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Today’s Computer: A Plastic Journey
(2020)More Than WEEE Think: Despite being a common item, there is more to a computer than we think there is. They are composed of a multitude of materials from glass to metal (either solid or liquid) but most of all: plastic. ... -
Pedagogy, Art and Poetry: The Beautiful Side of Teaching
(2015)The catalyst of ongoing, enduring, self-perpetuating cycles of learning becomes the highest form of expressive art. Memorable experiences, activities, and words can add the artistic aspect and heart to teaching. Carefully ... -
LEARN BY DOING: MICROSCOPIC STUDIES OF A PLANT PARASITE, ORANGE RUST, GYMNOCONIA SP. (PHRAGMIDIACEAE)
(2015)Microscopy is an exciting, hands-on, active learning resource for students that can inspire a lifelong interest in science. As part of the Quality Enhancement Plan entitled ‘Pioneering Pathways: Learn by Doing’ at our ... -
Contributions of fungi to carbon flow and nutrient cycling from standing dead Typha angustifolia leaf litter in a temperate freshwater marsh - Copyright by the Ecological Society of America
(Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, 2011-02-03)Standing dead plant litter often constitutes a large fraction of the detritus in many freshwater marshes and lake littoral habitats. Despite this evidence, microbial decay processes in standing litter and its contribution ... -
Alternative Periodic Tables
(2014)Over 200 years since the creation of the periodic system, it would not be surprising to see more variations or completely different versions of the periodic table. Some examples of these innovative ways people thought of ... -
Charting a Green Path Ahead: Texas Woman’s University’s Journey to Sustainability
(Student Creative Arts & Research Symposium, 2014-04-09)Three years ago Texas Woman’s University took to heart the American Chemical Society’s goal to become completely sustainable within 150 years. Ever since then, we as a university have been working toward a more environmentally ... -
The importance of M140 and M141 protein complex in mouse Cytomegalovirus
(Texas Woman's University, 2014-04-15)Cytomegalovirus can be harmless to most but harmful to those with comprised immune systems. Between 50 to 80 percent of adults in the United States are infected by the age of 40. Once CMV is in a person's body, it stays ... -
Structural and Thermodynamic Studies of the i-Motif of DNA: Sequence Context Effects
(Texas Woman's University, 2014-04)The telomere, located at the end of eukaryotic chromosomes, consists of tandem repeating nucleic acid bases. The G rich strand, with a (TTAGGG) repeat, of the human telomere has a C-rich complimentary stand (a CCCTAA ... -
Changing the Perception of Chemistry through Community Outreach: Inspiring Future Scientists
(2014-03)The Kappa Epsilon Mu (KEM) Club at Texas Woman's University (TWU) plays an integral part of our Denton campus and local community. As a student organization representing TWU, our goal is to inspire the next generation of ...