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Submissions from 2012
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
Mapping of photoperiod-sensitive suppressor of elf3 21, Brittany Currey
Variability in Measurements of Manduca sexta Midgut Gene Expression, Kyle Davis
The Role of Multidrug Resistance Efflux Pumps in pH Homeostasis in Escherichia Coli, Kari N. W. Deininger
Modeling the Manduca Sexta Midgut Mathematics, Jennifer Garbett
Harmonic Measure Distribution Functions in Complex Domains Mathematics, Kevin Gerstle
Comparing Classical and Alternative Methods of Regression in the Context of Metabolic Scaling Mathematics, Nathan Huey
pH Dependent cAMP Levels Correspond to Acid Resistance in Escherichia Coli, Shanté Jackson
Examining the Prevalence of the Heterosexual Script in Children's Television Media, Alexandra Kirsch
Identification and Characterization of CYP1 Gene family Enzymes in Xenopus laevis, Chad M. Kurylo
Differential aminopeptidaseexpression in Manduca sexta larvae based on life stage and dietary protein concentration, Emily Lewandowski
Finding an Upper Bound on the Angular Momentum of a Neutron Star, Ben Lucas
Measurement of cytoplasmic pH of Escherichia coli with fluorescence ratio imaging microscopy, Kotiba Malek
The Role of Conformity to the Superwoman Ideal in the Relationship between Personality and Eating Disorder Symptomatology in Adolescents, Lauren Metzger
Seeding the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe: Cosmological Perturbations from Staggered Inflation, Evan Pease
Dispelling the Meat-Dominated Myth: Alternative Food Sources in the Neanderthal Diet, Kushal Rao
Measuring Solvent Content of Biological Crystals Using Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching, Matthew Siewny
Time-Dependent Growth of Zinc Oxide Crystals, Abigail Van Wassen
Supernovae and Cosmic Anisotropy, Carolyn Watts
Submissions from 2009
The Search for New Quinary Quasi-Cyclic Codes, Ryan Ackerman
Investigation of pH Stress Effects on Sporulation and Germination Efficiency in Bacillus subtilis, Haley Adcox
Ecosystem Services as Functions of Wetland Restoration Practice in Ohio Watersheds, Claire Anderson
Investigation of rocgenes in pH regulation of Bacillus subtilis, Erin I. Armentrout
Shape Control of Zinc Oxide Crystals with Succinate Derivatives, Elizabeth Bailey
Modeling Autistic-Like Behavior In The BTBR T+Tf/J Mouse: Testing Juvenile Play Behaviors In Females, Audrey Bebensee
Functional characterization of SCP1 in Procambarus clarkii using RNA interference, Robert Carpenter
Motives for Visiting “Pro-Ana/Mia” Web sites, Kelsey Chapman
Mapping of photoperiod-sensitive suppressor of elf3 21, Brittany Currey
Modeling Diffusion of Nano-meter Sized Colloids in Confined Spaces, Johnathan Edwards
Hydrogen (H2) Production with Carbohydrate Supplementation and pH Stress of Escherichia coli, Khalid C. Eldahan
Development of the Positive and Negative Athletic Contexts for Healthy Eating (PANACHE), Nora Erickson
Triangular and Polygonal Triples, Daniel Franz
Metabolism, Microvilli, and the Manduca sexta Midgut: A Mathematical Model, Jennifer Garbett
The Effect of Alcohols on the Anisotropic Etching of Silicon, Mary Clare Higgins-Luthman
Development of an EROD Assay to Characterize the Induction of CYP1A Activity in Xenopus laevis Cells, Daniel V. Iwamoto
Unraveling Entanglement: Correlation and Sharability within Quantum Mechanics and Beyond, Peter Johnson
An Examination of the Relative Salience of Internal and External Instrumental Occasion Setters, Katerina Karaivanova
Gene Expression in Fourth and Fifth Instar Manduca sexta, Robert Long
The metabolic scaling exponent and respiratory quotient of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, Arianne Messerman
Athletes and Problematic Eating: A meta-analysis, Lauren Metzger
Synthesizing and Characterizing Mesoporous Mirrors, Patrick Meyers
Finding the Metric Center, Hannah Ross
Functional Differences in Paralogous Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptors (AHRs) of Xenopus laevis, Kelly Schorling
Modeling Growth and Metabolism in Manduca sexta Larvae: Variation Across Individuals and Instars, Katie Sears
Towards the Expression of the Pheromone-Binding Protein from the Cockroach Leucophaea maderae, Maggie Taylor
The relationship between body surface area and morphological midgut growth of the tobacco hawkmoth, Manduca sexta, Nikolas Tun
Carbon Dynamics of a Restored Temperate Wetland in Ohio and the Effects of Nitrogen Loading on Carbon Dioxide Efflux, Kanmani Venkateswaran
Modeling caterpillar growth and behavior under inducible plant defense, Dhruv Vig
Food Preferences of Kenyon Students: the Ideal Meal and the Real Meal, Laura Yakas
Effect of body size on Manduca sexta midgut gene expression, Aaron Yeoh
Submissions from 2008
The Effect of Diet on Scaling of Nitrogen Assimilation in Manduca sexta, Ryan Bash
Progress Toward the Synthesis of Two Novel Fluorophore Appended Cationic Steroid Antibiotics, James Beckett
Permeant Acid-Dependent Gene Expression in Bacillus subtilis, Rebecca Cleeton
Controling the Shape of ZnO crystals in aqueous solution: Does pH alter the effects of growth modifiers?, LaDean Cooley