102 articles in this issue
Caitlin Howley
The first two years of an undergraduate student’s STEM program of study are particularly treacherous, with roughly half of STEM majors switching to other fields or dropping out entirely after their sophomore year. Moreover, attending a rural high school t... see more
Lance Michael Beck
First2 Network is an organization that focuses on underrepresented students in college. These underrepresented STEM students in First2 are first generation, persons of color, LGBTQIA+, Appalachian, low income, or financially disabled. First2 helps these s... see more
David Findley,Michael Hambuchen
Invertebrate animal studies of methamphetamine (METH) could allow for inexpensive, high throughput exploration of many variables that could be used to direct the design of future vertebrate pharmacology and toxicology studies. We hypothesized that METH wo... see more
Juilia Harman,Mark Flood,Kristy Henson,Matthew Scanlon
Counterfeit cosmetics are a large problem in the world today because they are cheap and easy to purchase. However, many are unaware of the counterfeit cosmetics’ ingredients as they are not mandated to comply with the American Food and Drug administration... see more
Rhiannon Virginia Macom,Joseph Horzempa
Francisella tularensis is a gram-negative bacterium and is the causative agent of tularemia – a disease commonly referred to as ‘rabbit fever’. This microbe is extremely virulent as inhalation of fewer than ten bacteria can lead to a lethal infectio... see more
Kristen Haggerty,Stuart Cantlay,Joseph Horzempa
Francisella tularensis is a gram-negative, intracellular pathogen capable of establishing a lethal infection at a dose of <10 CFU. Fluorescence microscopy is a vital tool used to study F. tularensis host-pathogen interactions. However, F. tularensis is... see more
Michelle Richards-Babb
Studies have demonstrated that involving undergraduates in research increases the probability that they will be retained within their STEM majors and graduate on time. Providing opportunities for students to engage in research aligns with institutional go... see more
Samuel Tetteh-Quarshie,Cynthia B. Jones
One of the major contributing factors to the prevalence of obesity in United States is the Western Diet, characterized by consumption of high fat and high simple sugars. Even though the issue of obesity has become a national interest, few stu... see more
Elliot Collins
Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious bacterium that causes the disease, tularemia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classified F. tularensis as a category A bioterror agent due to its virulence and ease of aerosolizat... see more
Nathan E. Van Vranken,Nicholas M. Gardner
Mosasaurs are a group of extinct large-bodied obligatory aquatic reptiles known from Late Cretaceous marine localities around the world, including the inland sea of North America. The behavior of these well-known reptiles has been discussed and suggest th... see more
Nicholas M. Gardner,Nathan E. Van Vranken
Turtle origins remains a debated topic in evolutionary biology. Molecular data uniformly supports a turtle-archosaur clade; morphological data has supported multiple hypotheses including a turtle-lepidosaur clade, turtles as the sister to a archosaur-lepi... see more
Travis Michael Harding
TRAVIS HARDING, MARK FLOOD, ANDREAS BAUR, and KRISTY HENSON. Department of Natural Sciences, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 26554. Determining the Concentration of Morphine and Codeine in Poppy Seeds for Drug Test Defense.The purpose of this res... see more
Lindsey Walck,Amanda Smith,Erica Harvey
Gateway math courses can be a major hurdle for students to get over in order to continue on with their majors, especially STEM majors. Previously, students could have taken up to four semesters of remedial math before being able to place into the first ga... see more
Sunita Pokharel,V’yacheslav Akkerman,Mohsen Ayoobi
Increasing demands in the next-generation power-generation device such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), microsatellite thrusters, micro-chemical reactors and sensors calls for fuels with high specific energy and low emissions to meet the current demand ... see more
Camden Cutlip
Vaping is a type of nicotine usage in which an artificial cigarette is used as the delivery system. Originally marketed as the healthier alternative to smoking cigarettes, vaping has led to an increase in the amount of pulmonary issues by users. Our objec... see more
Emmy Delekta,Zachary Loughman,Bronwyn Williams
The crayfish genus Faxonius, formerly composed of surface-dwelling Orconectes, has over 95 species and subspecies. From these, no other species group has been the topic of more debate than the F. juvenilis complex (FJSC). As far back as 1885, Walter Faxon... see more
Haley Miller
Crayfish, being ecosystem engineers, are essential parts of ecosystems. They are perceived as omnivorous benthic organisms and opportunistic feeders. The goal of this study is to understand the trophic position of three species of crayfish (Ca... see more
Erica Harvey,Sue Ann Heatherly,Sarah Starcovic,Shannon Knowlton
