Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Title
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(2012-07-11)The organism Drosophila melanogaster, otherwise known as the fruit fly, has proven to be a respectable genetic model for analyzing behavior. Genes function within signaling pathways to regulate a variety of behavioral ...
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Previous studies have shown a correlation between estradiol (E2) levels in women and the decreased risk of colon cancer. E2 serves a protective role in the colon by increasing apoptosis in non-malignant colonocytes that ...
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(2014-01-16)The Role of Self-Objectification and Self-Esteem in Sexual Initiation. (May 2014) Adriana Gramsas Department of Psychology Texas A&M University Research Advisor: Dr. Sherecce Fields Department of Psychology Sexual ...
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(2007-09-17)Cell death, also known as apoptosis, is necessary in order to maintain a healthy tissue state. When cell death doesn’t occur and cells grow uncontrollably, one pathological result is cancer. One of the genes believed to ...
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(2012-07-11)The Mughal Empire lasted from 1526 until 1858 in present day Northern India and Pakistan, but was under strong imperial control until 1707. The Mughal emperors were Islamic invaders who combined their culture with that of ...
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(2018-04-19)Mediator is a protein complex in eukaryotes which integrates signals from a diverse range of transcription factors and relays them to RNA polymerase. Much of mediator is highly conserved, but it is expected that some ...
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(2015-11-18)Eukaryotic transcription is a highly regulated process that requires RNA polymerase to continuously proofread and edit the RNA stand before it continues to elongate. A subunit in RNA polymerase II (RNAPII), known as Rpb9, ...
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(2011-08-08)Tumor cells use actin-based structures capable of degrading the extracellular matrix during the process of invasion and metastasis. Recent studies demonstrate that the adaptor protein Nck-2, an important link between ...
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Role of Three Small Cysteine-Rich Proteins from Trichoderma virens as Elicitors of Plant Resistance (2013-02-04)Role of Three Small Cysteine-Rich Proteins from Trichoderma virens as Elicitors of Plant Resistance. (May 2013) Rachel Beger Department of Biology Texas A&M University Research Advisor: Dr. Charles Kenerley Department of ...
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(2010-05-06)My research aims to investigate how reactive oxygen species(ROS) induced transcription factors NFKB, ATF-2 and RUNX-2 affect expression of 2OST. 2OST is a sulfotransferase responsible for sulfation of the heparan sugar ...
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(2015-09-25)ABSTRACT The role of Violence and Death in Children’s Adaptations of Beowulf from 1908-1968 Erin E. Simoni Department of English Texas A&M University Research Advisor: Dr. Britt Mize Department of English This thesis ...
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(2019-04-29)Social costs associated with disaster recovery in the United States have been on a rise in recent decades given unprecedented number of extreme weather events including floods, coastal storms and hurricanes. Understanding ...
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Romantic Literature and Contemporary Philosophy, Science, and Medicine: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (2016-08-15)Literature Review Mary Shelley’s novel places important emphasis on three major subjects, experimentation, medicine, and ethics. The analysis of Victor Frankenstein through a historical and cultural lens provides necessary ...
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(2012-04-18)Phosphorus (P) fertilizers are not readily available in underdeveloped countries, and excessive P application can lead to problems such as eutrophication. The nonrenewable nature of P mined for use in fertilizers raises ...
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(2015-09-29)For a $t$-nomial $f(x) = \sum_{i = 1}^t c_i x^{a_i} \in \mathbb{F}_q[x]$, we show that the number of distinct, nonzero roots of $f$ is bounded above by $2 (q-1)^{1-\varepsilon} C^\varepsilon$, where $\varepsilon = 1/(t-1)$ ...
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(2008-08-19)The objective of this work is the construction of a fully functioning Raman line imaging spectrometer; and the measurement of pressure, temperature, and chemical concentration in supersonic flows issuing from a jet nozzle. ...
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a debilitating disorder that is likely to reach pandemic proportions by the year 2040, and there is no cure. Current treatments are symptomatic in nature and often have deleterious side effects, ...
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(2020-04-27)Despite the vast amount of processes that depend on the co-evolution of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and their host galaxies, their physical relationship is still not fully understood. Observations have revealed a ...
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(2014-07-23)The Sunflower Project, a small nutrition-education project in a rural area in the Dominican Republic, grew haphazardly from its establishment in summer 2013, relying on non-academic resources and guides to shape project ...
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Here I argue that representations of malady in Ruth function in such a way as to not only reinforce bourgeois ideology of good and moral behavior along both gender and class lines, but to connect moral transgressions—a ...