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Submissions from 2018

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The Impact of Shape on Nonconscious Processing of Facial and Variant Stimuli, Sabrina Halavi, Shayla Warren, Peyton Thomas, et al.

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Quantifying the Impact of Deciduous Forest Canopy Structure on Soil Respiration, David Han, Julia Unangst, and Andrew J. Kerkhoff

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The Structure of Multi Perfect Numbers, Andrew Herbelin and Judy Holdener

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Physcomitrella patens DET1-like genes may play a role in seasonal regulation of sexual reproduction, Hannah Hertz, Victoria Coneva, and Karen Hicks

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Visualizing the Early Universe, Maria Huey and Tom Giblin

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Model quantum resource theories, Austin Hulse and Benjamin Schumacher

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Measuring physiological responses of Sphagnum magellanicum to abiotic environmental variation, Xiaoxuan Hu and Christopher P. Bickford

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Flow cytometry as an alternative to growth curves in competition experiments, Miriam Hyman and Joan Slonczewski

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Diversity in avian locomotive investment and the impact on life history traits, Jess L. Kotnour

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Manganese transporters and their effect on proliferation of Streptococcus sanguinis in a rabbit model, Karina Kunka and Todd Kitten

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A petrel mother’s dilemma: when self-care conflicts with offspring investment, Jesseca Kusher, Robert Mauck, and Charles E. Huntington

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Generalization of a Linear Code Search Algorithm, Jonathan Lambrinos, Oliver VandenBery, and Noah (Nuh) Aydin

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Implementation and setup of computer control system to study state-mixing impacts on the Rydberg excitation blockade, Andrew Lesak, Milo Eder, and Aaron Reinhard

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Investigating Zirconia Thin Films, Vincent Lewis and Frank Peiris

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A Diastereoconvergent Acid-Initiated Vinylogous Aldol Reaction to Form All Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters, Arthur Lian and John E. Hofferberth

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The innate immune response to flagellin fragment in Arabidopsis root, Haofan Li

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Touchscreen based Progressive Ratio Responding for Motivational Assessment of Mice, Deveren Manley II, Michael Noback, Gongliang Zhang, et al.

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Progress towards the synthesis of Vinylogous Aldol Reaction substrates with functionalized tethers, Yiyi Ma and John E. Hofferberth

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Progress towards the synthesis of Vinylogous Aldol Reaction substrates with functionalized tethers, Yiyi Ma and John E. Hofferberth

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Eastern Bluebird Flight Maneuverability, Nyota Mbuyu and Natalie Wright

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Sexually dimorphic flight in Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis), Sarah McPeek, Andrew J. Bobick, Jess L. Kotnour, et al.

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On the Schrödinger Picture of Dark Matter, Maggie Murphree and Tom Giblin

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Generation of Primordial Black Holes in Hybrid Inflation, Rachel Nguyen and Tom Giblin

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Implementation of the Causal Spectral Decomposition Representation for the Neutron Star Equation of State, Devon Nothard and Leslie Wade

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Laakso Space Coloring and Visualization, Preston Pennington, James Skon, and Marie Snipes

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Phylogenetic Analysis of the Relationship between Leaf Morphology and Phenology, Evan Perkins, Andrew J. Kerkhoff, Dana Royer, et al.

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Simulating the Dynamics of Galactic-Scale Dark Matter, Gwyneth Phillips and Tom Giblin

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Perfect and Deficient Perfect Numbers, Emily Rachfal and Judy Holdener

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Metabolic tracing and quantification of β-alanine in lettuce, tomato, wheat, and corn, Peter Reinhart

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Applications of Machine Learning in Low-latency LIGO Searches for Gravitational Waves, Kyle Rose, Madeline Wade, and Leslie Wade

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Examination of expression patterns of Cycling DOF Factors-like genes in Physcomitrella patens, Shawn Ruiz, Alex Freidinger, and Karen Hicks

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Phylogenetic analysis of cycling DOF Factors suggests candidate genes that may regulate seasonal sexual reproduction in the moss Physcomitrella patens, Shawn Ruiz, Alex Freidinger, and Karen Hicks

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Benzoate Evolved Escherichia coli Δslp-gadX Mutants Outcompete Ancestral Strain in Anaerobic Conditions, Sam Schaffner and Joan Slonczewski

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Dark Energy in the Axiverse, Patrick Shaw and Tom Giblin

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Exploring Applications of Augmented Reality, Thomas Stanton

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A Search for Intermediate Mass Black Holes, Georgia Stolle-McAllister

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Calibration Error of Advanced LIGO and its Effect on Parameter Estimation, Madeline Stover and Madeline Wade

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Green Procedures for the Synthesis of Thioglycosides, Esei Teclemariam, Andrea Ludwig, and Grant Hall

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An Intersectional Analysis of Implicit and Explicit Gender-Career Evaluations Among Adults, Sydney Telaak and Dana Krieg

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The Effect of Isolated Facial Features on the Identity Sensitive N250r Event-Related Potential: A Second Look into Previous Findings, Peyton Thomas, Louise Yang, Shayla Warren, et al.

