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Turkey’S Ministry Of National Education Study-Abroad Program: Is The Mone Making The Most Of Its Investment?, Servet Celik May 2012

Turkey’S Ministry Of National Education Study-Abroad Program: Is The Mone Making The Most Of Its Investment?, Servet Celik

The Qualitative Report

To answer an overwhelming demand for university faculty, Turkey’s Ministry of National Education (MoNE) developed a scholarship program to sponsor graduate study abroad. After completion, program recipients are expected to serve in Turkey’s universities. However, the cost of the program relative to the contributions of returning scholars has led to tremendous criticism. In order to explore whether this program is truly worth the investment, the author chose a qualitative research design to investigate the experiences of two program beneficiaries. The results revealed that their contributions were minimized by numerous institutional barriers; consequently, the system was unable to fully benefit from …

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2012 Commencement - Undergraduate - Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences, Abraham S. Fischler School Of Education And Human Services And H. Wayne Huizenga School Of Business And Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University May 2012

2012 Commencement - Undergraduate - Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences, Abraham S. Fischler School Of Education And Human Services And H. Wayne Huizenga School Of Business And Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

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Assessment Of The Utilization Of Hiv Interventions By Sex Workers In Selected Brothels In Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study, Nafisa Lira Huq, Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury May 2012

Assessment Of The Utilization Of Hiv Interventions By Sex Workers In Selected Brothels In Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study, Nafisa Lira Huq, Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury

The Qualitative Report

In this qualitative study of brothel-based Female Sex Workers (FSWs), the authors explored factors that influence safe sex practices of FSWs within an integrated HIV intervention. Qualitative methods, including focus group discussions (FGDs), in-depth interviews and key informant interviews were applied in four brothels in Bangladesh. Young and elderly FSWs, Sordarnis (Madams who own young FSWs and who may be either active or inactive sex workers themselves), program managers and providers were the participants for this study. Findings showed that condom use was high but not consistent among bonded FSWs (those who are under the control of a Sordarni) who …

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The Lli Chronicle Volume 3 Number 3, Nova Southeastern University May 2012

The Lli Chronicle Volume 3 Number 3, Nova Southeastern University

Lifelong Learning Institute Newsletters

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Sassin' Through Sadhana': Learned Leadership Journeys Of Black Women In Holistic Practices, Rachel Panton May 2012

Sassin' Through Sadhana': Learned Leadership Journeys Of Black Women In Holistic Practices, Rachel Panton

Communication, Media, and Arts Faculty Book and Book Chapters

Women of color, especially Black women, are underrepresented in the extant literature and research of adult development and mind, body, spirit leadership. This in-depth qualitative portraiture study explored the lives of three Black women who have been leading their communities as adult educators of mind, body, spirit practices. This examination seeks to extend the research on Black female adult development and learning to include those who are guiding their respective communities through Yoruba, Yoga, and Christian-based holistic practices by addressing these questions: How have their spiritual/religious practices changed from childhood? What was their preparation for their current teaching practice like? …

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Red Sea Coral Reef Trajectories Over 2 Decades Suggest Increasing Community Homogenization And Decline In Coral Size, Bernhard Riegl, Andrew W. Bruckner, Gwilym Rowlands, Samuel J. Purkis, Philip Renaud May 2012

Red Sea Coral Reef Trajectories Over 2 Decades Suggest Increasing Community Homogenization And Decline In Coral Size, Bernhard Riegl, Andrew W. Bruckner, Gwilym Rowlands, Samuel J. Purkis, Philip Renaud

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Three independent line intercept transect surveys on northern Red Sea reef slopes conducted in 1988/9 and 1997/8 in Egypt and from 2006–9 in Saudi Arabia were used to compare community patterns and coral size. Coral communities showed scale-dependent variability, highest at fine spatial and taxonomic scale (species-specific within and among reef patterns). At coarser scale (generic pattern across regions), patterns were more uniform (regionally consistent generic dominance on differently exposed reef slopes and at different depths). Neither fine- nor coarse-scale patterns aligned along the sampled 1700 km latitudinal gradient. Thus, a latitudinal gradient that had been described earlier from comparable …

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Co-Adventurers In Discovery: Collaborative Research Between Undergraduate Students And Faculty, Rajeswari Murugan, Evan Haskell Apr 2012

Co-Adventurers In Discovery: Collaborative Research Between Undergraduate Students And Faculty, Rajeswari Murugan, Evan Haskell

