This collection features scholarly and creative works produced by UMSL faculty across academic departments. Curated from departmental collections, these open access materials highlight the breadth and impact of faculty contributions to research, teaching, and community engagement. Explore the intellectual life of our faculty through the works preserved in the Institutional Repository.

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Works from 2005

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Optical Spectroscopy of the Surface Population of the ρ Ophiuchi Molecular Cloud: The First Wave of Star Formation, The Astronomical Journal, Bruce Wilking, Michael Meyer, John Robinson, and Thomas Greene

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[Accepted Article Manuscript Version (Postprint)] Identification and Functional Characterization of Arabidopsis PEROXIN4 and the Interacting Protein PEROXIN22, The Plant Cell, Bethany Zolman, Melanie Monroe-Augustus, Illeana Silva, and Bonnie Bartel

Research from 2004

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Genetic Control of Branching in Foxtail Millet, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Andrew Doust, Katrien Devos, Michael Gadberry, Mike Gale, and Elizabeth Kellogg

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Creating walk-through images from a video sequence of a dynamic scene, Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, Hyung W. Kang and Sung Yong Shin

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Recruitment of the Puf3 Protein to Its mRNA Target for Regulation of mRNA Decay in Yeast, RNA Biology, Wendy Olivas, J. Jackson, S. Houshmandi, and Leban Lopez

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Genetic Analysis of Song Dialect Populations in Puget Sound White-Crowned Sparrows, Behavioral Ecology, Jill Soha, Douglas Nelson, and Patricia Parker

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Mer1p Is a Modular Splicing Factor Whose Function Depends on the Conserved U2 snRNP Protein Snu17p, Nucleic Acids Research, Marc Spingola, Javier Armisen, and Manuel Ares

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Evidence for and Characterization of Ca2+ Binding to the Catalytic Region of Arabidopsis Thaliana Phospholipase Dβ, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Xuemin Wang

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Finite Concentration Effects on Diffusion-Controlled Reactions, The Journal of Chemical Physics, Chung Wong

Works from 2003

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Stochastic phase synchronization in the crayfish mechanoreceptor/photoreceptor system, Chaos, S. Bahar and F. Moss

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Reactions of Boranes and Metallaboranes with Phosphines, Pure and Applied Chemistry, Lawrence Barton, Oleg Volkov, Mitsuhiro Hata, Paul McQuade, and Nigam Rath

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What Happens to Genes in Duplicated Genomes - with correction, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Elizabeth Kellogg

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Scientific Methodologies in Medieval Islam, Journal of the History of Philosophy, Jon McGinnis

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Metabolic Responses of Shorebird Chicks to Cold Stress: Hysteresis of Cooling and Warming Phases, The Journal of Experimental Biology, Robert Ricklefs and Joseph Williams

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Social and health functioning in female primary care patients with post-traumatic stress disorder with and without comorbid substance abuse, Caron Zlotnick, Steven E. Bruce, Risa B. Weisberg, M. Tracie Shea, Jason T. Machan, and Martin B. Keller

Works from 2002

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THE CORE STRUCTURE OF PRESOLAR GRAPHITE ONIONS, The Astrophysical Journal, P. Fraundorf and Martin Wackenhut

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Biological Implications of the Weibull and Gompertz Models of Aging, The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Robert Ricklefs and Alex Scheuerlein

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The Devil in Confederate New Orleans: Baron Ludwig von Reizenstein's Second Novel with a Translation of Wie der Teufel in New Orleans ist (1861), Steven Rowan

Research from 2001

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Infrequency of "pure" GAD: Impact of psychiatric comorbidity on clinical course, Steven E. Bruce, Jason T. Machan, Ingrid Dyck, and Martin B. Keller

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MdmX Binding to ARF Affects Mdm2 Protein Stability and p53 Transactivation, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Mark W. Jackson, Mikael S. Lindström, and Steven J. Berberich

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A Close Look at Conflictual Supervisory Relationships: The Trainee's Perspective, Journal of Counseling Psychology, Mary Nelson and Myrna Friedlander

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Efficient new ribozyme mimics: direct mapping of molecular design principles from small molecules to macromolecular, biomimetic catalysts, Nucleic Acids Research, William C. Putnam, Andrew T. Daniher, Bobby N. Trawick, and James K. Bashkin

