Food Insecurity impacts several million Americans. The current Covid-19 pandemic has also affected millions of people not only the United States, but globally. With this in mind, how has the Covid-19 pandemic affected accessibility and interventions when it comes to food insecurity? Research into the topic was conducted using two tools: an immersion experience and […]
B10-P: Preparation of Low Molecular Weight Heparins in a Flow System
Enoxaparin is a low molecular weight heparin with an average molecular weight of 4.5 kDa that is used as an anticoagulant. The first continuous flow process was developed to synthesize enoxaparin from heparin benzyl ester via base promoted partial depolymerization. Enoxaparin biosimilars were produced in a 25 minute residence time at 65° C in a […]
B09-P: Communicating Research to Non-Disciplinary Audiences: Faculty Perspectives
This research project is focused on communicating research to public audiences. Using a qualitative approach, students in the First Year Research Experience [FYRE] program conducted interviews with faculty researchers to explore the different methods they use to communicate their own research to public audiences in multiple venues. The interviews typically concluded with the researcher talking […]
B10-T: Exploring Family Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study was conducted to explore the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic impacted families during April to May 2020. Specifically, this study aimed to explore how individuals and families were coping with social isolation and lifestyle changes. We sought to identify how psychosocial predictors influenced individuals’ levels of perceived stress under social isolation and […]
B03-P: The Interaction of β-Lactoglobulin with Nonionic Surfactant Lauryldimethylamine Oxide
Surfactants are amphiphilic molecules that can stabilize interfaces, notably between hydrophobic and hydrophilic environments. Interactions between surfactants and proteins play an important role in food processing, pharmaceuticals, cleaning agents, protein purification, and the characterization of membrane proteins. Characterizing these interactions and the structure of protein-surfactant complexes is necessary for proper product formation and development as […]
B08-P: A Morphometric Analysis of Leaf Shape Responses to Abiotic Stress
Soil salinity causes an estimated $27 billion in agricultural losses every year, and these losses are predicted to be exacerbated by climate change. Brassica rapa is an important oil seed and vegetable crop that includes leafy greens such as bok choy. How B. rapa reacts to abiotic stresses such as soil salinity could greatly affect […]
B06-P: Responses of Invertebrate Communities to Prescribed Burns in Managed Temperate Hardwood Forests of Indiana
Hardwood forest ecosystems were primarily oak and hickory tree species, preserved through natural fires. Due to fire suppression in the last century, invasion of insect pests, and changing climate, these forests are slowly changing to domination by maples and beech. One strategy of oak and hickory regeneration is utilizing prescribed burns to create an open […]
B07-P: The Effects of Deer Exclosures on Seed Dispersal by Ants in Forests of the Miami University Natural Areas, Oxford, Ohio
The indirect impacts of white-tailed deer overabundance (Odocoileus virginianus) on forest ecosystems are not well understood, particularly their leaf-litter invertebrate communities. Long-term studies with deer exclosures (>10 years) conducted in forests of the Miami University Natural Areas suggest a significant relationship between the presence of white-tailed deer and the abundance and diversity of ant populations. […]
B02-P: Converting Random Fluctuations to Useful Work – An Efficient Nanoratchet
The field of atomic, molecular, and optical physics focuses on how atoms and molecules interact with light. In our experiment, we use several coupled optical lasers to create a series of potential wells, a pattern of high potential energy that causes atoms to become trapped in a three-dimensional gridlike layout, known as an optical lattice. […]
B09-T: Understanding and Withstanding: Comparing Colombian and Mexican Responses to Migration Crises
In the late 2010s, deepening crises in Venezuela, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras led to the migration of millions from their homes in pursuit of refuge and asylum. Received primarily by Colombia and Mexico, these migrants and asylum seekers have encountered vastly different responses from the country in which they end up. Why have Colombia […]