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Help! I've Voted But I Can't Get Up! Competency, Electoral Participation, and Assisted Care Living [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Voting rights are guaranteed for all American citizens, but a tacit assumption is that citizens have the cognitive ability to make a choice and cast a ballot. Not all citizens, however, have such mental capabilities. Senior ...
Development of a fluorescence based viscosity sensor for medical applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
The purpose of this project is to determine the binding properties of molecular rotors with macromolecules, specifically plasma proteins. This is to aid in the development of a viscometer based on molecular rotors that ...
The effects of sensitization on habituation using the olfactory jump reflex in Drosophila
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Memories can arise from simpler habituation and sensitization training as well as associative classical conditioning. However, in a complex environment, animals receive sensory cues in a fashion that can be more accurately ...
Identifying substrate proteins for GAN1 and Keap1
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
GAN1 and Keap1 are proteins characterized by a N-terminal BTB domain and a C-terminal Kelch repeat domain. Both of these domains are protein-protein interaction domains, suggesting that these BTB-Kelch proteins form signaling ...
A multicopy suppressor screen in yeast to look for negative regulators of Ser13 phosphorylation-based trafficking to the pre-vacuolar compartment
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Resident membrane proteins of the yeast trans-Golgi network (TGN) frequently cycle between the TGN and both the early and late (prevacuolar) endosomal compartments. The model yeast TGN protein, A-ALP, which contains the ...
Conservation of young Southern leopard frogs should include forested habitats! [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Throughout the world, amphibian populations have shown an overall declining trend. Frogs are a vital
part of the ecosystem, and their absence could have many negative consequences. However, if we are
to help conserve ...
Mitochondrial mutations in tumor and in nipple aspirate fluid [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Breast cancer detection has been a concern of women for many years. Women are encouraged to manually check for masses on a regular basis and have an annual mammogram. This is an important practice due to the fact that early ...
Therapy of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis under circumstances relevant to human multiple sclerosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that resembles human multiple sclerosis (MS). EAE and MS develop when proteins of the myelin sheath that covers ...
Offspring sex ratio varies with maternal condition in mice
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Field and laboratory animal studies have demonstrated that maternal body condition can directly cause adjustments in offspring sex ratio. A mother's condition is affected by a variety of environmental and endogenous factors, ...
The effects of oncogenic Ras on the ocular lens
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Ras is a small GTP-binding protein in the signal transduction machinery. In most cell types, activation of Ras by growth factors is essential for normal cell proliferation. A mutation in the Ras gene can lead to a constitutive ...
Physiological responses of a hyper-phototropic mutant to various light stimuli [abstract]
(2004)
Physiological responses of a hyper-phototropic mutant to various light stimuli Phototropic responses are the directional curvature of organs in response to differences in light intensity and/or quality. The experimental ...
Isolation of TFIIIC102 in Arabidopsis thaliana to better understand transcription
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
at TFIIIC protein interactions shall provide some insight to the methods and regulation of transcription over the course of much long-term research. TFIIIC consists of six subunits that all work together to carry out the proper transcription of genetic...
The impact of parental divorce on college age offspring's perception of romantic/marital commitment [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
this trend. Previous research has stated the parental divorce affects an offspring's certainty about his/her romantic relationships and his/her perceptions of problems in those relationships, (Jacquet & Surra, 2001). This research study surveys college age...
Physiological and colonic microbial responses in the horse to feeding soyhulls [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Soyhulls have a nutritional profile that makes them an excellent energy feedstuff for the horse. They
have been used in horse rations, and have been shown to promote beneficial bacteria growth in the
colon. The hypothesis ...
Evolutionary trace analysis of the a-D-phosphohexomutase superfamily [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen and a leading cause of hospital-acquired
infections. It is a common cause of infections in cystic fibrosis, immunocompromised, and burn
patients. Adding to its ...
Natural variation in Arabidopsis thaliana: Molecular genetic architecture of stress tolerance under water deficit
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
The functional genomics tools available for studying Arabidopsis thaliana are a great resource for researchers trying to characterize and understand the genetic basis of natural variation. Genome wide transcript profiling can simultaneously monitor...
What's in a worm; Uncovering polymophisms in soybean cyst nematode parasitism genes that correlate with virulence
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
soybean plants. Of particular concern, however, is that genetically diverse field populations of SCN have shown the ability to overcome current sources of resistance. Previous research has confirmed that parasitism genes expressed in esophageal gland cells...
Expression of aT4g27260/GH3-5/GH3a studied with in situ hybridization
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Tropisms, the responses of plants to external stimuli, have been studied as important evolutionary adaptations and as possible areas of future advantageous genetic manipulation. The goal of our current research is to identify targets of NPH4/ARF7...
Radiopharmaceutical research: Coordination of rhenium to tetradentate schiff base ligands
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Radiopharmaceuticals, drugs consisting of a radionuclide, are very useful in both the diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of cancer. The radiopharmaceuticals that were researched are composed of Re radioisotopes (Re-186; Re-188), which are very...
Quantitative real-time RT-PCR determining extracellular matrix protein expression in osteogenesis imperfecta murine (oim) thoracic aortas [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Primary components of the thoracic aorta critical for tissue integrity are collagen and elastin.
Collagen, a rod-like protein contributes to aortic strength and stiffness, while elastin, a highly
extensible protein ...