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DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

1. Ankle Sprain Injuries in the ED: Assessing Quality of Discharge Instructions And Compliance of Physicians With Ottawa Ankle Rules. Sama A. Bég, Susan M. Wojcik, William D. Grant
2. One Species. One Stream. Five Colors? Dan Baldassarre, Dr. J. Albert C. Uy
3. The Role of the Fragile X Mental Retardation 1 Protein in Early Mouse Oogenesis. MaryAnn Danosos, Melissa Pepling
4. The Role of Estrogen Receptor Alpha in Early Mouse Oocyte Differentiation. Jemella C. Raymore and Melissa E. Pepling
5. The Evolution and Design of a Unique Feeding Mechanism: Asymmetry in Lake Tanganyika Scale Eating Cichlids. Thomas Stewart, Dr. R. Craig Albertson
6. Characterizing the Interaction between Subunit C of V-ATPase and Actin of the Cytoskeleton in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Amanda Blackley, Patricia Kane
7. Phenotypic plasticity of non-native plants facilitates their dominance over natives. Rachael Suhl, Jason Fridley
8. Phenotypes of him-17, elk-1 and him-17;ekl-1 Double Mutation Strains of Caenorhabditis elegans. Helen Myers, Eleanor Maine
9. SAG13 is Associated with Cell Death and is a Negative Regulator of Plant Defense Response. Angie Kekezi, Nikilesh Dhar, Ramesh Raina
10. Identification of the HRL1 gene in Arabidopsis thaliana by complementation analysis. Noel Pauli*, Aditya Dutta, and Dr. Ramesh Raina
11. Identification of the histidine kinase partner of the enhancer binding protein Nla6, an important regulator of gene expression during Myxococcus xanthus fruiting body development. Amy Park, Zaara Sarwar, and Anthony Garza
12. The Adaptive Radiation of Skull Form and Function among Cichlid Fishes of Lake Malawi. Alyssa McIntyre, Alana McGee-Moore, Dr. William James Cooper, Dr. Craig Albertson
13. Regulation of germline proliferation in the model organism, C. elegans. Gretchen Galvin, Eleanor M. Maine
14. The Evolutionary History of Sperm Conjugation. Kendra Tatusko and Dawn Higginson, Kari Segraves
15. Ultrasonic cavitation of U937 Leukemia Cells varing Tonicity, Cell Density and Temperature. Steve Kaiser, Arthur Kapalanga, Thomas Fondy and Carolyn Torres, Thomas Fondy
16. Understanding Interactions between the RX Coiled-Coil Domain and Strangap2. Thomas T. Baldwin, Gregory J. Rairden, Sarah M. Collier, Melanie A. Sacco, Teresa Boettrich, and Peter Moffett

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

17. Suzuki Coupling of Bromobenziothiazoles. Daniel Langevin, Marc Landsman, Jennifer Maclure, Amit Singal, Ganesha Rai, Craig Thomas, James Diabrowiak
18. Guanidinylalkyl phenol synthesis. John Roth, Mark Braiman
19. Multifunctional Nanomaterials for controlled absorption and release of drugs. Amy Otuonye, Gang Wang, Elizabeth Blair and Kelley Denton, Tewodros Asefa
20. Synthesis of Aurophilic Bis-Ruthenium Bridged Compounds. George Ling, Danielle Schuehler, Sarah Bolton and Michael Sponsler
21. Synthetic Design of Nonlinear Optical Materials Using a π- Conjugated Organic Bridge. Erin Rent and James T. Spencer
22. Understanding symmetry with a complete story and solution to a long-standing problem in stereochemistry. Yan-Yeung Luk, Sri Kamesh Narasimhan, Karen A. Simon, Qi Wen Li
23. Heterogeneous Biocatalyst Built by Water-in-Water Emulsions. Karen A. Simon, Erik A. Burton, Qi Wen Li, Vinia Yawalak Vongchareun & Yan-Yeung Luk

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, S.U.N.Y. COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY

24. Engineering a phaZ knockout strain of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 to enhance polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) accumulation on waste glycerol. Matthew R. Martino, Chris T. Nomura
25. Discovery of New Terpenoid Natural Products in Gopherweed Roots. Jennifer L. Lillie, Jose L. Giner

DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES, HUMAN ECOLOGY

26. Impact of adult children's divorce on parental psychological well-being in Korean families. Soohyun Kim, Robert Moreno

DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

27. Conflicting Eocene Paleotemperature Trends from Forams: What do Molluscs have to Offer? Caitlin R. Keating-Bitonti & Linda C. Ivany

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

28. Signal Design and Data Fusion to Locate Firemen Inside a Building. Kalyan Veeramachaneni, Weihua Gao, Lisa Osadciw

ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOREST BIOLOGY, S.U.N.Y. COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY

29. Molecular Analysis of the Invasive White Satin Moth Leucoma salicis (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). Kaylan B. Petrie, Dr. Kari Segraves, Dr. David Althoff, Dr. Dylan Parry
30. Bioconversion of xylose, yeast extract and cheese whey to ethanol by Zymomonas mobilis. CJ Addona, JA Perrotta and JP Nakas
31. A Time Series Analysis of GFP Expression in Castanea dentata Embryo Clumps.Gregory Nebelecky, Linda McGuigan, and Charles Maynard
32. Bacterial Communities Associated with Rhizopogon vinicolor Tuberculate Ectomycorrhizae. Zachary King* and Annette Kretzer
33. Regulation and Localization of p21 and p27 in VZV-Infected Cells. Mark Woodford, Dr. Jennifer Moffat
34. Developing a Spatiotemporal Model of Dengue Fever Transmission in Ecuador. A.M. Stewart, M.J. Borbor-Cordova, M. Hayden, and R. Mejia, Charles Hall
35. Purification of the N-Terminal Nucleotide Binding Domain of P-Glyoprotein (MDR3) for Aid in Pharmaceutical and Cancer Research. Sarah Sahraoui, Brandy Verhalen, Erik Kish Trier and Stephan Wilkens
36. Present and Projected Distribution and Growth Rsponse of Cyrilla Racemiflora to Elevational and Mosture Gradients in the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico. W.G. Lash and C.A.S. Hall
37. Identifying and Sequencing Genes Encoding Proline-rich Proteins, from American and Chinese Chestnut, Differentially Expressed in Chestnut Blight Cankers. D.M. Loranger, K. Baier, W.A. Powell,

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, S.U.N.Y. COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY

38. Calculating the EROI of Oil and Gas Worldwide. Nathan Gagnon, Charles A.S. Hall, Lysle R. Brinker, Arthur L. Smith, Charles A.S. Hall

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, S.U.N.Y. COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY

39. An Analysis of ESF Campus Sustainability using the AASHE Sudtainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System. A.S. Pracha1, A.J. Simmons2, A.L. McCarthy2, C.D. Bennett2, H.F. Smith3, L. Peterson2, Richard C. Smardon
40. It’s Not Easy Being Green: SUNY ESF Main Campus Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment. .A. Gavilondo , S.J. Lee , L. Leonard2, N.V. Patterson , L.P. Phonharath2, S. Romero2, B. Schuler, C.D. Urena. Richard Smardon

FOREST AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, S.U.N.Y. COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY

41. Factors influencing the size of dark heartwood in sugar maple. Andrew Mishler, Dr. René Germain, Dr. Ruth Yanai
42. Forest Service Land Management Litigation: A Comparison Among Circuits 1989-2004. Amanda Anderson, Robert Malmsheimer, Denise Keele, Donald Floyd

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCE, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

43. Does Cryotherapy have a negative effect on balance? Nicole L. Alexander, ATC and Timothy Fairchild 44. The Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Compared to Static Stretching Techniques on Flexibility and Specific Performance Variables. Jill V. Payaggapandha, ATC and Timothy Fairchild
45. Case Report: Repair and Rehabilitation of uncommon injuries in NCAA Division 1 Footballers. Benjamin Fuller and Timothy J Fairchild

DEPARTMENT OF OUTREACH S.U.N.Y. COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY

47. Synergy between the NSF GK-12 Program and the ESF in the High School Program: Enriching K-12 education and creating collaborative partnerships between high schools and higher education. Authors: M. Brady, V. Collins, L. Cray, N. Patterson Jr., K.B. Searing, A. Stewart, Y. Rivera, J. Townsend, N. Werner, D.J. Leopold, R.Beal, S.S. Shannon, C. Spuches, D.J. Raynal, T. Majanen, D.J. Leopold, R.Beal, S.S. Shannon, C. Spuches, D.J. Raynal

DEPARTMENT OF PAPER SCIENCE AND BIOPROCESSING ENGINEERING, S.U.N.Y. COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY

46. Value-Added Non-Carbohydrate Products from Hot-Water Extract of Sugar Maple. Mangesh J. Goundalkar, Biljana Bujanovic

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

48. Studies of the performance of silicon detector modules for the Vertex Locator System at LHCb. Carl Goodrich and Marina Artuso
49. Geons: Structures of light and gravity. Larne Pekowsky and Joseph Schechter
50. Gravitational waves and audio analysis. Jessica McIver and Peter Saulson
51. Evanescent wave coupling. David J. Niedzwiecki and Joseph Schechter
52. What is hysteresis? Zhenwei Yao and Joseph Schechter
53. Renormalization in Field Theory. Don Bunk and Joseph Schechter
54. Charged Black Holes. Riccardo Penco and Joseph Schechter
55. p-n junctions. Liang Cao and Joseph Schechter
56. Cryogenic Technique used in the search of WIMPs as Dark Matter > (candidate) in the University. Manungu Kiveni and Joseph Schechter
57. Superconductivity: an astonishing state of matter. Mario Martone and Peter Saulson
58. Nuclear magnetic resonance. Boqian Wang and Joseph Schechter
59. Extra Dimensions and Kaluza-Klein Theory. Jason Wiggins and Joseph Schecter
60. A Review of Double Slit Interference Experiments. Collin Capano and Joseph Schechter
61. QCD vacuum as a perfect color dia-electric. M. Naeem Shahid and Joseph Schechter
62. Determining the Velocity of Atomic Hydrogen in the Interstellar Medium. Nick Lanzillo
63. Electrophysiological characterizations of engineered FhuA proteins. Khalil R. Howard, Mohammad M. Mohammad, Liviu Movileanu

