Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Examining Pathogenesis and Preventatives in Spontaneous and Staphylococcus-Induced Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis in Broilers, Nnamdi Simon Ekesi
Phenotypic Plasticity of Japanese Medaka Gill in Response to Changing Salinities, Laura V. Ellis
The Effects of Multiple Stressors on Stream Communities: The Convergence of Drought, Nutrient Pollution, and Invasive Species, Robert Joseph Fournier III
The Effect of EPA and DHA on Skeletal Muscle Physiology and Energy Balance, Saeed Jebor Ghnaimawi
A Macroevolutionary View on Extinction in Aves, Chiroptera, and Odonata, Peter Hasik
Effects of Light, Nutrients, and Salts on Microbial Biofilm Productivity and Detrital Processing in Aquatic Mesocosms, Bethanie Brooke Howard-Parker
Liver Transcriptomic Analysis After Short- and Long-term Feeding of Soy Protein Isolate and Its Ability to Reduce Liver Steatosis in Obese Zucker Rats, Melisa Kozaczek
The Conservation and Population Ecology of the Imperiled Crawfish Frog (Lithobates areolatus) in Human-altered Landscapes, Chelsea Shannon Kross
Characterization of Avidin and Case9 Single Protein Molecules by a Solid-state Nanopore Device, Haopeng Li
A Putative Cystathionine Beta-Synthase Homolog of Mycolicibacterium smegmatis is Involved in de novo Cysteine Biosynthesis, Saroj Kumar Mahato
Food Safety Risk in an Indoor Microgreen Cultivation System, Gina Marie Misra
Effects of Long-Term Variation in Temperature on Reproductive Phenology in a Population of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis), Paul Pleiman
Investigation of the Role of Heparin-binding Pocket in Amyloid Fibrils Formation of FGF-1, I Gusti Ayu Agung Septiari
Soil Microbial Diversity and Litter Decomposition Increase with Time Since Land Use Disturbance in Tropical Montane Forests of Malaysian Borneo, Renee Sniegocki
Implications of Lysine Acetylation on the Enzymes of the TCA Cycle, Sumana Venkat
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Preparation and Evaluation of Single-Stranded DNA Aptamer-Based Immunological Adjuvant in Broiler Chickens, Adil Sabr Al-Ogaili
Spatial Reorganization of Histone-like Nucleoid Structuring Proteins Caused by Silver Nanoparticles, Meaad Alqahtany
The Effect of Prescribed Burning on Wood-Decay Fungi in the Forests of Northwest Arkansas, Nawaf Ibrahim Alshammari
Genetic Resistance to the Downy Mildew Pathogen and Mapping the RPF Resistance Loci in Spinach, Gehendra Bhattarai
Biogeography of Endemic Dragonflies of the Ozark-Ouachita Interior Highlands, Wade Alexander Boys
Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) Population Declines in Ozark Landscapes: An Assessment of Environmental Constraints., Casey L. Brewster
Observable Persistent Effects of Habitat Management Efforts in the Ozark Highlands After 10 Years, Maxwell Carnes-Mason
Nesting Success of Dickcissel (Spiza americana) and Non-breeding Grassland Bird Use of Northwest Arkansas’ Remnant and Restored Tallgrass Prairies, Alyssa L. DeRubeis
Ecology and Conservation of Shrubland Bird Communities in the Eastern Ghats of Indi, Anant Deshwal
Toward Understanding the Mechanism of Protein Targeting in the Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle Pathway, Mercede Furr
Do Enallagma exsulans from Streams and Lakes Show Patterns of Divergence?, Savannah Rae Graham
Amphibian and Reptile Community Responses to Forest and Riparian Disturbance, Jacquelyn Christine Guzy
Global Acetylation Dynamics in the Heat Shock Response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rebecca E. Hardman
Genetic Relationships using Mitochondrial versus Nuclear Markers: Is the Catfish Rag1 Gene Suitable for Species Differentiation in the Family Pangasiidae?, Huong Thanh Hoang
