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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2017

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Senior Independent Study in Music Composition by Bridget R. Slone, Bridget Slone
Department: Music

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Priestess of Potnia: A Story of Women, Cult Practices, and Mycenaean Society in the Bronze Age Aegean, Bethany K. Smith
Department: Classical Studies; History

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'Freedom for the Captives': A critical analysis of the movement to save the life of Troy Anthony Davis, Chadwick Smith
Department: Africana Studies; History

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Get You a Girl That Can Do Both: A Feminist Economic Analysis of Parental Leave Policies and Labor Force Participation in the United States, Germany, and Turkey, Heather Smith
Department: Economics; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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Show Me the Money: A Study of Interrelationships between a Regional Theatre's Revenue and Location, Rebecca Snedeker-Meier
Department: Theatre and Dance

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99 Bottles of Wine on the Wall: How the Commodification of Terroir Impacts Small Producer Viability in a Global Economy, Christina Solazzo
Department: Sociology and Anthropology

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Stereotype Threat as a Mechanism by Which Intelligence-Based Tasks Impair Black Children’s Performance, Jason E. Solinsky
Department: Psychology

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From Life Circumstance to Cultural Competence: Understanding Barriers to Health Care Access Among Spanish-Speaking Populations in the United States, Elena M. Soyer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology

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Beach Haven: A Photographic Exploration of Long Beach Island, Theresa M. Spadola
Department: Art and Art History

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Picture Perfect Communication? Sign Me Up!: An Investigation of Picture Exchange Communication for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anne R. Spector
Department: Communication Studies

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Firing the Classics Canon: Combining Latin Language Learning and Social Studies Pedagogy in a First-Year Latin Classroom, Alexis Spencer
Department: History; Classical Studies

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Effects of the invasive plant species, Rosa multiflora and Alliaria petiolata, and deer browsing on native plant species in a Ohioan second growth forest, Mallorey R. Stack
Department: Biology

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Blight and Brutality: A Study of Housing and Police in Relation to the 1967 Detroit Uprising, Giancarlo M. Stefanutti
Department: History

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Short Term Missionary Work in Haiti, Maria C. Steinert
Department: Sociology and Anthropology

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Analyzing H7 as a Possible Structural Determinant of Negative Cooperativity within the Phosphagen Kinase Enzyme Family, Katie Stock
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigating the Relationship Between Self-Interaction and Function of the Viral Suppressor of RNAi Expressed by Maize Chlorotic Dwarf Virus, Ben R. Stromberg
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Where are you from and why are you here?: A Study of Negative Racial and Ethnic Stereotypes' Effect on Public Support for Syrian Refugees', Sarah C. Strum
Department: Global and International Studies

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A Boolean Modeling Approach to Understanding Synergies Between Cell Phenotypes in Early Neurogenesis, Nathan R. Sundheimer
Department: Biology; Neuroscience

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One Fish, Two Fish: Genetic Differences in Carotenoid Deposition and Pigmentation, and their relation to the Immune Responses of Red and Blue Betta splendens, Taryn E. Szalay
Department: Biology

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You've Got a Friend in Me: An Analysis of the Social Deficits in Elementary Students With Language Disorders, Heather L. Szymanski
Department: Communication Studies

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Genetic Engineering of the GFP Coding Region for Expression of Fusion Proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Jenna S. Taira
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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The State of Corruption: Crony Capitalism Negatively Impacts Economic Output at the State Level, Alex H. Tench
Department: Economics

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Assessing the Life Modes of Conodonts within the Decorah Shale (Late Ordovician of Southeastern Minnesota and Northeastern Iowa), Dean E. Thomas
Department: Geology

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Differentiation of Anthraquinone-based Dyes and Pigments using Fluorescence, Madeline Rui Thomas
Department: Chemistry

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Perceptions of Mental Illness in Ghanaian Metropolitan Areas and the Effect of Public Education and Open Discussion., Akosua Thompson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology

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Bermuda's Impact on the Relationship Between England and America, Simon P. Thompson
Department: History

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The Cycle of Information: Discussing the Language and Culture of Japan Through Narrative, Haley L. Tolle
Department: East Asian Studies; English

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Food for Thought: An Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on the Food Security for South African Farming Households, Sarah Torio
Department: Business Economics

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Characterizing the genetic determinants of the nicotinic acid degradation pathway in Bacillus niacini, Tsun Ki Jerrick To
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Stigma and Construction of Childfree Identity in a Pro-natalist Society, Tiffany Trunk
Department: Sociology and Anthropology

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Passion or Fashion? The Exploration of Social Activist Tendencies on College Campuses Through Self Determination Theory, Robert J. Tudisco
Department: Psychology

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Great Camp Sagamore: An Integration of Nature, Architecture, and the Sublime, Allison Turner
Department: Art and Art History

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The Validity of Urban Agriculture: A Case Study of Boston, MA and Cleveland, OH Taking Account of City Policy, Lily B. Turovsky
Department: Urban Studies

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“Points of Convergence”: Between and Within Emic and Etic Perspectives of Religion and Culture Through the Analysis of Heathenry and Neoshamanism(s), Harrison Uhall
Department: Religious Studies

