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Discovering Jyothi: How Changing the Way Disability Legislation is Enforced can Improve the Lives of Children with Disabilities in India
(2015)By 2025 India will overtake China as the country with the largest population in the world. The World Bank in 2007 noted that the prevalence of disability in India could be as high as 80-‐90 million individuals by that ... -
Discovery and development of unique small molecule chromene based ligands and combretastatin analogs as potential second generation vascular disrupting agents towards cancer chemotherapy.
(2006-05-29)Cancer is a devastating disease, which remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In our continuing quest to help find a cure for cancer, we have discovered and developed new small molecule vascular disrupting ... -
Discovery of a novel adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (APS) reductase from the methanarcheon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii.
(Elsevier, 2010-12)This thesis presents the first discovery of adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate reductase (APR), a key enzyme of the sulfate reduction pathway, in the methanarchaeon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii. While the sulfate reduction pathway ... -
Discovery of DNA-enzymes dependent on small-molecule cofactors; design, synthesis and evaluation of TLR-7 agonists and their immunoprotein conjugates.
(2010-10-08)Several catalytic families of DNA enzymes (deoxyribozymes) have previously been isolated through the use of an in vitro selection technique in our laboratory. The activities of these deoxyribozymes appear to be dependent ... -
Discovery of novel 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS) reductase from methanarcheon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii.
(, 2013-09-24)This study explores the potential assimilatory sulfate reduction pathway in methanarcheon by investigating the gene product of the open reading frame Mj0066. We expressed and purified the gene product of Mj0066 of ... -
A discussion of the choral music of Samuel Barber.
(2008-08-25)Within the world of music history, choral music seems to drop off of the map with the end of the Baroque era, and only a handful of major works, such as masses and oratorios, are typically studied in an academic setting. ... -
Disparities in healthcare: Diabetes outcomes among low-income individuals living in Texas
The ballooning epidemic of chronic diseases in general, and diabetes in particular, is representative of the changes in health and disease in the twenty-first century. Despite these drastic disease burden changes towards ... -
Disruption of Copper Homeostasis by Copper Chelating Agents in Embryonic Zebrafish
Disruption of copper homeostasis has been well-documented in cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. Recent studies highlight the potential efficacy of metal chelating compounds in the treatment of altered copper phenotypes. ... -
Dissecting a Disaster: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
(2012-05-03)In April 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig set off a chain of events that resulted in millions of gallons of crude oil gushing into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico for nearly three months. This disaster ... -
Dissension within the Confederacy : the Tenth Legislature of Texas during the U.S. – C.S. War.
(2014-10-29)At the time that Texas’ Tenth Legislature began their session in the autumn of 1863, the war between the United States and the Confederacy was in its third year. The Eighth and Ninth Legislatures worked to respond to the ... -
Dissident Political Parties in China
(2013-05-24)Although China is a one-party state, dissident thinkers have a long history in China and have even been encouraged by the Chinese Communist Party at specific times during the last century. In recent times, many of these ... -
The Distribution and Resistance to Antibiotics of Staphylococcus Organisms Among the Equine Population of Central Texas
Staphylococcus species are common microbes capable of causing infection in human and nonhuman populations. Microbial resistance to antibiotics has become a threat to antisepsis and public health. There is limited knowledge ... -
Divine attachment styles and affective organizational commitment.
(2015-03-18)This study is the first to link the literatures of divine attachment and affective organizational commitment (AC). Existing research overlooks divine attachment as a "personal characteristic" relevant to affective commitment, ... -
Divine choice and natural law : the eudokian ethics of Francis Turretin.
(2008-10-14)Francis Turretin (1623–1687) places a threefold scheme of right (ius) within the framework of Thomistic natural law to explain the relationship between the divine will and the moral order. He centers his inquiry on a ... -
Diving physiology in marine mammals : significant findings in pinniped muscle physiology and trachea morphology.
(, 2014-09-05)The muscular biochemistry and respiratory morphology of diving mammals are closely intertwined through the utilization and allocation of inspired oxygen for metabolism. Marine mammal physiological mechanisms and adaptations ... -
Do actors or observers make better eyewitnesses?
(2006-04-19)Researchers studying the reliability of eyewitness testimony have focused mainly on criminal rather than civil cases, specifically those including product identification and liability. With numerous lawsuits against product ... -
Do modern video games impact the cultural perceptions and acceptance of racial stereotypes? a qualitative assessment of video game usage.
(2007-12-03)Historically, popular culture has been known to serve as a tool to transmit values, norms, and stereotypes from generation to generation. The technology trend that is indicative of the “information age” has created numerous ... -
Do Students with Learning Disabilities benefit from accommodations? A Literature Review
In the United States, there is a growing gap between learning disabled college students and their non-learning disabled peers in academic achievement and graduation rates. Since the incorporation of learning-disabled ... -
Do We Really Understand Home Ownership Rates? An International Study
(2005-08-13)This paper attempts to fill two gaps in the homeownership literature identified by Dietz and Haurin (2003): homeownership in less developed countries and the effects of race, ethnicity and income on tenure choice. We use ...