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The U.S. higher education system is struggling to adapt to the needs of modern society. Employers hire for specific skills and are increasingly looking outside of higher education degrees as those degrees fail to deliver needed...
The Grizzly, December 5, 2019
Ursinus Cancels Swimming Seasons After Hazing Investigation Students Detail Harassment on Main Street Summer Internship Tips with CPD Get to Know: Spring Break Service Trip Opinion: Ursinus' Judicial System is Broken Q&A...
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The Grizzly, April 9, 2020
Faculty Adjust to the Zoom Life Center for Writing and Speaking Goes Online Study Abroad Programs From all Around the World get Cancelled - and it Hurts COVID Infects Ursinus' Record Books Lazer's Historic Start Cut Short
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Hard-sphere interactions in velocity jump models
Group-level behaviour of particles undergoing a velocity jump process with hard-sphere interactions is investigated. We derive N-particle transport equations that include the possibility of collisions between particles and apply...
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Problematizing public engagement within public pedagogy research and practice

In this article, we explore issues related to how scholars attempt to enact public pedagogy (i.e. doing ‘public engagement’ work) and how they research public pedagogy (i.e. framing and researching artistic and activist...

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An AGTR1 Variant Worsens Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Metabolic Syndrome
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and hypertension are closely related but there has been little genetic evidence to link them. In this issue, Musso et al. provide evidence that a common variant in AGTR1 (A1166C) is associated...
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The Impact of BPA, BPS, and BPF on Cathepsin Activity and Metastasis of MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells
Jake C Lachowicz
Jan 01, 0001
In the twenty-first century, plastic is a major product we use throughout our daily lives. One of the main components that is used to create and harden some plastics is a compound called bisphenol A (BPA). It is found widely in...
Published by: Ursinus College
Deprotection, Purification, and Characterization of Potential Small Molecule Methyltransferase Inhibitors
John Jake Sasso
Jan 01, 0001
Methyltransferases are a large class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of methyl groups to various protein substrates. This reaction is observed in numerous cellular processes, including the regulation of gene expression...
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The Effects of Bisphenol A Structural Analogs on the Metastasis and Cathepsin Activity of MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells
Jake C Lachowicz
Jan 01, 0001
Although different in practical use, water bottles, thermal receipts, and food cans all have one thing in common. All of these items have the possibility of containing bisphenols. Bisphenols are synthetic chemicals used in the...
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The Grizzly, March 26, 2020
Seniors Sound Off on Ursinus' Switch to Online Classes The Arts: A Casualty to Come? "Spoken Word" Course Speaks Loudly Ursinus Seniors' Careers End Abruptly Lacrosse Dominates, Briefly
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Design and Synthesis of Small Molecule Inhibitors Using Nucleophilic Substitution
John Jake Sasso
Jan 01, 0001
The goal of this project was to design and synthesize small molecule inhibitors using nucleophilic substitution, reductive amination, tosylation, debenzylation, and deprotection reactions.
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Too hard, too easy, or just right? The effects of context on effort and boredom aversion

Despite people’s general desire to avoid cognitive effort, there is a limit to our parsimony: boredom, a state defined by a lack of successful mental engagement, is found to be similarly aversive. The work presented here...

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Scientific research on animal biodiversity is systematically biased towards vertebrates and temperate regions.
Over the last 25 years, research on biodiversity has expanded dramatically, fuelled by increasing threats to the natural world. However, the number of published studies is heavily weighted towards certain taxa, perhaps...
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Self-reported extracurricular activity, academic success, and quality of life in UK medical students.
OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship between academic performance, extracurricular activity, and quality of life at medical school in the UK to aid our understanding of students' work-life balance. METHODS: A cross-sectional...
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The Ontogeny and Function of Placental Macrophages.
The placenta is a fetal-derived organ whose function is crucial for both maternal and fetal health. The human placenta contains a population of fetal macrophages termed Hofbauer cells. These macrophages play diverse roles...
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Insights into paediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease from genetic variants.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a multifactorial condition with a significant genetic contribution to its pathogenesis and progression. Over the past decade, there has been much investigation into genetic variants...
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Deaths While under Probation Supervision
Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that ‘everyone has the right to life’. This right is contained in all human rights treaties that developed from the UDHR, including the European Convention on...
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Problematizing public engagement within public pedagogy research and practice

In this article, we explore issues related to how scholars attempt to enact public pedagogy (i.e. doing ‘public engagement’ work) and how they research public pedagogy (i.e. framing and researching artistic and activist...

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