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Acknowledgements TBA Extended Acknowledgements TBA Faculty Moderators TBA Mission Statement TBA Program Committee Members TBA UNC Asheville Foundation Inc. TBA Action/Adventure Special 316 Karpan Hall Synthesis and Antibacterial Evaluation of Empetroxepin A and B and Related Analogs 202 Zeis Hall Synthesis, Analysis, and Investigation of Aziridines 123 Zeis Hall

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Ginsenoside Profiles and Diversity in Western North Carolina Populations of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) 014 Zeis Hall The Rise of the Superhero Films 316 Karpan Hall

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Photocatalysis of Organic Molecules using Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles 202 Zeis Hall The Mechanistic Importance of Arginine c50 to the Rotary Mechanism of F-type ATPase 123 Zeis Hall Social Entrepreneurship Competition 417 Mountain View Room - Wilma Sherrill Center 7 Dromas, a New Media Video/Photography Exhibition

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Effects of ALS-linked TDP-43 Mutants D169G and A315T on NCS-34 Motor Neuron Cell Death 014 Zeis Hall The Villain Wins 316 Karpan Hall

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Brazil's Stray Dog Complex (O Complexo de Vira-Lata) 237 Zageir Hall

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An On-Demand Community in Jeopardy 237 Zageir Hall A Divergent C-Terminal Region of Ga12 Provides Unique Effector Binding 014 Zeis Hall Experiencing Through Theatrical Characters: Healing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Ancient and Modern Veterans 012 Whiteside Hall Patriotism, Profit, and the Derby Privateers: Patriotic Capitalism in the American Revolution 014 Whiteside Hall Gangster Film Genre 316 Karpan Hall Cluck, Ol’ Hen!: A generative approach to Old Time music composition and adaptation 018 Lipinsky Hall Computational Investigations of CH3CH2CHFCl and CH3CH2CHFBr Decomposition with Focus on Pathways Forming Carbene-HX Complexes 202 Zeis Hall Glucuronidation of 3-phenoxybenzoic acid: the effects of inhibition of UGT1A9 on the half-life of pyrethroid metabolites 123 Zeis Hall

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An Ethnographic Voyage through the Cultural World of Dobra Tea 237 Zageir Hall

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Phylogeography and Microhabitat of Weller’s Salamanders 014 Zeis Hall Unmasking Dionysus 012 Whiteside Hall Leisure as Propaganda: How the Fascist Government Utilized Free Time for Political Power 014 Whiteside Hall Animated Stories: The Sources and Inspirations Underneath 316 Karpan Hall Enquête sur une miette : Examinant le discours de la négation dans les Fabliaux du Moyen Âge 013 Whiteside Hall Jacob Banks "Push the Medium": A Socio-Musical Transition Through Three EP's 018 Lipinsky Hall

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Ethnography of the Construction of Meaning, Membership, and Mastery of the Elderly Population in the Hands of Occupational Therapists 237 Zageir Hall Synthesis and Antibiotic Evaluation of Bedaquiline Analogs in Complex with E. coli’s Gram-Negative F1F0-ATP Synthase 202 Zeis Hall Synthesis of Novel Carbazole Analogs and Evaluation of Their Cytotoxicity 123 Zeis Hall

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Phylogenetic comparative analysis of DNA methylation rates in vertebrates 014 Zeis Hall Beloved Companions: Bias in Interpretations of Homoeroticism in the Iliad 012 Whiteside Hall Effectiveness of Compost Tea Application in Decreasing Environmental and Biological Stressors of Vitis vinifera: Field Trial in Western North Carolina 103 Rhoades Robinson Hall A Black Legend: Frey Nicolás de Ovando and the Rise of Colonial Labour Practices in the Atlantic World. 014 Whiteside Hall Golf in Film 316 Karpan Hall L’état courant du mouvement francophone en Louisiane 013 Whiteside Hall Blow that Ocarina, Link!: Shared Compositional Processes in Video-game Music 018 Lipinsky Hall

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The Social Consequence of Architecture: An Ethnography Examining the Cultural Effects of the Built Environment 237 Zageir Hall

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A Look into the Botans 237 Zageir Hall

