{"id":939,"date":"2022-04-24T22:01:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T22:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/sciencejournal\/?p=939"},"modified":"2022-12-01T18:26:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:26:42","slug":"volume-xi-spring-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/sciencejournal\/2022\/04\/24\/volume-xi-spring-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Volume XI – Spring 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF<\/strong><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

James B. “Jeb” Wall ’22
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EDITORS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Luke T. Carter ’22
Loyal T. “Trey” Grimes ’23
Benjamin N. Hager ’23
A.W. Leighton Holm ’22
Taylor J. McGee ’23
Samuel D. McLean ’22
Coleman B. Meadows ’22
Blake A. Tullos ’25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ADVISOR<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Michael J. Wolyniak
Department of Biology
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Cover Photo: <\/b>Our student researchers have been profoundly influenced by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. As life tentatively moves towards normalcy, several of our students have sought to explore the biological and chemical underpinnings of this virus to better understanding how it has been so successful as a disruptive force to society.  One approach to better understanding SARS-CoV-2 is to use the power of bioinformatics to compare different strains of the virus to each other as well as to other closely-related viruses.  Here, Tobias A. Konieczka \u201922 shares some bioinformatic output from his ongoing with comparing different strains of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS\u2014pictured) as well as SARS-CoV-2. Besides being a \u201cWhere\u2019s Waldo?\u201d game for finding the mutations, illustrations such as this reflect the power of \u201cbig data\u201d in solving complex scientific problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

News from the Hampden-Sydney Science Departments<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics and Astronomy, and Psychology<\/a>
Ivo I. Gyurovski \u201909, Dara Jaiyeola, Rebecca L. Jayne, Paul H. Mueller, Scott M. Starr, Hugh O. \u201cTrey\u201d Thurman III<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Follow the Science”–How do we consume scientific <\/i><\/span>information?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Review and Comparison of Psychological Experiments that Question the Ethics of Science<\/a>
T. Russell Bowles ’23<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientific Communication During COVID-19<\/a>
Ben Jia \u201825<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Tear Gas Truly Safe?<\/a>
Richard D. Jones \u201825<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Psychological Look into The Fear of Vaccines<\/a>
Josiah B. King \u201823<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ethics of Placebo Trials<\/a>
Taylor J. McGee ’23<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Policy and the Intersection of Science Within Nuclear Energy<\/a>
Grant S. Paramore \u201823<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Articles<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measuring Trailside Plant Diversity Along an Urban-Rural Gradient in West Virginia and Maryland<\/a>
Jake D. Beavers \u201922, D. Edward Lowry, and Rachel M. Goodman<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploring Growth Conditions for Amanita muscaria<\/i><\/a>
Henry R. Carman \u201923 and Rachel M. Goodman<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redesigning Wind Tunnel for Lift and Drag Measurements on Airfoils<\/a>
Eliot K. Chandler \u201922, and Hugh O. Thurman III <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increasing the Sound Absorption Coefficient in Concrete<\/a>
Andrew S. Cheyne \u201822 and Hugh O. Thurman<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigating Food Plant Growth Under Martian and Lunar Conditions: Testing Extraterrestrial Soil and Light Conditions on Plant Viability<\/a>
Joshua M. Fentress \u201923, Michael J. Wolyniak, and D. Edward Lowry<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Psychophysical Investigation of Timbre<\/a>
Mark R. Hurst \u201924 and Marcus H. Pendergrass<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Characterization of the ACE2 protein\/SARS-CoV-2 spike protein interaction in the nasal passageway<\/a>
Josiah B. King \u201923 and Michael J. Wolyniak<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Isolation and Characterization of Novel Bacteriophages<\/a>
Tobias A. Konieczka \u201922 and Michael J. Wolyniak<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Restoration of Two Survey Networks at Hampden-Sydney College to Survey Snakes of Ranavirus<\/a>
R. Paul Mahaffy \u201922, Henry R. Carman \u201823, and Rachel M. Goodman<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Educational\/Professional Partnership in the Development of a Novel Strain of S-11 Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/i> (Brewing Yeast)<\/a>
Taylor J. McGee \u201923 and Michael J. Wolyniak<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Psychological Look into The Fear of Vaccines<\/a>
Coleman B. Meadows \u201922 and Ivo I. Gyurovski \u201809<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Differences in Prejudices Regarding Gay Youth and Adults<\/a>
Coleman B. Meadows \u201922 and Ivo I. Gyurovski \u201809 <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use of the TRAF function in Electron Spin Resonance Signal Processing<\/a>
Benjamin P. Rose \u201923 and Herbert J. Sipe, Jr.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Determination of the Color-Changing Product in Cannabidiol and Propylene Glycol Solutions<\/a>
Benjamin P. Rose \u201923 and Kevin M. Dunn<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Impact of Lifestyle Factors on Periodontal Disease<\/a>
Jacob A. Siler \u201923 and Michael J. Wolyniak<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making GONG Solar Data Accessible Via Afterglow<\/a>
John A. Torian ’24, Vladimir Kouprianov, and Jonathan W. Keohane<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysis of Essential Depot Seed Oils Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry<\/a>
Mason S. Willis \u201922 and Kevin M. Dunn <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF James B. “Jeb” Wall ’22 EDITORS Luke T. Carter ’22Loyal T. “Trey” Grimes ’23Benjamin N. Hager ’23A.W. Leighton Holm ’22Taylor J. McGee ’23Samuel D. McLean ’22Coleman B. Meadows ’22Blake A. Tullos ’25 ADVISOR Michael J. WolyniakDepartment of Biology Cover Photo: Our student researchers have been profoundly influenced by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. As life tentatively moves … Continue reading Volume XI – Spring 2022<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/sciencejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/sciencejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/sciencejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/sciencejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/sciencejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=939"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/sciencejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":994,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/sciencejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939\/revisions\/994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/sciencejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/sciencejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/sciencejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}