Are you curious what STEM students find to be barriers to their own success? Do you have anything in your courses or research laboratory environments that you would like to improve? In this hands-on session you will learn how to use the basic ... see more
Kyra Duncan,Melanie Sal,Kim Bjorgo-Thorne
Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is the most commonly contracted tick-borne disease in America. It is transmitted by hard-bodied ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of the genus Ixodes, specifically I. scapularis in the eastern United States and I. pacif... see more
Morgan Rice,Noah Taeff,Jennifer Hickman,Donald Primerano,James Denvir,Deanna Schmitt
Antibiotic resistance is one of the top threats to global public health. In the United States, over two million people each year are infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria which results in approximately 23,000 deaths. The development of new antibioti... see more
Sanish Rai
West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) will host a summer research camp in its campus at Beckley, WV with support from First2 Network. The camp will host 10 first-generation college students and other underrepresented students in STEM... see more
Lateef Adewale Kareem
Various analytical models have been developed to describe velocity profile for flame acceleration (FA) and deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT), but none accounts for observed acceleration to constant velocity seen in case of micro gaps (in which t... see more
Stuart Cantlay,Kristen Haggerty,Joseph Horzempa
Francisella tularensis is an intracellular pathogen and the causative agent of tularemia. The F. tularensis type six secretion system (T6SS) is required for a number of host-pathogen interactions including phagolysosomal escape and invasion of erythr... see more
Gunner Edgell
Many microorganisms call the gastrointestinal tract of a cow home. With the growing use of antibiotics in the field of agriculture, it is very important to understand the effects of antibiotics on the microorganisms in the rumen. In this study we examined... see more
Emma McClelland,Zachary Loughman
Forest fragmentation is an increasing commonality with the continued rise in the extractive industries and various anthropogenic disturbances. While research has discovered negative effects of fragmentation such as ecotones, the impact on specific organis... see more
Kailee Cunningham,Justin Rice,Deanna M Schmitt
Antibiotic resistance is a growing issue globally as many pathogenic bacterial species are becoming less susceptible to common antibiotic treatments. Antibiotic resistant pathogens are the cause of 23,000 deaths in the United States each year an... see more
Patrick F. Allison Jr.,David A. Lieb,Zachary J. Loughman,Holly L. Racine
Burrowing crayfishes are poorly understood animals that face conservation and management issues due to a lack of distribution and ecological data. Within Pennsylvania, the burrowing crayfish Cambarus dubius has a limited distribution and its conservation ... see more
Mengyang Li,Nicholas Sheetz,Clayton Smith
Traditionally Langmuir monolayers and lipids bilayers (including cell membranes) on water interfaces are made of amphiphilic molecules with both polar hydrophilic and non-polar hydrophobic parts. It has been discovered that non-polar fluorocarbon ch... see more
Scott Brothers,Lisa Reilly
In this study, student success metrics using a combined lecture/laboratory “atoms-first” approach will be compared to traditional teaching models in which lecture and laboratory are separate courses with separate meeting times. This mod... see more
Nicholas Burkhart,Weidong Liao,Osman Guzide
In this presentation, we will give an overview of the capabilities of WebAssembly and how it can be employed for further Web development. Traditionally, client side web development mainly makes use of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JavaScript libraries such as... see more
Alain Islas,Ansan Pokharel,V'yacheslav Akkerman,Zhiwei Yang,Richard L. Axelbaum
In the present computational study employing the ANSYS Fluent commercial software, two different discrete phase formulations, namely, the discrete phase model (DPM) and the dense discrete phase model (DDPM) are tested and compared. Specifically, the unste... see more
Tifani Fletcher,Audrey Eisel,Melesa Swartz
Policymakers and the public have a complicated view of psychology. Few laypeople think of psychology as a science, which makes it difficult for psychologists to get funding from programs aimed at supporting STEM. The American Psychological Association cre... see more
Renaud Emmanuel Stauber
RENAUD STAUBER, Dept of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science, Davis and Elkins College, WV 26241. Faculty-Student Engagement Best Practices.A network improvement community associated with the First2 Network is looking at ways to improve faculty... see more
Samuel Abimbola Ogunfuye,V'yacheslav Akkerman,Abdulafeez Adebiyi,Konstantin Kemenov