Quadrivium: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship

There are many opportunities available beyond the classroom for undergraduate students to engage in cutting-edge scholarship. Some of the opportunities include study abroad, internships, and independent study. We strongly suggest that students experience such programs. Independent study courses can serve not only to sharpen the student’s engagement skills with the open-ended questions of current research, but also to enhance his or her own relationship with faculty. In this article we share the experiences of a biology student and a mathematics faculty member coming together as co-adventurers learning from each other about the mechanisms and mathematics involved in cardiac arrhythmia through …

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America’S Idol? How The Contestant Most Voted For Doesn’T Always Win, Jason Gershman Apr 2012

America’S Idol? How The Contestant Most Voted For Doesn’T Always Win, Jason Gershman

Quadrivium: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship

The reality television show American Idol has some biases which display themselves in data charts and curves of contestants’ telephone voting patterns. Some of the biases examined include issues of geography and performance order. This paper shows that the format of the show leads to biases in favor of contestants who are from, and have large fan bases in, certain parts of the country. Another major flaw is a bias in favor of contestants who sing later in the show. I show that the order the contestants sing in is not random chance but instead carefully chosen by the producers. …

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Bird Profiles, Joshua Feingold Apr 2012

Bird Profiles, Joshua Feingold

Quadrivium: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship

As part of our undergraduate program in the life sciences, students participate in a wide array of field trips to local and remote locations. These images were obtained during field trips to Everglades National Park, Florida; San Diego, California; and the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. I have been intrigued by bird behavior. These profiles allude to their personality differences and the diversity and beauty of nature. It is my hope that these images also provoke emotional reactions in us.

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Protein 14-3-3 Eta Is Essential For Normal Meiotic Spindle Assembly In Mouse Eggs, Santanu De, Shawn Davis, Daniel Letwin, Cyrus Mozena, Douglas Kline Apr 2012

Protein 14-3-3 Eta Is Essential For Normal Meiotic Spindle Assembly In Mouse Eggs, Santanu De, Shawn Davis, Daniel Letwin, Cyrus Mozena, Douglas Kline

Biology Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

The 14-3-3 proteins constitute a family of conserved, acidic proteins in a variety of organisms, regulating important intracellular events including cell cycle control, apoptosis, signal transduction and embryonic development. However, little is known about the functions of 14-3-3 in mammalian reproduction. There are seven mammalian isoforms of 14-3-3 (beta, gamma, epsilon, eta, zeta, tau/theta and sigma) encoded by different genes. We previously reported accumulation and co-localization of a specific isoform of 14-3-3, namely 14-3-3 eta, in the region of meiotic spindle apparatus in mouse eggs. To determine the role of 14-3-3 eta, we microinjected mouse oocytes with a translation-blocking morpholino …

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Insurrectionary Womanliness: Gender And The (Boxing) Ring, Melanie Joy Mcnaughton Apr 2012

Insurrectionary Womanliness: Gender And The (Boxing) Ring, Melanie Joy Mcnaughton

The Qualitative Report

Integrating sociological theory on sport with Judith Butler’s concept of insurrectionary speech, the author explores why and how womanliness is produced and problematized. In particular, this article investigates how participating in combat sport violates conventional womanliness by foregrounding physical capability and aggression. Using her identity as a female fighter as a starting point to engage the cultural construction of womanliness, the author connects a critical/cultural look at gender and sport with autoethnography.

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The Current Volume 22 : Issue 28, Nova Southeastern University Apr 2012

The Current Volume 22 : Issue 28, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Fostering Growth In The Survivorship Experience: Investigating Breast Cancer Survivors’ Lived Experiences Scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro From A Posttraumatic Growthperspective, Shaunna M. Burke, Catherine M. Sabiston Apr 2012

Fostering Growth In The Survivorship Experience: Investigating Breast Cancer Survivors’ Lived Experiences Scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro From A Posttraumatic Growthperspective, Shaunna M. Burke, Catherine M. Sabiston

The Qualitative Report

The aim of this study was to use an ethnographic case study approach to explore breast cancer survivors’ experiences scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro from a posttraumatic growth perspective. Three breast cancer survivors who participated in interviews and observations during a nine-day climb on the mountain were included in this study. Findings are presented first as three individual case studies and then offered as a cross-case analysis to emphasize themes that illustrated the women’s shared experiences of growing from adversity. Participation in the climb on Mt. Kilimanjaro provided an opportunity for the women to (a) nurture priorities, (b) foster self-belief, and (c) …

