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FGFR1/PI3/AKT signaling pathway is a novel target for anti-angiogenic effects of the cancer drug fumagillin (TNP-470)
(2009-05-15)
Fibroblast growth factor-1 (FGF1), a prototypic member of the FGF family, is a
potent angiogenic factor. Although FGF-stimulated angiogenesis has been extensively
studied, the molecular mechanisms regulating FGF1-induced ...
Fuel for Wildfire: Controls on the Distribution of Wildfire in the Southeastern United States
(2019-04-05)
Ecologists and wildlife managers alike have explored the role of fire as an ecosystem disturbance for decades and, yet, the role of scale remains poorly understood in pyrogeography. Understanding how wildfire occurs on the ...
Advanced Laser Diagnostics for Characterization of Particle Flow Field and Chemical Species During Energetic Material Reactions
(2018-08-03)
Inhaling air-borne metal particles is known to cause adverse health effects such as cancer, pulmonary heart disease, and asthma, to name a few. Metal particles can be released to air from various additives often used to ...
Resource intensification in pre-contact central California: a bioarchaeological perspective on diet and health patterns among hunter-gatherers from the lower Sacramento Valley and San Francisco Bay
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)
In this study, I use bioarchaeological data derived from human burials to evaluate
subsistence change in mid-to-late Holocene central California (circa 4950-200 B.P.).
Previous investigations in the region have proposed ...
The Author and the Agent: Women's Writing and Commercial Publishing in Early Modern England
(2018-03-01)
Writing from the end of the seventeenth century through the mid-eighteenth
century in England, the fair triumvirate of wit—consisting of Aphra Behn, Delarivier
Manley, and Eliza Haywood—are pivotal figures in the history ...
Effect of Phase Transformation on Stress Redistribution and Damage Evolution During Actuation Fatigue in Shape Memory Alloys
(2018-07-27)
Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) are a unique type of metallic alloys which exhibit a reversible,
crystallographic phase transformation between austenite and martensite. SMAs have found applications
in a number of industries, ...
Three Essays on the Interrelationships Among Climate, Conflict and Economics
(2017-05-02)
Conflict in a country is socially expensive and many are trying to understand what factors stimulate it in an effort to figure out ways to lessen its incidence. In this work three essays are presented on factors that drive ...
Combining Experimental Methods with Biometric Tools to Analyze Food-Related Behavior
(2018-08-05)
This dissertation uses experimental economics methods and biometric tools to test for the
consistency of individual preferences and analyze how such preferences are affected by states of
cognitive impairment and resource ...
Principles of Green Design: Developing a Framework for Product Testing
(2012-10-25)
A problem exists that many eco-friendly products on the market today are not widely accepted by consumers. Three pilot experiments were conducted to examine a few causes of poor eco-friendly product acceptance. The first ...
New Beginnings: The Influence of New Teacher Induction Programs on Alternatively Certified Teachers in Texas Public Schools
(2020-03-04)
This study investigates alternatively certified, first and second year teachers within a
region in Texas and will present focus group findings and survey results on how new teacher
induction programs could influence the ...