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Lactobacillus strains vary in their ability to interact with human endometrial stromal cells by Shiroda, Megan, Manning, Shannon D

“…The placental membranes that surround the fetus during pregnancy were suggested to contain a low abundance microbiota. Specifically, abundance of…”
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Ecological diversity methods improve quantitative examination of student language in short constructed responses in STEM by Shiroda, Megan, Fleming, Michael P., Haudek, Kevin C.

“…We novelly applied established ecology methods to quantify and compare language diversity within a corpus of short written student texts. Constructed responses…”
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Comparison of Computer Scoring Model Performance for Short Text Responses Across Undergraduate Institutional Types by Shiroda, Megan, Uhl, Juli D., Urban-Lurain, Mark, Haudek, Kevin C.

“…Constructed response (CR) assessments allow students to demonstrate understanding of complex topics and provide teachers with deeper insight into student…”
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FEW questions, many answers: using machine learning to assess how students connect food–energy–water (FEW) concepts by Royse, Emily A., Manzanares, Amanda D., Wang, Heqiao, Haudek, Kevin C., Azzarello, Caterina Belle, Horne, Lydia R., Druckenbrod, Daniel L., Shiroda, Megan, Adams, Sol R., Fairchild, Ennea, Vincent, Shirley, Anderson, Steven W., Romulo, Chelsie

“…There is growing support and interest in postsecondary interdisciplinary environmental education, which integrates concepts and disciplines in addition to…”
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Developing assessments to elicit and characterize undergraduate mechanistic explanations about information flow in biology by Uhl, Juli D., Shiroda, Megan, Haudek, Kevin C.

“…National calls to improve science education include focusing on scientific practices coupled with learning disciplinary core ideas. Among the practices is…”
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Covariational reasoning and item context affect language in undergraduate mass balance written explanations by Shiroda, Megan, Doherty, Jennifer H., Scott, Emily E., Haudek, Kevin C.

“…This article builds on the work of Scott et al. (Scott EE, Cerchiara J, McFarland JL, Wenderoth MP, Doherty JH. J Res Sci Teach 1: 37, 2023) and Shiroda et al…”
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The impact of Lactobacillus on group B streptococcal interactions with cells of the extraplacental membranes by Shiroda, Megan, Aronoff, David M., Gaddy, Jennifer A., Manning, Shannon D.

“…Group B Streptococcus (GBS) causes adverse pregnancy outcomes and neonatal disease. The recommended preventative measure is intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis,…”
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Lactobacillus strains vary in their ability to interact with human endometrial stromal cells by Megan Shiroda, Shannon D. Manning, Matthew Payne

“…The placental membranes that surround the fetus during pregnancy were suggested to contain a low abundance microbiota. Specifically, abundance of…”
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The Impact of Lactobacillus and Bacteriophage on Group B Streptococcus and the Placental Membranes by Shiroda, Megan

“…The human microbiota encompasses the microbes that live on and in the human body. While some body sites including the vaginal and intestinal tracts have been…”
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Examining and Supporting Mechanistic Explanations Across Chemistry and Biology Courses by Shiroda, Megan, Franovic, Clare G-C, de Lima, Joelyn, Noyes, Keenan, Babi, Devin, Beltran-Flores, Estefany, Kesh, Jenna, McKay, Robert L, Persson-Gordon, Elijah, Cooper, Melanie M, Long, Tammy M, Schwarz, Christina V, Stoltzfus, Jon R

“…Causal mechanistic reasoning is a thinking strategy that can help students explain complex phenomena using core ideas commonly emphasized in separate…”
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RpoS impacts the lag phase of Salmonella enterica during osmotic stress by Shiroda, Megan, Pratt, Zach L., Döpfer, Dorte, Wong, Amy C.L., Kaspar, Charles W.

“…Abstract Salmonella enterica can survive harsh environmental conditions, including hyperosmotic stress. It is well established that the alternative sigma…”
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