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Saturation Transfer Difference Nmr Studies : Pyrazinamide And Pyrazinamide Analogs Coordinating With Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Fatty Acid Synthase I (Fas I), Halimah Sayahi Jan 2010

Saturation Transfer Difference Nmr Studies : Pyrazinamide And Pyrazinamide Analogs Coordinating With Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Fatty Acid Synthase I (Fas I), Halimah Sayahi

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

One third of the world's population is infected with M. tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) that claims the life of approximately 2 million people every year. The rapid spread of multidrug-resistance tuberculosis as well the emergence of extensively drug resistance strains that are resistant to virtually any known antibiotic, has transformed this once curable disease into a major public health challenge. To regain control of this disease and the associated mortality and morbidity new antibiotics are urgently needed.

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Prospective Effects Of Temperamental Reactivity, Emotion Dysregulation, And Stress On Risk For Anxiety And Depression In Elementary School-Age Children, Jeremy Kyle Fox Jan 2010

Prospective Effects Of Temperamental Reactivity, Emotion Dysregulation, And Stress On Risk For Anxiety And Depression In Elementary School-Age Children, Jeremy Kyle Fox

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Temperamental reactivity and emotion dysregulation are both considered important vulnerability factors in the development of childhood anxiety and depression. Little is known, however, about how these emotional processes work together to shape developmental pathways to internalizing difficulties.

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Effect Of Noise In Principal Component Analysis With An Application To Ozone Pollution, Katerina G. Tsakiri Jan 2010

Effect Of Noise In Principal Component Analysis With An Application To Ozone Pollution, Katerina G. Tsakiri

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

This thesis analyzes the effect of independent noise in principal components of k normally distributed random variables defined by a covariance matrix. We prove that the principal components as well as the canonical variate pairs determined from joint distribution of original sample affected by noise can be essentially different in comparison with those determined from the original sample. However when the differences between the eigenvalues of the original covariance matrix are sufficiently large compared to the level of the noise, the effect of noise in principal components and canonical variate pairs proved to be negligible. The theoretical results are supported …

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First Principles Investigation Of Electronic Structures And Associated Energy And Wave-Function Dependent Properties Of Biological Systems : Deoxyribonucleic Acid (Dna), Oxy-Haemoglobin, Shyam Raj Badu Jan 2010

First Principles Investigation Of Electronic Structures And Associated Energy And Wave-Function Dependent Properties Of Biological Systems : Deoxyribonucleic Acid (Dna), Oxy-Haemoglobin, Shyam Raj Badu

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The Hartree-Fock procedure combined with many body perturbation theory has been used to investigate the electronic structures and associated properties of DNA systems and their corresponding muonium (Mu) adducts, as well as oxyhaemoglobin (HbO2).

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Exploring Adult Efl Learners' Language Learning Potential : A Sociocultural Approach, Cagri -. Ozkose-Biyik Jan 2010

Exploring Adult Efl Learners' Language Learning Potential : A Sociocultural Approach, Cagri -. Ozkose-Biyik

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Close scrutiny of the research on language aptitude reveals that it has been considered a quintessentially cognitive construct. No studies, to the researcher's knowledge, have examined language learning ability from a sociocultural perspective. Therefore, this study seeks to reconceptualize the cognitively oriented concept of language aptitude by looking at it through a sociocultural lens. This reconceptualization is achieved first, by reframing language aptitude and offering a new term, language learning potential, and second, by analyzing the dialogic interactions between an EFL teacher (i.e., the author of this dissertation) and two adult learners in a foreign language context in Turkey.

