Vol. 92 No. 1 (2020): 95th Annual Meeting Abstracts

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55632/pwvas.v92i1

Published: 2020-04-29

Meeting Abstracts-Oral

And Yet They Persisted: Early Evaluation of the First2 Network

Caitlin Howley
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First2 Network at Fairmont State University

Lance Michael Beck
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Methamphetamine-induced Locomotor Activity and LD50 in Cockroaches

David Findley, Michael Hambuchen
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Analyzing American Brand and Chinese Counterfeit Eyeshadows for Heavy Metals

Juilia Harman, Mark Flood, Kristy Henson, Matthew Scanlon
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The Role of FTL_1228 in Erythrocyte Invasion by Francisella tularensis

Rhiannon Virginia Macom, Joseph Horzempa
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Francisella tularensis FTL_0580 N-Terminal Domain Enhances Fluorescence Protein Expression

Kristen Haggerty, Stuart Cantlay, Joseph Horzempa
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The undergraduate research pipeline at West Virginia University

Michelle Richards-Babb
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The effect of high sugar diet on adipokine expression in 3T3-L1 cells and weight in mice

Samuel Tetteh-Quarshie, Cynthia B. Jones
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Compound Isolated from Fennel Dampens Virulence Factor Expression of Francisella tularensis

Elliot Collins
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A “scuttled saurian”?: A lower jaw bone of Tylosaurus kansasensis (Squamata: Mosasauridae) with an embedded tooth reexamined using CT scanning

Nathan E. Van Vranken, Nicholas M. Gardner
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The Permian diapsid reptiles Acerosodontosaurus and Claudiosaurus are not stem-turtles: Morphological and fossil phylogenetic analyses must take a cautious, holistic approach toward turtle origins

Nicholas M. Gardner, Nathan E. Van Vranken
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Determining the Concentration of Morphine and Codeine in Poppy Seeds for Drug Test Defense

Travis Michael Harding
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Integrating co-requisite math for STEM student success.

Lindsey Walck, Amanda Smith, Erica Harvey
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Scrutinizing premixed syngas combustion and its dynamics in micro-scale

Sunita Pokharel, V’yacheslav Akkerman, Mohsen Ayoobi
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The effect of vaping on the development and craniofacial morphology of Xenopus laevis embryos.

Camden Cutlip
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Determination of a new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the lower Tennessee River Drainage, USA.

Emmy Delekta, Zachary Loughman, Bronwyn Williams
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Analysis of Stable Isotopes for Cambarus carinirostris, Cambarus robustus, and Faxonius obscurus in Kings Creek.

Haley Miller
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Scientific method for improvement and student success: Plan-Do-Study-Act.

Erica Harvey, Sue Ann Heatherly, Sarah Starcovic, Shannon Knowlton
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Increasing trends in Lyme borreliosis reported from Upshur County WV

Kyra Duncan, Melanie Sal, Kim Bjorgo-Thorne
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Determining the Role of Francisella lipoprotein A (FlpA) in Francisella tularensis Susceptibility to Resazomycins.

Morgan Rice, Noah Taeff, Jennifer Hickman, Donald Primerano, James Denvir, Deanna Schmitt
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Summer research camp experience for success in STEM

Sanish Rai
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A New Approach to Quantify Flame Acceleration due to Wall Friction in a Micro-Slit.

Lateef Adewale Kareem
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OpiA, a Type Six Secretion System Substrate, localizes to the cell pole and plays a role in bacterial growth and viability in Francisella tularensis LVS.

Stuart Cantlay, Kristen Haggerty, Joseph Horzempa
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The effect of the antibiotic Spectramast LC on the growth of E. coli in the rumen of dairy cattle.

Gunner Edgell
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Effects of forest fragmentation on terrestrial macro-snail populations

Emma McClelland, Zachary Loughman
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Susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to Resazomycins in Varying Oxygen Concentrations

Kailee Cunningham, Justin Rice, Deanna M Schmitt
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Conservation Assessment of Cambarus dubius in Pennsylvania with Distribution Notes on Lacunicambarus thomai.