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A B Cell Driven Model Of Antibody Response In An Immunocompromised System, Adam Abdulhafid Apr 2012

A B Cell Driven Model Of Antibody Response In An Immunocompromised System, Adam Abdulhafid

Undergraduate Student Symposium

There are many ways in which the body responds to infections. The collective response of the innate and adaptive immune responses is called the immune response. The adaptive response is more sophisticated, and therefore requires greater study to understand it. It is the adaptive response that controls infections and prevents recurring disease. One of the main adaptive responses is the antibody response that can bind to virions and prevent them from infecting cells. Most studies of infection are done based on a single infectious agent and how it interacts with the immune system. In many cases there are multiple infections …

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A Case Of Mistaken Identity In The Pathogenesis Of Type 1 Diabetes, Lynette Miller Apr 2012

A Case Of Mistaken Identity In The Pathogenesis Of Type 1 Diabetes, Lynette Miller

Undergraduate Student Symposium

This paper will review what happens physiologically when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas, resulting in the onset of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. The immune system is designed to fight infection and viruses, but in the case of diabetes, it responds inappropriately by targeting normal body cells and tissues. The hormone insulin is produced by specialized islet cells in the pancreas and is essential for glucose metabolism. When the body does not produce insulin, it cannot control blood glucose levels and therefore, patients must rely on subcutaneous insulin injections or continuous infusion with …

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A Cytotoxic Investigation Of Urtica Dioica And Pumpkin Seed On Lncap Prostate Cancer Cell Line, Jackie Lynne Jornadal, Rajeswari Murugan, Yanira Quinonez Apr 2012

A Cytotoxic Investigation Of Urtica Dioica And Pumpkin Seed On Lncap Prostate Cancer Cell Line, Jackie Lynne Jornadal, Rajeswari Murugan, Yanira Quinonez

Undergraduate Student Symposium

This study compared the cytotoxic effects of Urtica dioica and pumpkin seed on the LNCaP prostate cancer cell line. Various studies have shown that Urtica dioica and pumpkin seed exert positive clinical effects in cases of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) through the inhibition of testosterone's conversion in dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Indeed, Utrica dioica has shown additional effects in lessening the symptoms of prostate cancer by increasing the urinary slow of affected men, and pumpkin seed has shown some supplementary effects in inflammatory prostatitis, including an increase in prostate secretions; this study hypothesized that Urtica dioica and pumpkin seed would inhibit prostate …

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A Holy Twist, Haydeli Ko Apr 2012

A Holy Twist, Haydeli Ko

Undergraduate Student Symposium

“A Holy Twist” is a short film about a soon-to-be-priest named Paul who has a day to himself before officially completing his seminaries, so he decides to visit his parents. Paul reunites with some old friends and takes a leap of faith into a night that he will never forget – though he also won’t remember all of it. This film is directed by Haydeli Ko.

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A Journey Brought To You In Part By: Improvisation, Amy Peters Apr 2012

A Journey Brought To You In Part By: Improvisation, Amy Peters

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The purpose of the research that I have conducted was to further my own understanding of dance improvisation. I used my own personal journals as well as other noted sources to explain what I discovered through my journey. I expressed my thoughts and feelings of my journey and how they related to the discoveries that I made. My discoveries include the importance of breaking bodily as well as mental habits, find new ground, becoming aware of one’s self, his/her environment, and other people; and defining organized vs. unorganized improvisation. All of these discoveries are discussed in detail and pertain to …

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Adhesion Of Albumin To Fda Type Ii Soft Contact Lenses, Youstina Harkas, Maryam Harkas, Danielle Cooper, Jessica Nichols Apr 2012

Adhesion Of Albumin To Fda Type Ii Soft Contact Lenses, Youstina Harkas, Maryam Harkas, Danielle Cooper, Jessica Nichols

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Human tears have over 60 different proteins that deposit on contact lenses. Protein deposits on contact lenses can cause conjunctival irritation and bacterial infection. The adhesion of albumin to omafilcon and hilafilcon soft contact lenses was examined. Lenses were incubated for 1 - 4 days in a 2.0 mg/dl albumin solution. The protein concentration in the incubation vials and protein deposition on the lenses was determined each day by bicinchoninic acid assay. Albumin deposited on the omafilcon lenses in a steadily increasing fashion, while the albumin concentration in the incubation solution decreased. Albumin deposited on the hilafilcon lenses in a …