High global demands for energy have promoted innovative research tailored towards exploring novel, more efficient and cleaner power generation. Advanced combustors are a forefront technology being developed in achieving these next-generation energy system... see more
Nicholas Sheetz,Mengyang Li,Clayton Smith
Ansan Pokharel,Alain Islas Montero,Gideon Udochukwu,V’yacheslav Akkerman
Staged pressurized oxy-fuel combustion is an advanced technology to be employed for the combustion and carbon capturing processes. This technology is promising because of relatively low costs, low emissions and high-efficient power generation with exhaust... see more
Olatunde Abidakun
Combustion in micro-channels has numerous fundamental and practical applications, with oscillations and acceleration representing the two distinct modes of premixed flame propagation in “fully-open” channels (both ends of the channel are open). The type o... see more
Heather Elaine Price,James W Walters
Mitochondrial associated genes play an important role in metabolic processes that are linked to major diseases in the human body such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Two such genes that relate to these processes are PCK1, linked to regula... see more
Syed Monis Ali,Harold Burgess,Harold Burgess,Harold Burgess,James William Walters
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the fastest-growing disorders in America today. While ASD is primarily known as a developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior, comorbidities like constipation from restrictive gut movement also e... see more
Yogendra M Panta,Kenan Hatipoglu
At WVU Tech (West Virginia University Institute of Technology), we employed a teaching module “Embedding career guidance into your course” developed by ACUE (American College and University Educators). In addition, we presented positive outcomes from the ... see more
At WVU Tech (West Virginia University Institute of Technology), we implemented a teaching module “Developing student’s career ready skills” developed by ACUE (American College and University Educators). Embedding career guidance into teaching courses rela... see more
Madison Janes,Matthias Baur,Mahmood Hossain,Erica Harvey
Solar panels are photosensitive devices that generate electric current by being exposed to radiant power. The “Solar Army” research group at FSU’s Department of Chemistry has been collecting solar panel data. These data consist of readings from plates tha... see more
Gabrielle A. Broski,Kristy Henson
Human skeletal remains are important teaching tools in natural science courses. Many teaching skeletons are considered antiques purchased from India prior to 1985. The skeletons purchased prior to 1985 have a high likelihood of being acquired legally thro... see more
Jaimee Elise Martin,Kristy Henson,Greg Popovich,Rachel Fulks,Jaiden Harvey
Body composition is important when determining health status. Current two-compartment methods used to determine body composition are expensive and inconvenient. The purpose of this study is to test the reliability and validity of an Xbox Kinect V1, Xbox K... see more
Kiersten Marie Lowdermilk,Kristy Henson
KIERSTEN LOWDERMILK Dept of Natural Sciences, Forensic Science Program, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV 26554 and KRISTY HENSON Dept of Natural Sciences, Forensic Science Program, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV 26554 Using dermestid ... see more
Kristy Henson
Hands-on activities are favored learning techniques in STEM fields. In forensic anthropology courses, some of the content is hands-on but frequently is passive. Students typically observe bones, trauma, and post mortem intervals but rarely have the opport... see more
Brooke Grill,Maple Landvoigt,Dina Schaper,Jodi Flanders
Leishmaniasis is uncommon in the United States but endemic in impoverished areas with high sandfly populations. In addition, affected areas often lack balanced diets, raising suspicion of a relationship between parasite susceptibility and nutrition1... see more
Michael D Berquist,Mitchell R McGill,Anna Mazur,David Findley,Greg Gorman,Jones B Cynthia,Michael Hambuchen
Disease states such as hepatitis C and HIV are both associated with methamphetamine (METH) use and are known to produce liver dysfunction. Indeed, bile duct ligation (BDL)-induced liver dysfunction enhances METH effects in rats. While female rats are more... see more
Cassandra Danielle Whitlatch,Kristy Henson
CASSANDRA WHITLATCH, Dept of Natural Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 26554, and KRISTY HENSON, Dept of Natural Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 26554. Blood spatter impact accuracy on nonporous surfaces and how it ... see more
Adriana Sue Anderson
ADRIANA ANDERSON and MARK FLOOD, Natural Sciences Department, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV 26554. MTT Proliferation Assay.Within the field of forensic toxicology, it is important to understand the effects of chemicals on cells. A proficie... see more
John T. Barber,Raymond W. Holsapple
The PubChem library houses data for more than 100 million molecules. The features for each molecule in this dataset include the molecular energy, shape multipole, and the constituent atoms’ 3-D coordinates. Simulations of molecular properties can be compu... see more