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Camaraderie of the Leaf: An Ethnographic Exploration of Cigar Lounge Communities 237 Zageir Hall Mitogenomics of Caribbean Iguanas 014 Zeis Hall The Whole Man in A View from the Bridge and Oedipus Rex 012 Whiteside Hall Liminality, Personal Fulfillment, and Societal Expectations of Women in Kate Chopin’s Novel The Awakening 232 Karpen Hall The Distribution and Habitat of Rhodobryum Roseum in Western North Carolina 103 Rhoades Robinson Hall Policy Advocacy and the Power of Story: Analyzing Political Barriers to Harm Reduction Services in Asheville, North Carolina using a Narrative Policy Framework 406 Wilma Sherrill Center ᏚᏘᏱ to Snowbird: Education, Integration, and Assimilation of Cherokee in the Snowbird Community, 1932-1965 014 Whiteside Hall Gloria: An in depth film analysis of the famous Mexican pop singer 013 Whiteside Hall The Evolution of Disney Films 316 Karpan Hall Day 4 012 Karpen Hall Glucuronidation Rates of (R,S) Equol 123 Zeis Hall Sugar Analysis in Endangered Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii populations 202 Zeis Hall

10:30am EST

What the Zen Hierarchy Represents: An Ethnographic exploration into Local Zen Centers' Social Organization 237 Zageir Hall Bounty & Soul Internship Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Boys and Girls club of Asheville Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Celebrating Culture Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Community Engaged Learning Service Project Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Community Service at Woodfin Elementary Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse ESL class at Owen HS Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Girls on the Run (Mi tiempo con GOTR) Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Immigration Law: Service Learning With Pisgah Legal Services Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Service Learning- Hola Carolina Magazine Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Service Learning: Steadfast Home Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Spanish Service Learning at Eliada Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Summer Internship in Spanish with Bounty & Soul Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Summer Intership Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse VAMOS Service Learning Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Volunteering with Children First/Communities in Schools Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse

10:35am EST

Ad Lucem: Masking and the Resilience of a Human Spirit 237 Owen Hall Using Molecular Genetics to Eludicate Relationships Among Nesting Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) 014 Zeis Hall A World of Glass 012 Whiteside Hall The Cold War’s Influence on Flannery O’Connor’s Novel, Wise Blood 232 Karpen Hall Relationship between Conocephalum conicum (Snakeskin Liverwort) Distribution, Elevation and Water Quality in Western North Carolina Mountain Streams 103 Rhoades Robinson Hall "Feels Good, Tastes Good"; The Perceived Impact of the 12 Baskets Cafe 406 Wilma Sherrill Center Remembering the Regulators 014 Whiteside Hall Society and Difference: Response to Nonconformity and Identity Construction in "Pelo Malo" 013 Whiteside Hall The Media Landscape of Video Streaming 316 Karpan Hall Foul Play 012 Karpen Hall

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Protean Walls: Cultivating Space Within a Changeable Environment 237 Zageir Hall Isolation of Novel Antibiotic Compounds from Soil Bacteria 202 Zeis Hall Synthesis of γ-Lactam Analogues of CA-4 123 Zeis Hall

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Big as the Sky, Better Than Candy: A Visual Exploration of Grief and Place 237 Owen Hall Genetic Diversity of Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng) Populations in Western North Carolina 014 Zeis Hall The lost Power of Aristophanes 012 Whiteside Hall The Body as His Book: The Unification of Spirit and Flesh in John Donne's Holy Sonnets 232 Karpen Hall Bird Diversity and Abundance in Urban Greenways 103 Rhoades Robinson Hall Weighting the Costs: A Caloric Analysis of Children's Meals at National Restaurant Chains 406 Wilma Sherrill Center The Bakersville Riot: How the Small Town of Bakersville, NC Debunked Appalachia Stereotypes 014 Whiteside Hall Framing Cultures One Film at a Time: A Comparison of Babel and Amores Perros by Alejandro González Iñárritu 013 Whiteside Hall Visual Music 316 Karpan Hall Crescendo 012 Karpen Hall A Focused Time Diary Study of Thermocomfort 246 Zageir Hall

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Out in Nature: an ethnography examining queer experiences on the AT 237 Zageir Hall

