16th Annual CBU 
Student Research Poster Session |
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Tuesday,
17 April 2012
Sabbatini Lounge (East
Lounge)
Poster
numbers, titles, authors listed below
Sponsored by CBU's chapter of Alpha Chi, the national honor society. |
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16th Annual CBU
Student Research Poster Session |
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Tuesday,
17 April 2012
Sabbatini Lounge (East
Lounge)
Poster
numbers, titles, authors listed below
Sponsored by CBU's chapter of Alpha Chi, the national honor society. |
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Student
Research Posters ~ 2012 ~ Program download |
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ARTS
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Picasso
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Johnnie
Huddleston
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BIOL
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Effect
of bracing for impact on patient recovery time
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Anthony
Ford and Bobby Myers
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3
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ME
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Aerobic
Cruiser Dynamometer
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Austin
Gooch
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4
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BIOL
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Inhibition
of cytochrome P450 1B1 activity with 2,3?,4,5?-tetramethoxystilbene
prevents renal dysfunction
associated with angiotensin II-induced hypertension in rats.
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Larry
Anderson, BL Jennings , AM Estes ,
KU
Malik
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5
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CHEM
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Synthesis
of (Z)-4,4’-bis(iodoacetimide)stilbene as a cross-linker in a peptide drug
delivery system
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Larry
J. Anderson, Martin Michael Dcona, and Matthew C. T. Hartman
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6
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EE
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ThyssenKrupp
SG200 Speed Governor Test System Prototype
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Steven
Denton
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7
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BIOL
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Determination
of baseline CRP values in post-operative transforaminal lumbar interbody
fusion patients
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Adrienne
Renfro and Patrick M. Curlee
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8
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CHEM
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Pathogenesis
of Homocysteine- mediated Hyperplastic Response
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Luanzo
Lung’aho, John Nyalala, Hongju Deng, and Mohammed M. Moursi
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9
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BIOL
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Determining
the effectiveness of systemic gene therapy with EPO-R76E in protecting
axons after optic nerve crush
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Claire
C. May and Tonia S. Rex
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10
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CE
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Design
of a Light Rail System in Metropolitan Memphis
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Evan
Blake Boulonger
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11
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BIOL
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Retinal
pathology following interruption of autonomic regulation of choroidal blood
flow
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Corey
Haughey, Malinda E.C. Fitzgerald,
Nobel
Del Mar, Chunyan Li and Anton Reiner
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12
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CHEM
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Fear
Acquisition and Changes in GABAergic mRNA
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Catherine
Gluszek and Scott Heldt
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13
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PSYC
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The
Relationship between Self-Deception and Self-Monitoring
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Melanie
Horne
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14
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BIOL
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Categorizing
glaucomatous phenotypes in recombinant mice to determine the genes that
modulate glaucoma severity
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Rachel
I. Reese, Elizabeth Beebe, Christie Brough, Rohit Reddy and Monica Jablonski
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15
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MATH
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Graph
Theory Applications of Degrees of Separation and the Small-World Phenomenon
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Andrew
Greenop
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16
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ME
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Project
Greenspeed
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Andrew
Greenop, Brian Vernon, Chloe Chung, Drew Duch, and Michael Smith
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17
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CHEM
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Establishing
Stable Mammalian Cell Lines for High-throughput Pharmacological Studies
of Large Conductance, Calcium- and Voltage-gated Potassium (BK) Channels
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Justin
L. Gallagher, Maria Asuncion-Chin,
Anna
N. Bukiya, and Alex M. Dopico
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18
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BIOL
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Detection
of tissue or temporal specific p75 protein expression via flow cytometry
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Kelly
Jeu, and Christopher Dillon
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19
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ME
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100%
Recycled Packaging Performance : Peel Testing
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Matt
Warren and Kalli Powers
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20
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CHEM
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Toward
Development of Methods for the Quantitative Analysis of Pipemidic Acid
Derived Autotaxin Inhibitors
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Keara
Moore and Daniel L. Baker
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21
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BIOL
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The
role of GD3 synthase in Alzheimer’s disease
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Porsha
A. Chillis, Shailaja K. Rao, and
Michael
P. McDonald
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22
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PSYC
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The
Effects of War and Rape Scenarios and Gender of Victim on the Stigma Associated
with PTSD
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Ariel
Kingsley, Allison Welch, and Katie Antes
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23
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BIOL
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Altered
ultrasonic vocalizations in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome
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Nick
Watkins, Snighda Roy and Detlef Heck
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24
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ME
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AZO
Tech Transfer
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Daniel
Johnson
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25
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BIOL
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The
