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Evidence that varicosity prevalence increases with distance from applied mechanical force injury in Gallus gallus neurons.
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Wheaton Magazine
No full textWinter 2019 issue of the Wheaton MagazineWheaton College (MA)Between the lines: Behind the scenes, pg.2@DHANNO: A legacy of creating change, pg.3Around the Dimple: Science for all, pg.4Around the Dimple: Giving girls an up-close look at bioengineering, pg.5Around the Dimple: A minute with... Nathan Domingos '20, pg.6Around the Dimple: Training wheels, pg.7Around the Dimple: Experiental learning inside out, pg.8Around the Dimple: Welcome, new faculty, pg.9Around the Dimple: Professor wins national grant, pg.10Around the Dimple: Research takes flight in Ecuador, pg.11Conversation: Making fashion statements, pg.12Publications, Honors and Creative Works, pg.13Lyons pride: Covering all the bases, pg.14Lyons pride: Congrats, new head coaches!, pg.15Lyons pride: Well played, pg.15Campus scene: Reunited, pg.16Campus scene: Speaking of images, pg.16Campus scene: Testing brains and brawn, pg.16Campus scene: Checking in, pg.17Campus scene: Activities galore, pg.17Campus scene: A powerful physics network, pg.18Campus scene: Sentimental journey, pg.22Campus scene: Conquering mountains, pg.28Alumni association network: Turning on the power, pg.32Alumni association network: Leading in supporting roles, pg.33Alumni association network: Making room for sustainability, pg.34Alumni association network: Well-traveled, pg.35Class Notes, pg.36Class Notes: Chief of progress, pg.38Class Notes: Caring for caregivers, pg.39Class Notes: A home run for Kenneth Bobby '02, pg.40Class Notes: Razor research, pg.41Class Notes (removed), pg.42In Memoriam, pg.62Perspective: Family gathering, pg.6
Babe Lincoln Vol. 3 (Spring 2019)
No full textContains commentary, editorials, and creative writing.Wheaton College (Norton, MA) student politics and culture magazine.20 pages; color illustrations
Evidence of the effect of cortisol solution on axonal growth in embryonic in vitro Gallus gallus sympathetic neurons
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Evidence for the effects of cortisol exposure on endosomal activity in Gallus gallus neurons
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Preliminary study of the effects of Matrigel on axon degeneration of Gallus gallus neurons treated with amyloid-beta 25-35.
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Preliminary study of the effects of (-)-nicotine on axonal outgrowth in Gallus gallus sympathetic neurons.
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Narrating the burn : The emergence of a political voice for Zimbabwean women in the novels of Tsitsi Dangarembga and Yvonne Vera.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 139).139 leavesIn this thesis, I explore three novels by Tsitsi Dangarembga and three novels by Yvonne Vera in order to interrogate how they have decided to narrate black Zimbabwean women and give them an emerging political voice in the midst of this oppressive society. Ultimately, I argue that Dangarembga and Vera expose the systemic forces acting upon black Zimbabwean women through making the novel form their own. These two women novelists had to navigate an overwhelmingly masculine literary sphere as they experimented with the best ways to narrate the disruptions and violence that black Zimbabwean women faced before, during, and after the war for liberation.Introduction -- 1 Tsitsi Dangarembga -- 2 Yvonne Vera -- 3 The late works of Dangarembga and Vera -- Cod
