Browsing University Undergraduate Research Fellows (1968–2012) by Title
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(1986)The purpose of this study will be to examine the change in the level of religious commitment of members of the Campus Crusade for Christ after graduation from college, and to assess whether or not they are meeting their ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Traumatic life events can cause harmful mental health symptoms known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although not all people exposed to a trauma are diagnosed with PTSD, most experience some symptoms after a ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Chapter one explores the reflexive nature of Stephen Daldry's The Hours (2002) as an adaptation from two previous novels: Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway and Michael Cunningham's The Hours. Through the motif of mirror ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)The European Union has often been depicted as a postmodern political institution, primarily because it both transcends and erases the traditional boundaries of the modern nation-state. The implications of this conceptualization ...
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(1981)Predation on sheep and goats by coyotes constitutes the major cause of stock losses in the western United States. No effective method currently exists for selectively removing problem coyotes from a wild population. ...
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(1998)The hazards of Pb exposure has been a topic of concern for many years. This research was developed to investigate the possibility of Pb induced oxidative stress. The research objectives were to observe Pb induced lipid ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Astronauts returning to earth experience hypotension from hours to days. The subsequent inability to maintain the upright (orthostatic) position diminishes work capacity. Orthostatic hypotension appears to result from ...
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(1987)The problem of designing Q-ary Pulse-Position Modulation (PPM) sequences with good correlation properties is investigated in three parts. Sequences with good autocorrelation property (GAP) are considered in the first part ...
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(1995)While the extreme complexity of his vision makes this technical analysis necessary, academic understanding of the technical work of Yeats only takes the initiate to a limited point of understanding. "Thought," says Yeats, ...
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(1998)The force of friction is almost always present when there is relative motion between two objects. There is currently no model of friction that describes "this force at all times. In particular slip stick friction particular ...
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Predicting current compressive strength of concrete based on non-destructive testing by way of sound (2001)There are many ways to test the compressive strength of concrete to include both destructive and non-destructive methods. There are many pros and cons associated with the various methods of testing to include cost, size, ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)A multiblock numerical method has been employed for the calculation of three-dimensional flow and heat transfer in the leading edge of a large-scale impingiment-cooled turbine airfoil. The finite-analytic method solves ...
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(2011-04-21)Protein delivery into cells is often achieved through use of cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs). TAT (an HIV peptide) is one of the most efficient CPPs and, when incubated with cells, induces macropinocytosis of the surrounding ...
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(1990)To study the contribution of disulfide bonds to protein stablity, a derivative of ribonuclease T1 (RNase T1) with both cystine residues reduced and methylated has been prepared using an improved procedure adapted from that ...
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(1976)The preparation of thin uniform films of biomolecules has been a frequently encountered problem in chemical analysis techniques such as charged particle activation analysis, photoelectron spectroscopy, and with the recently ...
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(1989)Homozygous lethal yellow (Aʸ/Aʸ) mouse embryos develop with characteristic abnormalities and die before completing implantation. The heterozygous lethal yellow (Aʸ/α) condition is pleiotropic, affecting coat color and fat ...
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(2006-08-16)The purpose of this study is to investigate the internment and detainment policies used by Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and George W. Bush as methods for protecting the United States from attack during World War II and ...
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(1997)Can the president use rhetoric to set the Congressional agenda? This study examines the president's legislative agenda as set forth in the State of the Union addresses from 1947-1993. This agenda is then compared with the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)The primary focus of the paper is upon the political nature of the relationship, specifically the role of the political actors and highest political offices. The designated time period of the paper necessitates beginning ...
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(1986)There is a common myth that many women follow a traditional sexual script in which they say no to sex even when they mean yes. According to this myth, women offer token resistance to sex in order not to appear promiscuous. ...