Functional Importance of Lipin Phosphorylation, Stephanie Elizabeth Hood
The Functional and Structural Analysis of Drosophila robo2 in Axon Guidance, LaFreda Janae Howard
Targeting Sec61α by Ipomoeassin F Leads to Highly Cytotoxic Effect, Zhijian Hu
Species Richness and Ecological Diversity of Myxomycetes and Myxomycete-Like Organisms in the Tropical Forests of Brazil, Isadora Lima Coelho
Anti-inflammatory Effects of Cruciferous and Apiaceous Vegetables in C57BL/6J Mice Colon, Rosa Moreno Narvaez
Characterization of Microtubule Organizing Centers in the genus Protostelium, Including Evolutionary Implications, Ethan Taylor Ozment
Chasing the Genetics of Ascites in Broilers using Whole Genome Resequencing, Alia Parveen
Analyzing Multigene Stacking and Genome Editing Strategies in Rice, Bhuvan Pathak
Bioengineering Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds for Volumetric Muscle Loss, Kevin Roberts
Natural Variation in Yeast Stress Signaling Reveals Multiple Paths to Similar Phenotypes, Amanda N. Scholes
The Functional Conservation of Frazzled in Insects, Benjamin Wadsworth
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Synthesis and Characterization of Phospholipids (Lecithin)/ Polysaccharides (Calcium Alginate) Nanoparticles for Topical Delivery of Bioactives, Enayah Alhshim
Impedance Sensing of Cancer Cells Directly on Sensory Bioscaffolds of Bioceramics Nanofibers, Hanan Alismail
Identification and Characterization of Salinity Tolerance Genes by Activation Tagging in Arabidopsis, Jawaher Alkahtani
Microbiota Metabolic Product Deoxycholic Acid Prevents Campylobacter jejuni Chicken Colonization through Modulating Ceca Anaerobes, Bilal Ali Alrubaye
Genetic and Epigenetic Investigations on Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome in Meat Type- Chickens, Khaloud Alzahrani
Defending Wild Dogs: Population Dynamics and Disease in Endangered African Wild Dogs, Elizabeth Claire Arredondo
Cancer-Induced Muscle Wasting, Jacob Levi Brown
Dissecting the Mechanism of Action of a Novel Antifungal Peptide, Cody Bullock
Where are all of Arkansas' Chinquapins? An Ecological Assessment of Castanea Throughout the State, Logan Pierce Estes
Assessment of Melanocyte-Specific Primary and Memory Autoimmune Responses in Vitiligo-Prone Smyth and Vitiligo-Susceptible, Non-Expressing Brown Line Chickens, Daniel Morales Falcon
Microbiome of Commercial Broilers through Evisceration and Immersion Chilling, John A. Handley
Multiscale investigation of the behavior of heart valve interstitial cells in response to pathological shape and mechanical stimulation, Ngoc Thien Lam
Importance of Forests Outside Protected Area Networks for Large-seeded Tree Species and their Large-bodied Avian Frugivores--a Study in Vazhachal Reserve Forest, India, Aditi Achyut Lele
Evolutionary Dynamics of Brown Treesnake (Boiga irregularis) Reproductive Ecology, with Implications for Invasive Species Control, Brenna Aaren Levine
Association Mapping and Genomic Selection for Yield and Agronomic Traits in Soft Winter Wheat, Dennis Bulusan Lozada
Unravelling the Layers of Cell Wall Synthesis and Function in Rice, Ritu Mihani
Anti-inflammatory Activity of Phenolic and Volatile Compounds in Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon L), Katherine Moore
Involvement of the INO80 Complex in Chromosome Segregation, Jesus Moreno
Diversification Across a Dynamic Landscape: Phylogeography and Riverscape Genetics of Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) in Western North America, Steven Michael Mussmann
Phylogeny and Evolutionary Genomics of Non-Photosynthetic Diatoms, Anastasiia Onyshchenko
Fall Migration and Winter Habitat Use of Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) in the Ozark Highlands, Mitchell L. Pruitt
