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The Specter Of Post-Communism : Competing Explanations For Health Crisis In The Post-Soviet States, Brian Philip Hinote Jan 2007

The Specter Of Post-Communism : Competing Explanations For Health Crisis In The Post-Soviet States, Brian Philip Hinote

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Regulation Of Gene Expression In Response To Continuous Low Intensity Direct Current Electrical Fields, Jessica Amber Jennings Jan 2007

Regulation Of Gene Expression In Response To Continuous Low Intensity Direct Current Electrical Fields, Jessica Amber Jennings

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Regulation Of Ho-1 And Its Role In Angiogenesis, Jessy Deshane Jan 2007

Regulation Of Ho-1 And Its Role In Angiogenesis, Jessy Deshane

All ETDs from UAB

Ischemic tissue and organ dysfunction occur in a variety of cardiovascular diseases. The hypoxic environment created during ischemic injury activates cytoprotective genes, of which heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is of great interest. This microsomal inducible enzyme is involved in the homeostasis of prooxidant heme, which is released from heme proteins upon injury. HO-1 responds to a variety of oxidative stress associated stimuli. HO-1 expression has been implicated as a protective response in diverse disease states which has been attributed to the beneficial properties of the by products iron, carbon monoxide and biliverdin/bilirubin. Regulation of expression of HO-1 is also significant, as …


An Investigation Of Sonication And Advanced Chemical Oxidants As Potential Ballast Water Treatment Strategies Under Static And Continuous Flow Regimes., Meghana Ravindra Gavand Jan 2007

An Investigation Of Sonication And Advanced Chemical Oxidants As Potential Ballast Water Treatment Strategies Under Static And Continuous Flow Regimes., Meghana Ravindra Gavand

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


An Evolutionary Approach To Vaccine Strain Selection: Ancestral And Consensus Hiv -1 Envelope Immunogens., Denise L. Monti Jan 2007

An Evolutionary Approach To Vaccine Strain Selection: Ancestral And Consensus Hiv -1 Envelope Immunogens., Denise L. Monti

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Amine Structures On Cure Behavior Of A New Epoxy Monomer., Yanxi Zhang Jan 2007

The Effect Of Amine Structures On Cure Behavior Of A New Epoxy Monomer., Yanxi Zhang

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Riding The Carousel At Layton Beach, Ivey Tate Brown Jan 2007

Riding The Carousel At Layton Beach, Ivey Tate Brown

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Procedures For Predicting Pressures Inside Cores, Leonard Winardi Jan 2007

Procedures For Predicting Pressures Inside Cores, Leonard Winardi

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Thermal Behavior Of Model Polystyrene Materials: Exploring Nanoconfinement Effect, Kai Chen Jan 2007

Thermal Behavior Of Model Polystyrene Materials: Exploring Nanoconfinement Effect, Kai Chen

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


The Role Of The Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Pathway In Bone Development And Repair, Ying Wang Jan 2007

The Role Of The Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Pathway In Bone Development And Repair, Ying Wang

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Transportation Infrastructure Resilience And Disaster Preparedness Education In Alabama, Stephanie Victoria Watson Jan 2007

Transportation Infrastructure Resilience And Disaster Preparedness Education In Alabama, Stephanie Victoria Watson

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


An Architecture Framework For Composite Services With Process-Personalization, Rajani Shankar Sadasivam Jan 2007

An Architecture Framework For Composite Services With Process-Personalization, Rajani Shankar Sadasivam

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Exposure To Airborne Asbestos In Jamaican Hospitals, Henroy P. Scarlett Jan 2007

Exposure To Airborne Asbestos In Jamaican Hospitals, Henroy P. Scarlett

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Development Of A New Spun Concrete Pole Reinforced With Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars, Ashraf Mounir Mahmoud Shalaby Jan 2007

Development Of A New Spun Concrete Pole Reinforced With Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars, Ashraf Mounir Mahmoud Shalaby

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Dynamic Response Of Polymer Encased Concrete Walls, Deepak Somasundaram Jan 2007

Dynamic Response Of Polymer Encased Concrete Walls, Deepak Somasundaram

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Development Of A Sdof Model For An Aluminum Arch Subjected To Impulse Loads, David P. Ray Jan 2007

