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  • Measuring Anti-Müllerian Hormone Concentrations to Determine Reproductive Status in Female Rabbits

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    Meeker, Alissa R.
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    There are over two million pet rabbits in the United States. Many rabbits are obtained as adults from pet stores and humane societies. Pet rabbit owners may elect to perform ovariohysterectomy (spay) surgeries on female rabbits to prevent unwanted pregnancies as well as to eliminate the possibility of reproductive disorders...
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    possibility of reproductive disorders (e.g., uterine cancer). Unfortunately, there is no reliable method

  • Vertical Ground Reaction Force During the Forward Lunge and Squat for Dominant and Non-Dominant Limbs in Older Adults

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    Thompson, Ronald D.
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    Falls in older adults are a significant issue in the United States. Many older adults are advised to participate in fall prevention exercise programs in an attempt to increase strength and stability, but it is unclear what role limb dominance and potential limb asymmetry has in exercise performance. The purpose...
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    showed no significant differences in the normalized vGRF between the dominant and non-dominant limb in

  • Intergenerational Trauma and Cognition

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    Ray, Darryl
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    This review investigated the cognitive effects of intergenerational trauma. Through a literature review, 622 articles across two databases were examined using bibliography and literature review software to analyze such effects. Six articles were identified and discussed as well as their implications for future research. The supporting articles demonstrated clear cognitive...
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    trauma can be passed across generations. This meaning, that trauma would no longer solely affect those

  • The Management Control System in a Growing Family Firm

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    Henderson, Kali L.
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    Many firms start off as small family businesses which are controlled through the culture imprinted on employees by the founder. As the business grows, family owners and the executives that they hire, face a dilemma – how do they manage the trade-off between wanting to control the business in order...
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    Structure Policies and Procedures (Reprinted from Management Accounting Research, Vol. 19 No. 4, Malmi, T

  • Devising Theatre: Experience as Art

    Creator:
    Parham, Anne A
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    Any work of literature is a product of its time revealing truths about its culture. My thesis explores how pre-selected inspiration, personal experiences, and current events play a role in the devising process of a script. The inspiration for this particular devised play is Letters to a Young Poet by...
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    from the outset. One play might become a movement piece with no spoken words, while another a

  • Relationships Between the Media’s Rhetoric and the Sentencing of White-Collar Criminals

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    Houdeshell, Victoria A.
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    The legal landscape surrounding the prosecution of white-collar criminals has changed drastically over time, as has the media’s rhetoric, but the resulting sentence lengths have been inconsistent. This study utilizes historical newspaper articles to review the changes in media rhetoric over time and how this relates to the sentencing of...
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    community who had no place in jail, over time we have seen more public calls for long prison terms

  • Impaired epidermal homeostasis in Bcl11bR3S/R3S homozygous mutant mice

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    Kelly, Avalon G.
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    BCL11B, also known as CTIP2, is a transcription factor which plays a critical role in the regulation and development of many tissues and organ systems, including the skin. A 2019 study by Goos et. al. uncovered a novel point mutation in BCL11B gene that converted the Arginine(R)-3 residue to a...
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    and maintenance of the skin, particularly in the epidermis. An initial report documented the

  • Disability to Super-Ability: Issues Along The Human Enhancement Spectrum

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    Oakes, Ian R.
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    Advancements in the field of medical and computer technology promise a new age of human enhancement technology (HET). These technologies may be aptly applied to existing Assistive Technology (AT), which was created to ameliorate disability, moving one up the spectrum of ability. This study aimed to determine how these technologies...
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    disadvantages Pistorius has during acceleration at the start of the race. They concluded that there was no

  • Genetic and morphological evidence suggests cryptic speciation within the Torrent Sculpin, Cottus rhotheus, across the Pacific Northwest

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    Nicholas, Benjamin P.
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    Dwelling on the bottom of large rivers to high alpine streams, freshwater sculpins (genus Cottus) occur in high densities across the Pacific Northwest, with 21 currently recognized species found in the Pacific Northwest. Sculpin fill many ecological roles, with some species serving as important prey sources, and others competing with...
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    . 2012). Presently, there is no comprehensive phylogeny of Cottus with nuclear and mitochondrial genes

  • Gross causes of neonatal mortality in Devon Rex and Persian kittens

    Creator:
    Omoto, Holly
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    Post-mortem examinations were performed on 29 deceased Persian kittens from 13 different litters, and 30 deceased Devon Rex kittens from 18 different litters in order to identify gross anatomical abnormalities. Fifteen kittens were stillborn (8 Devon Rex, 7 Persian), 17 kittens died during the first day of life (16 Devon...
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    queens have a higher kitten mortality rate (Lawler and Monti, 1984). Unfortunately, there are no