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An Interpretation Of Peirce's Existential Graphs
(1987)
The American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce has come to be regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern day logic. One of his most original contributions is the logical system called existential graphs. Through ...
Expression and Characterization of Fasciola hepatica eggshell protein
(1987)
The liver fluke Fasciola hepatica produces eggs with a mechanically tough scleroprotein Shell which is resistant to acids, bases, and proteases. The protein which eventually forms this eggshell is produced and stored in ...
The Strength of the Weak and the Struggle about the Impossible in The Lord of the Rings
(1987)
In his personal writings, as well as in much of his fiction, J.R.R. Tolkien often expressed the paradoxical belief that the 'wheels of the world' are often turned, not by the great, the powerful, or the mighty, but rather, ...
Changes in the Sensitivity of the External Iliac Artery to Specific Vasoconstrictors and Vasodilators Following Chronic Treatment with Reserpine, a Potent Antihypertensive Agent
(1987)
This project is designed to define the changes in sensitivity and responsiveness that occur in blood vessels (an external iliac artery) after the normal sympathetic nervous system tone to these- vessels is chemically ...
The Effects of Mutations Introduced In Vitro into trbA and trbB on Conjugation in Escherichia coli K12
(1987)
I used an in vitro mutagenisis technique to introduce antibiotic gene inserts into two different F plasmid transfer (tra) operon genes. The transfer functions of these genes, trbA and trbB, had not been previously characterized ...
Renal Cell Carcinoma Neoplastic Antigens
(1987)
A renal cell carcinoma neoplastic antigen was purified from a freeze-thaw extract of cultured tumor cells using immunoaffinity chromatography. In addition, renal cell carcinoma immune complexes were also isolated from the ...
The F Plasmid Transfer Operon and Conjugation in Escherichia coli K12: The Effects of Transposon Mutagenesis of the traF-traH Region on DNA Transfer
(1987)
In this investigation, transposon mutagenesis was employed to introduce mutations into a cloned 2.65 kb F tra operon fragment. I attempted to mutagenize suspected genes within the region identified only through DNA sequencing ...
The Effect of a Multiple Acoustic Context on Recall of a Lecture Series
(1987)
Previous literature has shown the following: (1) when material is learned in an acoustic context, or the presence of background music, the music becomes associated with the learned material (Smith, 1985); and (2) the use ...
The Effect Of Need On The Expectations And Aspirations Of The Poor In Bryan, Texas
(1987)
A survey of twenty-two low income Bryan residents was conducted to determine the expectations and aspirations of this sample in regards to job opportunities, housing, and educational attainment. The culture of poverty ...
Economic And Technological Factors In Industrial Automation
(1987)
Many businesses are not persuaded that advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) will bring large gains in manufacturing efficiency. The businesses, however, which rely upon traditional financial decision tools may be in ...