Local Identifier: 1000
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: 1964-, Acevedo-Gutiérrez, Alejandro,; 1974-, Dietmar Schwarz,; C., Thomas, Austen; Spitzer, Sara
Formerly abundant salmonid, rockfish, and herring species are experiencing population decline in the Salish Sea. To design effective management and…
Local Identifier: 1001
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Henderson, Robert; J., Anthony-Cahill, Spencer
Tae1 is an amidase produced by gram negative Pseudomonas bacteria that attacks the peptidoglycan layer in the cell walls of neighboring bacteria…
Local Identifier: 1002
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Hubbard, Rachel; J., Anthony-Cahill, Spencer
Our research is focused on the production of a hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (HBOC) which can be used as a therapeutic in the event of acute blood…
Local Identifier: 1003
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: J., Anthony-Cahill, Spencer; Clint, Spiegel, P.; Michael, Murphy,; Ngoc-An, Hyuhn,; Johann, Sigurjonsson,; Jamie, Apperson,; Wo, Serena
Our research is focused on the production of a hemoglobin based oxygen carrier (HBOC) that can be used as a therapeutic in the event of acute blood…
Local Identifier: 1004
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Lawlor, Jake; M., Arellano, Shawn
Anthropogenic influence and increased atmospheric CO2 are creating a myriad of changing conditions for the world's oceans, including ocean…
Local Identifier: 1005
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Harris, Fawn; Jenise, Bauman,; Joleen, Palmer,
Anthropogenic alterations to streams and estuaries have negative impacts on salmonid species in the Puget Sound region. Many estuaries have been…
Local Identifier: 1006
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: A., Hackler, Ryan; scientist), Rider, David A. (Materials; F., Berger, Robert; F., Berger, Robert; Gormley, Eoghan
Methanol is an appealing alternative fuel, due to its high energy density and ease of storage and transport. In order for direct methanol fuel cells…
Local Identifier: 1007
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: F., Berger, Robert; Grote, Chris
Using density functional theory (DFT)-based calculations, we explore the extent to which achievable modes of structural remodeling can tune the near-…
Local Identifier: 1008
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Cyrus, Schaaf,; Emily, Borda,; Jensen, Dana
The Chemistry Concepts Questionnaire (CCQ) is an instrument that attempts to measure student's understanding of chemistry concepts in four areas…
Local Identifier: 1009
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Sean, Bruna,; Walsh, Cassandra
Gender expression is a fluid combination of verbal and non-verbal communication and an essential element of individual identity. Clothing selection…
Local Identifier: 1010
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: 1957-, Burgess, Don,; 1957-, Burgess, Don,; Scheree, Dowdy,; Feiro, Carly
This research focuses on an alternative route to teacher certification program that prepares 16 working paraeducators to become elementary teachers.…
Local Identifier: 1011
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Bo, Carrillo,; Peter, Topalian,; Cochran, Paul; E., Bussell, Mark
Biofuels are a promising alternative for transportation fuels due to their low carbon footprint, low sulfur content, and viability for use in…
Local Identifier: 1012
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Benson, Erin; Sarah, Campbell,
Research on marine resources indicates size-selective harvesting reduces the population size over time. Tse-Whit-Zen Village's shell midden, on…
Local Identifier: 1013
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Largent, Erica; R., Covey, Kevin
Our aim is to measure stellar rotation periods from the Kepler K2 Campaign 2 light curves to study the evolution of stars' angular momentum…
Local Identifier: 1014
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Lina, Dahlberg,; Ruth, Nelson; Zocher, Ellen
Ubiquitin is a small regulatory protein that can be attached to other proteins in a cell, tagging them for destruction. Ubiquitin plays a critical…
Local Identifier: 1015
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Brower, Cody; Gilman, Alicia; Kirsten, Drickey,; Taylor, Hermerding,
The Western Employee Language Program--a professional development initiative funded by a grant from the President's Office--provides university…
Local Identifier: 1016
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Kirsten, Drickey,; Andrew, Blick,; Pérez, Diane
As a university with an emphasis on the liberal arts, Western Washington University creates an interdisciplinary environment in which students,…
Local Identifier: 1017
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: James, Fortney,; Palay, Adrienne
Celebrities possess an unusually large amount of power and influence over the general population. This poster presents the ways in which celebrity…
Local Identifier: 1018
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Boucher, Jacob; Hemani, Hughes,
This poster provides an overview at the initial press coverage of the Marvel comic book Ms. Marvel #1 which features an Islamic superheroine located…
Local Identifier: 1019
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Andelin, Kyle; Brian, Hutchinson,; Kaplan, Sam
The 162 game long Major League Baseball season provides ample time for a player's performance to vary and trend in different directions.…
Local Identifier: 1020
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Brian, Hutchinson,; Nelson, Caleb
The 'TEnsor Log-LineAR' (TELLAR) model probabilistically maps acoustics to speech sounds (phones), a key step in speech recognition systems…
Local Identifier: 1021
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Asamoto, Ciara; Robin, Kodner,
Our understanding of phytoplankton community ecology is limited in Bellingham Bay. Phytoplankton serve a fundamental role in marine ecosystems as the…
Local Identifier: 1022
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Barnett, Kailey; Gingerich, Morgan; Robin, Kodner,
Sea Star Wasting Disease (SSWD) is prevalent along the West coast of North America and was first noticed in June 2013. It is characterized by the…
Local Identifier: 1023
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: G., Landis, Wayne; Kitsis, Gerald
For three decades, the species sensitivity distribution (SSD) has been the primary ecotoxicological tool to assess the effects of toxicants on…
Local Identifier: 1024
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Janelle, Leger,; R., Murphy, Amanda; Klemke, Carly; Nathan, Bradshaw,; Jesse, Larson,; Sean, Severt,; Nicholas, Ostrovsky-Snider,; Peterson, Ben
Biocompatible materials capable of controlled actuation are in high demand for use in biomedical applications such as dynamic tissue scaffolding,…
Local Identifier: 1025
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Janelle, Leger,; Limanek, Austin
The high cost of silicon-based photovoltaic devices is currently limiting their promise as a viable replacement to fossil fuel. Recent research in…
Local Identifier: 1026
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Cooper, Ariel; McCormick, Kyle; Yudong, Liu,; James, Hearne,; Zachary, Dunnewind,
Our senior project is an assistive tool for second language learners. The tool utilizes SMI's eye-tracking device to detect the user's…
Local Identifier: 1027
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Baozhen, Luo,; Cowley, Angela
This research examines how college students participate in and construct the meanings of hook ups through a gendered lens. Over a period of nine…
Local Identifier: 1028
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: Dewees, Dane; Gorham, Melissa; J., Mana, Mike
Dysfunction of glutamate NMDA receptors may contribute to cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. In the present study, we examined the effects of…
Local Identifier: 1029
Date Issued: 2015-05-14
Creators/Contributors: John, McLaughlin,; Leigh, Deanna
Bird damage to sweet cherry crops can cause major economic losses to the substantial Pacific Northwest fruit industry. As a pest management strategy…