To date, the exact etiology of migraine remains unknown. However, the medical community has accepted Moskowitz’s trigeminovascular hypothesis as the most acceptable explanation. Moskowitz proposes that both the trigeminovascular system and the...
Dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) species are known to vary in abundance due to location. These variations are hypothesized to result from habitat differences in plant species available for landing (Abbott, 2001). This study will answer, in part,...
Parks for dogs--Environmental aspects--Connecticut--Pomperaug River.; Water quality--Connecticut--Pomperaug River.
"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Biology."; Thesis advisor: Clayton Penniman.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-61).
In 1952, Pinnacle Heights became the second public housing project in New Britain, Connecticut that was a product of the state's Moderate Rental Housing Program. Completed in 1954, Pinnacle Heights provided 450 units of modern affordable public...
Product non-conformances which is one aspect of manufacturing that for the most part is ignored by researchers, analyst and media at large, has a significant effect on the cost of production. This research focuses on the processes and practices...
RNA editing is a mechanism which is used to increase the number of possible protein products from a specific gene. The catalytic enzymes for RNA editing are known to be present in a wide variety of organisms, including many different insects. It...
A-to-I RNA editing is an enzymatic reaction commonly found in the nervous system of various organisms. The mechanism behind this post-transcriptional modification is the hydrolytic deamination of Adenosine to Inosine by a family of enzymes known as...
Discovering RNA editing sites in model organisms provides an insight into their adaptations in addition to finding potential sites for gene expression regulation. In this study, we focused on the grin1b gene of Zebrafish due to its important...
The Simsbury Police Department employed the use of “radar trailers” to increase compliance to speed limits and attempt to reduce the number of traffic accidents related to speeding. A radar trailer is a self-contained speed measuring device...
This study sought to determine if recreational swimming had an impact on the quality of water and the health of plant and animal species in the Scovill Reservoir in Wolcott, Connecticut. Specifically, it was designed to find out the extent to which...
Falkner Island, off the coast of Guilford, Connecticut, is the site of the largest breeding colony of endangered Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) and Common Terns (S. hirundo) in Connecticut, and the sixth largest colony of Roseate Terns in the...
Visual communication -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Photography -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
The current Advanced Photography course at Glastonbury High School has been primarily an extension of the Introduction to Photography course. There is a need to improve the Advanced Photography course, adding three (3) comprehensive units, Portrait...
Water quality -- Connecticut -- Eightmile River (New London County and Middlesex County); Eightmile River (New London County and Middlesex County, Conn.)
Rivers are utilized on a daily basis for everything from water intake for paper mills, irrigation of golf courses and agricultural crops, and energy generation by hydroelectric dams, to recreational uses such as fishing, swimming, tubing, and...
Water quality -- Connecticut -- New Haven County; Dams -- Connecticut -- New Haven County; Hop Brook (Conn.)
A spatial analysis of water quality was conducted upstream, downstream, and within the Hop Brook Reservoir. The goal was to measure the impact of Hop Brook Dam on various parameters of water quality using a YSI 556 multi-probe system. The water...
Web sites -- Design; Small business marketing; Antique and classic cars -- Marketing
The scope of this project, is a web site and related marketing materials, creating a small business able to reach beyond the radius of its neighborhood, the web site allows it to go world wide. The Barriers of entry are lower for a web-based...
Web sites -- Design; Web site development industry; Internet industry
Back Alley Gourmet is an emerging company that produces gourmet salad dressings. It is founded and conceptualized by Chef Hans, a European-trained chef who worked in some of the top hotels in Germany. As a young man in his early twenties, he came...