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Daniel Hertle's narrative of the Camp Jackson Incident in St. Louis, 10 May 1861, Steven Rowan

Research from 2000

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Test of Intron Predictions Reveals Novel Splice Sites, Alternatively Spliced mRNAs and New Introns in Meiotically Regulated Genes of Yeast, Nucleic Acids Research, Carrie Davis, Leslie Grate, Marc Spingola, and Manuel Ares

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A Study of Changes in Students' Science Attitudes, Awareness and Achievement across Three Years as a Function of the Level of Implementation of Interactive-Constructivist Teaching Strategies Promoted in a Local Systemic Reform Effort., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, and John Anderson

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Science, Parents, Activities, and Literature: Overview, Results, and Reflections., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, John Dunkhase, and Brian Hand

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[accepted version] Empowering Families in Hands‐on Science Programs, School Science and Mathematics, James Shymansky, Larry Yore, and Brian Hand

Works from 1999

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The Who and How of Organizations' Lobbying Strategies in Committee, The Journal of Politics, Marie Hojnacki and David Kimball

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Adult survival and imperfect assessment of parentage: Effects on male parenting decisions, American Naturalist, R. A. Mauck, Elizabeth A. Marschall, and Patricia G. Parker

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Applications of Group Career Counseling Techniques in Asian Cultures, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, Mark Pope

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The Roles of Island Area per SE and Habitat Diversity in the Species-Area Relationships of Four Lesser Antillean Faunal Groups, Journal of Animal Ecology, Robert Ricklefs and Irby Lovette

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A Study of the Impact of a Long-Term Local Systemic Reform on the Perceptions, Attitudes, and Achievement of Grade 3/4 Students., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, and John Anderson

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Genome-Wide Bioinformatic and Molecular Analysis of Introns in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, RNA, Marc Spingola, Leslie Grate, David Haussler, and Manuel Ares

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The Limits of Specificity: An Experimental Analysis with RNA Aptamers to MS2 Coat Protein Variants, Molecular Diversity, Marc Spingola, Ichiro Hirao, David Peabody, and Andrew Ellington

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Spectroscopy of Brown Dwarf Candidates in the ρ Ophiuchi Molecular Core, The Astronomical Journal, Bruce Wilking, Thomas Greene, and Michael Meyer

Research from 1998

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2-Phenyl-3-(5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H,3H-pyrrolo[1,2-c]oxazol-3-ylidene)-1-propene-1,1-dicarbonitrile and 4-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2,6-bis(methylthio)pyridine-3-carbonitrile, Acta Crystallographica Section C-crystal Structure Communications, M. George, S. Das, C.V. Ashokan, N.P. Rath, and M.V. George

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Tapeinosperma alatum (Myrsinaceae): a remarkable new species from Ceram, Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, Diane Holland and P.F. Stevens

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Exo- and Endo-Tricarbonyl[(4b,5,6,7,8,8a-η)-Cis-N-Methyl-2,3,4,4a,9,9a-Hexahydro-1H- Carbazole]Chromium(0), Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications, Nigam Rath, F. Pigge, and Shiyue Fang

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Do Students Really Notice? A Study of the Impact of a Local Systemic Reform., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, John Dunkhase, and Brian Hand

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Students' Perceptions and Supervisors' Rating as Assessments of Interactive-Constructivist Science Teaching in Elementary School., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, Laura Henriques, John Dunkhase, and Jean Bancroft

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Statistics of Active Galactic Nuclei in Rich Clusters Revisited, The Astrophysical Journal, M. Way, R. Flores, and H. Quintana

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Students' Perceptions of Science Teaching and Attitudes toward Science Learning and Teachers' Self-Report of Using Children's Ideas, Applications of Science, and Use of Print Resources as Indicators of Interactive-Constructivist Teaching in Elementary Schools., Larry Yore, James Shymansky, Laura Henriques, Brian Hand, John Dunkhase, and JoAnne Lewis

Research from 1997

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Dimethyl (±)-(1S*,2R*,3S*)-[3-Phenyl-1-(N-Phenylcarbamoyloxy)-2, 3-Epoxypropyl]-Phosphonate, Acta Crystallographica Section C-crystal Structure Communications, T. Boehlow, A. De La Cruz, N. Rath, and C. Spilling

