Wentz Research Scholars
Recent Submissions
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Critical actors in subnational legislatures: A new frontier in women’s representation?
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)This study examines women’s issues and critical actors in Republican-controlled and Democrat-controlled U.S. state legislatures by examining publicly available legislative data. I study individual authors as potential ... -
Mother or womb? The portrayal of women as mothers in ancient near eastern texts
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)Many assumptions are made about the portrayal of women in the Bible, but what does the text actually portray them as, and how does this portrayal compare to the portrayal of women in other contemporary texts? This project ... -
Novel Ca²⁺ sensor controlling iron uptake in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a human pathogen
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram negative, opportunistic pathogen which causes a wide range of severe infections in humans. These infections are difficult to treat and, especially in the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) ... -
Effect of acid adaptation on pathogenic bacteria used as challenge organisms for microbial validation of biltong processing
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)Biltong is a South African dried beef product that has grown in popularity in U.S. markets over the last five years. Unlike traditional American beef jerky, biltong is dried at ambient temperature and humidity after ... -
Parental experience of their child’s cancer diagnosis as a predictor of health anxiety
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)Following a child’s pediatric cancer diagnosis, both the child and parent experience significant psychological stress. Several factors, such as cognitive appraisal mechanisms, demographic variables, stress, anxiety, and ... -
Differential effects of prebiotics on the gut mucosal immune response within the Peyer’s patches compared to the lamina propria of c57bl/6 female mice
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)This study was designed to examine the effects of two difference prebiotics (i.e., tart cherry and fructooligosaccharides) on cytokines and chemokines that regulate T cell homing, differentiation and activation within ... -
Exploring the ecological implications of seed defense strategies in Oklahoma forests
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)An important but often overlooked topic in plant community research explores bottlenecks to plant recruitment and survival due to seed predation (granivory). Often, granivory has a higher impact on seedling survival than ... -
Analysis of prescribed burn costs and associated variables in the Great Plains
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)In the Great Plains, fire is an important land management tool essential to maintaining and preserving the region’s ecosystems. Prescribed fire is critical in perpetuating regular fire return intervals and enhancing land ... -
Supporting activities of daily life for seniors via ai assistant
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)The goal of this project was to improve human to machine communication with individuals who suffer from a decreased mental function as a result of dementia. The first step was to understand complex and fuzzy inputs made ... -
Antifungal activity of novel microcycle derivatives
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes cryptococcosis. After inhalation, the organism disseminates to the brain, where it causes cryptococcal meningitis. Annually, approximately 225,000 ... -
Preventive effects of red ginseng on an aging hallmark - senescence
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)By 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years or older, increasing the importance of interventional therapies for age-associated diseases. Research investigating cultural dietary differences recognized that the ... -
Art of decapitation: Medici power, prestige, and propaganda
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)The martyrdom of the patron saint of Florence, Saint John the Baptist, ensured that a rhetoric of decapitation existed within the city prior even to the establishment of an oligarchic republic in 1382 and the subsequent ... -
Survey of counterinsurgency military operations in British and U.S. colonies
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)Survey and discussion of Malayan Emergency and Vietnam Conflict, with discussion and comparison of tactics and casualties. -
Who performs better at searching for and identifying missing children: Children or adults?
(Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-15)The own-age-bias is the finding that people are better able to recognize faces from their own age group compared to other age groups. Children are better at recognizing the faces of children. Therefore, children may perform ... -
Effectiveness of cooking with cadets: A 16-week cooking intervention for OSU Air Force and Army ROTC cadets
(Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-15)After ROTC cadets graduate, they will become officers and leaders within the military. One responsibility they will have initially is being a leader to at least 50 Soldiers. Soldiers will regularly approach their commanding ... -
Influence of shyness on language assessments
(Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-15)Accurate assessment of speech and communication disorders is complex and vital to an individual's success and clinician's work. One understudied component that could influence client's performance on language assessments ... -
Synergistic induction of avian immune gene expression by sirtuin modulators and histone methyltransferase inhibitors
(Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-15)With the parallel increase in the global demand for poultry production and rise in the threat of antimicrobial resistance, the development of novel antibiotic alternatives is integral to the security of the food-animal ... -
Technique for non-invasive identification of wild frogs using photographs
(Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-15)Photographic mark-recapture is a recent mark-recapture method to identify individuals in a species. This method uses photographs and the species natural pattern to identify them. Amphibians are difficult to mark reliably. ... -
Enzymatic assessment of cells with distinct TP53 mutations
(Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-15)The p53 transcription factor, encoded by the human gene TP53, is the most commonly mutated gene in human cancers. Once the TP53 gene is mutated, p53 proteins not only lose their tumor suppression abilities but can also ... -
Effects of organoantimony compounds on fungal pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans
(Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-15)Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogen that causes pulmonary cryptococcosis and cryptococcal meningitis in immune-compromised individuals. Candida albicans, also opportunistic, can cause pulmonary candidiasis, ...