Unwrapping hidden histories : An analysis of redesigns at three international Egyptian exhibitions.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 184-186).228 leaves : illustrations.This thesis addresses the large variation in the recent redesigns of three international museums with permanent Egyptian collections: the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy; the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden, Netherlands; and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum in Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America. Through an analysis of the narratives each museum constructs, this thesis argues that these changes can represent a greater need for consistency in how museums address Egyptology as a discipline. The three case studies discussed here all take a different approach to their discussion of their own and a broader history, and the lack of a precedent makes it difficult to ensure that their changes are, at their core, successful. In order to preserve the sense of {esc}(3z{esc}(Bwonder{esc}(3y {esc}(Bin their visitors, comprehensive redesigns of exhibitions featuring Egyptian material culture must critically address institutional history and the effect of the discipline of Egyptology in both the past and the present.1 Introduction||2 Museo egizio||2.1 History||2.2 Gallery of kings||2.3 Mission statements: then and now||2.4 Overarching alterations||2.5 History of the museum||2.6 Predynastic and old kingdom galleries||2.7 First intermediate period and middle kingdom galleries||2.8 New kingdom gallery||2.9 Deir el-medina and the tomb of kha and merit||2.10 Coffin gallery, restoration area, and valley of the queens||2.11 Late period||2.12 Ptolemaic and roman and late antique period||2.13 Temple of elleysia/nubian room||2.14 Conclusion||3 Rijksmuseum van oudheden||3.1 History||3.2 Past influences on modern museum missions||3.3 Overarching changes||3.4 Egypt gallery||3.5 Religion gallery||3.6 Hereafter gallery||3.7 Sculpture gallery||3.8 Inspiration gallery||3.9 Conclusion||4 Rhode Island school of design museum||4.1 History||4.2 Shifting mission||4.3 First Egyptian gallery||4.4 Second Egyptian gallery||4.5 Conclusion||5 Conclusio
Green methodologies for the synthesis of alcohols and esters widely used in the cosmetics industry.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 49-52).i, 56 leaves : illustrationsThree alcohols (1-phenylethanol, 3-octanol, and 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanol), and two esters (3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanyl propanoate and 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanyl cyclopropanoate), with known applications in the cosmetics industry were synthesized using green methodologies. The alcohols were synthesized through a DiPFc-catalyzed reaction followed by hydrogenation, and a solvent-free methodology, with the latter yielding 100% alcohol. The two esters were synthesized through four methods each, all of which involved irradiation by microwaves. Two of the esterifications were acid- catalyzed and the remaining ones were base-catalyzed. The yields of each type of esterification methodology were not consistent for the two esters. However, the base- catalyzed esterifications were proven to be a good starting point for the synthesis of unknown esters showing agreement in the yields of the two esters. The significance of these experiments lies in the fact that the synthesis of molecules, important for the environmentally-costly cosmetics industry, has been shown to be successful with the use of eco-friendly methodologies.1 Introduction -- 1.1 The chemistry behind cosmetics -- 1.2 The physiology of smell -- 1.3 Organic molecules that bind to olfactory receptors -- 1.4 Reduction of carbonyl groups to alcohols -- 1.4.1 Methods of reduction— 1.5 Synthesis of esters -- 1.6 Green chemistry and principles -- 1.7 Risks of cosmetics/ fragrances (allergies) -- 1.8 Introduction to cytotoxicity assays -- 1.9 Specific investigations -- 2 Results & Discussion -- 2.1 Reduction reactions -- 2.1.1 Synthesis of 3,3,5 - trimethylcyclohexanol (x3) -- 2.2 Esterification -- 2.2.1 Synthesis of 3,3,5 - trimethycyclohexanyl propanoate -- 2.2.2 Synthesis of 3,3,5 - trimethycyclohexanyl cyclopropanoate -- 2.3 Towards an optimal methodology, comparison of acidic and basic esterification reactions -- 2.4 Ester purification -- 3 Methods -- 3.1 Reduction of ketones -- 3.1.1 Reduction in the glovebox -- 3.1.2 Solvent-free reduction -- 3.2 Esterification reactions -- 3.2.1 Synthesis of 3,3,5-trimethycyclohexanyl propanoate -- 3.2.2 Synthesis of 3,3,5 - trimethycyclohexanyl cyclopropanoate -- 3.3 Purification of esters from mixture -- 4 Conclusions & future experiments -- 4.1 Future research -- 4.2 Conclusion