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Ige Production Regulation Via Cd23 Stalk Engagement And Cell Cycle Stimulation, Timothy Hays Caven Jan 2006

Ige Production Regulation Via Cd23 Stalk Engagement And Cell Cycle Stimulation, Timothy Hays Caven

Theses and Dissertations

CD23, the low affinity receptor for IgE, is expressed mainly on B cells and has been shown to regulate IgE production. Previously, recombinant mouse and human CD23 were constructed with a trimerizing isoleucine zipper motif attached in frame to the N-terminus of the entire extracellular CD23 (lz-ECCD23). The goal was to examine the role of the necessity of the CD23 stalk for binding IgE. Using PCR-based mutagenesis to delete the majority of the stalk, binding to IgE was lost. Further studies examined the effect of lz-ECCD23 in preventing IgE from binding FcεRI and therefore acting as a therapeutic agent. It …

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From The Seat Of Authority: A Case Study In Exhibition Development, Chasity Janet Miller Jan 2006

From The Seat Of Authority: A Case Study In Exhibition Development, Chasity Janet Miller

Theses and Dissertations

During the Spring 2006 semester, Virginia Commonwealth University students enrolled in the graduate Museum Studies course on exhibition development collaboratively curated an exhibition entitled From the Seat of Authority, which opened at the Anderson Gallery in June 2006. This thesis project documents the exhibition and offers an account of the deliberative and creative development process in which student-curators engaged. It is different from other case studies that focus on the technical aspects of curating an exhibition.Major components of the development process include articulating a theme, selecting artworks, writing interpretive text, and designing display techniques. This thesis project aims to characterize …

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Intimate Encounters; Staging Intimacy And Sensuality, Tonia Sina Campanella Jan 2006

Intimate Encounters; Staging Intimacy And Sensuality, Tonia Sina Campanella

Theses and Dissertations

This text is a partial record of the conception and development of Reflections of Red in a Mirror of Desire that opened on February 20th 2006 for a three day run ending on February 22nd. The majority of the text is focused on the events and research that provided the concept for the show. Some of the research includes influential choreographers and companies such as Pina Bausch, Graziela Daniele, Moses Pendleton, Pilobolus, Momix, Julie Tayrnor, and Merce Cunningham. Included in the analysis of this event are the experiences and lessons that came about during the process of directing Reflections of …

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Parent And Therapist Perceptions Of Sensory Based Strategies Used By Occupational Therapists In Family-Centered Early Intervention Practice, Juliet Bertaut Copeland Jan 2006

Parent And Therapist Perceptions Of Sensory Based Strategies Used By Occupational Therapists In Family-Centered Early Intervention Practice, Juliet Bertaut Copeland

Theses and Dissertations

A qualitative approach was used to explore the perceptions of parents and therapists in early intervention regarding sensory diets and their efficacy, particularly their goodness of fit within family routines and occupations. Open-ended interviews were conducted with therapist and parent participants and analysis of the data resulted in a model depicting how sensory diets became a "way of life" for families. The Sensory Diet "Way of Life" Model revealed seven themes that illustrated how occupational therapists in early intervention enter the homes of the families they serve and establish a "partnership" with parents to address a child's needs. Once this …

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Presumpscot River Youth Conservation Corps 2006 Summary Report, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, Presumpscot River Watershed Coalition, Presumpscot River Watch, Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District Jan 2006

Presumpscot River Youth Conservation Corps 2006 Summary Report, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, Presumpscot River Watershed Coalition, Presumpscot River Watch, Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District

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An Exploration Of How And Why Primary Care Providers Educate Infant Caregivers About Positioning, Amy Greenspon Choffin Jan 2006

An Exploration Of How And Why Primary Care Providers Educate Infant Caregivers About Positioning, Amy Greenspon Choffin

Theses and Dissertations

A review of the literature indicates that how infants are positioned is related to the risk of SIDS, the incidence and severity of plagiocephaly, torticollis, and developmental delays. A quantitative approach with survey methodology was used with 66 pediatric primary care providers responding to 26 questions. Overall, PCPs are educating caregivers about sleep positioning with a high frequency. There was a relationship between practice site, and the frequency of sleep positioning education is provided. While the participants provide education about awake positioning, and the use of positioning devices, it was with less frequency than they do about sleep positioning; there …

