All animals transition through several different stages during their development. Three major processes are involved in regulating the progression from one developmental stage to the next: cell growth, nutrient utilization ...

Many people in modern American society consider celebrity to be a random, shallow, and trivial social phenomenon. Celebrities can garner massive criticism from the public about the nature of their work, the rewards and ...

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a small, highly motile, predatory bacterium. It preys on a wide variety of gram-negative bacteria, including some human pathogens. As a result, Bdellovibrio has been proposed as a non-pharmaceutical ...

Matrix metalloproteinases are enzymes involved in important tissue remodeling mechanisms in many animal systems, including mammalian. They are required for scar resorption during wound healing, and are believed to also ...

This thesis evaluates the condition of the modern subject. In order to understand what constitutes the subject, how it becomes subjectified and what agency it has, I look to three main theorists who offer unique paradigmatic ...

Sport and leisure play an important role in American society today. The mentality of work hard, play hard is both alive and well in spirit, through the pursuing of a hobby or sport. Many people recognize their distinctiveness ...

The purpose of my study is to examine the mainstream, hypersexualized discourse surrounding the high prevalence of STIs and teen pregnancies among Dutch Afro-Caribbean women (specifically, Surinamese and Antillean women ...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is one of the most legendary and prominent composers of all time. The unwavering fascination with Beethoven is astounding. Among his most successful works are his nine symphonies, which are ...

In 1980, the workers of the Gdańsk shipyard in Poland created the self-governing Trade Union Solidarność and practiced civil resistance to advance the causes of workers rights and social change. In 1989, following mass ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the presence of filamentous tau inclusions. Clinical studies have shown that the locus coeruleus (LC), the main source of noradrenaline in the brain ...