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Automatic parameterization and analysis of stellar atmospheres: a study of the DA white dwarfs.
Stars -- Atmospheres. ; White dwarf stars.
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Usable security for wireless body-area networks / by Cory Cornelius.
We expect wireless body-area networks of pervasive wearable devices will enable in situ health monitoring, personal assistance, entertainment personalization, and home automation. As these devices become ubiquitous, we also expect them to...
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Aligned hierarchies for sequential data / by Katherine M. Kinnaird.
We present aligned hierarchies, a novel solution to the dimension reduction problem, representing high-dimensional and noisy sequential data as a low-dimensional object that encodes relevant information. In this thesis, we motivate our presentation...
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Class Secretaries Association
Class Secretaries Association
members of the class agents association June 1946 Alumni Magazine August 1946 left to right- row 1 Koeniger, Karl Williams '17, Farley, James Lawlor, '42, Rainie, Donald Garland, '40, Johnstone, Lewis Knox, '41, Hatch, Roy, '02, Scully Edward Paul,...
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Examining relationships between health beliefs and medical decisions in the context of medical uncertainty.
Medical care -- Decision making. Health attitudes. Prostate -- Cancer -- Treatment -- Decision making. Prostate -- Cancer -- Patients -- Attitudes. Uncertainty. Video recording in medicine.
This dissertation used two studies to evaluate the appropriateness of a theoretical model exploring the relationships between screening/treatment beliefs and intending to be screened or treated for prostate cancer (P-CA). Study One examined...
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Interspecific interactions and population dynamics of the Southern pine beetle.
Southern pine beetle -- Ecology. Mutualism (Biology). Commensalism.
A challenge for ecologists is to identify and understand the mechanisms that produce population behaviors in nature. This is particularly difficult in complex communities that comprise of tightly linked multivoltine organisms that are...
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A catalog of clusters to z [is less than or equal to] 1 from the Oxford Dartmouth Thirty Degree Survey.
Galaxies -- Clusters -- Mathematical models. Galaxies -- Formation -- Mathematical models. Galaxies -- Clusters -- Catalogs. Galaxies -- Spectra. Algorithms. Andromeda Galaxy.
A sample of 46 previously unidentified, intermediate- to high-redshift, near-infrared (NIR)-selected galaxy clusters have been discovered in the Andromeda catalog of the Oxford Dartmouth Thirty Degree Survey (ODTS). These clusters vary from low- to...
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Functionalization of fluorocarbons.
Fluorocarbons -- Synthesis. Fluorocarbons -- Derivatives. Activation (Chemistry). Polytef -- Surfaces. Organofluorine compounds -- Synthesis.
The great strength of the C-F bond has enabled fluorocarbons to find many industrial and domestic applications, and makes C-F activation a chemical and technical challenge akin to that of C-H bond activation in hydrocarbons. In our mission to...
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Gain experiments with a grating based free electron laser.
Free electron lasers -- Experiments. Wave guides -- Design and construction. Diffraction gratings -- Experiments. Electron beams. Infrared sources.
The far infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, 15-3000 Œºm in wavelength, has a paucity of narrow band laser sources. To address the issue of whether a grating based free electron laser could operate well as such a source, a grating...
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Synthetic and mechanistic studies in tetrapyrrole chemistry.
Tetrapyrroles -- Synthesis. Tetrapyrroles -- Mechanism of action. Transition metal catalysts.
Previous studies have shown that the mucosal immune system is present in the female reproductive tract and under hormonal control. With the recognition that underlying stromal cells regulate epithelial cell function and hormonal responsiveness,...
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Priming automatic behavior: influences of self-awareness.
Self-perception. Self-consciousness. Priming (Psychology). Cooperativeness. Competition (Psychology).
This research extends previous findings that the behavior of individuals high as compared to low in Private Self-consciousness, an individual difference in self-awareness, is more influenced by subtle primes. Manipulations of self-awareness were...
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Radical methodologies with indole and synthetic strategies towards the indole alkaloids, echitamine and prenostodione.
Indole alkaloids -- Synthesis. Ring formation (Chemistry). Radicals (Chemistry).
A novel radical cyclization of 2-bromoindoles was examined, generating a series of hexahydropyrrolo[3,4- b ]indoles in fair yield. This process involved the generation of a variety of indole-3-carboxamides followed by the introduction of bromine at...
