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Religion In Seventeenth-Century Anglican Virginia: Myth, Persuasion, And The Creation Of An American Identity., Edward Lawrence Bond Jan 1995

Religion In Seventeenth-Century Anglican Virginia: Myth, Persuasion, And The Creation Of An American Identity., Edward Lawrence Bond

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This work examines the religious thought and the function of religion in colonial Virginia from first settlement to approximately 1725 by looking at the religious aspects of England's missions to the New World, the neglect and subsequent collapse of these missions, and the creation by Virginians of an Anglican religious establishment possessed of a self-identity different from that of the Church of England in the mother country. Virginia began as an extension of England into the world, a part of the English nation which, in its religious aspects, was shaped by the mythic idea that true Englishmen were Protestants. Virginia, …

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A Cross-Case Analysis Of Middle School Reading Teachers' Theoretical Orientations As They Relate To Classroom Practices., Shirley Theriot Fogleman Jan 1995

A Cross-Case Analysis Of Middle School Reading Teachers' Theoretical Orientations As They Relate To Classroom Practices., Shirley Theriot Fogleman

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Each interaction between teachers and students is a reflection of the theory that these professionals, sometimes unknowingly, posit about what should be occurring in their classrooms. The purpose of this study is to explore the differences between middle school language arts teachers' beliefs about how children actually read a text, and how these teachers translate these beliefs into classroom practices. The beliefs we hold about reading comprehension are essential to our understanding about how we should instruct and assess our students in our classes. Leu and Kinzer (1988) refer to two beliefs' frameworks of comprehension in reading, based on the …

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An Early Eocene Mammalian Fauna From Hengdong, Hunan Province, China., Suyin Ting Ding Jan 1995

An Early Eocene Mammalian Fauna From Hengdong, Hunan Province, China., Suyin Ting Ding

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Rare fossil mammals from Hengdong in the Hengyang Basin of southern China have provided unusual opportunities to study early mammals in depth, to explore their phylogenetic relationships, and shed new light on the early radiation of eutherians. The first mammalian fossil from this basin was recovered fifty years ago. The fauna now includes ten species belonging to seven orders and is characterized by an abundance of early insectivores and rodents and their relatives. It also includes a varied group of mesonychids, didymoconids, and perissodactyls. The species Orientolophus hengdongensis and the new insectivores and rodents are closely related to those from …

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Parallelization Of Reconstructability Analysis Algorithms., Patti E. Iles Jan 1995

Parallelization Of Reconstructability Analysis Algorithms., Patti E. Iles

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Bush Jones published a series of papers providing sequential algorithms that are key to reconstructability analysis. These algorithms include the determination of unbiased reconstructions and a greedy algorithm for a generalization of the reconstruction problem. The implementation of these sequential algorithms provide scientists and mathematicians with the means of utilizing reconstructability analysis in systems modeling. The algorithms, however, are so computationally intensive that the system is limited to a very small set of variables. Many papers have been written applying reconstructability analysis and maximum entropy methods to various disciplines. Reconstructability analysis has the potential of dramatically impacting the scientific community, …

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Synthesis And Characterization Of Aminoalkylcarbamoyl Cellulosics., Doris Ann Culberson Jan 1995

Synthesis And Characterization Of Aminoalkylcarbamoyl Cellulosics., Doris Ann Culberson

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The synthesis and characterization of chitin analogs based on water soluble amino cellulose derivatives are described. This family of derivatives exhibits properties suitable for applications as biodegradable carriers for pharmacons and agricultural chemicals, and production of high molecular weight polymeric quaternary salts. The chemical and physical properties of the group of amino cellulose derivatives prepared from the amidation of methyl carboxymethyl cellulose or the aminolysis of cyanoethylated cellulose with different diamines are analyzed. Converting the carboxy-methyl cellulose to a methyl ester produces a derivative more receptive to amidation. When the methyl carboxyl-methyl cellulose is treated with an excess of diamines, …

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Bamboo Specialization In Amazonian Birds., Andrew Ward Kratter Jan 1995

