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Behavioral Characterization of a Graded, Bilateral Cervical Spinal Cord Contusion Injury in Rats
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2013)Spinal cord injury (SCI) is estimated to affect roughly 1.28 million individuals in the U.S. today and continually increases with 12,400 new incidences yearly. The effects of SCI result in varying complications that depend ... -
The behavioral response of stored product pests, Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and T. castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to moldy grain volatiles
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Producers lose 10-30% of crops during post-harvest storage, processing, and marketing each year to insects. Concurrently, there has been a worldwide increase in resistance to the most common fumigant, phosphine, there ... -
Benefits of Vetch and Rye Cover Crops to Organic Sweet Corn Production
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2012)Without chemical fertilizers, organic farmers must utilize alternative methods to provide enough nitrogen (N) for crops to maintain good yields, product quality and profitability. Leguminous cover crops are source of ... -
Biocide-induced Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance in Porphyromonas gingivalis
(Kalamazoo College, 2004)Defensins belong to a class of small, cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMPs) which have evolved as the primary defense against microbial flora such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, an oral bacteria and major contributor ... -
Biology Department Improvement Forum
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2021)The purpose of this poster is to present the results of a survey given to Kalamazoo College students that are involved in the Biology department at K. The goal of this survey was to find a general consensus regarding how ... -
Bird Banding: a Fundamental Model to Ecology
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2023)Working with experienced bird banders and handling birds has broadened my understanding of ecology, conservation and advocacy. My experience at both banding sites has revealed major frustrations with government funding. ... -
The Birth of Midwifery: United States and Germany Die Geburt der Hebammen Vereinigten Staaten und Deutschland
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2021)Beginning in the ancient history, midwifery was a key career and provided independence for women. Industrialization brought birth to the hospita.l Germany brought midwives with, the U.S. did not. The 20 th century saw ... -
The Black Death in Europe
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)The Disease we now know as the Black Death was one of the most statistically devastating diseases of the past millennuim. In terms of sheer numbers, other diseases, like the Spanish Flu, might surpass it; but when it comes ... -
Body Language: Idiomatic Anatomy
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)As a student of biology and the visual arts, I have experienced a continuously shifting perspective of the life forms that surround me. Particularly I have been interested in the role anatomy plays in expressing ... -
Broad-Scale Identification of White Matter Proteins and their Differential Expression in CADASIL
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2021)This Study: There were two hypotheses for this study: 1) We would identify a novel list of proteins preferentially expressed in the white matter of the brain; 2) we expected to see diminished levels of protein expression ... -
Building a Better Biofuel: Discovering Physiological Differences Between Switchgrass Varieties
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)Panicum virgatum L., or switchgrass, is a perennial C4 grass that is native to North America that consists of two ecotypes, lowland and upland. This perennial grass has been shown to be an ideal and likely candidate for ... -
Building and Testing of a MUHEG Capped Quantum Dot Lead Biosensor Specific Against Mercury Quenching
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2008)Biosensors utilize biological and physicochemical detector component to detect an analyte. A metalloprotein backbone reporter element was elicited as the biological component to the biosensor. The lead binding ... -
Building Ecosystems: The Creation of an Artificial Indoor Stream
(Kalamazoo College, 2003)Scientific and practical knowledge in the field of home aquariums has expanded to such an extent that it is now possible to reproduce most aquatic environments. Most importantly, it is easier to study the life cycles of ... -
Building the Blocks of Kalamazoo through Asset Based Community Development
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2023)The neighborhood intervention organization, Building Blocks of Kalamazoo, influences public and community health on a small scale. I use the Dahlgren-Whitehead model to explain how Building Blocks uses Asset Based Community ... -
Bumble bee foraging preferences and associated floral traits: a study from Southwest Michigan
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2021)Bumble bees provide the essential ecosystem service of pollination, aiding in agricultural plant growth and the biodiversity of native plants. Their populations are declining globally and increasing bumble bees ’ ... -
Case Study of an Innovative Discharge Planning Program
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)I worked with a discharge planning program at the Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn Illinois. My role was to ensure that patients had a plan prior to their discharge from the hospital. If I encountered a patient ... -
A Casein Kinase 1 Epsilon Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and Acute Response to Caffeine in Humans
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2008)•Recently, mouse studies identified a quantitative trait locus (QTL) on chromosome 15 containing the (mouse) Csnk1e gene that has been linked to cocaine and methamphetamine sensitivity (Jones et al., 1999; Palmer et ... -
Catalog of Bee Abundance and Diversity at the Kalamazoo College Lillian Anderson Arboretum
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Bees play a critical role in maintaining balance within many natural and managed ecosystems. However, recent studies report a decrease in bee species diversity. To help prevent the decrease in bee populations, bees must ... -
Cervical Cord Neurapraxia: My Experiences With a Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)While there are many positive outcomes that may benefit the individual through participation in athletics, there are also dangers that the athlete assumes at all levels of every sport. Football is a game that involves ... -
Characteristics of Harvested and Released Fisheries of Northern Trout in Charter Boat Lake Michigan
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) are a popular fish for recreational fishing as well as consumption. These together, have generated a large industry surrounding the fish. Recently, it was found that there is a 40% mortality ...
