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Papers from 2026
Temperature has no impact on Haloferax volcanii DNA Repair Mechanisms, Walker Bailey
Temperature Does Not Significantly Impact UV-Induced DNA Recovery in Haloferax volcanii, Udval Batkhuu
Influence of Light vs. Dark Conditions on Leaf Litter Decomposition of Quercus alba, Altanzaya Bayarbaatar
Feeding preferences of Armadillidium vulgare given a variety of tannin concentrations, Ruth Beery
Effects of Simulated Herbivory on Chlorophyll Content, Fluorescence, and Oxidative Stress in Radish (Raphanus sativus), Sasha Belova
Effect of Recovery Light Wavelength on UV-Induced DNA Damage Repair and Survival in Haloferax volcanii, Andrew Bier
Salinity Impact on Cyanogenesis and Chlorophyll Content in Hordeum vulgare, Becca Boué
The Effect Sunlight has on the Rate of Decomposition, Clara Bucio
Water Stress Affects Morphological Characteristics in Phaseolus vulgaris, Sonia Butske
Temperature does not Significantly Affect UV-induced DNA Recovery in H. volcanii, Mateo Cachimuel
No relationship observed between the chlorophyll and cyanide levels in Sorghum bicolor plants after exposure to different levels of salt stress, Sophia Carling
Stropharia rugosoannulata fungal colony growth on Quercus alba leaves in different fertilizer treatments, Chloe Chen
An Analysis of Haloferax volcanii Adaptability Through Photorepair, John Coffin
Similar Bacterial and Fungal Abundance Found Between Different Types of Leaf Litter, Colbie Corpuz
Investigating Bacterial Growth and Erythromycin Resistance in Kokosing River Bacteria, Divine Dabire
Fungal Respiration and Fungal Host Specificity on Black Oak leaves and Sawtooth Oak Leaves, Lucas de Alarcon
Imitated Insect Damage Effects on Raphanus sativus (Radish) Leaf Stress Responses, David Do
High Concentrations of Paclobutrazol Inhibit the Development of Reproductive Structures in Physcomitrium patens, Josephine Drios
Alliaria petiolata and Mertensia virginica Leaf Litter impact on invertebrates abundance and richness, Kate Dunagan
Effects of Saline Stress and Salicylic Acid on Hordeum vulgare mentor, Aidan Dunfee
Effects of Rhizobium and Nitrogen addition on growth and chlorophyll content in Pea Plants, Roni Eloranta
Neuromast Distribution Showed No Effect o+n Reaction Distance of tcf15 Mutant and Sibling Zebrafish, Grace Farley
ABA effects rig mutants at lower concentration levels, Patrick Graves
Effects of 6-Benzylaminopurine (BA), Day Length, and Genotype on Phycomitrium patens Reproductive Development, Peyton Green
Investigating the Effects of Salt Stress and Salicylic Acid Treatment on Cyanogenesis in Alliaria petiolata, Keya Gupta
Qualitative Differences in Muscle Organisation Between Tcf15 Mutants and Wildtype Zebrafish Suggest A Need For Further Experimentation, Sophia Hameed
The Effects of Paclobutrazol on the Inhibition of Reproduction in Physcomitrium Patens, Charlotte Harris
Haloferax volcanii have the same UV absorbance and DNA repair in different salt concentrations and light treatments, Tess Heffernan
The Effect of Salinity on the Level of Cyanogenesis in High Cyanide Barley Plants (Hordeum vulgare ‘Mentor’), Noa Helmbrecht
Effect of Salt Stress and Salicylic Acid on Cyanogenesis and Chlorophyll Content in Barley Plants (Hordeum vulgare mentor), Kira Hermansson
The Effect of Rhizobium Inoculation and Nitrogen Presence on Pea Plant Growth, Aidan Jones
CRISPR-Induced Deletions of Rig 2 and Rig 3 genes in Physcomitrium Patens Accelerates Reproductive Development, Ari Jonihakis
Salinity Resistance of Sorghum Plants, Cyrus Kasman
Effects of Salinity Stress on Sorghum bicolor chlorophyll levels and cyanogenesis, Olivia Keffer
Tcf15 mutation affects spatial distribution of muscle fibers but no change found in the amount of slow twitch muscle fibers in Danio rerio, Kendall Kirkbride
Effects of Salicylic Acid on Salt Stress in Alliaria petiolata, Camille Klopenstein
Saline Stress and Salicylic Acid Effects on Hordeum Vulgare, Sree Kondaveeti
Stropharia rugosoannulata Mushroom Fungal Colony Growth on Quercus alba in Different Fertilizer Treatments, Nora Kortuem
Sunlight and its Effects on Quercus Alba Decomposition, Lindsay Lancaster
Haloferax Volcanii does not show differences in photoreactivation recovery corresponding to different lighting conditions, Casey Landers
Effects of Tc15 Mutation On Epha4b and Epha7 Expression in Zebrafish, Sasha Langholm
Antheridia and Archegonia Development in Physcomitrium patens Was Not Inhibited by Abscisic Acid (ABA), Elisa Lybarger
Neuromast distribution shows no effect on physical stimuli response in tcf15 mutant and sibling 6 day post fertilization Danio rerio, Elaina Mardula
Salinity Effects on Chlorophyll and Cyanide in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), Marius Mazeika
