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Improving the Education of Hispanic English Language Learners: Examining Educational Resilience and Effective Instructional Practices
(2010-07-14)
This dissertation includes empirical studies of educational achievement and resilience of Hispanic ELL. The dataset used is the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort and Birth Cohort. In the first study, ...
The Role of the TM2-HAMP Junction in Control of the Signaling State of the Aspartate Chemoreceptor of E. coli
(2010-10-12)
The mechanism of allosteric coupling between the external ligand-binding domain and the internal signaling domain of bacterial chemoreceptors is poorly understood. Genetic, biochemical, and biophysical evidence suggests ...
Essays on Choice and Demand Analysis of Organic and Conventional Milk in the United States
(2011-02-22)
This dissertation has four interrelated studies, namely (1) the characterization of
milk purchase choices which included the purchase of organic milk, both organic and
conventional milk and conventional milk only; (2) the ...
Anisotropic Characterization and Performance Prediction of Chemically and Hydraulically Bounded Pavement Foundations
(2010-10-12)
The aggregate base layer is a vital part of the flexible pavement system. Unlike rigid
pavements, the base layer provides a substantial contribution to the load bearing capacity in
flexible pavements, and this contribution ...
Understanding Beef Cattle Efficiency: I) Understanding Physiological and Digestive Factors Affecting Residual Feed Intake and II) Tannin Supplementation: Effects on Animal Performance, Fermentation, and Carcass Traits
(2010-10-12)
Objectives of this study were 1) to characterize the relationship between beef
cattle efficiency, namely residual feed intake (RFI), and digestive, microbial, and
fermentation parameters in growing beef calves and 2) to ...
DYNAMIC MODELING AND CONTROL OF REACTIVE DISTILLATION FOR HYDROGENATION OF BENZENE
(2010-01-16)
This work presents a modeling and control study of a reactive distillation column
used for hydrogenation of benzene. A steady state and a dynamic model have been
developed to investigate control structures for the column. ...
PROPERTIES OF THE TOMBUSVIRUS MOVEMENT PROTEIN AND RNAi SUPPRESSOR THAT INFLUENCE PATHOGENESIS
(2010-01-16)
Tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV) provides a good model system to investigate
molecular virus-host interactions in plants. P22 and P19 proteins encoded by TBSV
contribute to multiple invasion-associated functions. Green ...
Aerosol Condensational Growth in Cloud Formation
(2010-10-12)
A code for the quasi-stationary solution of the coupled heat and mass transport
equations for aerosols in a finite volume was developed. Both mass and heat are
conserved effectively in the volume, which results in a ...
A Study of the Relationship of Communication Technology Configurations in Virtual Research Environments and Effectiveness of Collaborative Research
(2010-01-16)
Virtual Research Environments (VRE) are electronic meeting places for
interaction among scientists created by combining software tools and computer
networking. Virtual teams are enjoying increased importance in the conduct ...
Neither Wholly Public, Nor Wholly Private: Interstitial Spaces in Works by Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers
(2010-10-12)
This project examines the representation of architectural and metaphoric spaces in the
works of four nineteenth-century American women writers: Harriet Wilson, Harriet Jacobs,
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and Edith Wharton. I ...