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Submissions from 2014
The Interaction of Striatal Dopamine on Glutamate-Mediated Repetitive Self-Grooming Behavior in the BTBR T+tf/J Mouse Model for Autism, Olubusola O. Olukoya
Reheating the universe, Timothy R. Scully
Sticking with Neanderthals: Identifying Neanderthal Mastics and their Signatures, Joseph Walsh
Searching for and Characterizing Abundancy Outlaws, Zach Weiner
Submissions from 2013
Molecular characterization of Na+-coupled CCCs in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti, Daniel C. Akuma
Phenotypic Analysis of Methylmalonate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Knockout Mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana, Rishi Choubey
Escherichia coli Mutant Strains Mediate Cellular Response to Benzoic Acid, Kaitlin Creamer
First-Order Phase Transitions with Cosmological Fluids, Ryan Darragh
Size-Frequency Distribution of Perennial Herbaceous Communities, Kelsey Dillon
Investigating the Subfunctionalization of Two Xenopus Laevis AHR1 Paralogs, Eric Engelbrecht
The Leaky Pipeline: The Effect of Personality and Goals on Female STEM Interest, Katherine M. Finnigan
Quantifying the Impact of Nocturnal Warming on Whole-Plant Water Use Efficiency in Glycine max, Molly Goolman
Physiological changes in the midgut during the growth of the larval Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta, Katie Goulder
Nitric oxide signaling in the larval salivary glands of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, Lyra Hall
Laboratory Evolution of Acid-Adapted Escherichia coli Strains, Amanda He
In the Mind of an Athlete: A Meta-analysis of the role of perfectionism and anxiety in athletes, Maureen Hirt
Exploring Magneto-Optical Properties of Novel Structures, Aidan Lee
Quasi-Bosonic Lattice Gas and Information Machines, Michael Morgan
New Linear Codes from Constacyclic Codes Mathematics, John M. Murphree
Reduction in Expression of Manduca sexta Midgut Transport Proteins KAAT1 and CAATCH1 by RNA Interference, Andrew L. Parmelee
Base Resistance in Escherichia coli Potential Stress Resistance Genes and Regulators, Ian Perrone
Evidence for a regulatory linkage between leaf water potential and mesophyll conductance, Rafael Contreras Rangel
Investigating the Maillard Reaction in Autoclaved Media and its Effect on Escherichia coli, Rachel J. Rhee
The Effects of a High Antioxidant Diet on Two Behavioral Measures in Aging Rats, Gina Rickert
Arboral Diversity in Sub-ecotypes of the Peruvian Amazon Blackwater Rainforest: Barcoding from Cambial Tissue, Helen Rogers
In the Fringes: Exploring Thin Films with a Prism Coupler, Glynis Schumacher
Classical Transitions for Tunable Potentials, Timothy R. Scully
The Relationships Between the Intracellular Steps in the LPS-stimulated Release of Nitric Oxide from Microglia, Robbie Sellers
Preliminary Study of Vertebrates by Motion-Activated Cameras at TRARC prior to Amazon Flooding of 2012, H. B. Stephens
Neanderthal String Theory: Investigating the Potential Role of Cordage through Experimental Archaeology Anthropology, Rhiannon Suggs
Calculus Analysis of Viking-era Icelandic Remains, Catherine Weitzel
Plasticity of pigmentation and thermoregulation of the harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica, in response to developmental temperature, Audrey E. White
Arthropod Distribution in a Tropical Floodplain Ecosystem, Noah Winters
Magnetic Force Microscopy with a diCP-II Atomic Force Microscope, Hanning Wong
Telenovelas: Assessing Intersectionality in Spanish Media, Melek Yildiz-Spinel
Submissions from 2012
Development of a Novel Synthesis of Natural Products Containing the Cyclopenta[c]pyridine Substructure, Snow Adler
Determining the Function of Xenopus laevis Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptors AHR1α & AHR1β via Morpholino Knockdown, Myles Alderman
The behavioral and neurological effects of hypoxia during the embryonic development of domestic chicks (Gallus gallus), Andie Asimes
An Exploration of n-Trigonometric Functions: Generalizations of Sine and Cosine Mathematics, Alex Beckwith
Photoperiodic Regulation of Sexual Reproduction in Physcomitrella patens, Kiersten Bell
Characterization of Zn1-XCdXSe Non-Linear Response, Jimmy Chapman
Osteobiography of Gröf A-21 from Keldudalur, Iceland, Myra Eckenhoff
The Effects of Minority Group Labeling on Feelings of Empathy and Psychological Closeness, Daniel Glaser
The Effect of Non-Standard Laboratory Conditions on the Acid Resistance of Escherichia coli, M. Michael Harden
The effect of caffeine on learning and memory on three cognitive tasks in human subjects, Karen Huntsman
