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The role of gender in the peer review process of formal writing [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
another's work while taken some of the out-of-class burden off teachers. To date, there is little research on the impact of technology on the peer-review process. Other researchers have focused on the individual writer, his or her thought process...
Travel is therapeutic
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2008)
Asset accumulation strategies in 3 new settlements communities (tables)
(Cambio Center, 2008)
This document includes two tables. Table 2: Regression Results on Income earnings for Native and Foreign Born Hispanics in Three Non-Metro Regions of Missouri. 2000. Table 3: Participants Profile for Community Focus Groups....
Bounded rationality for BitTorrent networks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] As peer-to-peer networking has becoming a focus in the global networking realm, peer-to-peer distributed systems have been through rapid developments these days. One typical...
Photoacoustic detection of circulating melanoma cells in the plasma layer of the blood [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
tumor forms. This can take months to discover, by which time the cancer could be advanced. Our research focuses on using photoacoustic signals to detect melanoma cells circulating in the blood, allowing for much earlier discovery and treatment...
Impact of effective instruction within middle school classrooms on at-risk student problem behavior [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Teachers are increasingly faced with students who present challenging behavior in the classroom. When faced with such challenges, educators look for effective ways to manage problem behaviors, as well as to prevent problems, ...
Utilization-focused evaluation of the program evaluation process of a Missouri school district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to provide a utilization-focused evaluation (Patton, 1997) of a Missouri school district program evaluation process. The problem addressed by this study was that The school district had not yet determined how...
Need to Know, Number 04, January 2008
(Sinclair School of Nursing, 2008-01)
Characterization of gene and protein marker expression by human dental pulp stem cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
be devastating. Our lab focuses on stem cell-based therapies for brain disorders. Previous studies indicate the potential of stem cells for use in therapies to treat neurodegenerative disorders. In particular, my lab project deals with dental pulp mesenchymal...
Development of tools for in situ hybridization in human embryonic stem cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
are being expressed within differentiating hESC colonies. I focused my research on two genes that code for transcription factors, OCT 4 and GATA 2. OCT 4 is required to maintain stem cells in an undifferentiated state. GATA 2 is thought to be one of the key...
Black Family Life: An African American parenting magazine
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Parenting magazines geared toward strengthening the traditional northern European family have been around for decades. Yet, they have not focused on the different family types or the needs of African American families. African American parenting has...
Percieved confidence when working with children affected by disruptive behavior disorders
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
in treating children with disruptive behavior disorders. Depending on our findings, future research may focus on developing clinician training programs to address potential gaps in training for one or more mental health disciplines....
Characterization of polyoxometalate I as an inhibitor of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of Foot and Mouth Disease virus [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
with an IC50 of 0.5uM. Current experiments are focusing on a detailed kinetic characterization of the mechanism of action for this inhibitor. This research may provide insights that lead to new treatment options to prevent the further spread of FMD...
HIV versus the Terminator: Drug resistance of HIV reverse transcriptase with mutations at the connection subdomain
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
, we focus on NRTI resistance mutations that are located at the connection subdomain of the enzyme in the presence and absence of thymidine analog associated mutations (TAMs). TAMs cause resistance to the commonly prescribed chain terminator 3'-azido-3...
Impact of prior/concurrent exposure to infectious diseases on variability in the 1918-19 flu epidemic on Newfoundland [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
communities. We describe here new studies focusing on these issues. This study highlights the importance of considering the co-circulation of multiple pathogens and potential interactions between acute and chronic conditions when trying to understand...
Exploring the obstacles hindering the academic attainment of Latino/a students [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
, a better understanding of their needs and concerns can be addressed. The study is devised for the research team to conduct focus-group based interviews of the research subjects. The transcripts of these interviews will be coded and analyzed...
Effectiveness of therapeutic Salmonella Typhimurium in selectively targeting human cancer cell lines [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Studies indicate that non-virulent strains of Salmonella Typhimurium have tumor-targeting activity. Indeed, S. Typhimurium has been observed to selectively target cancer tissue by a ratio of over 1000:1. Most of these studies focused on the cancer...
Role of Gbx2 expression in cranial nerve V development
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
to an inability to nurse on their mother as wild-type mice do. Our preliminary studies have shown that zebrafish Gbx2 also affects nV development. Our research this summer was focused around examining if mouse Gbx2 can rescue the abnormalities in nV caused...
Age and gender differences in the use of emotion words between adolescent friends
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
's and adolescent's use of emotion words with most studies focusing on parent-child communication. Past research with young children found that girls express emotions more freely than boys with mothers and that gender differences became stronger with age (Cervantes...