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Mechanism Of Transport Of An Ace Inhibitor (Lisinopril) In Caco-2 Cell Monolayers, Rajeshwar Motheram Jan 1995

Mechanism Of Transport Of An Ace Inhibitor (Lisinopril) In Caco-2 Cell Monolayers, Rajeshwar Motheram

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Life History And Bioenergetics Of The Brown Madtom, Noturus Phaeus, Matthew D. Chan Jan 1995

Life History And Bioenergetics Of The Brown Madtom, Noturus Phaeus, Matthew D. Chan

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An Empiricist Critique Of Belief In Electrons, Paul Theodore Pojman Jan 1995

An Empiricist Critique Of Belief In Electrons, Paul Theodore Pojman

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Bioaccumulation Of Iron From Iron Citrate Complexes, Wen Chang Liao Jan 1995

Bioaccumulation Of Iron From Iron Citrate Complexes, Wen Chang Liao

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Vocal Health In The Choral Rehearsal : A Pedagogical Approach / By J.F. Mark Brown, J.F. Mark Brown Jan 1995

Vocal Health In The Choral Rehearsal : A Pedagogical Approach / By J.F. Mark Brown, J.F. Mark Brown

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Computational Models Of Saccade-Related Neurons In The Superior Colliculus, Christopher P. Buskirk Jan 1995

Computational Models Of Saccade-Related Neurons In The Superior Colliculus, Christopher P. Buskirk

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Epibiont Populations On Daphnia : Effects Of Habitat Patch Dispersion On Metapopulation Dynamics, Deborah Ann Chiavelli Jan 1995

Epibiont Populations On Daphnia : Effects Of Habitat Patch Dispersion On Metapopulation Dynamics, Deborah Ann Chiavelli

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The Lambda-Prophage Induction Assay As A Natural Product Screening Tool, Mopelola Olubunmi Akeju Jan 1995

The Lambda-Prophage Induction Assay As A Natural Product Screening Tool, Mopelola Olubunmi Akeju

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The Doom Outside The Door : Faulkner's Rosa Coldfield And Quentin Compson, Elizabeth Hagood Jan 1995

The Doom Outside The Door : Faulkner's Rosa Coldfield And Quentin Compson, Elizabeth Hagood

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Finite Difference Time Domain Analysis Of Crosstalk On Coupled Microstrip Lines, Shixiong Dai Jan 1995

Finite Difference Time Domain Analysis Of Crosstalk On Coupled Microstrip Lines, Shixiong Dai

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Antigen-Antibody Binding Kinetics : A Fractal Analysis, Aruna M. Beelaram Jan 1995

Antigen-Antibody Binding Kinetics : A Fractal Analysis, Aruna M. Beelaram

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Application Of Neural Networks For Stereoscopic Particle Tracking Velocimetry / By Madhava Krishna Rayaprolu, Madhava Krishna Rayaprolu Jan 1995

Application Of Neural Networks For Stereoscopic Particle Tracking Velocimetry / By Madhava Krishna Rayaprolu, Madhava Krishna Rayaprolu

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Accuracy Of Adolescents' Self-Report In Assessing The Effectiveness Of Attentional Abilities, Edward Albert Toyer Jan 1995

Accuracy Of Adolescents' Self-Report In Assessing The Effectiveness Of Attentional Abilities, Edward Albert Toyer

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Effect Of Hyperbaric Pressure On The Metabolism And Viability Of Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans, Kevin Daye Jan 1995

Effect Of Hyperbaric Pressure On The Metabolism And Viability Of Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans, Kevin Daye

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Laboratory And Outdoor Stream Mesocosm Studies Of Growth, Reproduction And Sensitivity Of Life Stages In A Population Of Fathead Minnows (Pimephales Promelas R.), Alba Rocio Figueroa Jan 1995

Laboratory And Outdoor Stream Mesocosm Studies Of Growth, Reproduction And Sensitivity Of Life Stages In A Population Of Fathead Minnows (Pimephales Promelas R.), Alba Rocio Figueroa

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The Vascular Flora Of Trace State Park, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, Marcie D. Floyd Jan 1995

The Vascular Flora Of Trace State Park, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, Marcie D. Floyd

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Massage And S-Iga Levels In Healthy Individuals, Robert Fulda Jan 1995

Massage And S-Iga Levels In Healthy Individuals, Robert Fulda

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James Dickey And The Female Imaginary : Re-Visioning Landscape In Poems 1957-1967 And Deliverance, Donna Katherine Williams Kostopulos Jan 1995

James Dickey And The Female Imaginary : Re-Visioning Landscape In Poems 1957-1967 And Deliverance, Donna Katherine Williams Kostopulos

