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Evidence Of Oxidative Stress In Copper Deprived Hl60 Cells, Anne C. Thomas Jan 1996

Evidence Of Oxidative Stress In Copper Deprived Hl60 Cells, Anne C. Thomas

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Jerry's Valiant, Charles T. Steidler Jan 1996

Jerry's Valiant, Charles T. Steidler

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The Seattle Community Network And Its Effect On Community Cohesion, Yvonne Fischer Jan 1996

The Seattle Community Network And Its Effect On Community Cohesion, Yvonne Fischer

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Interactions Between Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase And Several Tca Cycle Enzymes Purified From Rabbit Liver Mitochondria, Bruce James Watkins Jan 1996

Interactions Between Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase And Several Tca Cycle Enzymes Purified From Rabbit Liver Mitochondria, Bruce James Watkins

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N-Acetyltransferase Polymorphism And Suspectibility Of Prostate Tumorigenesis, Wen Jiang Jan 1996

N-Acetyltransferase Polymorphism And Suspectibility Of Prostate Tumorigenesis, Wen Jiang

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Hydrologic Factors Affecting The Discharge Of Ground Water In The Red River Of The North Basin, Northeastern North Dakota, Michael Lee Strobel Jan 1996

Hydrologic Factors Affecting The Discharge Of Ground Water In The Red River Of The North Basin, Northeastern North Dakota, Michael Lee Strobel

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Ground-water discharge from bedrock aquifers contributes significant amounts of salinity to the Red River of the North. The area of major discharge is represented on the land surface by saline soils, wetlands, and flowing wells. As tributaries flow through these areas, the dissolved-solids concentrations in the streams increase. This salinity is then transported to the Red River of the North and northward to Canada. The bedrock units that supply the saline water are mainly the Dakota Group. Overlying the bedrock are sediments from numerous glacial advances and lacustrine sediments from glacial Lake Agassiz. These units form confining layers over the …


Ultrastructural And Functional Analyses Of Nephropathy In The Spontaneously Diabetic Bb/Wistar Rat, Michael J. Ressler Jan 1996

Ultrastructural And Functional Analyses Of Nephropathy In The Spontaneously Diabetic Bb/Wistar Rat, Michael J. Ressler

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Adrenergic Regulation Of The Heat Shock Response In Rat Aorta And Brown Adipose Tissue, R J. Moen Jan 1996

Adrenergic Regulation Of The Heat Shock Response In Rat Aorta And Brown Adipose Tissue, R J. Moen

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Experimental Analysis Of Factors Affecting The Validity Of Penile Plethysmography, George A. Gaither Jan 1996

Experimental Analysis Of Factors Affecting The Validity Of Penile Plethysmography, George A. Gaither

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Perpetuating Myths : A Content Analysis Of Newsmagazine Photographs That Communicate Stereotyped Images Of Economically-Deprived People, Lynda Gwen Kenney Jan 1996

Perpetuating Myths : A Content Analysis Of Newsmagazine Photographs That Communicate Stereotyped Images Of Economically-Deprived People, Lynda Gwen Kenney

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Assessment Of Alcohol Expectancies Of College Freshmen, Mona P. Klose Jan 1996

Assessment Of Alcohol Expectancies Of College Freshmen, Mona P. Klose

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Zanan Bidun-E Mardan = Women Without Men, Morteza Gholi Sarlak Jan 1996

Zanan Bidun-E Mardan = Women Without Men, Morteza Gholi Sarlak

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The Use Of Exploratory Environments In The Teaching Of History, David L. Christian Jan 1996

The Use Of Exploratory Environments In The Teaching Of History, David L. Christian

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Risk Of Heart Disease In Women In A Rural North Dakota Community, Jonelle S. Burdick Jan 1996

Risk Of Heart Disease In Women In A Rural North Dakota Community, Jonelle S. Burdick

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Threads Of Time: Technique, Structure And Iconography In An Embroidered Mantle From Paracas, Mary Anne Dyer Jan 1996

Threads Of Time: Technique, Structure And Iconography In An Embroidered Mantle From Paracas, Mary Anne Dyer

