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(2020-04-20)Beta-catenin (CTNNB1) is a key downstream effector of the WNT signaling pathway, a pathway involved in embryonic development and tumorigenesis. To further study the role of CTNNB1 in gut tumorigenesis, mice homozygous for ...
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(2010-04-30)This thesis deals with the relationship of art in Napoleonic France, with a specific focus of works glorifying Napoleon Bonaparte by Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon’s official court painter. The central focus of each image ...
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(1989)Similar to Cagan's study, this thesis is an empirical analysis of the determinants of the liquidity premium. These determinants will be examined, using linear regression analysis, as to their degree of influence on the ...
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(1989)Financial leverage has been found to be a significant determinant in the pricing of bank acquisitions. This project will focus on analyzing how financial leverage affects the value of a bank. To study this empirical ...
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(2021-05-10)The aerodynamic sabot discard process is crucial to the success of hypervelocity testing using less than ideal projectile launch properties or sub-caliber projectiles in smooth bore launchers. Achieving efficient sabot ...
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(2009-09-30)Growing rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMC) in vitro has posed numerous difficulties in the past. Smooth muscle cells are known to need a three-dimensional (3-D) structure, neighboring cells, space to allow for elongation ...
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(1998)This project seeks to define the effects that exiled Chilean intellectuals had on popular perceptions of Latin America within the United States during the 1970s and 1980s. The diaspora of "creators" following the 1973 ...
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Encouragement is a commonly used form of social support. Studies have shown that encouragement and other modes of social support can lower cortisol, increase pain tolerance and thresholds, and lower heart rate. However, ...
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(2009-09-30)Much research has been conducted on type II pyrethroid pesticides but there is a paucity of research conducted on metabolites from these pesticides. 3-phenoxybenzoic acid and 3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol are two metabolites ...
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(Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2020)Endosulfan, a mixture of α- and β-isomers, is used by farmers in the wet and dry season for khat and onion production. Khat leaf samples were collected in farmer fields at intervals of 1 h; 1, 5, 9 and 14 d after application. ...
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The electrical grid is constantly evolving and it is essential to modify existing designs to assure preparation and safety for new threats such as geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs). It is necessary to maximize the functionality ...
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Texas is home to ten of the fifteen fastest growing cities in the United States. These dramatic and concentrated increases in population will place an increased strain on the Texas power grid, and maintaining its stability ...
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As technology evolves and the electric load changes, electric grids need to be modified to accommodate new threats and resources. One such threat is the increase of natural disasters due to climate change. Electrical grids ...
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This research first understands how wind energy has affected the Texas Interconnection over the past ten years and the reasons why the state of Texas has thrived in the wind energy market. Extensive studies and official ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-05-06)With many of the most timely measures of economic activity lagging behind the fast moving changes in the U.S. economy, one source of extremely timely data is energy use. Energy use is not only tied to the weather as we ...
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(2016-02-09)Twitter plays an increasingly large role as an information source for millennials. Previous studies show the importance of social media advocacy programs in nonprofit organizations, as well as the influence celebrities ...
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(2013-09-25)Many species of bacteria produce secondary metabolites in response to competitor species and changes to their local environment. Streptomyces sp. Mg1 (S. Mg1) produces the polyketide metabolite Mg1-Pk1, which participates ...
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The goal of this project is to develop methods to manipulate the genome of Peromyscus maniculatus for the future eradication of diseases such as Hantavirus and Lyme disease that this species can transmit to humans. The ...
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(2015-09-15)Magnetic Resonance Imaging is an invaluable tool used in many fields, and is a mainstay of medical imaging. Conventional MRI scanners are impractical to move and prohibitively expensive, weighing thousands of pounds and ...
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Botryococcus braunii is a green microalga that is capable of producing large amounts of liquid hydrocarbons that can be processed into liquid fuels such as gasoline, kerosene and diesel. Lycopaoctaene is a C40 hydrocarbon ...