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Outcomes of Inadequate Health Education in Latin America: My Journey in Costa Rica’s Medical Field
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2023)My senior project was completed in Quepos, Costa Rica and occurred over a six-week period during the summer of 2022. The goals upon arrival were to fully submerse myself in the culture as well as the rapid environment in ... -
The Over-medicalization of Childbirth and the Role of the Doula
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)We do not often think about how we began in this world. But for each of us, it was through birth. Today, the medical management model, and with it the focus on the pathological potential of pregnancy and delivery, has ... -
Overexpression of O-linked N-Acetylglucosamine Transferase (OGT) and GlcNAc Proteins in Female Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2013)The crucial functions of the CD4+ T cells become hindered when CD4+ T cells are hypomethylated. CD4+ T cells stimulate the autoimmune response and are important for helping with the production of antibodies. OGT enables ... -
An Overview of Transhumanism
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)Transhumanism is a growing intellectual, cultural, and scientific movement that emphasizes the use of emerging technologies to ameliorate human suffering, enhance the human condition, and improve the future of humanity. ... -
Ovicidal Effects of Organophosphate Replacement Chemicals on Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar Herbst) Eggs.
(Kalamazoo College, 2007-04-27)Guthion® (azinphos-methyl), an organophosphate (OP) pesticide, is the most relied on pesticide for use in tart cherries. However, due to the hazardous effects of OP pesticides on farm workers, pesticide applicators, and ... -
Oxycodone Dosing Methods
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)Over 100 million people suffer from severe pain, in the United States. To treat a patient for severe pain, a physician commonly prescribes opioids such as oxycodone. Physicians currently prescribe opioids based on the ... -
Parental Absence Primes Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activity In Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Nestlings
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2021)Parental presence has often been studied as a mechanism that regulates baseline concentrations of corticosterone (CORT). CORT is essential for regulatory processes in the body, but it also plays a role in stress response. ... -
Patterns of Pediatric Hospitalization in an Inner-City Hospital
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2008)Between 2000 and 2004, 64.1% of all admissions to Michigan hospitals for patients 18 years and under were newborns. • Teen pregnancy is the second most common cause for female pediatric hospitalization in Michigan. • ... -
Peh-chaan (n.): Identity
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2010-04)Last summer I came across a website called idealist.org and a forum titled “Issues You’re Passionate About” struck my attention. Here I found Pushpa Duncklee’s blog. Her site summarized her adoption story and journey from ... -
Periventricular Expression of Megalin in Adult Male Rat Brains and In-vitro SHBG Binding to Cells Through Interaction with a Megalin Receptor
(Kalamazoo College, 2007-04-27)Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) carries androgens and estrogens throughout the body to specific target cells. It was previously believed that SHBG transported its cargo outside of target cells, and the hormones then ... -
Permissibility of Various Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines to Tanapox Virus
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2013)Oncolytic virotherapy represents an emerging treatment option that employs replication-competent viruses in targeting and destroying cancer cells. In fact, many viruses exhibit preferential, but nonexclusive, tropisms for ... -
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Loperamide in mdr1a (+/+) and mdr1a (-/-) Mice
(Kalamazoo College, 2004)P-glycoprotein (P-gp), is a transmembrane protein located in the bloodbrain barrier (BBB) that limits access of a variety of drugs, including HIVprotease inhibitors, immunosuppresants chemotherapeutic compounds and ... -
Phylogenetic Analysis of Branchiostoma floridae APP-LP
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2008)Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia– affecting more than five million people in the United States. One of the histopathological hallmarks of AD is the presence of amyloid plaques in the brain. ... -
Pilot Year for Propagation of the Purplish Copper Butterfly (Lycaena helloides)
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)This year staff members of the Kalamazoo Nature Center attempted the pilot year propagation of the threatened species Purplish Copper Butterfly (Lycaena helloides; PCB) at the Heronwood Field Station (HFS) greenhouse ... -
Planned Parenthood South Texas with Promotoras in Cameron County
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)My 2021 summer experiential project was with the South Texas Planned Parenthood partner program Habla Con Tu Hermana. I shadowed under Ms. Paula Saldaña, a community health worker and lead patient navigator at planned ... -
Plant Uptake Of Heavy Metal Pollution At Riverview Eastside And Potential For Phytoremediation
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2023)This project was a continuation of prior work done studying the local Kalamazoo Riverview Eastside site (KRE), which currently stands as a brownfield site. Soil sampling and testing, vegetation surveying, and bioindicator ... -
Point Arrays Characterize Antibody Interactionwith HE71 Virus Capsid
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)Point arrays can be used to characterize the structure of a spherical virus capsid. Antibodies can neutralizeviruses by (1) changing virus structure (2) interfering with binding (3) affecting capsid stability or (4) ... -
Population Densities of Nematodes in the Mangroves of Mida Creek, Kenya
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2012)Mangroves are vital ecosystems that provide economic and biological resources to communities worldwide. Uncontrolled utilization of mangrove forests are destroying these ecosystems. One possible indicator of the health of ... -
Population Study of Eastern Box Turtles, Terrapene carolina, at Fort Custer, Michigan
(Kalamazoo College, 2005)The Eastern box turtle, Terrapene carolina, is a woodland species originally found in the eastern and central parts of the United States. Focusing on the general composition, health, and effect of predation, we carried out ... -
Possible Effects of Global Warming on Three Native North American Prairie Species
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)As of 2012 the average land and surface temperature has increased 0.85°C since 1880. By the end of the 21st century, the increase is estimated to exceed 3°C or more. Currently, climate change is irreversible and slowing ...