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Economic Variables And Their Influence On Scientific Accplishment, Willis Boykin

All Theses

ABSTRACT This research looks for an association between economic variables and scientific advancement. More specifically, the main economic variables will be average schooling in the labor force, output per worker, capital per worker and different forms of the three. Index scores will provide a quantitative measure of scientific advancement. This paper explores the relationship of these variables among individuals and societies.

Analysis And Experiments For Tendril-Type Robots, Lara Cowan

All Theses

New models for the Tendril continuous backbone robot, and other similarly constructed robots, are introduced and expanded upon in this thesis. The ability of the application of geometric models to result in more precise control of the Tendril manipulator is evaluated on a Tendril prototype. We examine key issues underlying the design and operation of 'soft' robots featuring continuous body ('continuum') elements. Inspiration from nature is used to develop new methods of operation for continuum robots. These new methods of operation are tested in experiments to evaluate their effectiveness and potential.

Storm Water Export Of Nitrogen, Phosphorous, And Carbon From Developing Catchments In The Upper Piedmont Physiographic Province, Laura Reid

All Theses

Impacts on water quality caused by land use change from forests and pastures to housing subdivisions were evaluated in catchments undergoing active development in the upper Piedmont physiographic province of South Carolina. Specific attention was focused on the export of nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon from these catchments during storm events. Three catchments with varying stages of development were compared to categorize the effects of land disturbance. Storm events occurring within a four year period of 2004 through 2007 were studied for changes in water quality within catchment streams. Due to the potential large input of surface runoff to streams following …

Synthetic Studies And Biological Evaluation Of Imidazole-Containing Marine Alkaloids, Lesley Ann Schmid

Chemistry & Biochemistry Dissertations - Archive

This dissertation discusses the synthetic methods towards and the preliminary biological studies of an unnamed, imidazole-containing alkaloid, derived from the marine species Oceanapia. This alkaloid was first discovered in 1996 by researchers at the NIH as a possible inhibitor of the key enzyme in the detoxification cycle of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Chapter 1 provides an overview of tuberculosis, which is currently the second highest cause of death worldwide, with one third of the world's population infected. In recent years, the emergence of multi-drug resistant strains has created new interest and funding for tuberculosis research. New treatments like the alkaloid described above …

Experience Of Media And Race In The National Football League: An Existential Phenomological Study, Jocelyn Alexis Fisher

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Over 70% percent of the current National Football League (NFL) population is of African-American descent (Lapchick, 2007). Moreover, there is a disparity between sport analyst with 74% of the radio and television announcers being White, and 12% being Black (Lapchick 2006). Thus, the purpose was to examine African-American NFL players on their experiences of media interaction from a phenomenological perspective and veteran NFL reporters experiences of interacting with African-American NFL players. This study consisted of one open-ended question for each population. Data was transcribed and analyzed, and themes were identified. Themes for the NFL players consisted of a) how media …

Creating Aotearoa Through Discourse: Language And Character In Keri Hulme's The Bone People, Sabryna Nicole Sarver

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

I will be looking at Keri Hulmes novel The Bone People as a postcolonial text. The beginning will explore the current conversations taking place about the importance of language(s) within texts that are deemed postcolonial as they relate to Hulmes novel which is written in both Maori and English. Other important postcolonial ideas applicable to the text such as space, magical realism, and current postcolonial theory will be looked at. Previous criticism will also be examined. The final sections of this thesis will focus on Hulmes three main characters separately: Joe, Kerewin, and Simon, and their places within and outside …

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 37, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Mr. SHU is crowned — SHU gives away free tuition — Biology department receives grant to study songbirds -- Poster showcase presents senior projects -- Secret Service Officers speak at SHU — Can your daily habits be a result of OCD? — Where students flock when the weather’s hot — Art & Design host senior Portfolio night --Slapstick comedy brings out best in Segel --SHU Forces proves talent at showcase -- Senior co-captains lead dance team to 4th in Nationals -- Media studies students display creative work for community -- Women's lacrosse wins first ever NEC title

Tumor-Targeting Drug Delivery System Of Anticancer Agent, Shuyi Chen

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman And Educational Philosophy: Social Progress And Contemporary Efficacy, Teresa Lynn Wise

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

As one of the prominent and influential philosophers of her time, Charlotte Perkins Gilman was well known for her 1898 study, Women and Economics: A Study of the Economic Relation between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution. This study demonstrated the negative perceptions maintained toward women from within an androcentric culture. Gilman's treatise developed into a life long argument for the equal treatment and considered value of one-half of the human population: women. It is through the educational facet of her social philosophy illustrated in the novel, Her land, that Gilman demonstrates a culture composed of caring …

Faculty Senate Resolution 08-09, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

LSU Faculty Senate Publications

Faculty Senate Resolution on appropriate selection of LA Core 4 Curriculum as the TOPS criteria, adopted on May 1, 2008.