Emily Huff,James Wood
Water chemistry influences the rate that carbon is processed in streams, but few studies have investigated the role of carbon quality on carbon processing rates. We investigated how carbon quality influences respiration rate and breakdown rate using stand... see more
Carly Cunningham,Joseph Horzempa,Rhiannon Malcom
Francisella tularensis is a pathogenic gram-negative bacterium and the causative agent of the disease tularemia. As an intracellular pathogen, F. tularensis can infect and replicate within cells of the immune system, such as macrophages as well as non-imm... see more
Patricia Best
Chinese makeup suppliers create knock-off makeup palettes of popular American brands and sell them online at a much lower cost. The Chinese makeup suppliers follow Chinese regulations according to the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (FDA ... see more
Jordyn Elaine Bush,Kristy Henson
JORDYN BUSH, Department of Natural Science, Forensic Science Department, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, West Virginia, 26554, and KRISTY HENSON, Department of Natural Science, Forensic Science Department, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, West Vi... see more
Megan Way,Kristy Henson
MEGAN WAY, Dept of Natural Science, Forensic Science Program, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 26554, and KRISTY HENSON, Dept of Natural Science, Forensic Science Program, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV 26554. Determining if Househo... see more
Jonathan Ryan Prince,Kristy Henson
JONATHAN PRINCE, Department of Natural Science, Forensic Science Program, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 26554, and KRISTY HENSON, Department of Natural Science, Forensic Science Program, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 26554. Skeletal ... see more
Ariel Quesenberry
A significant amount of research has been conducted to show that exposure to the colorless gas formaldehyde can lead to a variety of unwanted side effects. Many hair products, such as the Brazilian Blowout claim to be “formaldehyde-free”, however, when th... see more
Amelia Sebok,Mark Flood,Kristy Henson
When animals die and decompose, they undergo various taphonomic stages eventually breaking down and becoming one with the earth again. Factors that affect decomposition have been studies but there is very little literature on the effects of animal decompo... see more
Sarah Ann Starcovic,Shannon Knowlton,Shannon Knowlton,Kendra Gillo,Kendra Gillo,Erica Harvey,Erica Harvey
Solar hydrogen fuel generation through water splitting is the ultimate goal of a nationwide solar energy research initiative called the Solar Army. A fluorescence-based device called HARPOON 1.0 is currently used in the Solar Army to test oxyge... see more
Jada Michelle Voellinger
We previously screened a library of nearly 4000 extracts of plants, marine life, and fungi from the National Center for Natural Product Research to identify compounds that exhibited antimicrobial activity. From this screen, Nymphaea odorata (Fragran... see more
Kendall Souder,Michael Whaby,Jennifer Hickman,Deanna Scmitt,Donald Primerano,James Denvir
The CDC classifies Francisella tularensis as a Category A bioterrorism agent. Due to the risk of potential release of antibiotic-resistant F. tularensis strains, new therapeutics against F. tularensis must be developed. Resazomycins are resazurin (R... see more
Garrett William Hoover
Two non-profit organizations in southwestern Pennsylvania requested water quality data for several local watersheds in need of conservation attention. We conducted a study to identify the primary drivers of stream ecological condition in each watershed to... see more
Theresa Ann Prochaska,Zachary J Loughman
Ticks are major vectors of zoonotic pathogens that impact humans. Tick species that parasitize humans in the eastern United States include Dermacentor variabilis, Ixodes scapularis, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, and Amblyomma americanum. Tularemia, Lyme disea... see more
Janelle Marie Stack,Adam Jarrett,Deanna Schmitt
Multidrug-resistant bacteria pose a significant threat to global public health. According to the CDC, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the United States each year, and more than 35,000 people die as a result. The de... see more
Summer Lea Kuhn
Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) is a network of after-school STEM clubs for 9th-12th graders in West Virginia (WV). This program encourages underrepresented students to pursue undergraduate and graduate college degrees, thus increasing the n... see more
Jennifer Rose Myers,Joseph Horzempa
Francisella tularensis is a gram-negative bacterium that causes the disease, tularemia. Due to the highly infectious nature of F. tularensis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classified this bacterium as a category A bioterrorism agent. To c... see more
Destinee Davis,Zachary Loughman
