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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 ... -
Analysis of Acetate Ester Production in Wild Yeast to Identify Strains that Improve Flavor in Commercial Fermentation
Craft beer has become a huge industry and every brewer is seeking a flavor blend that sets them apart. Small differences in flavor profiles in beer have been accomplished by varying ingredients, temperature, pitching rate, ... -
Analysis of Metabolic Pathways in Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells
(2018-04-06)Cancer stem cells are now thought to play a critical role in cancer relapse and metastasis, therefore finding a way to target these cancer stem cells is crucial to cancer treatment. One such way to target the cancer stem ... -
Assessing the utility and feasibility of immune function assays to understand Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) health in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
(2017-11)Skin lesions and mortality events of both adult and young smallmouth bass have occurred in the Chesapeake Bay, an area largely influenced by agriculture and heavily impacted by various toxic contaminants. Co-infections of ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
COMMON TERN (STERNA HIRUNDO) HATCHING SUCCESS RELATED TO NESTING PATTERN ON POPLAR ISLAND
(2018-05)This study serves to understand how location within a colony may impact the successful hatching of a common tern nest. Previous research has shown that returning breeding birds will choose areas on the periphery of a colony ... -
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 ... -
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 COMPARISON OF BREAST CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS IN THE UNITED STATES VS INDIA: ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
(2016-02-01)Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among females worldwide. Breast cancer rates are particularly rising in developing countries such as India. The changes in the prevalence of cancer risk factors are resulting ... -
Comparison of High-Throughput Sequencing Methods for Monitoring Genetic Changes in Ebolavirus Populations
(2017-05)Amplicon-based sequencing of Ebolavirus is a powerful tool to monitor the genetic changes in the viral population during a drug study. Short amplicons are generated covering the whole virus genome and a library is generated ... -
DETERMINING REGULATION OF PROTEINS DUE TO ACCUMULATION OF ANKRD11 IN KBG SYNDROME
(2018-02-25)KBG Syndrome is a rare disease with a widely variable phenotype and a single known genetic cause. Different aberrations, including both sequencing and copy number variants, within the ANKRD11 gene produce KBG Syndrome. The ... -
DEVELOPING METHODS TO DIFFERENTIATE SPECIES AND ESTIMATE COVERAGE OF BENTHIC AUTOTROPHS IN THE POTOMAC USING DIGITAL IMAGING
(2018-05)This study developed methods for the quantification of benthic autotroph coverage in the Upper Potomac using digital imagery captured with drone-mounted cameras. Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is an integral part ... -
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 ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL FORENSIC SCIENCE COURSE
(2019-04-05)The main goal of this project is to develop new forensic science curriculum for Frederick Community College. A Forensic Science Techniques class will be designed with both lecture and laboratory components. This course ... -
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 ... -
Development of a protein microarray for analysis of humoral immune responses to flavivirus infection and vaccination
(2018-04-13)Dengue virus (DENV), yellow fever virus (YFV), West Nile virus (WNV), and Zika virus (ZIKV) are the leading causes of mosquito-borne human flavivirus infections in the Americas. Serological assays for diagnosis and ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY FOR MOUSE FUR MITES AND EVALUATION OF PILOT STUDY
(2019-03-22)Mouse fur mites Myobia musculi and Myocoptes musculinus are common parasites of mice and present a unique challenge for exclusion from laboratory animal facilities. In this study, a real-time PCR test was developed ... -
Development of an Assay for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Coxiella burnetii
(2019-04-29)Coxiella burnetii, a small Gram-negative bacterium, is the causative agent of Q fever, a zoonotic disease with initial flu-like symptoms that lead to both acute and chronic stages of infection. As with many obligate ... -
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 ...