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  • Preparation of Tacrolimus-loaded Biodegradable Nanoparticles for Sustained Drug Delivery

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    Kinser, Reid
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    Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressant drug approved by the FDA for the prevention of organ transplant rejection. However, the use of this drug is hindered by its narrow therapeutic window and extreme insolubility in water. Due to these properties, the currently used tacrolimus preparations must be administered once or twice daily...
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    effectiveness than cyclosporine (Scott et al, 2003). Though these benefits of tacrolimus make it a promising

  • The Effects of Socialization on Urinary Cortisol Levels and Proximity-Seeking Behavior in Shelter Cats

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    Conroy, Jocelyn J.
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    This study aimed to explore the relationship between urinary cortisol levels and proximity-seeking behavior in shelter cats and the impact of socialization programs on these two factors. A Spearman’s correlation test found no correlation between cortisol levels and proximity-seeking behavior in shelter cats. Fisher’s 2x2 tests confirmed that the changes...
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    , cortisol levels in the pet dogs spiked (Tuber, Hennessy, Sanders, & Miller, 1996). Studies have also

  • New Inorganic Pigments from Mineral Structures

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    Schettini Mejia, Carlo A.
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    The discovery of new blue pigments is a field of great interest, as commercially available pigments present properties that make them undesirable such as poor sustainability, cost, and stability. By researching solid solutions with the melilite structure, we discovered a new solid solution Sr2Zn1-xNixGe2O7, with 0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.6,...
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    From Kim, S. W. et al.16 c From Li, J. et al.17 d From Li, J. et al.14 L = 100 L = 0 16

  • Studies Toward the Synthesis of Natural Product Scaffolds

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    Lusk, Jason S.
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    Part 1: A Diels-Alder Approach to the Synthesis of Novel Analogues of the Natural Product Siamenol Due to the prevalence of biaryl motifs in natural product synthesis, the Carter research group has been exploring the utility of a Diels-Alder approach to biaryl synthesis. The Diels-Alder approach involves a [4+2] cycloaddition...
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      This thesis is dedicated to my wonderful parents, Scott and Debbie Lusk. Thank you for your

  • The role of molecular architecture in the hydration properties of brewers’ spent grain

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    Yang, Jasmin S.
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    An emerging strategy to reducing food waste is converting food processing byproducts to nutritious and inexpensive food ingredients. A relevant food processing waste stream is brewers’ spent grain (BSG), the primary byproduct of beer production. BSG is a promising candidate as a food ingredient because of its high protein and...
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    the high moisture content of BSG (77-81% (w/w)) and fermentable sugar content (residual after

  • Bioactivity Screening and Gene Activation Strategies in Fungi

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    Coddington, Nathan C.
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    Natural products from plants, bacteria, and fungi play an important role in society. Over the last 35 years, natural products and their derivatives have inspired over 60% of all FDA approved small-molecule drugs, and are among the top prescribed therapeutics.1-2 Fleming’s discovery of the fungal antibiotic penicillin started the “Golden...
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