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The effects of Sceloporus virgatus cloacal microbiota on the growth of pathogenic fungi
Get PDFMany oviparous species do not provide parental care for their offspring after laying their eggs. Sceloporus virgatus lay eggs in damp, dirt nests at the start of monsoon season. In the absence of egg-tending, pathogenic fungi can take advantage of the damp nest environments, feed off of the nutrients from the eggs, and ultimately kill the embryos. To prevent fungal diseases from growing on eggs, some oviparous species, like S. virgatus, transfer beneficial bacteria from their cloaca to their eggshells during oviposition. I conducted plate-based challenges using different cloacal bacteria from S. virgatus and environmental pathogenic fungi strains: Neocosmospora rubicola, Purpureocillium lilacinum, Aspergillus sp., and Fusarium sp. Each bacteria strain disrupted fungal growth to some degree, either through outcompeting the fungi for space and nutrients, or through inhibiting fungal growth altogether. These results indicate S. virgatus cloacal bacteria does impact the growth of pathogenic fungi, which may ultimately increase the hatch success and fitness of untended eggs
Conceptualizing Thought-Forms Through Dynamic Artworks
Get PDFThis summer research project was focused on creating a new body of abstract artwork inspired by the thought-forms conceptualized through the Theosophy movement and its impact on abstract artists in the early 20th century. By exploring the works of Hilma af Klint and Wassily Kandinsky, I gained a deep appreciation for the role spirituality can play in art. I also explored the significance of color theories and applied them to my work. The artwork I created focuses on the interaction of color and form and movement within 2-dimensional space through the mediums of screen printing and hand marbling
Myth and Guilt in the Other Europe: David Binder\u27s Dissident Reporting on the Collapse of Yugoslavia
Get PDFAs one of the most knowledgeable reporters in the region, David Binder’s career with New York Times lasted more than fifty years, defined by reports on European events from the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 to the end of the Cold War and its aftermath. Having a personal and intellectual affinity for Yugoslavia, Binder returned to the region at the end of the 1980’s to report on the growing ethnic friction that followed Tito’s death and the re-emergence of nationalism in the federation’s constituent republics. When Yugoslavia began its slow and violent collapse in 1991, Binder reported on the fighting that broke out between Croatia and Serbia, as well as the war in Bosnia and conflict in Kosovo that followed. What is remarkable about Binder’s reporting in the context of Yugoslavia is his decidedly dissident stance. While international opinion turned against the Serbs and Yugoslav federal government, Binder insisted that the Yugoslav wars were a series of civil wars based on the region’s complex history, ethnic identities and relations, and politics, rather than a war of “Serbian aggression.” Taking such a controversial stance, Binder was forced to turn from the New York Times to other publications such as The Nation, Foreign Policy, and Mediterranean Quarterly to publish his work. Despite the polarization of Binder’s view, his reporting remained remarkably objective throughout his career. Given the complexity of Yugoslavia’s demise, Binder’s reporting is an example of the importance of dissidence
The Take on College Summer Fellowship Program: Impacts of College Mentorship on First-Generation and Low-Income High School Students
Get PDFCurrent research on the impacts of mentorship is limited to either first-generation or low-income students if either of those identities is addressed at all. This project extends this analysis to include both identities. Using the Summer Fellowship Program organized by nonprofit Take on College, this paper delves into the profound impacts mentorship and a curated workshop curriculum can have on college and career readiness on 18 junior and senior high school students from 10 different states, all of which are first-generation and low-income. This research finds that best growth results occur on topics such as writing the personal statement, as well as financial aid. Using the data found, I will also provide recommendations for future organizers on which topics can be most beneficial for first-generation and low-income students
Morphological and genetic differences between novel protist pathogens of the seagrasses Zostera marina and Zostera japonica
