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Conservation of young Southern leopard frogs should include forested habitats! [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Throughout the world, amphibian populations have shown an overall declining trend. Frogs are a vital
part of the ecosystem, and their absence could have many negative consequences. However, if we are
to help conserve ...
The impact of parental divorce on college age offspring's perception of romantic/marital commitment [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
this trend. Previous research has stated the parental divorce affects an offspring's certainty about his/her romantic relationships and his/her perceptions of problems in those relationships, (Jacquet & Surra, 2001). This research study surveys college age...
Physiological responses of a hyper-phototropic mutant to various light stimuli [abstract]
(2004)
Physiological responses of a hyper-phototropic mutant to various light stimuli Phototropic responses are the directional curvature of organs in response to differences in light intensity and/or quality. The experimental ...
Physiological and colonic microbial responses in the horse to feeding soyhulls [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Soyhulls have a nutritional profile that makes them an excellent energy feedstuff for the horse. They
have been used in horse rations, and have been shown to promote beneficial bacteria growth in the
colon. The hypothesis ...
Evolutionary trace analysis of the a-D-phosphohexomutase superfamily [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen and a leading cause of hospital-acquired
infections. It is a common cause of infections in cystic fibrosis, immunocompromised, and burn
patients. Adding to its ...
Quantitative real-time RT-PCR determining extracellular matrix protein expression in osteogenesis imperfecta murine (oim) thoracic aortas [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Primary components of the thoracic aorta critical for tissue integrity are collagen and elastin.
Collagen, a rod-like protein contributes to aortic strength and stiffness, while elastin, a highly
extensible protein ...
Using mutant roundworms to understand development: glh-4 was caught! [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
To understand development, scientists have utilized simple organisms including the soil roundworm
Caenorhabditis elegans. The Bennett laboratory has utilized this nematode to study a family of
proteins called germline ...
Anatomical organization of pathways in the locomotor command system of the lamprey [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
In vertebrates, locomotor behaviors are initiated by groups of neurons in the brain, called locomotor
command systems, that project to neural networks in the spinal cord, called central pattern generators
(CPGs). The ...
Characterizing Babesia genes for candidate vaccine peptides [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Babesiosis is a tropical cattle disease caused by the parasite Babesia bovis. This parasite infects red
blood cells in cattle in much the same way as the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum infects red
blood cells in ...
Maternal report of emotional response duration in young children's developmental psychology [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Most research on emotional phenomena has focused on differentiating the type of emotion (e.g. positive, negative, happiness, fear), the frequency with which it occurs (e.g., how often fear is experienced), and the intensity of an emotion. However...
Isolation of novel Arabidopsis mutant plants altered in their pathogen defense response [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
by the researcher for mutants resistant to bacteria expressing the avirulence gene avrRPS4. These mutants were chosen for their phenotypic characteristics, and then screened for RLD background. The resulting mutants are called suppressors of RPS4-RLD, or srfr. Two...
Steel stud wall analysis code for blast response prediction [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
With the Okalahoma City Bombing a new urgency was created for the need to do research in the area of blast resistant building. With the turn of the century an ever greater threat appear with a need for more improve building resistance. The National...
Perceptions of effective and ineffective professional development held by teachers and staff developers [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Our research is focused on the effectiveness of professional development for science and mathematics teachers in Missouri. Professional development is a term used to describe experiences which are aimed to improve teacher knowledge and instruction...
Bridges as roosting habitat for bats in southeastern Missouri [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research., 2004)
bridges and guano has been found at 30 bridges. Guano amounts, classified as low, medium or high, were used to indicate possible levels of use. Data presented are the preliminary findings. Continued surveys in spring and summer of 2004 will further...
Improvement of agrobacterium-mediated T-DNA transfer in soybean (glycine max) [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Since the 1930s soybean has become the most widely grown protein/oilseed crop in the world, with the
United States now producing 55% of the world's soybean. Due to many uses of soybean, researchers
aim to discover functions ...
Near-optimal launch guidance using energy-angular momentum relationship [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
are developed to determine the value of this parameter for which this system achieves its best performance. The burn time for this system is within a few percent of the burn time for the optimal control system. Thus, near-optimal solutions are found by iterating...
PDA project [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
The goal of this project is to create a robot interface that allows a user to guide and control a robot to perform some task. The assumption is that, although the user may be a domain expert in how the task should be done, ...
Expression patterns of auxin response factors in Arabidopsis thaliana [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
The plant hormone auxin is important for plant growth and development. Exogenous application of
auxin can cause a change in the expression of specific genes in as little as 5 minutes. A family of 23
genes, auxin response ...
Perceptions of technology uses in hospitality [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
varied responsibilities, this curriculum is not always current with recent developments and demands. The purpose of this research was to identify technology knowledge that students need to possess upon graduation from a HRM program. A survey was sent to a...
Frequency prediction of flow induced vibration in pipes [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
thing happens in power plants pipes, wherever there is a Safety Relief Valve (SRV) down the flow line, vibration will occur. This constant vibration has been identified as one of the leading causes of piping failures. The purpose of this research...