Vol. 89 No. 1 (2017): 92nd Annual Meeting Abstracts

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Abstracts of the Ninety-Second Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science at Glenville State College, April 8, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55632/pwvas.v89i1

Published: 2017-04-04

Meeting Abstracts-Oral

Exploring the use of short paper fiber as a soil amendment in coal refuse

Levi Jacob Cyphers, Leslie Hopkinson, John Quaranta
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Putative Sensory Structures Associated with the Food Canal of Hybomitra difficilis (Diptera: Tabanidae).

Emily Setser, James Joy
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Distribution of sensory sensilla throughout the foregut of Chrysops exitans (Diptera: Tabanidae).

Mohammed Iqbal Ranavaya II, James Joy
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Quantum Computers

Daniel Benjamin Cordova, Osman Guzide
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Seasonal Diversity Patterns in Two West Virginia Tardigrade Communities.

Jennifer Lynne Perkins, Robynn Shannon
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An evaluation in the quality of forensic analysis on blood samples contaminated with chlorinated bleach.

Kayla Marie Coleman, Mark Flood
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Microplate Analysis of 31 carbon sources for people effected/uneffected by migraines.

Bruce Vince Greeley, Phillip Yeager
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Analysis of CKM (creatine kinase, muscle) polymorphism frequencies.

Anna E Cannone, Mark Flood
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Effects of Roundup and its constituents on the Aromatase protein in the steroidogenic pathway of L. palustris

Shruthi Sreekumar, Colleen J Nolan, Carol Zygar Plautz
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The effect of temperature on cricket stridulation

Morgan Hornsby, Mark Flood
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Investigating chicken bacterial cell density and serial dilutions: An educational approach

johnna marie lopez, Steven Roof
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Preparation of functionalized polystyrene foams for arsenic removal

Megan Murray, Jordan Mader
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Investigation of environmental disturbances on habitat associated with Plethodon nettingi, Cheat Mountain Salamander.

Mark Brian Watson, Thomas K. Pauley
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What factors influence Quercus rubra growth performance along elevational and exposure gradients

Sierra Hoffman, Amaris Jalil, Mark Lesser
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Effects of Acid Mine Drainage on Plant Community Structure in the Central Appalachians

Kyle Clark, Mark Lesser
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Psychological Pain in the Praying Mantis

Brianna Caison, Alan M Daniel
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Update on the West Virginia Herpetological Atlas

Thomas K. Pauley, Mark Brian Watson
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Optimizing the reaction conditions for the anti-Markovnikov hydrobromination of alkenes.

Kelly Weaver, Kevin L. Evans
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Identification of Mosquitos Potentially Carrying Zika Virus in Marion County West Virginia

Emily Rachelle Bolinger, Jamie Moore, Phillip Yeager, Mark Flood
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Analysis of gunshot residue (GSR) transfer to various items

Megan Collins, Mark Flood
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Analysis of disinfectant wipe effectiveness – an introductory microbiology lab?

Matthew Hunter, Steven Roof
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Development of a captive rearing protocol for two federally listed Central Appalachian crayfish species: Can it be done?

Emmy Michaela Delekta, Nicole Sadecky, Tyler Hern, Zachary Loughman
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anti-Markovnikov Hydrobromination of Alkenes

Tara S Evans, Kevin L Evans
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The Conhaway Crayfish (Cambarus (C.) appalachiensis), a new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the New River Basin of Virginia and West Virginia, USA.

Zachary J. Loughman, Stuart A. Welsh, Roger F. Thoma
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Computational generation of assemblages of the incomplete graph of K and maximizing the assemblage pairing rounds.

Brandon Scott Nelson
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Effects of ethanol treatment time on bacterial recovery

Holly Nicole Blankenship, Steven Roof
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AUSTIN HUMBERT, and JAMES JOY, Department of Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 25755. Sensory sensilla associated with the cibarial pump of Aedes vexans (Diptera: Culicidae).

Austin Alexina Humbert, James E. Joy
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Bellamya chinensis and Lymnaea stagnalis mortality in the presence of Macrobdella decora

Samuel Canfield, Todd Crowl, Kristin Bahleda
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Prediction of Maximum Scour Depth Using Scaled Down Bridge Model in Laboratory

Rupayan Saha, Seungh ho Hong
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Smoke screen foraging: an observation of an unusual foraging behavior of the northern pike, Esox lucius.

Stuart Welsh
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NSF-STEP to Success Grant - Successes, trials and tribulations of administering a teaching grant

xiaohong zhang, Upali Karunathilake
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Evolutionary Analysis of Monopyle (Gesneriaceae) from Central America

Carrie Huffman, Jeremy Keene
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Bumble Bee Diversity of West Virginia: A changing community of species.