Invertebrate Abundance and Diversity on Native Mertensia virginica and Invasive Alliaria petiolata Over a 21 Day Period, Violet Mcfarlane
Age Has a Stronger Effect Than Genotype on Locomotor Behavior in Tcf15 Mutant Zebrafish (Danio rerio), Sinead McSweeney-Goransson
Loss of function of tcf15 disrupts muscle fiber organization and patterning in Zebrafish, Kudzaishe Mhere
Water treatment effect on Phaseolus vulgaris, Brisia Minchaca
Evaluating Cyanogenesis and Chlorophyll Levels on Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Through Different Amounts of Salinity Stress, Laila Mooraj
The Effect of Salicylic Acid in Reducing Salinity Stress in Sorghum Bicolor, Clementine Muir
The lack of relationship in DNA repair rates from different light types in Haloferax volcanii, Artemis Murbarger
Mimicked herbivory in radish plants (Raphanus sativus), Josefina Mustafá
Fungal Activity may have Different Rates Depending on the Cultured Host Plant, Erik Nelson
Cyanogenesis in Response to Salt Stress and Salicylic Acid in Alliaria petiolata, Sophia Ngo
The Effect of Saline Stress on Photosynthesis and Cyanogenesis in Sorghum bicolor, Mallory O'Brien
Haloferax volcanii recovery under blue-filtered light shows no significant impacts to photoreactivation, Olufemi Odiah
Watering Treatment Effects on Leaf Number, Height, and Color in Bean Plants (Phaseolus vulgaris), Pablo Portillo Olivo
Negligible difference in photoreactivation recovery in Haloferax volcanii via various light types, Allison Ortiz
Substrate Type Drives Differences Among Bacterial and Fungal Abundance Over Time, Christiana Paul
Physcomitrium patens Reproduction Inhibition in the Presence of Paclobutrazol, Auden Pennington
Effects of BA Concentration, Day Length, and Genotype on Development in Physcomitrium patens, Kevin Perez
Effects of Salt Concentration and Salicylic Acid on Hordeum Vulgare, Mary Pietila
No Significant Effect on Photosynthesis and Cyanogenesis in Sorghum plants with Difference Concentrations of Saline, Macy Printy
How Tcf-15 Mutations in Zebrafish (Danio, rerio) Affect Distance and Velocity, Silas Richland
The effects of salinity on chlorophyll production and cyanogenesis in Hordeum vulgare, Linnea Rogers
Effects of RIG2 and RIG3 Gene Deletions on Reproductive Development in Physcomitrella patens, Margaret Rusche
Effect of Tannin Concentration on Isopod Feeding Behavior, Benjamin Russell
Testing erythromycin resistance in fluvial bacterial communities exposed to wastewater treatment plant effluent, John Schaal
Decreased salt concentration and light availability does not significantly impact photoreactivation in Haloferax Volcanii, Leah Schlissberg
epha7 and epha4b Expression in Zebrafish (danio rerio) Muscle Reveals Minimal Differences Between tcf15 Mutants and Siblings, Caspar Schmidt
The Photoreactivation of Haloferax volcanii is not Significantly Impacted by Light Color Following UV-Induced DNA Damage, Kate Snodgrass
Impact of Salicylic Acid and Salinity on Sorghum bicolor Cyanogenesis, Robin Snyder
High 6-Benzylaminopurine (BAP) exposure reduces reproductive development in the Elftriple mutants of Physcomitrium Patens., Thomas Strong
Temperature Does Not Significantly Affect UV-Induced DNA Recovery in Haloferax volcanii, Gabriel Suhm
The Effect of Rhizobium Inoculation and Nitrogen Presence on Pisum Sativum Growth, Hyugo Todo
At high concentrations of Paclobutrazol Physcomitrium patens rate of reproduction was decreased, Ann Tyko
The Developmental Stage has a Greater Impact on Locomotive Behavior than the tcf15 mutation, Conner Verbanas
Cyanogenesis and phenotypic responses to salt stress and salicylic acid in Alliaria petiolata, Lia Wahl
Relationship Between Cyanogenesis, Salicylic Acid and Salinity in Sorghum, Xincan Wang
Light Exposure Does not Affect the Decomposition Rate of Oak (Genus Quercus) Leaves as Measured by Mass, Tannin Concentration, and Surface Area, Hayato Ishi Ynoue
Effects of Tannin Concentration on Feeding Behavior of Armadillidium vulgare, Ally Zimmerman
Papers from 2025
Human Proximity Has No Significant Influence on Pika (Ochotona princeps) Gut Microbiome Diversity In Glacier National Park, Neil Abrahamson
Bacterial resistance to antiperspirant and natural deodorant types on the axillary region, Andrew Adams
The Effect of Different Concentrations of Aspirin on the Survivorship of Lumbriculus variegatus, Ashley Auerbach
The Effects of Salicylic Acid on the Formation of Rhizobium Nodules in Pea Plants, Jack Bernard
The Effects of Elevation on the American Pika (Ochotona princeps) Microbiome in Glacier National Park, Charlie Blackmer
Soil pH of 5 is Ideal for Forests in Gambier, Ohio, for Maximum Soil Decomposition, Anna Brown