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Creator:: Hittner, Victoria Marie
Abstract:: Conceivably one of the most recognizable names in written history, Plutarch has long been lauded as an invaluable historical resource. A Greek living under Roman rule in the first and second centuries, Plutarch exhibited an insatiable curiosity, one which led him to dabble in philosophy, education, the priesthood, and perhaps...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Creator:: Bohrer, Ellie
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis was to determine if an underlying biological cause exists for the exuberant reproductive success in free-roaming unowned (FRU) cats. The hypothesis for this thesis was that FRU tom and queen cats have reproductively adapted to man-made sterilization efforts by lowering the age at which they...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: development occurs in the two-day interval just prior to the onset of estrus behavior (Wildt and Seager

Creator:: Wile, Dylan
Abstract:: Background: While males generally outperform females in athletic tasks, the underlying mechanisms for this difference remain unclear. Explosive neuromuscular performance of the triple extensors, often investigated via rate of torque development (RTD), is crucial for athletic tasks such as a vertical jump. Purpose: To assess sex differences in rapid torque...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ; Inglis 2013), and contractile impulse (CI) (S. T. Johnson, Kipp, and Hoffman 2012). 2.3 Triple

Creator:: Paralkar, Manali P.
Abstract:: This study examines issues related to prescription drug abuse among 12 – 17 year olds in the United States; namely, the physiological effects of prescription medications, current treatments, and prevention methods. The following research questions are addressed: 1) What factors influence and promote the growing prevalence of prescription drug abuse...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Creator:: Sawka, Erika M.
Abstract:: The BRAF proto-oncogene is a member of the Raf protein family that encodes serine/threonine protein kinases, which activate the MEK/ERK signaling transduction pathway. The V600E mutation of BRAF, found in 70% of melanoma cases, causes an upregulation of MEK/ERK signaling which leads to many hallmarks of cancer, including apoptosis evasion,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: frequent transition from the G1 to the S phase.11 MEK/ERK deregulation may also induce Figure 3: V600E

Creator:: Rogers, Shayna M.
Abstract:: This study explores the extent to which the United States has conformed to the tenets of classical liberalism and/or civic republicanism with regard to private property and takings law. Mainstream scholarship suggests that classical liberal theory has played a dominant role in American property law since the founding. In the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: & Republicanism in the Historical Imagination (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992); Gregory S Alexander

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