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Patient stories in life science and society courses : a versatile teaching tool
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Narratives are widely used instructional tools, and a growing body of evidence supports their positive impact on learning. In the training of health professionals, the inclusion of narratives has been recognized as a ...
Stimulus specific adaptation in the hearing system of Neoconocephalus katydids (insecta: Orthoptera)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Stimulus Specific Adaptation (SSA) is a fundamental response that identifies novel signals within a repetitive background noise. It is well characterized ...
Characterization of the relationship between radiographic grading and biomarkers in patients with knee osteoarthritis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
"Osteoarthritis (OA) is a whole-joint degenerative disease, affecting more than 25% of the adult population. Currently, OA is most commonly diagnosed based on radiographic documentation. However, radiographic grading is ...
Novel approach to assessment of efficacy of platelet inhibition by clopidogrel and aspirin in healthy dogs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Introduction: Antiplatelet therapy, including clopidogrel and aspirin, is used to decrease the risk of thromboembolism in dogs. However, ...
Intervertebral discs : metabolic responses to load, injury, and pro-inflammatory stimulation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Introduction: Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a significant cause of back pain and disability. Factors such as trauma and magnitude and frequency of loading are associated with IVD degeneration. However, the ...
Understanding the effects of maternal undernutrition in early gestation on placental development in late gestation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes are on the rise among the U.S. population. Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in the US and is responsible 610,000 deaths per year. A suite of risk ...
Genetic and physical interactions of Arabidopsis TOPLESS related 2 with regulators of plant innate immunity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Plants are constantly subjected to attack from pathogens. In order to defend themselves, plants have evolved a robust immune system. However, activation ...
Characterizing territoriality and the mechanisms that mediate it in female Anolis gundlachi lizards
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Territoriality is a suite of behaviors through which animals secure access to particular areas or resources. It is prevalent across animal groups and has the potential to exert substantial influence on fitness by mediating ...
The blue light responses and lifetime fitness of a hyper-phototropic mutant in Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Optimal plant growth and development hinges on the plant's ability to absorb sunlight. Because plants are sessile, they have evolved a variety of ...
Effects of phenotype- and condition-dependent factors on juvenile dispersal of the ringed salamander (Ambystoma annulatum)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Dispersal is the movement of individuals from their natal population to a different breeding population. Long distance dispersal movements are rare, with most individuals staying within their natal population (hereafter ...
Roles for the adhension molecule Contactin2 in the development and function of neural circuits in zebrafish
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Neuronal migration and axon guidance are critical developmental processes that are essential for establishing functional neural circuits underlying complex cognitive and motor functions. Precise neuronal migration and axon ...
Plasticity of neurons in mouse major pelvic ganglia in response to loos of physiological input in cases of nerve injury and spinal cord injury
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Autonomic dysfunctions present significant effects on day to day functions of spinal cord-injured patients. Most people with spinal cord injury (SCI) reported a desire to recover autonomic functions such as bladder and ...
Regional mapping of the osteoarthritic joint
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Osteoarthritis (OA) progresses from a focal lesion of articular cartilage to whole-joint inflammation and degradation. The "focal spread" progresses ...
The molecular underpinnings of neuronal cell identity in the stomatogastric ganglion of cancer borealis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Throughout the life of an organism, the nervous system must be able to balance changing in response to environmental stimuli with the need to produce reliable, repeatable activity patterns to create stereotyped behaviors. ...
PopZ and FtsZ coordinate polar growth termination and cell division in Agrobacterium tumefaciens
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Understanding how bacterial cells expand their cell walls is an important question with relevance to development of antibiotics. While many studies have focused on the regulation of bacterial elongation utilizing lateral ...
Neuronal changes underlying altered biophysical properties of reticulospinal neurons following spinal cord injury in the lamprey
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Following a severe spinal cord injury (SCI), the descending axons of reticulospinal (RS) neurons are damaged, resulting in paralysis below the site of the injury. For higher vertebrates, including humans, RS neurons are ...
The spatial dimensions of Savanna fire ecology in Kruger National Park, South Africa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Savannas are thought to be bistable with forests potentially occurring above [about]650 mm / yr of Mean Annual Precipitation (MAP) due to the limiting effects of fire on tree cover. This is predicated on two assumptions: ...
Nesting and postfledging ecology of Neotropical migrant songbirds in Missouri forest fragments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The postfledging period, after fledging and before migration, is a critical stage for Neotropical migrant songbirds. The postfledging period encompasses an interval of high mortality that can greatly affect population ...
Predation and competition among larval salamanders : the influence of density dependence, phenology, food web structure and habitat complexity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on species interactions and overall community structure has long interested ecologists. Despite a legacy of interest, there is still ambiguity into the role of biotic and abiotic ...
Evolution and development of the paired spikelet trait in maize and other grasses (Poaceae)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Meristems are composed of groups of tightly-regulated cells that coordinate the number of stem cells in the central zone of the meristem with the number of cells migrating to organ primordia in the peripheral zones of the ...