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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Nucleic Acid Tertiary Structures
(2011)
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is ubiquitous to all organisms and a molecule that essential to all life forms. RNA is a versatile molecule with numerous cellular functions. With advances in nucleic acid sequencing, researchers ...
Mutational Analysis of Bacterial Condensins
(2011)
Genetic information is carried on chromosomes in all organisms and chromosome is at the center of all life processes. The chromosome must be properly folded to fit into the cells. Moreover, replication and segregation of ...
Adolescent Friendship Networks and Activities: Relationships with Popularity and Aggresssion
(2011)
This study investigated peer status differences in the characteristics of adolescents' friends and friendship activities. Additionally, it examined how friendship characteristics and activities were related to aggression, ...
Knowing which way the wind blows: Weather observation, belief and practice in Native Oklahoma
(2011)
I conducted field interviews and observed and participated in farming and cultural activities to understand how Native American farmers and traditionalists in southwestern Oklahoma conceptualize weather and climate, ...
THE CUMLATIVE AND INDIVIDUAL EFFECTS OF NEGATIVE LIFE EVENTS ON DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR DISORDER, AND PTSD IN A POPULATION OF INCARCERATED WOMEN
(2011)
The investigation of the relationship of negative childhood events with an adult mental health diagnosis of either depression, bipolar disorder or PTSD and whether this influence was cumulative or if a single, specific, ...
Public Support for the Department of Homeland Security
(2011)
The creation of the Department of Homeland Security was a landmark in the history of the U.S. federal government. With the largest reorganization of the federal executive branch in decades, policymakers sought to group ...
Eastern Efficacy: Political Participation of Post-Communist Women
(2011)
My dissertation tackles an important question of democratic transition by addressing the apparent lack of political participation, specifically low intensity participation (LIP), of women across much of post-communist ...
The effects of temperature on compressive strength of rapid setting concrete
(2011)
Rapid setting concrete using Calcium Sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement has been around since the 1960's to meet the need for construction projects with limited time frames. These projects range from quick foundation work to rapid ...
BIFOCAL LENSES: MEETING SPACES OF JEWISH-AMERICAN AND "MAINSTREAM" AMERICAN LITERATURE
(2011)
This dissertation critically examines the concept of Jewish-American literary hyphenation, analyzing its historical and theoretical consequences (chapters one and two), then applying the results of that analysis to three ...