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The Fiery Cross Carved Upon The Breast : Sacred Violence And The Ku Klux Klan, 1915-1930 / By Amy Louise Wood, Amy Louise Wood Jan 1995

The Fiery Cross Carved Upon The Breast : Sacred Violence And The Ku Klux Klan, 1915-1930 / By Amy Louise Wood, Amy Louise Wood

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An Investigation Of The Writings And Teachings Of Howard Gardner, John Goodlad, Nelson Goodman, Leonard B. Meyer, And Bennett Reimer With Regard To Music Education / By Allen Joseph Buffington, Allen Joseph Buffington Jan 1995

An Investigation Of The Writings And Teachings Of Howard Gardner, John Goodlad, Nelson Goodman, Leonard B. Meyer, And Bennett Reimer With Regard To Music Education / By Allen Joseph Buffington, Allen Joseph Buffington

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Instructional Planning And Teaching: Perceptions Of Practice And Department Expectations Of Principal Preparation Program Faculties, David L. Deweese Dec 1994

Instructional Planning And Teaching: Perceptions Of Practice And Department Expectations Of Principal Preparation Program Faculties, David L. Deweese

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This study of principal preparation programs composing the Danforth Foundation Program for the Preparation of School Principals (DPPSP) was conducted to identify and compare the perceptions of program faculty and program coordinators of their respective instructional planning and teaching practices, and their like perceptions of department expectations of faculty regarding these same roles. Variables were constructed using a pilot survey with selected faculty who were members of the Southern Region Council for Education Administration. There were three major findings. Faculty and program coordinators ranked their perceptions of their own practice highly. Faculty and program coordinators ranked their perceptions of their …


Factors Influencing The Oxidation Of Lipoproteins And Plasma Lipids, Yanshan Ma Dec 1994

Factors Influencing The Oxidation Of Lipoproteins And Plasma Lipids, Yanshan Ma

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The hypothesis that antioxidant vitamins (ascorbate and tocopherols) along with urate protect blood plasma lipids from oxidation was tested. Dietary fat is also an important factor influencing plasma lipid peroxidation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of plasma antioxidants and dietary fat on low density lipoprotein (LDL) and plasma lipid oxidation. In the first part of this study, we compared the ability of urate and ascorbate to protect human LDL from in vitro oxidation. LDL oxidation was initiated by 15 mM of a water soluble azo-initiator in the presence or absence of ascorbate or urate. The …


Cytokines And Ovulation In The Mouse Ovary, Jong G. Kim Dec 1994

Cytokines And Ovulation In The Mouse Ovary, Jong G. Kim

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Ovulation has been hypothesized as an inflammatory process. Interleukin(IL)-1$\alpha$, IL-1$\beta$ and tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-$\alpha$ are potent cytokines produced from macrophages and various other cell types, and are pivotal components of inflammation. Although previous studies have investigated cytokine activities in the reproductive system, there is little information on their precise localization and activities during the periovulatory period. To investigate the role of cytokines in ovulation, experiments were designed to determine the immunohistochemical localization and time specific production of cytokines IL-1 and TNF-$\alpha$ using a mouse model at 36h, 12h, 6h, 2h before ovulation, and at 6h and 18h after ovulation in …


Microcirculation: Electrophysiological Basis For The Response Of Endothelial Cells To Inflammatory Mediators-Bradykinin, Kai Miao Dec 1994

Microcirculation: Electrophysiological Basis For The Response Of Endothelial Cells To Inflammatory Mediators-Bradykinin, Kai Miao

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Using conventional microelectrodes, I studied the electrical basis for determining the resting V$\sb{\rm m}$ in intact EC's from hamsters. The resting V$\sb{\rm m}$ were found to be $-$40 mV for aortic EC's and $-$43 mV for vena caval EC's. The contributions of ions to the resting V$\sb{\rm m}$ of aortic EC's were compared in terms of the transference number (t$\sb{\rm ion}$). To develop a technique for in situ monitoring changes in V$\sb{\rm m}$ of postcapillary venular EC's in the hamster mesentery, a voltage-sensitive fluorescent probe, bisoxonol, was used to load the cells and the fluorescence signals were analyzed under an …


Role Of The Cd40-Cd40 Ligand Interaction In Cd4(+) T Cell Activation Of Monocyte Interleukin-1 Synthesis, David H. Wagner Dec 1994

Role Of The Cd40-Cd40 Ligand Interaction In Cd4(+) T Cell Activation Of Monocyte Interleukin-1 Synthesis, David H. Wagner

