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  • Investigating the role of NPFs in the Arp3ΔC phenotype 
    Kiemel, Jonathan; Rodnick-Smith, Max; Liu, Su-Ling; Nolen, Brad; Wagner, Andrew
    The Arp2/3 complex is an assembly of seven protein subunits that nucleates branched actin networks involved in cellular functions such as endocytosis. Previous work has determined the complex is intrinsically inactive, and ...
  • Is Inhibition Dependent on Working Memory Capacity 
    Kunimune, Jena
    The ability to stop initiated actions is a critical component of effective self-regulation, such as resisting the urge for ‘sex, drugs, and rock and roll.’ The current dominant theory in cognitive control assumes that ...
  • Isotopic Fractionations Produced During Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide 
    Vinis, Edward L (University of Oregon, 2021)
    The stable isotope composition of carbonate minerals provides a record of the conditions under which those minerals formed. Carbonate travertine constructions precipitated from high-pH (>11) springs exhibit large and ...
  • Lagomorph Paleoecology of the Middle Cenozoic in Eastern Asia 
    Lawson, Amelia
    Lagomorphs are small plant eating mammals that are split into two extant families: the Ochotonidae which is comprised of pikas, and Leporidae which is made of rabbits and hares. The earliest lagomorph occurrence is 55 ...
  • Language as Social Resistance: Learning from and Supporting Mam Migrants in Oregon 
    Han, Alexis (University of Oregon, 2021)
    In 2013, the Oregon Judicial Department reported that the second most requested language for interpretation services was Mam, a language spoken by the Mam indigenous people of Guatemala. Despite their growing presence in ...
  • Language Proficiency and Lexical-Semantic Processing in Bilingual Toddlers 
    Ward, Abbey (University of Oregon, 2020)
    Prior research suggests that language systems are not entirely separate but interact in bilingual individuals. The current study seeks to extend prior work by investigating whether or not bilingual toddlers organize ...
  • Learning to learn: Making sense of electrophysiology data 
    Leriche, Ryan
    With no previous signal processing background, I began to study how electrical brain waves vary with movement speed and uncertainty. I learned when fleshing out the details or just seeing the big picture made sense for the ...
  • LGBTQ Rights: The Push and Pull For Progress in China 
    Leo, Bordeaux; Kyle, Trefny (University of Oregon, 2021)
    The People’s Republic of China is home to one of the largest LGBTQ communities on the planet. However, according to the UN, an overwhelming majority of queer Chinese individuals hide their sexuality in their daily lives. ...
  • LGBTQ Rights: The Push and Pull for Progress in China 
    Bordeaux, Leo; Trefny, Kyle (University of Oregon, 2021)
    The People’s Republic of China is home to one of the largest LGBTQ communities on the planet. However, according to the UN, an overwhelming majority of queer Chinese individuals hide their sexuality in their daily lives. ...
  • Local scale variation in microbial composition and function across tropical land use gradients 
    Ramirez-Doble, Sky
    70% of remaining tropical forests, which contains the highest biodiversity in the world, are being converted into agricultural land. Tropical land has altered levels of soil carbon, nitrogen, and microbial composition due ...
  • Local vs National Restaurants: Localness Drives Greater Rates of Engagement on Twitter 
    Kondo, Kelly; Conferti, Bella; Li, Yuhui; Shi, Yuwei; White, Tyler
    The purpose of this study was to analyze differences in Twitter engagement, defined as likes and retweets, between local Eugene restaurants and comparable national restaurants. For this study, the companies we analyzed ...
  • Lolicon and Its Effects on Japanese Society 
    Arpan, Jamie; Natalie, Padilla; Elizabeth, Chandler (University of Oregon, 2020)
    Hypersexualization of minors is a continuous problem prevalent in Japan. This particular brand of hypersexualization is known as Lolicon which is the attraction to prepubescent girls, particularly in anime and manga. ...
  • Longitudinal Analysis of Major Video Streaming Services in the US 
    Hooshmand, Donna; Hooshmand, Donna; Rejaie, Reza (University of Oregon, 2020)
    This study relies on several years of NETFLOW data for exchanged traffic between the University of Oregon network (UOnet) and the Internet to perform a longitudinal analysis on the characteristics of popular Internet ...
  • Longitudinal Characterization of Inflammatory Biomarkers concurrent with the progression of an injury-induced model of Osteoarthritis 
    Hernandez, Michelle; Lin, Angela; Mancipe Castro, Lina; Leguineche, Kelly (University of Oregon, 2021)
    Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic and progressive degenerative joint disease. OA is characterized by the progressive loss of articular cartilage, changes in the subchondral bone, and inflammation of the synovium tissue. ...
  • Look Hoo's Out There! 
    strickland, alan; strickland, alan; Shields, Matthew (University of Oregon, 2020)
    Previous surveys identified three species of owls around Lane Community College’s main campus. Undergraduate students conducted annual surveys from 2016 to 2019 to identify species and habitat. We conducted night surveys ...
  • Male Personality and Fitness in a Semi-Free Ranging Group of Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) 
    Biggs, Nichole; Biggs, Nichole; Gartland, Kylen; Shreeve, Caitlin; White, Frances (University of Oregon, 2020)
    Male Personality and Fitness in a Semi-Free Ranging Group of Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) Nichole Biggs1, Kylen N. Gartland1, Caitlin M. Shreeve1, Frances White1 1Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, ...
  • Mapping the Trends: Assessing Paid and Organic Search Behavior 
    Rodgers, Kelly (University of Oregon, 2015)
    To someone using a search engine, the process of how the results on the page appear after the search is conducted is somewhat opaque. However, the results contain certain signals that may or may not affect how users ...
  • Mechanically Active Bone Fixation Device: Design and Characterization 
    Fear, Karly (University of Oregon, 2021)
    Mechanical stimulus in the form of exercise is known to improve bone formation during fracture healing. At a scale orders of magnitude smaller than this functional loading, mechanical stimulus delivered at high frequency ...
  • Memory representations contain conceptual and perceptual information 
    Rennie, Kendrick; Frank, Lea (University of Oregon, 2020)
    Both the parietal and ventral temporal cortices (VTC) have been implicated in representing externally perceived information and information retrieved from memory. However, while the VTC represents visual features of stimuli, ...
  • Memory specificity and generalization: Competing or complementary processes? 
    Maldonado, Celina (University of Oregon, 2020)
    Memory specificity and generalization: Competing or complementary memory processes?Memory serves two important functions: we must remember individual experiences (memory specificity) and we must be able to link across these ...

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