Browsing University Undergraduate Research Fellows (1968–2012) by Title
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(1998)The dimerization specificity of a leucine zipper is partially determined by the interactions of charged amino acids on the surfaces of dimer interfaces (e and g positions). A series of e and g position GCN4 mutants has ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Because of the pervasiveness of diminishing sensitivity in economics, and because diminishing sensitivity has played such a crucial role in examining behavior toward risk, diminishing sensitivity for other-regarding ...
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(1978)This report describes the develpment of a direct, spectrophotometric assay for arginase. The assay may be conveniently used at high substrate concentrations (8Km) for assaying crude sources of arginase, and for steady-state ...
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(1986)A novel method for making discretionary interconnections involves direct writing on wafer using a precision laser beam and metallization using the lift off process. After experimenting with several line thicknesses, ...
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(1998)In recent research, validity of Big Five personality measures has been questioned. Specifically, the question of social comparison targets needs research. When persons evaluate themselves on personality dimensions, implicit ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Many Victorian novelists sought to promote the importance of the individual by placing their characters in situations that allowed them to go outside society's pre-established boundaries. In spite of these novelists' ...
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(1996)I hope to affirm the need for creativity in our lives by defining it as a necessary part of the inner workings of out minds. By looking at the actual creative process and what happens both biologically and psychologically, ...
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(2006-12-13)This research was meant to discover whether, amid accusations they have become the super branch, the judiciary envisioned by the Founders is mirrored today. Reviewing constitutional origins led to the discovery that the ...
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(2011-08-08)Research has suggested that when an individual acts in a manner inconsistent with his or her stated attitudes there is likely some form of "implicit attitude" driving the behavior. However, another possibility is that ...
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(1978)1. Submersion of the nasal passages in water causes significant bradycardia in the domestic Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos. 2. The degree of bradycardia does not appear to be markedly different between the wild and domestic ...
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(1996)This study investigated the relationships among parental divorce, parental attachment relationships, family conflict, and late adolescents' romantic relationships. The sample included 125 subjects from divorced families ...
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(1997)The continued threat of tuberculosis (TB) to animals and humans is complicated by inefficient or ineffective methods of diagnosis and prevention. The high similarity among mycobacteria makes differentiation of strains and ...
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(1978)The cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum is a good organism for studying the excision repair process. The fungicide benomyl is known to have some unusual mutagenic properties; for this reason, we studied its effects ...
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(1986)This project evaluates the impact of local MADD groups on the disposition of driving while intoxicated (DWI) cases in Texas courts. MADD groups are found in many counties in Texas, but there has been little evaluation of ...
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(1998)A large gender difference exists in the percentage of male and female students enrolled in architecture schools. Roughly one-third of architecture students are females while about half of the student population at large ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)This paper studies the implications of the endowment effect on the Coase Theorem. The endowment effect places a sharp bend or kink in the traditional indifference curve. Applying this result to the traditional two-party ...
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(2010-07-14)Researchers have conducted numerous studies examining the effects of one?s home life on future success; however, only a small portion of that research covers the specific effects that negative home environments can have ...
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(1993)Previous research confirms that some form of intervention is needed in urban schools to decrease the rising drop-out rate as well as teenage pregnancy rate and juvenile crime rate. This project can introduce intervention ...
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(1979)The bile salts, which are naturally occurring steroidal surfactants, aid in the digestion, emulsification, and absorption of dietary lipids and the transport of drugs across the intestinal wall. Drug-bile salt interactions ...
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(1986)There are basically two methods of determining the dynamic response of structures. Analytical methods take advantage of theoretical equations to predict a system's response, while experimental methods use testing of ...