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Photoacoustic Detection of Circulating Prostate, Breast and Pancreatic Cancer cells using targeted Gold Nanoparticles: Implications of Green Nanotechnology in Molecular Imaging
(2010-02)
Circulating tumor cells are hallmarks of metastasis cancer. The presence of circulating tumor cells in blood stream correlates with the severity of disease. Photoacoustic imaging (PA) of tumor cells is an attractive technique ...
Amphetamine Alters Group I mGluR Expression in the Rat Striatum and Medial Prefrontal Cortex
(2010-03)
PFC. Unlike mGluR5, mGluR1 protein expression in both the striatum and mPFC was not significantly altered in amphetamine-treated rats relative to saline-treated rats. Homer1b/c protein levels in the two regions also remained stable in response to amphetamine...
Interdisciplinary Approach to Examine the Effects of Lifestyle Modifications on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
(2010)
. To address these clinical questions, we have taken an interdisciplinary approach with collaborations from experts in multiple departments and facilities at the University of Missouri, including Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Hepatology, Veterinary...
Why Humans Do What They Do: Interdisciplinary Research on Realistic Decision Making
(2010)
MU has enormous potential to be the site of path-breaking interdisciplinary research on the topic of realistic decision making. Not only is this research a basic component of human life science, it also has clear application to the marketing of life-science...
Patterns and predictors of fast food consumption after acute myocardial infarction
(2010-03)
Background: Fast food is affordable and convenient, yet high in calories, saturated fat and sodium. The prevalence of fast food intake at the time of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and patterns of fast food intake in ...
Hyperthermia Induces Functional and Molecular Modifications in Cardiac, Smooth and Skeletal Muscle Cells
(2010-03)
Hyperthermia is used for the treatment of a number of diseases, including muscle injuries, inflammations, tendinitis, and osteoarticular disorder. More recently, hyperthermia has been used as an adjuvant in cancer treatment. ...
The Vision of the International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine (I2NM2)
(2010-02)
The translational research effort in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) described below and recently initiated at the University of Missouri International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine and the University of Missouri Research Reactor...
Regulation of Phosphorylation of Dopamine D3 Receptors in Mouse Striatal Neurons in vivo
(2010-03)
Introduction: Dopamine D3 receptors (D3Rs) are G-protein-coupled receptors. These D3Rs inhibit adenylyl cyclase and the downstream formation of cAMP. Due to their preferential expression in the mesolimbic areas, especially ...
Commercializing Academic Research Using NIH SBIR Funding
(2010-03)
Pinnacle Technology has developed successful university collaborations to bring new preclinical research systems to the marketplace. Primary funding for these collaborations has been through the NIH Small Business Innovation ...
Small Business Support for Youth Physical Activity Opportunities
(2010-03)
Background: Increasing the number of youth physical activity opportunities (YPAO) (e.g., programs) may be a promising approach for encouraging physically active lifestyles among youth. To do this effectively, we need ...
Multi-scale Investigation of Weight-bearing Exercise on Bone Biomechanical Integrity in the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Model (oim) Mouse
(2010-02)
% of their peak bone mass, and children which are physically active accrue 10-40% more bone (region specific) than inactive children. This suggests that sedentary lifestyle choices of children with OI are particularly detrimental to their bone health. We...
Narrating disturbance : risk, power, and Mountain Pine Beetles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
occurred at an unprecedented scope and scale, reflecting the legacy of forest management policies since the early days of European settlement and evoking new experiences and understandings of landscape in the resource-dependent region. Like much...
General Proceedings of the ARIS Summit 2023
(Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society [ARIS], 2023)
Optimizing crop N use efficiency using polymer-coated urea and other N fertilizer sources across landscapes with claypan soils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
in the claypan region of north central and northeast Missouri to determine the effects of landscape position and soil depth to the claypan on crop growth and N uptake, and to examine the use of a variable-source N fertilizer application strategy to optimize crop...
Cambio de Colores, 20th, 2022 : Conference program
(Cambio Center, 2022)
Conference program for "Floreciendo-Resilience and Changing Communities in Uncertain Times�, the Cambio de Colores Change of Colors 20th annual conference. The conference took place June 22-24, 2022 in St. Louis, MO.
Cognitive tutoring and assessment systems and mathematics achievement: a quantitative study of the Summit Learning Platform
(2021)
The purpose of this study was to determine if the Summit Learning Platform, a type of Intelligent Tutoring System, has a positive association with mathematics achievement of high school students in grades nine through eleven. The study was conducted...
Fragile balance : a phenomenological study exploring work-life balance of Millennial professionals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This phenomenological study explored the work-life balance of Millennial regional specialist professionals at University of Missouri (MU) Extension, part of a nationwide non-credit educational organization, the Cooperative Extension Service System...
Application of a digital terrain model for forrest land classification and soil survey
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)
Models (DEM's) to produce Digital Terrain Models (DTM's) in the Missouri Ozarks. Terrain models produced from several DEM sources were evaluated for their accuracy in predicting slope, aspect and landforms on a 3691 ha area. The DEM's created from USGS...
Containment in the City: Boundaries, Bodies, and the Politics of Urban Space
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-01-20)
, the body politic? Using Kansas City as a case study, these questions will be addressed in this project. In the spring of 2010, twenty-three interviews were conducted with urban planners, architects, developers, consultants, real estate agents, civic...