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Purification and Activity Assay Optimization of Bacterial Catalase from Psychrobacter koprana
Get PDFTo date, catalase protein from bacterial species is not the most widely used commercial catalase. Catalase, the enzyme that breaks down hydrogen peroxide in most living organisms, is an invaluable enzyme in the food, agriculture, and pharmaceutical industries. In 2019, a novel species of a psychrotolerant bacterium was discovered in Cold Harbor, NY. This species, Psychrobacter koprana, exhibits highly active catalase. Preliminary data from activity assays demonstrates that P. koprana catalase has the same activity as commercially available catalase. After purification and activity assay optimization, the activity of this catalase has the potential to be more active than other easily available catalases
Continuity and Change of Latter-Generational Racism in the United States from 2004 - 2016
Get PDFDoes the intensity of racial attitudes among voters in the U.S. change from 2004-2016? Do attitudes of latter-generational racism like negative stereotyping, racial resentment, anti-black affect, and white identity impact voter’s perceptions of Presidential candidates throughout 2004 - 2016? Additionally, what is the impact of race on these preferences, specifically white racial sensitivity? This thesis examines the impact of latter-generational attitudes on Republican Presidential Candidate affect over a time series of 2004 – 2016. Over time, the Republican Party is becoming more male, white, and lower income/ educated while the Democrat Party is becoming more diverse and better educated. Over time, latter generation racial attitudes positively influence Republican Presidential candidate warmness, especially in 2012 and 2016. White identity becomes an increasing influence on Republican candidate warmness, along with racial resentment and anti-black affect across the series, suggesting that the issue of race continues to be an influencing issue in the 21st century
On the Other Side of the Tracks: Hannibal Square and Eatonville in the Interwar Years
Get PDFThe purpose of this study is to add nuance to the understanding of the Great Migration period, not only as a period of migration of North to South. The lives and migration of African Americans living in Hannibal Square and Eatonville highlight that African Americans were not just moving North. The Great Migration became more than a simple movement; it was a complex tapestry of African Americans moving where they felt the best opportunities were. This examination will stand within the bound of the early Great Migration period, from 1920 to 1940. The growth of each community will be analyzed from three different perspectives: men’s employment, women’s employment, and culture. These three different areas highlight why African Americans moved to each respective community and their key differences. By examining these two Southern Black communities in the interwar years, Eatonville and Hannibal Square, this study aims to illuminate the greater discrepancies and subtleties of the Great Migration period that are often under-discussed and examined. The stories of Black residents moving to Hannibal Square and Eatonville highlight a more nuanced narrative of the Great Migration. Rather than simply moving North, African Americans moved for cultural, economic, and social incentives, no matter if they were in the North or South
Privacy, Group Functioning, and Residential Satisfaction in a College Dormitory
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between privacy regulation, privacy experiences, group functioning, and residential satisfaction in an apartment-style college dormitory. The participants, 122 undergraduate students living in on-campus apartments, completed an online survey about their residential experiences. Major findings included significant positive correlations between ease of getting together with roommates, positive privacy experiences, and having more functional group interactions with roommates. There were also relationships between ease of getting away from roommates, negative privacy experiences, and group dysfunction. Finally, there were significant correlations between ease of controlling privacy, positive privacy experiences, group functioning, and residential satisfaction. These findings, and research in this area, may help increase understanding of privacy processes and may help colleges and university enhance student residential life
The Synthesis and Structure of Flexible Hybrid Metal Phosphonate-Phosphates
No full textIn brief, bisphosphonic acid ligands were synthesized and used to create pillared zirconium phosphonate-phosphates of varying degrees of hybridity. These compounds were characterized extensively and subjected to further interlayer swelling through both ion and acid-base exchange. Comparisons were then made with post-synthetically modified zirconium phosphates with polyethylene glycol diglycidylether pillars. The extent of swelling, stability, and exchange are reported and discussed at length with potential directions for future research explored
Novel Indication that the Kinesin-3 Motor, KLP-4, Mediates Neuronal Local Protein Synthesis in Caenorhabditis elegans
No full textKinesin motor proteins maintain the proper distribution of intracellular material by driving the transportation of specific cargo towards the positive end of microtubule tracks. While these motors have been highly studied in vitro, little is known about their in vivo function. The kinesin- 3 superfamily is highly expressed in neurons. It plays an essential role in neuronal signaling due to its ability to travel long distances by superprocessive motion. To analyze the function of kinesin- 3 motors, an in vivo study was conducted on KLP-4, the Caenorhabditis elegans homolog to human KIF13A and KIF13B. To identify interactors with KLP-4, a co-immunoprecipitation (IP) pulldown assay was performed on mixed stage C. elegans containing a 3xFLAG-tagged KLP-4 motor followed by shotgun proteomics. Of all 331 proteins, 32.6% are involved in protein production, 16.9% in cytoskeleton and membrane formation, 17.8% in protein modification and transportation, and 16.3% in cellular respiration. Together, these results suggests that KLP-4 may play a role in (1) local protein synthesis, (2) axonal growth, (3) post-translational modifications, and (4) local ATP synthesis at the ends of neurons. We also used this study to develop methods to isolate RNA from a co-IP sample, which is a highly useful protocol for future co-IP experiments. However, future research is needed to confirm the presence of ribosomal RNA in the RNA isolated from the co-IP to determine if KLP-4 plays a role in local protein synthesis in neurons