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This thesis analyzes the structure, technique and iconography of an embroidered burial mantle from Wari Kayan Necropolis on the Paracas Peninsula, Peru, which dates between approximately 100 B.C. and A.D. 100. The mantle is currently in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City (Accession no. 41.2/632), and will be referred to subsequently as the AMNH mantle. This study will consist of a structural analysis of the burial mantle, addressing the design of the textile and the iconography. In addition to examining the origin and iconography of the double-headed bird motif which appears throughout the …


The Effects Of Epidural And General Anesthesia On Blood Pressure In Total Knee Replacement Patients, Carolyn B. Svingen Jan 1996

The Effects Of Epidural And General Anesthesia On Blood Pressure In Total Knee Replacement Patients, Carolyn B. Svingen

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Postoperative Hypothermia In Smokers : Effect On Pulse Oximeter Readings, Valerie R. Fogel Jan 1996

Postoperative Hypothermia In Smokers : Effect On Pulse Oximeter Readings, Valerie R. Fogel

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Post-Operative Pain After Spinal And General Anesthesia For Inguinal Herniorrhaphy In Male Patients, Leo J. Lantz Jan 1996

Post-Operative Pain After Spinal And General Anesthesia For Inguinal Herniorrhaphy In Male Patients, Leo J. Lantz

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The Relationship Between Spirituality And Recovery In Alcoholic Clients, Julianne Elizabeth Lee Jan 1996

The Relationship Between Spirituality And Recovery In Alcoholic Clients, Julianne Elizabeth Lee

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Superstatic : Regulation And Interference In Contemporary American Poetry, Kevin Marzahl Jan 1996

Superstatic : Regulation And Interference In Contemporary American Poetry, Kevin Marzahl

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The Brigham Young University Folklore Of Hugh Winder Nibley: Gifted Scholar, Eccentric Professor And Latter-Day Saint Spiritual Guide, Jane D. Brady Jan 1996

The Brigham Young University Folklore Of Hugh Winder Nibley: Gifted Scholar, Eccentric Professor And Latter-Day Saint Spiritual Guide, Jane D. Brady

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This thesis explores the stories which revolve around folk legend Hugh Winder Nibley and what those stories mean to the people of Brigham Young University. Folklore reveals who we are and what is important to us. But, interestingly, folklore tends to reveal more about the person telling the story than about the subject of the story itself. People can't remember every story they hear. The ones they do remember are important to them. The stories are important because they fulfill basic needs of the teller. Such needs are a desire to look up to a hero, a need to fit …


Journey: Connections To A Pioneer Past, Judy Shell Busk Jan 1996

Journey: Connections To A Pioneer Past, Judy Shell Busk

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This thesis is a record of a journey into the pioneer past both literally and metaphorically. The physical journey retracing the Oregon and Mormon trails was made in September of 1993, the year I was a National Endowment for the Humanities/Reader's Digest Teacher-Scholar; however, my intellectual and emotional journey into the lives of pioneer women covers several years of study. I compare my life experiences with those of pioneer women whom I studied, using geographical settings on the trail trip as memory triggers. My husband, as my traveling companion, plays an important role in this journey of discovery. Major themes …


Vigils, Melanie H. Crow Jan 1996

Vigils, Melanie H. Crow

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Unraveling An Ancient Peruvian Tapestry Sampler: A Study Of Weaver Education In The Ica Valley, Peru, Elizabeth Sara Lewis Jan 1996

Unraveling An Ancient Peruvian Tapestry Sampler: A Study Of Weaver Education In The Ica Valley, Peru, Elizabeth Sara Lewis

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A tapestry from the Ica Valley of Peru (A.D. 900-1476), in the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, is the subject of this study. This thesis is an attempt to demonstrate that the tapestry is an example of a textile form known as a "sampler." Woven as a learning tool and template by an apprentice and an expert weaver within the style and reflecting the iconography of Ica art.

