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Analysis of Five Track Event Performances at the Drake Relays by Age and Gender, 1978-2008
(2009-06-24)We analyzed gender and age differences in Drake Relays performance times for 2 team (4x1OO and 4x400 m relays) and 3 solo (400 m hurdles, 800 m, 10K) track events for 31 years (1978-2008). The top 10 performances were taken ... -
Analysis of mRNA changes as a function of learning and methamphetamine exposure
(2007-05-31)Methamphetamine is a powerful, addictive drug that is of great concern in Iowa and the Midwest. Powerful methamphetamine abuse is correlated with depression and learning disabilities (e.g. attention deficit disorder). ... -
"Analysis of riboflavin in aqueous systems"
(2005-06-22)We are developing an analytical method for determining the concentration of riboflavin (Vitamin B2) in aqueous samples based on fluorescence spectroscopy. This method will then be adapted to measure riboflavin in mock ... -
Applying Erikson's Developmental Theory To The Recovery Of Eating Disorders
(2013-04-17)In this experiment participants are going to be asked a series of questions regarding your development, experience, and recovery with an eating disorder. This experiment has the potential to further our understanding of ... -
Assessing Coping, Caregiving Efficacy, and Relational Support in Caregivers of Individuals with Cancer : A Cluster Analytic Study
(2010-05-10)Psychosocial research has focused on understanding the experiences of people with cancer but limited research has addressed the biopsychosocial variables affecting caregivers of individuals with cancer. We are in the early ... -
Assessing gene expression by real-time polymerase chain reaction
(2007-05-31)End-point Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a highly sensitive technique that can be used to assess gene expression in limited tissue/cell samples. However, accurately quantifying gene expression with this method is tedious ... -
Assessing Microbial Diversity in Central Iowa Using DNA Fingerprinting
(2010-04-21)The vast majority of biological diversity resides in the microbial world, and the number of differing species in kingdoms Bacteria, Fungi, Protista, and Archaea are predicted to be several million. Moreover, the diversity ... -
Assessing Resveratrol Phuronic F 127 Micelle Stability in the Presence of Plasma Proteins Using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)
(2010-04-21)Resveratrol (RES) is a polyphenolic compound with potential for chemopreventative and chemotherapeutic uses. However, exploration has been hindered by its short biologic half-life of ~6 minutes. Using polymeric micelles ... -
"Assessing trauma patient risk using non-invasive indicators"
(2006-06-07)Non-invasive indicators of a trauma patient's risk of cardiovascular collapse are needed. Exhaled alveolar air (end-tidal air) and skin surface are available non-invasively and have physiologic reasons to relate to trauma ... -
Biobehavioral responses to conditioned fear and restraint stress in borderline hypertensive rats (BHR)
(2007-05-29)The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of an early environmental manipulation, handling (H), on cardiovascular (CV) reactivity, freezing behavior and corticosterone (CORT) responses to fear conditioning ... -
Biotherapeutics Usage By Iowa Pharmacists: A Survey
(2013-04-17)Biotherapeutics, drugs that are produced using biological means such as recombinant DNA technology, are becoming extremely important in the treatment of a number of disorders such as cancer, immunological diseases and ... -
Bulldog Mural
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Can Ficus Sp. Forests Be Restored Through Vegetative Propagation?
(2013-04-16)Gishwati forest lies within the Albertine Rift and contains great biodiversity. The forest, however, has been reduced in size because of post-genocide era habitat loss and agricultural expansion. Conservation efforts working ... -
Carbon Sequestration in the Drake Prairie
(2011-04-19)While land use alterations currently result in the addition of about 2 gigatons of carbon to the atmosphere annually, changes in bioproductivity and soil storage have the potential to serve as an important managed sink ... -
Carbon-carbon bond formation via epititanation and aromatization of acetylenes
(2007-05-31)The dibutyltitanium(IV) diisopropoxide, Bu2Ti(OPri)2, reacts with acetylenes, RCºCR (1), where R = Ph, Pr, to undergo in high yield epimetalation with Ti(OPri)2 by transfer. Our on-going research has demonstrated the ... -
Carbonyl Reduction of Bupropion in Human Liver Cytosol
(2011-04-19)Human carbonyl reductases (CBRs) are a class of phase I drug metabolizing enzymes that metabolize numerous medications. Patients with pharmacogenetic variations in CBRs have suffered adverse clinical consequences when ... -
Caspase-Dependent Cleavage of an Immediate Early Herpes Simplex Virus Protein
(2009-04-22)Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) is a member of the Herpesviridae family. All herpesviruses cause life-long infections that shift between latent and lyticand have many treatments but no cures. HSV-1 has a double-stranded, ... -
Cervical Hypolordosis: A Case Study Report Of Treatments And Outcomes
(2011-04-19)Cervical hypolordosis is a condition affecting the cervical vertebrae in which the normal anterior curvature shifts posteriorly from its original position, creating a flattening, causing pain and neuropathy in patients. ... -
Changes in Urine Specific Gravity and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Between Normal-Hydrated and Euhydrated States
(2009-06-24)BACKGROUND: Urine specific gravity (USG) is a simple way to estimate the hydration of an individual that is directly proportional to urine osmolality. Bioelectrical impedance (BIA) is a way to measure % fat, % water, and ... -
Characterization of Matrix Metalloproteinases From Breast Cancer Cells
(2013-04-17)Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes in the extracellular matrix that are involved in a variety of functions including differentiation of cells, cell adhesion, and cell-to-cell interactions. A subclass of MMPs known ...
