Browsing University Undergraduate Research Fellows (1968–2012) by Title
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(1994)Samples of 1.0 mil thick low density polyethylene, also known under the trade name Stratofilm®, were retrieved from the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) Satellite. These samples were exposed to diffuse atomic oxygen ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)The majority of plant cells contain plastids that are self-replicating, double membrane organelles with their own unique genetic component. The current investigation concerns the developmental events that strictly determine ...
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(1994)The uptake of manganese (Mn) by human fibroblast cells was studied to determine the chemical form of Mn used by the cells. These experiments tested the uptake of free Mn and Mn bound to the plasma protein, transferrin. Mn ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Medical transcription is the act of transferring a patient's medical history and treatment from oral to written form. Medical transcription services focus on providing medical transcription to a variety of medical ...
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(1990)The ability to adapt to environmental conditions is a fundamental property of living organisms. The adaptive ability of a cell membrane has been studied extensively in E. coli bacterial cells. This experiment focused on ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Smith et al. (2003) found powerful memory blocking and recovery effects for recall of categorized word lists. The present study investigated whether affect, or emotional words could be similarly blocked and recovered, or ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)The social and political movements of the 1960s created a contemporary crisis in white masculinity. The civil rights, women's liberation, and counterculture movements all challenged traditional notions of white masculinity ...
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(1983)This study investigated men's attitudes toward intelligent vs. unintelligent women and women who do vs. do not initiate dates. Subjects were 209 male introductory psychology students. Each viewed one of four videotapes ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)The relationship between menstrual cycle hormones and performance on gender-linked spatial tasks was examined in college women. Healthy women and men over the age of 18 and not taking hormonal preparations completed tasks ...
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(1986)A meta-analytic review was conducted on 97 studies to determine the magnitude of sex differences in subjective well-being. Overall, no sex differences were found in the cognitive component of subjective well-being known ...
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(1977)This research proposal was presented in order to determine the metabolic fate of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) and its bismuth and palladium complexes. This was done by manner of determining the levels of the metals, bismuth and ...
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(1978)Because of their apparent metalliferous concentrations, six metamorphosed sedimentary rocks were collected from the island of Newfoundland. The samples were studied in order to determine the origins of the metals contained ...
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(1990)John Wesley had a tremendous impact on eighteenth century religion in both England and America. His reform movement in the Anglican church resulted in the labeling of a sect of "people called Methodists." The evangelical ...
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(1983)Program generators seek to increase the productivity of programmers by automating the writing of programs in high level languages. This paper proposes a seven step methodology for the design of a program generator system, ...
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(1979)Often, failure in the arterial tree of the human circulatory system may warrant replacement of the malfunctioning part with a vein; either from the individual himself, or from a donor. In such cases, the vein segment ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)The skeleton functions as a vital part of our everyday existence and acts as a framework for the body to provide movement, resist the forces of gravity, and protect vital organs. Skeletal research studies the effect of ...
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(1996)Crinum sp. are tropical and sub-tropical bulbous plants with much potential for southern landscapes. Unfortunately, while unimproved crinum lilies may multiply readily, the more desirable cultivars are slow to propagate, ...
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(1978)Microagglutination tests conducted on field collected sera resulted in 32.7% agreement with the tube agglutination test for Salmonella pullorum. A 36.2% agreement resulted in similar testing for S. typhimurium. Agreement ...
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(1981)Strip mining of lignite in Texas will result in the disturbance of more than one million acres of land. The microbial component of the soil is an important consideration in attempting to return these disturbed land to ...
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(1978)The design of a microcomputer controlled neurophysiological stimulator is described. The stimulator is a complete self contained computer system with the capability of controlling multiple completely independent pulse ...