Browsing University Undergraduate Research Fellows (1968–2012) by Title
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(2012-07-11)Congestive heart failure (CHF) holds millions in the grip of an endless cycle of decreased cardiac output and degenerative remodeling, often with little hope of recovery. Diastolic dysfunction, or failure of the heart to ...
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(1993)Revitalization is not only good for the historic preservation of a town's architecture, it is also a salable commodity. A central business district that has been restored with a sense of continuity and faithfulness to the ...
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(1976)This study was primarily designed to determine whether “The Revolt of Islam” by Percy Bysshe Shelley is a Medieval Romance or not. In the course of this study, it was found that I first had to arrive at a definition of ...
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(1994)In order to provide the CS Robotics Lab with a functional tool in the form of an instrumented compliant wrist two main goals were identified for completion during the 1993-1994 school year. The first goal, the acquisition ...
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(2008-05-22)Compressed sensing is a new theory that is based on the fact that many natural images can be sparsely represented in an orthonormal wavelet basis. This theory holds valuable implications for wireless sensor networks ...
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(1982)Rats were sacrificed on days 19, 20, and 21 of pregnancy. Peripheral maternal blood and fetal blood were collected. Deoxycorticosterone (DOC) was tentatively identified using Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography and ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Dietary fish oil has been shown to be anti-inflammatory, and to relieve the symptoms of some inflammatory diseases in humans. It is thought that n-3 fatty acids found in fish oils may act to suppress T cell activation, ...
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(1981)Definite similarities have been observed between the motor effects of morphine and activities mediated by dopaminergic systems in the brain. Dopamine systems are known to mediate such responses as stereotypic behavior, ...
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(2006-08-16)Coxiella burnetii is a gram negative, obligate intracellular bacterium. It is the etiologic agent of Q fever in a variety of species including livestock, humans and arthropods. The bacterium infects the monocytes of its ...
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(1995)A study was done exploring whether women are treated differently than men during their architectural education. Thirty male and female 4th-year environmental design undergraduate students of Texas A&M University were given ...
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(1984)An important question in evolutionary biology today is exactly how and when do the genetic changes which accompany evolutionary divergence occur? This study examines two competing hypotheses, with the major difference ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Women of today are experiencing phenomenal growth in collegiate athletic participation. Because of Title IX, funds are being allocated to women's programs more efficiently and effectively. In recent times, the media has ...
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(1983)This study examined the role of motivation in reading instruction. Amount of choice in reading materials was selected as the motivating variable. Three levels of choice were given to the students to determine how level of ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Several studies have provided evidence that the administration of testosterone to vascular tissue causes vasodilation (Costarella, Yue). This study examines the role of nitric oxide (NO) as a potential mechanism of ...
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(2012-07-11)Type 2 Diabetes is becoming a major health concern throughout the world. Recent clinical evidence points to restoring overall insulin sensitivity as the major objective in the management of Type 2 Diabetes. Current research ...
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(1979)William Styron, author of four novels—Lie Down in Darkness (1951), The Long March (1952), Set This House on Fire (1960), and The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967)—uses Freudian psychology in his works. His female characters ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Egypt achieved independence from Britain as a result of the Egyptian Revolution (1919-1923). During this revolution, the Egyptian nationalist movement was formally established by the Wafd party, a congress type of political ...
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(1984)Almost a thousand years ago at Grandershein, an abbey in Medieval Germany, a woman lived under the monastic rule of this Benedictine-like abbey. This woman functioned as most of her contemporaries in the abbey. She learned ...
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(1986)This paper examines the processes used to make rules within twelve Texas agencies. Guidelines have been generated by the Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act to facilitate rulemaking procedures. These general ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)In accord with the constantly emerging study of women's history, the research and focus of this thesis centers on the contribution of pioneer women to nineteenth-century United States continental expansion and their role ...