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Curation-based search for the enhancer locus that increases tolerance of a loss of chloroplast translation in Arabidopsis thaliana
(2017-05-01)
Arabidopsis thaliana accessions show variation in their response to a loss of chloroplast translation. A duplicated locus (ACC2) encoding homomeric acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase, an enzyme that functions in fatty acid ...
Stadium game: Are professional sports franchises and their stadiums a boon to local economies?
(2017-04-25)
As costs for building sports stadiums used by professional sports teams across the United States continue to rise, questions involving the net impact on their respective cities economy rise as well. The cost associated ...
Low volumetric flow rate injection system
(2017-05-01)
Current research is being studied in polymer drag reduction within a turbulent boundary layer. This research requires precise control of the volumetric flux of solution injected into a developing boundary layer. Because ...
When football and politics collide: An analysis of the responses to NFL players kneeling during the National Anthem
(2017-12-06)
A new kind of protest started during a professional football game and has spread throughout the NFL and even into other sports. Kneeling during the National Anthem has created a discussion of racial inequality in the United ...
Detonating balloons
(2017-04-19)
This is an opening to a much larger novella that tackles themes regarding survivors of sexual abuse and how one might navigate in society after that abuse stops. Essentially.
Pre-service teacher's growth in an internship: An autoethnographic study
(2017-12-07)
This thesis presents the findings of an autoethnography of my growth as a pre-service teacher in a semester-long classroom internship. The research question posed in this study was, "How does a pre-service teacher grow in ...
Feast yourself: The food truck finder
(2017-05-01)
This honors thesis consists of a capstone project which was completed individually. The purpose of the project was to create a mobile application to facilitate finding food trucks. The application enables users to find ...
AIChE 2017 Student Design Competition: Manufacturing facility for Nylon 6 6
(2017-03-09)
A preliminary design and economic analysis was performed for the development of a grass roots manufacturing facility of Nylon 6 6 in Calvert City, Kentucky. Nylon 6 6 is a polymer that is synthesized from Adipic Acid (ADA) ...
Generation of a gene model for Aedes aegypti perilipin-1 gene and a probe to investigate number and size of the transcripts in mosquito tissues
(2017-05-16)
The mosquito Aedes aegypti is a known vector of disease for humans. Lipid metabolism is of key importance for survival and reproduction. Perilipin-1, PLIN1, is an important protein in the mobilization and storage of lipids ...