Bamboo Specialization In Amazonian Birds., Andrew Ward Kratter

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By spot-mapping territories of lowland forest birds in southeastern Peru, 19 "bamboo specialists" were documented to be restricted to thickets of bamboo (Guadua weberbaueri). Six specialists are restricted to thickets throughout their entire geographic range (obligate bamboo users); seven specialists may use other habitats sparingly away from southeastern Peru (near-obligate bamboo users); the remaining six species are frequent users of habitats lacking bamboo in area besides southeastern Peru (facultative bamboo users). The 19 specialists, all insectivorous, were classified into five guilds based on foraging maneuver and substrate preferences: four sallying tyrannid species; four arboreal antbirds; four stem-searching specialists; four dead-leaf-searching …

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Linguistic And Cultural Immersion And Second Language Acquisition: International Young Student Exchange., Rosita Mira Maristany Jan 1995

Linguistic And Cultural Immersion And Second Language Acquisition: International Young Student Exchange., Rosita Mira Maristany

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The trend in foreign language learning reflects a move from "fragmented" language to "whole" language (Rigg 1991). It includes the individual as well as the social aspect of language acquisition; and the integration of language and culture. Student international exchange programs provide the ideal atmosphere for "whole" language learning and the integration of language and culture in total language and cultural immersion. Most research in international student exchange programs described the organization of the program or addressed a particular variable. There is a need for integrative "whole" research rather than "fragmented" research. The method chosen as most appropriate for this …

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Daily Variations In Protein Synthesis And Tissue Responsiveness To Growth Hormone, Prolactin And Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I In The Gulf Killifish, Fundulus Grandis Baird And Girard., Zeleke Negatu Jan 1995

Daily Variations In Protein Synthesis And Tissue Responsiveness To Growth Hormone, Prolactin And Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I In The Gulf Killifish, Fundulus Grandis Baird And Girard., Zeleke Negatu

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Circadian variations of $\sp{14}$C-glycine incorporation into protein and the responsiveness of muscle tissue to growth hormone, prolactin and insulin-like growth factor-I were examined in gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis. Incorporation of label during a 5 h period following $\sp{14}$C-glycine injection was tested at different times of day (LD 12:12). Incorporation varied during the day in all the tissues examined (scale, muscle, liver and intestine). The times of peak incorporations differed among the tissues. Scales showed peak incorporation during the dark hours. Peak incorporation by muscle occurred at the onset of light. These patterns were similar in male and female fish. The …

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Investigation In The Theory Of Stochastic Processes., Xiao Liang Li Jan 1995

Investigation In The Theory Of Stochastic Processes., Xiao Liang Li

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In Chapter I of this dissertation, we present a pedagogical introduction to the basic concepts of stochastic theory and review the progress made as well as the outstanding unsolved problems in the field. For the rest of this dissertation, we use a generalized quantum Langevin equation (GLE) approach to investigate various properties of quantum dissipative systems. In Chapter II, calculations for the displacement and random force correlation functions for Brownian motion are generalized to the case of an arbitrary heat bath for a damped harmonic quantum oscillator. The mean square displacement of such an oscillator is then evaluated for both …

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Multiresolutional Fault-Tolerant Sensor Integration And Object Recognition In Images., Lakshman Prasad Jan 1995

Multiresolutional Fault-Tolerant Sensor Integration And Object Recognition In Images., Lakshman Prasad

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This dissertation applies multiresolution methods to two important problems in signal analysis. The problem of fault-tolerant sensor integration in distributed sensor networks is addressed, and an efficient multiresolutional algorithm for estimating the sensors' effective output is proposed. The problem of object/shape recognition in images is addressed in a multiresolutional setting using pyramidal decomposition of images with respect to an orthonormal wavelet basis. A new approach to efficient template matching to detect objects using computational geometric methods is put forward. An efficient paradigm for object recognition is described.

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The Habitat, Ecology And Epidemiology Of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis In Southeast Louisiana., Kenny L. Samui Jan 1995

The Habitat, Ecology And Epidemiology Of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis In Southeast Louisiana., Kenny L. Samui

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Many unanswered questions on the epidemiology and ecology of eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE) still preclude a complete understanding of its natural history. Among these are the distribution and epidemic vectors of EEE virus (EEEV) in different regions, habitats, and foci; its inter-epidemic maintenance, and overwintering mechanisms. Phase 1 of a research project designed to find answers to the above questions with regard to southeast Louisiana was conducted over 1992 and 1993, and consisted of several individual studies. These included 3 mosquito studies to determine major horse- and bird-feeding mosquito species that could be the EEEV epidemic vectors in southeast Louisiana; …

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A Formal Methodology For Deriving Purely Functional Programs From Z Specifications Via The Intermediate Specification Language Funz., Linda Bostwick Sherrell Jan 1995

