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In Vitro Study of Histatins: Studies of the Free and Copper Complexed Bioligand's Structure and Catalytic Activity.
(2009)
The ability of the histidine-rich peptides, histatin-5 (Hst-5) and -8 (Hst-8), to support the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the copper-catalyzed oxidation of ascorbate and cysteine has been evaluated. ...
Societal Expectations and Educational Opportunity: A Study of Future Orientation, Expectancy Valuing, and Academic Performance of St. Lucian Youth
(2009)
Correlation and regression analyses were used to examine variables that explain the academic motivation of students in St. Lucia based on the theories of future-orientation. A new variable representing individuals' reactions ...
Solgel Silicates: Thickness Control and Interactions with Cucurbit[7]uril/Dye Complexes
(2009)
This work reports the progress made in investigating the versatility of solgel silicate thickness control and hosting capabilities for use in sensor and optical material technologies. Thickness control of the solgel ...
REPRODUCTION IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT: MUSSELS, IMPOUNDMENTS, AND CONSERVATION
(2009)
As humans alter the environmental landscape, there is an increasing need to understand the relationship between species and the environment, how changes to the environment translate to populations and communities, and how ...
MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDIES OF BENZENE-d6 ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK CARBON MATERIALS BY LINE SHAPE ANALYSIS OF STATIC SOLID-STATE 2H NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTRA
(2009)
Black carbons in the atmosphere, in soils, and in sediments strongly sorb hydrophobic organic contaminants and function as agents of transport, sequestration, and catalysis. There is a need to examine the specific sorption ...
Solgel Silicates: Thickness Control and Interactions with Cucurbit[7]uril/Dye Complexes
(2009)
This work reports the progress made in investigating the versatility of solgel silicate thickness control and hosting capabilities for use in sensor and optical material technologies. Thickness control of the solgel ...
Communication and Community in a City of Survivors: (Re) Figuring the Oklahoma City Bombing
(2009)
This is an ethnographic study on the Oklahoma City bombing survivor community. The purpose of this study is to examine survivor, volunteer, and rescuer accounts gathered through field notes, interview, and archival documents, ...
Two Towns, Multiple Places: Race and Identity on the Early Republic's Frontier
(2009)
In order for us to understand and reconceptualize race in the early republic, we ought to examine the symbiotic relationship between Prophetstown and Vincennes during the first two decades of the nineteenth century. The ...
PARATEXTUAL RELATIONSHIPS, AESTHETIC MEANING, AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL INTELLIGIBILITY IN FRANZ LISZT'S SONATA IN B MINOR
(2009)
When a performer approaches a score with the goal of crafting an interpretation, certain values are invariably assigned. The performer determines which edition of a score he will use, tempo relationships, dynamic ranges, ...
Writing in the Age of Speed
(2009)
This dissertation argues that speed characterizes the world of technology in the twenty-first century. The ideologies inherent in technologies have always been of enormous interest to historians, philosophers, and political ...