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Complex carbohydrates are composed of diverse monosaccharide subunits and various glycosidic linkages; a plethora of substrate-specific enzymes are needed to digest them for primary metabolism. A unique feature of the Bacteroidetes genome is the presence of polysaccharide utilization loci (PULs)...

Earth Science is not a diverse field. Women are awarded less than half of undergraduate Earth Science degrees and underrepresented minority groups are awarded less than 10%. This thesis project investigates the way Earth Science is taught at the middle/high...

This thesis attempts to analyze the Roman Senate's actions during the importation of three different gods — Cybele, Asklepios, and Bacchus — into Rome during the Middle Republic (400-133 BCE) in order to deduce how the Senate manipulated these religious...

A critical analysis of various misconceptions surrounding the 1978-9 Beijing Xidan Democracy Wall Movement. The narrative of the movement has been skewed by both the Chinese and United States governments and the false story has continued in much of the...