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The Effects of Age at Infection and Gender on the Pathogenesis of Theiler’s Virus Induced Disease – A Model of Human Multiple Sclerosis
(2008-09-10)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) affecting 1 in 2000 of the US population. Susceptibility to MS is influenced by environmental, gender, ...
Organic Matter Analysis of Sediments from Simpson Bay, Alaska using Elemental, Stable Isotopic, and Molecular Signatures
(2008-08-19)
Sediment samples from Simpson Bay, Alaska were analyzed to determine the influence of earthquake events on the accumulated organic matter. Radiochemical analysis of 210Pb activity in the sediment dated the cores and ...
A REVOLUTION WITHIN A REVOLUTION: AFRICAN AMERICAN AND WOMEN BEAT POETS
(2008-08-19)
The objective of this research was to shed light on African Americans and Women poets influenced by the Beat Generation. I chose LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, Diane di Prima and Bob Kaufman. I researched each poet's background, ...
Passivation Polymer Bulking Versus Sucrose Impregnation: A Cross-Methodological Approach to the Conservation of Leather
(2008-08-19)
Archaeological leather, especially that which comes from wet excavation sites, has long challenged conservators who wish to preserve it so that it will be long lasting, stable, and informative for cultural analysis. Both ...
Effects of Pinealectomy on Metabolic Activity and Clock Gene Expression in Passer domesticus
(2008-08-19)
The biological clock and the biological rhythms it controls are anticipatory mechanisms found ubiquitously across a wide variety of taxa, ranging from prokaryotes to eukaryotes, from bacteria to animals. Avian species, ...
The Role of Domestic Factors in the Formation of Trade Unions: A Look at Turkey/EU Relations
(2008-08-19)
Liberal theories of trade suggest that free trade benefits everyone involved. To facilitate trade specifically, but also economic transactions more generally, states create international institutions. However, not all ...
Development of Digital Techniques for Analysis of Hormone Regulation of Melanophore Activity in Red Drum
(2008-08-19)
Melanophores are pigment bearing cells, which have been used as a practical method to demonstrate mechanisms of hormone interaction. A current teaching laboratory has been restructured in order to increase student ...
ONLINE WINE TOURISM MARKETING EFFORTS OF WINERIES AND CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUS IN TEXAS
(2008-08-19)
Wine tourism has become an important driver of business for wineries in many regions around the world, while Texas wine regions are only starting to emerge as important tourism destinations. A study was conducted to ...
Fatigue Enhancement of a Carbon Fiber Reinforced Nanocomposite
(2008-08-19)
The primary objective of the present investigation is to study the fatigue characteristics of a woven carbon fiber reinforced polymer which has been modified with either amine or fluorine functionalized carbon nanotubes ...
ROTATIONAL AND VIBRATIONAL RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY FOR FLOW FROM AN UNDEREXPANDED JET NOZZLE
(2008-08-19)
The objective of this work is the construction of a fully functioning Raman line imaging spectrometer; and the measurement of pressure, temperature, and chemical concentration in supersonic flows issuing from a jet nozzle. ...