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Development and Preclinical Evaluation of Enzyme Prodrug Therapies Targeted to the Tumor Vasculature
(2014)
Breast cancer is a global health concern of high prevalence that lacks safe and effective therapies for advanced cases. A targeted enzyme prodrug therapy aims to address this issue using an enzyme localized to the tumor ...
LITERATE IDENTITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY: EXAMINING THE NEW LITERACY SKILLS AND NEW LITERACY PRACTICES OF 6TH GRADERS
(2014-12-12)
This qualitative research study was done in an effort to increase our knowledge within the literacy field regarding new literacies and literate identities. This research study explored the new literacy practices and new ...
Whose Voice Are We Listening To After Domestic Terrorism Events? An Analysis of Presidential Responses
(2014-04-29)
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The research analyzed three U.S. Presidents (William Clinton, George W. Bush and Barak Obama), their respective key staffers (Official Voices) and the transcripts from four Sunday morning network news programs ...
Unionid Drift Dispersal in Small Rivers
(2014-08-14)
Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) are a guild of long-lived, burrowing, sedentary, filter-feeding animals that typically occur in dense aggregations called mussel beds. Mussel beds are often patchily distributed, ...
A COMPARISON OF CONTEMPORARY EXECUTIVE FUNCTION MODELS
(2014-05)
Research investigating executive function is difficult in two different ways. First, executive function has only recently evolved into its own field of study, and unlike the fields of personality or intelligence, it ...
A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF RIFT RELATED STRUCTURES: INSIGHTS FROM LASER SCANNED CLAY MODELS AND 3-D SEISMIC INTERPRETATION
(2014-05)
Rifting describes the process of crustal stretching through which the brittle upper crust is subjected to extensional deformation (Falvey, 1974; Bally and Snelson, 1980; Wernicke and Burchfiel, 1982; Steckler, 1985; McKenzie, ...
COMMUNICABILITY, WELLNESS, AND RURAL HEALTH ECONOMICS: A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA
(2014-05-09)
Through an analysis of chronotopic discourses, or discourses that provide meaning in connection to time and space, focused on the (re)definition of rurality in relation to health, this dissertation examines the overall ...
Carbon Nanotube Enhanced Lithium Ion Composite Cathodes
(2014-08-13)
Batteries are sought that can deliver high energy density and high power density over thousands of cycles, with minimum environmental impact and cost. Invariably no one material can achieve all of these requirements. Lithium ...
CAN YOU SPARE SOME (SOCIAL) CHANGE? PARTICIPATORY MEDIA AS CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE IN POOR AND HOMELESS COMMUNITIES
(2014)
Increase in empowerment and accurate representation for lower socioeconomic status groups is a dire and growing need in America. This dissertation examines how participatory media processes can serve as catalysts for change ...
A MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF WETTABILITY IN SHALE KEROGEN WITH VARYING MATURITY LEVELS AND ITS ROLE IN GOVERNING FLUID DISTRIBUTION
(2014-12)
Kerogen is defined as the insoluble macromolecular organic matter in sedimentary rocks and is a complex mixture of organic chemical compounds. The process of kerogen maturation is accompanied by the loss of functionalized ...