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CHALONE SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAY IN DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM: A POSSIBLE SIGNALING MECHANISM FOR CELL PROLIFERATION INHIBITION
(2014-10-14)
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation. Cancer is responsible for nearly 1 of every 4 deaths, and ranks as the second highest cause of death worldwide, and costs the American population ...
The Impact of Polarized Activated Macrophages on Adipogenesis
(2014-09-04)
Adipose tissue plays a major role in energy storage and Adipokine secretion to maintain systemic balance. However, adipocytes that experience hypertrophy or hyperplasia have negative effects on the processes of obesity-associated ...
The effect of time of day on younger adults’ subjective age
(2014-12-17)
Subjective age, or how old one feels, is associated with one’s mental and physical well-being. Recent research suggests that subjective age may be malleable and can be affected by contextual variables. This proposed study ...
Materialism, Religious Beliefs, and Meaning in Life: A Conflicting Values Perspective
(2014-12-05)
I propose to examine students who highly value both religious and materialistic beliefs and if they will experience lowered meaning in life as a result of the potential incompatibility between these value-systems. In many ...
Impulsivity and geosocial networking: Assessing sexual risk behavior in young men who have sex with men
(2014-12-08)
The use of geosocial networking (GSN) applications (apps) to meet individuals in close proximity for casual sex is on the rise, especially among young men who have sex with men (YMSM). Previous research has demonstrated ...
Characterization of a major locus affecting coat color reddening in cattle
(2014-10-02)
In cattle, differences in base coat color are attributed to the enzymatic activity specified by the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) locus with alleles coding for black (ED), red (e), and wild-type (E+). These alleles have ...
Characterizing infaunal assemblages in coastal wetlands restored with beneficial uses dredge material
(2014-09-26)
Wetlands are important to the coastal environment because of the variety of purposes they serve to the area wildlife. The ecological and economic importance of wetlands makes it imperative to understand the benefits of ...
Observed temperature and precipitation relationship across the United States analyzed at different timescales
(2014-09-19)
Recently, the National Climatic Data Center released the nClimDiv dataset, which is the most consistent for the contiguous United States to date. The data set includes monthly averages of precipitation, maximum temperature, ...
Spray Layer-by-Layer Optical Coatings
(2014-09-19)
Polymer thin films are contributing to many fields today, with Bragg reflectors being one of them. Bragg reflectors can be used in many optical instruments and experiments, as well as practical applications like keeping ...
Aragonite saturation state and deep-sea coral distribution in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands
(2014-09-18)
Seamounts play key roles in the ecology of deep-sea fauna acting as sites of high speciation and hence endemism, oases of biomass and biodiversity. Central to biodiversity are deep-sea corals (DSC), important habitat-forming ...