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Investigation and Preparation of Hydrolytically Stable Aminosilane-derived Layers on Silica Surfaces
(2011-05-12)Aminosilanes are commonly used to functionalize silica substrates. The hydrolytic stability of aminosilane-derived layers is a major consideration in choosing suitable reagents for aqueous applications. We recently reported ... -
An Investigation into Student Ability to Relate a Vector Representation to an Alternate Representation of a Physical Situation
(2015-06-05)In learning physics, students repeatedly encounter vectors (quantities which have a magnitude and a direction). They must be comfortable with vector notation and mathematics in order to solve many physics problems. Physics ... -
Investigation of Ketogenic Diet Metabolites as a Therapeutic for Alzheimer’s Disease in a Drosophila Model of Glial Tauopathy
(2016-04-29)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by progressive neuronal and synaptic degeneration, as well as decreased cognition over time. AD is prevalent in today’s society, comprising ... -
Investigation of the Interior Valley Networks of Central Pit Craters on Mars: Characteristics and Formation Processes
(2012-05-29)Central pit craters are impact craters that contain central depressions, either in the crater floor or superposed on a central rise. Examples of these craters have been found broadly distributed on Mars. Using images from ... -
Investigations into Carnivoran Premolar Morphology and Evolution
(2015-06-30)Carnivoran tooth evolution has been studied extensively because of the diversity within the order and their role in ecosystems. The large number of phylogenetic and functional morphological studies makes canivorans ... -
Involuntary Displacement and the Belo Monte Dam: Changes in Self-Perception of the Volta Grande's Displaced Riverine Peasants
(2013-05-08)Akin to large-scale hydroelectric damming projects worldwide, construction of the Belo Monte Dam in Altamira, Brazil will transform the Volta Grande (or “Big Bend”) of the Xingu River. Preliminary licensing for dam ... -
The Irish Christian Holy Men: Druids Reinvented?
(2011-02-16)My research explores the strategies of Christian missionaries for converting pagan Ireland s warrior and druidic aristocracy in the 5th 6th centuries A.D. To this end, I have relied heavily upon Adomnán of Iona s 7th ... -
Is Elegance Useful? Rationality in the Dynamic and Optimal Economic Model
(2013-05-10)The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the development of the macroeconomic models in perspective and analyze recent models dominating the economics theory along with discussing a new dynamic model which considers all ... -
Isoform-Specific Effects of the DOA Kinase on Autophagic Cell Death of the Larval Salivary Glands in Drosophila melanogaster
(2017-06-30)Families of protein kinases have been conserved over millions of years, and they play important roles in many cellular processes such as the cell cycle, differentiation, and signal transduction (Neiman, 1993). Doa, or ... -
Isolating and Characterizing an Fe(III) Transforming Deep Sea Thermophilic Archaeon
(2013-07-01)Thermophilic bacteria and archaea that grow optimally between 50-80°C thrive in deep-sea hydrothermal vent environments. These organisms adapt and evolve unique chemosynthetic mechanisms to flourish in chemically rich vent ... -
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CHLORAMPHENICOL RESISTANT MITOCHONDRIAL MUTANTS IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE.
(2014-05-04)Chloramphenicol is a broad spectrum antibiotic, cheaply and easily available. It works by inhibiting protein synthesis in prokaryotes such as E. coli. Its main mode of action is via its binding to the large ribosomal subunit ... -
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL OLIGOMYCIN RESISTANT SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE MUTANTS OF THE MITOCHONDRIALLY ENCODED FO ATPASE SUBUNITS
(2011-02-16)The mitochondria of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are semi-autonomous organelles that rely on nuclear genes to function. Although most subunits of yeast ATPase are nuclear-encoded, the membrane-bound FO portion is comprised of ... -
An Isotopic Study of an Andean Watershed: Carbon Cycling in the Rio Beni
(2011-06-08)The Rio Beni of Bolivia travels through an extreme altitude range, from its source in the Andes Mountains down to the Amazonian lowlands. The movement of organic carbon (OC) through its watershed is of particular interest ... -
Ist das deutsch-türkische Unternehmertum die Zukunft Deutschlands?
(2014-06-20)This thesis examines the evolution of the Turkish guest worker in Germany to the integrated Turkish-German business owner, through an analysis of the guest worker history within Germany, case studies of current successful ... -
"It's a Batman's World": Regulations of Gender, Sanity, and Justice in Batman Comics, 1986-2011
(2015-06-02)Batman, or Bruce Wayne, is a famous DC Comics superhero without superpowers who fights crime at night in the guise of a bat after his parents’ murder. He has starred in dozens of animated and live-action films and TV ... -
It's About Time: Rethinking Fairness and Justice for Women in the Economy
(2016-06-20)In American households, it is mostly women — as mothers, wives, elder daughters, grandmothers, or domestic workers — who do the work required to maintain and increase the wellbeing of everyone in the home. Their unpaid ... -
The Italian Journey of Hester Lynch Piozzi: The personal and cultural transformation of a Georgian lady.
(2011-02-16)This thesis project investigates the ways in which one woman's life was transformed during, and as a result of, her journey through Italy in the late eighteenth century. Hester Thrale Piozzi was an iconoclast who challenged ...