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“The Plague Ship:” Examining the Arrival and Controversial Quarantine of the J.W. Taylor at The Port of New York in 1899
(University of Oregon, 2017)As the late 19th century witnessed the third pandemic of bubonic plague in human history, early public health organizations were forced to combat the terrifying disease in a world being increasingly globalized by the Second ... -
Stop Comparing Nollywood to Hollywood: Reorienting Western Understanding of Nigerian Cinema
(University of Oregon, 2017)Nigeria has the second largest film industry in the world with thousands of movies produced since the industry’s formation in the early 1990s. However, despite its massive success, Western discourses frequently use terms ... -
From Voluntary to Monitored: The Development of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
(University of Oregon, 2017)The nature of high seas fisheries as a common pool resource necessitates international agreements to regulate fishing behavior to preserve commercial fish stocks. The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin ... -
La Sape: Tracing the History and Future of the Congos’ Well-dressed Men
(University of Oregon, 2017)This thesis explores the past, current, and future significance of la Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elégantes (la Sape), a social movement of well-dressed men that began in the two Congos in the 1980s. Sapeurs, ... -
Well-Intentioned but Ineffective: A Legislative History of the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 2001
(University of Oregon, 2017)Repatriation is the policy of returning Native American human remains and other items from museums and agencies within the United States. It became federal law in 1990 with the passage of the federal Native American Graves ... -
Individual Variation in the Perception of Speech in Multiple Types of Adverse Listening Conditions
(University of Oregon, 2017)During speech communication, both environmental noise and talker-related variation (e.g., accented speech) can create adverse conditions for the listener. Individuals recruit additional cognitive, linguistic, or perceptual ... -
The Ecology and Demography of the Invasive Ascidian Botrylloides violaceus in the Coos Estuary
(University of Oregon, 2017)Botrylloides violaceus, a colonial ascidian, is a cosmopolitan invader of fouling communities on man-made structures in harbors including Oregon’s Coos Estuary. This study documents seasonal and spatial patterns of B. ... -
WE THE PEOPLE: Populism and Party Realignment in the United States
(University of Oregon, 2017)Populism is an increasingly relevant topic in the current American political sphere. From the People’s Party to George Wallace, there is plenty to be learned about this movement and its previous influences on the American ... -
Effects of histamine-receptor blockade and exercise on blood-glucose concentration
(University of Oregon, 2017)Histamine has been found to be an important component during the exercise recovery period, particularly in mediating vasodilation, hyperemia, and hypotension. Blocking H1/H2 histamine receptors produced altered outcomes ... -
Quantification of Synapse Number for Identification of Molecules Influencing Cholinergic Synapse Formation in Drosophila
(University of Oregon, 2017)Synapses are chemical junctions between neurons that allow signals to be transmitted from one neuron to another. Although disruptions to synapse structure and function contribute to symptoms of most neurological disorders, ... -
Evolution of a photoactivatable GFP-like protein
(2017)Understanding how new protein functions evolve is crucial to rationally engineering proteins with desired functions. One way we can begin to understand this is to compare the biochemical properties of ancestral and extant ... -
Assessing the role of the SMC-5/6 complex in meiotic double strand DNA break repair
(2017)Meiosis is the specialized cell division used to form haploid gametes. During meiosis, endogenous double strand DNA breaks (DSBs) are induced. A subset of these DSBs must be repaired as crossovers with the homologous ... -
Odor Concentration Change Sensing
(2017)Mice rely on their sense of smell for spatial navigation in their environment. Navigation with regards to smell relies on using odor concentrations to home in on an odor source of interest. Olfactory neuron populations ... -
Odor-Guided Navigation Strategies in Mice
(2017)Our sensory systems allow us to navigate dynamic environments. For example, the olfactory system plays a key role in foraging behavior, such as the localization of an odor source. We will study sensory navigation in the ... -
Linking transcription factors to neuronal connectivity in the Central Complex of Drosophila
(2017)Every neuron in the brain has a specific identity including a key feature called neuronal connectivity, which is defined as how neurons form synaptic pairs. Neurons innervate certain regions of the brain through an attribute ... -
Using a Sequence-Specific Chromatin Remodeling Protein to Alter Heat Shock Response in S. Cerevisiae
(2017)Eukaryotic DNA is packaged into chromatin to fit in the nucleus. One of the organizational subunits of chromatin are nucleosomes, which are composed of DNA wrapped around histone proteins. These nucleosomes can be rearranged ... -
Transition in Adolescent Girls
(2017)Adolescence is an important stage in the transition from childhood to adulthood this is when many physical, cognitive, and social changes occur. This stage is associated with an increasing range of problems, such ... -
Investigation of an Uncharacterized Aeromonas Protein involved in Host Colonization
(2017)The gut microbiota consists of a diverse community of microbes, living within the digestive tracts of humans, animals, and insects. While some microbes can cause infectious diseases, other microbes are vital for the ... -
The impact of physical activity and sleep in physiology following a mTBI
(2017)A mild traumatic brain injury (or MTBI) is a common occurrence in many individuals across a range of disciplines. The purpose of this study is to better understand how physical activity and or sleep impacts physiological ...