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Does the lack of trade matter?: the endowment effect and the Coase Theorem
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
This paper studies the implications of the endowment effect on the Coase Theorem. The endowment effect places a sharp bend or kink in the traditional indifference curve. Applying this result to the traditional two-party ...
The mirror effect: Virginia Woolf's war writings
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Born in England in 1882, in the course of her lifetime Virginia Woolf witnessed the end of the Victorian Age and the rise of the Modem Period. She observed firsthand the horrors of World War I and the birth and expansion ...
The new voice of antisemitism: recent Holocaust negationist literature in America
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
This honors thesis argues that the literature of Holocaust negationism is a repackaging of classical antisemitism. The propositional content of negationist discourse is less significant, I argue, than its rhetoric. And its ...
The life, death, and afterlife of the "terminator gene": the intersection of biotechnology, globalization, and politcs in India
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
In March 1998, the United States government granted a patent for a new technology that allowed for the production of seeds that would grow for only one generation. The intent of the patent was to protect intellectual ...
The localization of instrumental learning within the spinal cord
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Spinal neurons of surgically transected rats can support a simple form of instrumental learning. Rats learn to maintain leg flexion as a response to shock. The present experiments localized the region of the spinal cord ...
Identification of telomerase in dog
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
In recent years, the enzyme telomerase has been found to be very active in human cancer cells but not in normal cells in the body. This discovery is predictable, as telomerase is responsible for maintenance of the telomeres ...
The stem cell press: a history of stem cells in news media and the creation of the American stem cell debate
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
In February 2004, Korean scientists made the startling announcement that they had cloned an embryo and collected embryonic stem (ES) cells. Consequently, American scientists have clamored for increased funding from the ...
The role of women in the fight for Egyptian independence
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Egypt achieved independence from Britain as a result of the Egyptian Revolution (1919-1923). During this revolution, the Egyptian nationalist movement was formally established by the Wafd party, a congress type of political ...
The potential role of arteriolar vasodilator responsiveness in orthostatic intolerance
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Astronauts returning to earth experience hypotension from hours to days. The subsequent inability to maintain the upright (orthostatic) position diminishes work capacity. Orthostatic hypotension appears to result from ...
The role of apaptosis in the suppression of lymphoproliferation which is observed in animals fed diets rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Dietary fish oil has been shown to be anti-inflammatory, and to relieve the symptoms of some inflammatory diseases in humans. It is thought that n-3 fatty acids found in fish oils may act to suppress T cell activation, ...