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Transcriptomic Signatures of Accimation in 'Susceptible' Acropora Surculosa and 'Resistant' Porites Rus
As ocean temperatures rise globally, the search for individual coral genotypes that are currently able to survive environmental extremes becomes more critical. Certain corals in Guam inhabit more thermally variable shallow reef flats than their…
Digital Dominions: An Anthology of Graphic Narratives and Critical Essays
Through three graphic short stories and their accompanying critical essays, this creative thesis project explores how machines proletarianize digital users. To contextualize Bernard Stiegler’s concept of proletarianization, the three protagonists…
Language Barriers and Healthcare Disparities on Guam
The thesis explores how healthcare providers and educators address language barriers and other disparities on Guam. The most important issue surrounding healthcare disparities for Micronesians is limited English proficiency, which is generating…
The Association Between Health Predictive Factors and Psychological Outcomes Among Guam Emerging Adults
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate the constructs of depression, anxiety, and stress on the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) for Guam emerging adult population, and to test the impact of the health-related variables of…
A Mediation Model of Acculturation, Enculturation, and Mental Health Among Asian American/Pacific Islander Immigrants on Guam
Using theories from developmental psychopathology and ecological systems perspective, the present study investigated the mediating influences of family-, peer-, university-, and neighborhood connectedness on the associations between acculturation and…
Dynamics and Drivers of Commerical Coral-Reef Fisheries in Pohnpei
Island societies are reliant upon sustainable coral-reef fisheries for food and ecosystem services. Pohnpei is typical of many small island nations in that evidence points towards unsustainable harvesting regimes over the last decades. Yet,…
Reproductive Behavior of Gomphosus Varius (Labridae) In Relation to Current Patterns at a Spawning Aggregations Site: Implications for Larval Dispersal
A spawning aggregation is an effective and common reproductive strategy among reef fish species, in which conspecific fish congregate for the sole purpose of mating. The bird wrasse, Gomphosus varius (Labridae), is a tropical reef fish that forms…
The Distribution of feral and domestic European Honey bee colonies, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) on Guam, and their relative freedom from parasites, predators, and diseases
Although the European honeybee, also known as the western honeybee, Apis mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Apidae), is considered the most important pollinator in the world, little is known about the distribution of honeybee colonies and their pests…
Pathological Indicators of Comprised Health in Kyphosids on Guam
Over the years, local fishermen have observed the prevalence of black, discolored liver in fish caught in various locations in Guam. This discoloration, a sign often linked to necrosis, suggested a physiological state similar to Human Dubin-Johnson…
Hydrogeological Characterization of a High-discharge Coastal Freshwater Spring System: Ayuyu Cave, Northwest Guam
Studies of the distribution, modes, and geologic associations of coastal freshwater discharge provide clues to the internal characteristics or “natural plumbing” of island karst aquifers. This study employed field surveys and geospatial analyses of…
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Hayi Para U Ma'gas
A CHamoru story about some islanders trying to decide who will be the next ma'gas, or chief, in the absence of their primary ma'gas