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    Does it pose a threat? Investigating the impact of Bt corn on monarch butterflies
    Aspiring scientists know that a hallmark of science is that experiments are repeatable and testable.  However, students do not often get opportunities to explore the replicability of...

    Keywords: ecologyCommunity EcologyBt cornGenetic modificationMonarch butterflies

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    Resources for Assessing Educational Interventions in Biology at the Collegiate Level
    Most scientific research is judged based on the quality of controlled experiments and carefully analyzed results. In addition, proper levels of regulation in terms of biosafety and animal usage are...

    Keywords: researchassessmentpedagogylearning gainsIRBregulatory compliance

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    2010-Shianga-EtAl-Computational model of the human glucose-insulin regulatory system
    A computational model of insulin secretion and glucose metabolism for assisting the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in clinical research is introduced. The

    Keywords: glucose tolerance testsum of squared residualsmultiple shooting methodcost function

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    Antibiotic Resistance Genes Detection in Environmental Samples
    Our aim is to provide an authentic research experience for undergraduate students in a variety of biology courses through collaboration between a four-year university and a community college. This...

    Keywords: geneticsenvironmentmicrobiologyUndergraduateantibiotic-resistancePCRgel electrophoresisauthentic inquiry

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    2018-Kovacs-Insperger-Retarded neutral and advanced differential equation models for balancing using an accelerometer
    It is shown that slight modeling differences lead to significant qualitative change in the behavior of the system, which is demonstrated by means of the stability diagrams for the different models.

    Keywords: feedbackAccelerometersfunctional differential equationssemi-discretizationD-subdivision method

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    SEAS CURE: Exploring Coral Biology Across Scales
    Complex biological concepts (like symbiosis and coral biology) that span multiple scales and cross disciplinary boundaries are often difficult for students to understand. This complexity is...

    Keywords: microscopyAnatomySymbiosisMetabolismbleachinginvertebratedinoflagellate

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    2018-Joseph-EtAl-A Nonlinear differential equation model of Asthma effect of environmental pollution using LHAM
    In this paper, we investigated a nonlinear differential equation mathematical model to study the spread of asthma in the environmental pollutants from industry and mainly from tobacco smoke from...

    Keywords: asthmatobacco smokeLiao’s Homotopy analysis Method (environmental pollutants

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    2-001-NumericalMethodsComparisons-TechniqueNarrative
    This material teaches the basics of numerical methods for first order differential equations by following graphical and numerical approaches. We discuss the order of accuracy of the methods and...

    Keywords: Euler's methodimproved Euler's methodRK3 methodsRK4 methodsorder of accuracyabsolute errorCPU time

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    A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis
    There are few feasible models for marine-focused inquiry laboratory activities, a notable shortcoming for instructors seeking to engage their students in meaningful, course-based research...

    Keywords: behaviorparasitismSymbiosismutualismcommensalism

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    Prioritizing your Data Science Curriculum
    This is the summary powerpoint of the Monday session at the BioQUEST / QUBES 2019 Summer Workshop including the description of the student data project on height change overnight.

    Keywords: data scienceOER2019 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshopdata science educationNASEM

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    The Power of Place: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience Studying Urban Ecology, Local Apple Trees and Disease Susceptibility
    Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) offered early in an undergraduate student’s career have the potential to include a greater number and diversity of students than...

    Keywords: Disease ecologyurban ecologyUrban food forestsUrban heat islandsGenetic resistance

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    Distances in the Universe: An Inquiry Lab Sequence Taught in West Africa and North America
    Astronomy evokes deep curiosity for many people, making it a beautiful topic for supporting students to learn scientific practices and develop as scientists. We present an inquiry-based lab...

    Keywords: InquiryAstronomy labParallaxInverse-square law for lightCosmic distance ladderAsking investigable questions

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    6-002-EulerCromerPendulum-ModelingScenario
    This activity introduces students to the concept of numerical stability. While modeling a simple pendulum, students compare performance of the semi-implicit Euler-Cromer method with Euler's method...

    Keywords: pendulumsemi-implicit methodsEuler-Cromernumerical solvers

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    The ACTN3 Polymorphism: Applications in Genetics and Physiology Teaching Laboratories
    Inquiry-based undergraduate laboratories provide the opportunity to engage students in a research experience that improves scientific thinking, but such activities can be difficult to develop and...

    Keywords: protein structure and functionhuman genetic variationmuscle physiology

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    What is Science?
    This video has a philosophical focus and explores the nature of science. We’ll hear about how science is both a body of knowledge and a process. Peer review and confirmation bias will also be covered.

    Keywords: videosStudent misconceptionsScience Forwardscience basics

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    2010-Keesom-EtAl-Fishing for Answers Investigating Sustainable Harvesting Ra
    The purpose of this report is to determine and propose a model by which an optimal harvesting frequency can be determined to maintain a steady population of Alaskan salmon.

    Keywords: fisheriesEuler's methodnonlinearlogistic harvestingcanabalismsalmon

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    Targeting Misconceptions in the Central Dogma by Examining Viral Infection
    Understanding the central dogma and how changes in gene expression can impact cell function requires integration of several topics in molecular biology. Students often do not make the necessary...

    Keywords: datatranscriptionvirustranslationprotein functionmembrane transportPredictions

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    1-005-NavigatingNumericalMethods-TechniqueNarrative
    This technique narrative is a discovery-based approach to learning the basics of numerical methods for first order differential equations, by following the graphical and analytical perspectives of...

    Keywords: Euler's methodTaylor's Methodsearch and rescueCoaast Guardlost at sealongitudelatitudelimit definition

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    Inexpensive Cell Migration Inquiry Lab using Zebrafish
    Cell migration is an important and interesting topic that has the potential to engage students in cell biology by its intrinsically active nature. However, most ways to investigate cell migration...

    Keywords: CytoskeletonCell migrationmodel organisms

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    Using Synthetic Biology and pClone Red for Authentic Research on Promoter Function: Genetics (analyzing mutant promoters)
    Students often memorize the definition of a transcriptional promoter but fail to fully understand the critical role promoters play in gene expression.  This laboratory lesson allows students...

    Keywords: bacteriasynthetic biologygene regulationtranscriptionstudent researchcentral dogmacloningpromoterreporter gene/protein

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