Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Title
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(2013-04-12)ABSTRACT Evaluation of bone marrow aspiration techniques from the equine sternum (May 2013) Rachel Brooks Department of Animal Science Texas A&M University Research Professor: Dr. Ashlee E. Watts Department of Large ...
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(2013-02-04)The generation and maintenance of muscle mass is a subject of interest across many scientific fields, including cancer, diabetes, and exercise physiology. Protein synthesis is a key step in the development and maintenance ...
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Options are a type of security which rely on the performance of an underlying asset, and are priced based on the current information state. By simulating the future information state and comparing it with the current ...
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Rapid advancement of integrated circuit technology described by Moore’s Law has greatly increased computational power. Processors have taken advantage of this by increasing computation rates, while memory has gained increased ...
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(2017-04-27)Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a condition that occurs when the ductus arteriosus vessel, a vessel connecting the aorta to the main pulmonary artery, does not close after birth, causing irregularities in blood flow. A ...
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(2018-04-24)Deepwater Horizon (DWH) was the largest offshore oil spill in the petroleum industry’s history. For a total of 87 days, approximately 3.19 million gallons of oil and natural gas seeped into the Gulf of Mexico. DWH altered ...
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A distinct feature of secondary ion mass spectrometry, SMIS, with large projectiles, e.g. C60, Au400, Ar2000, is abundant secondary ion, SI, emission. Thus it is feasible to run experiments in the event-by-event bombardment ...
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(2010-07-14)Satellite tracking data of juvenile and subadult green turtles captured and released by Texas A&M University at Galveston?s Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab (STFERL) from the lower Laguna Madre indicate green ...
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(2017-04-24)The aim of this project was to investigate the evolution and genetic diversity of populations of the hydrozoan Janaria mirabilis (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa: Hydractiniidae) and its hermit crab host Manucomplanus varians (Crustacea: ...
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(2014-12-08)This thesis presents an initial analysis on the use of electroencephalography and electromyography to control the thrust settings of a quadrotor. The OpenBCI neural interface is used to sample muscle activity on a subject's ...
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(2012-04-18)This paper examines the profitability of several simple technical trading rules by using the S&P 500 index. The purpose of this research is to test the assumption that markets are efficient and therefore do not allow for ...
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(2015-11-12)This study examines the sociological perspectives of community in order to accurately measure the scope of food insecurity in minority populations, and discuss the future of locally grown, organic produce as a potential ...
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(2013-02-04)In addition to their primary biological function, many proteins are at least moderately capable of catalyzing secondary, promiscuous activities that may have a major role in enzyme evolution. Mounting evidence supports the ...
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The purpose of this research is to understand how societal ideas surrounding sport have evolved from the time of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur in the fifteenth century to more modern adaptations of his work by T.H. ...
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In quantum mechanics, the propagator specifies the probability amplitude for a particle to travel from one position in space to another in a given period of time. Utilizing a propagator, as well as a basic Gaussian wave ...
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Examination of Changes in Hygroscopicity and CCN Activation Efficiency During Particle Growth Events (2010-07-14)The growth and evolution of newly formed atmospheric particles were examined using an array of instruments located at a rural site northwest of Houston, TX. The focused study described here was designed to evaluate the ...
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An Examination of Implicit Bias in Student Leaders in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences This research project was intended to examine the implicit bias in student leaders in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Texas A&M University. “Implicit biases are discriminatory biases based on implicit ...
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(2013-02-06)Despite decades of study, we still do not fully understand aerosols and their interactions among gases or other aerosols in the atmosphere. Among their impacts, they influence radiative transfer in the atmosphere and ...
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(2008-08-19)This study examined the association between childhood trauma and adult dissociative tendencies through analyses of the mediating and moderating effects of emotional invalidation. Participants (N = 185, ages 17-24, 62.2% ...
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The complicity of the United States in the military coup which led to Augusto Pinochet’s rise of power highlights their subsequent interference in Chile’s economic development. Chile served as a laboratory for the United ...