A three-part approach is taken to examine the Ica tapestry. First, it is necessary to prove that the piece is a sampler, woven in an apprenticeship situation, …


The Effects Of Mass Extinction On Escalation Of The Naticid Gastropod Predator-Prey System At The Eocene-Oligocene, Vicky D. Melland Jan 1996

The Effects Of Mass Extinction On Escalation Of The Naticid Gastropod Predator-Prey System At The Eocene-Oligocene, Vicky D. Melland

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In 1987, Vermeij proposed the hypothesis of escalation, which states that biological hazards, such as predation, have increased through the Phanerozoic. This hypothesis has been extremely controversial due to the fact that it assumes that biotic factors, such as predation, have had an important role in evolution. Several studies have focused on the validity of the hypothesis of escalation. Kelley and Hansen (1996) offered a modified exposition of the escalation hypothesis. The Kelley-Hansen hypothesis states that escalation cycles are punctuated by periods of mass extinction. The periods of mass extinction would preferentially eliminate the highly escalated prey and, therefore, a …


Evaluation Of Glucocorticoid-Induced Apoptosis And Associated Regulatory Genes In Rat Nb2 Lymphoma Cells, Matthew A. Leff Jan 1996

Evaluation Of Glucocorticoid-Induced Apoptosis And Associated Regulatory Genes In Rat Nb2 Lymphoma Cells, Matthew A. Leff

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Nutritional And Alimentative State Of The Canaviri, Pocohata, Colina Blanca, Puente Arriba And Villa Arriendo, Ingavi Province, Department Of La Paz - 1996, Juana F. Moraima Gonzles Tapia Jan 1996

Nutritional And Alimentative State Of The Canaviri, Pocohata, Colina Blanca, Puente Arriba And Villa Arriendo, Ingavi Province, Department Of La Paz - 1996, Juana F. Moraima Gonzles Tapia

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The intent of the present work responds to the necessity of the settlers in depressed areas of La Paz's Altiplano in Bolivia of knowing the reality surrounding the unfolding of their lives. The focus takes into account only one part of all that weighs down on them: that part dealing with their nutritional and alimentative state. This study takes in the communities of Canaviri, Pocohata, Colina Blanca, Puente Arriba, and Villa Arriendo of the Ingavi Province in the Department of La Paz. The variable taken into account is the families' nutritional situation; these families possessing the same status in the …


Physical And Chemical Stability Of Spray Dried Sugars And Protein-Sugar Molecuiar Mixtures For Inhalation, Venkatesh Naini Jan 1996

Physical And Chemical Stability Of Spray Dried Sugars And Protein-Sugar Molecuiar Mixtures For Inhalation, Venkatesh Naini

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The feasibility of producing inhalable microparticles of sugars and protein-sugar molecular mixtures using spray drying was investigated as an alternative to conventional micronization techniques. Four sugars; lactose (L), trehalose (T), sucrose (S) and mannitol (M) were spray dried using a commercial bench-top spray dryer and their physicochemical stability, with respect to particle size, moisture uptake and crystallinity changes, investigated after storage at 23%, 52%, 75% and 93% relative humidity (RH) and 25 °C for 30 days. Two crystalline size fractions (“coarse” = 125-212 μm and “fine” = 44-74 μm) of each sugar, were also characterized, as possible replacements for lactose …


Evaluation Of Cannabinoid Receptor Interaction Of Anandamide, The Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, Irma Bateman Adams Jan 1996

Evaluation Of Cannabinoid Receptor Interaction Of Anandamide, The Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, Irma Bateman Adams

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Recent evidence implicates anandamide as the endogenous ligand for the cannabinoid receptor. One purpose of this study was to determine the structural requirements for anandamide's receptor interaction and the influence of phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), an enzyme inhibitor, on receptor affinity. A second objective was evaluation of the correlation between affinities of the analogs and in vivo pharmacological activities. The ability of anandamide and analogs to displace [3H]- CP 55,940 was determined by a filtration assay. Displacement curves for anandamide in the presence of PMSF produced a Ki of 89 ± 10 nM; without PMSF the Ki increased to 5400 ± …


Fears In Children With Chronic Constipation: Reliability And Validity Of The Defecation Anxiety Scale, Elizabeth Page Clawson Jan 1996

Fears In Children With Chronic Constipation: Reliability And Validity Of The Defecation Anxiety Scale, Elizabeth Page Clawson

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Pediatric constipation can lead to various negative emotional and physical consequences including abdominal pain, painful defecation, toileting fears, anxiety about pain and intestinal dysfunction. In addition, constipation can lead to socially compromising and embarrassing situations due to associated overflow incontinence. These unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms may in tum lead to conditioned avoidance behaviors, which serve to further maintain the cycle of stool retention and constipation. Presently, there have not been any studies directly addressing the role of conditioned aversion in the etiology and maintenance of constipation. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Defecation Anxiety Scale (DAS)- a …