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Theses from 2023

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Influence of Cell Cycle on AIM2 Inflammasome Activation, Ashok Kumar Dubey

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Activity Patterns of the Critically Endangered Central American River Turtle (Dermatemys Mawii), Cora Dyslin

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Effect of Soil pH and Indigenous Bacterial Populations in Selecting Rhizobial Endophytes Within Soybean Root Nodules, Brianne Danielle Edwards

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Body Condition: Seasonal Effects and Influence on Aggressive Behavior of Ozark Zigzag Salamanders (Plethodon Angusticlavius), Ayesha Farooq

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CUL3 Negatively Regulates NLRP12-Mediated Inhibition of the Canonical NF-κB Signaling Pathway, Inyeong Lee

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Morphological and Genetic Analysis of the Root System in Two American Grapevines (Vitis Species), Parinaz Mohtasebi

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Riverine Fish Population Dynamics, Aaron P. Muehler

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Small Mammal Community Structure and Bait Preference in Missouri Prairie Patches, Sofia L. Orlando

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Quantitative Song Variety in Relation to Genotype in a Hybridizing Chickadee Population, Shelby Madison Palmer

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Investigation of Inflammation and Apoptosis Mediated Toxicity in Response to Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in ML-1 and CA77 Cancer Cell Lines, Alyse N. Peters

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Investigating the Fish Community of the Neosho River System, Ethan John Rasset

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Examining the Immune Regulation of NLRP12 Through Novel Protein Interactions, Catherine Rippe

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Propagation, Physiology and Biomass of Giant Cane (Arundinaria Gigantea) for Conservation and Restoration, Sanjeev Sharm

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The Role of Interspecific Competition in the Range Collapse of a Songbird After Rapid Range Expansion, Zachary H. Vickers

Theses from 2022

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Investigation of the Neuroprotective Effects of Grape Seed Extract on Trigeminal Ganglion Primary Cultures, Sophia Rose Antonopoulos

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Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity of Hyporheic Invertebrates in an Ozark Stream, David Fleshman

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Activity Patterns Among Head-Started Juvenile Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys Temminckii), Parker R. Golliglee

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Decomposition and Macroinvertebrate Shredder Colonization of Autumnal Shed Sycamore Leaves in Mining-Contaminated Streams, Leslie Marie Hatch

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Elucidating the Role of Hemodynamic Force in Regulating the Attachment of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (VSMCS) to Maturing Vessels During Mouse Embryonic Development, Israt Jahan

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Evaluating Exploitation of White Crappie and Black Crappie in Three Southeast Kansas Reservoirs, Danci Lee Johnston

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Public Perceptions of Human Physical Interactions, Exhibition, and Conservation of Tigers and Cheetahs, Abbie Knudsen

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Effects of Sex and Reproductive Condition on Behavior of Southern Red-Backed Salamanders: Activity, Agonistic Behavior and Escape Velocity, Megan N. Mosier

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Effects of Natural Products on Inflammation, Riley Ann Nadler

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Identification of a Novel Protein Interaction That Elucidates the Mechanism of Idiopathic Recurrent Miscarriages in Women With NLRP2 Mutations, Nayeon Son

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Largemouth Bass in the Upper Mississippi River: An Evaluation of Management Strategies and Understanding Potential Factors Influencing Dynamic Rate Functions, Kylie Beth Sterling

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Analysis of Root System Architecture and QTL Identification in Grapevines, Sujan Thapa

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Intrasexual Territoriality, Degree of Aggression, and Duet Function in the Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), Danny Zapata

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Intracellular Trafficking and Distribution of Cd and InP Quantum Dots in HeLa and ML-1 Thyroid Cancer Cells, Min Zhang

Theses from 2021

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Boxed In: Hinge Closing Performance of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata), Gina L. Buelow

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An Assessment of Inp/Zns as Potential Anti-Cancer Therapy: Quantum Dot Treatment Induces Stress on Hela Cells, Victoria Grace Davenport

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Ecological Correlates of Alligator Snapping Turtle Bite Performance, Ashley Herrin Gagnon

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Identifying and Comparing Transcriptome Alterations in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Exposed to a Variety of Quantum Dots, Cullen Horstmann

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Investigation into Bacterial Impairment of Greene and Polk County Water Systems, John C. Kincaid