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Curiosities in the Core of Spiral Wave: Chimeras Synchronization in the Brain and Heart, Natalie Twitchell and Sheryl Hemkin

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Induction of Krüppel-like transcription factor 9 by thyroid hormone and a dioxin-like compound – Identification of regulatory DNA sequences, Weichen Zhao and Wade H. Powell

Submissions from 2017

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Expression and activity of cation cotransporters in yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) in different salinities, David Anderson and Christopher M. Gillen

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Macroevolution of dimensionless life histories in amniotes, Cecina Babich Morrow, Andrew J. Kerkhoff, and Morgan Ernest

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How Women's Distrust in Other Women Intensifies the Relationship between Gender Microaggressions and Psychiatric Systems, Lucy Bhuyan

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The Synthesis of BMPCL (Hedrick REP Inimer/ATRP Initiator), Jenna Bouquot and Yutan D. Y. L. Getzler

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The Effects of Jasmonate Derivatives of Escherichia coli Growth, Carter U. Brzezinski, Joan Slonczewski, and Mo Hunsen

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Age Group Differences in the Experience of Gendered Microaggressions among Women, Sarah Campbell and Sarah Murnen

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Recovering the Neutron Star Equation of State from a Simulated Binary Neutron Star Gravitational-wave Detection with LIGO, Matt F. Carney, Burke S. Irwin, and Leslie Wade

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Recovery of Microbial Functional Diversity in Restored Wetlands, Srila Chadalavada, Heather Pacheco, and Siobhan Fennessy

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Objectification in Asian Skin Whitening Commercials: A Content Analysis, Alejandra Colmenares and Irene Lopez

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Characterizing the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) within the order Anura, Reed Crocker, Hannah Hertz, Alula Hunsen, et al.

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Expression and Evolution of the cation-coupled cotransporters in Aedes aegypti Larvae, Adrienne DeBrosse and Christopher M. Gillen

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Identifying Dietary Microfossils from Dental Calculus in the Keldudalur Cemetery, Skagafjördur, Iceland, Sean Deryck and Kimmarie A. Murphy

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Getting Angry? Counting Sheep? Could Video Games Make You Lose Sleep? Relations Between Game Play, Sleep Deprivation, and Aggression, Benjamin Douglas and Patrick E. Ewell

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Effects of hepA, rfaY, and scpC Genes on Benzoate Tolerance and Antibiotic Resistance in Benzoate Evolved Escherichia coli, Morgan L. Engmann and Joan L. Slonczewski

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Neanderthals: The First Spear Throwers?, Andrea M. Evans and Bruce Hardy

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Tangloids: A Mathematical Exploration into Children's Toys, Michael Grace Fisher and Carol Schumacher

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Evaluation of Triarylmethyl Dyes for Xenobiotic Transport Assay in the Mosquito A. aegypti, Coire F. Gavin-Hanner and Matthew F. Rouhier

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Temperature Dependent Dielectric Functions of Topological Insulators, Ellie Holmgren and Frank Peiris

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Visualising Equation of State Constraints given Gravitational-wave Observations of Binary Neutron Star Systems, Burke S. Irwin, Matthew F. Carney, and Leslie E. Wade

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Testing a Candidate Muscle Gene, tcf15, in a Neural Patterning Mutant, stl159, in Danio rerio, Woo Jeon and Sarah C. Petersen

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An Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Sequence from the Caecilian Gymnopis multiplicata Suggests Low Dioxin Affinity is Common to All Amphibian Orders, Sarah Kazzaz and Wade Powell

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Climate Change Velocity: Past, Present, and Predicted, Erin Keleske and Drew Kerkhoff

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New Linear Codes over Non-Prime Fields, Jonathan Lambrinos, Ghada Bakbouk, and Nuh Aydin

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Raman Spectroscopy of Thin Films, Vincent Lewis and Frank Peiris

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The Influence of slp-gadX Mutation in Benzoate Resistance of Eschrichia coli, Haofan Li and Joan L. Slonczewski

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Skin Whitening Soap Opera's: Themes of Female Empowerment Used as Method of Advertising, Madeline Maldonado and Irene López

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Microwave Spectroscopy of Ultracold Molecular Plasma, Fernanda B. V. Martins and James Keller

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Using Artificial Neural Networks for Gravitational-Wave Glitch Identification in Advanced LIGO, Donald A. Moffa, Kyle Rose, Leslie Wade, et al.

