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SCP-2/SCP-x Gene Ablation Impacts Branched-Chain Lipid Homeostasis
(2015-11-10)
Phytanic acid is one of many branched-chained fatty acids that humans and animals consume on a daily basis, but impaired metabolism of this compound and other branched-chain lipids such as cholesterol leads to toxicity. ...
How Stereotypicality of Hispanic Heritage Month Representations Affect Latino’s Immigration Attitudes
(2015-12-10)
Based within the cultural psychological perspective, this study will analyze how racial/ethnic identity and the degree of stereotypicality in Hispanic-themed cultural products affect Latino’s attitudes towards immigration ...
Experiments in Moving Toward a Feasible Strip-PET Scanner
(2015-09-23)
For many years, PET scanning devices have been effective in many areas of medicine, particularly in functional imaging and detection of cancer. However, the most common designs are costly, and could be made more efficient. ...
Enhancing Microbiological Safety of Cucumbers and Reducing Spoilage of White Onions Using Electron Beam Processing
(2015-11-18)
Microbial contamination is of significant importance to the economic value and microbiological safety of fresh produce. Two fresh produce commodities that are of significant consumer demand are cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) ...
Lay Theories of Liberation
(2015-11-12)
Lay theories of liberation are how people understand and what they associate with liberation in their own lives. This research explores this topic with interviews at two historical monuments, the George Bush Presidential ...
Determining the Optimal Level of Dried Distillers Grain Inclusion for Methane Mitigation; an In Vitro Study
(2015-11-10)
The negative effects of high level of methane emissions from cattle operations are of particular concern to producers. Current management practices call for a variety of feed additives to be used to help mitigate methane ...
A Journey in Chains: a study of the ancient Roman slave trade
(2015-09-25)
Often termed the “invisible people,” ancient Roman slaves leave almost no visible footprint in archaeological sites. Furthermore, though their presence is intricately woven throughout the very fabric of the Roman Empire, ...
Price Discrepancy of Dual-Listed Companies in an Arbitrage-Free Market Pair
(2015-09-25)
The topics of dual-listed companies (DLC, or Siamese twins) have been greatly intensified on arbitrage. Essentially, the implication from the effectiveness of arbitrage, which is theoretically assumed to function as the ...
Coastal Sand Dune Protection: Influence and Optimization of Vegetation Parameters
(2015-09-27)
Sand dunes protect coastal areas by absorbing wave energy generated by storms. However, during wave impact the dunes can be eroded heavily. Restoring native vegetation and placing plant biomass on dunes may decrease erosion ...
Effects of the Estrous Cycle on Neuronal Activation in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis of Fear-Conditioned Female Rats
(2015-11-18)
Women are much more likely than men to develop trauma- and anxiety-related disorders over their lifetime. One possible contributing factor is that unlike men, women experience large fluctuations in ovarian steroid hormones, ...