Undergraduates In The News
The purpose of this longitudinal observational study is to analyze gait data that quantifies human motion to determine if there is patterned differential gait outcomes between those undergoing antegrade vs. retrograde femoral nailing.
The purpose of the study is to find cultural materials related to manmade/anthropogenic species extinction in the university’s archives not often categorized or recognized as such part of the history of extinction. The first phase of the research project is finding these materials in the Harrison-Small Special Collections Library.
Enteroviruses cause or are associated with many health complications such as myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy. In enterovirus infections, viral double-stranded RNA stimulates Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling protein (MAVS). MAVS activation results in expression of interferons and interferon stimulated genes (ISGs), which have antiviral properties.
Hydrophobins are amphiphilic, non-immunogenic proteins characterized by four conserved disulfide bonds and high surface activity, making them valuable in diverse applications. The disulfide bonds are important for surface activity of class II hydrophobins.
When people are involved in stressful situations, they tend to display distinct characteristics such as fidgeting and restlessness. Their heart rate begins to climb and often enough, they cannot realize themselves that they are performing these nervous responses.
In November 2012, I-495 Capital Beltway Express Tolled Lanes (ETLs) were opened in addition to the general purpose lanes. They operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in a variable tolled regime for single and double occupancy. High Occupancy Vehicles (3+), transit vehicles, motorcycles, and emergency vehicles travel for free. The 495 Express lanes operate between Springfield and Tyson’s Corner.
As the rippling effects of global warming are becoming more and more imminent, the implications of its effects will impact a plethora of industries. In our study, we examined when MIRCA crops would begin to fail and experience stunted growth in a region consisting of 9 countries in East Africa.
The false science of eugenics swept across America in the early 20th century. “Eugenics,” broadly defined, is the creating of a “better race” through intentional breeding of desired traits alongside the sterilization or containment of undesired traits, often defined by race, class, and ability.
The KMT2A gene encodes the protein mixed lineage leukemia 1 (MLL1), a histone methyltransferase which plays a regulatory role in embryonic development and hematopoiesis. KMT2A can undergo translocations with over 70 different fusion partners, resulting in the production of oncogenic chimeric proteins which are observed in approximately 10% of all leukemias.
Damselflies have four wings that are controlled independently during flight. The fore and hindwings typically beat out of phase and the interactions which enhance or attenuate flight forces of the wing pairs is phase dependent.
Inflammasomes are intracellular multiprotein signaling complexes important in host defense; however, a deregulated activity is associated with a number of inflammatory, immune and metabolic disorders. The nucleation of inflammasomes around cytoplasmic receptors of the nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeating containing receptor (NLR) family occurs upon detection of a microbial.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 26 million American adults. Its progression can be slowed, though it is difficult to detect in its earliest stages. Our objective is to develop noninvasive, early-use MRI tools to assess the number of nephrons, small units in the kidneys that filter out toxins from the blood, using cationic ferritin-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CFE-MRI).
CONTEXT: Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive neurodegenerative condition associated with motor deficits, cognitive decline, and social isolation. Some literature suggests that incorporation of aerobic exercise to existing pharmaceutical and surgical interventions can reduce symptom progression and improve quality of life.
Daphnia, a common aquatic microcrustacean, can alternate between asexual and sexual reproduction. It is hypothesized that at the beginning of a growing season, sexually produced dormant eggs hatch, introducing large amounts of genetic diversity. Over time, selection for the most fit clones causes genetic diversity to decrease over time.
Although the events of August 11th and 12th in Charlottesville forced the world to pay attention to how we use public spaces to preserve history (and what history is preserved), similar contested spaces exist around the world.