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Synthesis, Characterization and Anion Complexation of Cationic Main Group Lewis Acids
(2011-10-21)
Due to favorable Coulombic effects, cationic main group Lewis acids should be
more Lewis acidic than their neutral counterparts. To investigate this idea, this
dissertation has been dedicated to the synthesis, characterization ...
Communicating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies: Opportunities and Constraints across Media
(2011-10-21)
In 2003, the U.S. Department of Energy created regional joint governmentindustry
partnerships as part of a larger incentive to develop carbon dioxide capture and
storage (CCS) technologies to address the issue of climate ...
Broadening the Scope: Examining the Effects of CSCOPE and Prescribed Curriculum on Experienced English Language Arts Teachers--A Qualitative Study
(2011-10-21)
This study examines the effects of the CSCOPE prescribed curriculum on four English language arts teachers. CSCOPE, created for implementation in Texas public schools, is directly aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge ...
Biodegradation of Estrogenic Steroidal Hormones
(2011-10-21)
Natural and synthetic estrogens are some of the most potent hormones detected in the environment. Agriculture fields often release higher concentrations of natural estrogens to the environment, but wastewater treatment ...
Investigating the Effect of Freeway Congestion Thresholds on Decision-making Inputs
(2011-10-21)
Congestion threshold is embedded in the congestion definition. Two basic
approaches exist in current practice for setting the congestion threshold. One common
approach uses the “free-flow” or unimpeded conditions as the ...
The Effectiveness of Leadership Development Programs on Small Farm Producers
(2011-10-21)
Although there were numerous leadership development programs throughout the country, most ignored the small producers located throughout the south. In order to address the needs of these traditionally underserved individuals, ...
Research on Combinatorial Statistics: Crossings and Nestings in Discrete Structures
(2011-10-21)
We study the distribution of combinatorial statistics that exhibit a structure of crossings and nesting in various discrete structures, in particular, in set partitions, matchings, and fillings of moon polyominoes with ...
Novel Functions for the Pregnane X Receptor include Regulation of mRNA Turnover and Involvement in Colon Cancer Progression
(2011-10-21)
To understand the mechanisms of transcriptional regulation of PXR, we performed yeast two-hybrid screenings to search for PXR-interacting proteins in a human liver cDNA library using the PXR ligand binding domain as the ...
Extraction of Contextual Knowledge and Ambiguity Handling for Ontology in Virtual Environment
(2011-10-21)
This dissertation investigates the extraction of knowledge from a known environment. Virtual ontology – the extracted knowledge – is defined as a structure of a virtual environment with semantics. While many existing 3D ...
Exploring Paradigms of Human Resource Development
(2011-10-21)
This study focused on the issue of paradigms in Human Resource Development (HRD). Its purpose was to validate the HRD Cube as a synthesized model of HRD and to explicate some of the extant paradigms of HRD. The study was ...