A Formal Methodology For Deriving Purely Functional Programs From Z Specifications Via The Intermediate Specification Language Funz., Linda Bostwick Sherrell

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In recent years, both formal methods and software reuse have been increasingly advocated as a means of alleviating the ills of the software crisis. During this same time period, purely functional programming languages, which have a long history in the realm of rapid prototyping, have emerged as a viable medium for real-world applications. Since these trends are likely to continue, this work describes a methodology that facilitates the derivation of purely functional programs from existing Z specifications. A unique aspect of the methodology is its incorporation of an intermediate specification language (FunZ) during the design phase of software development. Most …

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Structure Elucidation And Chemistry Of Plant Natural Products In Search Of Bioactive Compounds., Heekyung Tak Jan 1995

Structure Elucidation And Chemistry Of Plant Natural Products In Search Of Bioactive Compounds., Heekyung Tak

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A phytochemical study of regional members of five genera of the family Asteraceae was performed in search of bioactive natural products. The aerial parts of Garberia heterophylla, an endemic of the Florida central ridge scrub, were investigated and afforded the known guaianolide-type sesquiterpene lactone eupahakonesin, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoquinone, epifriedelinol and the novel diterpene, garberic acid. Aerial parts of Polymnia uvedalia provided three kaurane-type diterpenes, ($-$) kaur-16-en-19-oic acid, 3$\beta$-angeloyloxy-kaur-16-enic acid, 18-angeloyloxy-kaur-16-enic acid and two melampolides, enhydrin and 2$\sp\prime$, 3$\sp\prime$-dehydromelnerin A. The molecular structure of enhydrin was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Verbesina virginica roots contained three eudesmane p-coumarate, 6$\beta$-p-coumaroyloxy-eudesm-4(15)-ene, 6$\beta$-p-coumaroyloxy-eudesm-4(3)-ene, 6$\beta$-p-coumaroyloxy-4$\beta$-hydroxyeudesmane and …

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Rural Industry And Rural Development In China: The Role Of Geography, Transportation, And Policy In Jiangsu Province., Shew-Jiuan B. Su Jan 1995

Rural Industry And Rural Development In China: The Role Of Geography, Transportation, And Policy In Jiangsu Province., Shew-Jiuan B. Su

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A significant change in China since late 1978 is the development of rural industry (also township-village enterprise, or TVE). Rural industry is particularly important in light of China's current policy of socio-economic decentralization. Rural industry not only absorbs surplus labor and pushes the increases of agricultural productivity, it also revitalizes China's previously lethargic economy. In this study, variations in employment, production value, and economic efficiency of rural industry are analyzed in terms of geographical, transportation and policy determinants at the county/city level of Jiangsu Province in China. Rural industry's contribution to agricultural and rural welfare activities, and how levels of …

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Genotypic Variation In Sweetpotato Ipomoea Batatas (L.) Lam. Clones., Arthur Quejada Villordon Jan 1995

Genotypic Variation In Sweetpotato Ipomoea Batatas (L.) Lam. Clones., Arthur Quejada Villordon

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Arbitrarily-primed PCR-based assays established the presence of sweetpotato intra-clonal genetic variability. These DNA polymorphism assays provided benchmark information regarding cultivar genetic uniformity in sweetpotato foundation seed programs. Arbitrarily-primed markers were also used to compare the genetic uniformity among sweetpotato clones derived conventionally, i.e., through adventitious sprouts, and nodally-based propagation systems. Initially, 38 primers generated 110 scorable DNA fragments using two virus-indexed plants from each clone source. Twenty-one bands (18.6%) were scored as putative polymorphic markers based on the presence or absence of amplified products. A subset of 14 marker loci generated by four selected primers was used to further assay …

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Cloning, Expression, Primary Structure, And Insertion Mutagenesis Of The Pyruvate Formate-Lyase Enzyme Of Aeromonas Hydrophila., Mohamed Alaa Eldin Abdelalim Awad Jan 1995

Cloning, Expression, Primary Structure, And Insertion Mutagenesis Of The Pyruvate Formate-Lyase Enzyme Of Aeromonas Hydrophila., Mohamed Alaa Eldin Abdelalim Awad