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Effect Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids On Murine Thymocytes, Aparna Prasad Jan 2010

Effect Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids On Murine Thymocytes, Aparna Prasad

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Several reports suggest that the relative beneficial effect of consumption of omega-3 as

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Application Of X-Ray Diffraction To Material Analysis And Medical Imaging, Wei Zhou Jan 2010

Application Of X-Ray Diffraction To Material Analysis And Medical Imaging, Wei Zhou

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Powder diffraction is commonly used to determine the structures of both inorganic and organic materials. The angle and intensity of the diffraction (also called coherent scatter) peak depends on the nanostructure of the material. When no x-ray optic is used, the peak width broadens, and hence the resolution worsens, as the sample area is increased. However, a small sample area gives low diffracted signal intensity, particularly for thin films and for organic materials, which have low diffraction cross sections. X-ray optics can be used in x-ray powder diffraction to increase the diffraction intensity, thus decreasing exposure times. For a small …

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Psychosocial Factors Contributing To Medication Non-Adherence, Health-Related Quality Of Life, And Disease Activity In Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Alejandra Halperin Faust Jan 2010

Psychosocial Factors Contributing To Medication Non-Adherence, Health-Related Quality Of Life, And Disease Activity In Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Alejandra Halperin Faust

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are chronic and are characterized by periodic exacerbations followed by symptom-free intervals. Symptoms can have a detrimental impact on quality of life. Medication non-adherence in adults with IBD has been well-documented in the literature; continuous medication use is necessary to prevent flares of the disease. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was three-fold: (1) to examine associations between medication non-adherence, disease activity, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), (2) to examine if group differences were present for patients who were high versus low in anxiety or depression in terms of their medication non-adherence, …

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Elucidating The Structure Of Protein Aggregates By Raman Spectroscopy, Ludmila A. Popova Jan 2010

Elucidating The Structure Of Protein Aggregates By Raman Spectroscopy, Ludmila A. Popova

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The structures and properties of amyloid fibrils are of considerable interest due to their associations with numerous neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and transmissible spongiform encephalopaties (prion diseases). Understanding fibrillogenesis at a molecular level requires detailed structural characterization of amyloid fibrils. However amyloid fibrils are difficult objects to study due to their non-crystalline and insoluble nature. These properties make the application of classical tools of structural biology, such as X-Ray crystallography and solution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy, impractical for structural characterization of protein fibrils.

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The Role Of Organizational Commitment In Practitioner Implementation Of Evidence-Based Practices In Substance Abuse Treatment Settings, Irene Teresa Manfredo Jan 2010

The Role Of Organizational Commitment In Practitioner Implementation Of Evidence-Based Practices In Substance Abuse Treatment Settings, Irene Teresa Manfredo

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Organizational commitment (OC) has been linked to different types of work-related behaviors including innovation implementation and professional behavior change but the influence of OC on technology transfer or research to practice processes is as yet unknown. Using a social exchange perspective, the study employed constructs derived from Klein & Sorra (1996) - perceived implementation climate and practitioner innovation-values fit - to understand the association between practitioner level OC and evidence-based practice implementation (EBP) in substance abuse treatment settings. Method: A secondary data analysis was conducted utilizing a 2008 cross-sectional survey of outpatient substance abuse practitioners in eastern New York State …

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Assessing Replicated Coral Trace Element (Sr/Ca And Mg/Ca) Variability And Skeletal Growth Records From The Tropical Pacific, Henry Chun-Yi Wu Jan 2010

Assessing Replicated Coral Trace Element (Sr/Ca And Mg/Ca) Variability And Skeletal Growth Records From The Tropical Pacific, Henry Chun-Yi Wu

Geology Theses and Dissertations

To gain a more complete history and understanding of the full amplitude of climate variability prior to instrumental records, science must rely on natural proxy archives that are sensitive to fluctuations in key climate parameters. Calcium carbonate skeletons of long-living hermatypic corals in some locations have been shown to be natural archives of surface ocean variability. This study investigated the fidelity and reproducibility of coral derived Sr/Ca time series from Clipperton Atoll, Fiji, and Tonga as accurate proxies of sea surface temperature (SST). The replicated high-resolution Sr/Ca time series record monthly and bimonthly SST changes, though with a greater magnitude …

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Nanivid : A New Research Tool For Tissue Microenvironment Studies, Waseem Khan Raja Jan 2010

Nanivid : A New Research Tool For Tissue Microenvironment Studies, Waseem Khan Raja

