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Security Scanners In Comparative Perspective, Gregory S. Mcneal Jan 2013

Security Scanners In Comparative Perspective, Gregory S. Mcneal

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

No abstract provided.


Social Cognitive Theory Vs. Social Comparison Theory: Examining The Relationship Between Social Influence And Weight Loss, Emily Grigg Jan 2013

Social Cognitive Theory Vs. Social Comparison Theory: Examining The Relationship Between Social Influence And Weight Loss, Emily Grigg

Masters Theses

This qualitative study investigated the impact of social influence on weight loss, more specifically, the internal and external elements that effect response and success of those who are trying to lose weight. The research focused on three questions: (1) How great of an influence does self-efficacy have in weight loss success? (2) How great of an influence does social comparison have in weight loss success? (3) Which factor has the largest impact on weight loss: self-efficacy, peer efficacy, or positive social support, or negative social support? Data was collected by the researcher conducting semi-structured interviews. These interview were conducted with …


Comprehensive Investigation Of The Transcription Profiles Of Solanum Lycopersicum Treated With Two Cerato-Platanins From Botrytis Cinerea, Talitha Caudle Jan 2013

Comprehensive Investigation Of The Transcription Profiles Of Solanum Lycopersicum Treated With Two Cerato-Platanins From Botrytis Cinerea, Talitha Caudle

Dissertations

Botrytis cinerea is a severe plant pathogen that destroys more than 200 crop species worldwide. During early infection, B. cinerea secretes a large store of proteins onto the host surface, many of which cause acute necrosis, senescence, and the loss of cell wall integrity. Recently, cerato-platanin (CP) family member BCSNOD1 was found among fungal secretory products. A subsequent expression profile of B. cinerea-infected strawberry showed the early induction of BCSNOD1 and the CP homologue BCSNOD2. The function of CPs is poorly understood, although evidence suggests a role in plant-pathogen interactions. To characterize CP during B. cinerea infection, the interactions of …


Phytochemical Investigation Of Lonchocarpus Species : A Search For Antioxidant Compounds, Caitlin E. Deskins Jan 2013

Phytochemical Investigation Of Lonchocarpus Species : A Search For Antioxidant Compounds, Caitlin E. Deskins

Dissertations

Natural product research plays a crucial role in the discovery of new drugs for the treatment of human diseases. One plant genus that has been shown to contain a variety of compounds with many different activities but has yet to be thoroughly investigated is the genus Lonchocarpus (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae). In this work, three species of Lonchocarpus from Monteverde, Costa Rica were investigated. Each of the species underwent antioxidant-guided fractionation to isolate compounds that are responsible for the extracts' antioxidant activity. Antioxidant activity was evaluated using two antioxidant assays, the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical assay and the ferric reducing ability of plasma …


A Quantitative Model Of Relative Ethical Violation For Use In Military Decision-Making, Gregory S. Reed Jan 2013

A Quantitative Model Of Relative Ethical Violation For Use In Military Decision-Making, Gregory S. Reed

Dissertations

As the embodiment of rational cause-and-effect, game and decision theory methods dominated the second half of the 20th century and continue to flourish today. Machine ethics, a very nascent field, involves developing machines (either as tangible hardware or as mathematical or logical models) with ethics codified as principles and procedures, in turn allowing them to consider ethical "cause-and-effect" of potential actions. A model known as the Metric of Evil (the "Metric") was first conceived by a branch of the United States Army, primarily intended for use by the Army itself. The Metric was inspired by a perceived gap in military …


Dynamic Management Of Coexistence In Ieee 802.15.4-Based Health Monitoring Wireless Body Area Networks, Mohammad Deylami Jan 2013

Dynamic Management Of Coexistence In Ieee 802.15.4-Based Health Monitoring Wireless Body Area Networks, Mohammad Deylami

