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Effects of Simvastatin and Fluvastatin on Endothelial Invasion
(2011-08-04)
Endothelial invasion is a crucial step in angiogenic blood vessel formation and has ramifications in wound healing, tumor growth, and may have implications in heart disease. During invasion quiescent endothelial cells (ECs) ...
IDENTIFYING HEALTHY ALCOHOL CUSTOMS: A CULTURAL ANALYSIS COMPARING THE ITALIAN AND AMERICAN ALCOHOL CULTURES
(2011-08-15)
This research utilizes the methodology of qualitative research to investigate the drinking habits and culture of two countries: Italy and the United States. The thesis highlights statistical evidence provided by the two ...
Preliminary Results for TAT-Mediated Photoactivatable Cell Delivery
(2011-04-21)
Protein delivery into cells is often achieved through use of cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs). TAT (an HIV peptide) is one of the most efficient CPPs and, when incubated
with cells, induces macropinocytosis of the surrounding ...
S100 Inhibitors: A New Paradigm for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease
(2011-04-27)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, a neurological condition characterized by cognitive impairment and the inability to perform daily tasks. Neuritic protein aggregates in the brain, known as ...
Synthetic Strategies Toward Tetrahydrofurans Involving Double Diastereoselective Nucleophile-Promoted Aldol-Lactonizations and Subsequent Applications to Bioactive Natural Products
(2011-08-08)
Novel synthetic strategies towards the formation of tetrahydrofurans and their
subsequent application to bioactive natural products have been explored. More
specifically, a method for invoking double-diastereoselectivity ...
Static, cylindrical symmetry in general relativity and vacuum energy
(2011-08-08)
In the first section of my research, in analogy with the standard derivation of the spherically symmetric Schwarzschild solution of the Einstein field equations, I find all static, cylindrically symmetric solutions of the ...
A Novel Approach: Religious Epistemology in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead
(2011-08-08)
Marilynne Robinson's Pulitzer prize-winning novel Gilead is preoccupied with religious
epistemology. Protagonist John Ames, an aging and ill Congregationalist preacher in
1950s small town Iowa, maintains his Christian ...
Desistance in the Transition to Adulthood: The Roles of Marriage, Military, and Gender
(2011-08-08)
Research is needed on desistance from crime using samples of males and females. Through the use of three waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health) data which represents a diverse and ...
The Impact of Social Space Design on Students’ Behavioral Problems in Middle Schools
(2011-08-08)
This study examined the impact of social space design on student behavioral problems in middle schools. A mixed-method approach was used in the form of focus groups and surveys with teachers and students from four central ...
EFFICIENT PRICING IN ELECTRICITY MARKETS: WHO IS ON REAL-TIME PRICING
(2011-08-08)
When prices are set properly, they serve as important signals to guide customers to consume the efficient quantity of a good. However, in electricity markets many consumers do not pay prices that reflect the scarcity of ...