Browsing University Undergraduate Research Fellows (1968–2012) by Title
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(1995)Innate resistance of a host to infection is strongly under the influence of genetic factors. Genes coding for histocompatibility antigens are a cluster of genes called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). MHC gene ...
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(1989)A regimen for the production of a monoclonal antibody that can distinguish between adult-expressed and fetal-expressed DNA polymerase a has been developed, but has not yet been completed. Hybrid BALB/c x C57BL/6 mice were ...
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(1997)At the ends of chromosomes are short repeated DNA sequences called telomeres that maintain the stability of the chromosome. Telomeres are maintained by a unique ribonuclearprotein called telomerase. Telomerase is developmentally ...
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(1982)The research reported in this thesis demonstrates that the initial steps for pyrimidine biosynthesis in the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum are catalyzed by the enzymes carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (CPSase, ...
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(1977)The object of this report is to study a neighborhood park and its impact on the neighborhood residents, park users and the City which provides the maintenance and service to the park. The hypothesis established for the ...
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(1995)Madness and irrationality appear as recurrent motifs in Renaissance literature, not only in England but also on the Continent. Shakespeare incorporates the terminology and imagery of the Elizabethan exorcist to paint a ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)This thesis is primarily concerned with the effect of a grassroots spiritual movement on the lives of youth in India and the United States. Swadhyay is a movement that began in India in the 1940s under the leadership of ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)The border between one understanding of life and another is a recurring theme in the novels that make up The Border Trilogy. But borders do not necessarily have to separate two lands, nor even two culturally different ...
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(1996)The purpose of my research was to support the design of a DSP microprocessor-based receiver for a satellite communication system supervised by my thesis advisor, Dr. Costas Georghiades. Dr. Georghiades and his graduate ...
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(2011-08-08)Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS) in humans. Several studies have shown a strong correlation between stressful events and the onset and exacerbation ...
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(2008-07-18)This study discusses the impact of photo alteration on journalistic credibility in relation to the effects of the new capabilities of digital technology. The thesis examines the early history of photo manipulation, in both ...
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(1984)A vector quantization technique called hybrid vector quantization which uses both scalar DPCM as well as pyramid vector quantization is developed. A linear transformation is used to decorrelate the input vectors. It is ...
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(1998)The dimerization specificity of a leucine zipper is partially determined by the interactions of charged amino acids on the surfaces of dimer interfaces (e and g positions). A series of e and g position GCN4 mutants has ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Because of the pervasiveness of diminishing sensitivity in economics, and because diminishing sensitivity has played such a crucial role in examining behavior toward risk, diminishing sensitivity for other-regarding ...
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(1978)This report describes the develpment of a direct, spectrophotometric assay for arginase. The assay may be conveniently used at high substrate concentrations (8Km) for assaying crude sources of arginase, and for steady-state ...
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(1986)A novel method for making discretionary interconnections involves direct writing on wafer using a precision laser beam and metallization using the lift off process. After experimenting with several line thicknesses, ...
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(1998)In recent research, validity of Big Five personality measures has been questioned. Specifically, the question of social comparison targets needs research. When persons evaluate themselves on personality dimensions, implicit ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Many Victorian novelists sought to promote the importance of the individual by placing their characters in situations that allowed them to go outside society's pre-established boundaries. In spite of these novelists' ...
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(1996)I hope to affirm the need for creativity in our lives by defining it as a necessary part of the inner workings of out minds. By looking at the actual creative process and what happens both biologically and psychologically, ...
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(2006-12-13)This research was meant to discover whether, amid accusations they have become the super branch, the judiciary envisioned by the Founders is mirrored today. Reviewing constitutional origins led to the discovery that the ...