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TESTING OF NOVEL ENZYME PRODRUG AND PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPEUTICS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER
(2012)
The majority of this work characterizes two novel enzyme prodrug therapies using fusion proteins containing annexin V to target only tumor vascular endothelial cells and cancer cells, reducing the burden of systemic toxicity ...
Modulation Domain Image Processing
(2012)
The classical Fourier transform is the cornerstone of traditional linear
IN VIVO FLUORESCENCE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ESCHERICHIA COLI OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN FEPA
(2012)
Opportunistic microbial pathogens rely heavily on acquisition of nutrients to survive hostile environments. The complexity and redundancy of iron acquisition systems in bacteria illustrates the importance of iron in cellular ...
Validity of laboratory and field methods for predicting fat free mass in elite male rowers
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of air displacement plethysmography, ultrasound, near-infrared interactance, and skinfold measurements in estimating fat-free mass in elite male rowers. Twenty-three ...
Immigrant Children's Adaptation and Assimilation in the Context of Family
(2012)
Family plays a notable role in shaping children's life trajectories. Focusing on second generation immigrants, this dissertation investigates how immigrant families structure their children's social environment and future ...
Teachers' Perceptions of the Lived Experience of Safe Schools: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Approach
(2012)
Beginning in 1996, a rash of rampage school shootings occurred in the United States. "Rampage school shootings occur when students or former students attack their own school" (Langman, 2009, p. 2). Numerous studies have ...
Stochastic Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Sustainable Pavement Preservation Treatments
(2012)
Classic engineering economic theory was developed to furnish the analyst a tool to
Samuel Coleridge Taylor's Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
(2012)
Hiawatha's Wedding Feast is widely recognized as the seminal work of the English composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Among his compositional output, this choral cantata launched his career as a musician and composer of ...
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOND ELECTIONS: AN ASSESSMENT
(2012)
School bonds provide an important mechanism of financing school capital projects. Bonds are paid back via future property taxes, which may or may not be associated with an increase in tax rates. Bond issues require voter ...
Religious Coping in a Sample of Older Adults
(2012)
The population of older adults is growing, and will continue to grow in the United States (Administration on Aging, 2003). Thus, the need to understand the experiences of the elderly and to intervene appropriately is ...