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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Unveiling the Ancestral Function of a Neuroendocrine Regulator, POU-I/Pit1: Insights from Gene Expression Analysis in the Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis, Miguel Agostinho Pina da Silva

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Amyloid Fibrils of Human FGF-1 Induced by Different Detergents, Zeina Ismael Ibrahem Alraawi

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The Influence of Climate and Landscape on Allocapnia mohri Distribution in Arkansas, Brianna Leigh Annaratone

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Demographics, Sexual Dimorphism, and Ecological Aspects of Ambystoma annulatum (Ringed Salamander) in Northwest Arkansas, USA, Brian M. Becker

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Shedding in the Timber Rattlesnake: Natural Patterns, Endocrinological Underpinnings, Temporal and Energetic Effort, and Integration as a Reptilian Life History Trait, Maxwell D. Carnes-Mason

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Factors That Affect Home Range of Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) in Northwest Arkansas, Bannon Gallaher

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Ecology, Evolution, and Gene Transfer Between Diatoms and Bacteria, Cory B. Gargas

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Time and Chance Happen to Them All: A Macroevolutionary Examination of the Effects of Whole Genome Multiplications, Eric Robert Hagen

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Effects of Seasonal Environment on Abundance, Behavior, Visual Signaling, and Perception in Prairie Butterflies, Grace Elizabeth Hirzel

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Differential Electrostatic Interaction Patterns in SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 variants: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study, Ugochi Hope Isu

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Human-bat Interactions in a Disease Emergence Hotspot: Implications for Human Health and Bat Conservation, Reilly Tempest Jackson

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Effects of Landscape and Yard Features on Mammals in Residential Yards in Northwest Arkansas, Emily Johansson

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Characterization of Human Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Variant to Determine Effects on Structure, Stability, and Cell Proliferation, Ryan Layes

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The Influence of Temperature, Prey Availability, and Population of Origin on Ectotherm Energetics, Allison R. Litmer

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Modeling the Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) Invasion; and Future Concerns, Percival Matzinger Marshall

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Density and Occupancy of Mammals Along an Urban to Rural Gradient in Northwest Arkansas, Leah E. McTigue

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Evaluating Mitochondrial Dynamics and Bioenergetics in Patient-Derived Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Differentiated Derivatives Modeling Leigh Syndrome, Fibi Meshrkey

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An Ecological Perspective of American Rodent-Borne Orthohantavirus Surveillance, Nathaniel Mull

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Nutritional Ecology of the Western Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma), Jason Ortega

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Molecular Characterization of Compartment Boundary Formation during Epithelial Remodeling in Drosophila melanogaster, Samia Parveen

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Investigating and Characterizing Septin Cellular Regulators During Infection Related Development in M. oryzae, Rinalda Proko

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Investigation the Plugging Behavior of Virus filters, Iman Abdulqader Saab

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New Titanate Bioceramic Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Controlled Release, Seaab Imad Sahib

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Unraveling the Biogenesis and Roles of Iron-sulfur Proteins during Nitrogen Fixation by Methanosarcina acetivorans, Jasleen Saini

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Habitat Associations of Plains Spotted Skunk (Spilogale interrupta) Across the Plains Ecoregion. And the Landcover Occupancy Models of the Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in the Southeastern Plains Region in Arkansas, Michael Shaw

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The Roles of Estrogen Receptor Alpha-Interacting RNAs and Exosomes in Breast Cancer, and E-cadherin in Carcinomas, Brihget Catalina Sicairos-Meza

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Exploring the Interrelationships Among Structural Complexity, Multi-Trophic Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Productivity in Forested Ecosystems., Ayanna St. Rose

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Effects of Land Use on Soil Microbial Communities in Tropical Montane Forests of Malaysian Borneo, Yang Kai Tang

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Patterns in Winter Stonefly Distribution Along a River Continuum and Land-Use Gradient in Northwest Arkansas Streams, Zachary Tipton

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Ecological, evolutionary, and temporal dynamics of animal mortality events, Simon Patrick Tye

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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The Antimicrobial Resistance Plasmid Mobilome of Salmonella enterica and Related Enteric Species and Factors that Influence the Transfer Efficiency., Suad Algarni

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Identification of Genomic, Proteomic, and Metabolomic Signatures Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome in Broilers, Duaa Almansaf

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The role of microbiota on Campylobacter jejuni colonization and growth performance in broiler chickens, Ayidh Almansour

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The Role of CCAAT Binding Factor in the Regulation of Catalase Gene Expression in Candida albicans, Zahra Al-Rumaih

