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The medicago truncatula genome and analysis of nodule-specific genes
(2009)
The nitrogen-fixing plant Medicago truncatula is an important model system for identifying legume genes and determining their functions. With over 255 megabases of the genome, representing about 85% of the euchromatic ...
Direct Simulation of the Thermal Transpiration of Rarefied Gases in Short Channels
(2009)
Thermal transpiration (also referred to as thermal creep, thermal diffusion and thermomolecular flux) is the process by which a gas under the influence of a temperature gradient will flow through a channel from a cold ...
OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF RAIN MICROPHYSICS AND RAIN RETRIEVAL USING POLARIMETRIC RADAR DATA
(2009)
Accurate quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) and quantitative precipitation forecasts (QPF) require accurate microphysical parameterization/modeling of the precipitation. This study presents the modeling of rain ...
PERCEPTION OF EARLY INTERVENTION FAMILY OUTCOME: INSIDE CHINESE-AMERICAN FAMILIES HAVING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
(2009)
This study seeks to determine whether Chinese-American Families having a child with disabilities experience different needs and expected early intervention family outcomes from families from the mainstream culture. The ...
Mechanisms of Serine Acetyltransferase and O-Acetylserine Sulfhydrylase
(2009)
The de novo biosynthesis of L-cysteine in enteric bacteria and higher plants is a two-step pathway. The first step is catalyzed by serine acetyltransferase (SAT), which converts acetyl CoA and L-serine to O-acetyl-L-serine ...
CHEMICAL, ISOTOPE AND MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF MICROBIAL REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION OF TETRACHLOROETHYLENE AND TRICHLOROETHYLENE
(2009)
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE) are among the most commonly detected groundwater contaminants in the U. S. Microbial reductive dechlorination of this group of contaminants was investigated in different ...
MECHANISTIC INVESTIGATION OF ADDITIONS TO ALKENES
(2009)
We have conducted correlation studies on ten alkene addition reactions in this project in order to explore the substituent effects on alkene reactivity in these reactions. In these studies, we have correlated the relative ...
Sacred Ground: The Use of Religious Rhetoric in Inaugural Addresses and State of the Union Messages
(2009)
The examination of presidential rhetoric by scholars has provided valuable insight into the nature of presidents and the presidency. This dissertation provides the first systematic analysis of the use of religious rhetoric ...
OPTOELECTRONIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR COLLISION RISK MODEL
(2009)
The purpose of this dissertation is to develop a new, novel and low cost three-dimensional tracking system that can produce a Time and Space Position Information (TSPI) database for developing an FAA Collision Risk Model ...
Effects of State and Action Abstraction on Development of Controllers for Concurrent, Interfering, Non-Episodic Tasks
(2009)
The development of controllers for autonomous intelligent agents given a simple task is relatively straightforward and basic techniques can be used to develop such controllers. However, as agents are given more than one ...