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The recombinant expression of two pollen allergens using plant-viral and yeast expression systems.
(2006-05-09)Allergic disease causes much distress within industrialized areas of the world, affecting approximately a quarter of the population in such areas. Current immunotherapy involves the administration of increasing concentrations ... -
Multigenerational responses of Daphnia magna to Ethynylestradiol and Faslodex.
(2006-05-11)Select environmental contaminants can disrupt normal functions of aquatic invertebrate endocrine systems. While ecological risk assessments often rely on standardized laboratory toxicity tests to assess ecological impacts, ... -
Development of a digital optical diagnostic system for the CASPER GEC rf reference cell.
(2006-05-11)The development and implementation of a completely digital optical analysis system for dusty plasma research has been completed. This system minimizes data loss during acquisition and processing and allows image data to ... -
Modification of fresh tissue surfaces; synthesis of labeled L-dopa analogs; and synthesis of metoclopramide analogs.
(2006-05-27)One of the main goals of the primary project was to develop methods to site specifically immobilize functional proteins on a tissue surface. There are many examples of proteins that have been chemically modified and ... -
A word fitly spoken: poetic artistry in the first four acrostics of the Hebrew psalter.
(2006-05-27)This dissertation explores the occurrences and the functions of various poetic devices within the four alphabetic acrostic psalms found in Book I of the Psalter. These psalms are: Pss 9/10; 25; 34; and 37. These acrostics ... -
Toward a Protestant theology of celibacy: Protestant thought in dialogue with John Paul II's Theology of the Body.
(2006-05-27)This dissertation examines the theology of celibacy found both in John Paul II's writings and in current Protestant theology, with the aim of developing a framework and legitimation for a richer Protestant theology of ... -
Studying the relationship between church and state: practical limits of church, state, and society programs in higher education.
(2006-05-27)Over the course of the last half-century, a distinctive category of new degree-granting programs has emerged in American institutions of higher education. These programs, collectively referred to as programs of Church, ... -
The dilemma of justice: how religion influences the political environment of post-1948 Israel and Palestine.
(2006-05-27)This thesis examines the historical context, ideological traditions, and structures of power that have animated relations between Israeli Jews and Arab Palestinians during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Cognizant ... -
Luminescent supramolecular silver(I) coordination complexes of pyridyl-substituted phosphinites, phosphonites and amines.
(2006-05-28)Interest in the design and synthesis of supramolecular metal-organic coordination polymers has increased exponentially in the last decade. This attraction comes along with advances in crystallographic instrumentation that ... -
Impacts of estimating recharge on groundwater modeling for arid basins.
(2006-05-28)Quantifying recharge and spatially identifying recharge distribution is important for evaluating groundwater sustainability, especially in arid regions. A Guelph Permeameter helped identify specific recharge areas and the ... -
The sequence stratigraphic evolution of the Sturgeon Lake bank, central Alberta, Canada and its regional implications.
(2006-05-29)Sturgeon Lake South (SLS) is an isolated Devonian (Late Frasnian) platform located within the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB). Stratigraphic correlation of the Leduc Formation across the WCSB reveals a dominantly ... -
Paleosols as an indicator of ancient landscapes, climates and stratal response during the Triassic: the Salt Anticline Region of Utah.
(2006-05-29)Modern soils are excellent indicators of environmental conditions, and paleosols can be used as proxy for past conditions. This dissertation documents the response of Triassic paleosols and fluvial sediment accumulation ... -
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of new anti-Cancer nitrogen-containing combretastatins and novel cysteine protease inhibitors for the treatment of Chagas.
(2006-05-29)In an effort to combat cancer, the development of a relatively new type of anti-cancer drugs known as vascular disrupting agents (VDAs) seems to be a promising clinical approach. VDAs selectively interfere with blood flow ... -
Structure-activity relationships and thermodynamics of combretastatin A-4 and A-1 derivatives as potential inhibitors of tubulin polymerization.
(2006-05-29)Inhibition of tubulin polymerization has been identified as a significant characteristic of potential anticancer agents. Tubulin is a heterodimeric protein of a and b polypepetide chains, each with a molecular weight of ... -
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 ... -
Effects of chiral contaminants to aquatic organisms: pharmaceuticals as model compounds for enantiomer specific ecological hazard assessment.
(Houston, Texas : SETAC Press., 2006-07)In the present study, enantiospecific effects of chiral contaminants were explored using two chiral pharmaceutical contaminants as model compounds. These compounds are the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant ... -
Uniqueness implies uniqueness and existence for nonlocal boundary value problems for fourth order differential equations.
(2006-07-07)In this dissertation, we are concerned with uniqueness and existence of solutions of certain types of boundary value problems for fourth order differential equations. In particular, we deal with uniqueness implies uniqueness ... -
The narrative effect of Book IV of the Hebrew Psalter.
(2006-07-21)This dissertation asserts that a reader encountering the canonical Hebrew Psalter can read from the beginning and capture a sense of plot. The turning point of the story is Book IV (Psalms 90-106). It is at this point ... -
Race, faith and fear: general press and black press coverage of Arabs, Muslims and the stigma of terrorism in the United States.
(2006-07-22)The global impact of the events of September 11, 2001, provoked an interest in American media coverage of terrorism. With African-Americans making up more than 12 percent of the country’s population and more than 40 percent ... -
A case study of two Cherokee newspapers and their fight against censorship.
(2006-07-22)This study attempts to illuminate an injustice to the Cherokee Nation through denial of First Amendment rights in newspapers and communities. Through case studies and in-depth interviews it examines the avenues by which ...