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Vegetation classification in urban nature areas in Columbia, Missouri [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Urban nature areas are often identified by local governments with no thought to their ecological characteristics or conservation value. We used a vegetation classification procedure, entitation, to classify vegetation types ...
Silencing of three members of the cytochrome p450 family of genes to uncover their role in iron regulation in A. thaliana
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Iron absorption and distribution by an organism needs to be tightly regulated because iron is essential but in excess it can be dangerous and may even result in death. Through microarray analyses of iron-starved Arabidopsis ...
Development of a RF Class E amplifier to power a ferroelectric plasma thruster [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Class E amplifiers are a special class of electronic amplifiers which are highly efficient at delivering power at high frequencies. Class E amplifiers consist of a signal generator, switch, and two LC resonant circuits. ...
The effect of Camgaroo-2 incorporation on the differentiation potential of embryonic stem cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Embryonic stem (ES) cells are capable of differentiating into any cell type in the body and are a promising therapeutic agent. Our research focuses on the differentiation of ES cells into functional neurons and/or glial ...
How do we know that we have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
The brain is a network of neurons that control our pleasure, emotion, motivation and is important for all types of learning. The objective of the overall research in the OCD's group is to examine the changes in brain ...
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)
During the election season, it may appear that television viewers are bombarded with political advertisements. Furthermore, it may also appear that the majority of these advertisements are routinely negative. It has been ...
Post-Translational modifications and the effects on protein identification through mass spectrometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Mass Spectrometry is an effective tool for protein identification. A typical process for protein identification is to break down a protein into smaller peptides and to determine the mass of each of these peptides. These ...
Synthesis and analysis of activated carbon briquettes as an adsorbent for natural gas
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Activated carbon has been used for many years for its adsorptive properties. These adsorptive properties are a result of its high surface area to density ratio. It achieves this through its activation process. During ...
Pharmacokinetic modeling of cortisol binding to dietary fiber in the gastrointestinal tract
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Cortisol is a glucocorticoid hormone produced in the adrenal cortex during stressful situations. The purpose of this project was to determine whether cortisol binds to dietary fiber and to design a pharmacokinetic model ...
Calix[n]arene derivatives for gas storage
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
The calix[n]arenes are versatile inclusion compounds (Scheme 1) comprise of cyclic, polyphenolic compounds that can be tailored synthetically by altering X, Y, R and n. In solid state, we found simple calixarenes are quite ...