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Most studies of the induction of cytokine synthesis in monocytes have used an exogenous triggering agent such as Lipolpoysaccharide (LPS). However, during nonseptic chronic inflammatory responses (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis) monocyte activation occurs as a result of T cell generated signals. This report demonstrated that plasma membranes from anti-CD3 activated peripheral CD4$\sp{+}$ T cells (Tm$\sp{\rm A}$) but not from resting CD4$\sp{+}$ cells (Tm$\sp{\rm R}$) induced monocytes to synthesize IL-1 in the absence of costimulatory cytokines. The expression kinetics of the molecule(s) unique to activated T cells which interact with monocyte receptors to induce IL-1 demonstrated that optimal expression occurred at 6h …


The Hydroclimatic Characteristics Of Nacogdoches, Texas With Implications For Water Resources Management, Larry David Clendenen Aug 1994

The Hydroclimatic Characteristics Of Nacogdoches, Texas With Implications For Water Resources Management, Larry David Clendenen

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Sayok's (1986) study and statistical analysis of the climate at Nacogdoches, Texas covering 1901 to 1980 is updated to include the most recent twelve years (1981-92) of records. Missing data are estimated, all analyses are repeated, and the new 1961-90 normal climate is compared to the 1951-80 and other normals. Results showed that the climate at Nacogdoches during the last decade was about the same as that in other recent decades. Thomthwaite's (1957) climate classification defines Nacogdoches as moist subhumid, third mesothermal, with moderate summer water deficiency, and a temperature effIciency regime equal to a fourth mesothermal climate. There are …


Denervation Supersensitivity Of The Rat Vas Deferens: A Role For Protein Kinase C, Sonny T. Abraham May 1994

Denervation Supersensitivity Of The Rat Vas Deferens: A Role For Protein Kinase C, Sonny T. Abraham

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A role for protein kinase C (PKC) in the denervation-induced supersensitivity of the rat vas deferens was investigated. Chronic, surgical denervation of the rat vas deferens (up to 8 days) resulted in tissues that produced enhanced contractile responses to norepinephrine (NE) in isolated organ baths. Single challenges of NE (10 $\mu$M) produced 0.6 $\pm$ 0.1 g of maximal tension in the control vas whereas in the paired, denervated tissue 2.2 $\pm$ 0.3 g of tension was recorded (n = 6). Cumulative concentration-effect curves to NE produced in the denervated vas deferens were shifted 18-fold to the left of the control …


Young Women Who Marry Early And Attend The Community College: Factors Which Influence The Completion Of Associate Degrees, Donald K. Bartholomay May 1994

Young Women Who Marry Early And Attend The Community College: Factors Which Influence The Completion Of Associate Degrees, Donald K. Bartholomay

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The purpose of this study was to investigate, through in-depth interviews, those factors which served to motivate early marriage women in the attainment of associate degrees and to identify characteristics of early marriage women who were successful in completing associate degrees. The details obtained from these interviews were interpreted and their meanings used to generate propositions and implications about the completion of associate degrees by this group of students. In-depth interviews were conducted with 28 early marriage women (informants) who either completed associate degrees or were within 12 semester hours of completing an associate degree. In addition, 15 in-depth interviews …


The Attributes, Teaching Effectiveness, And Educational Commitment Of Part-Time Faculty In North Carolina Community Colleges, Joseph W. Franklin May 1994

The Attributes, Teaching Effectiveness, And Educational Commitment Of Part-Time Faculty In North Carolina Community Colleges, Joseph W. Franklin

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This study evaluated the attributes, teaching effectiveness and educational commitment of part-time faculty in enrollment-funded community colleges. The Student Instructional Rating instrument was used to measure student perceptions of instructors in the community college. Twenty four community colleges were randomly selected from North Carolina. Within each college, four full-time and four part-time faculty were randomly selected to participate in the study. Attributes of part-time faculty were compared to attributes of full-time faculty. Teaching effectiveness was assessed from dimensions on the Student Instructional Rating instrument. Various dimensions on the SIR including Faculty/Student Interaction, Overall Quality of the Course, Course Difficulty, and …


Differential Role Of The Endothelium In Regulating Microvascular Blood Flow, Tao Tang May 1994

Differential Role Of The Endothelium In Regulating Microvascular Blood Flow, Tao Tang

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The vascular endothelial cell (EC) plays an important role in regulating vascular tone and local blood flow by sensing chemical and mechanical stimuli on the vascular wall and releasing a host of vasoactive substances upon activations of endogenous or exogenous vasoactive substances. The central hypothesis is that local control of blood now and autoregulatory behavior in the microcirculation is distinctive at different levels of the vasculature and is dependent on the cellular activities of the EC and its interaction with the local environment. The in vivo as well as the ex vivo, flow-controlled preparations of the hamster cheek pouch were …