Hunter Lee Aliff, Sean Anthony Collins
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Characteristics of octanol/water partitioning with acetaminophen.

Jim Weekley, Mark Flood, Angel Hickman
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Expanding the traditional Microbiology Disk Diffusion Lab

Jessica Nicole Dellagatta
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The Wolbachia infection frequency of insects in central West Virginia

Maren Wentzel, Sara Sawyer
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Effects of Seed Depth Emergence on Corn, Wheat, Lima, and Rapeseeds

Cortney Bright, Rachel Cook, Pamela Huggins
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Stability Analysis of a Zika Model

HANNAH MCDONALD, Qing Wang, ZHIJUN WANG
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ISOTHERM AND X-RAY MEASUREMENTS OF A LANGMUIR MONOLAYER OF A NON-POLAR HYDROCARBON CHAIN MOLECULE

Mengyang Li, MICHAEL D. C. SMITH, GERREN D. SIMMS
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Effect of Nonequidiffusivity on Flame Acceleration in Obstructed Channels

Gbolahan Olawale Idowu, V’yacheslav Akkerman, Abdulafeez Adebiyi
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Effect of Mechanistic Surface Conditions on Extremely Fast Flame Acceleration in Obstructed Cylindrical Pipes

rawan alkandari, Abdulafeez Adebiyi, V’yacheslav Akkerman
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Dynamics and Morphology of Premixed Flame Propagation in Channels: Effects of the Lewis Number and Thermal Boundary Conditions

Swathi Reddy Shetty, Sinan Demir, Akkerman V'yacheslav
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Different Trends of Premixed Flame Propagation in Obstructed Channels with both Ends Open

ABDULAFEEZ AKINOLA ADEBIYI, Amanda Cathreno, V’yacheslav Akkerman
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Recent Progress towards a Predictive Scenario of a Methane-Air-Coal Dust Fire in a Mining Passage

Sinan Demir, Vyacheslav Akkerman
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Effect of Non-Uniform Coal Dust Distribution in a Gaseous-Dusty Premixed Environment on Flame Acceleration due to Wall Friction

Sinan Demir, Hayri Sezer, Torli Bush, Vyacheslav Akkerman
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS OF CAMBARUS VETERANUS FAXON, 1914 (DECAPODA: CAMBARIDAE), AN IMPERILED WEST VIRGINIAN CRAYFISH

Zachary Wade Dillard, Stuart A. Welsh, Nicole M Sadecky, Rachel K Scott, Zachary J Loughman
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Fluid Power Activities in College-Level Fluid Mechanics Teaching

Yogendra M Panta, Kenan Hatipoglu
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Testing the “five second rule” – a potential microbiology lab exercise

Joshua Bombard, Steven Roof
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Active Learning Approach is a Key Component of Effective Education

Karen Kettler, Kinsey Taylor Guthrie, Natalia Omelchenko
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Meeting Abstracts-Poster

Moss diversity associated with several micro-habitats at high elevations in the northern West Virginia mountains.

Robert Deal, Abigail Henke
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Analysis of three alleles of the vestigial gene in Drosophila melanogaster.

Adam Kendall Hull, David B Wing, Sher L Hendrickson
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Validation of Marker Genes for the Rapid Alkalinization Factor Pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana

Marshall Hoffmaster, Jonathan Gilkerson
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Next generation sequencing analysis and map-based cloning of RALF-insensitive Arabidopsis thaliana lines

Ryan Quigley, Jonathan Gilkerson
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Blood Pressure Variations During the Day

Dylan Thomas Anderson, Joseph Ierulli, Thanna Oddo, Colin Blackwell, Chad Kuhns, Natalia Omelchenko
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Using Social Networking APIs to Collect Real-time Data for Analytics

Weidong Liao, Robert Chhoeut
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Testing metal oxides for oxygen generation capacity with HARPOON.

