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Papers from 2024
Impact of Variations in Temperature and Day Length on Gene Expression in Physcomitrium patens, Jack Weber
C. verum Oil Demonstrates Effective Insecticidal Properties Against C. maculatus At High Fumigant Concentrations, Jack Weinard
Expression of genes Pp3c18_7850 and Pp3c21_16210 in Physcomitrium patens is unaffected by growth conditions or time, Ashlyn Widmer
Effects of lowering environmental pH, simulating climate change, on Lumbriculus variegatus regeneration area, Ada Wigfield
Effect of Doxylamine on Regeneration of Lumbriculus Variegatus, Colin Williams
Nitrogen deficiency affects chlorophyll and amino acid production in sorghum bicolor plants, Maggie Wolf
Essential Cinnamon Oil as an Insecticide Against Callosobruchus maculatus, Henry Wopschall
The Influence of Muscular Dystrophy on C.elegans Introduction, Judy Yang
Effects of Saline Stress on Chlorophyll Content and Cyanogenesis in Garlic Mustard, Ava Yu
Lab report on the preference for cannibalism and rate of eating for ladybirds by sex, Zachary Yuen, Felicia Liu, and Cole Hibbert
Seasonal Cues and Gene Expression: Investigating Diurnal Patterns in Physcomitrium patens, Anjali Zumkhawala-Cook
Papers from 2023
Alterations to Thyroid Hormone Gene Expression in Xenopus laevis. Due to PFOA Exposure
Chemotaxis variation in C. elegans by attractant concentration and mutant gene strain
Effect of Different Concentrations of Nitrogen on Growth of Sorghum Plants
Effect of Na-Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen on Escherichia coli Growth
Effect of NPK fertilizers on the growth of HABs by using diatoms, Chlorophyta, and Cyanobacteria
Effect of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) on thyroid-hormone gene expression in Xenopus laevis.
Effect of Various Sweeteners on Caenorhabditis elegans Movement
Effects of decreased pH on fiddler crab (Uca pugilator) osmoregulation
Effects of Ocean Acidification on Fiddler Crab (Uca pugilator) Osmoregulation
Effects of saline rearing environment on Caenorhabditis elegans chemotaxis
Measuring the effect of CBD on the motility of C. elegans
The effect of sex on ladybugs cannibalism and diet
The effects of an invasive species on preexisting algae in an algal growth-supported environment
The effects of extended periods of decreased temperature on the osmoregulation of Uca pugilator
The effects of melatonin on the regeneration of Lumbriculus variegatus
The Effects of Rotifers on Non-Motile versus Motile Algae in Modified Ecosystems
The Role that Variable Priority Time has on the Population Sizes and Growth of Copepods and Rotifers
Analyzing the Effect of tag-89 on C.elegans through Chemotaxis, Bineth Abeysekera
Effects of Xylitol and Propylene Glycol on the Growth of E. Coli, Constant Aidan
Examining the Effects of a Sudden and Significant Environmental Salinity Change on the Sodium Efflux Rate of Uca Pugilator, Aura Barinas
The effects of doxylamine succinate and pyridoxine hydrochloride on model gut microbiome E. coli K-12, Renee Casentini
The Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide and Sodium Chloride Treatments on Sorghum Plants: Growth and Cyanide Levels, Povilas Cereska
The effect of Sexual Dimorphism in Fiddler Crab Osmoregulation, Chris Chu
The Effect of Acetaminophen and Na-Ibuprofen on W3110 Escherichia Coli Growth, Justine Cole
The Role of Sexual Dimorphism in Fiddler Crab Osmoregulation, Sam Connors
Caffeine and Glucuronolactone’s Effect On Lumbriculus Variegatus Pulse Rate, Jeannie Cook
The Effects of Algal Motility on the Diets of Rotifers, Aaron Davidson
XYLITOL AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL SHOW ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES IN E. COLI K-12 GROWTH, Bao Ngoc N. Dinh
The effects of Caffeine and Glucuronolactone have on pulse rate in Lumbriculus variegatus, Alem Duratovic
Effects of CBD exposure length on different genotypes of C. elegans, Maricq Elts
Discovering Similarities in Hirundo rustica Eggs Along a Latitudinal Gradient, Jennah Fadely
The Effects of Doxylamine Succinate and Pyridoxine Hydrochloride on Model Gut Microbe Escherichia coli K-12., Dominick Frost
The Effect of NaCl Stress and Salicylic Acid on Cyanide Production and Photosynthetic Activity of Alliaria petiolata, Pesticci Gabi
Effects of saline environment on C. elegans Chemotaxis, Chirinos Gael
The Effects of Norgestimate and Estradiol on In-vitro Escherichia coli Using Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Assays, Rowan Goldin
The Effect of Exposure to Various Sweeteners on the Thrashing Frequency of Caenorhabditis elegans, Jansen Grace
