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ABACHRYSA EUREKA (BANKS) (NEUROPTERA: CHRYSOPIDAE): EGG, FIRST INSTAR LARVA AND BIOLOGICAL NOTES
(2007-08-29)
Based on museum-held and field-collected specimens new data are presented regarding the distribution, adult phenology and first-instar larva of the uncommon green lacewing Abachrysa eureka. It was found that this species ...
Discovering the Founders' Attitudes Toward the United States Supreme Court
(2006-12-13)
This research was meant to discover whether, amid accusations they have become the super branch, the judiciary envisioned by the Founders is mirrored today. Reviewing constitutional origins led to the discovery that the ...
Attitudes towards Privateering during the Era of the Early American Republic
(2007-07-14)
Lacking sufficient funds to build and maintain a sizeable navy, the young United States was forced to employ privateers as a “stop-gap navy” in its struggles against stronger sea powers during the War for Independence, the ...
Contemporary Russian Women Authors: Rejecting Definition in Literary Rebellion
(2008-08-30)
Russia’s women have had a difficult time finding a voice in literature until as recently as the 1980s. With this new voice, many women writers have countered the widespread gender assumptions inherent in patriarchal Russian ...
A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF ENDOTHELIAL CELL MECHANICS
(2007-08-22)
Circumferential distension of the arterial wall during the cardiac cycle regulates endothelial cell (EC) morphology and function. We have previously shown that cyclic stretching of ECs leads to activation of signaling ...
Digital Photography and the Ethics of Photo Alteration
(2008-07-18)
This study discusses the impact of photo alteration on journalistic credibility in relation to the effects of the new capabilities of digital technology. The thesis examines the early history of photo manipulation, in both ...
INHIBITOR STUDIES ON MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS MALATE SYNTHASE
(2008-08-03)
The emergence of multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has intensified efforts to discover novel drugs for tuberculosis (TB) treatment. Targeting the persistent state of Mtb, a condition in which ...
Survey of Brain Variations of Young Adult and Aged B2 (-/-) Knockout Mice
(2008-07-16)
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are pentameric, ligand-gated ion channels whose activation is triggered by the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and by the exogenous compound, nicotine. In previous studies, ...
Searching for Dark Matter in Particle Physics Experiments
(2008-05-25)
Astronomical observations have shown that the amount of visible matter
in the universe comprises only a fraction of the total mass of the
universe. This extra mass is described as ``dark
matter''. In this thesis we ...
Effects of Prenatal Methylmercury Exposure on Motor Coordination, Activity Levels and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in Adult Mice
(2006-08-16)
Methylmercury has cytotoxic effects on animals and humans and a major target
organ for methylmercury is the central nervous system (CNS). Methylmercury
(MeHg) is a developmental neurotoxicant and the prenatal CNS appears ...