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School readiness and social determinants of health: a collaboration with community, teachers and parents
(2021)Only 48% of preschool-aged children from low-income families are ready for school at the age of 5 years compared to 75% of children from high income families. Children from under resourced communities are impacted by Social ... -
Screening for Mutants and Studying Plant Stress Responses in Arabidopsis Thaliana and Zea Mays
(2019)As primary producers, plants have evolved an arsenal of defense strategies in response to herbivory and environmental stresses. Cytochrome P450s (CYPs) are involved in plant secondary metabolism with biochemical pathways ... -
Secondary electron emission yield in ionic liquids from electron bombardment
(2021)Secondary electron emission (SEE) data is available on metals, but little data is available on liquids. The goal of this work is to measure SEE yield of ionic liquids (IL). Ionic liquids are used for metal nanoparticle ... -
Sensor Optimization for Wireless Home Automation Network
(2015)Objective: Operate non-essential loads that perform time insensitive tasks at time (e.g.) late night) when electricity prices are low. -
Set2 and Prp28 function in forward and reverse coupling of transcription and splicing
(2015)There is a series of steps that must take place for proper gene expression to occur. Two of those steps, transcription and splicing, have been shown to be coordinated. Although not much is known about the mechanism by which ... -
Shell growth, mechanics, and structural properties of adult & juvenile barnacles
(2021)Barnacles are found throughout the world’s oceans, and their success depends on a hard, mineralized, outer shell that protects the soft tissue. Prevention and removal of barnacles from vessels and structures in the ocean ... -
SIDS, serotonin and nicotine exposure: using an animal model to explore underlying pathology
(2021)Pet-1 is a transcription factor that is required for normal development of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) neurons in the mammalian brainstem. Targeted deletion of the Pet-1 gene results in a 70% loss of central 5-HT ... -
Simulating the Mechanism of Elongation in E. Coli Type IV Pili Filaments Using Steered Molecular Dynamics
(2019)Our group is using computer simulations to investigate the strength of bacterial filaments called type IV pili. Type IV pili extend from bacterial cells and are used in a wide variety of functions, including adhesion, ... -
Simulation Study of a Novel Time-Varying Pulse Sequence for Deep Brain Stimulation
(2019)Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) utilizes high frequency stimulation (HFS, normally 90-185 Hz) to treat movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and other brain diseases. Based on cybernetics, the responses of nervous ... -
Smart Nutrition and Conditioning for Kids (SNACK): An Interdisciplinary Approach to Early Health And Wellness Education
(2015)The purpose of the SNACK pilot study was to increase the fitness and health of children age 7-9 years of age in two Mercer county elementary schools. This was achieved by providing fundamental Integrative training (FIT) ... -
Social Reactions to Disclosure of Campus Sexual Assault and PTSD Symptoms among Black Female Undergraduates
(2020)Black women experience worse PTSD symptoms following campus sexual assault (CSA) compared to their White peers (Ullman & Filipas, 2001). They also receive worse reactions from others upon disclosure of the assault, likely ... -
Socio-Demographic and Coping Correlates of Depressive Symptoms among Low-Income and Ethnic Minority Mothers
(2020)In published studies, 15% to 75% of low-income and ethnic minority mothers report high levels of depressive symptoms in published studies. Few studies have explored socio-demographic and coping correlates of depressive ... -
An SOR-like method for fast model predictive control
(2016)This project proposes an iterative first-order gradient method for solving convex quadratic programming problems, which involve the optimization of a quadratic function with multiple variables subject to linear constraints. ... -
Squid and lark interaction during Drosophila oogenesis
(2016)Drosophila melanogaster is used as a model organism to study the spatial and temporal regulation of gene expression. During oogenesis, proteins are produced and located in specific regions in order to develop a viable ... -
Stabilizing Effect of a Bacterial Lipid Membrane on Type IV Pilin Subunits
(2015)Type IV pili are thin, long, strong, flexible filaments that are found in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. They stretch out from pores in the membrane of the bacteria. These filaments are very important for many ...