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Different RsbR paralogs in Bacillus subtilis affect cell viability when exposed to environmental stress
(Oklahoma State University, 2019-04-26)
Stress is a universal phenomenon experienced by all living organisms. Bacteria have to react to stress quickly in order to survive in their environment. Environmental stress can be caused by a variety of factors, including ...
Understanding awareness of food security resources available to university students
(Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-19)
Food insecurity is a prevalent issue in college campuses across the country. The Hunger on Campus study found that 48% of college students face food insecurity. Oklahoma State University (OSU) also experiences high rates ...
Does coffee affect the validity of an oral abbreviated fat tolerance test in healthy adults?
(Oklahoma State University, 2020-04-24)
Objectives: Postprandial triglycerides (TG), or levels of fat in the blood after a meal, are an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) (1). A clinically feasible test to assess postprandial TG has been ...
Art of decapitation: Medici power, prestige, and propaganda
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
The martyrdom of the patron saint of Florence, Saint John the Baptist, ensured that a rhetoric of decapitation existed within the city prior even to the establishment of an oligarchic republic in 1382 and the subsequent ...
Exploring the use of enzymes to dissolve blood clots
(Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-15)
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a condition caused by the buildup of plaque in the coronary artery. This plaque is mostly composed of fibrin and other components of blood clots. Coronary heart disease is caused by blood ...
Quantifying the effect of methane production on surrounding soil atmospheric gas exchange
(Oklahoma State University, 2021-04)
By observing the behavior of soil microorganisms with respect to proximity to a methane production site (dairy farm lagoon), the relationship between anthropogenically manipulated atmospheric methane levels and methane ...
I am still myself: How the Dust Bowl influenced women's clothing in Oklahoma
(Oklahoma State University, 2019-04-26)
Traditionally, research over the Dust Bowl has focused on the causes of the ecological disaster and migrant workers, leaving women an understudied component of this story. Because clothing reflects our circumstances, ideals, ...
Bio-inspired design of underwater drones: Metachronal, synchronous, and hybrid stroke kinematics in paddling-based swimming at low Reynolds Numbers
(Oklahoma State University, 2020-04-24)
Metachronal paddling is a form of locomotion common in pelagic crustaceans such as krill, in which a series of swimming appendages are stroked in an oscillatory pattern, each appendage with a phase lag compared to the ...
Expression and isolation of the membrane proteoglycan syndecan-1 from E. coli
(Oklahoma State University, 2019-04-26)
Syndecan-1 is a membrane proteoglycan, which is a protein with glycosaminoglycans, or long carbohydrate chains, attached to its extracellular domain. The syndecan family is composed of various proteoglycans that each aid ...
Survey of counterinsurgency military operations in British and U.S. colonies
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
Survey and discussion of Malayan Emergency and Vietnam Conflict, with discussion and comparison of tactics and casualties.