In 2018, a life history study was conducted for Cambarus callainus (Big Sandy Crayfish), a federally threatened species endemic to the coalfields of Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia. Most crayfish life history studies make broad assumptions regarding... see more
Daron Marshall Weekley,Jacob Pancake,Jennifer Hickman
The CDC classifies Francisella tularensis as a Category A bioterrorism agent. If used during a terror attack, the inhalation of a single F. tularensis bacterium can cause the fatal disease tularemia. Due to the potential release of antibiotic-resistant F.... see more
Makayla Alexandra Schaefer,Haley Wetzel,Kinsey Skalican,Sarah Johanson,Zachary Loughman
Correlophus ciliatus (Crested Geckos) are a gecko species found in the pet trade and in zoological institutions. Native to New Caledonia and once thought to be extinct, C. ciliatus now thrive in human care due to husbandry and subsequent ea... see more
Donna Ford-Werntz,Matthew Sheik,Cynthia Huebner
This poster summarizes three recent digitization projects at the WVU Herbarium. The NSF “Keys to the Cabinet” digitizing and georeferencing grant, targeting botanical specimens from across the southeastern U.S., concluded at the WVU Herb... see more
Michelle Williams,Zachary Loughman
Animal training has several purposes and benefits including mental stimulation, physical exercise, stress reduction, and increased safety. Among these benefits, the most important are reducing stress during veterinary procedures and routine husbandry prac... see more
Eric Jonathan Constant,Mark Watson
Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) is produced by an interaction of a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY) in conjunction with a sugar source and the appropriate pH and temperature. BNC is sought after for its diverse uses from wound dressings and dr... see more
Brian Ringhiser,Zachary Loughman
The northern watersnake, Nerodia sipedon, is a natricine ubiquitous across aquatic habitats of the eastern United States. Found as far north as Ontario, as south as Florida, and stretching as far west as Utah, this species is ever-present and often in hig... see more
Christopher Lloyd,Zachary Loughman
Zoo funding is commonly directed towards charismatic megafauna within zoological institutions. Because of this, research and psychological studies on reptiles are lacking. As zoos started becoming a part of social culture, reptile houses became a part of ... see more
Jimmy Krochmal,Zachary Loughman
Cambarus callainus and Cambarus veteranus are two federally listed crayfish species endemic to the coalfields region of Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia. These crayfishes are impacted by anthropogenic changes in their environment, namelysuch as sedim... see more
Sydney A Ozersky,Carly Cunningham,Kinsey Guthrie,Zachary Loughman
Within any large animal collection, parasites and diseases can often be present. One parasite present in many different animal hosts is Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite that targets and infects the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract of its host. ... see more
Abigail O'Connor
Wheeling Creek contributes high levels of the fecal indicator bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) to the Ohio river. Since Wheeling Creek is used recreationally, elevated fecal coliform levels pose potential health risks including gastrointestinal or res... see more
Tressa Jo Plum
Plastics are a global threat to biodiversity, especially aquatic ecosystems where plastics from roads and other sources wash into rivers and streams on their way to the ocean. We chose to examine sediments from the banks of the of the Ohio River near Whee... see more
Addie Rebecca Shanor,James Wood,Zachary Loughman
During the cold months in the northeastern United States, road salt is used to de-ice roads. The increase in human population and road density has led to a dramatic increase in salt application over the past 30 years. As a result, salinity levels of fresh... see more
BRIAN CRUTCHLEY,Qing Wang
Mathematical models can be used to simulate complex real-world behaviors and provide insights into how these behaviors work. Additionally, these models can be enhanced through complementary software that is able to better manipulate the large sample space... see more
Heidi Reichert,Qing Wang
CTLA-4 is a co-inhibitory molecule that functions to regulate T cell activation. Antibodies that block the interaction of CTLA-4 with its ligands B7.1 and B7.2 can enhance immune responses, including anti-tumor immunity. CTLA-4 blockade has demonstrated b... see more
Jean-Emmanuel Kouadio,Qing Wang
Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) is an inhibitory receptor that is upregulated after T-cell activation, and transmits signals that suppress T-cell activation and proliferation through the depletion of CD8+ T cells. Antibodies targeting CTLA... see more
Katey Burner,Qing Wang
Radiotherapy (RT) is one of the most common and effective cancer treatment options, even being used in more than half of all cases to cure cancer in high income countries. Due to the need for radiation therapy, research into maximizing the effectiveness o... see more
Alyssa Danielle Hunt
