Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science articles from September 22 2004

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science archives from September 22 2004

President's message.
September 22, 2004... It is with great pleasure and anticipation that I look forward to serving you as president of The South Carolina Academy of Science (SCAS). On behalf of the Academy of Science I am writing to express to you our deepest appreciation for your...

Bioinformatics: an undergraduate research/teaching tool.
September 22, 2004... ABSTRACT The science of bioinformatics can be effectively used in undergraduate teaching and research related to biology, biochemistry and computer science. This paper employed the biosynthetic pathway leading to the synthesis of the amino...

Building new culture media for assisted reproductive technology.
September 22, 2004... ABSTRACT In the last 20 years, researchers in the field of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) have made many advances in formulating media for use in in-vitro fertilization procedures. In an effort to improve our in-vitro production...

Characterization of microbial communities in TCE-contaminated seep zone sediments.
September 22, 2004... ABSTRACT Hundreds of sites across the United States contain trichloroethene (TCE) contamination, including the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken, South Carolina. Previous studies have indicated that microorganisms...

Using microenvironmental effects to increase loading and stereoselectivity for polymer bound NaB[H.sub.4] reagents.
September 22, 2004... ABSTRACT Past studies have illustrated that the microenvironment of the functional groups attached to polymer-bound reagents and catalysts plays a major role in their reactivity. This study investigated the effect that concentrating...

A programming environment for static and dynamic distributed systems.
September 22, 2004... ABSTRACT The programming of distributed systems requires specific development and analysis tools. The difficulty arises because current programming languages require the programmer to specify a problem to be solved at a low level of...