Browsing Diebold Symposium Posters and Schedules by Title

The Efficacy of Surgical and Non-Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in Athletes

Ordakowski, Drew (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2012)

From 1988 to 2004, participation in NCAA championship sports has increased greatly, with an 80% increase for women and a 20% increase for men. Practice and exercise levels become more intense in order to achieve a higher ...

Elucidating the behavioral response of a pestiferous stored product insect to microbially-mediated volatile emissions in grain

Lizarraga, Sandra (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2021)

Insects and microbes represent the two largest threats to the post-harvest supply chain, with postharvest losses exceeding $100 billion annually. Sitophilus oryzae (the rice weevil), and microbes such as Aspergillus flavus ...

Endurance Exercise and Effects on Mobility and Cardiac Healthspan in Drosophila

Daniels, James P. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2013)

Mobility and cardiac function both deteriorate as one ages. Techniques that can preserve these functions at advanced ages are of considerable interest, in preserving the livelihood and health of the elderly. Studies ...

Enterprise Level Quality Standards in Quicken Loans

Sera, Sivhaun L. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)

I completed a Computer Science SIP at Quicken Loans in the summer of 2018. My internship was in build and release pipeline, a part of the Application Lifecycle Management team in Technology. Much of the work centers ...

Entomology Internship at the Original Butterfly House on Mackinac Island

Kirschman, Alaina (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)

In this project, butterflies, moths, beetles, leafy insects, and more were taken care of and studied. Education was of high importance for the guests, so teaching people about insects, reptiles, and various mammals ...

Environmental and food-based enrichment effects on the stereotypic pacing behaviors of black bears in captivity

Chilcote, Madeleine M. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)

Animal welfare is a concern across zoos worldwide. Animal care staff must consider the best diet, exhibit design, neighbors, exhibit mates, and health care for each animal in the zoo’s collection. However not every animal ...

Enzyme Functional Evolution of Single Amino Acids in Beta Genus (Sugar Beet) Promotes Multiple Differential Specialized Enzymes

Page, Dana (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)

Beta vulgaris (sugar beet) has been selectively cultivated for hundreds of years to produce traits such as more effective disease resistance. Volatiles produced from plant secondary metabolism are important for many types ...

An Epidemic in Kalamazoo County: Increasing Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Rates among Black Youth

Charter-Harris, Jasmine (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)

Kalamazoo County has a consistent history of high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections. However, in 2014, the infection rates rose 27% over the previous year, which was double the statewide average. The ...

Evaluating habitat preferences in three threatened grassland birds

Keller, Will (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2023)

Agriculture and urbanization have caused a dramatic decrease in grassland ecosystems in Michigan. As a result, grassland bird species are threatened with their populations almost unilaterally in decline. Grasshopper sparrow ...

Evaluating Mass Spectrometry as a Potential Early Ovarian Cancer Recurrence Detection Method Using Bottom-Up Proteomic Analysis of Biomarker CA125 (MUC16)

Schroeder, Lia A. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)

High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is a common, recurring form of ovarian cancer, currently detected using a double-determinant immunoassay. This method analyzes resurging levels of the cancer biomarker CA125, ...

Evaluation of Trécé Cidetrack Pheromone and Kairomone Dispensers

Phelps, Anthony (Kalamazoo College, 2007-04-27)

In an attempt to create high performance mating disruption, Trécé Co. developed a new Cidetrack dispenser for use in the disruption of codling moth, C. Pomonella, mating disruption. The dispensers were designed for codlemone, ...

Evolution of External Morphology and Flight Muscles in Flightless Stick Insects

Grue, Katherine A. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2012)

Evolution of flight in insects allowed for increased dispersal including greater access to food, mates, and predation escape. Sexual dimorphism is present in many insect species; females tend to be larger than males ...

Evolutionary Factors Contributing to Genetic Differentiation between Subpopulations of Raphanus Raphanistrum

Howe, Stephen R. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2005)

The plant species Raphanus raphanistrwn, wild radish, has been found growing in nearly every continent in the world, with the different populations having a large amount of phenotypic variation from each other. A previous ...

An Examination of Nutrient Components of Athletes: Maximizing Performance

Smith, Charles G., III (Giles) (Kalamazoo College, 2006-04-28)

Diet plays an important role in athletic performance. There are many different types of athletic performances. Some such as weightlifting are based on strength, some such as tennis are based on fast, intense movement, ...

Examining the Neuroprotective Effects of 7-hydroxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone in a Glutamate Excitotoxicity model of C. Elegans

Phan, My-Anh (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2023)

Neurodegenerative diseases affect about 50 million Americans each year. Glutamate excitotoxicity is a pathway that plays a role in neuronal death across several neurodegenerative diseases through the toxic influx of calcium. ...