliar audience and ... | | 2017 |
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Enriquez, Trisha Pauline Diaz | Substrate use within the drosophila melanogaster species subgroup | Effective sensory perception is a vital aspect of survival for living organisms such as Drosophila. More specifically, olfaction, or the sense of smell, is essential because the detection of odors allows it to find potential food, danger, or specifically, where to lay eggs. This review will examine ... | | 2021 |
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Ellis, James H. | Refractory status epilepticus and chronic kidney disease in a large pedigree due to a variant in the mitochondrial encoded trna phenylalanine (MT-TF) gene | Mitochondrial disorders present with a wide spectrum of neurological manifestations. Clinical syndromes are described largely by phenotypic indicators. Epilepsy is a common but not universal feature. Myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibers (MERRF) is a common clinical syndrome that presents with e... | | 2018 |
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Pham, John V. | The function of the protein VCP/CDC48-associated mitochondrial stress-responsive 1 in mammals | Although mitochondrial dysfunction has been linked to many human diseases, mitochondrial interacting proteins and protein quality controls are just beginning to be understood. The objective of our study was to characterize the function of the VMS1 protein in mammals. We determined the role of Vms1 o... | Mitochondrial disorders; Mitochondrial diseases - genetics; VMS1 | 2012-05 |
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Peterson, John | Potential Therapeutic Inhibition of Epigenetic Modulator LSDI in Glioblastoma Multiforme | Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumor in adults, and while advances in surgery, radiation, and standard chemotherapies have improved survival in this disease marginally over the years, the outcomes for most patients remain disappointing (Bhat, 2013). Recent studies have identifie... | | |
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Thomas, Nikita | Cellular ultrastructure of C. elegans nervous system | Determining the ultrastructural organization of the nervous system is a key step in understanding how complex behavior is generated. For a nervous system to function, it must be wired accurately. A complete wiring diagram, referred to as a connectome, can be created by tracing neuronal profiles thro... | Caenorhabditis elegans - Nervous system | 2013-05 |
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Roestenburg, Jessica | Testing the Perceptual Salience of Spectral Content in Zebra Finch Song | Birds actively adjust the resonance properties of the upper vocal tract during singing, which results in specific harmonic structures of song elements. To what degree upper vocal tract filtering is relevant for the perceptual salience of song is poorly understood. This research utilizes (1) a biolog... | | 2018 |
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Cash, M. Gabriela | The psychopath: legally, but not morally, responsible | Psychopaths present a peculiar problem for philosophers of legal and moral responsibility. They acknowledge the rules and conventions of society but are impervious to the moral foundations of these rules and conventions. This phenomenon may be attributed to the psychopaths' lack of empathy that lead... | Psychopaths - Ethics | 2012-05 |
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Hammons, Liam | The lovecraftian chronotope: a formalist analysis of "At the Mountains of madness" | H. P. Lovecraft's fiction has long fascinated critics for the portrayals of cosmic terrors and indescribable monsters. The fiction, however, betrays a common structure and conceit that manifests Lovecraft's ideological and philosophical objectives. This essay applies Mikhail Bakhtin's chronotope the... | | 2021 |
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Excell, Katerina | The role of amyloid precursor protein in a model of alzheimer's disease | Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating disorder that leads to deterioration of cognition and memory. The prevalence of AD dramatically rises with age, and is also much greater in individuals with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome, DS). Many gene products are overexpressed in DS by virtue of having three ... | | 2022 |
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Estrada, Johanna | BCR-ABL1 compound mutations combining key kinase domain positions confer clinical resistance to ponatinib in Philadelphia cromosome-positive leukemia | CML 1s caused by a random reciprocal translocation that joins the ABL1 gene on chromosome 9, with the BCR gene on chromosome 22. The result is the formation of the oncogenic BCR-ABL1 gene. This derivative chromosome is widely known as the Philadelphia Chromosome (Ph+), and it encodes a deregulated, ... | Leukemia -- Genetic aspects -- Research Leukemia -- Treatment -- Research | 2014-04 |
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Richards, Jackson | Chasing channels: Progress in calcium channel localization in the C. Elegans synapse | Calcium channels play a crucial role in neurotransmission by facilitating the flow of calcium ions necessary for synaptic vesicle fusion and neurotransmitter release. Different types of calcium channels participate in this process in the neurons of the nematode C. elegans. L- and N-type channels res... | Calcium channels; Synaptic vesicles; Caenorhabditis elegans | 2013-05 |
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Fackler, Anderson N. | Identification of Kin-20 and UNC-119 Knockout suppressors associated with neuronal development and maintenance in C. elegans | Neurons comprise the nervous system-the essential signaling and communication system for nearly all multicellular organisms. To coordinate cells across an entire organism, they must grow to be relatively long. Therefore, neurons extend axons from the cell body. Immature neurons extend growth cones a... | | 2018 |
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Anderson, Lucius | The transhuman and posthuman in contemporary horror film: a case study for David Cronenberg's crimes of the future | As the uncertain future of humanity's relationship to technology causes widespread apprehension, themes related to transhuman and posthuman theory have begun to appear in the horror genre. By synthesizing posthuman and transhuman philosophy with horror criticism, this project aims to ascertain these... | | 2024 |
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Isom, Anika | Amniotic fluid treatment of vocal fold injury in an in vivo rabbit model | Hyaluronic acid (HA) injectables are a standard treatment for vocal fold injuries in both clinical and research settings. Results from these treatments are not permanent, however, and may vary in effectiveness. Because of this, there is a significant clinical interest in finding an alternative for H... | Vocal folds; rheology; wound healing of vocal folds; hyaluronic acid; amniotic fluid; regenerative medicine | 2022 |
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Zamantakis, Alithia | The death of hetero and homo | "The Death of Hetero/Homo" is a theoretical examination of the ways in which sexuality, love, and desire are not merely abstract, innate concepts but have very real consequences as weapons in the process of abjection, particularly of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming individuals. As gender ... | Sex (Psychology); Sex (Biology) | 2016-01 |
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Som, Sarita | Virus-like weapons used for competition in wild plant populations | Plant diseases caused by bacterial pathogens pose significant economic challenges globally, necessitating the exploration of alternative methods for controlling bacterial infections in plants. Tailocins, virus-like weapons produced by bacteria, have emerged as potent antibacterial agents and hold po... | | 2023 |
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Coplan, Caitlin Denise | Fabrication and Application of Aluminum Nanostructures | Plasmonics, the phenomenon resulting from light interactions with nanoscale structures, is an active field for nanoscale manipulation of light. By varying the metal, size, and shape, plasmonic nanostructures can be tuned to interact with a broad spectral range of light. Commonly used plasmonic mater... | | 2019 |