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Peptidomics of Arabidopsis thaliana
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Peptidomics is study of all the peptides in an organism, some of which are signaling molecules. Peptides are polymers of amino acids. For the purpose of this work, peptides are defined as proteins being less than 15 kDa ...
The effect of timber stand improvement practices on the abundance of Pileated Woodpeckers
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
The Pileated Woodpecker (Drycopulus pileatus) is a large woodpecker that requires large dead trees within a mature forest. I investigated how forest management practices affect the Pileated Woodpecker. Timber stand improvement ...
The psychosocial response to lymphedema
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Lymphedema, a life-altering disease, affects many breast cancer survivors throughout the world. Manifested as either an acute or chronic illness, lymphedema can occur at any time during and following post-breast cancer ...
The intramolecular, stereoselective addition of sulfoximine carbanions to electron deficient alkenes
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Chiral Benzothiazine play important roles in synthetic organic chemistry since they can be used in the preparation of enantiomerically pure compounds. We have studied the synthesis of these species using the intramolecular, ...
A study of academic self- concept, academic motivation, and self- esteem: Their relationship to academic achievement in college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
This study examined the reliability of the Academic Motivation Scale in a group of 263 undergraduate students enrolled in undergraduate psychology classes at a large Midwestern public university. Ethnicity, sex, age, and class status (i.e., year...
A study of teen pregnancy: At-risk teens and their motivation to stay in school
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
(mother autonomy, mother warmth, and mother involvement), and the various motivational scales. These findings are instrumental to other educational psychologists to help build further research on the different aspects of the motivation system associated...
Fuel system design for an adsorbed natural gas vehicle
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
be highly compressed in order to store at a comparable energy density to liquid fuels. For this reason, The Alliance for Collaborative Research in Alternative Fuel Technology (ALL-CRAFT) aims to develop low-pressure, high-capacity storage technologies...
Metro and nonmetro youth: Evaluating differential pathways to delinquency
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Although much research has been conducted on risk factors and behaviors of delinquent youth, little is known about the nonmetro population and how they may differ from their metro counterparts. The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis...
The effects of arousing video on attention and memory for attack vs. non-attack political advertisements
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
attack advertisements because they work; that is to say, attack advertisements are more memorable than non-attack advertisements. Much research has been done on political advertisements, with mixed conclusions on the effectiveness of attack versus non...
Video game music beyond its original function: Practices, styles, and ends
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Rapidly growing in complexity of compositional practices, styles, and ends, video game music is an art form that surpasses its original function as “background music” as well as any utilitarian, stereotypical expectations ...
Characterization of a putative mutant for iron homeostasis
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Little is known about the genetics of iron homeostasis in plants. A novel genetic screen was used to identify mutants with alterations in iron homeostasis. Because Ferritin (Fer1) mRNA expression is upregulated by intracellular ...
Identification of chloroplast DNA insertions in nuclear chromosomes of maize B73 line using the FISH procedure
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
It is known that chloroplast DNA can incorporate itself into the nuclear genome of plants. However, the sites of chloroplast (ct) DNA integration into chromosomes of maize have not yet been analyzed. This project is the ...
Analysis of mitochondrial DNA insertions into a nuclear chromosome of the maize B73 line
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is known to have integrated into the nuclear DNA of plants and animals. The purpose of this project is to investigate the on-going migration of mtDNA into the nuclear DNA of maize plants. Specific ...
The measurement of residual feed intake to determine feed efficiency of pregnant Hereford heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
and inefficient herds for future feed efficiency research. These heifers were acquired from various beef producers across the state to ensure genetic variation within the herd. The heifers were fed an alfalfa/grass hay to which they had ad libitum access...
Recent lateral gene transfer from Pasteurella multocida into Haemophilus influenzae
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
disease. An island between aspA and groES in which a urease gene cluster present in H. influenzae had been replaced by a homolog of Neisseria meningitides mtrF was discovered (Erwin et al., 2005). We compared the aspA-groES region with that of Pasteurella...
Sex and age specific infestation rates of raccoons (Procyon lotor) by American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
, and reproductive classes of raccoons. From May to July 2005 we captured 105 raccoons across eight populations residing in predominantly forested ecosystems of central Missouri. Raccoons were sexed, weighed, and aged by examining tooth wear, genital morphology...
Mean value formulas for differential operators
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
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 arise when modeling various...
Environmental report actualization for the license renewal of the University of Missouri Research Reactor Center
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
) is to allow continued studies in nuclear related undergraduate and graduate level degree programs along with continued production of radioactive isotopes for cancer treatment and research for an additional 20 years beyond the current license of 40 years which...
Functional analysis of conserved amino acid residues in the C-terminus of ACC synthase
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Ethylene is an important plant hormone that regulates growth, development, and stress response. Synthesis of Ethylene from its immediate precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), is catalyzed by ACC oxidase. ...