Dissertations

Health monitoring Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) are systems with stringent demands regarding various performance metrics. The information collected and processed by WBANs is used in the diagnosis of health conditions; therefore, reliability of communication is a critical issue. The overlap of transmission ranges between wireless networks as a result of mobility, known as dynamic coexistence, is a major source of interference that may significantly affect the operation of WBANs in medical environments. In this dissertation, we study the effects of dynamic coexistence on the operation of IEEE 802.15.4-based health monitoring WBANs. We investigate the candidate wireless technologies for WBAN …


Volume 63 Issue 3 (2013), Case Western Reserve Law Review Jan 2013

Volume 63 Issue 3 (2013), Case Western Reserve Law Review

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Illuminating Innumeracy, Lisa Milot Jan 2013

Illuminating Innumeracy, Lisa Milot

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Giving Families Their Best Shot: A Law-Medicine Perspective On The Right To Religious Exemptions From Mandatory Vaccination, Hope Lu Jan 2013

Giving Families Their Best Shot: A Law-Medicine Perspective On The Right To Religious Exemptions From Mandatory Vaccination, Hope Lu

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Health Care And The Illegal Immigrant, Patrick Glen Jan 2013

Health Care And The Illegal Immigrant, Patrick Glen

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

No abstract provided.


Challenging The Fda's Authority To Regulate Autologous Adult Stem Cells For Therapeutic Use: Celltex Therapeutics' Partnership With Rnl Bio, Substantial Medical Risks, And The Implications Of United States V. Regenerative Sciences, Katherine Drabiak-Syed Jan 2013

Challenging The Fda's Authority To Regulate Autologous Adult Stem Cells For Therapeutic Use: Celltex Therapeutics' Partnership With Rnl Bio, Substantial Medical Risks, And The Implications Of United States V. Regenerative Sciences, Katherine Drabiak-Syed

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

No abstract provided.


Awakening The Slumbering Giant: How Horizontal Drilling Technology Brought The Endangered Species Act To Bear On Hydraulic Fracturing, Kalyani Robbins Jan 2013

Awakening The Slumbering Giant: How Horizontal Drilling Technology Brought The Endangered Species Act To Bear On Hydraulic Fracturing, Kalyani Robbins

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Re-Punishing The Innocent: False Confession As An Unjust Obstacle To Compensation For The Wrongfully Convicted, Gregory P. Scholand Jan 2013

Re-Punishing The Innocent: False Confession As An Unjust Obstacle To Compensation For The Wrongfully Convicted, Gregory P. Scholand

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Volume 64 Issue 1 (2013), Case Western Reserve Law Review Jan 2013

Volume 64 Issue 1 (2013), Case Western Reserve Law Review

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Tribute To Professor Calvin William Sharpe, Jonathan L. Entin Jan 2013

Tribute To Professor Calvin William Sharpe, Jonathan L. Entin

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Short Treatise On Amateurism And Antitrust Law: Why The Ncaa's No-Pay Rules Violate Section 1 Of The Sherman Act, Marc Edelman Jan 2013

A Short Treatise On Amateurism And Antitrust Law: Why The Ncaa's No-Pay Rules Violate Section 1 Of The Sherman Act, Marc Edelman

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Political Duopoly: Antitrust Applicability To Political Parties And The Commission On Presidential Debates, Samuel F. Toth Jan 2013

The Political Duopoly: Antitrust Applicability To Political Parties And The Commission On Presidential Debates, Samuel F. Toth

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


In Memorian: Edward A. Mearns, Jr., Robert P. Lawry Jan 2013

In Memorian: Edward A. Mearns, Jr., Robert P. Lawry

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Local Control Of Emerging Energy Sources: A Due Process Challenge To Disparate Treatment By States, Erik Lange Jan 2013

Local Control Of Emerging Energy Sources: A Due Process Challenge To Disparate Treatment By States, Erik Lange

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


2013 Aasu Volleyball Guide, Armstrong State University Jan 2013

2013 Aasu Volleyball Guide, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Volleyball Records (Archived)

No abstract provided.


