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Heterosis and Composition of Sweet Sorghum
(2011-02-22)
Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) has potential as a bioenergy feedstock due to
its high yield potential and the production of simple sugars for fermentation. Sweet
sorghum cultivars are typically tall, high biomass types ...
Theoretical Studies on Proteins to Reveal the Mechanism of Their Folding and Biological Functions
(2011-02-22)
The folding mechanism of several β-structures (e.g., β-hairpins and β-sheets) was studied using newly developed enhanced sampling methods along with MD simulations in all implicit solvent environments. The influence of ...
Assessing the Impact of Religious Beliefs on Public Perceptions and U.S. Government Policies: The Case of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
(2011-02-22)
This dissertation presents three separate studies designed to provide structure and evidence-based insight into the impact of religious beliefs on public perceptions and U.S. government policies regarding embryonic stem ...
Testing the Effectiveness of Various Commonly Used Fit Indices for Detecting Misspecifications in Multilevel Structure Equation Models
(2011-02-22)
Two Monte Carlo studies were conducted to investigate the sensitivity of fit indices in detecting model misspecification in multilevel structural equation models (MSEM) with normally distributed or dichotomous outcome ...
Variation in and Responses to Brood Pheromone of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
(2011-02-22)
Brood pheromone of the honey bee, (Apis mellifera) has been shown to elicit a wide array of primer and releaser effects on non‐foragers and foragers leading to the
regulation of nursing, pollen foraging, and behavioral ...
High School Science Teacher Induction in Texas: Implications for Policy
(2011-02-22)
Texas public high schools induct beginning science teachers each year; yet, little is known about how schools induct beginning teachers. The three studies included in this dissertation use a mixed methods approach to explore ...
Compliance and Best Practices in Transition Planning: Effects of Disability and Ethnicity
(2011-02-22)
It is well known that individuals with disabilities have poor postsecondary
outcomes. As a result, state and local education agencies are held accountable for the
post-school achievements of their students with disabilities. ...
Physicochemical Characterization of the Bacterial Cu(I) Sensor CsoR
(2011-02-22)
M. tuberculosis copper-sensitive operon repressor (Mtb CsoR) is the founding
member of a new metalloregulatory protein family in prokaryotes that regulates the
transcription of the cso operon in response to copper toxicity. ...
Teacher Knowledge of Basic Language Concepts and Dyslexia: Are Teachers Prepared to Teach Struggling Readers?
(2011-02-22)
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has declared reading failure a national public health issue. Approximately 15-20 % of the US population displays one or more symptoms of dyslexia: a ...
Phosphorus and Other Nutrient Disappearance from Plants Containing Condensed Tannins Using In Situ and Mobile Nylon Bag Techniques
(2011-02-22)
Plants containing condensed tannins (CT) represent an alternative feed resource
for ruminants. However, limited information regarding nutrient disappearance from
these plants is available. Two experiments were conducted ...