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Metastatic tumors are heterogeneous in nature and composed of subpopulations of cells having various metastatic potentials. The time progression of a tumor creates a unique microenvironment to improve the invasion capabilities and survivability of cancer cells in different microenvironments. In the early stages of intravasation, cancer cells establish communication with other cell types through a paracrine loop and covers long distances by sensing growth factor gradients through extracellular matrices. Cellular migration both in vitro and in vivo is a complex process and to understand their motility in depth, sophisticated techniques are required to document and record events in real time. …

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"We Do Not See Things As They Are. We See Things As We Are." : Capturing The Transformation Of Career Changing Women From Stem Fields To Teaching, Catherine Snyder Jan 2010

"We Do Not See Things As They Are. We See Things As We Are." : Capturing The Transformation Of Career Changing Women From Stem Fields To Teaching, Catherine Snyder

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

This qualitative study tracks the journeys of four career changing women in STEM fields as they pursue a Master of Arts in Teaching degree and transition into teaching positions. Through analysis of archived writing, journaling, photo elicitation, interviews and member-checking, the study analyzes participants' thinking and learning at the beginning of their entrance into graduate school through to their second year of teaching. Using Mezirow's Transformative Learning Theory, the study focuses on the challenges faced by the women, the catalysts for change, the durability of lessons learned in the teaching program and their degree of contentment with their decision given …

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An Examination Of Predictors Of Relational And Physical Aggression Among African American Early Adolescent Girls : The Role Of Father Involvement, Temperament, And Self-Regulation, Nakia Maureen Hamlett Jan 2010

An Examination Of Predictors Of Relational And Physical Aggression Among African American Early Adolescent Girls : The Role Of Father Involvement, Temperament, And Self-Regulation, Nakia Maureen Hamlett

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Abstract

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The Use Of Messages In Altering Risky Gambling Behavior In Experienced Gamblers, Bianca Jardin Jan 2010

The Use Of Messages In Altering Risky Gambling Behavior In Experienced Gamblers, Bianca Jardin

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The present study examined a fundamental assumption of a cognitive model of gambling: that gambling-related irrational beliefs are directly associated with risky gambling behavior. A total of 80 high-frequency gamblers played a chance-based computer game with play money. While playing this game, a pop-up screen repeatedly displayed one of four types of messages (accurate, inaccurate, neutral or none). Consistent with a cognitive model of gambling, accurate messages decreased risky gambling behavior compared to the other three message conditions. Contrary to predictions, however, inaccurate messages did not lead to more risky gambling behavior, nor was the hypothesis that participants in the …

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Arsenic Speciation Analysis Of Biological Fluids : A Study Of Liquid Chromatography Coupled To Analytical Atomic Spectrometric Instrumentation, Kanna Ito Jan 2010

Arsenic Speciation Analysis Of Biological Fluids : A Study Of Liquid Chromatography Coupled To Analytical Atomic Spectrometric Instrumentation, Kanna Ito

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Arsenic exists as many different chemical forms including inorganic, methylated and dietary species. The toxicity of these species varies: some are highly toxic and can cause adverse health effects in many parts of the body; others are considered relatively non-toxic. Monitoring arsenic exposure is usually accomplished by its direct measurement in biological fluids. Urine is the specimen of choice for assessing arsenic exposure, because of its short biological half-life in blood. There have been very few studies of arsenic species in blood, yet such research can provide valuable information on arsenic distribution and its metabolism in the body.

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Polymorphic Attacks And Network Topology : Application Of Concepts From Natural Systems, Prahalad Rangan Jan 2010

Polymorphic Attacks And Network Topology : Application Of Concepts From Natural Systems, Prahalad Rangan

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The growing complexity of interactions between computers and networks makes the subject of network security a very interesting one. As our dependence on the services provided by computing networks grows, so does our investment in such technology. In this situation, there is a greater risk of occurrence of targeted malicious attacks on computers and networks, which could result in system failure. At the user level, the goal of network security is to prevent any malicious attack by a virus or a worm. However, at the network level, total prevention of such malicious attacks is an impossible and impractical objective to …

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Ecological Invasion In Spatially Competitive Systems, Andrew James Allstadt Jan 2010

