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Mechanistic Studies and Function Discovery of Mononuclear Amidohydrolase Enzymes
(2011-02-22)
The amidohydrolase superfamily is a functionally diverse group of evolutionarily
related proteins which utilize metal cofactors in the activation of a hydrolytic water
molecule and in the stabilization of the resulting ...
The Strategic Nature of Politics
(2011-02-22)
Scholarship shows that the social construction of crime is responsible for the
public’s demand for tougher criminal justice policies. Yet, there remains disagreement
over several key issues regarding the relationship ...
Magnetic field-induced phase transformation & power harvesting capabilities in magnetic shape memory alloys
(2011-02-22)
Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys (MSMAs) combine shape-change/deformationrecovery
abilities of heat driven conventional shape memory alloys (SMA) and magnetic
field driven magnetostrictives through martensitic transformation. ...
Synthesis of Through-bond Energy Transfer Cassettes and Their Encapsulation in Silica and Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles
(2011-02-22)
Water-soluble fluorescent probes with emission in the 600-800 nm region have significant potential in biological applications such as cell imaging. Most fluorescent probes however suffer from limited fluorescence brightness ...
The design and evaluation of triazine dendrimers for gene delivery
(2011-02-22)
The interest in using gene therapy to target a variety of both inherited and
acquired diseases has intensified over the last two decades. Because free DNA is easily
degraded by serum nucleases in the bloodstream, the ...
A Coupled Micromechanical Model of Moisture-Induced Damage in Asphalt Mixtures: Formulation and Applications
(2011-02-22)
The deleterious effect of moisture on the structural integrity of asphalt mixtures has been recognized as one of the main causes of early deterioration of asphalt pavements. This phenomenon, usually referred to as moisture ...
Essays on Impacts of Avian Influenza Outbreaks on Financial Markets
(2011-02-22)
A recent outbreak of bird flu or avian influenza (AI), an especially highly pathogenic
strain (HPAI) of H5N1, started in Hong Kong in January 2003 and caused 159 human
deaths in Asia, Africa and Europe through early 2007. ...
Oxygen and Carbon Isotopes and Coral Growth in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea as Environmental and Climate Indicators
(2011-02-22)
The Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea comprise a sensitive and important
region, both oceanographically and climatically. A better understanding of the history of
climate and marine environmental conditions in this region ...
Landau-Zener transitions in noisy environment and many-body systems
(2010-01-16)
This dissertation discusses the Landau-Zener (LZ) theory and its application in
noisy environments and in many-body systems. The first project considers the effect
of fast quantum noise on LZ transitions. There are two ...
Metapopulation Ecology and Recovery of the Endangered Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit
(2011-02-22)
The Lower Keys marsh rabbit (LKMR, Sylvilagus palustris hefneri), a
subspecies of marsh rabbit endemic to the Lower Keys, Florida, is threatened with
extinction due to extensive coastal development of salt marsh habitats. ...