Previous studies have suggested that negatively valenced faces (e.g., angry faces) automatically capture attention away from faces with other emotional valences (e.g., happy faces and neutral faces). The present study evaluated whether this attentional bias enhances memory of the negative emotional faces. Participants first performed a gender discrimination task on...
Background: In Drosophila, male flies require the expression of the male-specific Fruitless protein (FRU[superscript M]) within the
developing pupal and adult nervous system in order to produce male courtship and copulation behaviors. Recent
evidence has shown that specific subsets of FRU[superscript M] neurons are necessary for particular steps of courtship...
Learning about periodic and oscillatory systems is a huge step in an undergraduate's
comprehensive understanding of physics and complex systems such as solids. However,
understanding how specific changes to such a system affect aspects of the entire system can
be difficult. The goal of this study is to create a...
Over the past few decades, the ratio of women to men in many traditionally maledominated fields has become much more equal. However, in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields the ratio has not improved at the same rate. In computer science the ratio is still very uneven. Today women...
The dream of ubiquitous virtual reality (VR) tools has been a powerful presence in pop culture since before the turn of the century. But for all of its charm, VR applications are few and far between due to the high cost of hardware setups and cumbersome form factor. This project...
California's water resources vary throughout the state owing to the regions varying topography, diverse climate, and the distribution of precipitation. Most of the state's precipitation falls over the northern coastal range and the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Winter snowpack that accumulates within these mountain basins serves as...
Bacterial contamination of food poses a great risk to human health worldwide. A
chromatophore cell-based biosensor, utilizing B. splendens erythrophore cells, is an
emerging technology that has shown potential to detect bacterial toxicity based on
function-dependent mechanisms. Previous studies have investigated the response of
erythrophore cells to foodborne pathogens, pesticides,...
Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital condition that results in facial paralysis. A recent study of adults with Moebius syndrome identified their social challenges and coping strategies. The present study extended previous research by examining these factors among teenagers with Moebius syndrome. The study included 10 teenagers with Moebius Syndrome...
Identifying the inhibition of ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) by emerging organic contaminants is crucial due to the importance of AOB in wastewater treatment, the widespread use of antibacterial agents such as triclosan (TCS) in consumer products, and the sensitivity of N. europaea to inhibitors. Triclosan inhibition of nitrification by AOB...
• Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an auto-immune disease affecting
400,000 people in the United States
• Physical Activity (PA) has been demonstrated to improve
quality of life for persons with MS
• HEMS is a theoretically based program that aims to increase
participation