As plant seeds develop the accumulation of natural products, starch, oil, and protein undergo dramatic changes. At the early stages of seed filling in oilseeds starch is the principal component. Oil (triacylglycerol) and ...

In vertebrate animals, the muscle activity pattern for locomotor behavior is produced by central pattern generators (CPGs) in the spinal cord. In the brain, “command” systems, which have several levels, process information ...

Studies show that in a suburban setting white-tailed deer live comfortably with humans and human-associated disturbances. Wildlife ecologists have developed models to predict where deer occur using information such as; ...

Locomotor systems of vertebrates consist of a command system in the brain that activates central pattern generators in the spinal cord to initiate locomotor behavior. Reticulospinal (RS) neurons are the output neural ...

Journalism is a process in which people can begin to understand their realities and can be used as a powerful force in democratic societies for or against change. Specifically, youth journalism engages students in identifying ...

Over the past thirty years, the importance of human capital investment in the United States has significantly increased leading to a dramatic upward pressure on tuition prices. This dramatic increase in tuition levels has ...

When children begin to learn vocabulary, they tend to learn more nouns than verbs (Goldfield, 1982; Nelson, 1973). Several explanations for this noun bias have been offered. One possibility is that the way nouns are used ...

Current medical procedures used for repairing bone injuries offer support and stabilization to compromised bones but do not offer a method capable of encouraging bone regeneration. Tissue engineering offers a method of ...

Our research centers on extending battery life of electronic prosthetics by constantly recharging their batteries with energy scavenged from the body. There are many projects in existence where energy has been scavenged ...

The LM7171 operational amplifier is made for high electrostatic discharge and fast signal performance. In a configuration using the diode in the transmitter and a resistor on the negative op-amp terminal, the op amp will ...

Missouri is the 6th largest soybean producing state according the USDA, producing 194.18 million bushels in 2006. US soybean production in 2006 approached nearly 3 billion bushels. As the US soybean production increases, ...

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is characterized by inflammation and neurodegeneration in the brain due to the presence of extracellular amyloid beta (A β) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Microglial and astrocyte cells ...

Cerebrovascular Accidents, also known as strokes, are the third leading cause of death in the United States. It is estimated that more than 275,000 people die from strokes every year (American Heart Association 2003). In ...

Sigma receptors are binding sites that are found in the brain, in the endocrine and immune systems, and also in the lungs, kidneys, intestines, muscles and especially the liver. They are classified into two subtypes, sigma1 ...

Though most of Africa gained independence from European colonial rule by 1960, today the continent is still plagued by poverty, ignorance, corruption, internal conflict, and external control. These results are now clear ...

Southwestern corn borer (SWCB) and fall armyworm (FAW) feeding on maize causes extensive crop damage in the United States. Previous proteomic analysis comparing resistant and susceptible lines of maize indicates genes found ...

In maize, seminal roots develop and the primary root system deteriorates as the plant matures. The seminal roots comprise the majority of the root system of the adult plant and give the plant stability against lodging. ...

We have developed a new variety of Nicotiana, N. edwardsonii var. Columbia, that can be used as a bridge plant to move virus resistance genes from N. glutinosa to N. clevelandii, and have made crosses between N. edwardsonii. ...

One of the most important human skills is the ability to engage in conversation. This includes our ability to initiate topics, take turns appropriately, and respond contingently to a partner's utterances. While we know ...

The main goal of our research is to discuss Mean Value Formulas for solutions of partial differential equations of a certain form (see 1 below) where A is a symmetric, positive definite, real-valued matrix. Such equations ...