Sarah Ann Starcovic, Allison Moore, Rebecca Ruttherford, Erica Harvey
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Developing a Three-Dimensional Cell Culture Assay to Assess the Effects on Paclitaxel on the Human Breast Cancer Cell Line Hs578T

Jasmin Tharakan, Shelby Shajimon, Danica Wilson, Qing Wang, Robert Warburton
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Muscle Fatigue: Gender Differences

Alex Franke, Lauren Welsh, Skylar Carrington, Cameron Kalinski, Natalia Omelchenko
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Predicting temperature at scales relevant for tree growth along elevational gradients in the central Appalachians

Amaris Jalil, Sierra Hoffman, Mark Lesser
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Immunostimulatory property of Goldenrod extracts to control intracelluar growth of Francisella tularensis during in vitro infection

Thomas Nagy, Adam Bert, Mackenzie Jacobs, Jennifer Myers, Theunis van Aardt, Roger Seeber, Joseph Horzempa
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Screening of Natural Product Library for the Discovery of Novel Leukemia Therapeutics

Kayla Michelle Hancher, Joseph Horzempa, Deanna Schmitt
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Cucullae melania, sp. novum. A new Clam fossil from Carboniferous Strata.

Hassan Amjad, Anye Amjad, E. Ray Garton
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Wyominge gracilis ayne: G.novum, Sp.novum. A new trilobite from Carboniferous of Appalachia

Hassan Amjad, Anye Amjad, E. Ray Garton
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Diquat dibromide-induced developmental abnormalities in the pond snail Lymnaea palustris: investigations into cellular targets and the role of calcium regulation

Amaris Jalil, Carol Zygar Plautz
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Enhancing Academic Achievement and Career Preparation for Scholars in CME: the S-STEM Scholarship Program at Shepherd

Zhijun Wang, Qing Wang
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Factors Influencing Salamander Hormones in Created Wetlands

Alice R Millikin, Sarah K Woodley, Drew R Davis, Jim T Anderson
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Slope stability and landform design in a coarse coal refuse reclamation.

Iuri Lira Santos, Matthew Minnins, John Quaranta, Leslie Hopkinson
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Preliminary investigation of soil bacterial communities from sites experiencing diverse human activity.

Laura Robertson, Microbial Ecology Class, Jessica Joyner
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Protein requirements for optimal nitrogen retention in resistance-trained individuals.

Greg Edward Bradley-Popovich, Zafar Nomani
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Comparative digitization techniques of a dire wolf (Canis dirus) ulna fossil

Kristy Dawn Henson, F. Robin O'Keefe
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Using digitized Native American skeletal remains to conduct osteological analyses.

Melissa Guydish, Kristy Henson
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Determining Water Use among Oak Species through Sap Flow Measurements

Michael Irvin Pracht, Rico M Gazal
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Extent and Spatial Distribution of Marcellus Wells in West Virginia

Lyndsee Lee Gay, Rico M Gazal
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RHIANNON MACOM AND JOSEPH HORZEMPA, Dept of Natural Sciences & Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV 26074. Anti-Bioterror Vaccine: Utilization of Francisella tularensis LVS to Generate a Plague/ Tularemia Vaccine

Rhiannon Virginia Macom, Joseph Horzempa
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Growth response to surface mine reclamation in West Virginia

Demian Nunez, Mark Lesser
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Novel combined airbrush/silkscreen method for finding catalysts to yield hydrogen fuel through solar energy

Dominique Colleen Cuccaro, Erica Harvey, Jeff Greenham, Mike Kingston, Jordyn Bowers
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Identification and Analysis of Wild Yeasts for the Purpose of Brewing Craft Beer

James A Healy, Joseph Horzempa
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Using Environmental DNA to Assess Hellbender Populations in the West Fork Greenbrier River, West Virginia

Yvette Halley, Eric Merriam, Amy Welsh, J. Todd Petty, James Anderson
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Determining resistance of Francisella- tularensis to resazomycins, a novel family of antibiotics

Jennifer Beth Hickman, Deanna Schmitt
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Molecular dynamics simulations of detergent micelles

Rebecca Rutherford, Rachel Van Osdol, Erica Harvey, Blake Mertz, Sadegh Faramarzi
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Spinal strength and range of motion in adults with scoliosis.

Greg Bradley-Popovich, Kristy Henson, Joshua David Olachea
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Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Geographic Information Systems

Logan Chandler James, Daniel Cordova
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Synthesis of chiral and achiral cobalt complexes for hydrogenation studies.

Darren Queen, Joanna Webb
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The Depths of Commonly Grafted Costal Cartilages for Use in Facial Reconstructive Surgery

Hannah Lynch
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Effects of diet on growth rates in Aleuropoda insignis.

Ruth A. Conley
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A Behavioral Index for investigating female preference in Aleuropoda insignis, the flat-horned hissing cockroach

Ruth A. Conley
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Historical and Current Distribution of Western Pennsylvania’s Appalachian Primary Burrowing Crayfishes: a Century of Change or Stasis?