11:15am EST

Reciprocity in the human animal bond: observed effects of pet ownership and human animal interaction 237 Zageir Hall Delicious: Exploring Nostalgia Through Childhood Snacks 237 Owen Hall Identifying Morphologically Ambiguous Pitcher Plants with Molecular Genetic Techniques 014 Zeis Hall Playing the part: a modern look at immigration and identity through Aeschylus’ "Suppliant Maidens" 012 Whiteside Hall The Parallels between Thomas Wolfe’s Life and the Characters He Created in The Web and the Rock 232 Karpen Hall Metal uptake by annual ryegrass in coal amended soil 103 Rhoades Robinson Hall On Strike, Shut It Down! The 1968 Fight for Education Revolution at San Francisco State College 014 Whiteside Hall Innocent Voices 013 Whiteside Hall Michael Bay 316 Karpan Hall #bestfriends 012 Karpen Hall From Fat Jokes to Blonde Jokes: The Relationship Between Gender and Self-Deprecating Humor 246 Zageir Hall Importance of Isoleucine 55 for Rotor-Stator Interactions in E. coli F1FO ATP Synthase 123 Zeis Hall Synthesis and Antibiotic Evaluation of Bedaquiline Analogs that Target ATP Synthase in Escherichia coli 202 Zeis Hall

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Social Regulation and Community Character: An Ethnography of Neighborhood Dynamics in Hazelwood, NC 237 Zageir Hall

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Art and Ancestry 237 Owen Hall Dionysus’ Transformation in Aristophanes’ Frogs 012 Whiteside Hall A Hidden History of Asheville: Investigating Subterranean Streams through Environmental Interpretation 103 Rhoades Robinson Hall Evolution of a Martyr: Tracking the Legend of the Cherokee Folk Hero Tsali 014 Whiteside Hall An analysis of how the cinematic elements in "NO" portray a cultural phenomenon 013 Whiteside Hall The Influence of Wes Anderson 316 Karpan Hall Excessive, Spoiled, Forgotten or Erased: Addressing Stereotypical and One-Dimensional Representations of Jewish Women Characters in American Popular Culture 246 Zageir Hall

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Call On Me and I Shall Equalize: The Place of Firearms in Modern American Mythology 237 Zageir Hall

12:30pm EST

Analysis of Phe54 Within the c Subunit of ATP Synthase Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Glucuronidation of Bisphenol A Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Mutants challenging the C-terminal domain: Exploiting how Mutations in TDP-43 Protein Impact Cell Death Mechanisms linked to ALS Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Datura Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse MDMA Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Ramelteon (Rozerem®): A drug that works with your internal clock Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Zyprexa : Leading Schizophrenia Treatment Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse 3D printed tubes designed according to analytical solutions to the horn equation Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Resolution Comparison of Pinhole Lens Techniques and Materials Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Sound in a Tube Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse The Hα luminosity and star formation rate dependent clustering of galaxies at 0.7 < z < 1.5 from 3D-HST Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Service Learning Health Promotion (HWP 350) Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse

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A Horse of a Different Color: Exploring the Idiosyncrasies of Hans Baldung Grien’s Wild Horses and Equine Imagery 237 Owen Hall Inter-Annual Relationship of Labrador Iceberg Data to Northern Atlantic Oscillations and Sea Surface Temperatures 212 Rhoades Robinson Hall A cost effective and robust cloud-based web application for cataloging zoological specimen information 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall An Economic Impact Analysis of Hikers on Hot Springs 035 Karpen Hall A Case Study of Highland Hospital 014 Whiteside Hall Remembering Terror: Discourses of Terrorism Surrounding the Tupamaros, Uruguay’s Urban Guerrillas 013 Whiteside Hall Industrial Hemp in Western North Carolina 316 Karpan Hall African American Mentorship in Western NC: My Black is Beautiful and It’s Intellectual 237 Zageir Hall

1:20pm EST

Pipe Dreams How Glass Pipes Have Made Waves in Contemporary Art 237 Owen Hall Effects of wildfire and interguild competition on fungal decomposition in a temperate mixed-hardwood forest 014 Zeis Hall StreamLine: an Application for Aquatic Entomology 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall An Economic Impact Analysis on The Beer City Cup Tournament 035 Karpen Hall Russo-Japanese war: the Image of Japan and a shock to the World 014 Whiteside Hall Parto Humanizado: Re-tejiendo la Ceremonia de Nacer*Morir y Descolonizando la Frontera Cervical 013 Whiteside Hall Investigating Systemic Issues in North Carolina Education and Their Solutions 316 Karpan Hall Galactic Winds: Probing the Gas of the Early Universe 212 Rhoades Robinson Hall The Medical Cis-tem is Broken: A Social Media Analysis of the #TransHealthFail Hashtag 237 Zageir Hall

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Computational Analysis of Ethanol Dehydrogenation Reactions Occurring Over an Extended Stepped Catalytic Metal Surface 202 Zeis Hall Inhibition of mono(n-butyl) phthalate glucuronidation by over-the-counter drugs 123 Zeis Hall

