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Norepinephrine mediates the effects of restraint stress on Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV) is an important model of multiple sclerosis (MS) (Lipton, 1975). Theiler's virus induces a biphasic disease that, in the chronic phase, causes a remitting relapsing demyelination ...
Sodium-Iodide Symporter in Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Tissues
(2013-02-06)
Thyroid hormones play crucial roles in regulation of growth, metabolism, reproduction, and other essential physiological processes. In mammals, thyroid hormone synthesis is dependent on uptake of iodine from the blood into ...
CEO compensation: a question of ethics
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
The outrageous corporate accounting and fraud scandals in the past years have all but demolished investors' faith in our accounting framework. One big area of concern is executive compensation. In 1992, Congress enacted ...
Testing the Theory of Consumer Interest
(2013-12-18)
The purpose of this study was to identify elements of the theory of consumer interest, as described by Geller (2011), and the levels of which they appear in television commercials viewed by participants born in the Millennial ...
Millennial native Spanish-speakers’ decision to listen to English and/or Spanish radio programming
(2013-09-30)
The purpose of this video ethnographic case study was to describe the influences of millennial, native Spanish speakers when deciding to listen to English and/or Spanish radio programming. Five native Spanish-speaking ...
THE EFFICACY OF A LACTIC ACID BACTERIA TREATMENT TO INHIBIT Escherichia albertii ON GROUND CHICKEN
(2013-12-16)
Escherichia albertii has recently become a challenge to food safety. The organism has been mistakenly identified as Hafnia alvei, a member of the pathogenic Escherichia coli and others. Early last year, a foodborne disease ...
Synthesis of Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymers over Nickel Titanium Wire
(2013-09-25)
In this work, the synthesis of ultra-low density Shape Memory Polymer (SMP) foams onto a nickel-titanium backbone wire is achieved, optimized, and characterized for the use in an intracranial aneurysm embolization device. ...
Written emotional expression and health: efficacy of treatment implementation via mail
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Studies examining the impact of written emotional expression on health have demonstrated repeatedly that writing about emotional experiences produces positive health effects compared to writing about non-emotional topics. ...
The use of single tryptophan variants to study protein folding and stability
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Studies on the kinetics of protein folding of the histidine-containing phosphocarrier protein (HPr) from the thermophile Bacillus stearothermophilus (Bst) will contribute much to the understanding of the origins of its ...
Towards the reduction of sex-based stereotypes
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
With more females entering the workforce (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1998), it has become of increasing importance to reduce the negative effects that sex-based stereotyping can engender. The current experiment ...