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The Effects Of Overprotective Parenting On Academic Self-Esteem: The Moderating Role Of Teachers, Brittany R. Valdez Jan 2016

The Effects Of Overprotective Parenting On Academic Self-Esteem: The Moderating Role Of Teachers, Brittany R. Valdez

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Overprotective parenting, or "helicopter parenting" as it is known in the media, is characterized by high levels of behavioral and psychological control, and has been found by previous empirical studies to be linked to several maladaptive child outcomes (Wood, McLeod, Sigman, Hwang, & Chu, 2003). These outcomes include increased levels of anxiety, depression (Bayer, Sanson, & Hemphill, 2006; LeMoyne & Buchanan, 2011; Schiffrin, Liss, Miles-McLean, Geary, & Erchull 2013), and shyness (Bayer, et al., 2006; Rubin, Coplan, & Bowker, 2009) as well as decreased academic outcomes (Bernstein & Triger, 2010; Padilla-Walker & Nelson, 2012). However, much of the research regarding …

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The Effectiveness Of Diabetic Shared Medical Appointments To Improve Access And Outcomes, Amanda P. Wakim Jan 2016

The Effectiveness Of Diabetic Shared Medical Appointments To Improve Access And Outcomes, Amanda P. Wakim

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Diabetes in Appalachia is a health problem with escalating incidence and cost. The increased aging population and inadequate healthy life choices are main contributors to the diabetes epidemic. As the incidence of diabetes increases, the current one-to-one, patient-to-provider health care delivery system is insufficient to meet the needs of persons with diabetes. Furthermore, as the prevalence of diabetes increases, the access to endocrinologists in northern West Virginia becomes more limited. Increased incidence and decreased access results in poor health outcomes, increased medical costs, and patient and provider dissatisfaction with the health care system. The shared medical appointment (SMA) is an …

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Perceptions Of The Bereaved: Attributions, Emotions, And Prosocial Behavior, Christine Weir Jan 2016

Perceptions Of The Bereaved: Attributions, Emotions, And Prosocial Behavior, Christine Weir

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This study explored a new application of Weiner's Attributional Model to suicide bereavement, and how friends and coworkers respond in their emotions and prosocial behavior. This is a comprehensive theoretical model addressing how people respond to negative events occurring in the lives of others. Its premise is the influence of attributions on the behavior, affect, and cognitive processes of the helper. The model's broad underpinnings are that attributions for challenging behavior can in turn produce a crucial effect on helping behavior. Previous qualitative research on suicide survivors has suggested that attitudes and beliefs towards suicide survivors by those in the …

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The Role Of West Virginia University In The Economic Development Of West Virginia: A General Equilibrium Approach, Priyanjali Sinha Jan 2016

The Role Of West Virginia University In The Economic Development Of West Virginia: A General Equilibrium Approach, Priyanjali Sinha

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Universities, industries and government are major institutions and play an important role in local economic growth and development. They often work collectively in achieving these goals. While the role of institutions in economic development is well-founded in the literature, a university's strategic role as an institution to encourage local area development is only now being recognized. The existing literature recognizes the spillover effect of mainly university research on local industrial productivity and innovations at the national level. The impact of various university activities on numerous other local economic development indicators like per capita income, poverty, school enrollments etc., at county …

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Muslim Education And Communal Conflict In Colonial Bengal: British Policies And Muslim Responses From 1854 To 1947, Nilanjana Paul Jan 2016

Muslim Education And Communal Conflict In Colonial Bengal: British Policies And Muslim Responses From 1854 To 1947, Nilanjana Paul

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This dissertation examines the development of Muslim education under British rule in Bengal. In the first part of the dissertation, I analyze why Muslims were unable to progress under colonial rule and examine some of the factors that helped to change their view towards the British from the late nineteenth century. The role played by Nawab Bahadur Abdul Latif in improving Muslim education is used here as a case study to show how elite Muslims deprived their co-religionists of Western education in order to reduce competition in the field of employment. In the second part of the dissertation, I study …

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Errant Romanticism: Queering Gender And Sexuality In British Literature, 1790-1840, Teresa M. Pershing Jan 2016

Errant Romanticism: Queering Gender And Sexuality In British Literature, 1790-1840, Teresa M. Pershing