Effect Of Epigenetic Modifications Of Donor Somatic Cells On The Subsequent Chromatin Remodeling Of Cloned Bovine Embryos, Angelica M. Giraldo, Darin A. Hylan, Casey B. Ballard, Megan N. Purpera, Todd D. Vaught, John W. Lynn, Robert A. Godke, Kenneth R. Bondioli

Faculty Publications

Evidence indicates that failure of nuclear transfer (NT) embryos to develop normally can be attributed, at least partially, to the use of differentiated cells as the donor karyoplast. Blastocyst production and development to term of cloned embryos has been hypothesized to differ between population doublings of the same cell line as a consequence of changes in the levels of DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) and methylated DNA during in vitro culture. The objective of this study was to determine embryo production, developmental potential, and gene expression patterns of prehatched and posthatched embryos generated using donor cells with different levels of DNMT1 …

Temperature-Dependent Development, Survival, And Potential Distribution Of Ischnodemus Variegatus (Hemiptera: Blissidae), A Herbivore Of West Indian Marsh Grass, Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, J. P. Cuda, Paul D. Pratt, Alison Fox

Faculty Publications

The bug Ischnodemus variegatus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Blissidae) is an adventive herbivore, native to South America that feeds in the invasive grass Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge) Nees (Poaceae). This grass is a problematic weed in Florida and Australia, but it is a highly valued forage in Mexico, Cuba, and Venezuela. We studied the influence of nine constant temperatures (8-38°C) on the developmental time and survival of I. variegatus. Complete egg and nymphal mortality occurred at temperatures ≤20.5°C and at 38°C. Developmental time decreased linearly with temperature until 28-30°C and then increased at 33°C. Mortality of first, second, and third instars was high …

Nanomaterials And Nanotechnologies: Approaching The Crest Of This Big Wave, Vuk Uskoković

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Nanomaterials are typically considered as solid physical structures that comprise grain boundaries at the resolution of less than 100 nanometers, whereby nanotechnologies are depicted as dealing with the design of various applications based on employing the former. Some of the essential features of nanomaterials and the scientific approaches to their investigation are discussed in the course of this work. The real reason for the current scientific and technological interest in the physical effects at nanoscale is linked with the historic trend of refinement of human knowledge and of the corresponding ability to manipulate with the structural patterns of the Universe. …

South Dakota State University Undergraduate General Catalog 2008-2009, South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University Catalogs and Bulletins: 1935 to present

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Global Warming Due To Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Success Of State Solutions As A Model For A Federal Solution;Note, Neil Keenan

Journal of Legislation

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Global Warming Due To Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Success Of State Solutions As A Model For A Federal Solution;Note, Neil Keenan

Journal of Legislation

No abstract provided.

Undergraduate And Graduate Course Descriptions, 2008 Summer, Wright State University

Course Descriptions

Wright State University undergraduate and graduate course descriptions from Summer 2008.

A Bbp-Mud2p Heterodimer Mediates Branchpoint Recognition And Influences Splicing Substrate Abundance In Budding Yeast, Qiang Wang, Li Zhang, Bert C. Lynn, Brian C. Rymond

Biology Faculty Publications

The 3′ end of mammalian introns is marked by the branchpoint binding protein, SF1, and the U2AF65-U2AF35 heterodimer bound at an adjacent sequence. Baker's yeast has equivalent proteins, branchpoint binding protein (BBP) (SF1) and Mud2p (U2AF65), but lacks an obvious U2AF35 homolog, leaving open the question of whether another protein substitutes during spliceosome assembly. Gel filtration, affinity selection and mass spectrometry were used to show that rather than a U2AF65/U2AF35-like heterodimer, Mud2p forms a complex with BBP without a third (U2AF35-like) factor. Using mutants of MUD2 and BBP, we show that the BBP–Mud2p complex bridges partner-specific Prp39p, Mer1p, Clf1p …

Promoting Neuron Adhesion And Growth, Laura M. Y. Yu, Nic Leipzig, Molly S. Schoichet

Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering Faculty Research

During nervous system development, the extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a pivotal role offering anchorage points to maturing neurons and neurites, as well as a permissive environment for tissue formation. Thus enhancement of cell adhesion is often an important criterion when designing biomaterials for neural tissue engineering. In addition to functionalizing biomaterials with ECM-derived cell adhesive molecules, there is emerging evidence that indicates the surface topography, stiffness, and electrical properties play an important role in neuron adhesion and neurite outgrowth. We describe recent developments in biomaterials modification for simulating the microenvironment in order to promote neuron adhesion and growth, as well …