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Studying Acetylation of Aconitase Isozymes by Genetic Code Expansion, Jessica Araujo

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Differential Impacts of HHV-6A versus HHV-6B Infection in Differentiated Human Neural Stem Cells, Elham Bahramian

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Preparation of Proteins and Peptides from Heat-Stabilized Defatted Rice Bran Via Solid State Fermentation and Investigating for Skin Health, Ali A. Bisly

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Hiding in plain sight: accounting for rate heterogeneity in trait evolution models, James Boyko

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Molecular Characterization of Nitrogenase Regulation in Methanosarcina acetivorans, Melissa Chanderban

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Impact of Genetic Variation and Timescale on Diatom Salinity Stress Response, Kala M. Downey

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Characterization of the Influence of a Small Molecule Inhibitor on Ras-Related Proteins Interactions, Emilio Duverna

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The Role of Microbiota-biotransformed Bile Acid Metabolites on Campylobacter jejuni- and Clostridium perfringens-Infection, Ying Fu

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Characterization of Genetic Pathways Involved in Resistance to a Novel Antifungal Peptide, Kayla L. Haberman

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Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis in broilers: Bacterial species involvement and influence of Probiotics and Synbiotics, Amer Abdullah Hasan

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The role of temperature variation on macrophage physiology and function in vitro in mice, chicken, and fish, Intisar Abdullah Hassan

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An analytical method to detect and quantify LL-37 in an in vitro co-culture of activated THP-1 cells and Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Victoria Hunter

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Patterns of Evolutionary Conservation and Divergence in the Short-Term Hyposalinity Stress Response of a Euryhaline Diatom, Skeletonema marinoi, Kathryn Judy

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Competing Behaviors of Thermoregulation and Ambush Foraging in the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus): A Mechanistic Assessment of Thermal Conduction, Larry K. Kamees

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Seasonal Patterns in Activity and Occupancy Dynamics of the Imperiled Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata), Ellery Vaughn Lassiter

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Validation of Whole Genome Resequencing for Mapping the Genetics of Ascites in Broilers and Viral Susceptibility in Layers, Katherine Pepper Lee

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A cross-scale nexus: Microbial functional genes in tandem with molecular-level nitrogen fluxes and implications for field-scale biogeochemical processes, Srusti Maddala

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Expression of Claudins in Gill and Opercular Membranes in Relation to Osmoregulation in Euryhaline Atlantic Killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus, Allison McFarland

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Examining the Expression Patterns of Desulfotalea psychrophila dsrAB Operon and pit at Subfreezing Temperatures and Different Concentrations of Sulfate Salts as a Model for Mars and Icy Worlds Survival and Colonization, Sergio Luis Mosquera Mora

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Comparative Analysis of Conformational Transition Pathways in Homologous Proteins, Dylan Sebastien Ogden

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Macronutrient Availability Shapes Host Response to Infection and Feeding Behavior, Weston Gerald Perrine

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A study on Interactions Between Metal-organic Frameworks and Biological Materials, Josh Phipps

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Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Decipher Mechanistic Details of Biomolecular Processes of Biology and Biotechnology Oriented Applications, Adithya Polasa

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Investigating Molecular Mechanisms behind Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis (BCO) Pathogenesis in Modern Broilers, Alison Ramser

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Conservation of open-canopy-associated wildlife: multi-scale management impacts on imperiled herpetofauna, Ethan Joseph Royal

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Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis in broilers: genomics, phylogenomics, and methods to detect specific pathogens during outbreaks., Abdulkarim Abdulaziz A. Shwani

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Riverscape Community Genomics of Ozark Fishes: A Comparative Framework to Infer Ecological and Evolutionary Determinants of Genetic Diversity, Zachery D. Zbinden

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Molecular and Genetic Studies of robo2 Transcriptional Regulation in the Central Nervous System of Drosophila melanogaster, Muna Abdal Rahim Abdal Rhida

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Effects of Heme Oxygenase 1 Inducer, t-BHQ on Growth of Multiple Myeloma Cell Lines, and on Osteoblast and Osteoclast Differention, Alyaa Alansari

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Efficacy of Conditional and Constitutive CRISPR/Cas9 in Rice Genome, Zahra Alizada

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Impact of Different Plant-Based Foods Consumption on the Composition and Diversity of Gut Microbiota, Ayoub Al Othaim

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Enzymatic Degradation of Microcystin-LR by Microcystinase (MlrA), Faisal Alqhtani