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Error is both a purposeless wandering and a purposeful identification of a mistake. Each chapter analyzes texts from the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries which feature female characters and the epilogue turns to the autobiographical writing of a man in the 21st-century. Chapters on William Godwin's memoirs of Mary Wollstonecraft, Amelia Alderson Opie's Dangers of Coquetry , Anne Plumptre's Something New, Harriet Martineau's Illustrations of Political Economy, and Thomas Beatie's autography Labor of Love feature characters---both real and fictional--- who destabilize what Bourdieu calls "collective[ly] misrecogn[ized]" understandings of identity as truth/error and "either/or." Utilizing notions of error developed by Zachary Sng …

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Development Of Emission Factors (Efs) Model For Coal Train Loading Operations, Bisleshana Brahma Prakash Jan 2016

Development Of Emission Factors (Efs) Model For Coal Train Loading Operations, Bisleshana Brahma Prakash

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The objectives of this research were to conduct an analysis of dust emission and to develop a dust emission factors (EFs) model for coal train loading operations. To achieve these objectives, field measurements and data collection were carried out at a facility operating along with a coal mine in West Virginia, U.S. The dust emission for the train loading point was determined by two methods: (i) the EPA AP-42 emission factor estimation equations (AP-42 Dust Emission Estimation), and (ii) the methodology used in the development of AP-42 equations (Type-2 Dust Emission Estimation). The analysis of dust emission revealed that dust …

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The Depositional And Diagenetic History Of The Permian Quartermaster Group Of Western Kansas, Joseph James Pritt Jan 2016

The Depositional And Diagenetic History Of The Permian Quartermaster Group Of Western Kansas, Joseph James Pritt

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Permo-Triassic red beds and evaporites can be found in a variety of locations around the world. Largely deposited once the supercontinent Pangea formed, many of these units have historically been interpreted as marine to marginal marine deposits due to their association with evaporites. Evaporites, however, can also form in continental settings. Recent studies of red beds and evaporites within the Leonardian-Guadalupian Nippewalla Group of Kansas suggest some red beds and evaporites were deposited in acid saline lakes and associated environments. The middle to late Permian Quartermaster Group, which overlies the Nippewalla Group, has not been as extensively studied. The main …

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Evaluating The Effect Of Feed Mixing And Sampling Methodologies On Nutrient Analysis And The Inclusion Of A Novel Protease In Broiler Diets, Danielle A. Reese Jan 2016

Evaluating The Effect Of Feed Mixing And Sampling Methodologies On Nutrient Analysis And The Inclusion Of A Novel Protease In Broiler Diets, Danielle A. Reese

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Proper poultry feeding requires a homogenous mixture of macro and micro ingredients to ensure feed nutrients are being supplied to meet bird requirements. Samples of complete feed may be taken during manufacture and analyzed for nutrient content in order to estimate if nutrients are present in feed in accordance to diet formulation. However, variables associated with mixing and feed sampling may influence the results of nutrient analysis, thus over or under estimating the formula comparison. The objective of this study was to vary mix time, sample location, sample number, and sample blending technique on nutrient analysis. Ingredients were mixed in …

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Interpreting Consultation: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service And Native American Perceptions Of Engagement Practices, Benjamin Barron Richardson Jan 2016

Interpreting Consultation: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service And Native American Perceptions Of Engagement Practices, Benjamin Barron Richardson

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Federal land management agencies are legally required to consult Native American tribes when administering policies that may have tribal implications. Many laws and directives regarding consultation exist, yet agreement on its practical application and management implications remain ambiguous. An ongoing consultation conundrum is occurring in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), where the US Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) has proposed to remove the grizzly bear from the Endangered Species List. Several tribal groups residing within or maintaining cultural ties to the region have contested the movement. The grizzly bear controversy has exposed larger issues implicit to consultation, such as tribal …

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Comprehensive Academic Undergraduate Advising Services: One University's Successful Model, Heidi B. Samuels Jan 2016

Comprehensive Academic Undergraduate Advising Services: One University's Successful Model, Heidi B. Samuels

