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  • Method validation of quantitative analysis of oxylipins in human plasma via mass spectrometry

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    Bloom, Madeline B.
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    Oxylipins are a class of bioactive lipid metabolites derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) via enzymatic and non-enzymatic pathways. In order to elucidate their overall biological effects, the knowledge of the entire oxylipin profile is needed as oxylipins can have similar or opposing effects in regard to inflammatory events. Their...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Manuel Garcia-Jaramillo, Committee Member, representing Environmental and Molecular Toxicology

  • Young Adult Breast Cancer Survivors’ Experiences with Body Image Changes

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    Benoit, Lindsey M.
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    The purpose of this thesis is to identify the issues relating to body image in young adult breast cancer survivors, and to observe which physical issues are related to which psychological issues. Participants were recruited through Army of Women and through social media. The study partcipants were 29 English-speaking female...
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  • Exposure to the Mycotoxin Zearalenone Impairs Embryonic Development in Zebrafish

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    Sidebotham, Nicole A.
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    A study was conducted to evaluate the developmental toxicity of three commonly detected mycotoxins in food (deoxynivalenol, patulin, and zearalenone) using the zebrafish (Danio rerio) model. Mycotoxin exposures were carried out at five concentrations (0.0064, 0.064, 0.64, 6.4, and 64 μM). Morphological and photomotor screenings were conducted at 24 hours...
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    ), 327-337. Hueza, Isis M., Paulo Cesar F. Raspantini, Leonila Ester R. Raspantini, Andreia O

  • Recreating the Past: A Look at Colonial Latin America

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    Vandetta, Crystal N.
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    Court cases, wills, and letters are common examples of surviving primary texts from colonial Latin America. These documents are important to historians because they provide a unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people who lived hundreds of years ago. This thesis is a recreation of these types of primary...
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    …………………………………………………… 15 The Last Will and Testament of Diego Manuel, Indigenous Male………………. 18 The Last Will and

  • Reason as Race : Enlightenment Voyages of Discovery and their Effect on 18th Century Racial Discourse

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    Parker, Katherine A.
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    The proper way to order knowledge and find truth about the natural world in the eighteenth century lay in one’s ability to correctly learn and employ the quality of reason. While all had the right to seek reason, only a privileged few achieved its proper use, creating an intellectual elite...
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    the real world, see Outram 266. 61 Michael S. Reidy, Gary Kroll, and Erik M. Conway, Exploration

  • Constructing Citizenship through Creative Mediums : An Exploration of Cuba and Puerto Rico

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    Bennett, Sara
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    This paper critically examines the notion of citizenship and how its construction has evolved over time. As the world becomes increasingly more globalized and connected, it becomes even more important to consider forms of citizenship that are transnational and move beyond the traditional borders of the nation-state. This is especially...
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    collection, “The Politics of (M)Othering: Womanhood, Identity and Resistance in African Literature,” Obioma

  • The 20th Century Viennese Waltz: Nostalgia and Decadence

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    Phan, Brian G.
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    The Viennese waltz is widely recognized as one of the most ubiquitous genres in classical piano literature. Despite the common characteristics that most of these waltzes share ---light, melodious themes, three-four meter, and varied tempos --- there is a large distinction between its earlier and later forms. Curiosity about its...
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    . Mephisto Waltz No.1, m. 832. ………………………………………………………..……………….15 Example 1-12. Mephisto Waltz No.1, mm.185

  • Addressing ALS: Corroborating the Methodology of Studying the P2X7R Complex

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    Veytsman, Edward Y.
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    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons in the motor cortex and spinal cord. Recent evidence suggests that the purine receptor P2X7 (P2X7R) plays a central role in the pathology of ALS. Previous research indicates that P2X7R activation by oxidatively modified heat shock protein 90...
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    induces cell death. PNAS. 110, 4449–4450 12.​ Estévez, A. G., Spear, N., Manuel, S. M., Radi, R

  • Community Risk Factors for Post-Hurricane Disease

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    Hultberg, Kate
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    This thesis explores interrelationships between the geographical impact of recent hurricanes, rates of giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis in impacted communities, and effects of hurricanes on local water infrastructure systems. I obtained quantitative data on geographical hurricane attributes, demographic characteristics of populations struck by hurricanes, and confirmed cases of giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis...
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    , 2018; Manuel, 2013; Murawski, 2018)​. Government-performed infrastructure assessments were the least

  • Parenting and empathy in preschool children : the role of warmth and support

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    Barwig, Ashlynn
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    Parenting is important to a child’s development of empathy. Specifically, parental warmth provides children with emotional connection and a model to learn how to manage their emotions and respond to others’ emotions. Yet warmth is just one dimension of parenting. Supportiveness may also be important but has not yet been...
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    Childhood Research Quarterly, 26(4), 430-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.04.00. Boyle, M. H