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Effects of Heavy Metal Pollution on the Antipredator Behavior of Orangethroat Darters (Etheostoma spectabile), Caleb S. O'Neal

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Sodium Pyruvate Ameliorates Influenza A Virus Infection In Vitro and In Vivo, Jessica M. Reel

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Occupancy of Small Mammals in Missouri’s Fragmented Prairies, Morgan Elizabeth Rodery

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Corbicula fluminea Effects on Survival, Growth, and Drift of Juvenile Lampsilis siliquoidea in Laboratory Exposures, Allison Nicole Sieja

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On the Rocks: Changes in Substrate Alter Antipredator Behavior in Benthic Stream Fish, Sarah White

Theses from 2020

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The Effects of an Applied Phyllosphere-Microbiome on Gas Exchange and Growth of Soybean Infected with Pseudomonas Syringae: Harnessing the Power of the Microbiome, Charles Agbavor

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Dragonflies and Damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) as Indicators for Riparian Condition in Ozark Spring Streams, Cameron Riley Cheri

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Fish and Macroinvertebrate Response to Restoration and Conservation Efforts, Madison C. Cogar

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Gear Specific Catch Rates and Population Dynamics of Channel Catfish in the Mississippi River, Colby Gainer

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Population Surveys and Health Assessments of Captive and Free-Ranging Alligator Snapping Turtles, Samantha Louise Hannabass

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Elucidating the Developmental Defects in Zebrafish Associated With the Cardiac Drug Verapamil, Blake Stephan Justis

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Larval Fish Sampling and Scaphirhynchus Sturgeon Drift Dynamics in the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, Hae Hyun Kim

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Investigation of the Individual Soybean Root Nodule Microbiome, Parris Mica Mayhood

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Myosin V-Mediated Cargo Traffic toward the Trans-Golgi Network and Myosin V Implications in Snc1 Exocytosis, Vy Ngoc Khanh Nguyen

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Effect of Silver and Cadmium Nanoparticles on Endocytosis and Protein Recycling in Yeast, Lakshmi Sravya Rallabandi

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Effects of Alternative Chemotherapeutic Agents on Thyroid Cancer Cell Line Ml-1, Husref Rizvanovic

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Population Structure and Habitat Use of Bluegill in the Upper Mississippi River, Ethan Allyn Rutledge

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The Effects of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on the Growth and Development of Sorghum Bicolor (L.) Moenech, Adam Gregory Shoemaker

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Spatial Use by Mammals within Two State Parks in the Ozarks National Scenic Riverways, Benjamin Aaron Smith

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Habitat Selection and Host Detection in the Salamander Mussel, Simpsonaias ambigua, Eric A. Stegmann

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Multifaceted Mechanism of Vps1 Mediated Endosome-to-Golgi Fusion in Vitro, Ehsan Suez

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Methods to Identify and Assess Suitability of Reintroduction Sites for the Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii), Kameron C. Voves

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Novel Cyanoximates as an Alternative in Cancer Chemotherapy, Kafayat Aderonke Yusuf

Theses from 2019

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The Assessment of Predictor Variables for Hard Tick Abundance in Southwestern Missouri, Casey L. Adkins

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Mapping a New Disease Resistance Locus in an F1 Progeny Derived from Two Grape Wild Relatives, Gaurab Bhattarai

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It's A Hard NACHT Life: Understanding How NLRP12 Ticks, Abbigale Julia Brown

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Monongahela River, WV Channel Catfish Population Assessment, Kristen Lee Chestnut-Faull

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Pollinator Networks in Established Urban Prairies Compared to Rural Remnant Prairies, Amanda Lynn Coleman

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Towards a Better Understanding of Temporomandibular Disorder, Jessica R. Cox

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Vertical Connectivity Influences Secondary Production, Community Diversity, and Resilience in an Ozark Stream, Nathan C. Dorff

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Response to Conspecific Alarm Cues by Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) Larvae, Katlyn M. Gardner

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Territorial Behavior of the Ozark Zigzag Salamander, Plethodon angusticlavius, Altered by Mode of Predator Cue and Sex of Intruder, Sarah E. Heimbach

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Freshwater Turtle Community Composition in Mined Land Strip Pit Lakes and the Effects of Learned Trap Avoidance on Capture Rates of Sternotherus odoratus and Trachemys scripta, Ethan Craig Hollender

