Browsing 2010 MU theses - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Biological engineering (MU)"
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Amyloid- [beta] peptide induces temporal membrane biphasic changes in astrocytes through cytosolic phospholipase A₂
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Oligomeric amyloid-[beta] peptide (A[beta]) is known to induce cytotoxic effects and damage cell functions in Alzheimer's disease. However, mechanisms underlying the effects of A[beta] on cell membranes have yet to be fully ... -
Development of an online planning tool for designing terrace layouts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)A web-based conservation planning tool for terrace layouts was created by modifying a terrace location program (TERLOC), developed originally by Sudduth and Gregory (1982) and revised by Ghidey et al. (1992). Development ... -
Development of gold nanoparticle conjugated polyethylene terephthalate for improved biocompatibility in hernia repair materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Synthetic biomaterials are currently a popular choice for use in many surgical soft tissue repair applications. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is an example of such material that has been used, more specifically, for ... -
Development of land-use map for Salt River basin using satellite imagery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The Salt River Basin in northeastern Missouri is the major water supply source for people in the region. There is a need to build a long term simulation and to validate the long term trend of pollutant concentrations in ... -
Geographic information systems used for precision agriculture : knowledge and use by agriculture students at the University of Missouri (MU)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The use of GIS in PA technology helps manage the information intensive environment in production agriculture by intertwining site-specific (within field) management with computer software modeling for analyses and ... -
Ion transport modeling for retinal rod photoreceptor cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)In this study, a mathematical model is developed to describe the ion transport activities associated with the response of rod photoreceptor to light stimulus. In the model, the cell body is modeled as two capacitors connected ... -
Manure management using precision agriculture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The overall purpose of this project was to develop and implement a manure application record system that was solely based on Global Positioning Systems (GPS). This system will have the ability to provide steering and ... -
Rapid isolation of target bacteria from complex matrices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The long term goal of the research effort in our group was to develop a new rapid diagnostic process for sepsis. The specific project described in this work aims to obtain these "pure" isolates of the infectious bacteria ...