Characterization of the Pseudomonas cepacia transposable elements IS401,...
This study describes the nucleotide sequence analyses of three transposable elements, IS401, IS406, and IS408, from Pseudomonas cepacia. These were among a number of insertion sequences identified in...
View ArticleA descriptive study of self-perceived functional roles and attitudes of a...
Until this dissertation, no research had investigated the use by community college development officers of specific skills that have been identified in the literature as significant in the successful...
View ArticleEntre dos sujetos. El personaje y su evolucion en la novelistica espanola...
El presente estudio trata de armonizar diversas teorias aplicandolas al analisis del personaje. Partiendo de una base estructuralista, se considera al personaje--siguiendo a Claude Levi-Strauss--como...
View ArticlePopulation dynamics, foraging ecology, and management of gulls on Monomoy NWR
Increases in numbers of Herring (L. argentatus) and Great Black-backed (L. marinus) gulls, and concurrent decreases in numbers of other beach-nesting birds, led to the proposed use of avicides to...
View ArticleEnvironmental education needs assessment among elementary school teachers in...
Environmental education is on its way to being integrated into the school system. While environmental groups are trying to help teachers address various environmental issues, teachers are often...
View ArticleBiliteracy development: A case study
Literacy as a process has been the object of study in different languages. Research has also been devoted to literacy development in bilingual settings both in native and second languages. Early...
View ArticleThe spiritual aspect of loss: A phenomenological exploration with...
This dissertation presents the results of a study designed to explore the therapist's phenomenological awareness of spirituality in their work with their clients who are dealing with loss. The...
View ArticleConditions for school reform: The views of urban high school teachers
This study explores conditions that lead urban high school teachers to voluntarily participate in school-wide reform programs. The study is significant because of the leadership roles assigned to...
View ArticleThe role of G-proteins and second messengers in neuromodulation by...
Upon activation of the acetylcholine receptor (muscarinic or nicotinic), chromaffin cells secrete catecholamine, nucleotides and neuropeptides. The secretory granules contain 150 mM ATP. Once this ATP...
View ArticleA Fourier transform electron paramagnetic resonance study of a photo-induced...
An investigation is made of the usefulness of Fourier-Transform Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (FT-EPR) for time resolved studies of photo-induced electron transfer. The reaction chosen for study is...
View ArticleNonleptonic weak interactions in the delta and hypernuclear sectors
Two areas of nonleptonic weak interactions are examined: parity-violation in nucleon-nucleon interactions including $\Delta$ excitations, and strangeness-changing hypernuclear decay processes. In both...
View ArticleNucleotide sequence analysis of IS402 from Pseudomonas cepacia and...
The nucleotide sequence of IS402, from Pseudomonas cepacia, was determined. This transposable element was isolated previously from P. cepacia on the basis of its ability to increase expression of the...
View ArticleMolecular evolutionary studies of filarial parasites of the genus Brugia
Lymphatic filariasis is a human parasitic disease which causes great physical suffering, while also having a substantial economic impact on the peoples of the tropics and sub-tropics. In order to...
View ArticleA predictive validity study of SEARCH: A screening instrument used for...
This study examines SEARCH, an individually administered screening test used to identify kindergarten children who may be vulnerable to academic failure in school. The public school district in the...
View ArticleSchool-business partnerships: A case study in an urban area
Advancing technology demands workers who are equipped with the higher-order cognitive skills of analysis and problem-solving. Opportunities for upward mobility are increasingly reserved for those who...
View Article"Kids & Books": A model for television as a medium to lead children to...
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between television and recreational reading and to investigate one program, Kids & Books, as a model for television as a medium that can...
View ArticleFluctuation theory of phase behavior in polymer liquid crystalline systems
This research was motivated by theoretical and experimental objectives regarding blends of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers and flexible coil polymers with specific application to in situ...
View ArticleInformational needs of college student clients
The purpose of this study was to investigate the informational needs of incoming clients at college counseling centers. Two primary questions were asked: first, what areas of information do students...
View ArticleSynthesis and deformation behavior of polyurethane thermoplastic elastomers
The deformation behavior of several different polyurethane thermoplastic elastomers was investigated. Four chemically distinct systems were synthesized, each with hard segment contents of 30, 40, and...
View ArticleReinforcement learning and its application to control
Learning control involves modifying a controller's behavior to improve its performance as measured by some predefined index of performance (IP). If control actions that improve performance as measured...
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