Browsing Hood College Student Works by Issue Date
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Epidemiology and Epigenetics of Type 2 Diabetes Among Ethiopian Immigrants in the United States
(2018-07-19)The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among long-term Ethiopian immigrants in the United States and probable mechanism of any increase thereof with special attention to epigentic ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE – FREE CELLULAR PRESERVATION TECHNIQUE FOR HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS
(2018-07-26)As the use of living human cells as the therapeutic component of modern drugs becomes more prevalent, the need to store and transport those cells is increasing. Currently the most common methods for maintaining these ... -
Responsible Party Adherence to Final Rule Regulations: Corrections of Quality Control Issues within the Required Deadline
(2018-07-31)The responsible party (RP) must correct or address apparent errors identified during quality control (QC) review of submitted clinical trial data within 15 days per the Final Rule. ClinicalTrials.gov is obligated to post ... -
Evaluation of IgG Antibody Production in Rhesus Macaques Challenged with Different Geographical Isolates of Zika Virus
(2018-11)Zika virus was declared a public health emergency after the 2015 outbreak in South America resulted in forty-nine deaths and thousands of cases of neurological impairments, such as microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome. ... -
Development and Use of an Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Spinal Motoneuron Assay for the Evaluation of Potential Treatments Against Alphaviruses
(2018-11)Venezuelan (VEEV), eastern (EEEV), and western (WEEV) equine encephalitis viruses are positive-stranded RNA viruses transmitted by mosquitos and cause disease in horses and humans. Current methods to evaluate potential ... -
Identifying Telomere Repeat Change During Exercise Using Electric Pulse Stimulation
(2018-11-08)This project aims to discover a link between the reduced telomere length shortening and exercise. Human skeletal muscle cell (HSkMC) will be exposed to various treatment conditions and electric pulse stimulation to replicate ... -
THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF BIOENGINEERED BACTERIOPHAGE FOR PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION CONTROL
(2018-11-27)The increasing resistance of bacteria to traditional antibiotics calls for novel countermeasures. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen, is intrinsically resistant to several classes of antibiotics. Pseudomonas ... -
CLINICALLY SAFE THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY USING HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM/STROMAL CELL-DERIVED EXOSOMAL HYBRIDS
(2018-11-29)As gene therapy techniques become more aggressive with site-specific therapeutics aimed at treating diseases such as hereditary, infectious, and neoplastic diseases at the DNA level, the parallel development of standardized, ... -
COMPARATIVE PROPERTIES IN RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER ZONES AND ADJACENT AGRICULTURAL AREAS: INFILTRATION AND TOTAL CARBON
(2018-12)Addressing nonpoint source nutrient pollution to improve the health of degrading aquatic ecosystems is becoming increasingly important with growing anthropogenic stresses. Soil water infiltration and total organic carbon ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF NONHUMAN PRIMATE LUNG AND BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE SAMPLES BY FLOW CYTOMETRY FOLLOWING AEROSOL CHALLENGE WITH VIRAL PATHOGENS
(2018-12-03)Outbreaks of several highly pathogenic viruses such as Ebola virus, Marburg virus, and Nipah virus occur periodically in some parts of the world. Because these viruses are highly infectious and associated with high mortality ... -
Evaluating interspecific competition effects on morphological variation of Orconectes rusticus
(2018-12-05)Morphological variation in response to environmental conditions is widespread among macroinvertebrates and can affect ecology and evolution in organisms. Interspecific competition may affect morphological variation of ... -
Exploring the Characterization of Shakespeare's Villains
(2018-12-07)Shakespeare is one of the most widely read authors of his time. His writing reflects his outlook on life. This paper explores how Shakespeare characterizes some of his villains. The language of some of these villains, their ... -
COMPARISON OF ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN AGGREGATION KINETICS IN THE PRESENCE OF LIMP-2 OVEREXPRESSION IN PARKINSONS DISEASE MODEL.
(2018-12-19)Parkinson’s disease is a slow aggressive neurological disorder characterized by loss of dopamine in substantia nigra which is located in the brain and formats a neuronal cytotoxic protein called alpha- synuclein. Researchers ... -
A MAJORITY OF CLONALLY-EXPANDED T CELLS CONTAINING REPLICATION-COMPETENT HIV-1 PROVIRUSES ARE TRANSCRIPTIONALLY SILENT
(2019)Current antiretroviral therapy (ART) is highly effective at blocking HIV-1 replication but does not cure the infection due to the persistence of latently-infected cells that are able to undergo cellular proliferation (1). ... -
Dramatic Aspirations at Villa Borghese: The Theatrics of Bernini's Sculptural Group
(2019)This paper focuses on both the display and subject matter of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s sculptures at Villa Borghese in Rome, Italy. Utilizing research with primary source material, including biographical accounts of Bernini’s ... -
Predictors of Perceptions of Aging in Young Adults: An Exploratory Study
(2019)This study investigated whether religious affiliation and level of religiosity affect perceptions of aging among Millennials. I predicted that religiously-affiliated Millennials would have more positive views of aging than ... -
The Effects of Long-Term Antiherpetic Treatment in Herpes Simplex Virus-1 & -2 Through Drug Resistance and Cell Toxicity
(2019)Herpes simplex virus (HSV) type-1 and -2 infections are a global epidemic, with 90% of the population worldwide being infected and developing countries suffering a near 100% infection rate. Human immunodeficiency virus ... -
The 510(k) Inventory Tool: A Regulatory Tool For Use In Medical Device Development
(2019-01)Designing and developing medical devices is a complex undertaking with significant opportunities, dependencies, and risks for the stakeholders. This capstone project explores the concept of developing a tool for the ...