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Desorption of Menthol from Swellable Organically Modified Silica: A Potential for Extended Transdermal Delivery Application, Todd P. Ulmer
Department: Chemistry

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Classroom Anxiety and Academic Achievement in Immigrant and International Students, Nancy C. Valverde
Department: Psychology

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The State of Deterrence: The Role of Tactical and Strategic Nuclear Weapons, Bradley Van Tyne
Department: Political Science

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Bright Lights and Big Ideas: An Investigation on the Impact of Innovative Entrepreneurship and Dynamic Agglomeration Economies on Urban Economic Performance, Sarah Vechik
Department: Economics

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An Exploration of Hidden Markov Models with Applications to the Stock Market, Tyson Vogel
Department: Mathematics

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Insecticide Fungicide Interaction and Synergistic Toxicity in Honey Bees, Andrea H. Wade
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Two-Sided Eulerian Numbers, Haven Wagner
Department: Mathematics

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For Country, Liberty, and Money: Privateering and the Ideologies of the American Revolution, Scott D. Wagner
Department: History

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Finding Our Wayne: A Case Study of Including Local History in Secondary Education using a Digital History Project, Catherine Walker
Department: Education; History

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Negroid Hermaphrodite to Seated Man: An In-Depth Analysis of Modern and Ancient Ideas of Race and Ethnicity in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Emily Walker
Department: Classical Studies; Sociology and Anthropology

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Paleo-Ice Thickness of a Glaciovolcanic Tindar Ridge, Reykjanes Peninsula, Southwest Iceland, Chloe Wallace
Department: Geology

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Absurdism and Comics: A Philosophical Exploration of the 'Animal' in Franz Kafka and Grant Morrison, Brendan P. Walsh
Department: English

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The Beautiful Game Turned Ugly: A Rhetorical Analysis of Online Fan Forums Surrounding the Ties Among Racism, Nationalism, and National Identity within English Football, Dan Warren
Department: Communication Studies

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"Learning to Live": A Critique of Misrepresentations of Black Women in Toni Morrison's Paradise and Through an Original Screenplay Entitled the Tenth, Jessica Waters
Department: English

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Economics under Fire: Understanding GDP and HDI through Social Capital and its Relationship with Noteworthy Intra-State Conflicts, Samuel T. Waters
Department: Economics; Global and International Studies

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"The Least of These": Towards an Integrated Queer of Color Critique of the Prison Industrial Complex, Jahqwahn J. Watson
Department: Africana Studies

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“Reading” Glacier Bay: a landscape of cultural and physical glaciation from the Little Ice Age to the 21st century, Andrew D. Wayrynen
Department: English; Geology

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Instagram and "Natural Femininity": A Version of Femininity Coded as "Natural" Through the Emphasis of The Female Body, Natural Settings and Authentic Moments., Lydia Webster
Department: English

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Finding Salvation Through Pilgrimage: Dante’s Influences on Hell scenes and Chaucer and the Relationship to Salvation, Alexandra Wendt
Department: Art and Art History; English

A Theory of Concepts for a Transient Mind, Jaxen W. Werne
Department: Philosophy

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Sorry, What Was That? An Investigation Of Doctor of Audiology Students and Practicing Audiologists with Prelingual Hearing Loss, Avital Westreich
Department: Communication Studies

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The Paleoecology of Prasopora falesi in the Decorah Formation (Upper Ordovician) of northeastern Iowa and southeastern Minnesota, Rachel M. Wetzel
Department: Geology

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The Fate of Pharmaceuticals: The Effects of Humic Acid on Amoxicillin's Rate of Photodegradation, Michael R. Whitaker
Department: Chemistry

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How Do You Want to Die? Analyzing the Importance of Humanities, Ethics and Conversation in Healthcare, Jackie White
Department: English

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Language, Age, and Problem Solving, Savanah R. White
Department: Psychology

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Seer of Myrn: A Novella of Second Sight, Alisha D. Wies
Department: English

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Ode To You: A Generative Criticism of the Rhetorical Characteristics Employed By The Twenty One Pilots Fandom To Create and Maintain A Community On Twitter, Bailey A. Williams
Department: Communication Studies

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Celebration and Rebellion: An Anthropological Exploration of Cumbia-Punk as the New Wave of Punk Identity, Elena Williams-Moreiras
Department: Sociology and Anthropology

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La (re)presentación de las mujeres en la sociedad puertorriqueña: Un análisis comparativo de las obras de Rosario Ferré y Ana Lydia Vega, Gina B. Williamson
Department: Spanish

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The Effect of Functionality and Appearance Focused Images of Thin and Fuller-Figure Models on State Body Appreciation, Gina B. Williamson
Department: Psychology

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Transcriptome Analysis Suggests the PsAvh110 Effector Targets Phosphate Homeostasis in Yeast, Avery C. Wilson
Department: Biology

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The Effects of Neonatal MK-801 on Conditioned Place Preference of Nicotine Reward, Katherine L. Wilson
Department: Neuroscience

