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Position-Dependent Codon Usage Bias in the Human Transcriptome

Creator:

Subramanian, Kaavya

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All life depends on the reliable translation of RNA to protein according to complex interactions between translation machinery and RNA sequence features. While ribosomal occupancy and codon frequencies vary across coding regions, well-established metrics for computing coding potential of RNA do not capture such positional dependence. Here, we investigate position-dependent...

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Honors College Thesis

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occupancy and tRNA adaptation index (tAI). High PDCUB scores correspond to a tAI-defined translational
Bioactive and Biocompatible Coatings for Endotoxin Capture in Treatment of Sepsis

Creator:

Su, Jonathan

Abstract:

Sepsis is a blood infection caused by circulating pathogens and cell wall fragments that affects over 1 million patients per year in the United States. When bacterial cell membranes are lysed by antibiotics, cell wall fragments containing lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are released. As a result, the capture of LPS is critical...

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Honors College Thesis
The Culture of Names – A Comparison between Vietnam and Denmark

Creator:

Ngo, Toan Tri Dung

Abstract:

This project discusses the topic of personal names and the cultures of different peoples and their particularities, specifically in Vietnam and Denmark. The first part of this paper gives a brief history of naming traditions (mostly relating to Western European traditions). The second part of the paper compares two families...

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Honors College Thesis