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Exploring a Relationship between Intuition and Detection of Discrepancies
(2012-04-12)
This paper discusses a possible link between visual discrepancy detection and intuitive processes. Intuitive processes are attributed to the experiential system, which is associated with affect and visual processing. Thus, ...
The Issues and Management of Historic Preservation Projects
(2012-04-20)
Historic preservation is a topic that is well known throughout the United States today and many people believe that they completely understand it in full. However, historic preservation is much more detailed and confusing ...
Mothers of Men: the A&M Mothers' Clubs and coeducation
(Texas A&M University, 2012-06-08)
In 1933 the Texas A&M Mothers' Clubs sent petitions and letters to the Board of Advisors requesting that Texas A&M University retain its all-male status. While most studies of women opposed to equal rights center on the ...
Breaking the Rules: Increased Invasive Agression in Chemo-Resistant Lymphoma
(2012-07-11)
Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) is a common form of cancer, accounting for
30% of all lymphoma diagnoses. Patient survival rates of DLBCL are roughly 30-40%
with the standard chemotherapeutic cocktail consisting of ...
Impact of Ghrelin and Cocaine on Intracranial Self-Stimulation in Rats
(2012-07-11)
Ghrelin (GHR) is a 28-amino acid peptide that is secreted in the peripheral and central nervous systems and correlates with hunger. GHR is the only gut hormone known to stimulate food intake. Psychostimulant drugs, such ...
Reversing Heart Failure: Diastolic Recoil in a Proposed Cardiac Support Device
(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 ...
Effect of TDA1 deletion on cell cycle state in S. cerevisiae during nutrient limitation
(2012-04-26)
Protein kinases are enzymes which phosphorylate other proteins and often play critical regulatory roles in cellular metabolism. We studied the effects of deletion of the TDA1 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. TDA1 encodes ...
Odd Couplings: Effect of Dyadic Groups on Creativity
(2012-04-17)
Intimate creativity, as defined by Irving and Suzanne Sarnoff, involves two means of fulfillment in life, love and creativity. This research study looks at the interaction between intimate couples and creativity. Individuals ...
Understanding the Barriers to Interspecific Hybridization in Neurospora
(2012-05-02)
Crosses between two species of Neurospora are typically sterile and result in the
production of non-viable or few viable ascospores. It is unclear what prevents successful
sexual reproduction and the viability of hybrid ...
Biomass combustion as a source of terrigenous organic matter to the coastal ocean
(2012-04-12)
Natural and anthropogenic combustion processes are major sources of organic carbon into the environment. Biomarkers of biomass combustion can be used to monitor the impact of combustion on carbon cycling at multiple scales, ...