Browsing Undergraduate Research and Capstones by Title
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(2012-05-09)The groundwork of this project is the application of CVD (chemical vapor deposition) to deposit thin layers of nanostructures; nanowires in particular. Methods and mechanisms will be studied in detail along with thermodynamic ...
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In this paper, I will be assisting in developing a new method of characterizing communication between the enhancers and promoter within the fgf8a gene in vertebrates, specifically in zebrafish. The fgf8a gene controls ...
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(1985)This study involves the analysis of cattle embryo transfer and feeding as tax-sheltered investments. It includes the discussion of agricultural tax policy, tax shelter concepts, embryo transfer and cattle feeding procedures, ...
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(2012-04-30)One species of net-winged midge, belonging to the family Blephariceridae, is known from the island of Dominica. This project involved examining specimens brought back from Dominica. We compared the morphology of male and ...
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(1991)This study explores the perceived decline in the quality of American public education during the 1970s and early 1980s. The reports that were issued in 1983 in response to this perception are discussed, with emphasis being ...
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This research project looks into a specific endogenous intervention in Texas in 1999, where the Texas legislature passed an across the board salary increase for all teachers of $3000. The goal of this research is to use ...
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(2013-02-04)Complex psychomotor tasks are commonly used to investigate team phenomena. While, sex-based differences on these tasks have been well documented, their effect on team research findings is often overlooked and has only ...
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(2012-04-12)In order to locate and destroy cancerous tumors, piglets with naturally occurring melanoma were injected with gold nanoparticles and exposed to laser irradiation. This causes necrosis of the tumor cell while sparing the ...
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(2016-02-11)Technological innovations have drastically increased labor productivity, but low labor force participation continues to exist, with labor force participation at its lowest rate since 1977. Our analysis draws from the job ...
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(2019-04-23)The spread of mobile technology and coverage has had transformative effects, and most current literature focuses on the positive effects of this technology; it holds leaders accountable, facilitates democracy, and encourages ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)As little as a decade ago, the cloning of an eukaryotic organism was generally thought of as an element in a science fiction novel, however, today the procedure is a reality. Genetic modification of cloned animals is also ...
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(2013-02-06)On average approximately 80 cases of Lyme Disease are diagnosed in Texas annually, yet recent studies conclude Texas is considered at low risk for exposure to the disease pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi, based upon collections ...
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(2006-07-11)Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) is a metabolic enzyme originally thought to be only involved in glycolysis. New studies have shown that this protein contains novel functions not previously anticipated. ...
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"Temporarily Machiavellian" examines the performance of self in reality television. This study demonstrates how contestants on "Survivor" manipulate and reinvent their identities in performance. Combining the disciplines ...
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(1998)As Britain's future relationship within the European Union has become increasingly a more salient issue not only among the political elites, but also among the general electorate, it is not very surprising that many students ...
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(2013-05-02)Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) is one of the flagship experiments in particle physics operating at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). CMS was built to search for signatures of Higgs bosons, supersymmetry, and other new phenomena. ...
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(2019-04-22)Minerotrophic peatlands found in mountain regions of the world are relatively widespread ecosystems that could be used as paleoecological and paleoclimatic archives. However, they have received much less attention than ...
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(1988)We propose to test and calibrate the Forward/Backward Hadron Calorimeter of the CDF (Collider Detector at Fermilab). It is designed to cover a pseudorapidity region of 2.2 ≤ | η | ≤ 4.2. It is composed of multi proportional ...
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(2011-04-21)Ensemble weather forecast systems are used to account for the uncertainty in the initial conditions of the atmosphere and the chaotic dynamics of the models. It has been previously found that forecast performance of an ...
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common and underdiagnosed mental disorder that affects more than 1 in 10 (11%) of U.S children, and about 60% of children with ADHD become adults with ADHD (Visser et ...