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Angiotensin Iii Induced Stat3 Phosphorylation In Cultured Rat Astrocytes, Nancy Sarmiento Apr 2012

Angiotensin Iii Induced Stat3 Phosphorylation In Cultured Rat Astrocytes, Nancy Sarmiento

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Angiotensin (Ang) III is a biologically active metabolite of Ang II with similar effects and receptor binding properties as Ang II. Most Ang III studies delineate physiological effects of the peptide but, the intracellular pathways leading to the actions are unknown and are a focus of ongoing studies in the laboratory. Recently, we showed that Ang III induces mitogen activated protein kinases and astrocyte growth in a similar manner as Ang II. In these studies, we investigated in cultured brainstem rat astrocytes whether Ang III stimulates signal transducer and activators of transcription (STAT) 3. STAT3 is an important link between …

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Antibacterial Properties Of Meso-Substituted Cationic And Anionic Porphyrins, Mohamad Elchurafa Apr 2012

Antibacterial Properties Of Meso-Substituted Cationic And Anionic Porphyrins, Mohamad Elchurafa

Undergraduate Student Symposium

In the conducted research work we tested various synthetic meso-substituted cationic and anionic porphyrin’s antibacterial properties on gram positive and gram negative bacterial strains. Previous in vitro studies suggest that meso-substituted cationic porphyrins demonstrate effective antibacterial properties on gram negative strains; in contrast, anionic meso-substitued porphyrins prove to be efficient antibacterial agents with gram positive strains. Evidence suggests that the porphyrin’s charge predisposes its reactivity on the bacteria’s cell membrane, thus immobilizes reproduction at the site of administration. An antibiogram test was coordinated by way of diffusimetric method. Filter paper disks were impregnated with a specific metallated porphyrin and dispensed …

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Applications Of Ethical Theories In Evaluating The Use Of Performance Enhancing Drugs, Prasanna Maranthe Apr 2012

Applications Of Ethical Theories In Evaluating The Use Of Performance Enhancing Drugs, Prasanna Maranthe

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Steroid use is a reality in professional and high school sports. Some fall into the traps of peer pressure and some are obsessed with breaking records. However, like most quick fixes, there is a large price to pay. Steroid users risk their own health. But, denouncing steroid use by simply saying, “That’s bad, don’t do it,” will not change attitudes. In order to persuade and appeal to current and future steroid users, focused, lucid, and valid ethical reasoning must be applied, even if that means steroid use cannot be condemned in a black and white, absolutist manner. By admitting and …

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Assessing The Importance Of The Chelator Edta On Binding Of An Angiotensin Ii Analog To Neurolysin In Rat Testis And Brain Tissue Utilizing 3-Dimensional Modeling And Radioligand Binding, Andrea L. Lopez, Kira L. Santos, Yaneve Shemesh, Jamala D. Swindle Apr 2012

Assessing The Importance Of The Chelator Edta On Binding Of An Angiotensin Ii Analog To Neurolysin In Rat Testis And Brain Tissue Utilizing 3-Dimensional Modeling And Radioligand Binding, Andrea L. Lopez, Kira L. Santos, Yaneve Shemesh, Jamala D. Swindle

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Angiotensin II (Ang II) acts in the brain to increase blood pressure and is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and stroke. A novel non-AT1, non-AT2 binding site for ANG II in the brain was recently identified as a membrance bound-variant of the zinc metallopeptidase neurolysin. In the presence of PCMB (P-chloromercuribenzoate) and EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetracetate) 125I-sar1,ile8 Ang II binds with high affinity to neurolysin in rodent brain. To further explore the interaction of angiotensins with neurolysin we evaluated the 3-dimensional crystal structure of neurolysin. In addition we determined the importance of the zinc …

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Attitudes Towards Business Ethics: A Study Of Austrian Student Views, Dominique Wimmer Apr 2012

Attitudes Towards Business Ethics: A Study Of Austrian Student Views, Dominique Wimmer

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The Attitudes Towards Business Ethics Questionnaire (ATBEQ) has been used extensively to measure respondent views towards ethical business philosophies and situations. This study reports the ATBEQ survey results for a sample of 171 Austrian students. Results indicate that Austrian students believe that while morality is important in the business environment, the business world operates under its own set of rules. This thinking fits with an ethical business philosophy leading towards Machiavellianism. In addition, Austrian respondents reported support for an unethical decision, which unfairly favors the individual financially at the expense of an insurance company. These and other results are discussed …

