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When is a Bug a Feature? : Enzymatic Activity in the Beer Brewing Process
(2022-04)
The beer brewing industry has grown rapidly over the past several years. Because of this, the number of hop varieties has greatly expanded, making them a very valuable resource. To alleviate the financial strain, a ...
Floral Aromas and Funky Flavors : An Analysis of the X-zyme Brewing Adjunct and its Associated Enzyme Activity
(2022-04)
Adjuncts have been used for centuries to improve various qualities of beer. Enzyme adjuncts work by facilitating specific chemical reactions to attain results that would normally take much longer or not be possible at all ...
Modeling Air Pollution Episodes at a Shoreline Lake Michigan Site
(2021-04)
There are many atmospheric reactions that attribute to the levels of ozone in the troposphere. To better quantify ozone levels during a high ozone episode at a site, Chiwaukee Prairie, where our group sampled ozone via an ...
Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies to Probe the Impact of Oxidative Stress on the Binding of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
(2021-04)
The receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein as well as the human cell surface receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE2) contain several cysteine residues. These cysteine residues exist either in ...
Observations of a Shallow Inversion Layer in a Shoreline Lake Michigan Environment Using Meteorological Measurements on an Unmanned Aerial System
(2021-04)
The lower atmosphere is typically well-mixed during the daytime because the earth's atmosphere is heated by solar heating warming up the ground or ocean surfaces. Inversions in the atmosphere in the daytime, where warmer ...
Understanding the Lake Breeze Front in Eastern WI Through Remote Sensing and Aircraft Measurements
(2021-04)
The lake breeze is a meteorological phenomenon which factors into the air quality near the shorelines of Lake Michigan with significant impacts in studies of meteorology, chemistry, atmospheric physics, and more. Using ...
Chemiluminescence Flow Analysis for Monitoring of Respirable Crystalline Silica
(2021-04)
Particulate silica is a trace respiratory hazard in a wide variety of industries that employ two million Americans. [Bang et al] Workers exposed to respirable particulate silica may acquire chronic respiratory diseases ...
The Structural and Energetic Properties of O-HX Complexes
(2021-04)
Previous work has been done in the Dr. Phillips lab that has given context to exploring the structural and energetic properties of O-HCl complexes. The exploration of proton transfer between acid/base pairs, with an emphasis ...
Raman Spectroscopy as a Diagnostic Technique to Identify Cancer-Specific Biomarkers
(2021-04)
Cancer now tops heart disease as the number one cause of death in the United States and is the second leading cause of death globally, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. There is an urgent need for ...
How Does Varying Sizes and Concentrations of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Affect the Conformation and Function of the Enzyme Escherichia Coli Prolyl-Trna Synthetase?
(2021-04)
Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is a biocompatible, hydrophilic, flexible, non-toxic polyether commonly used in proteomics because it is widely regarded to be a biologically inert molecule. This includes PEG2000 (molecular ...