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S100A1 Mediated Signaling in the Nervous System
(2011-05-05)
S100 proteins are a large family of Ca2 binding protein that have been implicated in the onset and progression of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), cancer, and multiple sclerosis. However, the molecular ...
Response of Wetland Soils to Flow Alterations in the Sabine River below Toledo Bend Dam for the Texas Instream Flows Program.
(2011-04-29)
Hydric soils are a key component to the development of wetland ecosystems. It is well documented that dams change the hydrology and sediment deposition of regulated rivers which can alter hydric soil properties on the ...
Identification of an Alternate Host for Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina
(2011-04-28)
In the late 1800s, a disease known as “Texas Cattle Fever” became an economic and epidemiologic problem for cattle ranchers in Texas and parts of the southern United
States. A tick-borne hemoparasite known as Babesia which ...
ANALYSIS OF SEPCTRUM CHOICES FOR SMALL MODULAR REACTORS-PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
(2011-04-26)
The process of comprehensive study about the small nuclear reactors on developing analysis metrics and its method of evaluation was conducted. General methods of analysis of nuclear reactors and techniques and tools required ...
MICROBIAL RESPIRATION RESPONSE TO C, N, AND P AVAILABILITY IN LOBLOLLY PINE FOREST SOILS
(2011-05-05)
The complex cycle of nutrients and organic matter in the soil is one of the planet‟s vital processes for maintaining life. Microscopic organisms, or soil microbes, fill a crucial role in this process, as they decompose ...
UNLOCKING ANCIENT DIET: USING STARCH GRANULES IN FOOD RESIDUE FROM COOKING CERAMICS TO ANALYZE PRE-COLUMBIAN ERA CADDO DIET
(2011-04-28)
This thesis examines the nature of food residues on sherds of ancient Caddoan ceramic cooking vessels from East Texas, which was the homeland of Caddoan peoples for more than 2,000 years. Interior surfaces of some ceramic ...
Expression of Virulence-Associated Protein A (VapA) of Rhodoccocus equi by infected macrophages.
(2011-04-25)
Rhodococcus equi is a Gram-positive bacterium known to cause disease because of its ability to survive and replicate inside macrophages. Macrophages also act as antigen-presenting cells: peptides from bacteria that have ...
SWORDTAIL MATE CHOICE AND REPRODUCTIVE ALLOCATION: EFFECTS OF MALE CONDITION
(2011-04-26)
We investigated the mechanisms behind reproductive allocation in sheepshead swordtail fish (Xiphophorus birchmanni). Classic life history theory predicts a trade-off between offspring size and number such that females with ...
Genome Size Varaiation in D. melanogaster
(2011-04-26)
As yet significant portions of the genetic variation in complex traits have not been explained with genome wide association experiments; and this has led to the search for the "missing heritability". Our data support the ...
Hugo Chávez and The Impact of Socialismo del Siglo XXI
(2011-07-20)
This thesis seeks to explain the reoccurring electoral success of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in the context of Chávez‟s exposure in the media, specifically, by evaluating his weekly show, Aló Presidente, alongside ...