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Rules V. Standards For Patent Law In The Plant Sciences, Mark D. Janis Jan 2006

Rules V. Standards For Patent Law In The Plant Sciences, Mark D. Janis

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This article argues that US patent jurisprudence as applied to the plant sciences is moving to a second stage that will be characterized by more by incremental calibration than by spectacular change. The article discusses two doctrines of patent scope that are likely to be implicated in calibrating the utility patent system for the plant sciences: enablement and experimental use. It considers how those doctrines may be refined to serve as calibration tools in the application of patent law to the plant sciences.

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Social Change, Gender And Education: Exceptional Swedish Immigrant Women At North Park College, 1900-1920, Sofia A.T. Hiort Wright Jan 2006

Social Change, Gender And Education: Exceptional Swedish Immigrant Women At North Park College, 1900-1920, Sofia A.T. Hiort Wright

Theses and Dissertations

The present study focused on the educational and career experiences of four selected Swedish immigrant women at North Park College in Chicago from 1900-1920. There is a gap in the extant literature with regard to the Swedish immigrant women experiences, and this study attempted to shed some light on this fascinating topic.The study examined the lives of three selected Swedish immigrant women students at the College and their lives afterwards as missionaries in China. It also examined the life of Lena Sahlstrom, a faculty member at North Park College during the same period. The four women were exceptional individuals, each …

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A State-Space Approach To Blind Estimation Of Mimo Wireless Channels, Hesham Mahmoud Zarif Amin Badr Jan 2006

A State-Space Approach To Blind Estimation Of Mimo Wireless Channels, Hesham Mahmoud Zarif Amin Badr

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation focuses on blind channel estimation in wireless communications such that the estimated channel admits the minimum phase property. It assumes only the second order statistics of the transmitted signal at the receive side. Our proposed approach is based on the generalized spectral factorization because of the deficient normal rank for the power spectral density (PSD) function of the received signal. We will show the relationship between the generalized spectral factorization and inner-outer factorizations where the inner is square with smaller size. The inner-outer factorization is in turn related to the generalized Kalman filtering in which the dimension of …

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Tribological Aspects Of Journal Bearings Focusing On The Stribeck Curve, Xiaobin Lu Jan 2006

Tribological Aspects Of Journal Bearings Focusing On The Stribeck Curve, Xiaobin Lu

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The dissertation focuses on the frictional characteristics of journal bearings as represented by the Stribeck curve. The behavior of lift-off speed and the factors that affect it are explored. An equation is proposed for predicting the lift-off speed. The comparison between the experimental results of oil- and grease-lubricated journal bearings with a mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication model for line contacts is indicative of good agreement in the mixed lubrication regime. Efforts are made to modify the surface profile of bushing by putting dimples on its surface. Experimental results show that with proper dimensions of dimples, the friction performance of journal bearings …

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The Effects Of Mini-Conferencing Prior To Iep Meetings On Parental Involvement In The Iep Process, Beth Ashby Jones Jan 2006

The Effects Of Mini-Conferencing Prior To Iep Meetings On Parental Involvement In The Iep Process, Beth Ashby Jones

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This study sought to extend the literature on parent participation in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process by implementing an intervention aimed at fostering parent participation in IEP meetings and comparing its results to those obtained using one school district’s standard IEP meeting procedures. This study also sought to determine the effects of SES and disability on parent participation in IEP meetings. Specifically, a mini-conference between parent(s) and special education teachers prior to the IEP meeting informed parents of their child’s competencies and allowed for collaboration on a proposed IEP. A control group of parents was exposed to routine procedures …

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Color And Tenderness In Chilled Or Frozen Pork Loin Chops After Antioxident Dipping And Modified Atmosphere Packaging, Dennis Michael Price Jan 2006

Color And Tenderness In Chilled Or Frozen Pork Loin Chops After Antioxident Dipping And Modified Atmosphere Packaging, Dennis Michael Price