Patrick F. Allison Jr., David A. Lieb, Zachary J. Loughman, Holly L. Racine
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Isothermal measurements of a Langmuir monolayer of a non-polar fluorocarbon chain molecule

Mengyang Li, Nicholas Sheetz, Clayton Smith
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Efficacy of a combined lecture/laboratory model for student performance and engagement in introductory chemistry courses.

Scott Brothers, Lisa Reilly
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An Overview of WebAssembly

Nicholas Burkhart, Weidong Liao, Osman Guzide
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Appraisal of CFD Discrete-Phase Models to be employed for Modeling Coal Particle Feeding in a Staged, Pressurized Oxy-fuel Combustor (SPOC)

Alain Islas, Ansan Pokharel, V'yacheslav Akkerman, Zhiwei Yang, Richard L. Axelbaum
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Psyched for STEM: Integrating psychology as a science in elementary education

Tifani Fletcher, Audrey Eisel, Melesa Swartz
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Faculty-Student Engagement Best Practices

Renaud Emmanuel Stauber
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Effect of burner geometry on the morphology and propagation of supercritical, CO2-diluted oxy-methane flames in obstructed channels

Samuel Abimbola Ogunfuye, V'yacheslav Akkerman, Abdulafeez Adebiyi, Konstantin Kemenov
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Isothermal measurements of a Langmuir monolayer of a non-polar fluorocarbon chain molecule.

Nicholas Sheetz, Mengyang Li, Clayton Smith
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Computational Study of Pressurized Oxy-fuel Combustion of a Multi-phase Medium comprised of Methane (Fluid) and Pulverized Coal (Solid)

Ansan Pokharel, Alain Islas Montero, Gideon Udochukwu, V’yacheslav Akkerman
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Propagation of Nonequidiffusive Premixed Flames in Channels with Open Ends

Olatunde Abidakun
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Transcriptional profiling of mitochondrial metabolic regulatory genes during lipid absorption in larval Danio rerio (zebrafish).

Heather Elaine Price, James W Walters
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Effects of CHD8 mutations on the intestinal dysmotility and peristalsis rate in a larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) model of autism

Syed Monis Ali, Harold Burgess, Harold Burgess, Harold Burgess, James William Walters
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Application of ACUE module "Embedding Career Guidance Into Your Course" at WVU Tech

Yogendra M Panta, Kenan Hatipoglu
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Implementation of ACUE's "Developing student’s career ready skills" module at WVU Tech

Yogendra M Panta, Kenan Hatipoglu
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Data mining of solar panel data to analyze the effects of different metals in producing photocurrent

Madison Janes, Matthias Baur, Mahmood Hossain, Erica Harvey
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Meeting Abstracts-Poster

Conducting DNA analyses using skeletal remains

Gabrielle A. Broski, Kristy Henson
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Testing the reliability and validity of 3D scanning devices applied to the two-compartment model of body composition.

Jaimee Elise Martin, Kristy Henson, Greg Popovich, Rachel Fulks, Jaiden Harvey
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Using Dermestid Beetles to Enhance Forensic Science Curriculum

Kiersten Marie Lowdermilk, Kristy Henson
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Using mammalian skulls to enhance undergraduate research on skeletal trauma in a forensic anthropology course.

Kristy Henson
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis case report with possible link to nutrition

Brooke Grill, Maple Landvoigt, Dina Schaper, Jodi Flanders
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Liver dysfunction effects on methamphetamine pharmacokinetics in male and female rats

Michael D Berquist, Mitchell R McGill, Anna Mazur, David Findley, Greg Gorman, Jones B Cynthia, Michael Hambuchen
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Blood spatter impact accuracy on nonporous surfaces and how it affects criminal investigation.

