INVESTIGATE THE FUNCTION OF THE 5′ LEADER IN THE HUMAN AT1 ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR

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Erik J. Petersen and Dr. Terry S. Elton, Chemistry and Biochemistry A comparison of several published hAT1R cDNA sequences revealed that, although these clones shared an identical open reading frame, they differed in portions of their 5′-UTRs.1 Therefore these data suggest that alternative splicing events combine various 5′-UTR exons with the exon that harbors the […]

COMPUTATION OF RADIAL DENSITY PROFILES OF A WARM, NONNEUTRAL PLASMA PANCAKE

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Deborah L. Paulson and Dr. Ross L. Spencer, Physics and Astronomy When a cloud of charged particles is contained in a Penning Trap, it can be observed to flatten into a disc. The measurement of physical properties of these pancake-like plasmas, such as density and temperature, is difficult or impossible without destroying the plasma in […]

INTESTINAL NEMATODES OF LAKE TROUT (SALVELINUSNAMAYCUSH): AN ANALYSIS OF PARASITES OF THE ALIEN POPULATION IN YELLOWSTONE LAKE, WY.

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Sandra B. Bay and Dr. Richard A. Heckmann, Zoology Recently, a non-endemic species of fish, Salvelinus namaycush, was introduced into Yellowstone Lake. These lake trout feed on the native cutthroat trout, an important food source for higher predators in the area. During routine examinations of the lake trout, an abnormally high infection of intestinal nematodes […]

The Effects of Air Pollution on Endothelial Function: An Extended Literature Review

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Douglas L. Rodermund and Dr. Clive Arden Pope, Economics Exposure to elevated concentrations of ambient particulate matter (PM) has been implicated as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality. Repeated long-term exposure to PM contributes to pulmonary and systemic oxidative stress, inflammation, atherosclerosis and increased risk of ischemic heart disease and death.1 Short-term elevated […]

DOES MONITOR PEPTIDE PRODUCE ANOREXIA THROUGH THE RELEASE OF ENDOGENOUS CHOLECYSTOKININ?

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Cory A. Talbot and Dr. Gregory N. Ervin, Psychology Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a gut hormone released following the ingestion of a meal. It was first shown in 1973 by Gibbs et al. that administration of exogenous CCK-8 (CCK-8 is the smallest part of the CCK molecule that possesses its biological activity) before a meal leads […]

GENETIC COMPARISON OF BEAR LAKE CUTTHROAT (ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKI UTAH), YELLOWSTONE CUTTHROAT (ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKI BOUVERI), AND BONNEVILLE CUTTHROAT (ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKI UTAH)

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Jared Tadje and Professor R. Paul Evans, Zoology Geologic evidence indicates that there was a volcano about 30,000 years ago in Southern Idaho. Before the volcano, Bear Lake was connected to the Snake River, but lava flow from this volcano separated them. Currently, a river connects Bear Lake to the Lake Bonneville region surrounding the Great […]

GERMAN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS’ PERSPECTIVE REGARDING GLOBALIZATION OF THE WORLD AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

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Taylor Syphus and Dr. Allen W. Palmer, Communications From Beethoven to BMW, Oppenheimer to Audi, Mendelssohn to Mercedes-Benz the highly traditional German culture that bred some of the world’s most notable musical, intellectual and philosophical geniuses has also produced some of the most technologically-advanced and best-engineered cars in the world. However, globalization and increasing competition […]

GENERATION OF TERAHERTZ RADIATION: A METHOD OF STUDYING CHARGE CARRIER MOBILITY IN CONDUCTING SOLIDS

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Steve Summers and Dr. Bret C. Hess, Physics and Astronomy Electrical processes within conducting solids happen on the order of a few femtoseconds (femto = 10 ) which is much too short for conventional -15 electronic equipment to be used for analysis. However, as we enter the age of faster electronics, it has become necessary […]

FROM THE ASHES OF WACO: EXAMINING THE LEGAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CULT AND A RELIGION

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Sara E. Stauffer and Dr. John Thomas, Social Sciences While working at the United States Senate in Washington, D.C., my attempts to determine the legal difference between a cult and a religion were met by brick walls and forks in the road. The question became one fraught with sticky nuances and thinly drawn lines; it […]

TRANSLATIONAL CONTROL OF POLY(A)-BINDING PROTEIN EXPRESSION

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Eliott Spencer and Dr. Roger Kaspar, Chemistry Poly(A)-binding protein or PABP is found in high concentrations in all eukaryotic cells. Cell biologists have speculated for a long time that PABP plays an important role in stabilizing the fragile MRNA molecule so that it can be more effectively translated into its final gene product. PABP does […]