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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 ...
Directed Evolution of Phosphotriesterase for Stereoselective Detoxification of Organophosphate Nerve Agents
(2011-02-22)
The bacterial phosphotriesterase (PTE) from Pseudomonas diminuta possess
very broad substrate specificity for organophosphorus compounds. It is capable of
hydrolyzing several insecticides including paraoxon and various ...
Two Problems in Computational Wave Dynamics: Klemp-Wilhelmson Splitting at Large Scales and Wave-Wave Instabilities in Rotating Mountain Waves
(2011-02-22)
Two problems in computational wave dynamics are considered: (i) the use
of Klemp-Wilhelmson time splitting at large scales and (ii) analysis of wave-wave
instabilities in nonhydrostatic and rotating mountain waves.
The ...
Gifted Children's Communication about Bullying: Understanding the Experience
(2011-02-22)
The purpose of this study was to examine gifted middle school children's
communication about bullying. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods,
differences between gifted and non-gifted children regarding amount ...
Study on Poisson Cluster Stochastic Rainfall Generators
(2011-02-22)
The purpose of this dissertation is to enhance the applicability and the accuracy
of the Poisson cluster stochastic rainfall generators.
Firstly, the 6 parameters of the Modified Bartlett-Lewis Rectangular Pulse
(MBLRP) ...
Mechanistic Insights into the Diverged Enzymes of the Amidohydrolase Superfamily
(2011-02-22)
The amidohydrolase superfamily is a functionally diverse set of enzymes that
catalyzes predominantly hydrolysis reactions involving sugars, nucleic acids, amino
acids, and organophosphate esters. A more divergent member ...
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. ...