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Enhanced Translation Of A Chloroplast-Expressed Rbcs Gene Restores Small Subunit Levels And Photosynthesis In Nuclear Rbcs Antisense Plants, Amit Dhingra, Archie R. Portis Jr., Henry Daniell

Faculty Bibliography 2000s

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) is a key enzyme that converts atmospheric carbon to food and supports life on this planet. Its low catalytic activity and specificity for oxygen leads to photorespiration, severely limiting photosynthesis and crop productivity. Consequently, Rubisco is a primary target for genetic engineering. Separate localization of the genes in the nuclear and chloroplast genomes and a complex assembly process resulting in a very low catalytic activity of hybrid Rubisco enzymes have rendered several earlier attempts of Rubisco engineering unsuccessful. Here we demonstrate that the RbcS gene, when integrated at a transcriptionally active spacer region of the chloroplast genome, …

Differential Classroom Interactions By Ethnicity: A Quantitative Approach, Geoff D. Tennant Dr

Institute for Educational Development, East Africa

Concerns regarding differentials in classroom experience and academic attainment by ethnicity have been expressed for some time. This study explores, from a quantitative viewpoint based on fieldwork in 10 London schools, one particular aspect of this, namely classroom interactions between teachers and pupils from different ethnic origins. It was found that African Caribbean children were interacting with teachers at a greater rate than other children, mostly for disciplinary and administrative purposes, and to a much lesser extent for teaching purposes. Asian children, conversely, were interacting less with the teacher overall, but relatively highly for teaching purposes. Whilst these patterns were …

Female Sexual Offenders-An Underexamined Population, Creaig Anthony Dunton

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Sex crimes are considered to be among the most damaging and heinous forms of social deviance in existence. Besides the acts perpetrated by the offenders, the social stigma attached to being victimized is often just as injurious to the victim. Society sees males as the sole perpetrators of acts of sexual abuse, but this is not the case. The extant literature shows that women, while fewer in number, also perpetrate acts of sexual abuse and assault against other adults and children. This thesis is a preliminary typology that classifies female sexual offenders based upon the acts perpetrated, using cases presented …

Method For Determination Of Singlet Oxygen Quantum Yields For New Fluorene-Based Photosensitizers In Aqueous Media For The Advancement Of Photodynamic Therapy, Wade William Grabow

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been investigated over the past three decades and is currently an approved therapeutic modality for skin cancer, the treatment of superficial bladder, early lung and advanced esophageal cancers, and age-related macular degeneration in a number of countries. In PDT, the absorption of light by a chromophore generates cytotoxic species such as reactive singlet oxygen, leading to irreversible destruction of the treated tissue. The measurement of the singlet oxygen quantum yield is an important determinant used to evaluate the efficiency of new photodynamic therapy agents developed in the laboratory, to screen potential photosensitizers in aqueous media.The singlet …

Chemical Structure - Nonlinear Optical Property Relationships For A Series Of Two-Photon Absorbing Fluorene Molecules, Joel Mccajah Hales

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation reports on the investigation of two-photon absorption (2PA) in a series of fluorenyl molecules. Several current and emerging technologies exploit this optical nonlinearity including two-photon fluorescence imaging, three-dimensional microfabrication, site-specific photodynamic cancer therapy and biological caging studies. The two key features of this nonlinearity which make it an ideal candidate for the above applications are its quadratic dependence on the incident irradiance and the improved penetration into absorbing media that it affords. As a consequence of the burgeoning field which exploits 2PA, it is a goal to find materials that exhibit strong two-photon absorbing capabilities. Organic materials are …

Facade Democracy: Democratic Transition In Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan, Robin Nicole Merritt

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores the reasons behind the stagnation in the transition to democracy in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. According to their constitutions, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are democracies. In actuality, however, there is little evidence to support that these are democratic systems. These states' post-Soviet constitutions outline them as democracies - yet they lack a free press; freedom of association is suppressed; religious freedom is limited; and free speech is constrained as well. While these two countries hold popular elections, much of their electoral processes are under the control of the executive branch of government - calling into question whether or not …

Professional Development Activities And Job Satisfaction Among Communi, Michael Bosley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to examine the relationship between participation in specific professional development activities and the adjuncts' level of job satisfaction. Data was gathered from previous and current professional development activities at Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida. Research in the area of professional development activities for adjunct faculty is emerging; however, there is a scarcity of research in the area of professional development activities as a means to increase job satisfaction. The data produced by this study were reviewed to determine, the level of job satisfaction of those adjuncts who attended professional development activities; the degree to which …

