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Radiopharmaceutical research: Coordination of rhenium to tetradentate schiff base ligands
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Radiopharmaceuticals, drugs consisting of a radionuclide, are very useful in both the diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of cancer. The radiopharmaceuticals that were researched are composed of Re radioisotopes (Re-186; Re-188), which are very...
A study of wireless sensor networks with focus on node localization
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Due to research in low-power, cheap wireless communications, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) has become one of the most exciting new fields of interest within computer science and engineering. Just as the Internet has made data readily available...
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...
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 ...
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...
Uranium: The problem, or the solution?
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
is one that the Chemistry Department at MU consistently looks into. One way to better optimize waste extraction is to possibly bind two separate functional groups to uranyl(VI) [UO22+] so that the reactions will occur selectively. The product of interest...
Won't you be my neighbor? An analysis of the effect of density on floral and nectar traits in Nicotiana alata
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
It has been shown that heritable, genetic variability can change in response to different environmental conditions (Hoffmann and Merila 1999) and also that some plants can sense proximate neighbors and change their growth ...
Comparative analyses of NA genome in Zea maize
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Mitochondrial genomes are perhaps the most unusual sequences to annotate, due to the common characteristic of expedient change within the genome. Only six (mtDNA) genomes have been sequenced. It has been observed that ...
A comparative study of commercially synthesize immobilized pH gradient (IPG) strips for two-dimensional electrophoresis
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) is a widely used technique for resolving complex protein mixtures. The resurgence in this technique can be attributed to the contemporary approach for isoelectric focusing, which ...
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...
A computational model for genetically inherited depression
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
for this model was melancholic unipolar. The model was constructed from information gathered from research literature related to the brain, depression, and neuroscience. The precursors for melancholic MDD are polymorphisms of alleles that code for serotonin (5-HT...
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...
Organization of the command system in the lamprey brain that initiates locomotor behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
(DLM); and RS neurons (Paggett et al. 2004). Other experiments suggest the following organization for the command system: RLR VMD & DLM RS neurons à spinal CPGs In the present study, various lesions were made in the brain to interrupt some...
Cell-matrix interaction in tissue patterning
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
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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 ...
Effect of baicalein on regulation of a phase II enzyme in human prostate cancer cell line (PC-3)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Prostate cancer is an excellent candidate disease for chemo prevention because it is typically diagnosed in elderly males, therefore even a modest delay in the neoplastic development achieved through pharmacological or nutritional intervention could...