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Expression and purification of AlgX in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterium that is the leading cause of hospital acquired infections. While this bacteria is present in water and soil, this bacteria only severely affects severely ill patients, ...
Effects of forest management practices on treefrog oviposition site choice
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Globally, amphibian populations are declining faster than those of birds or mammals. Habitat destruction is considered the primary cause of these declines; however, what remains partly unexplored is the idea that some ...
Effect of feed restriction and hypothermia on fetal mice
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Low birth weights result in high mortality in highly prolific pigs. Anecdotal evidence in sheep and cattle suggests restricting feed early in gestation and/or cooling late in gestation increase birth weights. Therefore, ...
Imaging reticulospinal neurons in the lamprey brainstem using calcium indicator
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Imaging reticulospinal neurons in the lamprey brainstem using calcium indicator In the lamprey, a lower vertebrate, reticulospinal (RS) neurons in the brain are the output elements of the command system that activate spinal ...
Conversion of waste corn cobs to activated carbons for natural gas (methane) adsorption
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) is an alternative energy source technology that uses micropores in adsorbent materials to store natural gas. Activated carbons, which are useful adsorbents with a highly porous form of carbon are ...
Developing proteomics approaches for identifying new, redox-regulated proteins
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
For many years it was thought that hydrogen peroxide was only a toxic substance to cells. However, recent work has revealed that hydrogen peroxide can be utilized by organisms as a cellular signaling molecule. Hydrogen ...
Retension of knobs in chromosome tips in maize
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Knobs are deeply staining chromosomal sites on maize chromosomes. Molecularly, they are composed of a 180 base pair repeat. Their positions on the chromosomes are variable but usually internal in maize. In relatives, the ...
Death by the pounds: The effects of television on the obesity of African-American children and adolescents
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
This study examined the direct effects that television programming has on the obesity of African-American children and adolescents based upon the top three stations viewed by African-American children and adolescents during ...
The effect of timber stand improvement practices on the abundance of Pileated Woodpeckers
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
The Pileated Woodpecker (Drycopulus pileatus) is a large woodpecker that requires large dead trees within a mature forest. I investigated how forest management practices affect the Pileated Woodpecker. Timber stand improvement ...
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 ...
The elderly, parent-child relationships and AIDS in rural South Africa [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Using qualitative interviews, we explore the impact of the AIDS epidemic on parent-child reciprocity relationships, from the perspective of young and old rural South Africans. Typically, adult children provide monetary ...
Public perceptions of the environment: The role of mass media [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
This project examines the relationship between television news coverage of environmental issues and variations in public concern for the natural environment in the United States. Aggregate-level, time series data (GSS; ...
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 ...
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 ...
Effect of experimental forest treatments on gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) habitat use [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Amphibian use of modified habitats has recently received more attention due to anthropogenic land-use patterns and the continued decline of species. We examined habitat use and abundance of gray treefrogs (Hyla versicolor) ...
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 ...
Target test tube assembly process and design for the development of molybdenum-99 [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) is used to create Tc-99m, a widely used nuclear medicine diagnostic imaging radioisotope. In an attempt to decrease the need for imported Mo-99, development of mechanical systems to efficiently prepare ...
Regulation of cholesterol transport processes in the liver by dietary citrus flavonoids [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Over the past few years, the importance of diet management and moderation has become a focal point of everyday life. Obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and high blood cholesterol can all result from poor nutrition ...
Sigma receptor binding in normal mouse lung membranes [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
The brain and many peripheral tissues (e.g., heart, spleen and liver) express sigma receptors that have been characterized by radioligand binding studies in vitro. In vivo studies indicate that sigma receptors are expressed ...
Characterization of soybean genes involved in soybean cyst nematode (SCN) resistance [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
The expansion of the soybean cyst nematode (SCN; Heterodera glycines) across soybean producing regions of the United States shows no signs of slowing. Resistant soybean germplasm has been used as the primary strategy to ...