effects of ascorbic acid on cartilage metabolism
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Dana
Pabalate,Christy Patterson,
Elsa
Stephen and Karen Hasty
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26
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MATH
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Statistical
Meta-Analysis
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Brenda
Withrow
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27
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BIOL
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Evaluation
of the vasoactive effects of vitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3
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Bhavyata
Parag and Alejandro Dopico
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28
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CHEM
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Determining
Melt Temperatures of Sumo 21P6 LPA Receptor Construct
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Prashant
Patel, John Young,
Abby
Parrill-Baker, and Dr. Kikonyogo
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29
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MHIRT
BIOL |
Healthcare
and malaria in the Pallisa district, eastern Uganda
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Samantha
Sol Bownes, Dustin James, Chris Moore, Veronica Wittman, and Luis Sanchez
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30
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CE
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Retrofitting
of Barry Hall at Christian Brothers University Campus
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Gregory
Taylor Stinson
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31
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BIOL
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Comparison
of siRNA transfection rate between L2 and L4 larval stages of Caenorhabditis
elegans
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Shanandria
Jackson, Larry Anderson,
Lynda
Miller and Malinda E.C. Fitzgerald
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BIOL
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Urokinase
Plasminogen Activator (uPA) and Inhibitor (PAI-1) Expression in Cultured
Adenocarcinoma Cells
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David
Kim, Megan Moshea, Ashlee R. Franklin, Aleena Shahiryar, M. Margaret Jefferson,
Edwin L. Thomas, and Mustafa Kh. Dabbous
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CHEM
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Temperature
Studies of a Coiled-Coil Mimetic By Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy
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Nicholas
Selvo,Abby Parrill-Baker, John Young,
and Alexandra Kikonyogo
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34
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BIOL
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Comparative
efficacy of autologous blood and platelet rich plasma in treating tendinopathy
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Jonathan
Timmerman and Richard Smith
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35
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PSYC
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The
Effects of Information on Attitudes Toward Assault
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Amanda
Wilhite, Kara Jones, and
Elizabeth
Nelson
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36
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BIOL
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Examinations
of adult human cadavers for the incidence of hyperostosis frontalis interna
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Robert
Banks, Eldridge F Johnson, and Paul Madubuonwu
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37
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CHEM
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Determination
of BEZ235 in Mouse Plasma and Cerebro-Spinal Fluid by Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray
Ionization-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS
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Xinyu
von Buttlar, and Clinton F. Stewart
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BIOL
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Analytical
method development and validation for the measurement of Methotrexate (MTX)
7-OH-MTX, and 4-Amino-4-Deoxy-N-Methylpteroic acid (DAMPA) by online extraction-liquid
chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS)
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Kyle
Smith, Thandra Owens, Feng Bai,
Stacy
Throm, and Clinton F. Stewart
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EE
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Project
Green-Speed
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Michael
Smith
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40
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BIOL
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Isolation
of bacteriophages from soil that infect Escherichia coli
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Justin
King, Brittany Wilburn,
Malinda
E.C. Fitzgerald, and
Sandra
Thompson-Jaeger
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41
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CE
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Design
of Bridge over a Stream Leading to a School
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Catherine
Wood
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42
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BIOL
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Flooding
and wetland plants: Localized versus whole-plant response
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Carey
A. Bowen, Melissa B. Koontz, Lyndsay E. Saunders, and Samuel C. Pierce
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43
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ME
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Neighborhood
Energy Conservation Project
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Leandreaonia
Dunning
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44
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CHEM
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Pinpointing
Possible Ethanol Binding Sites of Ethanol to the Slo1 BK Channel
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Justin
Edwards, Alex M. Dopico and
Anna
Bukiya
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BIOL |
Examining
Herpetofauna Abundance and Diversity
in Shelby Farms Park With Respect to Land Utilization |
Joseph Alfonso and Lynda Miller |
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46
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PSYC
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Modes
of Communication
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Taylor
Salton, Jose Villa, and
Dominique
Williams
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47
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BIOL
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An
assessment of population abundance and morphological abnormalities in the
white-footed deer mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
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Mario
A. Sauceda and Michael Kennedy
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48
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EE
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Power
Electronics Lab
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Alex
Bermel
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49
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MATH
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Actuarial
Applications of Epidemiological Models: Comparing Insurance Models During
Normal Circumstances With Those During Some Epidemic
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Jamie
Frommelt
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50
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PSYC
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The
Effect of Prayer and Silence on Anxiety
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JaLissa
Fredrick
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51
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BIOL
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Excitability
and suppression of fear in the basolateral amygdala
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Michael
W Hankins Jr and Scott Heldt.