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Recovery of Domestic Behaviors by a Parasitic Ant (Formica Subintegra) in the Absence of Its Host (Formica Subsericea), Amber Nichole Hunter

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Sequence Analysis of the REN1 Genomic Region from the Grapevine ‘Kishmish Vatkana’, Dani Joseph

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Effects of Herbicides on Zebrafish Embryo Development and Viability, Kayla Ray King

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Behavioral Aspects Of Chemoreception In Juvenile Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon Piscivorus), Chelsea E. Martin

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The effects of electrofishing on different life stages of Ozark and eastern hellbenders, Stephanie Kay Morrison

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White-Nose Syndrome and Immune Responses in a Resistant Bat Species (Eptesicus fuscus), Keslie Skye Naffa

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Elucidating Immune Signaling of Influenza A Virus and Aspergillus Fumigatus Co-Infections through Pioneered Model Development, Meagan Danyelle Rippee-Brooks

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The Effect of Metal Composition and Particle Size on Nanostructure-Toxicity in Plants, Natalie Lynn Smith

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The Dynamin-like Protein Vps1 Stimulates Endosome-to-Golgi Fusion in Vitro, Jared Christopher Smothers

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Stress and Body Composition of Juvenile Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys temminckii), Brandon Scott Tappmeyer

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A Low-water Crossing Impacts Movement Behavior of Northern Hog Suckers in an Ozark Stream, Jeff Michael Williams

Theses from 2018

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Sodium Pyruvate Alters the Immune Response to Influenza A Virus Infection in Macrophages, Hazzar Abysalamah

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Immune Function and Metabolism of Hibernating North American Bats with White-Nose Syndrome, Briana Nicole Anderson

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Macrophytes and Atrazine in Ponds of Southwest Missouri, Christine Michelle Cornish

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Low Hemodynamic Loading Alters Heart Morphogensis in E8.5 to E9.5 Mouse Embryos, Tanner Gerard Hoog

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Effects of Parafluvial Flows on Interstitial Ammonia and Freshwater Mussels in the Buffalo National River, David Alan Johnson

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Territorial Behavior in Southern Red-Backed and Ozark Zigzag Salamanders: Effects of Sex, Species, and Ownership, Colton Savage Lynn

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The Role of Freshwater Drum as a Host of Freshwater Mussels, Unionidae, Michael S. Martin

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Nesting Success and Habitat Preference of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in Southwest Missouri, Samantha Ann Meilink

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Dietary Inclusion of Enriched Chicken Bone Broth Prevents Trigeminal Sensitization Meditated by Early Life Stress, Orion Peterson

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Enhanced Production of Pro-IL-1Βeta Contributes to Immunopathology during the Coinfection of Influenza a Virus and Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Angeline E. Rodriguez

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Increasing Alligator Snapping Turtle Head-Starting Success through Housing Enrichment and Inoculation of Hatchlings with Digestive Microbiota, Kristen Erin Sardina

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Long-Term Trends of Stream Fish Community Assemblages in Southern Missouri with Contemporary Land Use Impacts, Stephanie Marie Sickler

Theses from 2017

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Effects of Engineered Carbon and Silver Nanoparticles on Plutella Xylostella Consumption, Growth, Pupation, Survival, and Fecundity, Taiaba Afrin

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Island Biogeography of Small Mammals and Associated Ectoparasites in the Ozark Glades, Emily M. Beasley

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Surface Display for Metabolic Engineering of Industrially Important Acetic Acid Bacteria, Marshal Allen Blank

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Clinically Relevant Model of Temporomandibular Disorder, Neelima Chelliboina

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Nesting Success Of The Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) Using Nest Boxes In Southwest Missouri, Robert Grant Dickerson

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Habitat Associations with Small Mammal Communities at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Stephanie Anne Ellison

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The Role of Hemodynamic Force on Development of the Mouse Embryonic Heart, Samantha Jean Fredrickson

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Spatial Learning of Shelter Locations and Associative Learning of a Foraging Task in the Cottonmouth, (Agkistrodon Piscivorus), Rhyan Robert Friesen

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Transcriptome Profiling and Long Non-Coding Rna Identification in Grapevine, Zachary Noel Harris

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Simplifying Methods for in Vitro Metamorphosis of Glochidia, Morgan A. Kern

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Synchronization of Reproduction in Deertoe Mussel (Truncilla truncata), Kendell R. Loyd