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Entomology Internship at the Original Butterfly House on Mackinac Island
No full text1 Broadside. 48"W x 36"HIn this project, butterflies, moths, beetles, leafy
insects, and more were taken care of and studied.
Education was of high importance for the guests, so
teaching people about insects, reptiles, and various
mammals were components of this internship as well.
Time was spent in the lab caring for chrysalises and
butterflies post emergence before they were ready to
enter the garden. The goal of this project was to
expand the knowledge of butterflies, insects, reptiles,
and more with a hands-on experience.Kalamazoo College. Department of Biology. Diebold Symposium, 202
The Field : Sublime Objects
No full textx, 28 p.An original collection of poems on the theme of personal identity and persistence of the self through time
MyPR : Building a Weight Training App
No full text32 p.MyPr is an IOS mobile application for the fitness community, to track progressive overload and inform its users on how to structure workouts to target various body parts to achieve successful progressive overload. Progressive overload is when a person gradually increases the weight and number of reps and sets in strength training. Ultimately, this leads to preventing our bodies from plateauing. This is the concept that occurs when you no longer progress in your workouts either by not being able to add more weight to your sets. This could also lead to not seeing muscle growth for a long period. My research consisted of the modern-day app development process using Xcode, and progressive overload studies. Additionally, I took a course by Chris Ching. The course was a 14-day beginner challenge to learn to build apps using Xcode, Swift and Google firebase
The Effects of Elevation on Pseudacris maculata Presence in Rocky Mountain National Park
No full text42 p.Amphibian populations are declining rapidly due to habitat loss, disease, and invasive species, which will be compounded by climate change. The changing environment of the planet has led to an increasing variability in temperature, precipitation, and snowpack, which has caused an increase in mortality and a negative impact on individual amphibian metamorphosis and growth. Elevation is an environmental variable that has been studied widely, however it can be hard to tease apart the effects of elevation in comparison to climate change. Pseudacris maculata (boreal chorus frog) populations are distributed at various elevations, but it is unclear if this is due to elevation preference or in response to climate change. This study aims to investigate if there is a connection between elevation and amphibian presence, specifically proposing that increasing elevation would have a negative effect on the presence of P. maculata in Rocky Mountain National Park. This research was carried out using double visual encounter surveys at various sites in the park. At each site the elevation and whether or not P. maculata presence was detected was recorded. The binomial linear regression analysis run showed no significant results. Elevation did not have an impact on P. maculata presence, and although there was a negative correlation between P. maculata and elevation, the result was not statistically significant. Future climate change consequences indicate a continued rapid population decline, with high mortality and stunted growth in P. maculata. Conservation efforts and longer-term research must be carried out in order to protect this species and preserve the biodiversity of our planet
Sefardi: Historically Analyzing Judeo-Espanol as a Minority Language
No full textiii, 41 p.What I have outlined in this thesis is that historically Jewish people have held a significant presence in the Iberian Peninsula which dates back thousands of years. Even with persistent ecclesiastical ostracizing done by primarily Christian thinkers, the Jewish community within the Iberian Peninsula thrived for centuries as a religious minority, especially between the eighth and 14th centuries during the period of strong Islamic rule. However what is also evident from the evidence highlighted in this thesis is that from the time that Christianity was adopted by the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula in the early fourth century C.E. After this point anti-Jewish rhetoric would become a persistent problem, one that we still see the effects of today. This manifests itself in Spanish ignorance and ambivalence towards the history of the Jews in Spain and the idea that the Spanish Jewish community only exists in the obscure past. As is evident from the analysis of both syntax and morphology, Judeo-Espanol has indeed changed from old Spanish and even diverged from older versions of Judeo-Espanol. The information gathered in this thesis makes it clear that although there are certainly similarities between the two languages, especially syntactically, Judeo-Espanol is not an archaic form of Spanish. Despite this being the fact, it is still often misrepresented by Spanish language experts including my Spanish language professor as simply being nothing more than a slightly strange sounding old dialect of the Spanish language. The misrepresentation of this very alive minority language is compounded by the fact that the influence of Jewish culture in Spain, and also the continuity of the Sephardic community outside of Spain is a subject that has been intentionally excluded from Spanish public consciousness due to the historical Anti-Judaism that has been present in Spain for centuries
