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Creator:: Delmendo, Madison
Abstract:: Midwives in the Unites States frequently prescribe herbs and other complementary and alternative therapies for the common complaints of pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period. Although many studies have reported quantitative data on midwives utilization of herbs, this research aims to convey ethnographic information on midwives use, beliefs, and perceptions...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Creator:: Waite, Mariah E.
Abstract:: In the United States, the state of housing and the lack thereof has been declared a national crisis. In response, cities have taken measures to police behaviors that are associated with what they perceive to be disorder and decay. These behaviors are also commonly associated with houselessness. Laws that criminalize...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Creator:: Glover, Rochelle
Abstract:: When iron levels are low, the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa secretes the high-affinity iron-binding siderophore pyoverdine. The cognate ferripyoverdine receptor, FpvA, has gained attention as the most divergent gene in the organism’s genome, showing substantial evidence of positive selection. S-type pyocins, bacteriocins with specificity to Pseudomonads, enter cells through FpvA...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Creator:: McAllister, Zoanne Houston
Abstract:: Childhood obesity and physical inactivity are significant health problems. According to the CDC (2012), only 12.5% of high school students meet the recommended requirements for physical activity. One method to reverse this trend is promoting physical activity. The Walk to School Program promotes active transportation in schools nationwide. PURPOSE: The...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Creator:: Cartmell, Conrad
Abstract:: Markov chains, discovered over one hundred years ago by Andrey Markov in an attempt to analyze the distribution of vowels and consonants in Russian poetry, have evolved in multiple fields over the last century to become a mainstay of statistical modeling and computation. maRkov is a package of software to...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Creator:: Messmer, Madison M.
Abstract:: Ceratonova shasta is a myxozoan parasite that affects populations of salmonid species in the Pacific Northwest and is the cause of enteronecrosis. It has a complex life cycle involving two hosts; a definitive annelid host, Manayunkia speciosa (polychaete), and an intermediate salmonid host. Klamath River M. speciosa are genetically variable...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Creator:: Darst, Sarah Elizabeth
Abstract:: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is the most common chronic childhood disease, affecting more than 40% of children by the time they reach kindergarten. A bacterium known as Streptococcus mutans is the primary source of infection, but multiple other factors play a significant role in the progression of the disease. Studies...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

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