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Analysis of stride frequency and stride length in horses completing treadmill endurance exercise
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2008)Endurance rides are a physically challenging athletic endeavor and development of lameness is the most common reason that horses competing over distances of 50 to 100 miles fail to finish Thus, it is important to study ... -
Analysis of Temperature and Feeding Behavior on Gastrointestinal Nematode Density in Varying Antelope Species
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection is one of the most prevalent threats to the health of animals in captivity and drives program managers to pinpoint behavioral or physiological indicators that could lead to a quick ... -
Analysis of the behavioral time allocations of captive Cebus apella from the Franklin and Marshall vivarium
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)There are many prominent traits of human and non-human primates that can, in many cases, contribute to behavior. Tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella), as they are the focal primate species of this study, are not exempt ... -
Analysis of the HD and ACT domains of the E. coli signal-transducing Uridylyltransferase /Uridylyl-removing enzyme (UTase/UR)
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2008)The uridylyl-transferase/uridylyl-removing (UTase/UR) enzyme is part of two important signaling cascade mechanisms that control cellular function in response to signals of carbon and nitrogen status (figure 1). The ... -
Analysis of the KHRI-3 Antigen in Guinea Pig Inner Ear and Lung Tissues
(Kalamazoo College, 2004)•Mammalian ears are composed of the same basic structures (Figure 1). •How mammals hear •Sound waves ear canal vibrate tympanic membrane (eardrum) vibration to middle ear bones oval window (increase amplitude) standing ... -
Analysis of Treatments for Severe Spinal Cord Injury; Directly Comparing the Use of Adult Stem Cells from Olfactory Mucosa and Bone Marrow
(Kalamazoo College, 2006-04-28)Damage or pressure to the spinal cord leads to loss of motor function, paralysis, and/or sensory loss. Spinal cord injury (SCI) currently has no treatment, because axons in the central nervous system once damaged are ... -
Analyzing Seasonal Trait Distributions in Phytoplankton: An Application of Trait-Based Community Ecology
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2012)In a changing climate, a trait-based perspective is an effective way to consider a multitude of species and how they exist under varying environmental factors. Assessing species fitness through functional traits is ... -
Analyzing Seasonal Trait Distributions in Phytoplankton: An Application of Trait-Based Community Ecology
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2012)In a changing climate, a trait-based perspective is an effective way to consider a multitude of species and how they exist under varying environmental factors. Assessing species fitness through functional traits is ... -
Angiotensin II Stimulation of NADPH Oxidase Activity and Secretion of Cyclophilin-A in Adventitial Fibroblasts; Potential Role in the Paracrine Meditation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Hypertrophy
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2005-04-29)Hypertension, a condition that leads to many serious disease states such as stroke, hypertrophy, atherosclerosis, diabetes and retenosis. Increasing the activity of NADPH oxidase in adventitial fibroblasts with AngII ... -
Animal Care Internship and Shadowing at the Racine Zoo
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)During the summer of 2021, I dedicated much of my time working at the Racine Zoo as an animal care intern. I chose to do this internship in order to widen my experience with all types of animals in anticipation for vet ... -
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury in High School and Collegiate Female Athletes
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the high school and collegiate female athlete is currently an epidemic in the field of sports medicine. The rate of which ACL injuries occur to female athletes is continually ... -
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: Why women are at higher risk for ACL injuries and prevention strategies
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)Every year, there are about 175,000 patients who need and ACL reconstruction surgery; among those patients, about 38,000 are high school students. Since the title IX act, there has been a steady rise in the amount of ... -
The Antibiotic Crisis: Methods to Circumvent Resistance and Ways to move Forward
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)In 2013, the human race was declared to be in a “post-antibiotic era” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Due to inappropriate prescriptions, overuse in agriculture, and the transfer of resistance ... -
The Art of Stage Management
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)The duties of the stage manager are wide in range and included guiding cast members, completing paperwork, and organizing technicians though every step of the production process of the gender flipped production of William ... -
Arthropod Diversity in Corn and Mixed Prairie Biofuel Crops
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2010-04)Competition for agricultural resources has been increasing due to the food and fuel demands of increasing human populations. Increasing demand for the agricultural production of both food and biofuel crops makes maximizing ... -
Artificial diet trials for the butterfly Jalmenus evagoras (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
(Kalamazoo College, 2007-04-27)Rearing insects can be costly and time consuming, particularly if their food source is a living plant. Thus, it is often more efficient to raise insects on artificial diets. Most successful artificial diets have a ... -
Assessing Ecosystem Dynamics Amongst Zooplankton, Phytoplankton and Jellyfish (Mastigias) in Meromictic Marine Lakes
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2010-04)Meromictic lakes, due to solute density, contain permanently stratified water and a floating bacterial plate–a chemocline. Marine lakes usually contain small, unique ecosystems. Meromictic marine lakes have not been ... -
Assessment and management forecast of the “Grove”, an urban forest fragment on the campus of Kalamazoo College
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2013)Prior to European settlement, open savanna and continuous forest covered 95 percent of Michigan. Michigan’s ever-changing forests have since regenerated into many different community structures, including closed mesic ... -
An Assessment of Water Quality in the Kalamazoo Area: Analysis of the Headwater to the West Fork of Portage Creek Running Through Asylum Lake, Parkview Hills, and the West Fork Property
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)Water is natural resource that is essential for the survival of many species; it provides habitats as well as nutrients. Today, water is threaten as a result of urbanization and an increase of pollutants entering the ... -
Auditory Disfluency Disrupts the Confirmation Bias
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)The current study examined whether two different types of auditory disfluency could result in diminished bias amongst juror verdicts in a mock trial. In Experiment 1, acting as jurors, participants read either a positive ...