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Development of easy-use cortisol detector: DTNB, blue squaric dye, and choline oxidase sensitivity to acetylcholinesterase [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2006)
Cortisol, an adrenal hormone released during stressful "fight or flight" situations increases blood glucose levels but also affects other physiological systems of the body such as the cardiovascular, reticular, and limbic ...
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 ...
Using wind energy to power an environmental clean-up system [abstract]
(2009)
Significant effort has been and is being spent cleaning up soil and groundwater contamination inthe U.S. with the purpose of reducing negative impacts to human health and the environment.
However, relatively little thought ...
Extension's Energy Efficiency Programs for Residential and Developers [abstract]
(University of Missouri Extension, 2009)
As the outreach arm of the University of Missouri, Extension has worked to improve the critical thinking and decision making skills of Missouri citizens around environmental and energy education within the context of their ...
Biohydrogen production by Cyanobacteria [abstract]
(2009)
Hydrogen has the potential to provide a clean, storable, transportable and renewable source of
energy that can supplement and eventually replace fossil fuels as the primary source of power in
the U.S. However, most current ...
Lubricity testing with biodiesel blends [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
The number 1 diesel fuel needed for testing that met a certain viscosity and sulfur content was secured. The fuel was then mixed with biodiesel on two, three, four, five, and six percent blends. The fuel was tested using ...
Sensitization of neuroblastoma to apoptosis mediated by oncogene-specific antisense peptide nucleic acid oligomers [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a major pathway by which chemotherapeutic drugs kill tumor cells. The B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 (bcl-2) and FLICE-inhibitory (FLIP) cellular oncogenes promote tumor cell survival, ...
Apoptosis...controlling nature's destructive process [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Apoptosis, or natural cell death, is a necessary process that occurs within living organisms in response to developmental signals or environmental cues. Cell death can be triggered and transmitted by cell surface receptors ...
Preparation of chitosan beads and membranes for industrial applications [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Industrial waste water contains a variety of toxic chemicals including toxic heavy metals that must be removed before discharging to the environment. A number of methods have been investigated to remove these heavy metals. ...
Frequency prediction of flow induced vibration in pipes [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
When you blow air across the mouth of a bottle and hear that "bassy" sound, basically what you are doing is exciting a standing wave and inducing a cavity vibration that consequently creates the sound; a flow induced ...
Optical imaging technique for viewing apoptotic cells [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
The study of programmed cell death or apoptosis in tumors has attracted increased interests. Recent research has shown that whether a cell lives or dies is related to its three dimensional environment such as the organization ...
Comparison of ecological structure of two second order streams [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Similarly to other towns, Columbia, Missouri is experiencing growth through the development of its outlying land. The future development of 500 acres of land that span two second order stream's watersheds produces the ...
Molecular dynamics: Making molecules dance [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
During this project we took the use of the electronic structure theory in a different direction
and focused on molecular mechanics use in molecular dynamics studies. By replicating many
simple molecules we will later ...
Beating around the bush : How obfuscation and attractiveness interact in customer perceptions of service providers [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Prior research has found that both knowledgeability and attractiveness enhance customer perceptions of service providers (Ahearne, Gruen, and Jarvis 1999). In many service situations, however, a service provider may not ...
Characterizing the nutrient content of native Missouri grasses for grazing cattle [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Sustainable livestock systems are being developed that support wildlife populations in conjunction with profitable agricultural systems. Grazing systems are incorporating native plant species to provide an appropriate ...
Disruption of Arabidopsis thaliana dihydrolipoyl acetyltransferase gene expression using T-DNA and RNA interference [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Arabidopsis thaliana is commonly used as a model organism for plant functional genomics research. The genome is relatively small and has been completely sequenced, the complete life cycle is relatively short, it is amenable ...
Attitudes and outcome expectancies about driving after alcohol and marijuana use [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Alcohol is estimated to be involved in 41% of all fatal crashes (NHTSA, 2001). Less is known about driving under the influence of marijuana. However, marijuana is known to cause cognitive, motor and perceptual difficulties ...
Optimization of oocyte cryoprotectant loading rate [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2006)
Freezing oocytes is a delicate process and current methods result in high mortality rates. Before freezing, cells are typically loaded with cryoprotectants (CPAs) to reduce freezing damage, however osmotically induced cell ...
Advancement of TRISO Nuclear Fuel Coaters for High Temperature Pebble Bed Nuclear Reactors: Environmentally Benign and Risk Free Proliferation 4th Generation Nuclear Energy [abstract]
(2009-04)
The success on nuclear energy produced by advanced high temperature gas reactors (AGRs) is dependent on tri-isotropic (TRISO) fuel particle coating. Today modern AGRs require essentially zero defective/failed coated ...
Advanced Biomimetic Materials for Reversible CO2 Capture from Air [abstract]
(2009)
The world is rightly focused on climate change. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) identified carbon capture and storage (CSS) as a critical technology for reducing emissions, not
only from power ...