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#35 - Enamel isotopes reveal late Pleistocene ecosystem dynamics in...

The end of the late Pleistocene (~10,000 years ago) witnessed the extinction of over seventy percent of North America’s megafaunal genera. Although this pattern has been extensively investigated, its...

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#36 - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA HERBARIUM PROJECT

A herbarium is a collection of preserved plant specimens that have been pressed, identified, mounted to backing, and stored. Large herbaria represent most collections available to researchers;...

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#37 - Quantifying Precursors to Algal Blooms in Lake Sidney Lanier

Quantifying Precursors to Algal Blooms in Lake Sidney Lanier Authors: D.Boncore, M. Flood Department of Biology, University of North Geogia, Gainesville GA Lake Sidney Lanier is a 38,000 acre...

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#38 - Does small-scale light pollution affect bat foraging behavior?

As a primarily diurnal species, humans have used various light sources to shape our nighttime surroundings with little regard for how these lights may have an effect on other organisms. For most of...

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#39 - Extended-Spectrum Beta (β) Lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae...

Antibiotics have played a major role in containing bacterial infections. Extended spectrum beta (β) lactamases, better known as ESBLs, are enzymes produced by the bacterial family Enterobacteriaceae...

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#40 - Effect of imidacloprid on mycelial growth rate of soil fungi

The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is a non-native parasitic insect that has threatened eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière) populations since its introduction to the United States in the...

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#41 - A preliminary assessment of native pollinator attraction to bee hotels...

Native pollinators are an essential component of ecosystems as they ensure a stable and diverse vegetation community. However, populations at local, regional and global scales are currently threatened...

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#42 - Deterrence of Ants by Chemical Compounds from Six Southeastern Plants

Ant interactions with plants are diverse; therefore, one of the most important aspects of ant-plant interactions is the exposure of ants to plant compounds. These compounds can serve as cues to either...

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#43 - Gesture Recognition of EEG Signals Using Wavelet Transform and...

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems present many advantages for their use in the fields of robotics and prosthetics. BCIs enable the control of electronic systems using only the central nervous...

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#44 - Effects of chemical vagotomy on the neonatal mouse paraventricular...

Birth is marked by a dramatic transition from the sterile womb to a world full of microorganisms that colonize every body surface. We previously found that this colonization exerts rapid effects on...

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#45 - The Ancient Origins of TRP-dependent Menthol Sensing

Authors: Maggie N. Benson, Nathaniel J. Himmel, Jamin M. Letcher, Akira Sakurai, Thomas R. Gray, and Daniel N. Cox Author emails: nhimmel1@student.gsu.edu, jletcher@student.gsu.edu, akira@gsu.edu,...

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#46 - Anti-Inflammatory Agents Modulate Phagocytic Activity of...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremors, spasms, involuntary movements and the loss of dopaminergic neurons. The degeneration of dopamine neurons during PD is...

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#47 - Discriminating between Quark and Gluon Initiated Jets using Jet Charge...

The “Jet Charge" is an important tool for uncovering properties of subatomic particle interactions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It is related to the total electric charge of jets, the...

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#48 - Gravitational Attraction within a Simplified Ring System

Newton's Theory of Universal Gravitation has been a well known explanation of physical phenomena, since it was first presented in his work Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica in the Summer of...

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#49 - Creaton and Analysis of 3-Dimensional Thermal Models

According to the European Commissions, the largest potential saving of energy lies within commercial and residential buildings. A considerable amount of energy loss from buildings is due to heat or...

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#50 - Practicing with a Pint: Alcohol's Effect on Second Language Learning

It is commonly believed that consuming alcohol influences your ability to speak fluently in your second language (L2) (MacDonald, 2014; Holmes, 2017). Though widely disseminated across...

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#52 - Men's Private and Public Conformity to Masculine Norms

Society has a strong influence on how we think and behave. A result of societal norms is toxic masculinity, which addresses harmful effects that conforming to ideal masculine standards can have on a...

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#53 - Perceptions of Pet Relinquishment

Each year, millions of dogs are surrendered to shelters in the United States (ASPCA, 2018). Varying factors such as aggression (Salman et al., 2000), lifestyle changes (Houpt, Honig, & Reisner,...

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#54 - Are the kids all right? Associations among emerging adults’...

Emerging adulthood is characterized by identity exploration, instability, self-focus, a feeling of being “in between” adolescence and adulthood, and the perception that the future holds many...

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#55 - How socioeconomic status acts as a moderator for parental style, child...

Socio-economic status (SES) is known to influence factors such as (1) the parenting style used in the family, (2) the children’s internalizing and externalizing, and (3) the child's achievement level...

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