Effects of adolescent prescription stimulants and stress on adult addiction...
Adolescence represents a time of physical change and psychosocial stressors with an increased incidence of risk-seeking tendencies. Notably, adolescence is characterized as a critical window of...
View ArticleExtended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Enterobacteriaceae in North...
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are a group of enzymes shown to rapidly evolve and confer resistance to antibiotics such as penicillin and beta lactams. Organisms that produce ESBLs pose as...
View ArticleAn analysis of the volumetric growth rate of southern Assateague Island,...
This study focuses on Assateague Island, which straddles the Maryland-Virginia border, and is actively growing in a southerly direction. A total of 18 historical nautical charts at approximately...
View ArticleSelf-reference Effect on Metacognition
Several studies have found that self-reference leads to improved memory (e.g., Klein & Loftus, 1986). However, the impact of self-reference on metamemory is not well understood. The purpose of...
View ArticleSolar eclipse has no discernible effect on bat activity
Anecdotal accounts of observations made during solar eclipses suggest that animals exhibit atypical activity during and following an eclipse. This aberrant behavior is expected because the rarity of a...
View ArticleUnlocking Ancient Carnivore Ecology with Contemporary Feeding Experiments
A longstanding question in the natural sciences focuses on the paleoecological role of carnivorans in ancient ecosystems. Despite the relative lack of fossilized carnivores, numerous fossil...
View ArticleJust to Have a Laugh or Sing a Song: Carol Burnett as a Feminist Ground-Breaker
The Carol Burnett Show began on CBS in 1967 and lasted for 11 seasons until its final episode in 1978. The show, hosted by Carol Burnett, was the first variety show to be hosted by a woman, and was...
View ArticleIsolation and Characterization of Antibiotic Producing Yeast From Soil
Microorganisms produce metabolites that help them compete in the environment for limited resources. Some of these compounds are used as antibiotics to fight infectious diseases. Penicillin,...
View ArticleHabitat Use and Home Range of Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) in...
Annual Research Conference (ARC) 2018: March 23, 2018 Abstract Due: February 14, 2018 by 5pm Abstract word limit: 300 word limit Conference web site:...
View ArticleThe influence of localized ecological variables on southern Appalachian...
Amphibians are an essential group of organisms for understanding ecological dynamics due to their acute sensitivity to temperature, precipitation, and other environmental variables, as well as their...
View ArticleEcosystem evolution and heterogeneity in East Turkana, northern Kenya during...
During the Early Pleistocene of eastern Africa, paleoenvironmental data suggest a shift from wooded-brushland environments to a grassland-dominated landscape more analogous to modern African...
View ArticleThe Effect of Binaural Beats on Long-Term Memory and Brain Entrainment
Presenting two tones of different frequencies to each ear, produces an auditory stimuli called binaural beats, which have been hypothesized to affect cognitive performance. The underlying theoretical...
View ArticleComparing Workplace Sitcoms of the 2000s: Parks and Recreation vs. The Office
In so many ways, “Parks and Recreation” and “The Office,” two NBC sitcoms that aired from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s, are extremely similar. The style of the shows, the characters and the way they...
View ArticleEvolutionary Significance of Endocannabinoid Receptor Polymorphisms
Research into the Endocannabinoid system (ECS) is attractive because of the medical implications and the association with medicinal Cannabis. Yet, little research regarding evolutionary aspects of the...
View ArticleIrregularities In Young Stellar Models: Are Starspots To Blame?
Starspots are dark areas on a star’s surface formed by intense magnetic fields that actively suppress the flow of energy, causing the area to become cooler and darker than its surroundings. Starspots...
View ArticleA Religious Analysis of the Environment on a Feminist Perspective.
The movie Mother! tells an intriguing story of an apparently common couple: a writer and his wife, whose main attribute is the fact that she is constantly reforming the house in which they live....
View ArticleThe Core of Jupiter
Jupiter is one of the most iconic and well-studied planets in our Solar System. Yet, despite centuries of observations and multiple spacecraft visits, the composition of Jupiter's core remains a...
View ArticleA preliminary stable isotopic investigation of newly discovered fossils from...
The end of the Pleistocene epoch (roughly 10,000 years ago) saw the extinction of many mammal taxa, including charismatic megafauna such as the mammoth, giant ground sloth, and saber-toothed tiger....
View ArticleWhy Live Tiny? A New Multi-dimensional Model
Over the past decade, living in tiny houses has become increasingly popular among Americans of all ages. While the lifestyle has received much attention through reality TV shows, blogs, and on social...
View ArticleChoice, responsibility, and the perception of time
Temporal binding is a subjective compression of the time between a cause and its effect (Buehner, 2012). For example, people typically underestimate the time between a voluntary action and its...
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