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A Study In Neglect : The Case Of H.G. Wells' The World Set Free, Kyle Patrick

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Isolation Of Cadmium Sensitive Mutants In Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii By Transformation/Insertional Mutagenesis, Joyce M. Pfeifer-Mchugh

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Comparison Of The Cost-Effectiveness Between Laryngeal Mask Airway And Endotracheal Intubation, Jason Ellingson

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Mutagenesis Of The Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense Variant Surface Glycoprotein, Cara L. Grisso

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Restriction Of Hsv-1 Replication In Mouse Neuroblastoma Cells, Cathryn Brandon

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Visage: Improving The Ballistic Vulnerability Modeling And Analysis Process, Brett F. Grimes

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The purpose of this thesis was to improve the process of modeling and analyzing ballistic vulnerability data. This was accomplished by addressing two of the more urgent needs of vulnerability analysts; the ability to display fault tree data and to edit target descriptions. A vulnerability data visualization program called VISAGE was modified to meet these needs. VISAGE was originally created to preview static shotline plots and subsequently grew into a full-featured visualization package for vulnerability target descriptions and analyses data. The next logical step in the programs evolution was to include the needed editing and fault tree display capabilities. The …

Cancer Mortality In Northwestern Minnesota Farmers, Valorie N. Normandin

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Artificial Neural Networks For University Admission Decisions, David Roderick Hodgson

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The Stranger, Jane Kurtz

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Antarctic Bird Parasites, Joyce A. Cunningham-Bold

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Mechanisms For The Desulfurization Of Ethanethiol Over Molybdenum Disulfide At Moderate Pressure, Stephen J. Brandt

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Racial Discrimination Toward Major League Baseball Pitchers, Gregrey Scott Smith

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An Application Of Vsevolod Meyerhold's Principles Of Biomechanics To An Original Performance Text, Joseph D. Ralston

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Land-Use Change In The Fringe Regions Of Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness, Brian W. Savage

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Developmental Morphology Of Hysterothylacium Dollfusi (Nematoda: Anisakidae) In Paddlefish (Polyodon Spathula) And An Analysis Of The Host-Parasite Relationship, With A Brief Note On Maintenance Of Juvenile Paddlefish., Christopher Anthony Ottinger

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To determine the suitability of juvenile paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) as experimental animals, fish were maintained for 154 d in a 378-L aquarium with distilled, deionized water in a flow-through system with a low inflow rate. Un-ionized ammonia levels were higher (median of 7-d mean values = 0.66 mg/L) than is considered optimal for warmwater fish. Weight gain varied from 0.05 to 0.33 g/d. Juvenile paddlefish were fully anesthetized in 4-6 min with tricane at a concentration of 66.1 mg/L. Blood collection was safer and more efficient when the caudal vessels were used rather than cardiac puncture.Sera, macrophages and alimentary canals …

Genetic Analyses Of Captive And Wild Populations Of Hawaiian Geese., Elizabeth H. Rave

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Preserving genetic diversity is important for maintaining the evolutionary potential and fitness of endangered species such as the Hawaiian goose (Branta sandvicensis), or nene. I used DNA fingerprinting to assess genetic diversity in captive nene from Hawaii and England and in wild nene from Hawaii. I used pedigrees and DNA fingerprinting to assess the effects of inbreeding on reproductive success in captive nene. I determined (1) differences in mean similarity coefficients between unrelated and related nene within and between captive colonies and the relationship between coancestry and similarity coefficients in captive nene from Hawaii, (2) differences in mean similarity coefficients …

General Diagnosis Of Salitrón, A Village In San Juan Ermita, Department Of Chiquimula, Fredy Samuel Coronado López

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This study reports on the development of a diagnostic tool to assess the current socio-economic and cultural conditions as well as physical and natural resources among the rural communities of Salitrón and San Juan Ermita, Chiquimula, Guatemala. This diagnostic tool revealed the current situation in these communities, especially in the population dedicated to agricultural production. Several alternative recommendations are provided to improve development projects in these communities. This project was made possible through the participation of CUNORI (Centro Universitario de Oriente) agricultural students.