Effect of Exposure of Lead(II) Acetate Regeneration and Mortality of Lumbriculus Variegatus, James Griffin-Frankel
The Effects of Species Richness on an Algal Community¶s Resistance to an Invasive Species, Molly Haag
The effects of lead (II) acetate trihydrate on the annelid Lumbriculus variegatus’s regeneration characteristics, Raine Hammel
Effect of Cortisol and Dexamethasone on STOX1 expression in Trophoblast Cells, Luna Hicks
Latitudinal Trend Observed in Variation of Volume, Sphericity and Possibly Maculation of Barn Swallow Eggs, Ruby Hutchins
Observing the Effect of RedBull on Limbriculus Varigatus Survivability, Durwynn Jno Baptiste
The Effects of a Rapid Environmental Salinity Decrease on the Salt Loss of Male Uca pugilator, S. Jones
The Effect of Cortisol Versus Dexamethasone Exposure on the CYLD Gene Expression in Sw.71 Cells, Kelley
Effects of Naturally Occurring and Unnaturally Occurring Chemical Compounds on Standard E. Coli Strains and Drug Knockout Strains., Nathan Kissela
How different chemical compounds affect thrashing in C. Elegans, Jolien Kusi and Sophia Percy
Testing Sorghum seeds stress tolerance when undergoing exogenous application of Hydrogen Peroxide and Salt, Grace Lane
Species of Sorghum and Barley distinctly partition available nitrogen under nitrogen stress, Juliette Levy
Effect of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) on thyroid- hormone induced gene expression in Xenopus laevis, Jinghao Li
The connection between male fiddler crabs (Uca pugilator) major claw presence and the rate of osmoregulation, Valeriia Lukianova
Decreasing Temperatures Effect on Uca Pugilator Osmoregulation of Sodium and Magnesium, Lily Mahdavian
The Effect of Variable Temperature and Salinity on Osmoregulatory Mechanisms in Uca pugilator, Adrian Mangine
Salicylic Acid and Salt Stress Response in Alliaria petiolata, Gerardo Martinez
Effects of Predation and Stress on Feeding Behaviors of Coccinellidae, Lily Mason
The Effects of Melatonin on Regeneration in Lumbriculus variegatus, Kallinikos McCune
Latitudinal Variation of Egg Shape, Size, and Maculation in Barn Swallows, Allen Mira
The Effect of Salinity on Caenorhabditis elegans Chemotaxis, Moretti
The Effects of Maternal Stress on the UBE2k Gene Expression in Placental Cells, Simone Morrow
The effects of maternal stress on the UBE2k gene of trophoblast cells, Alexis Newman
The Effects of Various Nitrogen Soil Concentrations on the Growth and Cyanogenic Glycoside Production of Sorghum and Flaxseed, Maria Peacock
Effects of Antimicrobial Chemicals on Motility in Caenorhabditis elegans, Percy
Survivability and Mortality of Lumbriculus variegatus Exposed to 1% and 5% Diluted Red Bull Solutions, Theresa Phung
Impacts of exogenous salicylic acid on Sorghum phyllosphere microbiome diversity and colony abundance, Andrew Pilat
Short- and Long-Term Effects of Caffeine and Glucuronolactone on pulse and mortality in Lumbriculus variegatus, Maggie Potter
Non-Consumptive Predator Cues Effects on Feeding Behaviors of Coccinellidae, Landen Prows
The effect on expression of CYLD gene in trophoblastic placental cells via increasing dexamethasone concentration exposure, Anna Renteria
Consistency of Egg Size, Shape and Maculation Between Years in Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster), Jeremy S. Roberts
How Time of Establishment affects Population Densities within Competitive Species, Hunter Strah
Nitrogen Allocation in Sorghum Samples, Morgan Stucke
Regeneration abilities of Lumbriculus variegatus when exposed to lead acetate, Isabel Taggart
Effects of Habitat Density on Moth Egg Consumption of Ladybugs (Hippodamia convergens), Sarah Verner
Resource Allocations of Nitrogen Deficient Sorghum, Nicole Wang
Resource Allocation of Nitrogen Deficient Sorghum, Weiner
Cyanogenic Compounds and Allocation of Resources in Sorghum, in Relation to Nitrogen Levels, Alessandra Woo
Papers from 2022
Observing Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria Collected in Caples Residence Hall
The Effect of Nitrogen Availability on Hordeum vulgare Cyanogenesis
Limited homeothermy in spring ephemeral flowers, Amanda Alfaro-C,; Sydney Lewis; and Elsie Groebner
The Effect of Differing pH Hydroponics Treatments on Helianthus Photosynthetic Characteristics, Darya Aminia and Chris Bickford
Effects of Natal Bean Nutrition on Callosobruchus Maculatus Fitness, Finn Anders
Observing and Comparing the Carbon Storage Capacity and Climate Mitigation Potential of Restored and Natural Wetlands, Zachary Aronson-Paxton
Shorter Photoperiod Leads to Increased Branching in the Moss Physcomitrium Patens, Ethan Ashbrook