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This qualitative study examined the emerging field of comprehensive academic advising programs (CAAPs). The purpose of this study is to describe a successful CAAP in-depth at one public four-year higher education institution. The research specifically investigated strategies the CAAP uses with the aim of increasing retention rates, and level of CAAP embeddedness into institutional culture. Findings indicated that the CAAP was successful at embedding the CAAP in to the surface and middle layers of the culture. Good academic advising was recognized as an essential element of the effective CAAP across participant groups. Slightly divergent results concerning other CAAP elements indicated …

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Nondestructive Methods To Characterize Rock Mechanical Properties At Low-Temperature: Applications For Asteroid Capture Technologies, Kara A. Savage Jan 2016

Nondestructive Methods To Characterize Rock Mechanical Properties At Low-Temperature: Applications For Asteroid Capture Technologies, Kara A. Savage

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Recent government initiatives and commercial activities have targeted asteroids for in situ material characterization, manipulation, and possible resource extraction. Most of these activities and missions have proposed significant robotic components, given the risks and costs associated with manned missions. To successfully execute these robotic activities, detailed mechanical characteristics of the target space bodies must be known prior to contact, in order to appropriately plan and direct the autonomous robotic protocols. Unfortunately, current estimates of asteroid mechanical properties are based on limited direct information, and significant uncertainty remains specifically concerning internal structures, strengths, and elastic properties of asteroids. One proposed method …

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Did The Late Paleozoic Ice Age Cause Reduced Evolutionary Rates In Marine Invertebrates? : A Test Using The Crinoid Fossil Record, Daniel C. Segessenman Jan 2016

Did The Late Paleozoic Ice Age Cause Reduced Evolutionary Rates In Marine Invertebrates? : A Test Using The Crinoid Fossil Record, Daniel C. Segessenman

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A 2003 paper by Stanley and Powell reported depressed rates of origination and extinction in marine invertebrates during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age (LPIA) as compared to background rates during the Paleozoic. In their paper, trilobites were used as a specific example to support the hypothesis of sluggish evolutionary rates. Thus, can their hypothesis be tested using a different fossil group? Using an updated version of the crinoid database from Sepkoski's 2002 compendium of fossil marine genera, adding data from multiple sources, rates of origination, extinction, and genus duration were calculated at the stage level for the interval from the …

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A Learning History Study Of Sustainable Management In Producing An Inaugural Solar Decathlon Entry, Dana Shearer Jan 2016

A Learning History Study Of Sustainable Management In Producing An Inaugural Solar Decathlon Entry, Dana Shearer

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A Learning History approach was used to study the processes and outcomes of West Virginia University's inaugural (2013) Solar Decathlon team as it planned and executed its entry to the competition. In this competition, the product must be a house that meets several standards for sustainable management of material and energy resources. This study conceives of the human resources required to produce an entry as a complementary valuable resource that also can be managed more or less sustainably. Applying principles of sustainable management to evaluate the team's process and the transmission of knowledge to future teams, analysis of the experiences …

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The Effect Of Physicochemical Properties On The Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube-Induced Genotoxicity And Carcinogenesis, Katelyn J. Siegrist Jan 2016

The Effect Of Physicochemical Properties On The Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube-Induced Genotoxicity And Carcinogenesis, Katelyn J. Siegrist

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Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are one of the most exciting industrial materials of our time. They are used in life-saving medical therapeutics and many commercial products that could make day-to-day life seem effortless. However, previous toxicological research has demonstrated this material to be significantly genotoxic in both in vitro and in vivo models and potentially carcinogenic in the lung. The unique physiochemical properties of MWCNT make respiratory exposures likely in workers. Combining the genotoxic effects with the potential for lung deposition in the workplace, MWCNT should be considered as a potential health hazard. Altering the physiochemical properties of MWCNT has …

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The Trajectory Of Coping With Trauma: Meaning Making As A Factor In Determining The Trauma Outcome For Combat Veterans, Rachel A. Spero Jan 2016

The Trajectory Of Coping With Trauma: Meaning Making As A Factor In Determining The Trauma Outcome For Combat Veterans, Rachel A. Spero