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The influence of trait psychopathy on the decoding, interference and utilization of emotional information.
Psychopaths. Personality and emotions. Emotions and cognition.
Research investigating clinical and criminal psychopaths is quite extensive. Though it has evolved in terminology over the years, the basic premise and description of psychopathy has maintained deficits associated with emotional interpretation and...
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New synthetic approaches to chlorins and bacteriochlorins.
Pyrroles -- Synthesis. Porphyrins -- Synthesis.
Naturally occurring macrocyclic tetrapyrroles of the chlorin and bacteriochlorin classes play important roles in essential biological processes, including photosynthesis and nitrogen cycling. The chromophores also show promise in various...
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Synthesis and characterization of phosphido-coated gold nanoclusters and gold phosphido complexes.
Gold -- Analysis. Gold compounds. Metal complexes -- Synthesis. Phosphides. Ligands.
Chapter one: Gold(I) phosphido complexes: Synthesis, structure and reactivity . Deprotonation of the phosphine complexes Au(PHR 2 )Cl with aqueous ammonia gave the gold(I) phosphido complexes [Au(PR 2 )] n (PR 2 = PMes 2 ( 1 ), PCy 2 ( 2 ), P(t-Bu)...
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Valuing health for economic evaluation in spine disorders.
Health status indicators -- Measurement. Health surveys -- Methodology. Medical economics. Spine -- Diseases.
Several ""health state classification systems"" are available to estimate health state values (HSV) for economic evaluation. Evidence of variation in estimates from different systems raises concern that system choice may affect study conclusions...
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Lighting and optical tools for image forensics.
Image analysis. Image processing -- Digital techniques. Photography -- Retouching. Photographs -- Forgeries. Lighting. Optics. Forensic sciences.
We present new forensic tools that are capable of detecting traces of tampering in digital images without the use of watermarks or specialized hardware. These tools operate under the assumption that images contain natural properties from a variety...
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Evaluation and engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for cellulase expression and growth on insoluble cellulose.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- Genetics. Cellulase -- Biotechnology. Cellulose -- Biotechnology. Biomass conversion -- Technological innovations.
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Group-aware stream filtering.
Streaming technology (Telecommunications). Computer networks -- Monitoring. Multicasting (Computer networks). Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing.
Recent years have witnessed a new class of monitoring applications that need to continuously collect information from remote data sources. Those data sources, such as web click-streams, stock quotes, and sensor data, are often characterized as...
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SGA screen identifies a cytoplasmic role for Dbp5/Rat8 and a novel player in nuclear pore complex biogenesis.
Nuclear membranes. Membrane proteins. Genetic regulation.
The coordination and coupling of the several steps in mRNA biogenesis helps to ensure proper regulation of gene expression. The DEAD-box helicase Dbp5/Rat8 is an essential mRNA export factor that has also been implicated in other steps of mRNA...
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Evaluating mobility predictors in wireless networks for improving handoff and opportunistic routing.
Wireless communication systems. Computer network protocols.
We evaluate mobility predictors in wireless networks. Handoff prediction in wireless networks has long been considered as a mechanism to improve the quality of service provided to mobile wireless users. Most prior studies, however, were based on...
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Physiological and neural mechanisms of anxiety, negativity, and threat.
Anxiety -- Physiological aspects. Threat (Psychology) -- Physiological aspects. Amygdaloid body -- Psychophysiology. Brain -- Psychophysiology.
The objective of this thesis was to examine the neural and physiological substrates underlying the processing of aversive information, and how individual differences in anxiety influence these responses. In a series of experiments, we utilized skin...
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The effects of context and familiarity on person perception: examining the neural substrates of facial attractiveness.
Face perception -- Physiological aspects. Face perception -- Social aspects. Sex differences (Psychology). Neuropsychology.
The general objective of the current thesis was to investigate the neural substrates underlying the perception of opposite-sex faces. Building on what is already known about the distributed network of brain areas supporting various dimensions of...
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Kinematics and space densities for the local cataclysmic variable population.
Cataclysmic variable stars. Kinematics.
I investigate the kinematics and space densities of the local cataclysmic variable (CV) population. CVs are close binary star systems composed of a white dwarf that accretes matter from a less compact companion star in Roche lobe overflow....
