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Maternal Inheritance: Love and Self-Identity in Mexican American Literature
(2017-04-28)The roles assigned to a woman within a particular culture are defined by the cultural forces that have been set in place as tradition and that have been set as paradigms of what a woman should be and can be identified as. ... -
Development and Identification of Affibody Molecules that Target Crotalid Snake Venoms.
(2017-05-04)Affibodies are a type of small protein that can be designed to bind with high affinity to a researcher’s protein of choice. They have been utilized in a variety of different applications, including therapeutics, in vivo ... -
Comparing Strength of Knee That Had Surgery And Bilateral Knee That Didn’t
(2017-04-28)This study focused on analyzing the muscular strength of individuals’ knees that have undergone surgery compared to their bilateral knees that have not undergone knee surgery. The purpose of the study was to detect whether ... -
Response of Great-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) to indirect auditory evidence of predator presence
(2017-04-28)Predator detection is a key behavior promoting the survival of individuals. Animals rely on numerous direct sources of information to be aware of nearby predators. These sources include, visual, olfactory, tactile, and ... -
Enhanced Reproducibility for the Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Water Samples
(2017-04-28)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are potential carcinogenic chemical byproducts composed of fused carbon rings and are commonly formed during the production of common-place products, most notably asphalt. The PAHs ... -
Characterization and Observation of Dopants on Nano Quartz Crystal Growth
(2017-04)Nano silica particles were used as substrates for the deposition of dopant silver nano particles, with the resulting surfaces analyzed using AFM techniques. The introduction of ions in seeded crystal allow a controlled ... -
Using Magnetics to Approximate the Relative Age of Mafic Sills Within Dagger Mountain in Big Bend National Park,Tx
(2017-04)Understanding the geometry of the mafic sills within Dagger Mountain using magnetometry The goal of our project was to analyze the geometry of the mafic sills within Dagger Mountain, found in Big Bend National Park, TX. ... -
"Fake" memes: a new subgenre of the internet meme
(2017-04-27)This research project explores how Internet memes are rhetorical devices used to inspire and propagate fake news stories. The creation and virality of fake news stories, stories published by fabricated news outlets that ... -
Cold water carbonate deposits of Quaternary Lake Russell, California
(2017)For ~150 years, the lakes & Quaternary lacustrine sediments of the Great Basin of western United States have provided investigators with exceptional opportunities to examine past regional climate and hydrology changes. In ... -
Hope and Hopelessness: A Study of Confessional Poets Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton
(2017-04-28)Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton lived at the heart of the emergence of confessional poetry in the nineteen-fifties and sixties. The two women became friends while attending seminars given by Robert Lowell, a pioneer of the ... -
Is Race the Punchline? Effects of Disparaging Jokes on Intra-Group Members
(2017-04-26)This study researches the reactions of people to disparaging jokes told by Whites and Hispanics. The experiment investigates the race of the listener and the race of the joke-teller presenting racially disparaging jokes. ... -
Ecology of Irion County Buckwheat (Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae)
(2017-04-27)Eriogonum nealleyi , the Irion County buckwheat, is an endemic plant reported to occur in five counties (Sterling, Irion, Howard, Coke, Tom Green Counties) in Texas. We collected locality data from herbarium specimens, ... -
Comparison of Body Composition Among Different College Age Groups Using Bioelectrical Impedance
(2016-04-27)The current study focused on analyzing potential trends in body composition between genders and classifications of college-aged students. The aim of the study was to take a well-known phenomenon, the Freshman 15, and ... -
Leadership Skills and Stress
(2017)The present study induced stress in order to examine the relationship between leadership skills and stress. The study evaluated leadership skills, personality, and affect in order to measure the differences between perceived ... -
The Effects of VertiMax Training on Vertical Jump Height through the Phenomenon of Post-Activation Potentiation
(2017-04-27)The current study looked to see if a resistance jumping device, called a VertiMax, could be an effective means of inducing the pre-training phenomenon known as post-activation potentiation (PAP). A 2 testing session protocol ... -
Concretions found in Tertiary Sands Along Ecleto Creek in Southern Texas
(2017-04-28)Cemented nodules, or concretions are fairly common in the geologic record. Nonetheless they are important proxies for the understanding of processes occurring in Earth’s critical zone. Histories can be complex because of ... -
Immunohistochemistry for Myosin in Zebrafish Embryos
(2017-04-28)Myosin is an important component to muscle contractility. Since the heart requires the ability to contract to pump blood, myosin will also be located in the heart. The goal of this research project was to utilize ... -
Folic Acid and Memory in Drosophila
(2017)Alzheimer’s disease is a common cause of memory loss and treatments have met with limited success.1 Some studies suggest that folic acid supplementation may improve cognitive function in Alzheimer’s patients, but the ... -
A Comparison of Exercise and Eating Behaviors Between Genders
(2017-04-26)Purpose: This study was to determine if people being perceived to look a certain way has an influence on disordered eating and exercise practices, and whether or not there is a difference between genders in regards to the ...
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