LSU Master's Theses

The objective of this research was to evaluate color and tenderness in chilled or frozen pork loin chops after antioxidant dipping and modified atmosphere packaging. Loin chops were dipped in 0.3 M calcium chloride, 2.0 % sodium ascorbate, 0.2 M calcium ascorbate, or 0.3 M calcium ascorbate. Non-dipped chops served as controls. Chops were packaged in high oxygen (80% O2 / 20% CO2) or no oxygen (80% N2 / 20% CO2) and stored chilled (4° C) for 7 days or frozen (-18° C) for 21 days. After storage, chops were displayed under continuous fluorescent lighting for 3 or 6 days. …

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A Study Of Phase Noise And Jitter In Submicron Cmos Phase-Locked Loop Circuits, Chi Zhang Jan 2006

A Study Of Phase Noise And Jitter In Submicron Cmos Phase-Locked Loop Circuits, Chi Zhang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Phase-locked loops (PLLs) are widely used in communication systems. With the continuously expanding of market for high speed, portable communication devices, low noise CMOS submicron integrated circuit designs of PLL for different applications are in large demand. In this dissertation, phase noise and jitter properties of PLL and its building blocks are investigated both at the physical and system levels. At the physical level, hot carrier effect in submicron MOSFETs has been considered. As one of the most dominant noise sources of PLL, the voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) is considered when investigating the noise degradation induced by the hot carrier effect. …

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The Normative Significance Of The Individual In Economics, John B. Davis Jan 2006

The Normative Significance Of The Individual In Economics, John B. Davis

Economics Faculty Research and Publications

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Pieter Claeissins I, Madonna And Child, 1550, Ralph Del Colle Jan 2006

Pieter Claeissins I, Madonna And Child, 1550, Ralph Del Colle

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Steven P. Frankino - 1936-2005, Various Editors Jan 2006

Steven P. Frankino - 1936-2005, Various Editors

Villanova Law Review

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In Honor Of Steven P. Frankino, John Dobbyn Jan 2006

In Honor Of Steven P. Frankino, John Dobbyn

Villanova Law Review

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Forever A Mentor: A Student's Perspective On Dean Frankino, Jaret N. Gronczewski Jan 2006

Forever A Mentor: A Student's Perspective On Dean Frankino, Jaret N. Gronczewski

Villanova Law Review

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The Military Commission In The War On Terrorism, Haridimos V. Thravalos Jan 2006

The Military Commission In The War On Terrorism, Haridimos V. Thravalos

Villanova Law Review

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In Search Of A Conservative Vision Of Constitutional Privacy: Two Case Studies From The Rehnquist Court, Mark C. Rahdert Jan 2006

In Search Of A Conservative Vision Of Constitutional Privacy: Two Case Studies From The Rehnquist Court, Mark C. Rahdert

Villanova Law Review

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When New Technologies Are Still New: Windows Of Opportunity For Privacy Protection, Gaia Bernstein Jan 2006

When New Technologies Are Still New: Windows Of Opportunity For Privacy Protection, Gaia Bernstein

Villanova Law Review

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Could Jesus Serve On A Jury - Not In The Third Circuit: Religion-Based Peremptory Challenges In United States V. Dejesus And Bronshtein V. Horn, Anthony D. Foti Jan 2006

Could Jesus Serve On A Jury - Not In The Third Circuit: Religion-Based Peremptory Challenges In United States V. Dejesus And Bronshtein V. Horn, Anthony D. Foti

Villanova Law Review

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The Constitution And Congressional Committees, 1971-2000, Keith E. Whittington, Neal Devins, Hutch Hicken Jan 2006

The Constitution And Congressional Committees, 1971-2000, Keith E. Whittington, Neal Devins, Hutch Hicken

Faculty Publications

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Rediscovering Sponge Activities: A Strategic Approach To Time On Task, Todd A. Hernandez, Paul A. Garcia Jan 2006

Rediscovering Sponge Activities: A Strategic Approach To Time On Task, Todd A. Hernandez, Paul A. Garcia

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

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Efficacy Of Nutrition Education Lessons Targeting A Group Of Low-Income Elderly, Gabriela M. Viteri Jan 2006

Efficacy Of Nutrition Education Lessons Targeting A Group Of Low-Income Elderly, Gabriela M. Viteri