Development Of A Sdof Model For An Aluminum Arch Subjected To Impulse Loads, David P. Ray

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Novel Immunomodulatory Oligonucleotides For Cancer Therapy, Elizabeth R. Rayburn Jan 2007

Novel Immunomodulatory Oligonucleotides For Cancer Therapy, Elizabeth R. Rayburn

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


A Theory And Practice Of Website Engagibility, Ronan Fitzpatrick Jan 2007

A Theory And Practice Of Website Engagibility, Ronan Fitzpatrick

Doctoral

This thesis explores the domain of website quality. It presents a new study of website quality - an abstraction and synthesis, a measurement methodology, and analysis - and proposes metrics which can be used to quantify it. The strategy employed involved revisiting software quality, modelling its broader perspectives and identifying quality factors which are specific to the World Wide Web (WWW). This resulted in a detailed set of elements which constitute website quality, a method for quantifying a quality measure, and demonstrating an approach to benchmarking eCommerce websites. The thesis has two dimensions. The first is a contribution to the …


Incompressible And Compressible Boundary Layers On A Fibre In The Melt Spinning Process, John Harding Jan 2007

Incompressible And Compressible Boundary Layers On A Fibre In The Melt Spinning Process, John Harding

Doctoral

This thesis seeks to investigate shear stress on and heat transfer from the surface of a fibre in the industrial process of melt spinning. Melt spinning is the process whereby molten polymer materials are extruded through the holes of a device known as a spinneret to create continuous filaments of polymer. Fibres manufactured in this way are used in applications as diverse as fashion and clothing, to telecommunications. The magnitude ofthe shear stress on the fibre surface, and also the rate of heat transfer from the fibre to the surrounding environment are of major importance to the overall quality of …


New Mexico Data Users Conference_2007, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research, New Mexico Economic Development Department Jan 2007

New Mexico Data Users Conference_2007, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research, New Mexico Economic Development Department

BBER Publications

This report compiles statewide and county-level demographic, economic, labor force, industry, trade, tourism, and population data for New Mexico. The publication includes economic forecasts, employment and income trends, export profiles, county profiles, and extensive data resources intended for planners, researchers, businesses, and government agencies.


All Quiet On The Middle Eastern Front? Proposed Legislation To Regulate Milblogs And Effectuate The First Amendment In The Combat Zone, Michelle Rosengarten Jan 2007

All Quiet On The Middle Eastern Front? Proposed Legislation To Regulate Milblogs And Effectuate The First Amendment In The Combat Zone, Michelle Rosengarten

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Santa Fe Design Week: A Pilot Study, Billy Ulibarrí, Myra Segal Jan 2007

Santa Fe Design Week: A Pilot Study, Billy Ulibarrí, Myra Segal

BBER Publications

The UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) conducted a baseline economic impact and program evaluation of Santa Fe Design Week (SFDW), a week-long symposium that brings together design professionals from the fields of graphic design, architecture, furniture design, fashion design, and sustainability. The objectives of this pilot study: identify major issues and concerns for Santa Fe design industries and the SFDW; provide an in-depth analysis of the value and benefits of SFDW to design professionals and the community; describe the current situation of design businesses in Santa Fe; explore the meaning of a design hub' among Santa Fe …


To Achieve Closure Of The Hatch-Waxman Act's Loopholes, Legislative Action Is Unnecessary; Generic Manufacturers Are Able To Hold Their Own, Yana Pechersky Jan 2007

To Achieve Closure Of The Hatch-Waxman Act's Loopholes, Legislative Action Is Unnecessary; Generic Manufacturers Are Able To Hold Their Own, Yana Pechersky

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Artist's Search For Justice In The Justice System: A Discussion Of Representative Films Of Sidney Lumet And Works From The World Of Literature On The Law, Sharon A. Souther Jan 2007

The Artist's Search For Justice In The Justice System: A Discussion Of Representative Films Of Sidney Lumet And Works From The World Of Literature On The Law, Sharon A. Souther

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Experience Of Obesity, Its Treatment And Weight Loss: A Qualitative Study Of Overweight Couples, Brenda Potz Kieffer Jan 2007