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I. Reactivity of electron deficient indoles toward nucleophiles, Diels-Alder reactions and dipolar cycloadditions; II. Synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4-b]indoles.
Indole -- Synthesis. Indole -- Reactivity. Pyrroles. Diels-Alder reaction.
Earlier in our laboratory, a facile synthesis of the 2- and 3-nitroindoles was realized. These compounds showed promise as powerful intermediates in the synthesis of novel structures and natural products. The reactivity of 2- and 3-nitroindoles...
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Stereopsis-guided brain shift compensation.
Three-dimensional imaging in medicine -- Mathematical models. Intraoperative monitoring. Cerebral cortex -- Imaging. Computer vision. Space perception.
Brain deformation models have proven to be a powerful tool in compensating for soft tissue deformation during image-guided neurosurgery. The accuracy of these models can be improved by incorporating intraoperative measurements of brain motion. We...
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MRI-coupled broadband near-infrared tomography for small animal brain studies.
Brain -- Tomography. Magnetic resonance imaging -- Brain. Near infrared spectroscopy. Image processing -- Digital techniques.
Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) using near infrared (NIR) light has become a promising modality because it has the capability to non-invasively quantify oxygen saturation and hemoglobin content with potentially high temporal resolution and...
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Investigation, optimization and synthesis of dihydrodipyrrins, linear tetrapyrroles and the resulting chlorins.
Porphyrins -- Synthesis. Tetrapyrroles -- Synthesis.
The synthesis of macrocyclic tetrapyrroles continues to be an area of vigorous research due to their application to a wide range of fields spanning the physical sciences. Only recently have general syntheses for the reduced systems, such as...
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Damage identification using sensitivity enhancing control with an identified model.
Automatic control -- Sensitivity. Structural control (Engineering). Strains and stresses -- Computer simulation. Structural analysis (Engineering). Engineering models.
Autonomous damage detection in engineering structures is critically important as the demands placed upon those structures are increased. It has been well established that damage detection can be done through monitoring the modal frequencies of the...
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Determinants of reproductive success in a neotropical migratory songbird: timing, site-selection and mating strategies.
Ovenbird -- Fertility. Ovenbird -- Reproduction. Ovenbird -- Behavior. Ovenbird -- Ecology. Ovenbird -- Nests. Ovenbird -- Maryland -- Anne Arundel County. Courtship in animals -- Maryland -- Anne Arundel County. Brown-headed cowbird -- Maryland --...
Identifying and understanding sources of individual variation in fecundity is of central importance to life history theory and population ecology. In this study, I first examined how factors on the breeding grounds in eastern Maryland affected the...
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Regulation of matrix metalloproteinase gene expression by a synthetic rexinoid.
Metalloproteinases -- Inhibitors -- Mechanism of action. Collagenases -- Inhibitors -- Mechanism of action. Receptor-ligand complexes. Extracellular matrix proteins. Matrix Metalloproteinases.
The irreversible destruction of the tissues that comprise synovial joints is the hallmark of both rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. In both diseases, inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-1β, stimulate the production of matrix...
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A molecular and genetic analysis of the requirement of SadB for modulating surface-associated behaviors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14.
Biofilms. Pseudomonas aeruginosa -- Genetics. Pseudomonas aeruginosa -- Development. Bacteria -- Motility. Biofilms -- growth and development.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the model organisms used to study the developmental process of biofilm formation in Gram-negative bacteria. Recently, a genetic approach {O'Toole, 1998 #404} was taken to study biofilm formation in P. aeruginosa and...
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The importance of p53-dependent transcriptional responses in the differentiation and curability of human embryonal carcinoma.
Testis -- Cancer -- Genetic aspects. p53 antioncogene -- Regulation. Embryonal tumors -- Pathophysiology. Germ cells -- Tumors -- Pathophysiology. Cisplatin -- Mechanism of action. Tretinoin. Testicular Neoplasms -- in children. Neoplasms
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Synthetic studies toward the furanosteroids.
Furans -- Synthesis. Steroid drugs. Enzyme inhibitors -- Therapeutic use. Cancer cells -- Growth -- Regulation.
The furanosteroids are an important class of natural products that have been found to effectively inhibit various biologically important enzymes. These enzymes include the phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) family and the polo-like kinase (PLK1)...