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Evaluating Bioenergetics and Mitochondrial Dynamics in Patient Fibroblasts with Pathogenic Mitochondrial DNA Mutations Causing Leigh Syndrome, Ajibola Bakare

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A Time-course Characterization of Muscle Function and Mitochondrial Markers During Colorectal Cancer-induced Cachexia in Tumor-bearing Male Mice, Ana Cabrera Ayuso

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Site-specific Effects of Lysine Acetylation on Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase, Hao Chen

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Development of Biomaterials for Drug Delivery, Raquel De Castro

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Characterization of Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biogenesis in Methanogenic Archaea, Thomas Modlin Deere

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Developing a Microdialysis Sampling-based Biofilm/Macrophage Co-Culture Model, Alda Diaz Perez

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Deciphering Chemomechanical Couplings in Proteins Using Microsecond-level Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Vivek Govind Kumar

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Host-Parasite Interactions Within Food Webs, Adam Zvanut Hasik

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Directed Genome Evolution to Identify Genes for Macrophage Survival by Staphylococcus agnetis, Sonali Lakshika Anne Lenaduwe Lokuge

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Of Biodiversity, Boundaries, and Distribution: The Myxomycetes of the Philippines and Beyond, Sittie Aisha Bustamante Macabago

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Dynamics of Hybrid Zones at a Continental Scale, Bradley T. Martin

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The Effects of Commercial Harvest on the Density and Demography of Aquatic Turtles in Arkansas, Andrhea Darleen Massey

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The Biochemical Characterization of AZA197 and a Ras Related Protein Cdc42, Alix Montoya-Beltran

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Biochemical Characterization of Small Molecule Inhibitor Binding on a Ras Related GTPase and its Effector Interactions, Djamali Muhoza

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Population Connectivity of the Eastern Collared Lizard Crotaphytus collaris in Arkansas, Whitney Allison Murchison-Kastner

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Influence of Local- and Landscape-scale Factors on Avian Assemblage in Fragmented Tallgrass Prairie Landscape, Pooja Panwar

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Data Analytics for Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems, Megan Lord Reavis

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Investigating Effects of Microenvironmental Stress on Cell Metabolism using Multiphoton Imaging, Lisa Rebello

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Climate-driven Impacts on Himalayan Aquatic Biodiversity: A Case Study Involving Snowtrout (Cyprinidae: Schizothorax), Riri Wiyanti Retnaningtyas

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The Characterization of Angiopoietin-like Protein 4 Overexpression in Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Jodi Simeon

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Role of Reptile-Invertebrate Interactions in Enigmatic Reptile Declines, Meredith Swartwout

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Spore Dispersal of Slime Molds and Higher Fungi via Animal Vectors, Courtney Trimble

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Body Mass and Body Condition Variation of Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) Within and Among Winters Within the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, John Thompson Veon

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Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus agnetis Associated with Lame Broilers with Osteomyelitis, Sura Faris Salih Zaki

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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A Comparative Taxonomic and Diversity Study of Litter-Associated Fungi in Northwest Arkansas Forests, Rajaa Abdulrazzaq Abbas Al Aanbagi

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Cloning, Protein Expression, and Characterization of Interleukin 1 Alpha, Musaab Habeeb Ali Al Ameer

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Introducing an Indigenous Non-toxigenic Aspergillus flavus Strain Isolated from Iraqi Corn Grains as a Bio-Control Agent to Reduce Aflatoxin Contamination in Corn Grains, Ali Almatakeez

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Optimization of In-Vessel Food Waste Composting: Enzyme Activity and Microbial Dynamics, Ayawovi Selom Ametepe

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Cloning, Expression, Purification and Characterization of Heparin-binding Pocket of Recombinant FGF1, Quratulayn Ashraf

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A Comparative Ecological Study of Limestone and Dolomite Glades in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas, Brittney Booth

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Structural Analysis of the Multifunctional SpoIIE Regulatory Protein of Clostridioides difficile., Blythe Emily Bunkers

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Resistance to Herbicides Conferred by Amaranthus palmeri Protoporphyrinogen IX Oxidase Mutations, Pamela Carvalho de Lima

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Evolutionary Inference from Admixed Genomes: Implications of Hybridization for Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation, Tyler Chafin

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The Use of Inorganic and Organic Acids as Short Duration Antimicrobial Dips on Mitigating Pathogens Present on Commercial Chicken During Peri-Harvest, Dana Kristen Dittoe