Cassandra Danielle Whitlatch, Kristy Henson
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MTT Proliferation Assay

Adriana Sue Anderson
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A machine learning approach for predicting molecular energy

John T. Barber, Raymond W. Holsapple
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Assessment of water chemistry’s influence on carbon cycling and microbial respiration using standardized substrates in Upper Ohio River watersheds

Emily Huff, James Wood
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Investigation of the role of Band 3 in red blood cell invasion by Francisella tularensis.

Carly Cunningham, Joseph Horzempa, Rhiannon Malcom
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Arsenic Levels in American Brand and Chinese Counterfeit Eyeshadows

Patricia Best
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The Recreation of Irish Peat Bog Environments to Recreate Biological Mummification

Jordyn Elaine Bush, Kristy Henson
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Determining if Household Powders can Aid in Forensic Fingerprint Analysis

Megan Way, Kristy Henson
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Skeletal Weathering on Remains Frozen for Different Time Intervals.

Jonathan Ryan Prince, Kristy Henson
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Quantification of Formaldehyde in Hair Creams Using Chromogenic Methods

Ariel Quesenberry
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Determining the Effects of Animal Decomposition on Soil Microbes

Amelia Sebok, Mark Flood, Kristy Henson
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Instrumentation standardization and reproducibility to support hands-on solar energy research

Sarah Ann Starcovic, Shannon Knowlton, Shannon Knowlton, Kendra Gillo, Kendra Gillo, Erica Harvey, Erica Harvey
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Validation of the antimicrobial activity of Nymphaea odorata extract.

Jada Michelle Voellinger
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Role of FTL_1306 (dipA) in Francisella tularensis susceptibility to resazomycins.

Kendall Souder, Michael Whaby, Jennifer Hickman, Deanna Scmitt, Donald Primerano, James Denvir
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Stream assessment goes local—identifying regional drivers of water quality to inform management for local watershed groups.

Garrett William Hoover
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Assessment of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in the northern panhandle of West Virginia.

Theresa Ann Prochaska, Zachary J Loughman
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Investigation of potential dominant negative dipA mutants in susceptibility of Francisella tularensis to resazomycins.

Janelle Marie Stack, Adam Jarrett, Deanna Schmitt
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A look into HSTA student success initiatives directed at increasing college persistence and success among at-risk students.

Summer Lea Kuhn
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The Role of FTL_1229 during Infection and Erythrocyte Invasion by Francisella tularensis.

Jennifer Rose Myers, Joseph Horzempa
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Movement Ecology of the Big Sandy Crayfish (Cambarus callainus) Assessed via Radio Telemetry

Destinee Davis, Zachary Loughman
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The role of pilD in Francisella tularensis susceptibility to resazomycins.

Daron Marshall Weekley, Jacob Pancake, Jennifer Hickman
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Dominance in Female Crested Geckos (Correlophus ciliates)

Makayla Alexandra Schaefer, Haley Wetzel, Kinsey Skalican, Sarah Johanson, Zachary Loughman
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West Virginia University Herbarium Digitization Projects

Donna Ford-Werntz, Matthew Sheik, Cynthia Huebner
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Target Training Juvenile False Water Cobras (Hydrodynastes gigas)

Michelle Williams, Zachary Loughman
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Strength of Bacterial Nanocellulose Based on Type of Saccharide Present During Formation

Eric Jonathan Constant, Mark Watson
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Preliminary Analysis of Mark-Recapture Data for an Ongoing Autecological Study of the Northern Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon sipedon, in a West Virginia stream.

Brian Ringhiser, Zachary Loughman
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Evaluating Preference Between Sterile and Enriched Enclosures in False Water Cobras (Hydrodynastes gigas): A Case Study

Christopher Lloyd, Zachary Loughman
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Descriptive analysis of long-term monitoring sites for Cambarus callainus and Cambarus veteranus.