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Catalytic asymmetric P-C bond formation with Pt-phosphido complexes.
Organoplatinum compounds -- Synthesis. Organoplatinum compounds -- Reactivity. Organophosphorus compounds -- Synthesis. Organophosphorus compounds -- Reactivity. Asymmetric synthesis. Phosphate carbon. Platinum catalysts.
Chapter One. Synthesis and Structure of Chiral Pt(Duphos) Terminal Phosphido Complexes. Treatment of Pt halide precursors with a secondary phosphine in the presence of the base NaOSiMe 3 gave the terminal phosphido complexes Pt(Duphos)(Ph)(PMeIs)....
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Fine structure in auroral radio emissions.
Ionospheric radio wave propagation -- Observations. Hiss (Radio meteorology). Auroras -- Antarctica -- Observations.
A VersatIle Electromagnetic Waveform (VIEW) receiver was deployed at South Pole station in December 2002 in order to measure the fine structure of auroral radio emissions with high resolution and an unprecedented 500-1000 kHz bandwidth. Using this...
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The resistance to sliding along Coulombic shear faults in columnar S2 ice.
Ice mechanics. Friction. Shear (Mechanics). Strains and stresses. Ice -- Brittleness. Ice -- Ductility.
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Development of a multi-high frequency electrical impedance tomography system for breast imaging.
Electrical impedance tomography. Breast -- Imaging. Imaging systems -- Design and construction.
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Theoretical study of carbon-heteroatom clusters: Theoretical study and comparison of the intradiol and extradiol oxidation of catechol.
Catechol -- Biodegradation. Glycols. Oxidation. Carbon compounds -- Mathematical models.
Part 1 . A computational study targeting the lowest energy structure, electronic state and physical properties of small carbon clusters containing one or two heteroatoms has been done. The structural properties sought included whether the most...
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Self-consistent stellar evolution models with applications to Milky Way globular clusters and population synthesis.
Stars -- Evolution. Stars -- Globular clusters -- Computer simulation. Milky Way.
The Dartmouth Stellar Evolution Program, a state of the art stellar evolution code, has been modified and expanded to increase its versatility. The modifications include: the ability to self-consistently model stars with arbitrary chemical...
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The influence of shared mental models of nosocomial bloodstream infections on neonatal intensive care unit infection rates.
Neonatal infections -- Prevention. Nosocomial infections -- Prevention. Neonatal intensive care -- Social aspects. Neonatal intensive care -- Psychological aspects.
Statement of the problem. Nosocomial bloodstream infections (NBSIs) are a significant source of morbidity and mortality for the very low birth weight babies (VLBW) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Efforts to reduce the rates of infection...
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A thermodynamic investigation of metal ions binding to metal trafficking proteins, peptides and small molecules using isothermal titration calorimetry.
Metal ions. Binding sites (Biochemistry) -- Thermodynamics. Metalloenzymes. Cellular control mechanisms. Thermometric titration. Calorimetry.
The chemistry of biology is complex and there is a great deal that is not understood. A fundamental understanding of biochemical reactions is important to aid in the identification of undiscovered reactions and is critical to fully appreciate the...
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Activation of C-F bonds using transition metals by reduction and external acid.
Fluorine compounds. Activation (Chemistry). Transition metal catalysts.
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Synthetic studies towards the syntheses of 2,3,3',4,4',5,5'-Heptachloro-1'-methyl-1,2'-bipyrrole (Q1), Lycogarubin C, and cis-Trikentrin A.
Heterocyclic compounds -- Synthesis. Organohalogen compounds -- Synthesis. Pyrroles -- Synthesis. Indole -- Synthesis.
The novel heptachloro-1'-methyl-1,2'-bipyrrole (""Q1"") ( 1 ) is a natural organohalogen that has been detected in more than 100 worldwide environmental samples. In recent years mixed halogenated 1,2'-bipyrroles have also been detected in several...
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Investigations on optimizing the energy transmission of ultrafast optical pulses in pure water.
Laser pulses, Ultrashort. Electromagnetic waves -- Transmission.
Many of today's communication and imaging technologies share the common challenge of signal deterioration due to water's large absorption coefficient. As an example, it is water molecules that contaminate the fused silica of optical fibers and...
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