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IPTV: Streaming television over the Internet
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
IPTV is the process of streaming video over a network connection like the internet. This could be the next step in television evolution. There are currently several programs and boxes that you can buy that use the internet ...
The relationship between childhood obesity and food insecurity: Variations and trends in core literature analyses
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Pediatric obesity is a pressing issue in the United States with recent studies estimating that 17.1% of children ages 2 to 19 years are overweight and an additional 16.5% are at risk of overweight. A landmark case study ...
Creation of mutant corticosteroid binding globulin: One step closer to a diagnostic device
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Much is known about how traditional and alternative medicines interact separately. However, there is very little knowledge of how the usage of alternative medicine affects the metabolism of traditional medicines when they ...
HuR overexpression in MB231 breast cancer cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Cancer cells share acquired capabilities necessary for their malignant transformation. These "hallmarks of cancer" include increased proliferation, self-sufficiency in growth signals, insensitivity to antigrowth signals, ...
Penetrating the NAT: Why and how?
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Network Address Translators (NATs) that map private addresses to public ones exist between a private computer network and a larger, public domain such as the Internet. The translation of network addresses makes it difficult ...
Effects of even-aged timber harvest on herbaceous vegetation richness in southern Missouri forests
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
For centuries American forests have been exploited for timber and other commodities, often with unforeseen long-term detrimental effects. As areas are cleared, the natural diversity of the forest is altered. Development ...
Seeing through different lenses: How the higher education community views diversity
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
Over the years, the societal differences that contribute to the concept of diversity have evolved and expanded. Because of this, the understanding of the term diversity and its implications for higher education vary greatly ...
Roach infestation optimization
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
There are many function optimization algorithms based on the collective behavior of natural systems — Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) are two of the most popular. This poster presents a ...