Numerous studies have been conducted to determine how exposure to various amounts of VOCs might affect an individual’s health, as well as how VOC analysis can serve as a reliable predictor of several different cancer subtypes. In this cross-sectional study, we intend to investigate the VOCs present in adult urine, a liquid state of matter, […]
A34: Deformation of Dry High-pressure Eclogites DuringTectonic Slicing of Subducted Oceanic Lithosphere: A Case Study from the Monviso Ophiolite, Italy
The Alps contain records of deeply subducted oceanic lithosphere that detached at high-pressure (HP) conditions and later exhumed to the surface. These HP ophiolite bodies are key to understanding important geodynamics processes occurring along the plate-interface within subduction zones, yet the nature of their detachment and recovery is not well-understood. For example, HP ophiolites from […]
A31: Effects of Estrogen and Glucose on Colorectal Cancer Cell Growth
Recently in the world, there has been a rapid increase in the prevalence of and mortality from obesity, diabetes mellitus, and colorectal cancer (CRC). Colorectal cancer related deaths have become the second highest category of cancer death in both the U.S. and the world, including roughly 2 million global diagnoses every year and 700,000 CRC […]
A30: NFL Injury Analysis
This research aims to analyze recent injuries that occurred in the National Football League (NFL) to identify patterns and variables that increase injury incidence. Our analysis of injuries spans from the 2019-2020 season to the 2020-2021 season. Throughout the semester, we have been pulling, scraping, and analyzing NFL data from multiple sources. We have been […]
A28: The Impact of Elevated Salinity on Palmelloid Formation and Disruption in Chlamydomonas Species
Soil salinity is a foreign term to most, yet it is now a global issue. With an increase in farming and irrigation worldwide, soil salinity is stunting crop growth and inhibiting its ability to produce viable yields. Salt exposure to photosynthetic organisms can severely inhibit their growth rate and cause cell damage, however, mesophilic green […]
B54: Exploring the Relationship Between Body Weight, Body Mass Index, and Endometriosis Diagnosis
Endometriosis is characterized as a progressive chronic condition by which tissues similar to those that line the uterus can grow outside the uterus. 10% of women of reproductive age are diagnosed with endometriosis, including 50% of women who experience infertility and 60% of women who suffer from pelvic pain. Regardless of the high prevalence in […]
A53: Effects of Diet on the Gastric Mill (Chewing) Behavior in the Crab Cancer borealis
Central pattern generators (CPGs) are neuronal circuits that underlie rhythmic movements including breathing and chewing. CPGs are capable of producing complex, rhythmic outputs in the absence of input signals, but are also capable of modifying the pattern in response to sensory feedback. Therefore, investigating the interplay between sensory-regulated and intrinsically controlled output is crucial in […]
C29: MBI575: Attachment of Bacteria to Algae as an Adaptation to Salt Stress in Antarctic Lakes
Antarctic lakes are extreme environments. Contrary to temperate lakes, they never mix and hence present a permanent stratification, following gradients of different abiotic factors such as salt that increases with depth. As the nutrients are very limiting in such environments, the biological communities are dominated by autotrophic organisms that fix the inorganic carbon and make […]
A45: Applications of Dimethyl Carbonate for the HILIC Separation of Sugars with Charged Aerosol Detection: Greening Industrial Solvents
We have researched the use of the green solvent dimethyl carbonate (DMC) as a mobile phase modifier for different forms of chromatography, such as hydrophilic liquid interaction chromatography (HILIC), normal phase liquid chromatography, and reversed phase liquid chromatography. Our lab’s recent publication demonstrates the utility of non-toxic and biodegradable DMC as a replacement for the […]
A41: Unusual Cell Division in Cell Wall-less Bacteria
Cell division in most bacteria is a highly organized, regular process in which a single cell gives rise to two essentially equivalent daughter cells. Division is coordinated with parent cell growth and DNA replication and dependent upon cell wall synthesis. Mycoplasma is a genus of very small bacteria resulting from reductive evolution of the genome, […]