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St. Albert's Day is celebrated in honor of St. Albert Magnus, known as Albert the Great, who was a scientist, philosopher and theologian, and served as a mentor to St. Thomas Aquinas.Creighton University hosts an annual St. Albert's Day/University Research Day celebration during which students present posters reflecting their research projects. This is a collection of those posters.
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St. Albert’s Day Student Research Forum: April 12, 2016
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2016)HISTORY OF ST. ALBERT’S DAY AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY|In 1997, faculty from the health science schools, as well as from the College of Arts and Sciences, expressed an interest in promoting the interaction between faculty ... -
St. Albert’s Day Student Research Forum: April 14, 2015
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2015)HISTORY OF ST. ALBERT’S DAY AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY|In 1997, faculty from the health science schools, as well as from the College of Arts and Sciences, expressed an interest in promoting the interaction between faculty ... -
St. Albert’s Day Student Research Forum: March 26, 2013
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2013)HISTORY OF ST. ALBERT’S DAY AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY|In 1997, faculty from the health science schools, as well as from the College of Arts and Sciences, expressed an interest in promoting the interaction between faculty ... -
St. Albert’s Day Student Research Forum: April 1, 2014
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2014)HISTORY OF ST. ALBERT’S DAY AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY|In 1997, faculty from the health science schools, as well as from the College of Arts and Sciences, expressed an interest in promoting the interaction between faculty ... -
Work Toward the Development of a Microfluidic Biosensor
(Creighton University. 2012)Project Goals • Optimize the method of electrode fabrication to make the microchip more durable and long-lasting •Determine the oxidation potential of luminol and hydrogen peroxide. •Optimize the flow rate of the solution ... -
Pilot Study: The Florence Clinic, Refugee Populations, and Community Health
(Creighton University. 2012)Goals of the Study 1.To investigate and better understand the health-related needs and concerns of refugee communities served by the Florence Clinic. 2. To better address the needs of the communities served by the Florence ... -
Design of a Library of Potential Inhibitors to Farnesyltransferase
(Creighton University. 2012)Insight Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancerrelated deaths. Patients have a survival rate of less than 5% within a five-year span. On average, patients die about two and a half years post-diagnosis ... -
The nocturnal low-level jet in tropical West Africa: Generation and representation in various data archives
(Creighton University. 2012)Like many regions, tropical West Africa often experiences a low‐level jet stream after sunset. In general, such jets are believed to be produced as a response to the sudden decrease in turbulence in the boundary layer when ... -
Close Range Remote Sensing and HPLC Analysis of Coastal Phytoplankton on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
(Creighton University. 2012)Coastal communities are intimately connected to coastal water quality. The occurrence of harmful algal blooms has increased worldwide in recent years and is primarily attributed to coastal and estuarine eutrophication. ... -
Water Quality Public Health Program in the Dominican Republic
(Creighton University. 2012)The Institute of Latin American Concern (ILAC) is a Jesuit mission that was established over 30 years ago to provide healthcare to impoverished, rural Dominicans. Early in its history the organization realized that systematic ... -
The Impact of the Withdrawal of Propoxyphene from the U. S. Market
(Creighton University. 2012)To determine the clinical and economic impact of the withdrawal of propoxyphene from the U.S. market. Using a proprietary data set we: Determined the prescription products that patients were switched to following ... -
The Effect of Two Different Creatine Formulations on Upper and Lower Body Muscular Strength and Endurance in Resistance Trained Men
(Creighton University. 2012)Creatine (CR; α-methylguanidinoacetic acid) is a nitrogenous compound synthesized in the liver and pancreas from the amino acids arginine, methionine, and glycine. Dietary sources of CR include meats and fish, however, ... -
Sodium Iodide Radiographic Contrast To Distinguish Between Non- and Cavitated Carious Lesions
(Creighton University. 2012)Background In managing dental caries, the ability to distinguish between non-cavitated and cavitated lesions is crucial since the former can be treated by non-surgical methods. Interproximal caries relies mostly on ... -
Identifying the precursors of food insecurity to better understand occupational needs: A pilot study
(Creighton University. 2012)Current economic conditions have left families unable to put food on the table. Too often parents and children do not know where their next meal will come from. Food security is a basic human right as declared by the ... -
A Microfluidics Experiment for the Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
(Creighton University. 2012)During the past decade, the emerging field of microfluidics has moved to the forefront of science, particularly in analytical chemistry. It would be beneficial for undergraduate students utilize microfluidic methods. ... -
HIGH-EFFICIENCY MICROPHOTOOXIDATION OF 2,3,4,5-TETRAPHENYLFURAN USING MILLIWATT LED SOURCES
(Creighton University. 2012)We studied the photooxidation of 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylfuran using O2 under pressure to make 1,2,3,4-tetraphenyl-2-buten-1,4-dione, of interest in natural product synthesis. We used methylene blue as energy sensitizer and ... -
The Use of Cryotherapy to Alter Lower Extremity Motoneuron Pool Excitability in a Patient with an Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain- A Case Report
(Creighton University. 2012)To describe changes in soleus and fibularis longus motoneuron pool excitability following an acute lateral ankle sprain Cryotherapy and compression may alter motoneuron pool excitability –Increase soleus –Decrease fibularis ... -
Simulating a Multiple Player Extended Deterrence Game with Agent Based Modeling
(Creighton University. 2012)An extended deterrence game is presented that supports an arbitrary number of protégé for the game’s two principal players, an attacker and defender, including protégé with commitments to both the attacker and defender. ... -
Altered Expression of Genes and microRNA Modulators of Sphingolipid Metabolism and Gdf1/Nodal Signaling in Fumonisin and FTY720-treated Exencephalic Embryos and Placentas
(Creighton University. 2012)Fumonisin B1 (FB1) is a mycotoxin produced by a common fungal contaminant of corn. Gestational exposure to FB1- contaminated food has been associated with increased risk for neural tube defects (NTDs) in populations that ... -
Development of a TaqMan® Multiplex PCR Assay for Detection of Plasmid-Mediated Amp-C β-lactamase (pmAmpC) Genes
(Creighton University. 2012)Background: Isolates that produce pmAmpCs, such as K. pneumoniae (Kp), E. coli (Ec), and Salmonella spp. (Sal), can be resistant to most β-lactams. These enzymes can phenotypically interfere with the detection of ESBL and ...
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