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The pyruvate formate-lyase enzyme (Pfl), a key enzyme in alcoholic fermentation, catalyzes the anaerobic conversion of pyruvate into acetyl-CoA and formate in prokaryotes. The pyruvate formate-lyase gene (pfl) of the facultative anaerobe Aeromonas hydrophila was cloned and sequenced. Subsequently, the Pfl was characterized based on the deduced amino acid sequence and evaluated in vivo following insertion mutagenesis. Finally, the pathogenesis of a defined mutant was compared to wild type A. hydrophila in channel catfish. The pfl of A. hydrophila was identified from two recombinant pBluescript SK(-) clones excised from a $\lambda$ ZAP II phage library. Both clones carried the same …

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Studies Of V-Nitrogenase From Azotobacter Vinelandii: Structural Variations, Temperature And Solvent Effects., Carol Zembiak Blanchard Jan 1995

Studies Of V-Nitrogenase From Azotobacter Vinelandii: Structural Variations, Temperature And Solvent Effects., Carol Zembiak Blanchard

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When Q-Sepharose was used in the purification of the V-nitrogenase proteins from Azotobacter vinelandii, an increase in resolution was observed which resulted in a separation of the nitrogenase component 1 protein (Av1$\sp\prime$) into two forms, labeled Av1$\sp\prime\sb{\rm A}$ and Av1$\sp\prime\sb{\rm B}.$ Even though both forms possessed the same enzymatic behavior, Av1$\sp\prime\sb{\rm A}$ exhibited a lower specific activity and migrated during gel filtration with an apparent lower molecular weight than Av1$\sp\prime\sb{\rm B}.$ Furthermore, SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed different relative compositions of the two major subunits of both forms with Av1$\sp\prime\sb{\rm A}$ possessing a trimer $(\alpha\beta\sb2)$ pattern compared to the tetramer $(\alpha\sb\beta\sb2)$ …

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Principal Behaviors In Special Education: Secondary School Climate., Diane Simmons Brown Jan 1995

Principal Behaviors In Special Education: Secondary School Climate., Diane Simmons Brown

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This study examines the relationship of the high school principal and school climate with regard to special education. Perceptions of principals and general and special education teachers regarding school climate were measured by the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire-Rutgers Secondary (OCDQ-RS) (Hoy, Tarter and Kottkamp, 1991). Perceptions of principal behaviors with regard to special education were measured by the Special Education Principal Behavior Profile (SEPBP), developed as a portion of this study. Findings suggested that principals and special education teachers have significantly different perceptions of school climate. Principal behaviors related to special education which were moderately correlated with the openness factor …

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The Analysis Of Employee Stock Ownership Plans Within Asymmetric Information, Insider Ownership, And Insider Trading Frameworks., David Alan Deboeuf Jan 1995

The Analysis Of Employee Stock Ownership Plans Within Asymmetric Information, Insider Ownership, And Insider Trading Frameworks., David Alan Deboeuf

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This dissertation examines the effects of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) on shareholder wealth, corporate control, and insider trading. In the first of three essays, a revision of the asymmetric information hypothesis is applied to the securities issuance structure of the ESOP to provide an explanation of the ESOP announcement's effect on shareholder wealth. Essay two examines the effects of the firm's (and its state of incorporation's) supermajority provisions, level of pre- and post-announcement managerial voting power, and takeover "attractiveness" on the announcement-day reaction. The final essay examines the managers' insider trading activities around the announcement of the ESOP. The …

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Search For Neutrino Oscillations In The Appearance Channel Anti Muon Neutrion Going To Anti Electron Neutrino And Measurements Of Neutrino-Carbon Cross Sections., Rathnayaka M. Gunasingha Jan 1995

Search For Neutrino Oscillations In The Appearance Channel Anti Muon Neutrion Going To Anti Electron Neutrino And Measurements Of Neutrino-Carbon Cross Sections., Rathnayaka M. Gunasingha

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This document describes the results of a neutrino oscillation experiment in the channel $\bar\nu\sb{\mu} \to \ \bar\nu\sb{\rm e}$ and measurements of neutrino-carbon cross sections. This is an accelerator based experiment performed using $\nu\sb{\rm e}, \ \bar\nu\sb{\mu}$ and $\nu\sb{\mu}$ neutrinos from the LAMPF A-6 beam stop. The $\bar\nu\sb{\mu}$ were used to look for neutrino oscillations and the $\mu\sb{\rm e}$ were used to measure the neutrino-carbon cross sections. The main features of the detector are its large mass of liquid scintillator (180 tons of mineral oil with 0.03 g/l b-PBD added), recording of history before and after a prompt event, good particle …