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An analysis of the variation within Cratoxylum arborescens (Clusiaceae) in Malesia, Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, A.C. Church and P.F. Stevens

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The Effect of a Teacher Enhancement Project Designed To Promote Interactive-Constructivist Teaching Strategies in Elementary School Science on Students' Perceptions and Attitudes., John Dunkhase, Brian Hand, James Shymansky, and Larry Yore

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Living Up to Expectations: Public Attitudes Toward Congress, The Journal of Politics, David Kimball and Samuel Patterson

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Inclination Effects in Spiral Galaxy Gravitational Lensing, The Astrophysical Journal, Ariyeh Maller, Ricardo Flores, and Joel Primack

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Mathematical instantons with maximal order jumping lines, Pacific Journal of Mathematics, A. Prabhakar Rao

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MS2 Coat Protein Mutants Which Bind Qβ RNA, Nucleic Acids Research, Marc Spingola and David Peabody

Research from 1996

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The RNA-Binding Site of Bacteriophage Qβ Coat Protein, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Francis Lim, Marc Spingola, and David Peabody

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[(CO)H(PPh3)2-Arachno-OsB3H8], Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications, Nigam Rath, J. Bould, and L. Barton

Research from 1995

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A Second Nitrogenase in Vegetative Cells of a Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacterium, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, T Thiel, E Lyons, J Erker, and A Ernst

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Conversion of Bovine Pancreatic Phospholipase A at a Single Site into a Competitor of Neurotoxic Phospholipases A by Site-directed Mutagenesis, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Mu-Chin Tzeng, Chon-Ho Yen, Ming-Jhy Hseu, Cynthia M. Dupureur, and Ming-Daw Tsai

Research from 1994

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Mining the Atom: The Cold War Comes to the Colorado Plateau, 1948-1958, New Mexico Historical Review, Kevin Fernlund

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Altering the RNA Binding Specificity of a Translational Repressor, Journal of Biological Chemistry, F Lim, Marc Spingola, and D Peabody

Research from 1991

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Senator Holm O. Bursum and the Mexican Ring, 1921-1924, New Mexico Historical Review, Kevin Fernlund

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A Search for Embedded Young Stellar Objects in and near the IC 1396 Complex, The Astrophysical Journal, Richard Schwartz, Bruce Wilking, and Armen Giulbudagian

Works from 1990

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The Circumstellar Structure of IRAS 16293-2422: C18O, NH3 , and CO Observations, The Astrophysical Journal, Lee Mundy, H. Wootten, and Bruce Wilking

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High-Velocity Molecular Gas Associated with Cold IRAS Sources, The Astronomical Journal, Bruce Wilking, James Blackwell, and Lee Mundy

Research from 1989

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Resources for inventorying plants in the Southeast Asian tropics: Plans for the future, Flora Malesiana Bulletin, J.S. Burley, P.F. Stevens, and E.A. Wood

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PREPRINT - IRAS observations of the Rho Ophiuchi infrared cluster - spectral energy distributions and luminosity function, The Astrophysical Journal, Bruce Wilking, Charles Lada, and Eric Young

Research from 1988

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[accepted version] A summary of research in science education—1986. Part II, Science Education, James Shymansky and William Kyle

Research from 1986

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Issues Regarding the Establishment of Criteria for the Analysis and Selection of Science Textbooks., Ron Good and James Shymansky

Research from 1985

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Reading, Understanding, Remembering and Using Information in Written Science Materials., Larry Yore and James Shymansky

Research from 1983

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Rating Your Individualized Program, Science and the Early Adolescent., James Shymansky

Research from 1982

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Johann Zasius, Attorney for the Jewish Community of Regensburg, 1519 C.E., The Jewish Quarterly Review, Steven Rowan

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Valuing Science Content: Science is a Basic Skill for Everyone, Teaching Children Science: Changing Adversity into Advocacy., James Shymansky and D. Wayne Green

Research from 1976

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Science Foundations: A Science Program for the Non-Science Major, Iowa Science Teachers Journal, James Shymansky

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A Computer Program Designed to Identify Behavior Patterns in Observational Data, James Shymansky, John Penick, and Jay Wortman

Research from 1974

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Science Foundations: A Science Program for the Non-Science Student. Technical Report No. 4., James Shymansky