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52
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CHEM
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Synthesis
and Applications of Gold Nanorods
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Raymond
Wilson and Xiaohua Huang
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53
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BIOL
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Effects
of Sleep Deprivation on Response to Alcohol Exposure
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Grace
Hutchison, Candis DuBose, and Kristin Hamre
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54
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CE
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Renovation
of Kenrick Hall at Christian Brothers University Campus
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Tarris
W. Greer
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55
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BIOL
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The
pharmacokinetics of caffeine in inbred mice
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Madeline
Reynolds, Trevor Sweatman, , Jennifer M Paxson-Saputra, and John D. Boughter
Jr
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56
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EE
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Open
Source Home Security System
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Allen
Chu
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57
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MATH
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Analyses
of different algorithms for ranking sports teams using graph theory and
linear algebra
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Kelci
Pearce
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58
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CHEM
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Cylophosphamide
Treatment in children with Medulloblastoma Tumors
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Sarah-Catherine
Ryan and Clinton F. Stewart
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59
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BIOL
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The
effects of amino acid enriched diets on hematologic development of prenatal
pigs
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Sarah
Hill and Randall Buddington
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60
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EE
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SoutheastCon
2012 Hardware Competition
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Justin
Davis and Steven Menezes
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61
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ME
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CBU
Formula SAE Car
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Nate
Spears, Luke Eck and Gideon Leteyian
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62
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CE
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Design
and Construction of a Concrete Canoe
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Katelyn
A. Godwin
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63
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CE
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Adjustable
Form for National Concrete Canoe Competition
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Daniel
G. Smith
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64
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ME
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CBU
Moonbuggy 2011-2012
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Ellis
Jones, Josh Lane, Kristy Rosenberger and Zach Turner, Alex Williams
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PHYS |
Preservation
of Biological specimens by Freeze Drying |
Kyle Moats |
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| Participating Courses and Professors - 2012 | |
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ART
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Visual
& Performing Arts
Dr. Jana Travis |
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BIOL
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Biology
Mentored / Independent Research (Biol 462/465)
Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald |
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CHEM
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Chemistry
Senior Seminar (Chem 431)
Dr. Dennis Merat |
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CE
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Civil
Engineering (CE 432)
Dr. K. Madhavan |
| ECE | Electrical
and Computer Engineering (ECE 410)
Dr. John Ventura |
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MATH
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Mathematics
Senior Seminar (Math 482)
Ms. Cathy Grilli |
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ME
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Mechanical
Engineering (ME 408)
Dr. Ray Brown |
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MHIRT
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Minority
Health International Research Training
Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald |
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PHYS
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Physics
Dr. John Varriano |
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PSYC
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Psychology
Dr. Beth Nelson |
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Special
thanks to all the Mentors and Funding Agencies.
Thanks
to Alpha Chi Honor Society
for sponsorship. |
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Appreciation
Thanks to all the Mentors |
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The Annual CBU Student Research Poster Session is hosted by the CBU Biology Department; the Session Program was arranged by Dr. Randel Price and Mrs. Leah Allen. |
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TAS Collegiate Div. Western Regional Meeting held at LeMoyne-Owen College on 31 March 2012.  |
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CBU Student Research Poster Sessions and Tenn. Academy of Sciences Meetings |
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Updated 23 April 2012 |