Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Title
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(2017-04-24)The dorsomedial striatum (DMS) is crucial for goal-directed learning and heavily implicated in drug and alcohol addiction. The posterior DMS (pDMS) receives multiple inputs and contains medium spiny neurons (MSNs) expressing ...
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(2010-07-14)This thesis explores the relationship between individuals? memories of experiences with children from different racial backgrounds and their present racial identity. After generating data by collecting responses to an open ...
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(2013-09-19)The genus Thraulodes is a common and widely distributed genus of mayflies (Insect: Ephemeroptera) found throughout North and Central America. Larvae are common inhabitants of many different lotic ecosystems throughout the ...
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Historians have generally accepted that the Peace of Westphalia (1648), which concluded the Thirty Years’ War (1618-48), was the moment when the concept of sovereign equality, a concept that recognizes that states have ...
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Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic systemic condition caused by the inability of the body to regulate blood glucose levels. Periodontal disease is a common comorbidity of T2DM caused by an inflammatory reaction ...
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(2008-08-19)The objective of this research was to shed light on African Americans and Women poets influenced by the Beat Generation. I chose LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, Diane di Prima and Bob Kaufman. I researched each poet's background, ...
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(2012-04-20)This paper discusses the DREAM Act and current United States citizenship laws from a normative perspective. I argue that there are certain moral claims to citizenship that a non-citizen may hold and that citizenship status ...
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Vegetation in riparian zones of southern Texas largely consist of woody trees, shrubs, and vines that grow densely within a short distance from the river. The rich and productive nature of these environments provides ...
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2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD, dioxin) is an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) mediated combustion by-product to which humans are exposed mainly through ingestion and partially through industrial processes such ...
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Reinforcement learning (RL) is a state-of-the-art approach to solving sequential decision-making problems in stochastic environments. However, most model-free RL algorithms only produce one action at each timestep. That ...
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(2013-02-04)Docudrama films are some of the most popular and controversial movies ever made. Their box office success and critical acclaim have made them an enticing venture for filmmakers and studios, yet they can attract a firestorm ...
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(2008-08-19)Liberal theories of trade suggest that free trade benefits everyone involved. To facilitate trade specifically, but also economic transactions more generally, states create international institutions. However, not all ...
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(2012-05-03)Galectins belong to a family of endogenous lectins with affinity for β-galactosidase-containing oligosaccharides. They are differentially expressed by several types of cells of the immune system in vertebrate organisms. ...
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(2013-03-22)Galectins are major sugar binding proteins that can be blocked from interactions with its sugar epitopes, galactose, by sialylation. Previous research from Panin lab has showed that sialylation affects the neural excitability. ...
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(2017-04-25)The lymphatic system is a network of capillaries, vessels, and nodes that span the length of our entire body. Lymphatic capillaries uptake immune cells, fluid, and macromolecules from the interstitium and transport this ...
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(2019-04-19)Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and strokes [1]. A portion of these patients exhibit SSHTN with high cardiovascular risk and are more difficult to pharmacologically control. The etiology ...
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(2012-07-11)Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and most malignant type of primary brain tumor. It is highly invasive and therefore difficult to treat. The life expectancy of patients harboring GBM is around 12-18 months, ...
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(2012-05-08)The establishment of a polarized endothelial layer is essential for normal vascular organization. This project examined the role of actin cytoskeleton remodeling by Nck adaptors in the polarized organization of endothelial ...
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(2011-08-08)The establishment of endothelial cell-cell contacts is critical for the development and maintenance of the vascular network. Endothelial cell adherens junctions (AJ) are cell-cell adhesion complexes consisting of clusters ...
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(2013-03-27)The present research tested the claim that users are guided by orthographic correlates of lexical stress even in languages without diacritic markers of stress. Given that disyllabic English nouns typically have a trochaic ...