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Habitat Use by the Eastern Hognose Snake on a Barrier Beach

John Vanek
Last summer, we used Experiment to fund our current research project on diversity and habitat use of eastern hognose snakes. Our research examines how and why these snakes on a barrier island are different from those that live on the mainland. Typically, hognose snakes measure about 3 – 4 ft. lon...
Dec 2, 2016
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Habitat Use by the Eastern Hognose Snake on a Barrier Beach

John Vanek
Last summer, we used Experiment to fund our current research project on diversity and habitat use of eastern hognose snakes. Our research examines how and why these snakes on a barrier island are different from those that live on the mainland. Typically, hognose snakes measure about 3 – 4 ft. lon...
Dec 2, 2016
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Mapping the sour beer microbiome

Matthew L. Bochman
Beer brewers can use malted barley as a source of naturally-occurring bacteria in the production of sour wort.  This experiment is designed to assess the variation of bacteria found in malted barley across variables including harvest year, varietal, origin, and processing.  The results show there...
Apr 18, 2017
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Gender representation on mathematical sciences journal editorial boards

Chad Topaz
We quantified gender representation on editorial boards of 435 mathematical sciences journals. Using a combination of automated tools and crowdsourcing, we determined that 8.9% of the of the 13,067 math editorships in our sample are held by women, in comparison to 16% amongst faculty in mathemati...
Dec 18, 2016
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Discovering Maine's Own Freshwater Snail

Kenneth P Hotopp
Freshwater snails play an important role in lake and river habitats. They are shelled mollusks that eat algae, and they are food for other wildlife such as fish and ducks. There are several freshwater snail species in Maine, but the Bigmouth Pond Snail (Stagnicola mighelsi) is unique to the state...
Dec 2, 2016
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Designing touch surfaces to help the visually impaired operate home appliances

Anne DeWitte
Appliance overlays using tactile icons promote self-sufficiency in the home for people who are visually impaired.  The tactile icons identify the location and function of buttons on home appliances that have touch surface controls.  Based on a universal design, these tactile icons are a world-wid...
Jan 25, 2017
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How does a parasite create zombie-like behavior?

Charissa de Bekker
A huge number of parasites can change the behavior of the organisms they infect. In some cases, parasites can even make their hosts display completely new behaviors. We understand very little about the mechanisms and pathways behind this interaction. To learn more, we investigated how a specific ...
Dec 2, 2016
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Dicty World Race - finding the fastest and smartest Dicty cells

Daniel Irimia
When a healthy person suffers from a cut or a burn, immune system cells rush to the damaged area to repair. One of the most important of these defenders is the neutrophil — a type of white blood cell that moves quickly to gobble up bacteria that can cause infection. One of the greatest challenges...
Dec 2, 2016
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Can we restore the Chilean "espinal" with guanacos?

Meredith Root-Bernstein
We carried out an experiment to understand the effect of reintroduced guanacos (Lama guanicoe, the wild relative of llamas) on the growth of the espino tree (Acacia caven), a common tree in the central Chilean espinal silvopastoral system.  The guanacos browsed on the trees and stimulated growth....
Mar 29, 2017
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