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U.S. Minority and Women Owned Small Businesses
(2007-09-17)
The purpose of this research is to explore the effects of certain factors on the success of globalization of U.S. minority and women owned small businesses. Research in this area to date has addressed minorities and women ...
CHARACTERIZATION OF MYCOSIN FAMILY PROTEASES, NOVEL DRUG TARGETS OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS
(2007-09-17)
Tuberculosis is the world’s leading cause of death by infectious disease. Antibiotic resistance and HIV co-infection is increasing at an alarming rate. Mycosins-1-5 are subtilisin-like serine proteases within the periplasmic ...
SYMBOLS OF CONSERVATISM AT A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY
(2007-09-17)
Traditional research on political parties suggests that there are certain routes that each
party should take to secure support for their policies. Republicans have found success by
campaigning on symbols and more abstract ...
Belly-Up in the Bayou, Who's the Culprit? Physical, Chemical, and Biological Parameters of Offatts Bayou Galveston, TX
(2007-09-17)
Offatts Bayou is an embayment in the Galveston Bay complex on the upper Texas coast. The bayou is approximately 4.8 km long with a maximum width of 1 km, and an average depth of approximately 5 m. A small created lake (Lake ...
Unity in Religion
(2007-07-14)
Christianity, Islam, and Taoism are examined with specific reference to each tradition’s conception of unity, both with God and with other humans. Conceptions of unity are used as a heuristic device in order to examine the ...
How Nature Fine Tunes Protein Stability
(2007-07-14)
The purpose of this project was to gain a better understanding of the means used to keep large proteins from becoming too stable. As globular proteins become larger, they bury a larger fraction of their side chains and ...
OPTIMIZATION OF SUGAR CONSUMPTION IN THE FERMENTATION OF TEMULOSE FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION
(2007-07-14)
Temulose is a wastewater stream created in the production of medium-density
fiberboard. It has a high sugar content, and therefore cannot be released into standard wastewater systems. Current methods for disposal of the ...
Altered Amino Acid Sequence Affects Amyloid Formation In Aβ(25-35)
(2007-09-17)
Many neurodegenerative diseases are associated with protein misfolding where the protein forms β-sheet rich polymers called amyloid. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an amyloid aggregation disease involving the Aβ(1-42) peptide ...
Detrimental Effects of Uncontrollable Stimulation on Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
(2007-07-23)
When a person suffers a spinal cord injury, peripheral damage often accompanies it, such as damage to the legs, for instance. The pain (nociceptive) signals from this peripheral injury are being sent to the damaged spinal ...
ABACHRYSA EUREKA (BANKS) (NEUROPTERA: CHRYSOPIDAE): EGG, FIRST INSTAR LARVA AND BIOLOGICAL NOTES
(2007-08-29)
Based on museum-held and field-collected specimens new data are presented regarding the distribution, adult phenology and first-instar larva of the uncommon green lacewing Abachrysa eureka. It was found that this species ...