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Impact of creep feeding on subsequent performance and plasma parameters of feedlot steers
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
A study was conducted to evaluate the impact of creep feeding and protein sources, notably DDGS, on blood plasma variables and growth in crossbred steer calves. Thirty-six crossbred steer calves were used in a randomized ...
From pyruvate to PEP...the unknown pathway
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Soybean is a major crop in the United States. Its survival and relationship with its environment are closely monitored. For example, we are looking at the symbiotic relationship between soybean and the soil bacteria. These ...
Examnining the effects of generation level, social class, and parents' level of education on Mexican American college students' outcoume expectation and perceived cultural congruity
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
A survey was conducted with 309 Mexican American college students to assess the effects of college outcome expectancies and perceptions of the university environment. Specifically, we explored differences in generation ...
Purification and site mutagenesis in GDP-mannose dehydrogenase
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
A current research focus is the biosynthetic pathway used in alginate production by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This polysaccharide provides the bacteria with resistance to immune and antibiotic response leading ...
Unequal reinforcement values from equally warm and cool temperatures in Drosophila
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Insects inhabit extreme temperature environments and have evolved mechanisms to survive there. When temperatures either rise or fall, small insects alter their behavior within seconds to avoid, in extreme situations, ...
Evidence that glutamate induced neurite retraction of reticulospinal neurons is dependent on calcium influx
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Locomotor systems of vertebrates consist of a command system in the brain that activates central pattern generators in the spinal cord to initiate locomotor behavior. Reticulospinal (RS) neurons are the output neural ...
Effects of diet and exercise on carotid lesions in male pigs
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
The objective of this study was to examine the influence of aerobic exercise-training on atherosclerotic lesion appearance and composition in the carotid artery of male, miniature Yucatan pigs fed a high-fat, high-cholesterol ...
Shipping Box Radiation Level Detector
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Shippers at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) are currently being exposed to radiation while manually testing the radiation level of outgoing shipping boxes. The boxes contain radioactive isotopes used in ...
Use of antisense oligonucleotides to enhance exon 7 incorporation in the pre-mRNA splicing of SMN2
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is relatively common in humans and is caused by loss of the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene. SMA is the leading cause of hereditary infant mortality ...
A kinetic study of active site mutations in GDP-mannose dehydrogenase
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
In the human pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, GDP-mannose dehydrogenase (GMD) serves as a critical enzyme in the biosynthesis of alginate, a polysaccharide that functions as a protective coating against antibiotics ...
The correlation between Chicano theater and Augusto Boal's Theater of the Oppressed
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
"The theater is a weapon, and it is the people who should wield it" are words that come from the Brazilian Dramatist's, Augusto Boal, commentary, The Theater of the Oppressed. What Boal is referring to is that the theater ...
Natural variation in Arabidopsis thaliana: Molecular genetic architecture of stress tolerance under water deficit
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
The functional genomics tools available for studying Arabidopsis thaliana are a great resource for researchers trying to characterize and understand the genetic basis of natural variation. Genome wide transcript profiling ...
Uranium: The problem, or the solution?
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Uranium is of great importance as a nuclear fuel and is used to generate electrical power, produce isotopes, and to make weapons. The possibility of developing a realistic flow scheme for nuclear fuel reprocessing or ...
The use of primary dermal fibroblast cultures to evaluate type I collagen expression in the oim model mouse
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Osteogenesis imperfecta type III is a heritable disorder leading to impaired connective tissue function in type I collagen containing tissues including bone fragility, blue-grey sclera, short stature, and hearing loss. ...
Okara as a novel prebiotic ingredient in the manufacture of a probiotic yogurt
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Okara is a by-product of tofu and soymilk manufactures. High in protein, vitamin B group and antioxidants, okara is very nutritious. Preliminary studies demonstrated okara to be a promising prebiotic, compounds that can ...
Involvement of TolC protein in the export of siderophore enterobactin in Escherichia coli
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
To acquire the necessary iron against harsh competition in the environment, iron starved bacteria synthesize, excrete and retrieve iron scavenging molecules termed siderophores, one of which is enterobactin. TolC protein ...
Kinetics vs. equilibrium binding: Determining the mechanism of transcriptional activation of Polymerase II
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
The mechanism of transcriptional activation of Polymerase II (Pol II) can be studied in a unique way by using a model transcriptional activator, TFIIIA-VP16, whose DNA-binding domain is derived from the zinc finger protein ...
Cell-matrix interaction in tissue patterning
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
In vivo pattern formation during morphogenesis is dependent upon the migration of cells. Cell movements are directed by the local structure of the surrounding extracellular matrix. It has been shown experimentally that ...
A case study of colliding tornadic storms
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Tornadoes occur frequently across the United States each year, causing millions of dollars in damage. Meteorologists are constantly searching for new and improved methods for predicting these weather phenomenons's in order ...
Improving mouse-DMH screening capability by adding 2000 mouse CpG islands
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
DNA methylation alteration, in correlation with gene expression, is involved in development and progression of many cancers. Using a microarray based method, mouse-DMH (Differential Methylation Hybridization), our lab is ...