Due to its strong association and high prevalence with cardiovascular disease and premature death, hypertension, or high blood pressure, showcases a consequential public health challenge in the United States. While evidence suggests an association between socioeconomic status and hypertension prevalence, few have yet to explore this relationship in the United States subpopulations of non-white women. […]
B05-P: Transformation of Food Insecurity Accessibility and Interventions During the Pandemic
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 […]
B32-P: MBI475: High Salinity Stress on Antarctic Microorganisms
The goal of this research was to study the impact of high salinity stress on enrichment cultures containing algae and heterotrophic bacteria from a lake located in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. The research question – Does high salinity stress affect the phylogenetic diversity of microbial communities in a dry valley lake? – tested the […]
C55-P: Alcohol Behaviors Relating to Environmental Factors, Drinking Games, and Comfort Among College Students
In the United States, drinking alcohol is a threat to college students’ health. Several factors predict problematic alcohol consumption including participation in drinking games (i.e., a way to socialize while consuming alcohol in a competitive manner). The participation of college students in drinking games at house parties may be increasing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
A49-P: Applying the Integrated Model of Behavior to College Student Drinking Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alcohol consumption continues to be a problem on college campuses. Whereas college students are motivated to consume alcohol for a multitude of reasons, researchers have distilled drinking motives into four main categories: social, enhancement, coping, and conformity (Cooper, 1994). It is unclear why college students have continued to attend large social gatherings where alcohol is […]
B49-P: The Role of Internal and External Factors Which Influence College Students Alcohol Consumption During a Global Pandemic
Alcohol is a public health problem among college students. The purpose of this study is to better understand what factors amplify problematic alcohol consumption among college students during a global pandemic. Previous research has linked problematic alcohol consumption to locus of control, drinking motives, and depression such that high levels of the aforementioned factors relate […]
B29-P: MBI 475: An Adventure with Antarctic Enrichment Cultures in Extreme Shade
Lake Fryxell is a perennially ice-covered lake located in the McMurdo Dry Valley, Antarctica. Due to harsh conditions such as low temperature and light, its food web is composed entirely of microbes. In this project, the goal was to investigate the composition of Lake Fryxell’s microbial communities when placed under extreme shade as the abiotic […]
B12-P: Validating China’s Alleged Fire Emission Reduction
Agriculture is a key source of greenhouse gases, with arable and livestock farming accounting for 10-12% of global emissions of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e). In China, many pollutants are released from crop residue burning in fields, resulting in serious pollution of ambient air. The results indicate that crop residue burning occurs in a seasonal pattern, […]
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 […]
B36-P: Examining Associations Between Binge Drinking and COVID-19 Gathering Regulation Adherence Among College Students
Alcohol consumption among college students remains a public health issue despite prevention and intervention efforts. According to Duclos et. al , there is a statistical correlation between people that participate in binge drinking activities also score highly on impulsivity assessments such as BART BIS-11. After the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were many social […]