Browsing by Department "College of Science"
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(2010-07-14)The goal of this study was to identify a sensorimotor behavioral test that predicts infarct volume in animals with ischemic stroke. Stroke is the major cause of behavioral deficits in humans and research on stroke therapies ...
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(2010-07-14)Capacitive stress transducers are used to measure mechanical stresses in the windings of superconducting dipole magnets. These transducers consist of a bonded laminate composed of alternating foils of stainless steel and ...
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(2012-05-03)Clostridium difficile is a spore forming, anaerobic bacterium that can cause diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis, and toxic mega colon in susceptible hosts. C. difficile spores are highly resistant to extreme chemical and ...
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(2010-07-14)During the past decade the professional news industry has continued to lose ground to citizen journalists and other alternative forms of news in the war for credibility and readers. At the same time, the Internet has ...
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(2010-07-14)The objective of this study was to develop techniques to be used in the manufacture of superconducting round wires for use in magnet applications. Nb3Sn and Bi-2212 are superconducting materials currently being developed ...
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(2011-08-08)Even though cyanide is highly toxic, it is commonly found in industrial waste generated by several industries such as metal plating and mining. This chemical is hazardous for many organisms, including mammals, because it ...
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(2012-04-27)Men compared to women perform significantly better on mental rotation tasks for argued biological and environmental reasons. Threat has been previously found to influence the magnitude and direction of sex differences in ...
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(2012-04-24)We present an analysis of the multiphoton excitation and ionization of chlorine oxide in the range 265-275nm. In particular, we identify and characterize different intermediate states, as well as product states. Additionally, ...
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(2012-10-19)Phosphorous in its inorganic form, orthophosphate (Pi), is found in every compartment of the plant cell and serves as a substrate, product or effector for a wide range of metabolic processes. Several Pi transporters exist ...
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(2011-08-08)In comparison to other professional programs of psychology, the field of school psychology has shown the least advances in regards to diversifying its practicing professionals and trainers of school psychology. Given the ...
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(2012-04-24)I present an analysis of a class of Dark Energy models called Quintessential Inflation Models. Such models are motivated by the common mathematical formalism describing the early expansion of the universe, i.e. inflation, ...
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(2011-05-04)The thyroid gland is known to be important in the regulation of metabolism,growth, and reproduction in both mammalian and non-mammalian species. However, little information is available how thyroid hormones act on target ...