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Mechanism of cellular intoxication by large clostridial toxins.
(2002)
Clostridium sordellii lethal toxin (TcsL) is a large clostridial toxin (LCT) that glucosylates Ras, Rac and Ral. In chapter II, using a suite of inhibitors, steps in cell entry by TcsL were dissected and entry appears to ...
High-performance InAs-based interband cascade lasers
(2016-05)
Currently, there are only two types of mid-infrared lasers that are capable of continuous-wave (CW) operation above room temperature: quantum cascade (QC) lasers and interband cascade (IC) lasers. Both of them share the ...
Impact of Sense of Belonging and Level of Relational-Interdependent Self-Construal on Relational Aggression
(2016-05-13)
The college adjustment literature emphasizes the importance of social support for college students (Credé & Niehorster, 2012). Relational aggression is a form of aggression that attacks an individual’s social support ...
Considering a Framework for How the Supreme Court Should Conceptualize the Press Clause of the First Amendment in the Network-Society Era
(2013-12)
The Internet has made it possible for anyone to become a publisher, thus challenging traditional conceptualizations of the press and the press clause of the First Amendment, which has historically been understood in terms ...
Women and the Construction of American Indian Scholarship, 1830-1941
(2012)
Between 1830-1941 a select group of European American women's rights proponents crafted a body of American Indian scholarship through which they were able to exercise an extraordinary degree of social and political influence. ...
INVESTIGATIONS OF CARTILAGE LUBRICITY AND INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CARBON NANOTUBES AND PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYERS
(2012)
Because one of the principal functions of articular cartilage in joints is to provide support in diarthrodial joints, transmitting loads with minimum friction and wear, it is likely that understanding the lubrication ...
An essentialist theory of modality.
(2000)
Knowing what is necessary or possible requires that one know the essences of natural kinds, which is the real goal of science. We can formulate hypotheses concerning kinds and their essences, and test them for their ...
Ecological niche modeling: integrating patterns of species richness, factors shaping geographical range limits, and conservation planning
(2009)
The concept of the niche has been a central theme of ecology for over half a century. With recent advances in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and statistical procedures, the inferential method of ecological niche ...
Chemical Affinity in Eighteenth-Century Scottish Physiology and Agriculture
(2013)
The standard historiography of eighteenth-century chemistry focuses on the chemical revolution. French chemists, most notably Lavoisier, replaced the phlogiston theory of combustion with a new one based on oxygen and ...
Understanding A+B bidding patterns and policy implications for ODOT project lettings
(Oklahoma City, OK : Oklahoma Department of Transportation, 2014., 2014-10)
We first surveyed all Transportation Agencies on their rules of implementation of A+B and incentive/disincentive designs. A complete survey of A+B and I/D letting practice is presented. Policy details such as application, ...