During the Spring 2022 semester, students enrolled in COMM 450 studied the intersections between rhetoric, advocacy, and activism at the local level. Specifically, the class explored how public art serves as public advocacy ...
Though parks of the 19th century, also known as “pleasure grounds,” were seen at the time an antidote to unhealthy high-density urban living in cities such as New York City, they were embraced by small towns and cities ...
This paper shows that L1 transfer may not be effectively maintained in the interlanguage due to confounding factors in the L2. When two factors, A and B, are correlated in the L2, second language learners may only acquire ...
This paper is a supplement to understanding the purpose and design of my thesis project. This includes background information about animation as an art form, my personal specialization in character performance and animation, ...
African swine fever virus is a complex DNA virus
that infects swine and is spread by ticks. Mortality
rates in domestic pigs are very high and the virus is
a significant threat to pork farming. The genomes of
16 viruses ...
Costlow, Jessica L.; Krow, Erika S.; Steel, J. Jordan(2017)
Alphaviruses are plus-strand RNA viruses that are
transmitted by mosquitoes. There are very limited
vaccines and treatment options available to those
infected with alphaviruses, resulting in significant
human and animal ...
It is known that climate has a direct effect on vectorborne
and zoonotic diseases, and in the face of climate
change, understanding this link has become more
urgent. Many such vector-borne diseases primarily
afflict ...
Kwok, Annie; Davis, Michael C.; Kang, Sanghoon(2017)
Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern for the
human population and is becoming prevalent in many
environments. For example, increasing occurrences of
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in aquatic ecosystems
elevates ...
Lindsey, Maedgen Q.; Huddleston, Jennifer R.(2017)
The goals of this study were to isolate microorganisms
from oil well-produced water, identify the
microorganisms, and test the microorganisms’ salt
tolerance. Saltwater collected from two well locations
producing from ...
In current agriculture practices, such as the dairy
industry, the use of antibiotics is being discouraged
due to the occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
However, antibiotics are used commonly to treat
calf ...
The Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is
well known for its ability to develop resistance to various
antimicrobial substances. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus
(MRSA), a cause of nosocomial infections ...
Morgan, Stephanie; Thomas, Matthew J.; Walstrom, Katherine M.; Warrick, Eric C.; Gasper, Brittany J.(2017)
Prodiginines are secondary metabolites produced by
several known species of bacteria. These metabolites
are known for their bright pigmentation and their
potential medicinal uses. Biosynthesis of prodiginine
compounds, ...