1:40pm EST

Climate Change: Effects on Material and Place in the Environmental Artworks of Nils-Udo and Chris Jordan 237 Owen Hall Change in Vegetation Greenness and its Correlation with Precipitation Types in Western North Carolina Counties 212 Rhoades Robinson Hall Impact of M337V Mutation in TDP-43 on Cell Death in NSC-34 Cell Line 014 Zeis Hall Star-Formation Driven Winds in the Early Universe 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall What are the Steps to Opening and Operating a Metal Fabrication Shop? 035 Karpen Hall Clash of Ideologies: Communism and the NAACP in 1931's Scottsboro Trials 014 Whiteside Hall Asimilación en mi familia 013 Whiteside Hall Elderly with Dementia in WNC 316 Karpan Hall There's a Haint Up in Here Somewhere--Paranormal Belief Construction, Experience, and Meaning-Making in the American South 237 Zageir Hall

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Fire-Regime Management in Western North Carolina 014 Zeis Hall Quantum Computing and Shor's Algorithm 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall An Analysis of Subjective Well-Being: Why Some Nations are Happier than Others 035 Karpen Hall Hacker History 014 Whiteside Hall “Las cartoneras, los fanzines, y su discurso decolonial: Taller leñateros y su publicación, Conjuros y ebriedades” 013 Whiteside Hall The gig economy and its impact on North Carolina workers 316 Karpan Hall Influence of Alkali Metal Nitrate and Chloride Mineralizers on the Hydrothermal Synthesis of Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals 202 Zeis Hall Synthesizing Indole-Carboxamides as Allosteric Modulators to Cannabinoid CB1 Receptors 123 Zeis Hall

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Sarracenia purpurea var. montana and Sarracenia jonseii: A Study of Effects of Hybridization 014 Zeis Hall DataFit 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall Has North Carolina’s Comprehensive Sex Education Policy Been Effective? An Econometric Analysis 035 Karpen Hall Jellico, A Southern Appalachian Coal Town: The Rise and fall of Tennessee Coal 014 Whiteside Hall Conoce los impactos globales de tu cerveza 013 Whiteside Hall The impact of FOSTA-SESTA on sex workers and private citizens 316 Karpan Hall

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Stupid Cancer: Paving the Way for Young Adult Cancer Support Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Communication Development Model for Autistic Children Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Does Time Outdoors Weaken Our Sense of Ego? Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Is Jack a Jerk and Jill a B*tch?: Associations of Gender with Regards to Pejorative Terms Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Language Diversity Study Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Pathway To Prevention Policy Took Kit Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse Time Tracking Methods for Time Spent Outdoors: An Analysis of the State-of-the-Art Wilma Sherrill Center Concourse

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Senior Web: An App for the Ages 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall Are foods more expensive in Asheville's food deserts? A Price Comparison 035 Karpen Hall "We're more popular than Jesus" - The beginning of the end for the vanguards of the 1960s counterculture generation 014 Whiteside Hall Lo circundante es lo más interesante: una investigación del uso del “road movie” en Y tu mamá también 013 Whiteside Hall The Truth About Furries 316 Karpan Hall

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Ranking Algorithms for March Madness 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall Does WNC hemp make the green? A capital budgeting analysis. 035 Karpen Hall Political Agendas Driving Rights Limitations 014 Whiteside Hall La llegada de los invasores: La otra historia de la colonizacion 013 Whiteside Hall Exploring the National Trend of Fake News and its Impact on Local Understandings of Media 316 Karpan Hall

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Voting Bloc: Implementing Blockchain Techonlogy To Create Voting Systems 125 Rhoades Robinson Hall Factors Influencing Dry Dog Food Purchases 035 Karpen Hall The Voice of the Campesino: Memory and Metamorphosis in the Poetry of Marga Beatriz Aguilar Montejo 013 Whiteside Hall Sustainable Fashion in Asheville 316 Karpan Hall

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Tapped: Examining the Barriers to Entry in WNC Craft Beer 035 Karpen Hall The Local Opioid Epidemic 316 Karpan Hall

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Tiny Homeless 035 Karpen Hall Issues in the Outdoor Communities of Western North Carolina 316 Karpen Hall

5:30pm EST

What Makes Us Human Laurel Forum

5:50pm EST

From Climate Change to the Future of Homo Sapiens Laurel Forum

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Letters from East Asheville Laurel Forum