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Personalized Medicine: Mutation Detection in Thyroid Carcinoma
(Yeshiva College, 2016-05)
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, with an
incidence that has been rising rapidly since the early 1990’s, and is the fastest
increasing cancer in both men and women1
. An estimated 64,300 cases are ...
Unjustified, (Ir)rational, Ideological Belief: Why the Etiological Challenge Reveals That No one Justifiably Holds Ideological Beliefs, (and Why They Should Remain Dogmatically Committed to those Beliefs Anyway.)
(Yeshiva College, 2016-10)
This honors thesis focuses on the “etiological challenge” in epistemology. Roughly, that
challenge says: “A person cannot justifiably hold ideological beliefs given the contingency of these
beliefs on irrelevant or biasing ...
Investigating the Roles of SMAD4 and TGF-α in Promoting Metaplasia and Pancreatitis
(Yeshiva College, 2016-01)
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common neoplasm of the
pancreas. Despite its low frequency of 6-12 people per 100,000 per year, it is the fourth leading
cause of cancer death in the United States. ...
Developing a Molecular Diagnostic Technology to Detect Gene Fusions in Lung Cancer
(Yeshiva College, 2016-05)
Lung cancer is the second most occurring cancer in the United States, behind
breast cancer, but it is by far the leading cause of death out of all types of cancer. As lung
cancer develops quickly, early detection is ...
“Aye be whaur extremes meet”: The Contradictory Dimensions of Hugh MacDiarmid’s A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle
(Yeshiva College, 2016-05)
“Aye be whaur/Extremes meet,” Hugh MacDiarmid’s Drunk Man declared in his seminal poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle.1 “[I]t’s the only way I ken/To dodge the curst conceit o’ bein’ richt/That damns the vast majority ...
Determination of Charge and Size of Rings by Atomic Force Microscopy
(Yeshiva College, 2016-05)
We consider a charged ring probed by the tip sensor of an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
and present a method to measure, from the force-vs.-separation curve, the charge and size of
the ring.
A number of systems of nano- ...
Crystallization of Ribonuclease A and Glucose Isomerase with (R)-, (S)-, and (RS)-2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol
(Yeshiva College, 2016)
Crystallizing proteins is challenging because it entails selecting appropriately a myriad of
different variables. One of these variables is the type of precipitant used. Our lab uses a unique approach
of using chiral ...
“Top, Bottom, Neutral, Defer?” A Game Theoretic Analysis of Scholastic Wrestling Strategy
(Yeshiva College, 2016-01)
he buzzer rings. Two wrestlers in the midst of an intense match take a pause from their
competition with each other after the two minutes of the first period have expired. They look up
to the referee to receive instructions ...
Copper Promoted Aromatic Acyloxylation: The Formation of Aryl Esters through the Cross Coupling of Aryl Halides Via Comproportionation of Copper II Reactants
(Yeshiva College, 2016-08)
Previous research in Prof. Barrios-Landeros lab has shown that Cu (I) acetate complexes
can successfully promote the cross coupling of aryl halides with carboxylates to make aryl
esters. The reaction proceeds by a sequence ...
The Syrian Microcosm: Political Chess and the Neo-Realist Perspective on Stability Through Bipolarity
(Yeshiva College, 2016-05)
The 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 70) convened at the UN
Headquarters in New York on the 15th of September 2015. Barack Obama, President of the
United States, reflecting on the achievements of the ...