Cux1 Regulation on PTCH1 gene in Polycystic Kidney Disease’s Progression
No full text38 p.Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a fatal, hereditary disease that causes fluid-filled cysts primarily in kidneys. PKD is the most common kidney disease and can have recessive or dominant traits called autosomal recessive (ARPKD) or autosomal dominant (ADPKD). This current study investigated whether Patched1 effected the Cux1 gene in PKD. The Patched1 gene in the primary cilia is a tool used to discover if it increased or decreased cell proliferation, and if decreasing the Patched1 gene can slow down ADPKD in patients. Cilia length was measured on kidney tissue sections from wildtype, Cux1 transgenic, and Notch signaling mutant mice with alpha-tubulin labeling. Notch regulates Cux1 expression and deletion of the RBPJ gene, a key Notch pathway component, results in reduced or absent Cux1 expression. My studies showed a lower amount of Cux1 expressed in the RBPJ K/O mice than the wildtype mice. When measuring the cilia length, there were no significant difference between the wildtype and RBPJ K/O mice. Western blot analysis was used to evaluate Patched1 protein amounts in the kidneys of wildtype and transgenic mice overexpressing Cux1, called Cux TG. The results indicated that Cux1 transgenic mice had less Patched1 in the kidney than age-matched, wildtype mice. For future experiments, there need to be tests on the hedgehog pathway (Hh) in the wildtype and transgenic mice because Hh signaling pathway activates PTCH1. Further research in this is necessary to be able to find a treatment for ADPKD
Signal peptide region of SAA1: misfolding propensity in different animal species
No full text1 Broadside. 48"W x 36"HIn AA amyloidosis, fibrils are formed from the misfolding of
fragmented serum amyloid A (SAA) protein. These fibrils
aggregate in tissues, causing diseases such as Alzheimer’s,
inflammatory bowel disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. It has
been hypothesized that certain regions of the protein have a
higher propensity to misfold, and this study particularly
focuses on the signal peptide region of SAA. A library of
peptides from both domestic and wild animals was used to
study aggregation propensity via in silico analysis and in
vitro assays. It was found that each peptide aggregated in the
given conditions of the experiment. This suggests that further
research in the signal peptide region may provide future
therapeutic strategies for amyloidosis.Kalamazoo College. Department of Biology. Diebold Symposium, 202
Neoliberalism and Religion: The Internalization of Policing Practices
No full text10 p.Religion essay winner of the 2022 Voynovich Essay Competition
Signal peptide region of SAA1 : misfolding propensity in different animal species
No full textv, 21 p.In amyloidosis, fibrils are formed from the misfolding of fragmented serum amyloid A (SAA) protein. These fibrils aggregate in tissues, causing diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Type II diabetes, prion diseases, and chronic inflammatory disease. It has been hypothesized that certain regions of the protein have a higher propensity to misfold, and this study will particularly focus on the signal peptide region of SAA. The SAA protein was fragmented and sequenced. A library of 35 peptides (fragments 1-19) from both domestic and wild animals was used to study aggregation propensity via in silico analysis and in vitro assays. After running an in-silico analysis as well as transmission electron microscopy, Congo red binding assay, and finally a ThT fluorescence assay, it was determined that each peptide aggregated in the given conditions of the experiment. With all peptides aggregating, that means the signal peptide region may play a role in amyloidogensis. This data points to the idea that further research in the signal peptide region can potentially play a role in future therapeutic strategies for amyloidosis
Extreme Green : An Evaluation of Far-Right Ecologism as a Social Movement
No full text66 p.Both climate change and the rise of the far-right across America in the twenty-first century have the potential to increase radicalization and collective action. As the effects of climate change increase, some may find answers in far-right ecologism, a term that encompasses the frames and ideologies, individuals, and groups associated with both far right rhetoric and environmental action and concern. Using a framework of social movement theory, the characteristics of far-right ecologism are analyzed to answer the research question of if far-right ecologism can be considered a social movement. I conclude that it does have the characteristics of a social movement and should be considered as such in order for it to be taken seriously, especially due to its tendency towards violence as well as its future relevance as climate change continues to grow worse