Demographic Trends In Nonmetropolitan America: Implications For Land Use Development And Conservation., Kenneth M. Johnson Jan 2013

Demographic Trends In Nonmetropolitan America: Implications For Land Use Development And Conservation., Kenneth M. Johnson

Sociology

This research contributes new information delineating the rapidity and geographic scale at which demographic change is occurring in non-metropolitan America. Rural areas are being buffeted by economic, social, and governmental transformations from far beyond their borders. These structural transformations are reflected in the demographic trends playing out across the vast rural landscape in the first decade of the twenty-first century. The patterns of demographic change in rural America are complex and subtle, but their impact is not. Population change has significant implications for the people, places, and institutions of rural America; for the natural environment that is a fundamental part …


Hit Losers: The Good (Faith) Fight For Net-Profits Payments From Blockbuster Hollywood Productions, Neal Robin Jan 2013

Hit Losers: The Good (Faith) Fight For Net-Profits Payments From Blockbuster Hollywood Productions, Neal Robin

Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet

No abstract provided.


Neiu Academic Catalog, 2013-2014, "Community, Empowerement Through Learning, Access To Opportunity, Excellent, Diversity, Integrity", Northeastern Illinois University Jan 2013

Neiu Academic Catalog, 2013-2014, "Community, Empowerement Through Learning, Access To Opportunity, Excellent, Diversity, Integrity", Northeastern Illinois University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.


Father Stanisław Musiał, S.J.: The Courage To Confront, Agata Wyszynski Jan 2013

Father Stanisław Musiał, S.J.: The Courage To Confront, Agata Wyszynski

Masters Essays

How does one surpass the ordinary, especially when one’s ordinary surroundings disclose prejudice and hostility? In her essay entitled, On Relationship as a Key to Interreligious Dialogue, Doris Donnelly observed that there is “...goodness to be seen in ordinary people doing ordinary things under extraordinary circumstances — people whose lives are a powerful witness to their faith.”1 One such ordinary person was Father Stanisław Musiał, S.J., whose Jesuit education, friendship with Jews, and participation in dialogue and negotiations with Jews allowed him to transcend the anti-Semitic culture of the post-World War II epoch in Poland.


The Accumulation Of The Cyanobacterial Toxin, Microcystin, In Cherry Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) And Bush Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris) Plants, Bethany R. Lefebvre Jan 2013

The Accumulation Of The Cyanobacterial Toxin, Microcystin, In Cherry Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) And Bush Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris) Plants, Bethany R. Lefebvre

Center for Freshwater Biology

We aimed to develop a high-sensitivity method to detect microcystin toxins in fruit tissue and to determine if irrigation with water containing toxic cyanobacteria may result in accumulation of microcystin toxins in fruit tissue and affect fruit development. In a greenhouse experiment bush beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) were grown in the summer under natural light and temperature between the months of September and August. Mature plants received treatments of toxic, Microcystis aeruginosa, applied twice weekly to the soil. To simulate naturally contaminated irrigation water, the M. aeruginosa were applied to plants as a suspension of intact …


Volume 63 Issue 4 (2013), Case Western Reserve Law Review Jan 2013

Volume 63 Issue 4 (2013), Case Western Reserve Law Review

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Hydraulic Fracturing And Water Management In The Great Lakes, Nicholas Schroeck, Stephanie Karisny Jan 2013

Hydraulic Fracturing And Water Management In The Great Lakes, Nicholas Schroeck, Stephanie Karisny

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Climate Change And Natural Gas Dynamic Governance, Elizabeth Burleson Jan 2013

Climate Change And Natural Gas Dynamic Governance, Elizabeth Burleson

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Tribute To Professor Calvin William Sharpe, Douglas E. Ray Jan 2013

Tribute To Professor Calvin William Sharpe, Douglas E. Ray

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Tribute To Professor Calvin William Sharpe, Robert N. Strassfeld Jan 2013

Tribute To Professor Calvin William Sharpe, Robert N. Strassfeld

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.