Browsing 25th Hayes Graduate Research Forum (March, 2011) by Title
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(E)MERGING VOICES: UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTIONS OF CITIZENSHIP FROM THE ECONOMIC MARGINS
Kock, Stacia ( 2011-03 )Using feminist theory as a background, this study explores the relationship between citizenship and economic identities, specifically looking at how those living in poverty define citizenship. Whether political or social ... -
The effect of soy addition on the satiety, glycemic index, and insulinemic index of a soft pretzel
Simmons, Amber ( 2011-03 )The contribution of calories from nutrient-poor snack foods is rising in many Western diets, possibly contributing to the increasing prevalence of obesity and diabetes. Soy offers unique potential to provide high quality ... -
Effects of Processing on the Oxidative Stability of Docosahexaenoic Acid Oil
Atnip, Allison ( 2011-03 )Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 fatty acid which is essential for normal brain and retinal development. A deficiency in fetal cerebral DHA content has been associated with preterm delivery, which may lead to ... -
Evidence for a step-wise program of T cell development within the human tonsil
McClory, Susan ( 2011-03 )Human T cell development within the thymus is a well-characterized event, and it is known that a functional thymus is required for normal T cell generation to take place. Individuals with poor thymic function, from either ... -
Exosomes: Mediators of Pregnancy-associated Immune Modulation and Neuroprotection in a Model of Multiple Sclerosis
Williams, Jessica ( 2011-03 )Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS) thought to be initiated by myelin-specific T cells. MS is characterized by inflammation and myelin damage within the CNS. MS disease relapses ... -
Growth in Reading and Math Ability: A Behavioral Genetic Analysis
Vincent, Pamela ( 2011-03 )Background: Research shows that mathematics and reading abilities are associated, and while there is evidence showing that individual differences in reading growth are due to environmental influences, this is the first ... -
Human Growth, Environmental Stress, and the Costs of Reproduction
Vercellotti, Giuseppe ( 2011-03 )Variation in height and body proportions is relatively well understood at the inter-population level, but less is known about variation within groups. This study explores intra-population variation in body proportions among ... -
In Vitro and In Vivo Inhibition of Human Bladder Cancer by Broccoli Isothiocyanates: Characterization, Absorption, Metabolism and Interconversion
Abbaoui, Besma ( 2011-03 )Transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is the fifth most common neoplasm and the twelfth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In addition, bladder cancer is estimated to be the most expensive ... -
Influence of Packaging Material and Storage Conditions on the Quality Attributes of Pressure-Assisted Thermally Processed Carrots
Ayvaz, Huseyin ( 2011-03 )The influences of barrier properties of packaging materials and storage conditions on selected quality attributes of carrot samples processed by pressure-assisted thermal processing (PATP) were investigated. Baby carrots ... -
Insights into the faithful translation of the genetic code by the ribosome
McClory, Sean ( 2011-03 )In order to synthesize functional proteins from mRNA, the ribosome must correctly pair each 3 base mRNA codon with the corresponding 3 base anticodon of the cognate (correct) aminoacyl(aa)-tRNA. While this process largely ... -
Interpersonal relationships at work: An examination of dispositional influences and organizational citizenship behavior
Dachner, Alison ( 2011-03 )Positive interpersonal relationships at work foster a variety of beneficial outcomes for individuals and organizations. Past research has examined contextual and demographic antecedents of friendships at work. Forming ... -
Lexical Ambiguity in Evolutionary Discourse: Implications for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Rector, Meghan ( 2011-03 )This study investigates lexical ambiguity in evolutionary discourse and explores the implications of such language for teaching, learning, and assessment. Specifically, this study investigated what students' mean when they ... -
Maximizing Wealth and Happiness: Improving Investor Decisions Through Improved Affective Forecasting
Easwar, Karthik ( 2011-03 )Investor behavior has long been plagued by a conservatism that keeps individuals from maximizing their wealth. We examine how experience and explicit feedback can reduce two of the main impediments to successful investor ... -
Parenting Perfectionism as a Predictor of Parental Adjustment
Lee, Meghan ( 2011-03 )Perfectionism is conceptualized as the extent to which an individual holds excessively high standards for themselves, and is thought to be multi-dimensional, consisting of maladaptive and beneficial aspects. This paper ... -
Pharmacologic Restoration of PP2A Activity by FTY720 as a Novel Therapy for Polycythemia Vera
Oaks, Joshua ( 2011-03 )Polycythemia Vera (PV) is an incurable rare myeloproliferative disorder driven by Jak2 V617F with few viable treatment options and no curative therapy available. With the intention of developing a curative treatment modality, ... -
The Physics of Massive Star Death
Pejcha, Ondrej ( 2011-03 )Neutrino heating may drive explosions of massive stars (core-collapse supernovae). Although it is known that the stalled accretion shock turns into explosion when the neutrino luminosity reaches critical value (L_crit), ... -
Small Arts Organizations: Supporting their Creative Vitality
Chang, Woong Jo ( 2011-03 )This paper examines how to support the creative vitality of small arts organizations. It incorporates the Multiple Case Narrative on arts administrators at 13 selected small arts organizations and cross-references it with ... -
Spinal Loading and Immune Responses to Personality and Mental Load During Repetitive Lifting - Evidence for a New Low Back Pain Injury Model
Splittstoesser, Riley ( 2011-03 )Objective. To demonstrate an immune response to multiple low back pain risk factors as well as to interactions between risk factors. Background. Biomechanical, individual and psychosocial risk factors for low back pain ... -
Structural Determinants of a Positive Campus Climate for Sexual Minorities
Fine, Leigh E. ( 2011-03 )Most studies of the interaction between lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons and the American college campus environment have been confined to the micro-level. However, little is known about factors at ... -
The Synthesis of Biodegradable Polycarbonates and Polyesters from Renewable Resources Using Highly Active (Porphyrin)Cr(III) Chloride Catalysts
Chatterjee, Chandrani ( 2011-03 )A series of porphyrin metal(III) compounds of general formula LMX (where L = tetraphenylporphyrin, tetrakispentafluorophenylporphyrin and octaethylporphyrin, M = Al, Cr, Co, and X = Cl- and OEt) has been synthesized and ...