LSU Master's Theses

Nutrition education has the potential not only to increase nutrition knowledge and, potentially, healthy behaviors, among the elderly, but also to reduce the need for health and social services. The nutrition component described herein is part of an overall wellness program that focuses on increasing physical activity and healthy dietary behaviors among participants. We completed a four month nutrition intervention in a group of 33 low income elderly at the Leo Butler Center (LBC) (n=20) and Catholic Presbyterian Apartments (CPA) (n=13) in the fall of 2005 in Baton Rouge, LA. The Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) was used as the theoretical …

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Effect Of Nursery Media Particle Size Distribution On Container-Grown Woody Ornamental Production, Michael Paul Richard Jan 2006

Effect Of Nursery Media Particle Size Distribution On Container-Grown Woody Ornamental Production, Michael Paul Richard

LSU Master's Theses

Bark is a renewable resource with limited availability as a medium used by the nursery industry. Previous research has indicated that pinebark and hardwood bark can be used as a substrate in nursery production. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of bark source (pinebark and hardwood bark), particle size distribution, and irrigation frequency on the growth and quality of azalea (Rhododendron indicum ‘Red Ruffle’), Indian hawthorn (Rhapeolepis indica ‘Snow’), and ligustrum (Ligustrum japonicum). Treatments were arranged in a factorial 6x2x2 plot design, with six soil mixes, two barks, two irrigation frequencies, and six blocks totaling 144 …

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Study Of Reliable Data Communication In Wireless Sensor Networks, Ravilochan Shamanna Jan 2006

Study Of Reliable Data Communication In Wireless Sensor Networks, Ravilochan Shamanna

LSU Master's Theses

A distributed wireless sensor network consists of numerous tiny autonomous sensing nodes deployed across a wide geographical area. These sensor nodes self organize and establish radio communication links with the neighboring nodes to form multi-hop routing paths to the central base station. The dynamic and lossy nature of wireless communication poses several challenges in reliable transfer of data from the sensor nodes to the sink. There are several applications of sensor networks wherein the data collected by the sensors in the network are critical and hence have to be reliably transported to the sink. An example of such an application …

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Ultra-Violet Lithography Of Thick Photoresist For The Applications In Biomems And Micro Optics, Ren Yang Jan 2006

Ultra-Violet Lithography Of Thick Photoresist For The Applications In Biomems And Micro Optics, Ren Yang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

UV lithography of thick photoresist is widely used in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and micro-optoelectromechanical systems (MOEMS). SU-8 is a typical negative tone thick photoresist for micro systems, and can be used for both structural material and pattern transfer. This dissertation presents an effort to comprehensively study these important subjects. The first part, and the most fundamental part of this dissertation concentrated on the numerical analysis and experimental study of the wavelength dependent absorbance of SU-8 and the diffraction effects on the sidewall profiles of the microstructures made using UV lithography of SU-8. This study has laid the foundation for all …

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The Perils Of Workplace Recognition: Antecedents And Consequences Of Discomfort Associated With Being The Target Of Threatening Upward Comparison, Stephanie Case Henagan Jan 2006

The Perils Of Workplace Recognition: Antecedents And Consequences Of Discomfort Associated With Being The Target Of Threatening Upward Comparison, Stephanie Case Henagan

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation explores theoretical links among interpersonal, perceptual, and situational variables and sensitivity about being the target of threatening upward comparisons (STTUC) within a workplace setting. It also investigates affective and behavioral responses outperformers may enact to decrease effects thought to be associated with STTUC. Because of the novelty of investigating STTUC in a field sample, the actual nature of the relationships among STTUC and the focal study variables were examined in multiple ways. Specifically, workplace outperformers’ interpersonal sensitivity, empathic concern, and competitive psychological climate, along with actual threat experienced by the outperformed, were all expected to increase the likelihood …

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Estandarización Y Adecuación Tecnológica De Las Líneas De Producción De Lácteos En La Empresa Inversiones La Catira Ubicada En El Municipio De Cumaral, Sandra Bibiana Valero Pérez Jan 2006

Estandarización Y Adecuación Tecnológica De Las Líneas De Producción De Lácteos En La Empresa Inversiones La Catira Ubicada En El Municipio De Cumaral, Sandra Bibiana Valero Pérez

Ingeniería de Alimentos

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