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Critical actors in subnational legislatures: A new frontier in women’s representation?
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
This study examines women’s issues and critical actors in Republican-controlled and Democrat-controlled U.S. state legislatures by examining publicly available legislative data. I study individual authors as potential ...
Supporting activities of daily life for seniors via ai assistant
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
The goal of this project was to improve human to machine communication with individuals who suffer from a decreased mental function as a result of dementia. The first step was to understand complex and fuzzy inputs made ...
Differential effects of prebiotics on the gut mucosal immune response within the Peyer’s patches compared to the lamina propria of c57bl/6 female mice
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
This study was designed to examine the effects of two difference prebiotics (i.e., tart cherry and fructooligosaccharides) on cytokines and chemokines that regulate T cell homing, differentiation and activation within ...
Preventive effects of red ginseng on an aging hallmark - senescence
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
By 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years or older, increasing the importance of interventional therapies for age-associated diseases. Research investigating cultural dietary differences recognized that the ...
Exploring the ecological implications of seed defense strategies in Oklahoma forests
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
An important but often overlooked topic in plant community research explores bottlenecks to plant recruitment and survival due to seed predation (granivory). Often, granivory has a higher impact on seedling survival than ...
Novel Ca²⁺ sensor controlling iron uptake in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a human pathogen
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram negative, opportunistic pathogen which causes a wide range of severe infections in humans. These infections are difficult to treat and, especially in the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) ...
Antifungal activity of novel microcycle derivatives
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes cryptococcosis. After inhalation, the organism disseminates to the brain, where it causes cryptococcal meningitis. Annually, approximately 225,000 ...
Parental experience of their child’s cancer diagnosis as a predictor of health anxiety
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
Following a child’s pediatric cancer diagnosis, both the child and parent experience significant psychological stress. Several factors, such as cognitive appraisal mechanisms, demographic variables, stress, anxiety, and ...
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 ...
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.