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Installation of Metal-Binding Functionality at Lysine Residues via Azide-Alkyne "Click Chemistry"
(2015-04-29)
A novel non-natural amino acid designed to bind divalent metal ions, dubbed Lys(PYRIT), was prepared in a “click reaction” by treating Fmoc-Lys(N3)-OH with 2-ethynylpyridine and Cu(I). It was incorporated into a 12-residue ...
Conspecific pollen precedence and its contribution to speciation in Triodanis perfoliata
(2015)
Speciation is the process by which one species diverges into two distinct species. To fully understand speciation, it is important to understand reproductive isolation. Reproductive isolation, the inability of two individuals ...
Maternal Infant Attachment Through Reading: What Do Mothers Understand?
(2014-12)
Purpose: To examine and explore the concept of maternal-infant attachment and to raise awareness of maternal-infant attachment through reading.
Study Design and Methods: This study was a program evaluation composed of ...
Assessing the Health Literacy of Parents in a Rural County in Eastern North Carolina
(2014-12)
Medication administration for children is an important role for parents and requires a basic understanding of medication use by parents. The purpose of this senior honors project was to examine the health literacy of a ...
Analysis of the miR319 target Zmtcptf24 in the maize inflorescence
(2014-12)
Maize inflorescences are essential for reproduction and also produce seeds that are consumed as food. To understand the genetics pathways that control normal inflorescence development, we study mutants with abnormal ...
Analysis of Injury and Concussion of Fall Sports
(2014-12)
Background: Injuries among high school athletes are an important health concern as it could lead to serious issues later on in life such as chronic injuries, depression, anxiety or death. We hypothesize that contact male ...
Muscle stiffness as a cause of reduced muscle volume - a reliability study
(2014-12)
A leading cause of impairment in elderly individuals is sarcopenia, the progressive deterioration of muscle size and strength, which ultimately limits muscle functionality. The loss of muscular strength is directly correlated ...
Design of an Educational Tool Simulating Tooth Extraction Procedure
(2015-04-23)
Dental students need to develop clinical skills in determining the force applied during tooth extractions. A student must practice the procedure many times before attaining the appropriate skill level required for decision ...
THE EFFECTS OF PRENATAL LEAD EXPOSURE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMARKERS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
(2015-04)
While often well known for its adverse effects on memory, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is also noteworthy for being the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. An estimated 5.2 million Americans had the disease as ...
A COMPARISON OF MOTIVATION OF AN EARLY ALERT SYSTEM IN K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION
(2015)
The effects of early alert systems on student motivation in K-12 and higher education are examined throughout this paper. The two early alert systems studied are Starfish™, which is designed to inform students of academic ...