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Because You're A Good Man... Right?: A Deconstructive Analysis Of Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard To Find", Dan Abella Apr 2012

Because You're A Good Man... Right?: A Deconstructive Analysis Of Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard To Find", Dan Abella

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The meaning and “correct” use of semantic opposites––up:down, male:female, black:white, and good:evil, for example––seem obvious and uncontested in casual speech. Yet the understanding of such pairs remains anything but simple according to deconstructionist critical theory. Founded by French philosopher Jacques Derrida, deconstruction, employed as a literary and linguistic analysis, revels in the uncertainty of language, especially in the dynamic “play” of binary opposites. Hence, Derrida's theories broaden the possibilities of meaning in speech and writing by refusing to ascribe absolute referents to words. Flannery O'Connor's landmark short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” thoroughly meditates on …

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Beyond The Borders, Anakarina Cuccurullo Apr 2012

Beyond The Borders, Anakarina Cuccurullo

Undergraduate Student Symposium

“Beyond the Borders’’ is a love story about the relationship between two young students, Jennifer and Jack. The story begins when Jennifer arrives in Miami with the dream of having a better life. Her family is making every effort to pay for her tuition, and she has set a goal of becoming a doctor. Her true dream is to become an artist, but the hard circumstances her family is experiencing drives Jennifer to pursue medical school. At Jennifer’s university, there is a good-looking guy named Jack, whose secret is that he has been living illegally in Miami for four years. …

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Bilingual Text Comprehension, Irina Cossio, Belkis L. Rivas Apr 2012

Bilingual Text Comprehension, Irina Cossio, Belkis L. Rivas

Undergraduate Student Symposium

There are competing theories regarding how bilingual individuals process language. The language selectivity view suggests that bilinguals only activate the language being used at that moment; therefore only one language is active in the brain at once. Other views, such as the language non-selectivity view, suggest that both languages are activated regardless of which language may be in use. Recent studies have provided evidence that both languages may be activated depending upon the context. Context is important because research examining monolinguals has shown that the left hemisphere is associated with processing contextually appropriate words such as inferences strongly implied by …

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Biomechanical Justification For Training Rowers With The Power Clean, Jada Buckner, Anamaria Cretu, Kyle Gyarfas Apr 2012

Biomechanical Justification For Training Rowers With The Power Clean, Jada Buckner, Anamaria Cretu, Kyle Gyarfas

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The main objective when training athletes is to base strength and conditioning programs on the needs and goals of the athlete and the team. This ensures that programs are sport-specific. The power clean (a specific strength training exercise) is seen by coaches as mimicking the technique and demands of the rowing stroke itself, and thus is commonplace in the strength and conditioning programs of rowers. However, the power clean has not been formally or biomechanically justified for specificity of training with rowers. The purpose of this study is compare body technique and muscle use between the power clean lift and …

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Bridget Jones: Post Feminist, Or Frantically Fawning?, Alison Parente Apr 2012

Bridget Jones: Post Feminist, Or Frantically Fawning?, Alison Parente

Undergraduate Student Symposium

This essay contrasts Helen Fielding’s ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ to Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ on the feminist aspects of both works. The piece argues that Austen’s protagonist Elizabeth Bennet is ironically more forward thinking in challenging gender stereotypes than Fielding’s Bridget Jones, though Elizabeth Bennet lived during a period of discrimination against women that imposed severe restrictions upon female lives.

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Characterization Of The Uv Absroption Spectra Of N-Methylpyrydil Porphyrins, Kevin Winters Apr 2012

Characterization Of The Uv Absroption Spectra Of N-Methylpyrydil Porphyrins, Kevin Winters

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Protonation of phenyl porphyrins induced by THF has been investigated. After ionization, the positive charge was localized in the π-electron system. UV spectras have been studied for the ortho, meso, and para cation positions. Upond acid treatment of N-methyl-2-pyridyl, and N-methyl-3-pyridyl, the soret peak and Q bands showed a shlight red shift, signifying a lowering of energy levels of the excited and unexcited states of the π-electrons. However, the soret peak and Q bands of N-methyl-3-pyridyl showed a slight blue shift. This accounted for the increased solvation of π-electrons at the meso position, which increased the energy level difference between …

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