Jimmy Krochmal, Zachary Loughman
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Epidemiology and Treatment of Cryptosporidium serpentis in a Snake Collection

Sydney A Ozersky, Carly Cunningham, Kinsey Guthrie, Zachary Loughman
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Microbial source tracking of a mixed land use tributary in the Upper Ohio River Basin

Abigail O'Connor
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Investigating Plastic Accumulation in Sediments on the Banks of the Ohio River Near Wheeling, WV

Tressa Jo Plum
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Dry and Ash Free Dry Mass to Length Relationships and Salinity Stress Response of Rock Crayfish (Cambarus carinirostris) and Allegheny Crayfish (Faxonius obscurus)

Addie Rebecca Shanor, James Wood, Zachary Loughman
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Developing Software to Numerically Solve a System of Impulsive Ordinary Differential Equations

BRIAN CRUTCHLEY, Qing Wang
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Modeling the Effects of An Anti-CTLA-4 Antibody Therapy on Metastatic Melanoma.

Heidi Reichert, Qing Wang
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Modeling the effect of a combinatorial anti-CTLA antibody and radiation therapy on metastatic lung cancer.

Jean-Emmanuel Kouadio, Qing Wang
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Modeling and Analyzing the Effect of a Radiation Therapy on Tumor Growth

Katey Burner, Qing Wang
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Selective Hydride Addition Reaction in Ester vs. Amide Chemical Functional Group

Alyssa Danielle Hunt
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Colorful turtles lack a preference for carotenoid-based food that maintains stripe and spot color.

John Steffen, Logan Rothstein
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Disease affects carotenoid-based turtle coloration and may function as a condition-dependent indicator trait.

John Steffen, Dominik Webster, Dominik Webster
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The Impact of Two-Minute Training Sessions on Confidence level for Providing Compression-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Teresa Faykus, Taylor Curry, Austin Raines
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Community-level Physiological Profile, Cellulose and Lignin Degradation of the Microbial Assemblages Associated with Epifagus virginiana

Desiree L. Evans, Jasmine M. Lafferty, Aida E, Jimenez
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Efficient Simulation of Allele-Specific Expression.

Justin R Fisher, Jason Rafe Miller
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A Multi-Cloud Environment for Relational Database Services: Design and Prototyping

Weidong Liao, Jacob Boone
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Sequencing of a npc1L1 mutation in larval zebrafish

Jordan Marcelle Smith, James William Walters, James William Walters
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Chemical Approach to Separate Amino Alcohol Diastereomer Mixture

Eshaq Ali Alashmali
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Modernism, postmodernism, and chaos: thinking styles and political preferences

John H. Hull, Debra Hull, Sonya Davis, Camila Cuevas, Riley Meyers
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Trigger words in conversation and the classroom: the good, the bad, and the ugly

John H. Hull, Quron Eggleston, Mershawn Smith, Dajour Bryant-Hull, Mariah Chobany
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Gene Expression of Transcription factors and Secretion of Cytokines in Co-culturing of Dendritic Cells and Naïve T cells in Stressed AHCC-fed Mice Courtney Rolen1, Elisha Martin1, Rajnish Sahu2Tesfaye Belay1, 1Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV; 2Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL.

Courtney Rolen
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Gene expression profiles T helper cell chemokines, cytokines and transcription factors in the genital tract of a stress mouse model during Chlamydia muridarum infection

Brianna Brooke Punturi
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Optimizing a micro-fluidic slide for in vivo imaging of larval Zebrafish.

Dakota James Parnell, Jesse Reed Orell, Syed Monis Ali, James William Walters
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Forecasting California Housing Prices Using a Linear Regression Model

Luisely Doza, Jason Rafe Miller
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Effects of pNaKtide in 5/6 Partial Nephrectomy mouse model having benefits on Red Blood Cells survival and Cardiac Function

Hibba Chaudhry
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Why zombies crave brains: an exploration of two hypotheses.

Greg Edward Popovich
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Junior Academy (HS Students) - Poster Abstracts

The antimicrobial activity of Serena repens (Saw Palmetto) extract against Burkholderia cepacia.

Umesh Nepali, Dr.Joseph Horzempa
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