Directory of Virtual UMSS20 Presentations

Physical and Mathematical Sciences (101 – 117) | Business (201 – 205) | Education (301 – 305) | Allied Health (401 – 424) | Engineering and Information Sciences (501 – 548) | Arts (601 – 606) | Social Sciences and Humanities (701 – 764) | Natural Sciences (801 – 858) | Interdisciplinary Research (901 – 911) | Biomedical Sciences (1001 – 1078)

The following represents a comprehensive list of presentations by UMSS20 student participants.

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0101. Synthesis of Photoswitchable Triptan Derivatives and Evaluation of their Activity on Serotonin Receptors
0105. Enantioselectivity Determination of Lactic Acid Synthesized Using a Tungsten Oxide Catalyst
0108.* Second-Order Derivatives of Nonsmooth Functions with Applications in Engineering
0110.* Finding Appropriate Mass Functions and Other Internal Structures for Galactic Dark Matter in Simulation
0111. Surface modification of spray dried cellulose nanofiber in supercritical CO2
0112.* Synthesis and Characterization of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Thin Film Materials for Use in Harsh Environment Sensors
0113.* Growth Method for High Quality Piezoelectric AlN Films Used in Acoustic Wave Sensors
0115.* An Improved Method For Detecting Trace Level Phosphate/Arsenate in Water Using Transparent H-PTFE Membrane by UV-VIS Spectroscopy
0116. Determining Influential Parameters in Glucose-Insulin Kinetics and Riot Spread
0117. Catalytic Carbon-Carbon Bond Coupling for Producing Bio Jet Fuel from Mixed Organic Acids
0203.* On The Accuracy of IPO Underpricing in Different Sectors of the Stock Market
0301. The Co-Parent Co-Op
0302. The Perceptions of Coparenting According to Parents
0408. Case Study of a 22 year old football player with Achilles Tendon Rupture
0411. Assessing Health Related Quality of Life, Language Impairment, And Psychosocial Factors in Post-Stroke Aphasia
0419. Volunteer Participation of Older Adults: A Comparison Between Volunteers in the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and American Time Use Survey
0420. A look at older adult volunteers: Volunteers with a caregiving role for their grandchildren
0502.* Exploration of potential correlation between the fractal dimension of microcalcification clusters and number of disrupted tissue regions in mammograms of tumorous…
0504.* Design and Fabrication of a Lower-Limb Biofeedback Device
0507. Silicon Carbide Nanowires and Thin Films for Sensing Strain and Pressure in Harsh Environments
0511. The Applications of Edge Detection to the Tissue Segmentation of Greyscale Mammograms
0517.* Determining the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Sintered Lunar Regolith using Concentrated Sunlight
0518. Design and Construction of a Computer Controlled Astronomical Spectropolarimeter
0522. Integration of Electronics in Compliant Mechanisms
0523. Imaging Zebrafish with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy using Second-Harmonic Generation to Evaluate Myosin Structure
0524. Quantifying the Mice Behaviors Using Markov Chain Analysis
0528. Surface Acoustic Waves for Cancer Biomarker Detection in Liquid Biopsies
0529. Finite Element Analysis of Glucose Diffusivity in Peripheral Nerve Conduits
0530.* Wireless Dynamic Strain Sensor for Harsh Environments
0531.* Using liquid infusion to create anti-infection catheters
0532. Learning to Trust Autonomous Vehicles
0533.* Simulation of Energy Requirements for Drying Kelp in Maine
0534.* Compact VHF and UHF Antennas for integration with SAW Devices in Harsh Environment
0535.* Multiplexed SERS Imaging in Biological Systems using Biocompatible Raman Active Nanostars
