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Science Outreach and Informal Science Education-Programs and Partnerships [abstract]
(2010-02)
Our vision is to create a culture where engagement between scientists and the public is the norm. This will contribute to workforce development, public understanding of science and its economic impacts in our state. We are creating opportunities...
An economic account of innovation policy in Canada : a comparison of canola, wheat, and pulses
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2020)
research. The study develops a framework to analyze options for agricultural research, including property rights, subsidies to private researchers, and public research in the context of three representative case studies: canola (a large crop...
Raising awareness of sprawl in Columbia, Missouri through graphic design [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2006)
has been a contentious issue. Evidence of sprawl exists, yet many do not realize the impact. A sprawling growth pattern raises serious environmental, economic and social concerns. Through research into sprawl and information graphics, I have designed a...
What we can freeze from the body and why : a historical, physical, and mathematical introduction [abstract]
(The Body Project, 2008)
The public often links cryobiology, the study of biological materials at low temperatures, with the science fiction of whole body and head freezing, but in reality successful cryopreservation of biological materials is limited to isolated cells...
Consumer acceptance of sugar derived from genetically modified sugarcane in South Africa
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2020)
Province of South Africa, conducted in 2017. Logistic regression models indicated that socio-economic group and age were the most significant factors explaining consumers' willingness to purchase 'GM sugar.' Product acceptance decreased with socio-economic...
Consumer demand and prospects for commercialization of nutritionally enhanced GM bananas in Uganda
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2020)
Biofortified banana (Musa spp.) is being promoted by the biotechnology industry to reduce Vitamin A deficiency and enhance the nutrition status of vulnerable populations in banana growing regions of the world. Pending its ...
Behavioral assessment of mouse models of neurodegenerative disorders [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a family of progressive hereditary neurodegenerative disorders characterized by accumulation of lysosomal storage bodies, cognitive decline, loss of motor function and premature ...
Developing an implantable optical glucose sensor for monitoring glucose concentration [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Optical biological sensors are becoming very popular for use in detecting many different kinds of analytes of interest for medical diagnostics. There are optical sensors available today to detect many things from blood ...
Selective migration of neuralized mouse embryonic stem cells towards tumor cells and conditioned media [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Brain tumors are the most common cause of mortality from cancer in childhood. The limitations of current treatments of malignant brain tumors motivate development of novel therapies. The overall goal is to develop stem ...
Ischemia-induced increase in the expression of the regulators of G-protein signaling subtype7 (RGS7) in gerbil hippocampus [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Ischemic stroke accounts for most stroke events. Transient global ischemia induced to gerbils is a well-studied animal model of neuronal death in the ...