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Standardization of a Pan-Specific Test for the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Veterinary Medicine
(2012-04-30)
Lyme disease (LD) is the most prevalent tick borne disease in the US with a total of 22,572 confirmed human cases reported to CDC in 2010. LD is caused by the infection of a mammalian host with the bacterial pathogen ...
The Right to DREAM: an ethical perspective on the DREAM act and current citizenship laws in the United States
(2012-04-20)
This paper discusses the DREAM Act and current United States citizenship laws from a normative perspective. I argue that there are certain moral claims to citizenship that a non-citizen may hold and that citizenship status ...
The Influence of Gender Expression on the Internalization of the Thin and Muscular Body Ideals
(2012-04-23)
Very little is known about the role of gender expression on the internalization of the thin and muscular body ideals, and virtually no research exists regarding the influence of sex-type. Using the Bem Sex Role Inventory ...
Determinants of the Long Term Economic Growth of Nations in the Era of the Crystallization of the Modern World System
(2012-05-02)
It was not long ago that Keynes was arguing about the relationship of wars and economics. Most of the nations have suffered by after-war devastations which made their economies decrease during or after those wars. However, ...
ASSESSMENT OF SMALL AND MODULAR REACTOR NUCLEAR FUEL COST
(2012-05-03)
The nuclear energy industry is experiencing a renaissance of new reactor design and construction in Asia, North America, and Europe. The new Generation III designs are some of the largest ever built, featuring improved ...
Characterizing physical properties and ocean currents in the eastern Ross Sea, Antarctica
(2012-05-03)
Rising concerns of global warming and climate change warrant further research in the seas surrounding the Antarctic continent. The eastern Ross Sea (ERS) is an ideal location to study changing properties of water masses ...
AN ANALYSIS OF STATIC, DYNAMIC, AND APPARENT MOTION VIBROTACTILE STIMULI
(2012-04-27)
The sense of touch is uniquely suited for displaying certain types of information, such as navigation instructions and high-level messaging. As part of a line of research in developing a vibrotactile communication system ...
HaptiGo Tactile Navigation System
(2012-04-22)
Tactile navigation systems employ the use of ones sense of touch with haptic feedback to communicate directions. This type of navigation presents a potentially faster and more accurate mode of navigation than preexisting ...
The Use of Laboratory Techniques for the Purification of NSP4
(2012-06-06)
Rotavirus (RV), family reoviridae, is a deadly pathogen that affects young children and infants worldwide by causing severe watery gastroenteritis. Rotavirus Gastroenteritis (RGE) causes 55,000 to 70,000 hospitalizations, ...
The Use of Heterogeneous Metal Alkoxide Catalysts in Biodiesel Transesterification Reactions.
(2012-04-18)
Reactions that involve two immiscible reactants are challenging to perform due to limitations associated with mass transport. This becomes even more challenging when a catalyst is required to progress the reaction. Biodiesel ...