Beginning Teacher Satisfaction With Employment In Southwest Florida: R, Derrick Donnell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The United States Department of Education predicts that the nation will need more than one million new teachers by the year 2010 (U.S.DOE, 1996). At the same time, 43% of teachers leave the profession within their first five years of employment. Southwest Florida is experiencing a tremendous growth rate. This growth rate pattern has been predicted to continue through the year 2010. The school districts of Southwest Florida find themselves scrambling to build new schools in order to keep pace with the growth. These new schools must be staffed with qualified teachers. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 …

A Case Study Of The Student Academic Support System: State University, Helen Hill

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In 1985, the Florida Legislature mandated the development of a computer assisted academic advisement program for the State University System. This study of the Student Academic Support System (SASS) explored the administrator and advisor viewpoints, rather than traditional student perception assessments, in order to add to the understanding of computer assisted advising as it now stands in the State of Florida. The goal of this research was to determine the best practices of computer assisted advising throughout the State University System. Individuals who use or have responsibility for the advising system were identified in each institution in the State University …

Discrete Nonlinear Wave Propagation In Kerr Nonlinear Media, Joachim Meier

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Discrete optical systems are a subgroup of periodic structures in which the evolution of a continuous electromagnetic field can be described by a discrete model. In this model, the total field is the sum of localized, discrete modes. Weakly coupled arrays of single mode channel waveguides have been known to fall into this class of systems since the late 1960's. Nonlinear discrete optics has received a considerable amount of interest in the last few years, triggered by the experimental realization of discrete solitons in a Kerr nonlinear AlGaAs waveguide array by H. Eisenberg and coworkers in 1998. In this work …

Merger Of Law And Mediation: Lessons From Equity Jurisprudence And Roscoe Pound, The , Jacqueline Nolan-Haley

Faculty Scholarship

This article examines Roscoe Pound's concerns with the decline of equity jurisprudence in the American legal system, suggesting that they resonate with those of modern ADR scholars who worry about the effects of blending settlement with adjudication and mediation with the law. It examines court-connected mediation with particular emphasis on the historic parallels between equity and mediation. Both equity and mediation offer a form of "individualized justice" unavailable in the official legal system, and each allow room for mercy in an otherwise rigid, rule-bound justice system. Yet, scholars question whether equity today is still equitable and whether institutionalized mediation offers …

Bulletin Of Yale University School Of Nursing 2004-2005, Yale School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Bulletins and Catalogues

Series 100, Number 14

September 5, 2004

Capital Punishment, Execution Publicity And Murder In Houston, Texas, Lisa Stolzenberg, Stewart J. D'Alessio

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Order Maintenance Reconsidered: Moving Beyond Strong Causal Reasoning, David Thacher

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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U.S. Domestic Prosecution Of The American International Sex Tourist: Efforts To Protect Children From Sexual Exploitation, Sara K. Andrews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Foreword: You Are Entering A Gay And Lesbian Free Zone: On The Radical Dissents Of Justice Scalia And Other (Post-) Queers - [Raising Questions About Lawrence, Sex Wars, And The Criminal Law], Bernard E. Harcourt

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Lockyer V. Andrade: California Three Strikes Law Survives Challenge Based On Federal Law That Is Anything But Clearly Established, Doyle Horn

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Book Review

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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From Nike V. Kasky To Martha Stewart: First Amendment Protection For Corporate Speakers' Denials Of Public Criminal Allegations, Cynthia A. Caillavet

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Community Policing And Youth As Assets, James Jr. Forman

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

No Means No: Withdrawal Of Consent During Intercourse And The Continuing Evolution Of The Definition Of Rape, Matthew R. Lyon

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Bringing In The State: Toward A Constitutional Duty To Protect From Mob Violence, Susan S. Kuo

Faculty Publications

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Race-Conscious Admissions Programs: Where Do Universities Go From Gratz And Grutter, Suzanne E. Eckes

The Journal of Law and Education

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Universities And Other Institutions Of Higher Learning Recent Developments In The Law

The Journal of Law and Education

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Law Review Digests

The Journal of Law and Education

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Book Reviews

The Journal of Law and Education

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Table Of Contents

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Building New Culture Media For Assisted Reproductive Technology., Mary N. Egbuniwe, H. Lee Higdon Iii, William R. Boone

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Characterization Of Microbial Communities In Tce-Contaminated Seep Zone Sediments., Brian A. Nevius, Christopher E. Bagwell, Robin L. Brigmon

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Transcriptional Activation Is Mediated By Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1Α, Hdm2, And P70s6k1 In Response To Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Signaling, Heath D. Skinner, Jenny Z. Zheng, Jing Fang, Faton Agani, Bing-Hua Jiang

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

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