Katie Scott, Zachary Wade Dillard, Nicole Marie Sadecky, David Lieb, Zachary James Loughman
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Role of Francisella tularensis PhoH-Like Protein in Erythrocyte Invasion and Pathogenesis

Kristen Haggerty, Deanna Schmitt, Joseph Horzempa
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Differential Gene Expression of Prdm14 That Could Contribute to Sexual Dimorphisms

Shelby Shajimon, Jackie Huhn, Rachel Werner, Robert Warburton, Nora Engel
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The Role of FOX-1 in FASD.

Tristan Quinones, Bruce Anthony
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Bioinformatics review of alcohol exposed neuronal stem cells and transcription factor consensus sequences in cell cycle progression genes.

Mason Winkie, Bruce Anthony
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Alcohol induced changes in E2F1/DP1 and Retinoblastoma binding in neural stem cells contributes to FASD phenotype.

Avery Gookin, Bruce Anthony
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Effects of Alcohol on CHK-1 and Phospho-CHK-1 in Neuronal Stem Cell losses in FASD.

Christopher Gum, Bruce Anthony
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Screening for Community-Acquired Strains of MRSA Susceptible to Extracts of Tyrol Knapweed, Centaurea nigrescens.

Kathryn Robinson, Luke Huggins, Bruce Anthony
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Alterations in cell cycle progression associated with transcription factor E2F1 in FASD.

Peyton Teets, Aaron Kessler, Bruce Anthony
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Effects of alcohol on Chk2 expression and cellular localization in a model of FASD and adult alcoholism.

Logan Godfrey, Bruce Anthony
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The effects of alcohol exposure on CSB localization and concentration in stem cells.

Michael Stanton, Bruce Anthony
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Diversity of Monopyle within Columbia

Sara Brook Coombs, Jeremy L Keene
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Changes to Histone H3 and DNA synthesis from alcohol exposure of neuronal stem cells

MacKenzie Milam, Bruce Anthony
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Implementation of Integrated Electro-mechanical Energy Conversion System at WVU Tech

Kenan Hatipoglu, Mingyu Lu, Yogendra M Panta, Afrin Naz, Steven Blevins
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A Preliminary Study on the Use of Pipeline Right-of-Ways as Corridors by Predators in Northern West Virginia

Sarah Harmon, Joseph Greathouse
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Synthesis of Rh(III) complexes for the study of C–O bond forming reactions: a key step for the conversion of hydrocarbons to alcohols.

Madison Messinger, Joanna Webb
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Towards a revision of the genus Diastema within Panama

Scott Wentz, Jeremy Keene
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Using Programming to Automate the Creation of Excel Spreadsheets

VASILE STADNITCHII, ZHIJUN WANG, QING WANG
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Analysis of Nicotine Metabolisms in Chicken Development

stacey jean meadows, Michelle Russell, Theunis VanAardt, Natalia Omelchenko
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Comparison and delimitation of the Monopyle bilsaensis ined. complex within Ecuador

Kylee Marie Radabaugh, Jeremy Keene
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First Two Network: Improving STEM persistence in the first two years of college.

Sue Ann Heatherly, Erica Harvey, Caitlin Howley
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Inhibition of lipoprotein sorting in Francisella tularensis: a potential target of resazomycins, a novel family of antibiotics.

Stephanie Hammond, Devin Sindeldecker, Jennifer Hickman, Deanna Schmitt
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Sensitivity Analysis of a Tumor Growth Model in Response to a Combination Therapy Involving 4-1BB and IL-12

VASILE STADNITCHII, BRENDAN JARRELL, ZHIJUN WANG, QING WANG, DAVID J. KLINKE
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The Utilization of Resazomycins in a Tularemia Infection Model.

Colin Michael Blackwell, Deanna Schmitt, Joseph Horzempa
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Effect of dietary cholesterol and fatty acid on transcriptomes of intestinal cells in zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Elizabeth Anne Francis, James W Walters
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Using zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae to compare the activation threshold of cholesterol uptake in diets supplemented with alpha-linolenic acid (C18:3) or oleic acid (C18:1).

Joshua Scott Doud, James W Walters
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Dynamic interactions between lipid droplets and mitochondria during lipid absorption In intestinal enterocytes of zebrafish.

Gregory Tyler Compton, James W Walters
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Constructing a NPC1L1 Knockout Line in Zebrafish using CRISPR Cas9.

Benjamin Cody Duncan, James W Walters
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Premixed Flame Pulsations in Obstructed Channels with both Ends Open

Amanda Jane Cathreno, Abdulafeez Adebiyi, V'Yacheslav Akkerman
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Evaluation of teaching intervention on student perceptions of environment

Emma Malcomb, Kim Bjorgo-Thorne
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