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Regulation of L-type calcium channel sparklet activity by PKC and C-src
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
and more frequent channel open events and account for approximately 50% of the steady state Ca2+ entry through Cav1.2 channels. Previous studies suggest that the alpha isoform of protein kinase C (PKCalpha]) underlies persistent Ca2+ sparklet activity...
On the periodicity of the first Betti number of the semigroup ring under translations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Any curve C in any dimension can be described by a parameterization. In particular in the plane, that is dimension 2, the coordinates x and y are both given as a function of a...
Efficacy of interferon-stimulated genes and pregnancy-associated glycoproteins for pregnancy diagnosis within an estrus resynchronization protocol for dairy cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
), myxovirus resistance gene 2 (Mx2), and 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase 1 (Oas1)] that are up-regulated in response to IFNT was used to diagnose pregnancy in cows and heifers. This pregnancy diagnosis approach was used in a 21 day resynchronization program...
Following the money : how salient is media ownership information to U.S. citizens?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This qualitative study seeks to assess how significant media ownership information is to citizens' lives and to understand on what bases this information is salient for some citizens and not others. Ten respondents were ...
Optimization of chemical dosing in water treatment for enhanced coagulation/softening as it pertains to DBP removal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Treatment facilities out of compliance with EPA regulations are often not using optimal chemical treatment. Determination of the most effective chemical type, combination and concentration can aid in reduction of disinfection ...
Novel macrocyclic compounds as building blocks in supramolecular chemistry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Resorcinarenes and pyrogallolarenes have been widely used as building blocks for novel synthetic receptors and supramolecular self-assemblies. To explore new chemistry of these compounds, new substituted macrocyclic arenes ...
Can 16-month-old infants make transitive inferences?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
in this situation, infants needed to see a linear display of the three objects (A>B>C) (Experiments 2). These results thus provide indirect evidence that infants form a linear spatial order representation of the three objects (A>B>C) when reasoning transitively...
Classical and impulse stochastic control on the optimization of the dividends for the terminal bankruptcy model and its application
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
In this dissertation, I discuss the optimization of dividends of reinsurance companies with the terminal bankruptcy model, in which some money would be returned to shareholders at the state of terminal bankruptcy, meanwhile ...
The geography of protest at the School of the Americas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
One does not need to look far for examples of protest and social unrest in the history of the United States. Segments of the population fervently opposed the Second World War and the Vietnam War, and, in another time, ...
Aquatic and terrestrial exposure of amphibians to estrogenic endocrine disrupting contaminants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Hormones play an important role in shaping growth and development. Endocrine disrupting contaminants (EDCs) come from the external environment and can mimic or block internal hormone pathways. Many amphibians begin to ...
Toward polar 1,4-diphenylbutadiene materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)
now been studied. In Chapter 1, we illustrate the difficulty of achieving dipole parallel-aligned crystals, the solution to the problem, and the research in our group. In Chapter 2, (E,E)-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene is analyzed by computations in gas...
Optimal designs for response functions with a downturn
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
of the treatment means and on the magnitudes of the treatments. A- and DA-optimal weights for estimating adjacent mean differences are found and results on c-optimality are obtained for estimating the peak dose and the EC50 (the treatment with response half way...
The control of blood flow in skeletal muscle arterioles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
for an active component to CVD. In a separate subset of arterioles, the effect of augmenting vasomotor tone on CVD was tested using elevated O2 or phenylephrine (PE) in the superfusion solution vs. control. Male C57BL/6 mice (n=13; 10-13 weeks old) were...
Vapor pressure of RDX - experimental and correlation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
= 47.676, B = 54523.699 and C = 688.593. Additionally, two correlations have been developed that predict the vapor pressure of nitro group containing compounds, including explosive nitro group containing compounds. The first correlation is useful...
A qualitative and quantitative study examining effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on physical and psychological well-being among breast cancer survivors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The study used a mixed-method design to examine effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on health among early-stage breast cancer survivors. The sample consisted of 32 participants, the intervention group (n ...
Crisis, government performance and support for democracy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Studies of regime performance effects on support for democracy have neglected the possible impact of economic and political crisis. Using survey data from the second and third waves of the Afrobarometer survey, this study ...
The synthesis and characterization of 1,1'-disubstituted ferrocene imine Schiff base ligand systems for use as potential environmental heavy metal cationic sensors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
during the selectivity experiments with each system. During this research project, one system was found to be very selective for chelating Hg2+in the presence of other commonly found metal cations and could be detected from other complexes in the database...
Functional study of Kcv potassium channel through manipultion [sic] of individual subunits
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
functions. By using this approach, several mechanisms for ion permeation and potassium channel blocker binding regulated by subunit composition were identified. For example, the structural change from only one subunit in the selectivity filter G65C...
A study of elementary mathematics teachers' knowledge of equity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
of equity in teaching was examined using interview data and videotaped classroom observations based on the three components of the Knowledge of Equity in Teaching Framework: (1) knowledge of equity issues; (2) beliefs; and (3) knowledge of equity pedagogy...
Proteomic identification of the differentially expressed and phosphorylated proteins in 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) signal transduction pathway in salivary gland of Drosophila melanogaster
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Protein kinase C (PKC) plays important role in 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) signal transduction, however, little is known about the exact role of PKC in this process. In my research, PKC-regulated phosphorylation in 20E signal transduction...