Balanidae -- California -- San Diego; Seashore biology -- California -- San Diego; La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.)
Growth rates, mortality, and the total number of eggs of the intertidal acorn barnacle, Chthamalus fissus, were studied at La Jolla, California. Both mm and % (absolute and relative) growth rates compared to different body sizes were calculated...
The discovery of antibiotics was one of the greatest discoveries of the 21st 20th century (Van Kraaig, 1999 and Livermore, 2004). The current need for new antibiotics to fight bacterial pathogens that have become resistant is growing every day. ...
The frizzy (fr) mutation in Mus musculus affects hair structure and formation. Early studies demonstrated that the gene responsible for frizzy assorts to mouse Chromosome 7 along with pink-eyed dilution (p), chinchilla (cch), and shaker-1 (sh-1). ...
What began as a competition to appease a member of royalty's birthday wishes, continued on to not only introduce an entirely new area of mathematical studies but also to leave one particular question to remain without a complete and substantiated...
The purpose of this research is to determine how a student's need for relatedness affects his or her motivation and academic achievement in mathematics. In addition, student motivation is examined independently of relatedness to determine its...
Physical fitness for men -- Measurement; Energy metabolism -- Measurement; Vitamin D
Physical performance is related to functional disabilities. Better interventions to improve function may be targeted if the determinants of physical performance are understood. We evaluated predictors of performance. The relationship of physical...
Minor histocompatibility (H) antigens are typically identified as barriers to transplantation in graft exchange experiments between major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-matched hosts (Bailey 1975; Snell and Bunker 1960). This approach has allowed...
One of the major goals of high school curriculum is to better prepare the high school student for college level courses. When alternative curricula programs are available, how can one determine which curriculum better accomplishes this goal? One...
Educational law and legislation -- United States; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
The federal law commonly called, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), requires that all states assess their students to determine how well they are functioning in mathematics and other areas as well. This study investigated the importance of middle school...
Mathematics -- Study and teaching; Mathematics and literature
A major focus of many school districts in Connecticut is their students' results on the Connecticut Mastery Tests ("CMT"). As a result, many curricula include a review of concepts included in the test in advance of the test administration. However,...
Competition has been demonstrated to be a major factor in the distribution and abundance of adult marine invertebrates. Although most marine invertebrates have complex life cycles that include larval stages, studies of interspecific competition...
Data mining; Semiconductors -- Design and construction
Finding equipment causes of faulty devices in semiconductor manufacturing is inhibited by several difficulties which are briefly described. The main problem area focused on here is that of biased data mining methods. By judiciously selecting two...
The mouse frizzy (fr) mutation is a Mendelian recessive trait that affects hair structure and formation in mice. The mutation arose in a mouse of mixed origin at the Jackson Lab (Bar Harbor, ME) in 1951. Frizzy is known to be linked to other genes...
Algebra -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Chemistry -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
The purpose of this study was to determine if integrating a unit on functions would benefit students. Previous studies have shown that integrating science and mathematics increases students' understanding of certain topics in science. Typically,...
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...
Cell Migration is an integral part of normal biological development and biological processes, but also plays an important role in pathogenic processes including the progression of cancer towards metastasis. The mechanisms that regulate cell...
The tick has ability to transmit a greater variety of infectious agents to humans and other animal species than any other blood-feeding arthropod. Feeding over a period of days induces specific host hemostatic, inflammatory, and immune responses....
Abnormalities in the synaptic concentration of serotonin are often linked to clinical and psychiatric disorders. This concentration of serotonin is regulated, by serotonergic neurons, through a cycle of serotonin synthesis and vesicular packaging,...
Today's special education teachers who work with students with difficulties in mathematics will need not only a deeper understanding of mathematics, but a thorough understanding in what the learning disabled student "sees" when approaching...
Homework; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
This study examined whether different types of homework assignments had an impact on student achievement in Mathematics as well as on student completion of homework. The study was conducted over the course of 10 weeks and took place in a public...