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Politics of the Apolitical: A Study of Operational Autonomy and International Non-Governmental Oganizations (INGOs), Rachel Wilson
Department: Global and International Studies

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"Want to See Something Cool?" How Pilates Decreases the Risk for Injury during the Choreographic Process of a Modern Dance Composition, Maria C. Witt
Department: Theatre and Dance

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Optical Tractor Beam: Force on A Small Nanobead, Michael S. Wolff
Department: Physics

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Investigating The Genetic Basis Of Melanistic Betta splendens, Harrison P. Wooten
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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The Fall and Rise of Executive Clemency Granting: How Crime Rates, Presidential Rhetoric, and Public Opinion Impact a President's Decision to Grant Clemency, Zane L. Wright
Department: Political Science

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Evaluation of Organosilica Sebum Control Ingredients, Yaoyin Xu
Department: Chemistry

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La Transgresora Fetichista: Los Efectos de la Dictadura Franquista en la Evolución del Discurso Sexual Español, Marisa Lee Iola Yerkes
Department: Spanish

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Adding Another Layer, Another Eye: An Experiment and Analysis of Using Digital Projections as Storytelling Devices in the Production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Ji in Yoo
Department: Theatre and Dance

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The Search for GTO: Determining Optimal Poker Strategy Using Linear Programming, Stuart Young
Department: Mathematics

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The Lost Connection Between Evangelicalism and Women in the Three Great Movements of the Twentieth Century: Prohibition, Women's Suffrage and African American Civil Rights, Clare A. Zanger
Department: History; Religious Studies

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Calculating the Course: The Impact of Mathematical Research on the Undergraduate Mathematics Curriculum, 1930-1950, Marjorie Zeager
Department: History; Mathematics

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Persuasion by Racial Minority Sources: The Role of Gendered Stereotypes, Siyan Zhou
Department: Psychology

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The Role of Ethnic Enclaves on the Integration Process of Modern Immigrants: Case Studies in Columbus, Ohio and France, Caitlin Ziegert McCombs
Department: Sociology and Anthropology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2016

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The Multifaceted Ethnic Identities of Salvadoran-Americans: The Challenges, Pride and Everything in Between, Isabel Abarca
Department: Sociology and Anthropology

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Education, Sati, and Missionaries, Tara Abhasakun
Department: History

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Queer (Mask)ulinities: A Comparative Analysis of James Baldwin and Frank Ocean Challenging Heteronormativity in Misogyny, Race and Religion, Ama Addo
Department: Africana Studies

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Amassing Subsistence: Creating an Environment Through Objects and Time, Matilda J. Alexander
Department: Art and Art History

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Stabilizing Redox-Responsive Protein Network Interactions with a Thiol-Reactive Cross-Linker, Kristin M. Allan
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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A Theoretical and Empirical Study of No-Fault Insurance and its Effects on Driving Behavior, Oscar Ambris
Department: Business Economics

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Infinity & Beyond: Logicism and the Continuum Hypothesis, Tom Ames
Department: Mathematics; Philosophy

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Differential Expression of a Novel lncRNA (Na2) Aids in Arabidopsis thaliana Survival Under High Salinity Stress, Michael D. Andes
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Contexto de aprendizaje en la adquisición de los alófonos aproximantes de /b,d,g/ en español, Alyssa N. Angle
Department: Spanish

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The Problematical, The Cave, and The Maya: A Theoretical Discussion and Ethnoarchaeological Investigation, Haley N. Austin
Department: Archaeology

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Near and Far: A Series of Paintings Exploring the Concept of Home, Hannah Ayers
Department: Art and Art History

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"Lemme Listen to This Real Quick": An Investigation of Choreographing from Musical Structure, Emily L. Baird
Department: Theatre and Dance

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Are We Making The Grade?: An Analysis of the Effects of Racial Bias in Attitudes Towards Funding Public Schools, Madeline M. Baker
Department: Political Science

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Testosterone and Song Recovery in Response to Short-Term Fasting in the Male Zebra Finch, Kaitlin Banko
Department: Biology; Neuroscience

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Lets Make India Great Again: The Effect of China’s Currency Manipulation on India’s Balance of Payments, Vedant Bansal
Department: Economics

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Dealing with Errors: Academic Performance, Anxiety, Personality, and the Error-Related Negativity, Connor B. Bargar
Department: Neuroscience

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From Port to Open Ocean: The Development of the U.S. Navy from the Mexican American War to the Spanish American War, Henry F. Bauerschmidt
Department: History

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Ice Springs Volcanic Field: New Insights and History for a Series of Complex Eruptions, Kelli W. Baxstrom
Department: Geology

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The Factors That Influence Religious Preferences in Young Adults: Neuroscience, Psychology Sociology and the Environment, Kelli W. Baxstrom
Department: Religious Studies

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Variation in seed oil content in multi-purpose crop Moringa oleifera from naturalized populations in Ghana, Annelise S. Bay
Department: Biology

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Black is the New Gray: A Preliminary Analysis of Melanism in the Genus Sciurus, Jacob A. Beckstead
Department: Biology