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Spontaneous Alternating Behavior in <em>Paramecium caudatum</em> and <em>Paramecium multimicronucleatum</em>
… unfamiliar direction in a two choice situation. <em>Paramecium</em> is the only microscopic genus in which SAB has been studied. The two earlier studies regarding SAB in <em>Paramecium</em> have come to conclusive, but diametrically opposed results. Designing a single new experiment that …
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<em>In Vitro Cultivation</em> of the Microphallid Trematode <em>Gynaecotyla Adunca</em>
… important to study the cultivation of parasites <em>in vitro</em> for many reasons, such as to aid in developing antihelminthic drugs and vaccines, to eliminate the need for vertebrate hosts in parasite culture, and to more easily study the genetics and the biology of parasites. Trematodes have …
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Phylogeny of <em>Panthera</em>, Including <em>P. atrox</em>, Based on Cranialmandibular Characters
… have been proposed for extant and extinct members of the family Felidae. However, there remain several discrepancies, particularly within the genus <em>Panthera</em> and the position of <em>Panthera atrox</em>. Consequently, morphologic characters from the skull and dentary were analyzed …
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Novel method of selecting human spermatozoa for <em>In </em><em>Vitro </em>fertilization
… the diagnosis of male infertility is based on semen analysis when semen volume, sperm concentration, motility and morphology are evaluated. These characteristics help to assess how many spermatozoa are capable to get through the natural barriers of the female reproductive tract such as viscous …
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“Proteins: Boil ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew”
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01
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Irreconcilable Oppositions: "<em>Es Muss Sein</em>" and <em>The Unbearable Lightness of Being</em>
<p>Milan Kundera's <em>The Unbearable Lightness of Being</em> is a novel written in response to the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's myth of eternal return. Through questioning Nietzsche's myth, Kundera creates an existential framework that rejects eternal return and illustrates his …
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Wrestling with Father Shakespeare: Contemporary Revisions of <em>King Lear</em> and <em>The Tempest</em>.
<p>In Shakespeare’s The Tempest and King Lear, the relationship between the father and his children affects the progression and outcome of events. Goneril and Regan oppose Lear after Cordelia’s untimely rebellion and disownment. In The Tempest, Caliban desires to overthrow Prospero for freedom. …
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A Comparative Analysis of Upton Sinclair's <em>The Jungle</em> and Emile Zola's <em>Germinal</em>.
<p>This study attempts to demonstrate that Upton Sinclair's The Jungle was modeled upon Emile Zola's Germinal. A comparative analysis of their novels is the method by which the latter statement is substantiated. A close reading of these works unveils their overlappings in terms of characterization, …
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Lovecraftian Queerness: Weird and Queer Temporalities in <em>Lovecraft Country</em> and <em>Detransition, Baby</em>
… P. Lovecraft’s work through the lens of queer temporality, I offer a queer perspective on Lovecraft, reading the monstrous outside in his work as a queer figure and casting the temporal conflict common to Lovecraftian horror as a conflict between dominant time and outside time. I argue that, by …
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Studies of Susceptibility of Broad-Headed Skinks (<em>Eumeces laticeps</em>) and Laboratory Mice (<em>Mus musculus</em>) to Strain MI-2 of <em>Borrelia burgdorferi</em> and Vector Competence of the Tick <em>Ixodes scapularis</em>
… competence of the broad-headed skink, <em>Eameces laticeps</em>, for <em>Borrelia burgdorferi</em> was evaluated. Attempts to infect broad-headed skinks with MI-2 strain spirochetes were unsuccessful. Spirochetes could not be isolated from various tissues of seven lizards at least 30 …
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Sexual Violence, Rape Culture, and the Ethics of Care in <em>Promising Young Woman</em> (2020), <em>Blink Twice</em> (2024), and <em>Women Talking</em> (2022)
… on rape and rape culture is reflected in contemporary cinema. This thesis analyzes <em>Promising Young Woman</em> (2020), <em>Blink Twice</em> (2024), and <em>Women Talking</em> (2022)—all directed by women—through the theoretical framework of the ethics of care, highlighting how these films …
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Characterization and Genetic Analysis of The Morphological Mutant <em>Crisp-5</em> of <em>Neurospora crassa</em>
<p>The <em>crisp-5</em> (<em>cr-5</em>) mutant (allele 123 CJ13-6A) of <em>Neurospora crassa</em> was isolated in the Georgia Southern Neurospora Laboratory and was found to be linked to <em>ad-4 </em>in LG III. The present study mapped <em>cr-5</em> to the right of <em>ad-4</em> with the gene …
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From Arcadia to Heroism: The Progression of the Protagonists in Evelyn Waugh's <em>Decline and Fall</em>, <em>A Handful of Dust</em> and <em>Brideshead Revisited</em>.
… <p>The introduction explains the term <em>hero</em> and gives a brief review of Pearson's book. Chapters two, three and four are each devoted to one of the specified novels and contain an examination of how the protagonist progresses through Pearson's archetypes. Chapter five is the …
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Trophies or Treasures: The Burden of Choice for Mothers, Wives, and Daughters in <em>Washington Square</em>, <em>The Portrait of a Lady</em>, and <em>The Bostonians</em>.
… depends on their ability to make a free choice. Female characters are manipulated and diminished by a patriarchal system that not only seeks to subordinate their will, but also to objectify them, to place them on the shelf as a trophy. Fathers and husbands are typically the controlling agents, but …
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“Henrietta and Harriet:” Considering the Marginalized Best Friend in Burney’s <em>Cecilia</em> and Austen’s <em>Emma</em>
… is a gap in scholarship discussing Austen’s <em>Emma</em> in context with the Burney’s <em>Cecilia</em>. This paper argues that there are notable threads—heiresses with absent or inadequate father figures, charity-case best friends, and rushed endings—connecting <em>Emma</em> and …
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"Th' offense pardons itself": Sex and the Church in <em>Othello</em> and <em>Measure for Measure</em>
… sexual jealousy leads to the death of Desdemona, Emilia, and himself. In Measure for Measure, Angelo's unbending literal interpretation of law threatens the life of Claudio, and his newly awakened lust threatens the virtue of Isabella. Both Othello and Angelo, through their self-government …
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Thermal Adaptation in <em>Daphnia pulex</em>.
… adaptation in freshwater planktonic crustacean <em>Daphnia pulex</em> has been investigated by means of heatshock (35°C) experiments using individuals acclimated to different water temperatures (18, 24, and 28°C). Retention of mobility and survival during the heatshock experiments differed among …
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Evolução em carga imediata em implantes osseointegrados
… more effectively and a load immediate over them could not bring consequence in the process or even, depending on the bone condition and level of strength, be beneficial. Face of these events intend to do a detailed review of the evolution of immediate loading in implant dentistry, placing more …
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