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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 ... -
Ambidextrous Project Management: The Influences of Leadership Styles, Project Management Practices, and Team Characteristics on Creativity and Innovation
(2020)Ambidextrous project management, the ability of project leaders to adapt behaviors and environmental factors to the prevailing project needs, enhances the performance of project teams and project outcomes. Producing unique ... -
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 ... -
ANTI-GLUTEN SYNTHETIC NOTCH RECEPTOR T CELLS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CELIAC DISEASE
(2021-04)Celiac disease is a complex autoimmune disorder affecting approximately 0.5-1.7% of the general population. Currently, there are no treatments for Celiac disease aside from a lifelong adherence to a strict gluten-free ... -
Art et Identité : La Présence de la Culture Juive dans la France médiévale
This paper explores Hebrew illuminated manuscripts created in 13th and 14th century France. It looks at the cultural, political, and social environment in which these manuscripts were created and how they may have been ... -
ASSESSING THE TOXICITY OF PERACETIC ACID TO EARLY ATLANTIC SALMON SALMO SALAR LIFE-STAGES
(2021)Microbial pathogens in recirculating aquaculture and egg incubation systems can cause elevated mortality and decreased production. Peracetic acid (PAA) is an effective disinfectant; however, its toxicity to early life ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of online teaching in Hood College’s Department of Chemistry and Physics during the Covid-19 pandemic
(2021-04)Following the March 2020 closure of the Hood College campus in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a necessary switch to remote education. This switch caused upheaval across the Hood community, and there were a ... -
Autonomy and the Need to Know
(2019-08-02)Personal autonomy is the capacity to decide for oneself and to live one’s life according to reasons and motives that are taken as one’s own and not the product of manipulative external forces. This paper aims to discuss ... -
A Bridge of Curiosity and Conflict: How Egyptology Connected Europe and Egypt
(2020-04)Egyptology was both a major reason for and a way in which Europeans interacted with Egypt and its people. Egyptology acted as a sort of connective tissue between Egypt and Europe. Changes, both cultural and political, in ... -
Can Elites Persuade Elites?: The Effect of Partisan Elite Cues on Attitudes Towards Black Lives Matter and Environmental Policy Among State-level Democratic Committee Members
(2021-04-26)Research shows that elite cues influence citizen attitudes toward issues and policies, but it is relatively unknown if elite cues influence elites. Through an experimental survey of 102 Democratic Central Committee members ... -
A Case Study on Principal Selection Practices and Preparedness of Assistant Principals for Principal Selection Processes
(2019-07-13)Historically, the role of the assistant principal has served as a stepping-stone to the principalship. However, research has shown that the assistant principalship may not serve as an effective training ground for the ... -
Catholic Elementary School Success: Governance Lessons from a Qualitative Study of Five Advisory Boards in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
(2021-08-16)Catholic schools have had a remarkable impact on education in the U.S., especially serving minority students in vulnerable communities. Unfortunately, there has been a significant decline in Catholic school enrollment ... -
CERAMIC SCULPTURES IN GROUP-DISPLAY TO NARRATE PASSAGE OF TIME AND EMOTION
(2020-08-12)The thesis project, “Good Will, Ill Will,” builds multiple sets of sculptures telling the story of two sisters and their unusual birthmarks. To narrate their progressing sentiments and appearances from childhood to teenage ... -
Characterization of a Multi-Subtype Virus-Like Particle (VLP) for Development of Pandemic Influenza Vaccine
Influenza viruses present a global health and economic concern. The most common vaccination methods rely on egg-based vaccines that pose allergy risk and lengthy production time. Currently, there are no widely available ... -
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 ... -
A CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DIETS OF WILD AND REINTRODUCED WHOOPING CRANES (GRUS AMERICANA)
(2020-04-30)Grus americana, the Whooping Crane, is an endangered species of crane residing solely within North America. As the result of indiscriminate shooting prior to the 1920s and habitat destruction, population numbers for the ... -
CHARACTERIZING PEPTIDOGLYCAN PROTEINS IN FRANCISELLA SPECIES TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC TARGETS
Francisella tularensis causes tularemia and is a potential biothreat agent with no licensed vaccine. Peptidoglycan, which makes up the cell wall, is a structure unique to bacteria and ideal target for medical countermeasures. ... -
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, ...