Oral Presentations: Session E

Influence of Temperature on the Tensile Strength of Spider Silk (Araneus gemmoides)

Victoria Lekson, Pepperdine University

Rockwell Academic Center 178

3:30 PM

What Makes A ‘Good’ Definition: Analyzing Students’ Conceptions of Mathematical Definitions and the Pedagogy of Definitions In Math Education

Jesse Aston, Pepperdine University

Rockwell Academic Center 178

3:45 PM

The effect of shear stress, potassium, and adenosine on α-1 adrenergic vasoconstriction of rat soleus feed arteries

Tanner J. Heckle, Pepperdine University

Rockwell Academic Center 178

4:00 PM

Cardiovascular Health Among US and Argentine University Students: A Comparative Study of Behaviors and Risk Factors

Gina Fitzgerald, Pepperdine University
Gabriella Smith, Pepperdine University

Rockwell Academic Center 178

4:15 PM

Extracts of Trichostema lanatum inhibit the growth of gram-positive bacteria and an Escherichia coli ΔtolC mutant strain

Matthew C. Fleming, Pepperdine University

Rockwell Academic Center 178

4:30 PM

BACIBeans: A NetBeans Plugin for Concurrent Programs

Ashley Broadwell, Pepperdine University

Rockwell Academic Center 178

5:00 PM

The influence of carbohydrate ingestion on peripheral and central fatigue during exercise in hypoxia: A narrative review

Erin Sinai, Pepperdine University

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Conspecific aggression of invasive crayfish, P. clarkii, in response to chemical cues

Elyse Vetter
Elise DeArment
Audrey Fontes
Gary Bucciarelli
Lee Kats

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Regioselectivity for a Series of Ketoimines with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory

Amanda Stahl
Joseph M. Fritsch, Pepperdine University
Kelsey R. Brereton, Pepperdine University

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Decline in Amphibian Health in Local Stream

Elyse Vetter
Elise DeArment
Colton Russell
Audrey Fontes
Lee Kats

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

The composition and functional potential of the human mammary microbiota prior to and following breast tumor development.

Courtney Hoskinson, Pepperdine University
Leah Stiemsma, Pepperdine University
Jaelyn Gabel
Anne Kump
Natascia Marino

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Photosynthetic Response of Pentagramma triangularis to Summer Desiccation

Brandon Grinovich

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

The Effect of Lumbar Support on Holding Shoulder Electromyography and Trunk Kinematics in Collegiate Violinists

Lauren Elizabeth Lee, Pepperdine University
Kevin Enstrom, Pepperdine University
Michael T. Soucy, Oregon State University

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Post-fire recovery and microsite differentiation among ten fern species in the Santa Monica Mountains of southern California

Sarah Holmes
Stephen D. Davis
Helen I. Holmund

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM