Vol. 97 No. 2 (2025): 99th Annual Meeting Abstracts

Automating Postmortem Interval Estimation with Computational Forensic Tools.

Research and Development of Kinesi: A Multifaceted Platform to Improve Patient Adherence to Home Exercise Programs

The Impact of Different Environments on DNA degradation in Decomposing Mammalian Specimens

Breaking Barriers: Fostering STEM Belonging and Success through Early Student-Faculty Interactions

Analysis of microbial activity in aquatic decomposition environments

Evaluating the most effective antimicrobial extraction method and the variation amongst members of the basil (Ocimum basilicum) family

Evaluating Lead Levels in Multivitamins: An Analytical Approach

Extraction, amplification, and analysis of human DNA recovered from carrion insects of various postmortem intervals

Building Connections, Building Workforce; a Discussion of an ARC POWER Grant

Exploring ChatGPT’s Role in Solving Physics Problems and Enhancing Education

Utilizing PDSA Cycles in Event Planning for Stu-dent Success: An Analysis of Marshall Universi-ty's Donuts with the Deans Events.

Development of Online Video Labs for Intro Level Chemistry Classes

Development of a STEM student centric space

Testing recreational waters for bacterial contamination in selected streams in Jefferson County WV

Integration of Energy Conservation Principles Across Mechanical Engineering Curriculum: Updates on A Work-in-Progress Project

NSF S-STEM Program - Supporting Undergraduate Cohorts of Career-Ready Engineering and Science Scholars (SUCCESS) Project at WVU Tech – Year 4 updates

Iterative feature selection for classification of platinum-resistant ovarian neoplasms

Contained Decomposition: How Closed Containers of Different Materials Affect the Taphonomic Process

Supplementing STEM Career Mentoring Through Biweekly Opportunity Emails

Heat Exchanger Design and Optimization

Increasing STEM Belonging and Building Social Capital for Faculty and Student Success

An eDNA Assessment of the Diamond Darter (Crystallaria cincotta) in its Current and Historic Distribution Range

A molecular biology approach to identify Francisella tularensis proteins that interact with Band 3 of human erythrocytes.

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FTL_1199, a gene required for erythrocyte invasion by Francisella tularensis, is not necessary for zinc or iron acquisition

Bacillus aerius inhibits Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Ethanolic extract of Clusia guttifera is bactericidal against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

The atypical peptidoglycan of Francisella tularensis

Two Novel Resazurin Derivatives, R-mor and R-MeAll, Exhibit Robust Antimicrobial Activity Against Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

The Impact of Different Environments on DNA Degradation in Decomposing Mammalian Specimens

Range expansion of the non-native Rainbow Darter in the New and Potomac River drainages, West Virginia.

Effects of AgNP Exposure on F-actin Organization and Tau Protein Localization Using Caenorhabditis Elegans

Creation of STEM-based lab kits for middle and high school students.

Taking Google Forms to the Next Level Automating Improvement Science for First2 Network

A Comparative Survey of Generative AI Models and Implementations

The effects of temperature change on the growth and development of pea plants (Pisum sativum)

Examining the role of T helper17 cells in a beta-2 adrenergic receptor knockout stress mouse model during Chlamydia muridarum genital infection.

Observed Synostoses in an Avian and Murine Crania following in utero Thyroxine Exposure

Using Artificial Neural Network and Machine Learning to predict magnetic alloys behavior.

Impact analysis of climate change on localized earthworm populations

Effects of Red and Blue Light on Lettuce Development

Antibiotic Susceptibility of biofilm-producing microorganisms

Generation of an FtsW-EMGFP recombinant fusion protein in F. tularensis LVS

Silver nanoparticle-induced disruption of the tripartite synapse in rat brain.

The threat of tick-borne disease in vulnerable West Virginia

An Update of Year 4 Results of the NSF S-STEM Scholarship Program at Shepherd University

Investigating Anaplasma and Borrelia Rates in North Central West Virginia Ticks

Building Connections, Building Workforce; work-based learning opportunities and ways to connect

Controlling stress circuitry to enhance post-stroke recovery: targeting HPA Axis activation

Comparison of different photosynthetic pathways as tools for agriculture improvement in aquaponics.

F. Tularensis: The Significance of FtsA

Differential Expression of Signaling Molecules in Cranial Sutures Following Thyroxine Exposure

Analysis of Enterococci populations in Town Run

Evaluating the antimicrobial properties of American Burnweed against ESKAPE pathogens

Assessment of Common Nutrient Levels and Water Quality in Town Run Tributary of the Potomac River

A Mixed-method exploration of students' perception in organic and general chemistry lab

Evaluation of antimicrobial properties of Coscinium fenestratum methanol fraction on Enterococcus raffinosus.

Natural sounds produce higher EEG hemispheric coherences than artificial sounds.

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The function of Cxcl12b in habenular axon projection in zebrafish

Nucleobindin-1: A Structural Analysis

Habenular Axons in cxcl12a mutant Zebrafish

The Role of cxc Ligand 12a, (cxcl12a) in Projection of Axons from the Habenula in Zebrafish

A Numerical Approximation of the Median of the Gamma Distribution using Newton’s Method

A Comparison of Limestone Hardness on Weathered and Fresh Surfaces

Hardness Testing of Strike and Dip Surfaces In the Conococheague Formation

Ground Penetrating Radar Investigation of a Possible Sinkhole in Jefferson County, West Virginia

Detecting Parking Space with Generative AI and Large Multimodal Models

An investigation of the role of FTL_1711 in erythrocyte invasion by Francisella tularensis.

Evaluating the aviation infrastructure in West Virginia as part of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Report Card.

The Deleterious Influence of Adolescent Alcohol Misuse on the Structural Cohesion of the Tripartite Synapse

Effects of oral silver nanoparticle exposure on synapse morphology in the rat brain.

Investigating the antimicrobial effect of methanol extract of Coscinium fenestratum on Acinetobacter baylyi

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1244 pilin glycan enhances twitching motility and pathogenesis in vitro.

Norepinephrine modulates the gene expression of iron-acquiring genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates.

Neural Activation in Rhagoletis Flies: Using Immunohistochemistry to Identify Glomerular Responses to Odor Stimuli.

Determining the role of Regulatory T Cells in a β2-Adrenergic Receptor Knockout Mouse Model during Chlamydia muridarum Infection.

From synapses, to neurons, to behavior in a nudibranch sea slug

Associations Between Body Composition Measures and Quadriceps Electromyography Amplitude

 Do Silver Nanoparticles Induce p-Tau Aggregate Formation in Rat Brain?

Analysis of Environmental Humidity on DNA Degredation

Stress in space: Investigating stress-evoked neuronal activity in the rodent hindlimb unloading model of microgravity

Investigating the effects of nutrient-induced developmental delay of Drosophila neural stem cells

Localization of the divisome protein FtsL in Francisella tularensis LVS.

Dietary nutrient-induced quiescence delays neural stem cell proliferation in the Drosophila central brain