Cancer is among the leading causes of death in the United States. In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control, there was 599,108 cancer-related deaths in the year 2017. In addition to having a high mortality rate, the cost of cancer care has also... see more
John Steffen,Logan Rothstein
For animals with carotenoid-based skin or feather color, plant matter can be an important food item because plants contain carotenoids which help maintain that color. Because skin or feather color impacts a species ability to advertise its identity and po... see more
John Steffen,Dominik Webster,Dominik Webster
Carotenoids are photo-accessory pigments found in plants that provide animals with integumentary color as well as a variety of immunological benefits. Carotenoids that are deposited in the feather or skin to adverstise color must ultimately be obtained, i... see more
Teresa Faykus,Taylor Curry,Austin Raines
Teresa Faykus, Faculty Advisor, Nursing, West Liberty University; Taylor Curry, Nursing Student and Austin Raines, Nursing Student, West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV.The Impact of Two-Minute Training Sessions on Confidence Level For Providing Comp... see more
Desiree L. Evans,Jasmine M. Lafferty,Aida E, Jimenez
Epifagus virginana is a holoparsite whose only host is the American Beech tree, Fagus grandifolia. Currently, little is known about the specific mechanism used by Epifagus to colonize the tree. It is thought that lignin-like or lignin degradation by-produ... see more
Justin R Fisher,Jason Rafe Miller
Diploid organisms such as animals and plants carry maternal and paternal variants of most of their genes. Preferential transcription of either gene variant is called ASE for allele-specific expression. In plant seeds, ASE has been observed at selective ge... see more
Weidong Liao,Jacob Boone
In recent years, cloud computing has emerged as a rapidly growing and disruptive technology in both academic research and industry. In this poster, we first describe cloud computing architecture and cloud computing applications. Then we discuss potential ... see more
Jordan Marcelle Smith,James William Walters,James William Walters
NPC1L1 transport protein is located in the lumen of the intestines and is critical for cholesterol absorption. The reason why we study NPC1L1 is because cholesterol absorption in the intestines affect obesity and diabetes which is still under investigatio... see more
Eshaq Ali Alashmali
Identification of chiral compound has become the single most important research drug discovery since 1980. The advantage and disadvantage of having two isomers such as S or R rotation have been well documented in the literature. For example, Naproxen® com... see more
John H. Hull,Debra Hull,Sonya Davis,Camila Cuevas,Riley Meyers
Undergraduate participants read 44 trigger words and phrases, including several in categories involving gender, race, sexual orientation, other social justice issues, and political slogans, rating them on four dimensions: emotional response, comfort in he... see more
John H. Hull,Quron Eggleston,Mershawn Smith,Dajour Bryant-Hull,Mariah Chobany
Courtney Rolen
Cold-induced stress is known to inhibit the activity of immune cells and has been shown to cause different expression of cytokine profiles during Chlamydia muridarum genital infection. Active Hexose Correlated Compound (AHCC) is a mushroom extract known t... see more
Brianna Brooke Punturi
A stress mouse model established in our laboratory showed that prolonged exposure of mice to cold water-induced stress results in elevated plasma norepinephrine levels, increased intensity of Chlamydia muridarum genital infection, and decreased functions ... see more
Dakota James Parnell,Jesse Reed Orell,Syed Monis Ali,James William Walters
Larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) are optically transparent at six- and seven-days post fertilization (dpf) which makes them useful research models for the study of metabolic and physiological processes. Previous methods to image zeb... see more
Luisely Doza,Jason Rafe Miller
With the prevalence of big data, we are able to implement simple Machine Learning techniques against datasets to solve many present issues. Utilizing the California Housing Prices dataset, we can apply linear regression models to forecast districts’ futur... see more
Hibba Chaudhry
We have previously shown that Na+/K+-ATPase has a signaling function in addition to its pumping function. Interstitial fibrosis in the heart and kidney are hallmark of pathological changes in Chronic Kidney Failure (CKF) patients with Cardiovascular compl... see more
Greg Edward Popovich
In recent years, the allure of zombie culture has found its way into innovative teaching of biology and medical courses. In the current example, zombies are used to facilitate understanding of applied nutritional biochemistry. Specifically, two competing ... see more
Umesh Nepali,Dr.Joseph Horzempa
UMESH NEPALI & JOSEPH HORZEMPA, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV, 26074.The antimicrobial activity of Serena repens (Saw Palmetto) extract against Burkholderia cepacia. Burkholderia cepacia is ... see more