The First In Vivo Human Methionine Sulfide Proteome and the Impact of Smoking, Abdullah Qassab
Genetic and Genomic Analyses of Bacterial Responses to Different Stress Environments, Sakshi Rampal
A Tale of Two Butterflies: The Effect of Larval Social Environment and Circadian Rhythms on Mating Behavior in Bicyclus anynana and Heliconius hewitsoni, Deonna Nicole Robertson
Combining Translational and Functional Genomic Approaches to Augment Management Strategies of Plant Parasitic Nematodes, Sandeep Sharma Khatiwada
Characterization of a Variant of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 and its Interaction with Rheb, Sowmya Sivakumar
Vegetation Characteristics and Bird Communities Associated with Singing Painted Buntings in Northwest Arkansas, Lauren Kristina Thead
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Comprehensive Assessments of the Genetic Determinants in Salmonella Typhimurium for Fitness under Host Stressors: Oxidative Stress and Iron Restriction, Sardar Abdullah
Bacterial and Archaeal Nitrifier Communities after Seven Years Surface Ground Cover and Nutrient Management in an Orchard Soil, Mashael Albalawi
The Structural and Functional Properties of a Double Mutant of Human Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor (hFGF-1), Arwa Mohammed Alghanmi
Determination of the Effects of Different Maillard Reaction Products on the Taxonomic Composition of the Gut Microbiota, Nesreen Hamdan ALJahdali
Cellular Mechanisms of Ionoregulation in the Gill of Japanese Medaka and Rainbow Trout, Rebecca Jo Bollinger
Genome Wide Association and Next Generation Sequencing Approaches to Map Determinants of Ascites in Broiler Chickens, Shatovisha Dey
Molecular and Biochemical Studies of Several Novel Estrogen Receptor Alpha-Interacting Proteins in Breast Cancer Cells, Ahmed Edan Dhamad
Phenology, Habitat Use, and the Impacts of Wetland Management on Autumn Migrating Rails in Missouri, Auriel M.V. Fournier
Ecological Importance of Invader Source Population and Disturbance in Aquatic Invasions, Nicole Elizabeth Graham
Transcriptome-based Gene Networks for Systems-level Analysis of Plant Gene Functions, Chirag Gupta
Population Dynamics of Ouachita Dusky Salamanders (Desmognathus brimleyorum) in a Managed Forest Landscape, Kelly Marie Halloran
Linear DNA-Linked Nanoparticle Building Blocks (nBLOCKs) for Modular Self-Assembly of Nanostructures, Jakob Thomas Hockman
Habitat Ecology, Trophic Interactions, and Distribution of Endangered Himalayan Musk Deer in the Nepal Himalaya, Kapil Kishor Khadka
Intravenous Administration of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in the Chicken Model, Huong Thi Ngoc Le
Using Rb-TnSeq to Analyze Natural Variation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Syed Raza Mahmood
Understanding Intracellular Redox Regulation in Methanogens: Characterization of the Components and Targets of the NADPH-dependent Thioredoxin System from Methanosarcina acetivorans, Addison Clark McCarver
Effects of Northern Bobwhite Management on Raccoon Abundance, Habitat Selection, and Home Range in Southwest Missouri, Jacob Cody McClain
Interactive Effects of Flow Regime, Climate Change, and Angler Harvest on Smallmouth Bass at the Southern Range Extent, Christopher Middaugh
Detection of Survival and Proliferation of Sulfate Reducers Under Simulated Martian Atmospheric and Soil Conditions, Sergio Mosquera Mora
Fungi of Forests: Examining the Diversity of Root-associated Fungi and Their Responses to Acid Deposition, Donald Jay Nelsen
Evaluation and Association Analysis of Cowpea Salt Tolerance, Waltram Second Ravelombola
A Genetic Analysis of Nuclear Functions of the Lipin Protein in Drosophila melanogaster, Xeniya Rudolf
Thylakoid Protein Targeting/Insertion by a Signal Recognition Particle in Chloroplasts, Priyanka Sharma