Browsing University Undergraduate Research Fellows (1968–2012) by Title
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(1998)Although numerous surgical procedures have been designed to restore stability of a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL), the technique for reconstruction has not been perfected. Graft failure due to excessive strain ...
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(1993)E. coli cells expressing a recombinant organophosphate degrading gene (opd) were successfully encapsulated in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) using cryoimmobilization. Gel matrices were composed of 10% cells in 10% PVA, and electron ...
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(1981)The idea has been advanced that Brahman dams produce calves of lower birthweights regardless of sire breed type. Birth records on 3595 individuals were collected between 1950 and 1970 at the Texas Agricultural Experiment ...
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(1986)The time period I will specifically focus on is from 312 to 604 A.D. This era opens with the Emperor Constantine giving his personal sanction to Christianity as a lawful religion in the Roman Empire. The bishop of Rome at ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Mediated public deliberation involves professional communicators communicating with the public to ensure that the public's policy preferences are informed, enlightened, and authentic. In a basic sense, good information can ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Blanche No More: Voice, Letter, Agency seeks to locate, examine and trace the role of the author in culture. The subject of Authorship is one that is seemingly endless, therefore, Blanch No More: Voice, Letter, Agency ...
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(1991)Fifty years after his death on December 21, 1940, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known perhaps as well for his drinking as for his writing. There are a number of reasons for this: the notorious first-hand accounts of his drinking ...
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(1980)A problem has been identified in that the treadmill stress test is far too inaccurate a test to be used in the diagnosis of coronary heart disease without some method to increase its reliability. An extensive study has ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Circuit boards are integral parts of almost all electronic products, which are widespread in today's society. Companies utilizing circuit board assembly processes must remain competitive by using new technologies, shortening ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Previous research indicates that while media images of women and men are becoming more thin and muscular (respectively), the size and weight of American people is increasing. Several researchers have found that media ...
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(2012-07-11)Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) is a common form of cancer, accounting for 30% of all lymphoma diagnoses. Patient survival rates of DLBCL are roughly 30-40% with the standard chemotherapeutic cocktail consisting of ...
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(1986)Texas' water demand is steadily increasing. In the past, ground water was used to meet the majority of demand. However, this continuing withdrawal is causing many problems. Because of this situation, the state is now turning ...
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(1993)The purpose of this study, stated plainly, is to develop a computer system which is capable of composing chorales. The object is not just to compose a piece of music which is recognizable as a chorale, but to compose a ...
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(2012-07-11)This study attempted to determine a link between caffeine consumption and an increase in the creative production of an individual. Participants, college-aged students at Texas A&M University, completed Form A of the figural ...
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(1979)Permeability is a function of the primary rock properties of composition, texture, and sedimentary structures. For quartzose sandstones, the textural elements are the most important in determining both porosity and ...
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(1991)George Frost Kennan, like the Russian history and culture to which he has dedicated over sixty years of study, is often viewed as an enigma of sorts. Once described as "impossibly learned yet commonsensical, stern in his ...
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(2010-07-14)Capacitive stress transducers are used to measure mechanical stresses in the windings of superconducting dipole magnets. These transducers consist of a bonded laminate composed of alternating foils of stainless steel and ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that is believed to have developed as a method of resistance for slaves in Brazil. Out of fear of their slaves' defensive abilities, this street fighting was outlawed. As a result, ...
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(1995)The abundance of woody plants has increased in recent history in many grassland and savanna ecosystems throughout the world. Woody plants involved in this successional process are often capable of N₂-fixation, such as ...
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(1977)Two systems were evaluated for their potential use in a novel photochemical solar energy storage method dubbed HELEOS (Hydrocarbon Entrapment of Light Energy of the Sun). This method consists of storing solar energy through ...