The formation of biofilm complicates the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections. This experiment measured the effect of 470 nm blue light, a possible antimicrobial agent, on biofilm formation using a biofilm assay. ...

Genetically transformed E. coli cell line was cultured to express Mn-QDO. The product was collected for use in the catalytic turnover rate studies conducted, as well as for future EPR analysis. One ~250 μL purified and ...

The Old English Genesis is a poetic paraphrase, in Anglo-Saxon oral-formulaic verse, of the first twenty-two chapters of the Biblical book, ending with the Sacrifice of Isaac. In this thesis I argue that the poem is ...

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease affecting people of all ages and most studied in children and the elderly. This disease causes swelling of the lung’s airways leading to wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, ...

The social tensions between the Waco community and Baylor University, often ill-perceived, are complicated. While the university is a place that fosters a sense of community among its students, there is still a disparity ...

While most major powers had recognized the Soviet Union by the mid-1920s, the United States refused largely out of opposition to the revolutionary activities of the Third International. How did the U.S. finally reconcile ...

Whistleblowing is an essential tool in exposing wrongdoings and ending corruption, however it can be an arduous and unforgiving task that few are willing to accept. Individuals that do decide to blow-the-whistle are often ...

Edward Estlin Cummings, more commonly known as E.E. Cummings, dedicated his life to the pursuit of remaining in an active state of creating, and therefore experimented with a plethora of artistic mediums including, but not ...

ABSTRACT Development of mosquitocidal bait: A recombinant fusion atracotoxin (Jun a 3/ACTX) produced by viral vector in Nicotiana benthamiana offered in various matrices Daniel Saca Director: Dr. Christopher M. ...

The Luo people of western Kenya have the highest HIV prevalence (20.2%) of any comparable ethnic group in eastern sub-Saharan Africa. In an effort to combat the pandemic, the Kenyan government enacted a scale-up of ...