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

64. Use of Time on High-Stakes Tests: Faster Seems Better. Morey Mossovitz, Jacqlene Tillmes, Rebecca Gathje, Lawrence Lewandowski
65. Effects of Valproic Acid on Brain and Behavior: A Rat Model for an Autistic Phenotype. Shannon Pickup, Sandra Mooney
66. Relationship Between Parental Involvement and Students’ Adaptive and Maladaptive Behavior. Katie Hauss, Alexander Devlin, Elizabeth Muscolino, Jan Weaner, Sara Hershcopf, Tasha Brown, Jennifer St. Pierre, Jennifer Rheinheimer, Adrea Truckenmiller, Lorraine Ricci, Jennifer Koehler, Tanya Eckert
67. Injunctive Norms and “Hooking Up” in College Freshmen. Hillary L. Bishop, Robyn L. Fielder, B.S., & Michael P. Carey
68. Maternal Separation Impairs Preference for Familiar Odors in Adolescent Female CD-1 Mice. Fonken, L., Boyd, A., LeBlanc, M., Nathaniel Thomas, Catherine A. Cornwell
69. Perceived Social Support as it Relates to Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem in Alcohol-Dependent Persons Undergoing Treatment. Kristen Adams, Shannon McCool, Kathryn Fischer, Kaitlyn Switalski, Jennifer Funderburk, Ph.D., Dawn Sugarman, M.S., and Marketa Krenek
70. Religious Orientation, Gender, and Personality: Relations on the NEO-FFI. Williams, A., Knestel, A., Masters, K. S.
71. Evaluating Anger Management Intervention for Children Identified as Emotionally Disturbed and Enrolled in a Day Treatment Center. Shauna George, Laura Lee McIntyre
72. An examination of the relationship between religious orientation and attachment behavior. Pasquarelli, L. M., Knestel, A., Masters, K. S., O'Neill, R. M.
73. Religious Orientation, Gender and Social Support: Is There an Association?Hyder, Y. S., Knestel, A., Masters, K. S.
74. Student-Teacher Relationships: The Impact of Teachers’ Perspectives of Daily Hassles and Parent Involvement. Kaite Hauss, Jen St. Pierre, Tasha Brown, Tanya Eckert
75. Evaluating Social Interactions of Typically Developing Preschool Children vs. Children with Developmental Delays. David S. Oliver, L. McIntyre
76. Modern Health Worries In a Modern World: Is Health Locus of Control Related to Modern Health Worries? Michael L. Slepian, Ceena Philipose, Caleb Landry, Anjana P. Thimmaiah, Janice Burke, Deborah Nazarian
77. Effects of Creativity on Context. Daniel Ciolino, Abraham M. Rutchick
78. Community-Based Participatory Research: Making Waves. Sandra Plasse, Anjana Thimmaiah, Lyons Montogomery Clay, Lisa Olsen, Enchautegui-de-Jesus, Rebecca Gathje
79. Pro-social Behavior of Preschoolers: An Examination of Age and Gender Differences. Julianna Villani, Laura Lee McIntyre
80. Working memory, fluid intelligence and strategy use. Lee Thompson, Jacqueline Mogle, Martin Sliwinski
81. Examining the effects of questionnaire format on participants responses. Daisey M. DuBois,* Jennifer L. Kroll,* Kristen M. Sismilich,* Jacqueline A. Mogle, Martin Sliwinski
82. Modern Health Worries: Does Stress Make a Difference? Rita Aidoo, Meghan Comeau, Lauren Pasquarelli, Simon Philipose and William Stewart, Deborah Nazarian
83. On controlling your thoughts: Thought suppression of evaluation. Michael L. Slepian, Masanori Oikawa and Joshua M. Smyth
84. The pen is mightier than the word: object priming of grading standards.Michael L. Slepian, Sean W. Meehan, Kristine E. Woods and Bennett Ferris, Abraham M. Rutchick
85. Age and Gender Differences in Preschool Play Behavior. Catherine A. Sinicrope, Laura L. McIntyre
86. Cautionary Instructions and The Steering of Eyewitnesses in a Photographic Lineup. Jason M. Duncan, Amy Wevodau, Gaetano P. Pressimone, and Amanda , Abraham Rutchick
87. Celiac Disease: Emotional Difficulties in Diet Restriction and the Potential Development of Disordered Eating Symptoms. Alicia Anskis* and Danielle Arigo, Joshua Smyth
88. Theoretical and Practical Perspectives on Clinical Internship Experiences. Jason Duncan, Jennifer Dardzinski, Laura Fonken, Catherine Sinicrope, William Stewart, Meghan Comeau, Amanda Williams, Krissie Sismilich, Sarah Speers, Michael Miller
89. The Relationship Between Caregiver and Child Anxiety in a Pediatric Asthma Population. Alicia Bourne, Victoria Gonchar, Barbara Fiese, Nora Kelley, Kimberly Raymond