Get PDFSeagrasses are foundational species in marine ecosystems and are a bioindicator of overall ecosystem health. Seagrasses are globally in decline primarily due to climate change and pathogens. Two species of seagrasses are found in the Puget Sound, native Zostera marina, and introduced Zostera japonica, and they are very different biologically and occupy different niches. Elliott et al. (2019) discovered a novel protist pathogen infecting the roots of Z. marina that causes galls to form on root hairs. The Elliott lab has also observed root hair galls on Z. japonica. Very little is known about this group of pathogens (Phyotmyxea) in marine environments, and the objective of this research was to determine if there are morphological and genetic differences between the pathogens infecting the two species of local seagrasses. Morphological quantitative observations of eelgrass and parasitic gals were taken and genetic sequencing of the ITS and 18S genes of the parasite was taken for the different plant species. Findings show that the parasite infecting Z. marina and the parasite infecting Z. japinica are two distinct species of parasite the are in the class Phagomyxida (13% different in the ITS gene sequences and 2% different in the 18S gene sequence)
Race Matters and Pedagogy in Higher Education: Ongoing Work
Get PDFGuest editor\u27s introduction to the Race and Pedagogy Journal\u27s special issue, Race and Higher Educatio
LMDA New and Noteworthy, April 2021
Get PDFContents include: LMDA 2021 Conference Update; International Dramaturgy Lab Check In; Dramaturging the Phoenix 2.0: A Renewed Challenge for LMDA Members; Thank You, Five (Podcast): Spotlighting Dramaturgy; Renew Your Membership Today!; Region Facebook Groups.https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/lmdanewsletter/1056/thumbnail.jp
Effectiveness of Auditory Interventions on Children\u27s Attention, Engagement, Self-Regulation, and Auditory Discrimination
Get PDFSensory-based interventions are commonly used in occupational therapy practice to support children and youth with disabilities that may impact occupational performance. Auditory interventions are a specific sensory intervention centered around the use of sounds thought to create neural changes in the brain resulting in improved functional performance (Wink, McKeown, & Casey, 2017). Four occupational therapy research students collaborated with a local pediatric occupational therapist who was interested in obtaining updated evidence on auditory interventions with children. Researchers screened and systematically reviewed the literature to address the question, Do auditory interventions improve self-regulation, engagement, auditory discrimination, and/or attention for children? Upon completion of the literature review, researchers identified 12 articles for inclusion and found mixed or limited evidence to support the use of auditory interventions for each identified outcome. To improve the quality of research in this area, future studies should examine indications for use and intended outcomes of auditory interventions.
The limited evidence highlights the need for practitioners to have transparent conversations with families/caregivers to support the decision-making process. To support the collaborating practitioners\u27 clinical practice, researchers developed and delivered an asynchronous in-service presentation of their findings and created an educational handout to be used to facilitate transparent conversations with families/caregivers in the clinic. A pre- and posttest survey assessed the effectiveness of the in-service and educational handout. After review of the surveys, statistically significant improvements regarding participant\u27s knowledge and understanding of the current literature around auditory interventions were identified. These findings suggest the need for accessible and ongoing research to support evidence-based practice in the field of occupational therapy and practitioner\u27s decision-making when implementing auditory interventions
Translating Faith and Philosophy: The Engagement of the Jesuit Strategy of Accommodation in Chinese Syncretic and Anti-Heterodox Traditions and the Reception of Chinese Ideas in Europe
Get PDFThis paper attempts to expand on the scholarship surrounding the Jesuit strategy of cultural accommodation in China by Father Matteo Ricci by examining the influence of Chinese intellectual traditions on its inception and development. It incorporates the works of Zhu Xi, Matteo Ricci, and Philippe Couplet among others to establish a connection between the native Chinese traditions of syncretism and anti-heterodox scholarship, the process of cultural exchange between the Jesuits and the Chinese literati, and the translation and transmission of Chinese ideas to Europe in the late 16th and 17th centuries. This paper also uses this common thread to explain the absence of Daoism from European thought until the 19th century