The Photoperiod Response Pathway in Physcomitrella Patens, Kate Lang
Inhibition of Amphetamine-Induced Locomotor Hyperactivity by D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptor Antagonists in the C57BL/6J and BTBR T+tf/J Mouse Strains Neuroscience, Kendra Lechtenberg
Genetic Requirements for E. coli Extreme Acid Survival both Aerobically and Anaerobically, Maria Narvaez
The Cosmological Origin of Primordial Magnetic Fields, Alexander New
The Heat is On: Temperature and an Incubating Seabird, C L. O'Connell
The Effects of Auditory Phonemes on Automatic Social Grouping, Daniel Rosenberg
The relationship between midgut growth and morphology and body size in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, A. Sanderlin
Angular Momentum of Rapidly Rotating Neutron Stars, Luke Skon
Preliminary Analysis of Dental Calculus from Viking Age Iceland: Implications for Reconstructing Diet and Lifeways, Hannah Smith
Theoretical and Experimental Approaches to Spontaneous Parametric Down Conversion, Sally Steuterman
The Cloning and Expression of β-Hydroxyisobutyryl Coenzyme A Hydrolase from Arabidopsis thaliana, Scott Watters
Telenovelas: Ethnic and Gender Representations in Spanish Media in the U.S., Melek Yildiz-Spinel
Submissions from 2011
Development of a Novel Synthesis of Natural Products Containing the Cyclopenta[c]pyridine Substructure, Snow Adler
Probing the Second-Harmonic in ZnCdSe Thin Films, Ian Bakk
Fabricating Faraday Rotators Using Mesoporous Films, Andrew Chevalier
Modeling Cosmic Bubble Collisions, Hillary Child
Mental Toughness and Anxiety in Varsity Collegiate Athletes and Non-Athletes, Julia Cohen
Changes in midgut morphology during the growth of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, Katheryn Connell
Electroweak Symmetry Breaking and Lattice Simulations, Jennings Deskins
Visual Attention and Sequential Patterns: Mental Processing Speed, Implicit, and Explicit Learning, Clifford Eberhardt
Application of Molecular Dynamics and Quantum Calculations to Determine Reaction Pathway, Andrew Ebner
Quantum Entanglement at Kenyon College: Constructing an Entanglement Apparatus for the Undergraduate Laboratory, Robert Fine
Exploring the Utility of Ionic Hydrogenation in the Synthesis of Iridoid Natural Products, Clara Fischman
The Tol-Pal trans-envelope complex is important for acid survival of Escherichia Coli, Gian M. Garduque
"Sexualized" Clothing in Girls' Magazines Across Time, Kaitlin Graff
The Effect of Diet on Ontogenetic Scaling of Metabolic Rate in Manduca sexta, Kate Haller
Dynamics of a 2-hectare temperate forest plot over a five-year period, Nina Hamilton
Is sperm motility correlated with red spawning coloration in Redside Dace?, Kelly Heilman
4-OH-Tamoxifen is not an agonist of the frog aryl hydrocarbon receptor, Amanda Maxfield
Investigation of Single-Cell pH Homeostasis Using Fluorescence Ratio Imaging Microscopy, J. Patrick Mershon
Minimal Length Scale and Its Effect on Hawking Radiation, Patrick Meyers
A Geometric Representation of the Abundancy Index Mathematics, Kate Moore
Modeling Manduca sexta Gut Digestion and Absorption as a Plug Flow Reactor, Stephen Raithel
The Role of Methylmalonate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase in Valine and Propionyl-CoA Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana, Ian Richardson
Anaerobic Regulators Affect Anoxic Extreme-Acid Survival of E. coli, Daniel Riggins
Expression and Characterization of the CYP1 subfamily from Xenopus laevis, Andy Schwartz
Dynamic Light Scattering from Colloidal Spheres and Proteins in Femtoliter Volumes, David A. T. Somers
Getting the house in order: Burrow establishment and incubation activity in a long-lived seabird (2011, Graham Sorenson
The effects of potential climate change-related river water temperature shifts on the reproductive success of the redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus), August Steigmeyer
Crying Wolf or Sobbing Swine: Examining Post-H1N1 Perceptions of Risk and Threat of a Future Influenza Epidemic, Julian Tancredi
Gender, Stress, Coping, and Health Behaviors, Alyssa Van Denburg
Effect of strain and diet on Manduca sexta midgut mass, Allison Vela-Mendoza
Relative expression of basic metabolic genes in the anterior midgut of Manduca sexta, Kelly Wahl
Submissions from 2010
Food Accessibility and Pricing In a Rural Setting, Jonah Auteri
A functional comparison of photoperiodically-regulated genes in Physcomitrella patens and flowering plants, Sarah Cook
Defensive Behavior of Rats in Response to 22-kHz Ultrasonic Vocalizations, Rachel Cooper