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Okara as a novel prebiotic ingredient in the manufacture of a probiotic yogurt
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Okara is a by-product of tofu and soymilk manufactures. High in protein, vitamin B group and antioxidants, okara is very nutritious. Preliminary studies demonstrated okara to be a promising prebiotic, compounds that can ...
The use of primary dermal fibroblast cultures to evaluate type I collagen expression in the oim model mouse
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Osteogenesis imperfecta type III is a heritable disorder leading to impaired connective tissue function in type I collagen containing tissues including bone fragility, blue-grey sclera, short stature, and hearing loss. ...
What do pink pigs and soybeans have in common? Selecting for mutants in the ureide pathway
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophic bacteria (PPFMs) have been found to be the most abundant microorganisms among phylloplane microflora, and have been recovered from all plants examined. PPFMs are seed-transmitted ...
The effects of an 8-week low-intensity exercise program on people with arthritis
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
This study analyzes the effects of 8 weeks in the PACE program, a low-intensity exercise program for people with arthritis in the areas of pain, stiffness, function, and physical performance. PACE, which stands for People ...
Hydrogen storage in diamond powder utilizing naf for fuel cell applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Hydrogen Fuel Cells offer the vital solution to the world's socio-political dependence on oil. Due to existing difficulty in safe and efficient hydrogen storage for fuel cells, storing the hydrogen in hydrocarbon compounds ...
The IUBMB enzyme nomenclature decision tree
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
This project attempts to map the decisions involved in categorizing an enzyme using the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) enzyme nomenclature. The recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee ...
Protoemics of integral membrane proteins from developing Brassica napus
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
As plant seeds develop the accumulation of natural products, starch, oil, and protein undergo dramatic changes. At the early stages of seed filling in oilseeds starch is the principal component. Oil (triacylglycerol) and ...
Organization of the command system in the lamprey brain that initiates locomotor behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
In vertebrate animals, the muscle activity pattern for locomotor behavior is produced by central pattern generators (CPGs) in the spinal cord. In the brain, “command” systems, which have several levels, process information ...
Dietary genistein influences function of mouse aorta
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for men and postmenopausal women in the United States. Estrogen is thought to be cardioprotective. An important action of estrogen is increasing endothelial-dependent ...
Evidence that glutamate induced neurite retraction of reticulospinal neurons is dependent on calcium influx
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Locomotor systems of vertebrates consist of a command system in the brain that activates central pattern generators in the spinal cord to initiate locomotor behavior. Reticulospinal (RS) neurons are the output neural ...
The correlation between Chicano theater and Augusto Boal's Theater of the Oppressed
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
"The theater is a weapon, and it is the people who should wield it" are words that come from the Brazilian Dramatist's, Augusto Boal, commentary, The Theater of the Oppressed. What Boal is referring to is that the theater ...
Uranium: The problem, or the solution?
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Uranium is of great importance as a nuclear fuel and is used to generate electrical power, produce isotopes, and to make weapons. The possibility of developing a realistic flow scheme for nuclear fuel reprocessing or ...
Purification and site mutagenesis in GDP-mannose dehydrogenase
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
A current research focus is the biosynthetic pathway used in alginate production by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This polysaccharide provides the bacteria with resistance to immune and antibiotic response leading ...
The effects of oncogenic Ras on the ocular lens
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Ras is a small GTP-binding protein in the signal transduction machinery. In most cell types, activation of Ras by growth factors is essential for normal cell proliferation. A mutation in the Ras gene can lead to a constitutive ...
Production of nano particles
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Nano particles (particles having diameters in the nanometer range) have applications in a variety of areas including medical, environmental, sensor, to name a few. However, the production of nano particles having uniform ...
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 ...
Modeling firing patterns of medium spiny neurons
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
The alternation in firing patterns of medium spiny neurons of the Nucleus Accumbens , a key structure in the brain's reward pathway, due to chronic and acute cocaine use was investigated through change of ion channel and ...
A habitat model to predict deer-vehicle accidents in Columbia, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Studies show that in a suburban setting white-tailed deer live comfortably with humans and human-associated disturbances. Wildlife ecologists have developed models to predict where deer occur using information such as; ...
Immunological analysis of a putative virulence protein of Haemophilus influenzae
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Haemophilus influenzae, a gram negative bacterium, is part of the normal flora of the human upper respiratory tract; however, they are also known to be pathogenic. Nonencapsulated (nontypeable) H. influenzae (NTHi) are ...
Shipping Box Radiation Level Detector
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Shippers at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) are currently being exposed to radiation while manually testing the radiation level of outgoing shipping boxes. The boxes contain radioactive isotopes used in ...