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Dead Babies, Bowel Disturbances, and Other Combat Humor in Afghanistan and Iraq
(2013-02-18)
The United States has deployed American soldiers to Afghanistan and Iraq for over a decade, often sending its soldiers for a second or third tour. The soldiers’ combat experience has changed dramatically since previous ...
SELECTIVE MOVEMENT OF SYNAPTIC VESICLES FROM REGIONS OF THE VESICLE CLOUD TOWARD THE ACTIVE ZONE FOLLOWING SYNAPTIC IMPULSE ACTIVITY
(2013-02-04)
Clouds of synaptic vesicles, which contain neurotransmitter molecules, are distributed along the length of a neuron's axon terminal. A small number of synaptic vesicles are docked on (held at) specialized regions of the ...
Bacterial Metabolites and Obesogens as Regulators of Inflammation in Adipose Tissue
(2013-02-27)
Obesity and the metabolic diseases associated with it, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, are areas of major concern in the USA. Obesity is associated with low grade inflammation in adipose tissue; therefore, ...
Relationship Between Behaviors and Group Sizes Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Galveston Ship Channel, Texas.
(2013-02-04)
Galveston Bay is an inlet from the Gulf of Mexico that connects to the Galveston Ship Channel where common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are regularly observed. These dolphins live in fission-fusion societies ...
The Effect of Varying Degrees of Difficulty of Retrieval Practice on Long Term Memory Retention
(2013-02-12)
Desirable difficulties during the learning process have been shown to enhance learning. In this study we examined how increasing contextual variation boosts memory. Specifically, we investigated how gradually making retrieval ...
New York City School Evaluations: Comparing Parent, Teacher, and Government Assessments
(2012-04-20)
This thesis contains two studies examining survey evaluations of public schools. Survey evaluation results provide a novel means of measuring program performance, which is of particular interest to public administration ...
On the Application of Sudoku to Error Correction in Communication
(2012-04-22)
This work provides a detailed analysis of the general Sudoku problem with particular attention given to the first nontrivial case.
A formal mathematical model is developed and used to determine several important parameters; ...
The Efficacy of International Volunteerism: A Qualitative Review
(2012-04-12)
International volunteer service (IVS) plays an integral role in international development by supplying non-profit, nongovernmental and charitable organizations with manpower to serve marginalized populations across the ...
Why Do They Hate Us?:The Post 9/11 Experience of Muslims and Arabs and how the Lack of Education Deepens Stereotypes and Hatred
(2012-05-02)
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the experiences of Arabs, Muslims in this post 9/11 society. The research conducted delves into the experiences of these groups: the stereotypes branded on them by society, the ...
Comparison of different contrast agents when imaging shape memory polymer foams
(2012-04-20)
SMP foams have unique properties that make them well suited for certain medical applications. SMP foam has the ability to be programmed to “remember” a temporary shape, and once heated can revert back to its original ...