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  • An Approach to Increasing Yields of a Sunscreen Compound in Recombinant Yeast

    Creator:
    Vu, Van Anh
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    The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, commonly used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, also serves as a host for the production of therapeutically valuable pharmaceuticals. Recently, the Bakalinsky laboratory constructed a recombinant yeast strain expressing two zebrafish (Danio rerio) genes in order to produce a UV-protective “sunscreen” compound called gadusol. An antioxidant...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Alan Bakalinsky The

  • Bioethanol production from lignocellulosicbiomass: assessing genes linked to acetic acid stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Creator:
    Montgomery, Tyler P.
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    Lignocellulosic biomass represents a vast and renewable source of fermentable sugar for production of biofuels. However, native lignocellulose—comprised of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin—is refractory to degradation because the crystalline cellulose is not easily hydrolyzed by cellulases. Standard chemical treatments of lignocellulose to reduce the crystallinity of cellulose prior to enzymatic...
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    : _________________________________________________ Alan T. Bakalinsky Lignocellulosic biomass represents a vast and renewable

  • Adding value to renewable biodiesel production from the oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi

    Creator:
    Brosy, Jack R.
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    Global warming and on-going depletion of fossil fuels have stimulated research to develop renewable sources of energy. Current renewable energy use comprises only 10% of the energy consumed in the US and is focused mostly on generating electricity. The majority of the energy consumed by the US transportation sector is...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Abstract approved: Alan T. Bakalinsky Global warming and on-going depletion of fossil fuels have

  • Solving Physical Reasoning Tasks in Simulated Environments

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    Shureih, Zeyad
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    We take for granted how quickly we, as humans, form mental models of the world around us. By the time we are toddlers, we have an observable intuition around the physical rules of the world. Stacking blocks such that they don’t fall over becomes such a trivial task, that it...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    : ____________________________________________________ Alan Fern Key Words: machine common sense, computer vision, physical reasoning, physics engines

  • Recurrent Neural Networks for Robotic Control of a Human-Scale Bipedal Robot

    Creator:
    Siekmann, Jonah A.
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    Dynamic bipedal locomotion is among the most difficult and yet relevant problems in modern robotics. While a multitude of classical control methods for bipedal locomotion exist, they are often brittle or limited in capability. In recent years, work in applying reinforcement learning to robotics has lead to superior performance across...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Bipedal Robot Abstract approved: Alan Fern Dynamic bipedal locomotion is among the most difficult and

  • Cytokine expression in Danio rerio (zebrafish) in response to TLR-7 agonist - Imiquimod

    Creator:
    Paternostro, Kevin Alan
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    Utilizing Danio rerio (zebrafish) as a model organism has gained popularity recently, however a lack of research into their immune response pathways had led to the discovery of subclinical infections, and has potentially confounded results. We conducted a study to determine the cytokine expression from TLR activation in order to...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    rerio (zebrafish) in response to TLR-7 agonist - Imiquimod by Kevin Alan Paternostro

  • Thermal conductivity measurements of amorphous thin films on silicon via the 3ω method

    Creator:
    Wiedle, River Alan
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    Thermal transport properties of a material are often difficult to measure, especially for thin films, but they are important for materials that have applications in modern devices, such as nano-scale electronics, thermoelectrics, and thermally resistive coatings. In this thesis, we describe an apparatus developed to measure the thermal conductivity of...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF River Alan Wiedle for the

  • Understanding Drivers of Glacier Length Variability Over the Last Millennium

    Creator:
    Huston, Alan C.
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    Changes in glacier length reflect the integrated response to local fluctuations in temperature and precipitation, but when do such changes indicate forced climate change, and when do they indicate natural variability? In this study, we simulate the past ~1000 years of glacier length variability across the globe using the 3-stage...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Over the Last Millennium by Alan Huston A THESIS submitted

  • Sonification as a pathway to knowledge

    Creator:
    Fitch, Russell Alan
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    This paper explores the use of sonification, the conversion of data into sound, to convey the significance of SARS-COV-2 and its global impact. It emphasizes sonification as a valuable tool for making complex data accessible, particularly in high school education. Sonification, an interdisciplinary field, leverages the human auditory system's pattern...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Sonification as a Pathway to Knowledge by Russell Alan Fitch A THESIS

  • Metabolic Analysis of Bovine Nucleus Pulposus Cells with Constant and Variable Glucose Supply

    Creator:
    Rosene, Rees Alan
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    There is no standardized method for culture of intervertebral disc (IVD) cells when monitoring metabolic processes. We hypothesize that the metabolic rates of cells that are crucial to experiment designs depend on the cell culture method used. The glycolytic pathway and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle are the pathways through...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Pulposus Cells with Constant and Variable Glucose Supply by Rees Alan Rosene A THESIS