Research studies examining Mexican Americans' career development is important due their increasing representation in the labor force. A total of 264 Mexican American college students (107 males, 157 females) participated in this study. This research...

research resource that is unique for higher plants. The objective of this experiment is to observe the responses of different phenotypes (natural variants) to specific stresses in order to quantify their respective levels of genetic expression thereafter...

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are an increasingly important issue for developed economies as the trend of globalization continues. China has been identified as perhaps the worst violator of IPR in the world. The ...

N-((5-Hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)icosanamide is a compound found in the wax of green of coffee. It is thought to induce acid reflux. The synthesis of N-((5-Hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)icosanamide consists of joining 2 ...

Parent-child relationships are defined by emotional and psychological limits referred to as boundaries. When these boundaries are not maintained, e.g. child takes on a parental role; children are likely to experience ...

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; ...

, this research investigation seeks to determine the effect of involvement in leadership development programs on first year college students' perceived self-regulation and self-efficacy. The research design prompts a comparison of first year students who...

We present an improved theory of the current-voltage characteristics of the unipolar spin diode, which takes into account the effect of the electric bias on the spin-flip probability near the domain wall junction. We show ...

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 ...

Modern structural optimization methods have seen significant advances in recent years such that they can now be incorporated into the design phase of student competitions. The overall objective of this project is to develop ...

Missouri's largest source of agriculture revenue, the forage-based beef cattle industry, could become a bigger player in the state's total agriculture revenue and on-farm income with some industry modifications. As a result, ...

We examined children's expressions characteristic of smiles during pleasurable (in context) and distressing (out of context) situations. We hypothesize that smiles during distressing contexts were not accompanied by pleasure. ...

The project shall consist of comparing the efficiency of a 1990 model 14.1 litre Cummins diesel engine comparing standard no. 2 diesel fuel to a 5% biodiesel blend.

This project is to test biodiesel fuel in a real world type situation. The project includes cooling the diesel fuel and determining the amount of flow restriction the filter provides at low temperatures. Different types ...

12 individual cases of thundersnow were examined in order to determine those common atmospheric stability characteristics that attend such storms. We found that most thundersnow events have high bases (between 10K and ...

This project takes a look at marketing research conducted for the MU Career Center located in Lowry Mall. Prior to the winter semester of 2004, little was known about the effectiveness of various advertising mediums utilized by the Marketing Team...

Ketamine is an intravenous anesthetic agent and analgesic that has been shown to interact with the mu opioid receptor. Since reports differ in showing that ketamine is either an agonist or antagonist at the mu opioid ...