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Effects that Omega 3 and Omega 6 Dietary Ratios have on Cellular Stress in C. elegans
(2013)
Our Western diet, which is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids and has excessive omega-
6 fatty acids, has been highly correlated with the central nervous system and metabolic
disorders (Western diseases). However, it is ...
Estimating Groundwater Evapotranspiration for Tamarisk-Dominated Riparian Communities through Satellite Imaging, Virgin and Muddy Rivers, Nevada
(2013)
Southern Nevada features very high water demands and very low water
availability. Tamarisk is a significant user of surface and groundwater supplies but uses
significantly less water when it is defoliated by the northern ...
Colonialism and Christianity: Factors Affecting the Evolution of Women's Rights in Uganda and Zimbabwe
(2012)
This project is intended to study the evolution of women’s rights in Uganda andZimbabwe, specifically within the context of colonialism. Research into these nations,with the methodology of comparing pre-colonialism with ...
Who Am I? Self-Portraiture as a Means of Self-Exploration and Expression of Identity
(2010)
Using visual and written narrative, I relate my own journey of self-discovery
while exploring the use of self-portraiture in the arts. Self-portraiture is an important
method through which artists express their personalities, ...
La New Mujer: How Economic Factors Redefine Gender Roles for Latina Immigrants
(2010)
This study posits that Latina immigrants who participate in the U.S. workforce are
empowered to redefine traditional gender roles as they gain economic autonomy. The
scholar focuses on how gender roles are changing with ...
Precision Teaching: Communication of Impact Informed by a Report from the Field
(2014)
This report from the field assessed the effectiveness of using supplemental data displays
and national norm data on communication with laypersons. Accordingly, a web-based data
management tool with access to data displays ...
Relationships Between Self-Report Measures of Mindfulness, Anxiety and Depression in College Students
(2011)
This research study examined the relationships between measures of mindfulness
ability and measures of anxiety, depression, stress, worry, emotional regulation, and
experiential avoidance in an unselected sample of college ...
Transitions: The Search for Maize Phytoliths in Spanish Teeth
(2010)
This research aims to determine if plant phytoliths can be recovered from human dental
calculus. This paper hypothesizes that phytoliths will provide a more direct method for
paleodietary analysis than carbon and nitrogen ...
Effects of Instruction on the Acquisition of Spanish Stress for L2 Learners
(2015)
This study looks at the effects of instruction and music on the secondary language
acquisition (SLA) of Spanish stress in both spoken language and song. The study
consisted of 10 native English speaking university students ...
Inducible Cre-mediated Excision Yields Incomplete Ano1 Knockdown in the Murine Gastrointestinal Tract
(2013)
Anoctamin-1 (ANO1) is a calcium-activated chloride channel that is highly expressed in
the muscle layer of the murine gastrointestinal (GI) tract, particularly interstitial cells of
Cajal (ICC) responsible for regulation ...