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Specific ways in which an individual makes meaning following a stressful life event have been conceptualized as contributing to the emergence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, little is known about how meaning making impacts the trauma trajectory and how that transition affects the outcomes of PTSD, Posttraumatic Growth (PTG), or resiliency. In this study, 166 combat veterans nationwide completed self-report surveys that were analyzed using a multivariate Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method to create a model of how PTSD, PTG, and resiliency are impacted based upon meaning making. The results suggest that following a stressful life event, individuals who …

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Expanding The Applications Of Ion Mobility Spectrometry And Mass Spectrometry In Integrative 'Omics Analyses, Gregory C. Donohoe Jan 2016

Expanding The Applications Of Ion Mobility Spectrometry And Mass Spectrometry In Integrative 'Omics Analyses, Gregory C. Donohoe

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Over the past few decades, biomolecular analyses ranging from the study of complex mixtures to protein structural interrogation have increased significantly. These studies range from small molecule separations[1, 2] to observing structural trends in large proteins and protein sub-complexes.[3, 4] Traditionally, the use of liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS), electrophoresis and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy have been at the forefront of these respective studies. Because complex mixtures can contain a variety of components over a wide dynamic range and proteins and their complexes can contain a diverse array of structures, few analytical techniques are capable of providing information across …

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A Fluid Inclusion Study Of Acidity In Bedded Halite Of The Larne Halite Member, Triassic Mercia Mudstone Group From The Carnduff 2 Core, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Lynnette Ann Eichenlaub Jan 2016

A Fluid Inclusion Study Of Acidity In Bedded Halite Of The Larne Halite Member, Triassic Mercia Mudstone Group From The Carnduff 2 Core, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Lynnette Ann Eichenlaub

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The Carnduff 2 core, drilled in 2014 by the Gaelectric Storage Limited Energy Company in County Antrim, Northern Ireland contains Triassic red mudstones and evaporites of the Mercia Mudstone Group. These rocks have been poorly studied in Northern Ireland. However, recent work suggests that they were deposited in an ancient perennial saline lake system. This thesis describes a 591.6 meter core with 92.7% recovery. Fluid inclusion petrography, microthermometry, and laser Raman spectroscopy were conducted on 12 halite beds of the Larne Halite Member to characterize Triassic lake waters.;Chevron and cumulate halite crystals contain abundant unaltered primary fluid inclusions. Most primary …

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Combinatorial Real-Time High Throughput Analyses Of Cell Behavior Upon Exposure To Analytes, Reem Eldawud Jan 2016

Combinatorial Real-Time High Throughput Analyses Of Cell Behavior Upon Exposure To Analytes, Reem Eldawud

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The majority of current techniques to assess the toxicity of analytes (i.e., nanomaterials, drugs and toxins) in vitro rely on the application of affinity or catalytic recognition elements (i.e., biosensors), their activity, sensitivity and selectivity, as well as the processing power of micro- and opto-detection devices. For instance, water-soluble tetrazolium (WST-1) assay is among the most common techniques used to measure the viability of cells following exposure. Specifically, in this assay a catalytic biosensor (tetrazolium salt) is reduced by cellular NAD(P)H-dependent oxidoreductase or mitochondrial dehydrogenases resulting in colorimetric changes quantified using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer (detection element). Similarly, imaging of cellular …

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Pretreating Underutilized Woody Biomass For Value-Added Biofuels And Bioproducts, Amy K. Falcon Jan 2016

Pretreating Underutilized Woody Biomass For Value-Added Biofuels And Bioproducts, Amy K. Falcon

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Biomass pretreatment is a key techno-economic factor affecting the yield and economics of bioenergy or bioproduct production. The cost of pretreatment significantly increases if the sugars cannot be efficiently recovered once they are removed from the complex wood structure. Separation of the liquid extract from the solid particulates is important, especially in cellulose and hemicellulose recovery. A urea pretreatment of woody biomass was studied in this paper due to the ability of urea to decompose into ammonia molecules and carbon dioxide. Glucose separation from woody biomass was analyzed as an indication of pretreatment efficiency using three separation techniques: Whatman 113 …

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Does Mindfulness Reduce Attentional Negativity Bias And Depressive Symptoms?, Cameron Ford Jan 2016

Does Mindfulness Reduce Attentional Negativity Bias And Depressive Symptoms?, Cameron Ford