The Experience Of Obesity, Its Treatment And Weight Loss: A Qualitative Study Of Overweight Couples, Brenda Potz Kieffer

Other Faculty of Health Theses

This study utilized a qualitative, phenomenological methodology to study obesity. The purpose was to better understand the experiences of obesity, treatment and weight loss from the perspectives of formerly obese individuals, their partners and as couples. The participants consisted of six couples mostly from rural communities. In each couple, at least one the partners had experienced weight fluctuations into the obese range and had achieved at least 50% of his or her weight loss goal. The couples participated in two semi-structured interviews, both individually and as couples. A genogram was constructed with each couple to help identify family of origin …


Outcomes Based Education? Rethinking The Provision Of Compulsory Education In Western Australia, Richard G. Berlach, Keith Mcnaught Jan 2007

Outcomes Based Education? Rethinking The Provision Of Compulsory Education In Western Australia, Richard G. Berlach, Keith Mcnaught

Education Papers and Journal Articles

Outcomes based education (OBE), which emphasises a radical reinterpretation of the enterprise of education, is a phenomenon enveloping the Australian compulsory education sector. This paper examines the theoretical tenets of OBE as articulated by its chief exponent, William Spady. It then explores the effects that OBE implementation is having on the Western Australian educational fraternity, touching upon current tensions and emerging consequences. Implementation exigencies in one area of the WA curriculum (Mathematics) are then considered; and finally, possible future ‘outcomes’ are suggested should the identified concerns fail to receive due attention.


Filling The Void: International Legal Structures And Political Risk In Investment, Molly Zohn Jan 2007

Filling The Void: International Legal Structures And Political Risk In Investment, Molly Zohn

Fordham International Law Journal

This Article is broken into five sections. Part I defines political risk. Part II provides a brief review of the academic literature showing the work that has been done in this area of law. Part III argues that there have indeed been oscillations in the degree of political investment risk in the world and explains that investment risks rise when changes in the world power structure cause temporary power vacuums. Once new institutions emerge for the protection of investments, the level of risk declines. Part IV discusses the current trend, in which the world is witnessing the emergence of a …


The Challenges Of International Criminal Prosecutions In Africa, Okechukwu Oko Jan 2007

The Challenges Of International Criminal Prosecutions In Africa, Okechukwu Oko

Fordham International Law Journal

This article evaluates the problems and challenges of international criminal prosecutions in Africa.Part I examines the values of criminal prosecution. It examines whether international criminal prosecutions can be used as a vehicle to contribute to "national reconciliation and to the restoration and maintenance of peace." I concede that punishing perpetrators of evil is definitively a viable mechanism for combating impunity. In appropriate cases, the criminal process can be deployed to engineer compliance with the law and to deter would-be perpetrators of evil. I argue, however, that the objectives of using criminal prosecution to reestablish social equilibrium and promote reconciliation, though …


Cockroaches, Or Worlds As Images, Nathalie Blanc Jan 2007

Cockroaches, Or Worlds As Images, Nathalie Blanc

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

The cockroach is an insect of tropical origin whose presence in urban space draws our attention to the fact that the city is not only an artificial and controlled universe but also a porous one because of the interstices through which the animals slip. This article analyzes the role of animals in cities, and more particularly of the cockroach, in the city dweller's imagination and in the construction of an aesthetic experience of urban life. Imagination, metaphor, and domestication are the clues to understanding a sharp, active thought of the lived environment. One will thus approach the place of aesthetics …


Meso-Machining Of Miniature Space System Components, Carlos Ramirez Jan 2007

Meso-Machining Of Miniature Space System Components, Carlos Ramirez

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Many industries in engineering and science are focusing more on producing mechanisms and system components of magnitudes smaller than existing products. One of the major technologies associated with these demands is the development of meso scale precision manufacturing systems. Meso scale fabrication involves the scaling down of conventional machining to incorporate the use of familiar materials, such as aluminum, steel, and even titanium for machining miniature components. New techniques in meso scale fabrication allow for the machining of miniature space system components in an efficient manner to meet certain specifications. A description of the processes used to accurately machine a …