"Yet I Must Submit": Mormon Women's Perspectives On Death And Dying 1847-1900, Julie Paige Hemming Savage

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This thesis explores Mormon women's experiences with death as revealed in their personal writings from 1847-1900. The study includes an examination of women's involvement in caring for the sick and tending to the dead, as well as an exploration of women's personal reactions to death. A careful reading of Mormon women's writings from this period reveals that Mormonism equipped believers with powerful doctrines and rituals which helped women cope with the sorrow and profound grief that accompanied the deaths of those they loved. In addition, members living in Mormon communities rendered invaluable physical, emotional, and spiritual support to each other …

Nmda Receptor-Mediated Synaptic Plasticity In Developing Mammalian Visual Pathways, Gregory S. Perens

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Precise connections in many mammalian nervous systems require a great deal of remodeling during development. In the visual system, many excess synapses are originally formed in the lateral geniculate nucleus and striate cortex. Only the correct set of axon terminals are retained during normal development, while imprecise ones withdraw. The mechanism by which only correct axons are retained requires neural activity, and may be regulated by specific receptors at synapses.

The transmission of neural signals at these synapses is carried out in part by the glutamate-activated NMDA receptor. It is hypothesized that NMDA receptor activation plays a crucial role in …

Sorbent Performance Testing Experience In A Bench Scale Pressurized Fluidized Bed Reactor, Steve Yagla

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Comparison Of Oscillometric Blood Pressure Measurements : Upper Arm And Forearm, Lorissa Walz

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A Study To Determine The Effectiveness Of Using Of Videotapes On Student Learning, Gregory Kazaryan

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Science Equivalent Credits For Agriscience Courses In North Dakota High Schools, Albert J. Liebersbach

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Escherichia Coli Genesslyd Andfkpa Encode New Members Of The Family Of Fk506 Binding Proteins., Shelley M. Horne

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Cosmid clones of E. coli chromosomal DNA were screened for the ability to complement a lysis deficient mutation that made the bacterium resistant to lysis by the E protein of bacteriophage $\phi\rm X174.$ From one of these clones a DNA fragment from the 74.8 minute region of the chromosome was cloned that contained two genes of interest, slyD and fkpA. Both genes encode proteins that are members of the family of proteins that bind the immunosuppressive drug FK506. The SlyD protein has very low sequence similarity to the FK506 binding proteins (FKBPs) and is the only E. coli protein that …

The Effect Of Spectrally Altered Speech On Comprehension And Memory Through Recall For Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease And Normal Aged Individuals, Kelly Lynn Johnson

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Examining Variables Distinguishing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome From Fetal Alcohol Effects, Jessica L. Gourneau

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Priming And Specific Word Recall In Individuals With Senile Dementia Of The Alzheimer Type, Kimberly Freiderich

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Role Of Perceived Competence In The Behavior Of Socially Anxious Persons In Problem-Solving Groups, Scott D. Bradshaw

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Research finds high-shy persons participate minimally in interactions, withhold ideas from their groups, and negatively evaluate their performance. While commonly true, high-shy persons do not always interact less and it has been suggested (Efran & Korn, 1969) that high-shy persons may dominate a discussion if they can find a "safe" topic. The current study examined whether perceptions of perceived competence can produce this effect and increase the performance level of high-shy persons in a problem-solving group above the performance level of low-shy persons.

One hundred and four women, ages 18 to 24, at Virginia Commonwealth University participated. Subjects completed a …

The Impact Of The Tau Mutation On Reproductive Function In The Golden Hamster, Eliza Leake Thomasson

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The tau mutation affects the circadian system of the golden hamster primarily by decreasing the period of the activity cycle from 24 to 20 hours. To study the effect of this mutation on reproductive function in the golden hamster, 3 experiments have been designed. In the first experiment, wild-type and tau female hamsters will be maintained in conditions of 14:10 LD and 11.7:8.3 LD, respectively. Blood samples will be taken and analyzed by radioimmunoassay (RIA) to determine the timing of the proestrus LH surge. In the second experiment, wild-type and tau males will be transferred to shortened photoperiods of 10:14 …

The Role Of Follicular Dendritic Cells In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pathogenesis, Sonya Lynn Heath

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Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1(HIV) results in a disease process characterized by three stages: an acute phase characterized by viremia, a clinically latent stage with little or no detection of virus in the blood, and the last stage, AIDS, which. is characterized. by marked immunodeficiency. During clinical latency, CD4+ T cells decline over a period lasting from a few to several years. Throughout this period, HIV is found trapped on the surface of follicular dendritic cells(FDC) in the germinal centers of secondary lymphoid tissues and this is the primary site of active viral replication. We hypothesize that FDC, and the …