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Porting and Deployment Oberon System on Raspberry Pi
(2015-09-29)
With the advent of low-cost programmable embedded systems (e.g. Raspberry PI, VoCore,
Arduino) the need emerges for software development tools that are efficient simple to use and
inherently safe. In this project, we ...
The Secrets of Agricultural Growth: Quality or Quantity?
(2015-09-17)
This research project is an effort to understand the process of late economic development by studying national differences in economic growth between 1870 and 1950. While traditional theories of economic development have ...
Gone with the Wind: Wind Energy Development and its Impact on Wildlife
(2015-11-17)
Climate change is an ever-growing problem that has gained increased public and political attention in recent years. Energy production is one of the major sectors that influence our overall emission rates that contribute ...
Study of Cryphonectria parasitica, Chestnut Blight, in East Texas
(2015-11-18)
The iconic fungal pathogen Cryphonectria parasitica, the causal agent of chestnut blight, is known for the phenomenon of hypovirulence attributed to dsRNA. Hypovirulence is a trait caused by infection of the fungus with a ...
The Morphology and Evolutionary Change of Mandibles of Select Species within Ephemeroptera
(2015-10-02)
Within the order Ephemeroptera, the relationship between morphology and food and niche specialization is poorly studied. In particular, mandibular morphology has not been well documented. Due to the absence of this data, ...
Watching Embryonic Development in a New Light: Viscoelastic Imaging of Zebrafish Embryos
(2016-03-15)
Biomechanics is a rapidly advancing field. Fundamental understanding of developing biological organisms on the microscopic level is one of the perspective directions of biomechanics research. Emerging technologies based ...
Behavioral Response and Imaging of Motor Flagella in E. Coli
(2015-09-22)
Chemotaxis in E. coli is controlled by signaling from membrane-bound chemoreceptors to flagellar motors. This determines the direction that the flagella rotate. These flagellar motors can switch from clockwise (CW) to ...
Investigating Teaching Strategy Differences in Dual One-Way and Two-Way Programs in Bilingual Classrooms: A Case Study
(2016-01-26)
The general purpose of this research is to investigate the most effective teaching methods and strategies that support children’s language proficiency in Spanish and English in a central Texas public school district. A ...
Globalism and Nationalism in Transnational Japanese Literature
(2015-09-22)
During the Meiji Era, when Japan finally opened its borders after centuries of isolation, Japanese writers began to look outwards towards countries like the United States. At the same time, the West gained greater awareness ...
Effect of Diet and Genetic Background on the Gut Microbiome and Colorectal Cancer in Mice
(2015-11-10)
Although interest in the gut microbiome is at the forefront of research in recent years, there is still much to discover about its ever-changing nature and its importance to our health. This study examined the effects of ...