Browsing 26th Hayes Graduate Research Forum (February, 2012) by Issue Date
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MICE INJECTED WITH E.COLI AS NEONATES HAVE HYPERACTIVE BEHAVIOR AND AN INCREASED MICROGLIAL INFLAMMATORY PROFILE
Lieblein, Jacqueline ( 2012-02 )Newborns surviving an early-life insult may have greater vulnerability to neuro-developmental complications including autism. We hypothesize that early-life infection (ELI) promotes microglial dysregulation resulting in ... -
Combinatorial library approach to decipher the stability effects of loop mutagenesis in model protein scaffold via high throughput methods
Sen, Shiladitya ( 2012-02 )The inability to accurately predict the relationship between protein’s primary sequence and its overall stability presents a major hurdle in determining the effects of mutations on protein folding. To study the effects of ... -
Efficient Ambient RF Energy Harvesting Technology and its Applications
Olgun, Ugur ( 2012-02 )This paper is focused on equipping wireless devices (including sensors) with novel, high efficiency circuitry to harvest and convert ambient RF power to direct current (dc). Key components of this technology are (a) ... -
Reading Social Trauma in Post-Katrina Narratives
Parker, Katherine ( 2012-02 )This presentation gives an overview of my research comparing personal narratives of traumatic experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. -
Oxytocin: Mediating the Beneficial Effects of Social Interaction on Health
Jarrett, Brant ( 2012-02 )Social interaction is an important component of both mental and physical health, and despite a plethora of studies demonstrating the influence of social support on neurological disease processes, whether there are quantifiable ... -
Breed Associated miRNA Expression in Canine Osteosarcoma
Fenger, Joelle ( 2012-02 )Introduction: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-protein coding RNAs that have been implicated in humans as having a fundamental role in cancer initiation and progression. Osteosarcoma (OSA) is the most common bone tumor in ... -
Designing Theory-based Curriculum to Positively Affect Psychosocial Variables for Weight Loss in College Students
Thall, Michelle ( 2012-02 )The percent of overweight/obese college students increased from 20.5% to 33.5% between 1995 and 2010. This growing segment of our college population is both understudied and underserved. The purpose of this multi-phase ... -
miRNA-132’s Role as a Dynamic Regulator of Memory
Hansen, Katelin ( 2012-02 )Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, evolutionarily conserved, molecules that act as potent silencers of gene expression via translational repression and/or mRNA destabilization. Recent work has shown they can be ... -
MOA-2011-BLG-293Lb: A testbed for pure survey microlensing planet detections
Yee, Jennifer ( 2012-02 )Microlensing planet searches are transitioning from "survey+followup" mode to "pure survey" mode, wherein events will be monitored without reference to the presence of planets, which will enable a more rigorous statistical ... -
Impact of Light at Night on Cardiac Arrest Outcome
Fonken, Laura ( 2012-02 )Little is known about the influence of hospital environment on patient recovery. Nighttime light exposure is particularly prevalent in the hospital setting and may be detrimental because of its neuroinflammatory effects. ... -
The Disruption of Real Kinship
McKee, Kimberly D. ( 2012-02 )Since the end of the Korean War (1950-1953), approximately 200,000 Korean children have been sent abroad for adoption. Two thirds of these children arrived in the United States, and they constitute the earliest and largest ... -
Isomerization of Carotenoids During Processing of Tangerine Tomatoes
Cooperstone, Jessica ( 2012-02 )Epidemiological evidence, as well as in vitro and in vivo studies suggests that tomato-rich diets may be protective against different cancers, especially prostate cancer. Lycopene is the predominant carotenoid in tomatoes ... -
Central IL-4 promotes a neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory brain environment following peripheral LPS injection
Fenn, Ashley ( 2012-02 )Aging is associated with the loss of appropriate immune regulation resulting in increased inflammatory status within the central nervous system (CNS). Microglia, the innate immune cell of the CNS, are particularly sensitive ... -
Feasibility Analysis and Intelligent Technologies for An Innovative Nuclear Reactor Enabling Waste Transmutation
Bhattacharyya, Sampriti ( 2012-02 )Nuclear energy has tremendous potential as a reliable source of cheap, clean energy. The two key impediments to expanded use of nuclear energy are safety, as highlighted by the accidents at Chernobyl and Fakushima; ... -
The Past is Ever-Present: Civil Wars as a Dynamic Process
Jones, Benjamin ( 2012-02 )The literature on civil wars is extensive and growing. Past studies have focused on a series of questions, most notably: what are the causes of civil wars, why do some conflicts last longer than others, what causes civil ... -
Regulating Reproduction: A Historical Analysis of the Legal Approaches to Advances in Assisted Reproduction Techonology
Vernon, Jeffrey ( 2012-02 )Curiously, scholars have largely focused on one piece of the human reproduction equation – preventing or terminating pregnancy through either contraception or abortion. Under a related analytical framework, scholars have ... -
The Role of Acute Intraspinal Hemorrhage After Spinal Cord Injury
Sahinkaya, F. Rezan ( 2012-02 )Spinal cord (SCI) injury initiates a cascade of destructive and reparative processes, an understanding of which may help in designing strategies for minimizing tissue loss and enhancing endogenous repair. Vascular disruption ... -
Accessible Attitudes Improve Dieters' Food Choices
Young, Alison ( 2012-02 )Previous research on attitude accessibility has found that accessible attitudes influence both visual and cognitive attention. Smith, Fazio, and Cejka (1996), for instance, found that categories towards which we have ... -
"For look you where my abridgement comes;" The Playability of Shakespeare's Variant Play Texts
Vadnais, Matthew ( 2012-02 )Shakespeare's plays were originally printed in varying conditions. Traditionally, the earlier, shorter printings have been understood as being derivative of the longer, original versions, even though the longer versions ... -
RAPID ONSET OXIDATIVE MYOCARDIAL INSULT AND LOSS OF CARDIAC FUNCTION
Banerjee, Jaideep ( 2012-02 )Background- Dicer endonuclease, critical for maturation of microRNAs (miRNAs), is depleted in heart failure patients with certain forms of cardiomyopathy. We sought to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the rapid loss of ...