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Improved mass spectrometry characterization of organic compounds using analyte preconcentration and radio-frequency ionization.
(2015-11-19)
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a powerful and sensitive analytical technique that can be used for analysis of organic compounds in diverse areas of research including biomedical, environmental, and forensic sciences. Detection ...
The not-so-blind date : how online information-seeking influences first date romantic attraction.
(2015-07-13)
With the advent of social media, individuals like never before can gather information about a potential date prior to the first date. Previous research has explored both online information-seeking and attraction, yet little ...
Reflections on general relativity from perspectives of black hole physics and Hořava-Lifshitz gravity.
(2015-07-30)
The physical logic of the Theory of General Relativity is summarized employing differential geometry of surfaces in three dimensional Euclidean space as a visual assistance for understanding. The applications of general ...
Tinkering with technology and religion in the digital age : the effects of Internet use on religious belief, behavior, and belonging.
(2015-04-15)
The intersection of religion and technology has been a primary issue in sociology since the inception of the discipline. Internet technology presents a new conceptual reality, one that could potentially challenge religion ...
Topics in Bayesian adaptive clinical trial design using dynamic linear models and missing data imputation in logistic regression.
(2015-11-09)
Conventional Phase II clinical trial designs usually employ a logistic regression model to analyze the efficacy of a new drug and, therefore, assumes monotone dose-response relationship. Also, the logistic regression model ...
Contextualizing immigrant adolescents’ high school outcomes by their school environments and friend groups.
(2015-03-19)
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health and the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study in combination with conducting hierarchical linear modeling analyses, this dissertation looks ...
Synthesis and evaluation of 8-substituted adenine derivatives as toll-like receptor 7 agonists.
(2015-04-08)
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are immune cell receptors that have the ability to recognize microbial pathogens and trigger innate immune responses. Research into TLR7 agonists is of specific interest because they can induce ...
Perceptual change and alcohol use during couples' conflicts.
(2015-07-07)
The current project sought to understand why previous studies have sometimes failed to find associations between alcohol and conflict behavior, how alcohol use is associated with relationship conflict, and whether alcohol ...
Food for thought : a social cognitive approach to assessing children’s food environments.
(2015-04-08)
The objective of this study was to describe the process of developing and piloting a Social Cognitive Theory (SCT)-based assessment tool to capture the interaction between environmental and social determinants of child ...
The effects of acute alcohol on motor impairments in adolescent, adult, and aged rats.
(2015-01-12)
Acute alcohol exposure has been shown to produce differential motor impairments between younger and older rodents. However, the effects of acute alcohol exposure among adolescent, adult, and aged rats have yet to be ...