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Combination of Rapamycin and Resveratrol for Treatment of Bladder Cancer.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2018-04-25)Loss of TSC1 function, a crucial negative regulator of mTOR signaling, is a common alteration in bladder cancer. Mutations in other members of the PI3K pathway, leading to mTOR activation, are also found in bladder cancer. ... -
Dyslexia and Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Common Reading Difficulties, Common Solutions? A Study Proposal.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2019-05-07)Reading is critically important for an individual to succeed throughout their lifetime (Hudson et al., 2018). Programs such as PAF and other direct instruction methods have been demonstrated to be beneficial to individuals ... -
skn-1, src-1, src-2 knockout in C. elegans alter susceptibility to MeHg toxicity.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2018-04-25)Methylmercury (MeHg) is a highly toxic organometal found in the environment. Humans are exposed to methylmercury through consumption of contaminated fish and plants, as well as through occupational exposure and anthropogenic ... -
Statistics of Arnold’s Diffusion.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2018-08-24)Vladimir Arnold, a Russian mathematician, developed a series of dependent equations that can be used to describe the stability of a system. To illustrate, Arnold’s ideas were used in developing a mixing diagnostic tool ... -
The Effects of Social Support on Depression.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2019-05-07)This paper explores the modifying effect of psychosocial resources, namely social support, on depression. A lack of social support serves as a risk factor for individuals of all ages to develop depression or depressive ... -
Optimizing Prosocial Behaviors in any Situation: Aspects & Strategies.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2018-08-08)The present paper examines aspects of a situation which will optimize prosocial behavior in an effort to apply the findings to the real world, in an educational or programming capacity, and how to realistically elicit ... -
Rashbam’s Approach to Harmonization in Legal Contexts of the Bible.
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Mapping Mivami: Analyzing Relationships in the Talmud.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2019-05-07)Humans are inherently social beings. Humanity thrives on social interactions and discerns information from social contextual clues. Relationships in a social network have meaning and real-life implications. Relationships ... -
Enhancing Melodic Intonation Therapy with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for People with Chronic Broca’s Aphasia: A Proposed Study.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2019-05-07)The neural mechanisms underlying the success of Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT) are heavily debated. Several studies report that MIT increases language production by recruiting the right Broca’s homolog through speaking ... -
Let My Packets Go: How Net Neutrality Hacks the Free Flow of Data.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2018-12-14)Because the ‘Restoring Internet Freedom’ order repealed Net Neutrality laws in 2017, it restored the Internet to its original structure and behavior as a free market. The Internet started as a communication network. It was ... -
The Wicked Son as a Warrior in European Haggadot of the 14th-17th Century.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2018-08-13)Because we lack the knowledge of these cultural cues, we will not be able to arrive at a definitive interpretation of this iconography. In fact, it is doubtful that we should be searching for one such interpretation at ... -
Causes of Human Perceptual Bias.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2018-04-25)The physical environment is dynamic and ever-changing, and human perception of the environment is as well. A phenomenon of human experience that constantly arises, and often creates conflict, is the phenomenon of perceptual ... -
The Religious Educational Methodologies of Dr. Nehama Leibowitz and Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Copperman.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2018-04-25)Nechama Leibowitz and Rabbi Yehuda Copperman were both important Torah educators in Israel, with Nehama featuring primarily in the early and mid-20th century, and Rabbi Copperman in the late 20th century. Nechama Leibowitz ... -
Pharmacological Implications in Dental Medicine.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2019-05-14)Drugs are often designed to target a certain molecule or chemical in the body in order to adjust and regulate its quantity. As a result, the body will be able to return to a normal functioning environment. Unfortunately, ... -
The Effect of SIRT6 on Metabolism and Beta Oxidation.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2018-04-25)With breakthroughs in scientific research that have extended human lifespan, there has been an increase in age-related metabolic diseases, confronting us with great medical obstacles. To overcome these obstacles, the ... -
Truth in American Politics: Assessing Partisan Differences in Factual Accuracy.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2018-05-02)In this paper, I will be exploring the above questions and attempting to uncover some clarity on these issues. I will be trying to determine how central ideology is to the process of lawmaking and if there is a difference ... -
The Impact of Avatar Customization in Violent Video Games on Aggressive Outcomes.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2019-05-07)This research proposal hypothesizes that character customization in violent video games will lead to increased levels of aggression in the players due to a stronger cognitive identification with the model. 100 college ... -
Quantified Leitworts: An Exploration of Significant Words in the Biblical Text.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2019-05-07)Ben Bag Bag, a first century sage said of the Torah, “Search in it and search in it, since everything is in it.” (Avot 5: 25). The centuries-old field of biblical scholarship, especially of the Pentateuch, is unique in the ... -
Beach Monitoring Performed Through qPCR: Methods and Benefits.
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Survey of Current Research on Medical/Dental Potential of Dental Stem Cells.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2019-05-07)There has been an abundance of research on the of use stem cells for medical treatments in recent history. However, there are significant setbacks in using most stem cells on a clinical level. These difficulties include ...
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