0540. Biohazardous Chemical Detector Suite for Firefighters
0541. The Headset for Aviation and Life-Saving Operations (H.A.L.O.)
0542. THED: A Wrist-Worn Thermal Display for Spatial Thermal Interactions in Virtual Reality
0544. InfinityVR
0545. Simulating varying hydrogen flow patterns in solar powered lunar oxygen production
0547. Optimizing Liquid-Gated Membranes for Bioaerosol Capture and Release
0602. Paper, Pulp, and Practice: Investigating Connections Through Process Art
0603. When I Live at Home Again: Changing Domesticity
0606. Exploring Interpersonal Relationship Structures Through Sound
0702. Testing the Waters of Natural Resource Management: A study on the management values of Acadia National Park’s key stakeholders
0703. Adolescent Depression, Co-rumination, and Friendship: A Longitudinal Study
0705. Emerging Neuroimaging Technology in Category Learning Research
0717. Nonacceptance of Emotions as a Mediator between Negative Problem Orientation and Depression
0719. Understanding Veteran Suicides: Differences in Combat Deployed and non-Combat Deployed Risk of Suicide
0721. The Impact of Emotion Regulation on ADHD and Depression Symptoms in Emerging Adults
0724.* Sleep and Evaluating the Proficiency of Emotion Regulation
0725. Hip-Hop Attitudes and Mainstream Media
0727. Speak Softly and Carry a Selfie-Stick: Understanding risk in selfie-behaviors at National Parks
0731.* The Effects of Sex Education on Healthy Sex Relationships
0740. New Kid on the Block: El Niño-Modoki in Peru-Past, Present, and Future
0749. What Makes a Great Co-Parenting Program?: A Qualitative Examination of the Perspectives of Professionals
0756. Platonic Irony: How Custom Remains in Plato’s Symposium
0760. Do Men and Women Differ in Risk Profiles for Mild Cognitive Impairment?
0761.* Does Sleep Contribute to Dual-Task Gait Disturbances Beyond Executive Attention in Older Adults?
0762. Documentary Practices and Documentary Discourse in Contemporary Anglophone Literature: Affect and the Limits of the Sayable in M. Nourbese Philip’s Zong!
0763. Documentary Practices and Documentary Discourse in Contemporary Anglophone Literature: Pedagogical Potential
0802. In Planta Examination of CRISPR-Cas9 Editing on Minichromosomes
0804. Investigating the Environmental Impacts of Abscisic Acid Levels in Soybean Drought Response
0805.* Cysteine-Based Glycan Auxiliary to Facilitate Glycomics and Glycoscience Investigations
0808. A comparative and genomic analysis of mammalian bladder-related phenotypes
0820. Feedbacks between wood structure and function drive forest tree responses to extreme drought
0823. Control of a Ruminant Pathogen, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis, Using Poultry: Effects of Gastropod Diets on Ducks
0825.* Improvements on U/Pb Dating Methods for Accessory Minerals
0833. Pleistocene Epoch Seeds: Connecting the Past to the Future
0835. Sentinel-2 based prediction of spruce budworm defoliation using red-edge spectral vegetation indices
0838. The Effects of Salt and Garlic Concentration on The Microbial Safety of Spontaneously Fermented Beet Kvass
0841.* Impact of blanching on physicochemical, microbial and sensory quality of sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima)
0843. Histamine and Proteolytic Bacteria Levels in the Fermentation of Carcinus maenas
0847. Retroviral Strain Diversity and Spatial Distribution in Wild Turkeys to Assess Agricultural Spillover
0849. Predictors and impacts of haemosporidian parasite infections in barn owls (Typo alba)
0853.* Northern Crayfish Have a Larger Impact on Macroinvertebrate Community Composition and Basal Resources than Endangered Juvenile Atlantic salmon
0854. Equipment Selection A Bridge Between Financial Feasibility and Productivity for Small Woodland Owners
0855. Regulatory Frameworks and the Role of Land Grant Institutions in the Legalized Cannabis Edibles Market
0857. Woody Biomass Harvest: Comparing Conventional with Exclusive Cost Apportioning Methods
0859.* Establishing the Connection Between White Adipose Tissue Sensory Innervation and Energy Balance