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Mindfulness has been associated with several psychological benefits such as reduced symptoms of depression (Brown, Ryan, & Creswell, 2007). However, the mechanism(s) by which mindfulness reduces depressive symptoms is unclear. The present research investigated one potential mechanism: attentional negativity bias. In two studies utilizing eye-tracking methodology, gaze patterns served as indicators of visual attention in order to examine the relations among attention, depressive symptoms, and mindfulness. In Study 1, there was some limited evidence that trait mindfulness was related to less attentional negativity bias. Specifically, trait mindfulness was related to more fixation duration and more fixations on positive images. However, …

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Adjustment Of Bracket Position Away From The Andrew's Plane To Achieve A Flat Occlusal Plane, Jason M. Lawrence Jan 2016

Adjustment Of Bracket Position Away From The Andrew's Plane To Achieve A Flat Occlusal Plane, Jason M. Lawrence

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Background: "The Six Keys to Normal (Optimal) Occlusion" published by Andrews in 1972 identified six common features characteristic of an optimal occlusion. Among these characteristics are flat maxillary and mandibular occlusal planes. Andrews further developed the Straight-Wire Appliance(TM) to facilitate attaining an optimal occlusion in an efficient manner with few if any arch wire bends. In addition to the Six Keys, Andrews proposed that attaining a flat occlusal plane with a straight arch wire is predicated on siting the bracket slots on the FA Points of the tooth crowns (Andrews Plane). Observation of the maxillary and mandibular Andrews plane will …

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Investigations Into The Nature Of Magnetism In Transition-Metal-Phthalocyanines, Zhengjun Wang Jan 2016

Investigations Into The Nature Of Magnetism In Transition-Metal-Phthalocyanines, Zhengjun Wang

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In this dissertation, the nature of magnetism in transition-metal-doped phthalocyanines (TMPc, TM = Co, Ni, Cu, V, and Mn, chemical formula: C 32H16N8TM) is investigated by measuring their magnetization (M) and ac susceptibilities in magnetic fields up to 90 kOe and covering the wide temperature range of 0.5 K to 300 K. These low temperatures and high magnetic field measurements combined with detailed analysis of the data have provided new information about the nature of magnetism of TMPc. The powder samples used here were structurally characterized using x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy.;TMPc are a class of organic semiconductors with …

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Effect Of Narrative Structure Of Animated Movies On Esl Learners' Recall And Comprehension Of Stories, Noriza Abu Hassan Shaari Jan 2016

Effect Of Narrative Structure Of Animated Movies On Esl Learners' Recall And Comprehension Of Stories, Noriza Abu Hassan Shaari

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This study aimed at expanding the examination of a narrative structure by using short 2D short animated movies in an ESL learning (L2) environment. Employing an experimental design, this study investigated whether there was an effect of narrative structure that was sequenced in a linear, a simple non-linear and a complex non-linear manner on ESL learners' recall and comprehension of stories. The independent between-groups ANOVA yielded a statistically significant effect on recall and comprehension. As a summary, the result of this investigation found that there was an effect of narrative structure of animated movies on ESL learners' recall and comprehension …

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Voluntary Wheel Running Improves Recovery From Muscle Disuse In Mice, Matthew J. Brooks Jan 2016

Voluntary Wheel Running Improves Recovery From Muscle Disuse In Mice, Matthew J. Brooks

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The reloading of atrophied muscles from weightlessness or disuse results in injury and prolonged recovery. Satellite cells, or muscle stem cells, have a key role in facilitating injury-induced muscle repair but have not been shown to be required in muscle remodeling following atrophy. However, it has been less clear if low-impact exercise, such as voluntary wheel running, could provide a sufficient stimulus to enhance muscle recovery from atrophy through satellite cell activation. This study aimed to determine if voluntary wheel running improved recovery from muscle disuse following hindlimb suspension unloading (HSU), and if the recovery was associated with exercise-induced satellite …

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Application Of 1,2,3-Triazole In Gold Catalysis And Photoredox Catalysis, Rong Cai Jan 2016

Application Of 1,2,3-Triazole In Gold Catalysis And Photoredox Catalysis, Rong Cai