Ecological Invasion In Spatially Competitive Systems, Andrew James Allstadt

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Although the term invasion conjures images of invasive species, the dynamics of rarity is fundamental to many ecological processes. The community-level effects of invasion are determined by interactions between individuals in the system. Competition is most intense between neighboring individuals, which may generate spatial organization that can affect the outcome and time scale of an invasion. In this dissertation, I use analytic and simulation models of invasion to study preemptive competition between a rare invading type, and a resident that already occupies the system. In Chapter 1, I give motivation for these studies, and then introduce a spatially structured, individual-based …

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Segregation And Social Control : An Agent Based Simulation, Stephen Matthew Pate Jan 2010

Segregation And Social Control : An Agent Based Simulation, Stephen Matthew Pate

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

There exists a considerable body of literature devoted to the evolution of segregated

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Unsung Voices : The Transformation Of Writing And Identity Of Korean Esl Students In U.S. Secondary Schools, Cheonghwa Cheong Jan 2010

Unsung Voices : The Transformation Of Writing And Identity Of Korean Esl Students In U.S. Secondary Schools, Cheonghwa Cheong

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

ABSTRACT

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Synthetic Studies On Angucycline C104, Rui Zheng Jan 2010

Synthetic Studies On Angucycline C104, Rui Zheng

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The Hauser's annulation and Hauser and Xu's route for C-aryl glycoside synthesis were successfully employed to prepare the linear tetracyclic anthraquinone substituted C-aryl glycoside, galtamycin as well as bis C-aryl glycosides. Synthetic studies on angucycline C104 extended the utility of both methods to structures with angular tetracyclic framework.

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Modern Day Mary Poppins : Uncovering The Work Of Nannies And The Expectations Of Employers, Laura Ann Bunyan Jan 2010

Modern Day Mary Poppins : Uncovering The Work Of Nannies And The Expectations Of Employers, Laura Ann Bunyan

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Throughout the past few decades the number of parents relying on child care has risen. Most research on parental use of child care focuses on relationships between employers and employees of differing racial-ethnic, social class, and educational status. This dissertation was designed to examine the experiences of those who perform nanny work, the process of selecting care, and understand the experiences of those who do not seek to maximize social space between employee and employer.

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Recm 345x.01: Study Abroad Program In Southeast Queensland, William T. Borrie Jan 2010

Recm 345x.01: Study Abroad Program In Southeast Queensland, William T. Borrie

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

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For 345x.01: Study Abroad Program In Southeast Queensland, Bill Borrie Jan 2010

For 345x.01: Study Abroad Program In Southeast Queensland, Bill Borrie

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

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Wbio 370.01: Wildlife Habitat Conservation And Management, Mark Hebblewhite Jan 2010

Wbio 370.01: Wildlife Habitat Conservation And Management, Mark Hebblewhite

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

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Green In Action, Nancy Steele Brokaw '71 Jan 2010

Green In Action, Nancy Steele Brokaw '71

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

In ways large and small, the University strives toward environmental sustainability.

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Three Bets, Sandra Steingraber '81 Jan 2010

Three Bets, Sandra Steingraber '81

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

Sandra Steingraber ’81 writes about the inescapable links between our environmental and personal health.

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Examining The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy And Stimulus Processing, Peter J. Rosen Jan 2010

Examining The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy And Stimulus Processing, Peter J. Rosen

Honors Projects

Stimulus processing is an essential cognitive process that plays a vital role in our decision making and task execution. Since stimulus processing has been shown to be an important factor in task performance and cognitive well-being, it is necessary to explore the relationship it has with other psychological variables related to performance, as well as assess ways in which stimulus processing may be enhanced. The authors hypothesized that self-efficacy (SE) may improve performance by enhancing stimulus processing during task completion. To test this hypothesis, we examined the relationships between SE, behavioral measures of task performance, and neural indices of stimulus …

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Digital Commons @ Iwu Report, 2007-2009, Stephanie Davis-Kahl Jan 2010

Digital Commons @ Iwu Report, 2007-2009, Stephanie Davis-Kahl

Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

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The Long Hard Fall From Mount Olympus: The 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games Bribery Scandal, Thomas A. Hamilton Jan 2010

The Long Hard Fall From Mount Olympus: The 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games Bribery Scandal, Thomas A. Hamilton

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.

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