0903. Undesigning Stigma; Motorized Wheelchair for All?
0904. Working as a Team and How to Succeed: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Reducing Food Waste
0905. Thermal Expansion and Residual Strain Effects in AlN Thin Film Sensor Materials
0906. Enteric microflora dysbiosis: Impact on sleep fragmentation and mild cognitive impairment in aging adults
0907. Designing a Crowdsourced Website to Make Math Easier
0908. Protecting the Last Stronghold: Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Wild Maine Brook Trout
0910. Methodology for the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Colonial Waterbird Population Studies
1003. The role of BPs’ gp33 immunity repressor in the downregulation of Mycobacterium chelonae genes
1007.* Mechanisms of the Hyperinflammatory Response to Influenza Infection
1009. Defining the role of Beta-arrestin in ERK activation during JCPyV infection
1011.* Mouse Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase as a Marker of Adult Stem Cells
1012. Characterization of Ncf1 Mutants in a Zebrafish Model of Innate Immune Function with Human Influenza A Virus Infection
1015.* The Functional Role of Glia in Peripheral Metabolic Tissue
1017. Characterizing Epsins in Pheromone Gradient Tracking
1018. A Vascularized Medium for Passive Monitoring of Bacterial Growth
1019.* Investigating the Role of Serotonin Receptor Scaffolding Protein Calmodulin in JC Polyomavirus Entry and Infection
1020.* Impacts of ERK Activation on JC polyomavirus Infection
1022. Epsocamisio, the Little Gordonia Phage That Could (Without Integrase)
1034. Antimicrobial Cetylpyridinium Chloride Inhibits Immune Mast Cell Function
1035.* Investigating the Potential Relationship Between Black Soldier Fly Larvae Reared on Potato Scrap Substrate and the Suppression of Gram-Positive Bacteria
1037.* Investigating the Interaction of Streptococcus agalactiae and Candida albicans in vivo and in vitro
1038.* Delayed healing and Nav1.8 nerve regeneration following corneal injury in Sox11 conditional knock-out animals
1039. AAV9-Ighmbp2 Gene Therapy Significantly Improves Motor Performance in Severe SMARD1-like Mouse Model, nmdem3
1040.* Injury-Induced Nociceptive Sensitization and Recovery in Drosophila
1043.* JC Polyomavirus Infectivity is Reduced by Inhibition of Calcium Signaling Pathways
1044. Biointerface of Cellulose Nanofibril Material for Application as Botanical Wound Dressing
1045.* Cellulose nanofiber/Hydroxyapatite nanocomposites characterization for hard tissue replacement application
1046. Muscle Fiber Transmembrane Protein Localization in a Zebrafish Dystroglycanopathy Model
1047. Assessment of SIPA1L2 as a candidate modifier of CMT1A identified in human GWAS
1049. Efficient construction of atomic-resolution models of glycosaminoglycans using molecular dynamics data
1050. Caloric Restriction and Fasting Diets have Negligible, or Potentially Damaging, Effects on Cognition in Diversity Outbred Mice
1051.* Characterizing the role of IRS1/2 in osteocyte differentiation and function in bone development
1053.* Chronic Cortisol Works Through the Transcription Factor Klf9 to Deregulate Immune Response and Metabolism
1054. Evidence for Direct Projections of Corneal Primary Afferent Neurons to the Parabrachial Nucleus in Mice
1055.* Comparision of CRISPR-X and EvolvR for Saturation Mutagenesis of HBE1 locus cis-regulatory elements
1057. Discovering Virulence Factors of Candida albicans that Affect Host Responses
1058. Utilization of a novel approach to decode the mechanisms of a fatal viral brain infection
1060.* Lymphatic System as a Conduit for Immune Cells in Fat
1062. Innate Immune Response to Influenza Type A in a Zebrafish Model
1063. Role of MicroRNAs in Regulating the Innate Immune Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection
1064.* Sclerostin antibody normalizes decreased trabecular bone and increased bone marrow adipose tissue caused by whole-body irradiation in mice
1065. Uncovering Candida albicans factors that modulate the host phagocyte response
1066.* The Meninges and Choroid Plexus are Prominent mTert-Expressing Adult Stem Cell Niches in the Mouse Brain
1067.* Drawing the road map to JC Polyomavirus infection in the brain: Using bioinformatics to elucidate the cell signaling pathways activated upon virus infection
1068.* Defining Localization Dynamics of 5-HT2 Receptor Subtypes in JCPyV Entry Using Super-Resolution Localization Microscopy
1070.* Murine Myeloma Model Demonstrates Correlation Between Body Composition and Tumor burden
1071.* DGAT Activity is Dispensable for Myeloma Cell Proliferation
1073.* Engineering Zebrafish Constructs to Test Whether Muscle-Disease Associated MYLPF Variants are Sufficient to Impair Sarcomere Assembly
1074.* Rab27a in Exosome Function in Perivascular Adipose Tissue
1075.* Rab27a Expression in Perivascular Adipose Tissue Changes Upon Differentiation
1077.* Sending Signals: Adipose Sensory Nerves may Communicate to the Brain via Lipid Metabolites
1078. The Mechanisms of TAp63-dependent and -independent DNA Damage Response in Meiotically Arrested Oocytes