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Trilineage Differentiation and Immunophenotyping of MSCs Isolated in Platelet Lysate as an FBS Alternative
(2017-05-03)
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are commonly used in regenerative medicine. Fetal bovine serum (FBS) is used to aid in the expansion of MSCs since it contains growth factors, but it also contains xenogens that are known to ...
Molecular Investigation of the Distribution of Typhlatya spp. in Cave Systems Within the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
(2018-04-26)
Stygobitic species such as the anchialine cave shrimp Typhlatya have adapted to life in freshwater and marine cave systems around the world. Limited research has been conducted on the ecological, morphological and genetic ...
Implementing VR/AR Systems for Insight Into Water Desalination Plant
(2019-05-22)
This paper/research is to identify the effectiveness of using Mixed Reality (MR) tool as a teaching method for students. The goal of this project is to show that MR can be incorporated as a significant form of learning for ...
GEOLOGIC ASSESSMENT OF DRILLING, COMPLETION, AND STIMULATION METHODS IN SELECTED GAS SHALE PLAYS WORLDWIDE
(2014-04-11)
The United States regularly imports majority of the transportation oil, and several TCF of natural gas annually. Nevertheless, there is very large resource of natural gas in unconventional reservoirs, with over 2,200 TCF ...
NUMERICAL MODELING FOR THE FORMATION MECHANISM OF 3D TOPOGRAPHY ON MICROBIAL MAT SURFACES
(2013-09-27)
Microbial mats are layered, surface-attached communities of microorganism that live under stagnant or moving bodies of water. Active precipitations of minerals often occur around these spatially arranged communities, forming ...
Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Recovery of Galveston Bay Post-Hurricane Harvey
(2019-04-22)
On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall off the coast of Texas then stalled over the Houston area for five days, setting the record for the highest rainfall in the United States. The waters drained through Houston ...
The Effects of EtO Sterilization and Polydopamine Coating on PCL-DA/PLLA Semi-IPN Scaffolds
(2019-04-25)
The current gold standard for repair of cranial bone defects is an autograft procedure which, while having its advantages, lacks proper fitting and is limited by irregular wound geometries. A regenerative approach to cranial ...
A Case Study of an Education Study Abroad Program in Italy
(2019-04-26)
As discussed in “Towards a Research Agenda for U.S. Education Abroad” (Ogden, 2015) and in other studies on transformative learning, research can be used to encourage the proliferation and continuation of study abroad ...
A Plea For Trans-Inclusive Language In Forensic Anthropological Writing
(2019-04-23)
While distinct meanings between sex and gender have been known to the anthropological community for some time, the presence of trans-exclusive language in academic writing is still a problem. With the current violent climate ...
Degradation State and Sequestration Potential of Carbon in Coastal Wetlands of Texas: Mangrove vs. Saltmarsh Ecosystems
(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 ...