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Mining Microbial Communities: Exploring Symbiotic Bacteria as a Source of New Natural Products
(2013)
As ubiquitous inhabitants of Earth, bacteria represent a diverse resource in the search for new natural products. In order for the field of natural products to progress, new and exciting sources of biodiversity must be ...
Coin Flip: Reestablishing a Reciprocal Relationship Between Rhetoric and Athletics in American Higher Education
(2013)
In the following pages, I consider the troublesome relationship between rhetoric and athletics in American higher education and how this relationship plays out in the first-year composition classroom. Specifically focused ...
THE ANAEROBIC MICROBIAL METABOLISM OF ENERGY SUBSTRATES: AN EXPLORATION INTO COALBED METHANOGENESIS, THE BIODETERIORATION OF DIESEL FUEL, AND BIOCORROSION
(2013-12)
Under anaerobic conditions the complete mineralization of energy substrate can be achieved by specialized individual microorganisms or through syntrophic partnerships involving bacteria and archaea that ultimately convert ...
STUDIES OF THE USE OF THE [2.2]PARACYCLOPHANE MOIETY TO MEDIATE INTERACTION BETWEEN METAL CENTERS AND ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION OF 2,2’-BITHIOPHENE IN MICELLAR MEDIA
(2013)
Organometallic polymers have been identified as a class of materials useful in various advanced applications due to their promising electrical, magnetic, optical and catalytic properties. Such properties depend on the ...
LANDSCAPE HETEROGENEITY AND SPATIO-TEMPORAL RESOLUTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR MAPPING LAND COVER CHANGES
(2013)
Land cover is changing dramatically worldwide from both anthropogenic and natural drivers. In the United States, the rates and types of land cover change have varied temporally due to government policy, environmental ...
The Forgotten Warriors: Keetoowah Abolitionists, Revitalization, the Search for Modernity and the Struggle for Autonomy in the Cherokee Nation, 1800-1866
(2013)
My research focuses on the revitalization of the Cherokee Keetoowah
Symphony No. 1
(2013)
This document contains the complete musical score for Symphony No. 1, an original composition in four movements for symphonic orchestra. At the highest level this symphony uses the Golden Section as a general template for ...
Dynamic Shear Rupture along Faults: Experiments and Simulations
(2013-12-14)
Earthquakes are events of unstable shear rupture that propagate along fault-zones in the crust. Earthquake rupture processes have been the focus of experimental analyses and numerical simulations, yet many details are still ...
Recognizing Racial Publics--An Exploration of Racial Identity and Community Among Black Women in Understanding Obesity and Weight Loss Messages
(2013)
This dissertation takes a public relations approach and qualitatively explores how Black women understand obesity and weight loss messages based on their racial identity and community. Racial identity is the degree to which ...
DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF HUMAN MIDDLE EAR TISSUES
(2013)
Middle ear tissues, including the tympanic membrane (TM), round window membrane (RWM) and stapedial annular ligament (SAL), play important roles in acoustic transmission function in the middle ear. Changes of mechanical ...