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Homogeneous gold catalysis has envisioned a rapid development during the past decade due to the remarkable efficiency of Au(I) in alkyne and allene activation. Air and thermally stable triazapentalene zwitterionic compounds (TAPZ) were prepared through Au(I)-catalyzed triazole-alkyne 5-endo-dig cyclization. While effective gold catalyst turnover was achieved, the stability of these new 10-pi-electron bicyclic structures was also significantly improved through the introduction of electron-withdrawing groups, which allowed the further application of these fluorescent dyes in cell imaging.;Silver salts are generally used for the activation of LAuCl through Cl - removal, and they are assumed to be innocent in Au(I) catalysis. For …

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Pedagogical And Performance Aspects Of Three American Compositions For Solo Piano: John Corigliano's Fantasia On An Ostinato, Miguel Del Aguila's Conga For Piano, And William Bolcom's Nine New Bagatelles, Tse Wei Chai Jan 2016

Pedagogical And Performance Aspects Of Three American Compositions For Solo Piano: John Corigliano's Fantasia On An Ostinato, Miguel Del Aguila's Conga For Piano, And William Bolcom's Nine New Bagatelles, Tse Wei Chai

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This research document focuses on three American compositions: John Corigliano's Fantasia on an Ostinato, Miguel del Aguila's Conga for Solo Piano, and William Bolcom's Nine New Bagatelles. These three pieces fall into the category of standard contemporary works which require pianists' advanced technique, sound exploration, and imagination. The intention of this research is to provide guidance for pianists and piano instructors who want to learn, perform, or teach any of these contemporary pieces. There are five chapters in this document. Chapter One highlights the existing literature regarding these three pieces. Chapter Two, "John Corigliano," has three main sections. Section one …

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Physicochemical Modulation Of Huntingtin Aggregation On Lipid Membranes: Implications For Huntington's Disease, Maxmore Chaibva Jan 2016

Physicochemical Modulation Of Huntingtin Aggregation On Lipid Membranes: Implications For Huntington's Disease, Maxmore Chaibva

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Huntington disease is a genetic, neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded polyglutamine (polyQ) in the first exon of the huntingtin (htt) protein, facilitating its aggregation, leading to the formation of a diverse population of potentially toxic aggregate species, such as oligomers, fibrils, and annular aggregates. Htt interacts with a variety of membranous structures within the cell, and the first seventeen amino acids (Nt17) of htt directly flanking the polyQ domain is an amphipathic alpha-helix (AH) lipid-binding domain. AHs are also known to detect membrane curvature. Nt17 also promotes diverse aggregate species of htt and undergoes a number of posttranslational modifications …

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The Relationship Between Plasma Osmolarity And Feed Efficiency In Beef Cattle And Effect Of Feeding Cows Medicated Feed Through Mineral Containing Altosidrtm Igr On The Growth Of Beef Calves, Taylor Diane Harrison Jan 2016

The Relationship Between Plasma Osmolarity And Feed Efficiency In Beef Cattle And Effect Of Feeding Cows Medicated Feed Through Mineral Containing Altosidrtm Igr On The Growth Of Beef Calves, Taylor Diane Harrison

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Dietary cation-anion modification in cattle has effects on productivity through various means. Alterations of dietary cation-anion balances has been shown to affect plasma osmolarity. Plasma osmolarity is directly related to renal function and metabolism in all animals. In a feeding operation with a single diet fed to a similar population of animals, plasma osmolarity should fall within a somewhat normal range (approximately 270-310 mOsm). However, subtle, yet very distinguishable differences will exist between animals. In theory, variances in osmolarity may reflect differences in metabolism and as such, efficiency of feed utilization. Many researchers believe that utilizing residual feed intake (RFI) …

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Espan140 Performance Assessment: V-65 Jesup South Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa), Bryan R. Gallion Jan 2016

Espan140 Performance Assessment: V-65 Jesup South Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa), Bryan R. Gallion

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The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) is a group of bridge and culvert industry leaders (including steel manufacturers, fabricators, service centers, coaters, researchers, and representatives of related associations and government organizations) who have joined together to provide educational information on the design and construction of short span steel bridges in installations up to 140 feet in length. Arguably, one of the crowning achievements of SSSBA is the development and implementation of a series of short-span steel bridge design standards. eSPAN140 is a complimentary web-based design tool which provides customized steel solutions for bridges up to 140 feet.;Working with members …

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