College students undergo a lot of stress throughout the school year, and this can negatively impact their health in a variety of ways, notably their eating habits. Here we investigated how acute stressors, similar to that of college students’ every day lives, impact their eating behaviors, and whether individual differences are related to how they […]
C90: Fingerspelling Patterns in Signing Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Our research investigates sign language development in children with ASD. Previous research has shown that signing children with ASD produce unique or idiosyncratic errors such as palm orientation reversals, which may indicate differences in how children with ASD imitate body movements. In this study, we ask if a sample of signing children with ASD produces […]
A41: College Readiness in Urban High Schools
C41: People and Pollinators: Uncovering private yards’ potential for new pollinator beneficial plantings
Pollinators allow humans a diverse diet. Unfortunately, pollinator habitat has been declining due to pesticide use, changing land use, and parasites. Most people understand the need for pollinators, but whether private citizens would be willing to plant pollinator beneficial plants in their yards is largely unknown. A mail survey was conducted in Miami and Darke […]
B25: Enzymatic and Chemical Models of Tannin Degradation
Tannins are a group of large polyphenolic compounds found in many plants. Studying how tannins break down could further the understanding of the importance of tannin in natural systems. This experiment focused on two distinct models of degradation: enzymatic and chemical. Polyphenol oxidase, an enzyme that will oxidize phenolic compounds, was used with both caffeic […]
B83: The Relationship Between Oral Health Practices in Adolescence and Type II Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Adulthood: A Retrospective Global Health Study
Introduction: The purpose of this research study is to determine if there is a relationship between poor oral health, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease. Factors that are discussed include the barriers some patients face when attempting to access dental care, the connection between poor oral health, type II diabetes, and […]
C13: Using GC-MS to Identify Essential Oils: Improving instruction in Organic Chemistry Lab
The goal of this research was to enhance and improve upon an organic chemistry experiment done by second year students. Extraction of essential oils is a technique used in Organic Chemistry labs in order to teach the process of steam distillation in the purification of organic samples. Through the use of steam distillation essential oils […]
B70: A Visual Laxative: Current Public Toilets in Rural Gambia Contribute to Disease and How to Change the Outcome
Diarrheal diseases, like cholera, are still impacting developing countries worldwide. New interventions, along with an addition of stronger epidemiologic surveillance needs to be considered in order to determine what methods are best for reducing the prevalence rates of these conditions. This article discusses the impact of diarrheal diseases, particularly cholera, and a new intervention strategy […]
A18: Dynamic Chemistry Produces Functional Materials with Diverse Applications
Dynamic chemistry is characterized by the ability of a bond or adduct to break or reform either autonomously or in response to stimuli, and “click” chemistry refers to a subset of one-pot, water and oxygen resistant, high-yield reactions.1,2 Herein, we use principles from both such chemistries to develop a synthesis and use RAFT (reversible addition-fragmentation […]
C56: Acoustic Impedance and Modeling Acoustic Impedance in a Trumpet Mouthpiece
The effect of acoustic impedance in any air-columns is accountable for the frequency of output sound. With noncylindrical air-columns, non-uniform cross-section area, the impedance varies continuously. An example of any instrument shows the complexity of varying impedance. In this research, advantage of having access to the impedance probe helped in developing experiment on determining the […]
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