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The Effect Of Structured Task Presentations And Reinforcement On Attention, Achievement, And Attitude Of Selected High School Choirs., Dwayne E. Dunn Jan 1995

The Effect Of Structured Task Presentations And Reinforcement On Attention, Achievement, And Attitude Of Selected High School Choirs., Dwayne E. Dunn

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This study nested a behavioral design within an experimental design to observe performance improvement after structuring the presentation of musical academic tasks, and to examine the effect of teacher reinforcement on student attentiveness, musical achievement, and attitude in choral ensembles. Two high school choral music classes (N = 60) were assigned intact to one of two treatments. The No Feedback Group (n = 29) received task presentations and directions followed by student performance and no verbal/facial teacher reinforcement. The Feedback Group (n = 31) received task presentations, directions, student performance, and teacher reinforcement. Three similar choral music excerpts were edited …

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The Relationship Between The Accuracy Of Certain "Generalized" Body Density Prediction Equations And Indices Of Fatness, Body Physique/Proportionality And Fat Distribution., Christopher Melancon Hearon Jan 1995

The Relationship Between The Accuracy Of Certain "Generalized" Body Density Prediction Equations And Indices Of Fatness, Body Physique/Proportionality And Fat Distribution., Christopher Melancon Hearon

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There is a need to eliminate the least accurate of the existing equations for anthropometrical body density prediction and support for the use of specific prediction equations over generalized equations. The purpose of the investigation was to examine the accuracy of the Jackson-Pollock (JP) and Durnin-Womersley (DW) generalized anthropometrical body density prediction equations in relation to indices of overall fatness, regional fat distribution and body proportionality. The relationships between prediction accuracy (predicted body density minus hydrodensitometric estimate of body density) and three mass/stature indices (total fatness indices), waist-to-hip circumference ratio (WC/HC)(android/gynoid fat distribution) and the three components of the Heath-Carter …

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Phase Space Structures In Chaotic Quantum Dynamics., Barbara Smetana Helmkamp Jan 1995

Phase Space Structures In Chaotic Quantum Dynamics., Barbara Smetana Helmkamp

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I compare the quantum and classical dynamics of a particle moving in a cosine potential while subject to a time-dependent force. I concentrate here on the behavior of an initially well-localized wave packet at times before the classically chaotic motion is fully developed. I find that the quantum and classical dynamics are indistinguishable well beyond the Ehrenfest time where the wave packet delocalizes. The quantum and classical descriptions first differ precisely when the classical probability density is folded in the vicinity of a hyperbolic fixed point. At this point, the wave function acquires a nodal structure which I show to …

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Molecular Cloning, Sequencing, And Regulation Of The Rhodobacter Capsulatushemb Gene., Karl Joseph Indest Jan 1995

Molecular Cloning, Sequencing, And Regulation Of The Rhodobacter Capsulatushemb Gene., Karl Joseph Indest

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The common tetrapyrrole pathway in the photosynthetic bacterium, Rhodobacter capsulatus, is responsible for the synthesis of bacteriochlorophyll, heme, vitamin B-12, and siroheme. The common portion of this pathway is regulated up to 100-fold by changes in oxygen tension. This regulation is accomplished by controlling the intracellular level of porphobilinogen. One way in which porphobilinogen levels could be controlled is by regulating the synthesis of porphobilinogen. Porphobilinogen synthase, encoded by the hemB gene, is the second enzyme in the common tetrapyrrole pathway that catalyzes the dimerization of 5-aminolevulinic acid to form the monopyrrole porphobilinogen. In order to further investigate the mechanism …

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Sediment Retention In A Bottomland Hardwood Wetland In Eastern Arkansas., Barbara A. Kleiss Jan 1995

Sediment Retention In A Bottomland Hardwood Wetland In Eastern Arkansas., Barbara A. Kleiss

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One of the often-stated functions of wetlands is their ability to remove sediments and other particulates from water, thus improving water quality in the adjacent aquatic system. However, actual rates of suspended sediment removal have rarely been measured in freshwater wetland systems. To address this issue, suspended sediment dynamics were measured in a 85-km$\sp2$ bottomland hardwood (BLH) wetland adjacent to the highly turbid Cache River in eastern Arkansas during the 1988-90 water years. A suspended sediment mass balance was calculated using depth-integrated, flow-weighted daily measurements at wetland inflow and outflow points. Over the three year period, suspended sediment load decreased …

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Content Development Strategies In Physical Education: An Exploratory Investigation Of Student Practice, Cognition, And Achievement., Edward Paul Hebert Jan 1995

Content Development Strategies In Physical Education: An Exploratory Investigation Of Student Practice, Cognition, And Achievement., Edward Paul Hebert

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the manner in which content development strategies function in physical education instruction. The relative effects of three content development conditions on mediational variables and achievement of students varying in entry ability were compared. College students enrolled in four sections of tennis were assigned to one of three content development conditions: part training, simplification, and criterion. Four instructors taught three small groups of students, one using each content development strategy. Instructors followed detailed lesson plans standardized according to time allowed for serving practice, task presentation, provision of feedback, and task elements emphasized during …

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A Study Of The Stress Corrosion Crack Initiation Stage In Alpha-Brass., Kun Lian Jan 1995

A Study Of The Stress Corrosion Crack Initiation Stage In Alpha-Brass., Kun Lian

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The objective of the present work was to provide an insight to the nucleation and evolution of deformation patterns occurring during transgranular stress corrosion cracking (TGSCC) and produce new alternatives for addressing the nature of the embrittlement process. Flat, tensile $\alpha$-brass (72Cu-28Zn) specimens were tested in 5 M NH$\sb4$OH, 0.1 M CuSO$\sb4$ and 1 M NaNO$\sb2$ solutions at a strain rate of $1\times 10\sp{-5}$ s$\sp{-1}.$ Slip band spacing (SBS) and slip band heights (SBH) were measured as a function of strain by conducting interrupted experiments in the SCC environments and were compared with those developed during laboratory air experiments. The …

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Parallel Algorithms For Constructing Convex Hulls., Jigang Liu Jan 1995

Parallel Algorithms For Constructing Convex Hulls., Jigang Liu

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For a given set of planar points S, the convex hull of S, CH(S), is defined to be a list of ordered points which represents the smallest convex polygon that contains all of the points. The convex hull problem, one of the most important problems in computational geometry, has many applications in areas such as computer graphics, simulation and pattern recognition. There are two strategies used in designing parallel convex hull algorithms. One strategy is the divide-and-conquer paradigm. The disadvantage to this strategy is that the recursive merge step is complicated and difficult to implement on current parallel machines. The …

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The American Stage Careers Of Fredric March And Florence Eldridge., Vicki Jo Payne Parrish Jan 1995

The American Stage Careers Of Fredric March And Florence Eldridge., Vicki Jo Payne Parrish

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The purpose of this study is to examine and assess the theatrical careers of Fredric March (1897-1975) and Florence Eldridge (1901-1988). Repertory and Broadway theatre reviews, extant unpublished letters and manuscripts, and contemporary reviews and articles constitute the bulk of the primary research material. These have been supplemented by the actors' own personal memoirs, biographical accounts, correspondence with surviving contemporaries, and articles from journals, books, and newspapers. Fredric March and Florence Eldridge were important American actors whose portrayals on Broadway and in films were significant in the development of American theatre in the twentieth century. They were devoted to the …

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Elucidation And Modulation Of Ceb Metabolism In Fischer 344 Rats: Possible Mechanisms Of Toxicity And Anticarcinogenicity., Judith Sara Prescott-Mathews Jan 1995

Elucidation And Modulation Of Ceb Metabolism In Fischer 344 Rats: Possible Mechanisms Of Toxicity And Anticarcinogenicity., Judith Sara Prescott-Mathews

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The ability of acivicin (AT-125), probenecid, and aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA), to ameliorate 1-cyano-3,4-epithiobutane (CEB)-induced nephrotoxicity and karyomegaly was evaluated by histopathology and histomorphometry. Epithelial cell necrosis and karyomegaly were observed in the renal proximal tubules at 24 and 48 hours in all of the treated groups with the exception of AOAA pretreated rats at 24 hours. A predominant urinary metabolite of CEB was identified as the mercapturate, N-acetyl-S-(4-cyano-2-thio-1-butyl)-cysteine. Evidence of other urinary metabolites was also demonstrated. The influence of inhibitors on the GSH-enhancing effect of CEB was determined through measurement of tissue GSH levels and $\gamma$-glutamyl-cysteine synthetase (GCS) activity. Hepatic …

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