Chiral Recognition Of Amino Acids By Use Of A Fluorescent Resorcinarene, Gerald I. Richard, Hadi M. Marwani, Shan Jiang, Sayo O. Fakayode, Mark Lowry, Robert M. Strongin, Isiah M. Warner

Faculty Publications

The spectroscopic properties of a chiral boronic acid based resorcinarene macrocycle employed for chiral analysis were investigated. Specifically, the emission and excitation characteristics of tetraarylboronate resorcinarene macrocycle (TBRM) and its quantum yield were evaluated. The chiral selector TBRM was investigated as a chiral reagent for the enantiomeric discrimination of amino acids using steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. Chiral recognition of amino acids in the presence of the macrocycle was based on diastereomeric complexes. Results demonstrated that TBRM had better chiral discrimination ability for lysine as compared to the other amino acids. Partial least squares regression modeling (PLS-1) of spectral data for macrocycle-lysine …

Stand Structure And Dynamics Of Sand Pine Differ Between The Florida Panhandle And Peninsula, Paul B. Drewa, William J. Platt, Charles Kwit, Thomas W. Doyle

Faculty Publications

Size and age structures of stand populations of numerous tree species exhibit uneven or reverse J-distributions that can persist after non-catastrophic disturbance, especially windstorms. Among disjunct populations of conspecific trees, alternative distributions are also possible and may be attributed to more localized variation in disturbance. Regional differences in structure and demography among disjunct populations of sand pine (Pinus clausa (Chapm. ex Engelm.) Vasey ex Sarg.) in the Florida panhandle and peninsula may result from variation in hurricane regimes associated with each of these populations. We measured size, age, and growth rates of trees from panhandle and peninsula populations and then …

Culture-Independent Identification Of Gut Bacteria In Fourth-Instar Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis Invicta Buren, Larvae, Albert H. Lee, Claudia Husseneder, Linda Hooper-Bùi

Faculty Publications

Red imported fire ants (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta Buren, are medical, urban, and agricultural pests from South America. They are successful invaders due to their preference for disturbed habitats, high reproductive rates, and the ability to feed on a wide variety of food items (omnivorous). Fourth-instar larvae are used by the colony to digest solid food and then regurgitate it for consumption by workers and queens. Larvae are an ideal source of investigations of endosymbiotic bacteria possibly involved in nutrient distributions. Our study utilized 16S rDNA sequencing to describe the composition of the bacterial community in fourth-instar ant larvae in order …

A Critical Exegesis And Interpretation Of The Work Of Austin Farrer, Wesley Dalton

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

The Power Of Language: In Politics, Genocide, And Politicide, Heather Rademacher

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Labrad : Vol 33, Issue 2 - May 2008, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

LABRAD - Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Radiology Archives

• Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase (TRAP): An Important Diagnostic Tool for Hairy Cell Leukaemia
• Heterotopic Pregnancy: A Case Report
• Biochemical Markers of Excessive Alcohol Use
• Osmotic Fragility
• Pattern of Drug Abuse in Patients Presenting at a Referral Lab
• Achondrogenesis
• Molecular Diagnosis of Human Papilloma Virus
• Diagnosis of Clostridium Difficile Associated Diarrhoea
• Pakistan Association of Pathologists – Meeting Report

May 1, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the May1, 2008, meeting of the University Senate. 52 pages

Creating Alternative And Demedicalized Spaces: Testimonial Narrative On Disability, Culture, And Racialization, Parin Dossa

Journal of International Women's Studies

The literature on disability, gender and “race” has benefited from the political economy perspective. With its emphasis on unmasking the workings of power, this perspective has brought into relief the systemic, institutionalized and spatial oppression of disabled persons, compounded in the case of gender and “race.” This narrative of deconstruction, however, remains incomplete in the absence of voice and subjectivity of persons with disabilities. Using narrative moments, recounted by an immigrant woman with two “disabled” children, this paper makes a case for an integrated framework for a study of racialized persons with disabilities. Here, the margins2 are not out there …

Marketing Of Forest Reproductive Material: The Use Of Microsatellites For Identification Of Registered Tree Clones In Finland, Leena Koviuranta, Kari Leinonen, Pertti Pulkkinen

Aspen Bibliography

According to the current legislation on the marketing of forest reproductive material, tree clones marketed in the EU must have certain traits which make them identifiable, and these traits must have been accepted and registered by an official body. Due to this obligation, there is a need for reliable, functional and practicable methods for specifying these distinctive characters. We have developed a clone identification method for European and hybrid aspens and curly birch, based on nuclear microsatellites, which can be used for determining the distinctive characters mentioned in the directive. For aspens, we have used 18 loci, of which nine …

In Memoriaum: Val Nolan Jr., Jd'49

Val Nolan Jr. (1976 Acting; 1980 Acting)

No abstract provided.

Vol. 6, No. 02 (May/June 2008)

Indiana Law Update

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