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Describing Dark Matter as a Wave Function, Maggie Murphree and Tom Giblin

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Structural and Optical Properties of Perovskite Thin Films, Ryan Muzzio, Frank Peiris, and Aidan Lee

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Exploring Dark Matter as a Scalar Field, Rachel Nguyen and Tom Giblin

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An Ecosystem Experiment to Test Recovery of Nitrogen Assimilation Functions in Restored Freshwater Wetlands, Heather Pacheco, Srila Chadalavda, and Siobhan Fennessy

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Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Paralog Function in Dioxin and Thyroid Hormone Response Pathways in the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis, Naomi Pang, Rachel Schafer, Natalie Plick, et al.

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Characterization of a Zebrafish Peripheral Myelin Mutant, Kristen Pitts and Sarah C. Petersen

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Applications of Machine Learning in Low-latency LIGO Searches for Gravitational Waves, Kyle Rose, Donald Moffa, Madeline Wade, et al.

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Examining the Flight Capabilities of Neanderthal Spears, Ryan Scheck and Bruce Hardy

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Designing an AI to Determine Building Codes, Joey Schutz and James Skon

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Characterization of FMRFamide Expression in the Enteric Nervous System of Manduca Sexta, Sabrina Serrano, Jonathan Palacios Alvarez, and Harry Itagaki

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Linearized Gravity and its Effects on Oscillon Formation and Properties, Patrick Shaw and Tom Giblin

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In Search of the t-DNA Insert: Genotyping Arabidopsis Thaliana Transgenic Plant Lines, Hanna Simmons and Kerry Rouhier

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Artifacts in the Wake of a First-Order Phase Transition, Christian Solorio and Tom Giblin

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Ellipsometry and X-Ray Reflectivity Analysis of Nanoporous Hafnia Films, R. Oliver VandenBerg and Frank Peiris

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Men's and Women's Responses to Idealized Body Types, Ar'Reon Watson and Sarah K. Murnen

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Architectural Planning: An Expert System Proof of Concept, Benjamin Weinberg and James P. Skon

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Exploring the Potential of an Acid-Initiated Vinylogous Aldol Reaction to form All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters, Hanna Wendlandt, Madison Powers, Julia Noonan, et al.

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Localization of Aedes aegypti Na-dependent aeCCC1 by affinity-purified antibodies to Malpighian Tubules and Hindgut, Samuel Wolf and Christopher M. Gillen

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Effect of emrAB and mprA Mutants on Relative Fitness in Carbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenylhydrazone evolved Escherichia coli, Erintrude Wrona and Joan L. Slonczewski

Submissions from 2016

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Evaluating Dye Compounds as Adulticides via Toxic Sugar Bait and Assessing the Role Sex Plays in Lethal Toxic Dosing, Leticia Osei Bonsu, Ngoc Le, and Matthew F. Rouhier

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Agonist-specific Regulation of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Target Genes in a Xenopus laevis Cell Line, Kay Burrows, Nathan Huey, and Wade H. Powell

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Recovering the Neutron Start Equation of State from a Binary Neutron Star Gravitational Wave Detection with LIGO, Matthew Carney and Leslie Wade

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Modeling Corrections to the Fabry-Perot Cavity for the Calibration of Advanced LIGO Instruments, Theresa Chmiel and Madeline Wade

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Tangloids and their Symmetries, Seth Colbert-Pollack and Carol S. Schumacher

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Modeling Neuroinflammatory Pathways of Astrocytes, Microglia, and Neurons, Ellen Corcoran and Sheryl Hemkin

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"Loved to Death": Tourism Case Studies in Baguio and Batad, Philippines, Hannah Echt and Sam Pack

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Crossing Borders: Creating Games to Simulate Cultural Interaction for Anthropology Classrooms, Sydney Engelstein and Kimmarie Murphy

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Convergent and Predictive Validity in Inspection Time Tasks with Emoji, David B. Faller and Tabitha W. Payne

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Generation of All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters Using a Novel, Acid-Initiated Vinylogous Aldol Reaction (VAR), Maddie Frischling and John Hofferberth

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Mathematical Modeling of the Epistemology of Simple Physical Agents, Ian George and Benjamin Schumacher