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Maize brace root formation and correlation with juvenile nodes and tassel structure [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Global warming causing changes in weather patterns is making drought a more frequent occurrence. Drought is a major limiting factor of maize production worldwide. To maintain high production levels, it is important to ...
The localization of BclB to the exosporium [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Anthrax is a highly fatal disease primarily of cattle, sheep, and goats caused by the Gram-positive, endospore-producing, rod-shaped bacterium Bacillus anthracis. B. anthracis, like the other members of the genus Bacillus, ...
Analysis of the effects of dietary ascorbic acid on a beneficial wasp [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Recent development in genetic engineering has paved the way for researchers to produce crops of high nutritional value, high yield and resistant to diseases and pests. Ascorbic acid is one of the nutrients that researchers ...
Expression and proteolytic cleavage of Lav, a putative virulence autotransporter of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Haemophilus influenzae, a gram negative coccobacillus, is part of the normal flora of the human upper respiratory tract. Unencapsulated (nontypeable) strains of H. influenzae (NTHi) cause pneumonia, sinusitis, and otitis ...
Childhood overweight, food intake, and physical activity among Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Childhood overweight has tripled in the last three decades for children 6-11 years of age. Overweight children are at higher risk for health problems and psychosocial issues. Although studies show Black and Hispanic children ...