Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Department "Biomedical Sciences Program"
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(2013-09-24)Continuous-flow left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation leads to increased peripheral resistance and development of arteriovenous malformations. These comorbidities have resisted mechanistic explanation, because ...
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(2017-04-24)Clostridium difficile is an antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive bacterium. It has become a major concern for hospitals and acute care medical wards where antibiotics are used more readily. Therapies and preventative measures ...
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The Anopheles (An.) gambiae species complex includes some of the most significant African malaria vectors, specifically An. gambiae sensu stricto (s.s.), An. coluzzii and An. arabiensis. These mosquitoes are currently ...
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(2014-09-19)"Captive animals lead lives that are extremely limited in activity compared to conspecifics in the wild. To compensate for the lack of stimulation compared to the wild, enrichment supplementation is standard practice at ...
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(2013-02-04)Heavy boat traffic can negatively affect dolphins by increasing the risk of habitat disruption, emigration, or physical harm by boat propellers. It is important to assess the behaviors of the resident population of bottlenose ...
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(2013-09-19)The class I MHC region in the vertebrate genome contains genes for receptor proteins that present cytosolic antigens to lymphocytes in the initial phase of the immune response. Most cattle express a class I gene called ...
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(2019-04-24)A number of cancers disseminate first through the lymphatic system, and the presence of tumor cells in the sentinel or draining lymph node is a major prognostic indicator. Head and neck cancers (HNSCC) which preferentially ...
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(2013-09-19)Stem cells are the current topic of interest when it comes to the forefront of tissue engineering and new nonivassive therapies; and at the pennacle of regenerative medicine for orthopedic tissues and immunomodulary ...
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The aim of this study was to examine the effects that personality and decision-making behavior have on charitableness. We assessed the personalities of our participants by running a series of personality tests based on ...
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(2013-02-04)When ticks feed, they inject numerous proteins into the host that modulate the host’s defense mechanism to tick feeding activity. When animals are repeatedly infested with ticks, they develop an immune response to tick ...
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Due to the progressive nature of preventable vision loss, annual examinations are necessary to address early stages of diseases. While studies have focused on risk factors leading to preventable vision loss, little work ...
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(2013-02-04)Primary glomerular diseases are the most common cause of progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD) in dogs, a common and significant source of illness that often progresses to kidney failure. It is hypothesized that podocyte ...
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(2013-03-01)This study focuses on understanding the consequences of administering opioid maintenance drugs, such as buprenorphine and methadone, on the adolescent brain. This is because that there are growing needs to treat opioid ...
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(2013-02-05)The goal of this study is to determine where the Lyme disease (LD) causative agent is prevalent in Texas. According to the CDC, LD is the most prevalent arthropod borne disease in the US with 33,097 cases reported last ...
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(2017-04-24)The activity-dependent regulation and maintenance of the neuromuscular junction, where the chemical synapse between motor neurons and muscle fibers initiating contraction occurs, play a critical role in the formation of ...
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(2014-09-19)Establishing genome assemblies is important for comparative and population studies that examine genetic diversity. This is especially vital for threatened animal species. The hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), ...
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(2014-09-15)Contraceptive management is critical in women with epilepsy because of the potential for maternal and fetal risks if unexpected pregnancy develops while on AED treatment. Although oral contraceptives (OCs) are widely used ...
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Effect of Larval Secretions and Excretion on Selection of Food Source by Dermestes maculatus DeGeer (2017-04-25)Necrophagous insects utilize cues such as volatiles and compounds in the environment, collectively known as public information, while locating ephemeral resources such as a decaying corpse. Volatiles, including those emitted ...
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The Effect of Replacing Fetal Bovine Serum with Platelet Releasate on the Characterization of MSCs Substituting fetal bovine serum (FBS) for platelet derivatives in mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) culture media is a current area of interest in orthopedic regenerative medicine. FBS, commonly used in ex vivo cell expansion, ...
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(2019-05-02)The soybean plant, Glycine max, is a highly cultivated legume with great importance to the current United States economy. One of its major pests is the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni. The activity of this insect pest is ...