Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present): Recent submissions
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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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(2020-04-16)Advanced age is the major underlying risk factor for many chronic and debilitating diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, cancer, and osteoporosis. One driving factor of the aging process is the loss ...
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(2019-05-02)The soybean plant, Glycine max, is a highly cultivated legume with great importance to the current United States economy. One of its major pests is the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni. The activity of this insect pest is ...
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(2018-04-27)Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) and Devil Firefish (Pterois miles) are Indo-Pacific species introduced into the western North Atlantic Ocean in the 1980s. Their range currently extends from New York to Florida and adjacent ...
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(2019-04-18)Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) are a vulnerable species. During their reproductive season these turtles migrate great distances to mate and lay eggs. Poor nutrition before this migration can result in ...
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(2020-04-27)Micro computed tomography (micro-CT) and open source digital imaging and medical communication (DICOM) image processing software have great potential to study unique prehistoric artifacts. This is especially true for ...
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(2014-09-22)The estimated magnitude of organic carbon (OC) stocks contained in the first meter of US coastal wetland soils represents ~10% of the entire OC stock in US soils (4 vs. 52 Pg, respectively). Because this stock extends to ...
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(2020-04-21)Subduction zones are known to produce large, damaging earthquakes, but they can also experience slow-slip events which cannot be felt by humans. Understanding the mechanisms which influence this variation in slip rate will ...
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(2020-04-20)Deep learning using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) has become increasingly successful in plant disease diagnosis, and consequently offers new promise in the ongoing battle against crop disease. While many studies ...
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(2018-05-01)This research explores electron beam processing of eggs and its impact on their functionality as an ingredient in processed foods. Electron beam processing (EBP) is recognized as an alternative to traditional sanitizers ...
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Colonization of Hard-substrate Invertebrate Communities on Various Materials in Galveston Bay, Texas (2021-04-22)Hard-substrate organisms such as oysters and barnacles reduce coastal erosion, improve water quality, and promote biodiversity. However, hard-substrate communities are threatened by dredging, sedimentation, invasive species, ...
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(2021-05-04)A problem that exists in the Nautical Archaeology Digital Library at the Texas A&M University is that there is no easy way to organize a database of images incorporating good filtering, tagging, and large cropping capabilities. ...
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(2021-05-07)Perspective-taking is when an individual takes the point of view of a different, marginalized, or negatively viewed group in order to facilitate an understanding towards their situation and improve the marginalized group’s ...
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(2021-04-15)In developing my moral compass, I became increasingly aware of people explaining morality as it pertains to others, but not as it pertains to themselves. Indeed, moral philosophy tends to approach morality as an interpersonal ...
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(2021-05-04)This work examines the causes behind the surge of moral amendment proposals to the federal Constitution in the late nineteenth century. These amendments began to take shape in 1860 when Congressmen attempted to pass a ...
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(2021-05-03)Security continues to be an important topic as more businesses and individuals entrust software with sensitive information. One of the most important areas for security is that of the operating system and hardware of any ...
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(2021-04-28)We attempt to see if strong coupling between a quantum electromagnetic field and Landau quantized (LQ) graphene is achievable. LQ graphene acts as a collection of two-level quantum bits (qubits). This coupling between field ...
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(2021-05-12)Lyme Disease (LD) is reportedly the most widespread vector-borne disease in the continental US. The causative LD agent is the spirochetal bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), which is spread through Ixodes ticks. When ...
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(2021-04-26)There are few other regions that have been as significantly altered by woody plant encroachment (WPE) as the Southern Great Plains (SGP) of the United States. The transition from an oak savanna to a shrubland mosaic ...
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(2021-05-03)This study will seek to examine the relationship between ShotSpotter technology and the rate of violent crimes within cities across the United States. In recent years, the ShotSpotter technology has become more prevalent ...