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Submissions from 2010
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
YagU: an Acid-Resistance Protein of the Escherichia Coli Inner Membrane, Devon Fitzgerald
The relationship between body surface area and morphological midgut growth of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, Anna Frutiger
Cloning and Characterization of LmaPBP from the Cockroach, Rhypharobia (Leucophaea) maderae, Allison Goldsmith
Abundancy Spiral – Exploring Diagonal Patterns, Ziyue Guo
Mapping Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Land Use in the Face of Anthropogenic Activity, Jennifer Howard
Sporophyte Induction in Response to Photoperiod in Physcomitrella patens, Basil Kahwash
A Meta Analysis of Taijin-Kyofusho Symptomatology and Social Phobia Disorder, Dan Lakin
A Model for Crystallization with Laser Tweezers, Robert Long
Determining the Phonon Characteristics of BexZn1-xTe Alloy, Nirajan Mandal
The Effect of Multidentate Ligands on Zinc Oxide Crystal Growth, Kat Meagley
Biological Implications of Metabolic Scaling in Tobacco Hornworm (Manduca sexta), Sasha Minium
Sports Media and Athletes as Male Role Models, Daniel Prager
The Form of Perfect and Multiperfect Numbers, Kaitlin Rafferty
Parental Feeding in Leach’s Storm Petrels, Dustin Schneider
Gender role and anxiety: a meta analysis, Rita Seabrook
Growth rates of Manduca sexta on artificial and natural diets, Pratima Shanbhag
Determining Whether Increased Fronto-parietal and Interhemispheric Coherence is a Phenotype of Epilepsy, Nathan Spagnola
Controlled Formation of Arrays of Zinc Oxide Nanorods, Emily Staudenmaier
Novel Biodiesel Reactor Utilizes Stainless Steel Yarn To Provide High Surface to Volume Ratio For Biphasic Reaction, Phan Truong
Computational Molecular Modeling of Alzheimer’s Drug Derivatives, Cathy Ulman
The Characterization of Residues on Pounding Tools: An Avenue For Identification in the Archaeological Record, Rebecca Warren
Statistical modeling of real time PCR data for membrane transporter expression in Manduca sexta larvae, Kathleen Woods
Thermal Lens Spectroscopy and Its Applications, Yinan Yu
Messages to CosmoGirls about Identity and Appearance: Comparisons of Adult and Teen Magazine Content, Lauren Zurbrugg
Submissions from 2007
A Direct Nanoscale Investigation of ZnO Surfaces During Crystal Growth, David Black
Modeling Caterpillars, Jim Boston
Heritability of telomere length in a wild population of Savannah sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis), Sara Brinda
Assortative mating by foot color in the black guillemot (Cepphus grylle ), Elizabeth Carlton
pH dependent gene expression in Bacillus subtilis, Sarah Cleeton
The Abundancy Index: Tracking Down Outlaws, Laura Czarnecki
Cahn-Hilliard Simulation, Pushkar Dahal
Expression and characterization of the Na-K-Cl cotransporter, masBSC, in Sf9 cells, Ann Downer
The Role of Trust in the Consumer's Choice to Buy Locally, Megan Duffy
Investigating Leach's storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) body condition over the incubation period, Stuart Fety
Determinants and variation of the sex ratio in the Eastern Bluebird, Siala sialis, Hilary Franke
The morphological growth of the midgut of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sextain relation to body surface area, Anna Frutiger
Early Childhood Education and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Children: A Meta-Analytic Review, Elisa Garcia
The Effect of Athletic Participation on Self-Esteem: A Meta-Analysis, Tom Geiger
Memories of Food and Season Extension Among Elderly in Ohio, Anne Gianakos