90. The Effects of SES on Disruption During Mealtimes and Problem Behavior. Elizabeth Rackleff, Jo-Anna Botti, B.A., Kimberly Raymond, M.S., Barbara H. Fiese
91. Development of a brief measure of ambivalent feelings towards people with mental illness. Thomas M. LaPorte, William Hernandez, William G. Stewart, Leonard S. Newman
92. Ironic Affects of Envoking a Superordinate Identity. Abraham M. Rutchick, Collette P. Eccleston, Paul Saviano, Sean Meehan, and Michael Slepian, Abraham M. Rutchick
93. Recognizing the hidden influences on food intake. Pamela Parker and Jacqlene Tillmes, Lenny Vartanian
94. The Effect of Gender Stereotypes on Cognitive Performance. Collette Eccleston, Sarah Speers
95. Church Attendance as a Predictor of Motivation to Control Prejudice Towards HIV+. Steven J. Arcidiacono, Jessie D. Heath, Peter A. Vanable
96. Food consumption and body judgments: How what we eat influences our perceptions of self and others. Lisa J. Germeroth, Whitney L. Styer, Lenny R. Vartanian
97. The Association between Affect and Modern Health Worries. Rachael Suhl, Stephen LoFaro, Courtney Chevalier-Mercer, Juan Silva, Deborah Nazarian
98. Church Attendance as a Predictor of Motivation to Control Prejudice Towards HIV+. Steven J. Arcidiacono, Jessie D. Heath, Peter A. Vanable
99. Stress and Physical Symptoms in College Students: Do Gender and Mood Matter? Adrienne Borschuk*, Deborah Nazarian, M.S., Joshua Smyth
100. The effects of second-hand smoke on childhood asthma management. Jo-Ann Botti, Kimberly Raymond, M.S., Barbara H. Fiese, Maite Covas
101. A Comparison of Individual Repeated Readings versus Group Fluency Trials. Lynne E. Gertz, Brian K. Martens, Christina A. Simmons
102. Evidence of Ethnic Differences in Homophobia. Mathew J. Biondolillo, Jessie Heath, Peter A. Vanable
103. Person Perception: Do body weight and social status make a difference? Keri Silverstein, Emily Kaier, Lenny Vartanian
104. Associations between Body-Esteem, Exercise, and Health among College Students. Katie Pinto, Linda Ahenkora, Monica Webb
105. The Relationship Between ADHD and Cerebellar Vermis Volume in Children with Velocardiofacial Syndrome. Elizabeth Rackleff, Dana Kazmerski, Jena Peebles, and Wendy Kates
106. Social Support, Family Relationships, Alcohol, and Marijuana Use Among College Students. Jaclyn Mirault, Danielle K.L. Seigers, Monica S. Webb
107. Relationship Between Parental Involvement and Students’ Adaptive and Maladaptive Behavior. Katie Hauss, Alexander Devlin, Elizabeth Muscolino, Jan Weaner, Sara Hershcopf, Tasha Brown, Jennifer St. Pierre, Jennifer Rheinheimer, Adrea Truckenmiller, Lorraine Ricci, Jennifer Koehler, Tanya Eckert
108. Do social relationships reduce the negative impact of exposure to thin-ideal media images? Meghan H. Hopkinson, Elizabeth L. Powers, Lenny R. Vartanian
109. Test-taking behavior and performance in college students on timed reading tests. Morey Mossovitz, Jacqlene Tillmes, Rebecca Gathje, M.S., Lawerence Lewandowski
110. Gender Differences in the Verbal Communication of Children. Libnah Llaverias, Laura Lee McIntyre
111. Music, mood and perception. Chad Furey, Eddie, Calyn Wisseck, Eddie Williams, Rutcheck
112. Strategies for real-time collection of self-report, cardiovascular, endocrine, and actigraphy data. Margaret M. Bertram & Meghan Comeau, Vanessa Juth, Joshua Smyth
113. The Effects of Ostracism on Perceptions and Metaperceptions of Social Interaction. Jason T. Reed, Alecia M. Santuzzi, Dale Tzeng, Christina A. Simmons
114. College Student Alcohol Use & Perception. Kristyn Lao, Matt Luciano, Kate B. Carey
115. Longitudinal Changes in Cortical Folding in Velocardiofacial Syndrome: An MRI Study. Daniel Ohm, Jillian Dodge, Arun Kunwar, Wendy Kates
116. Treatment Utilization in Autism: Exploratory Study of Preschoolers in Central New York. Mileidy Paula*, Laura Lee McIntyre
117. Relationship Between Parental Involvement and Students' Adaptive and Maladaptive Behavior. Katie Hauss, Jan Weaner, Tasha Brown, Jennifer St. Pierre, Emma Asen, Rachel Leri, Amanda Cummings, Jessica Decker, Jennifer Rheinheimer, Adrea Truckenmiller, Lorraine Ricci, Jennifer Koehler, Tanya L. Eckert

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