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Exploiting the proteome to improve the genome-wide genetic analysis of epistasis in common human diseases.
Epistasis (Genetics) Protein-protein interactions -- Data processing. Proteomics -- Data processing. Diseases -- Risk factors -- Statistical methods. Chromosome polymorphism. Software measurement -- Evaluation. Computational biology -- Methodology.
The completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the HapMap Project in 2005 has broadened the spectrum of genetic research tools that allow researchers to conduct genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for detecting genetic variants that...
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$Calculated one-dimensional X-ray diffraction patterns of illite/smectite as fundamental particle...$
Calculated one-dimensional X-ray diffraction patterns of illite/smectite as fundamental particle aggregates : implications for the structure of illite/smectite and for the smectite-to-illite transition
Illite -- Analysis. ; Smectite -- Analysis. ; X-ray crystallography
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Temporal aspects of mental representation: a psychophysical approach.
Memory. ; Psychophysics.
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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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On the first-order amplitude statistics of myocardial ultrasonic backscatter.
Echocardiography -- Mathematical models. ; Backscattering -- Statistics. ; Myocardium.
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Isolation and characterization of the nuclear gene and gene product of COX12, the gene encoding subunit VIb of cytochrome c oxidase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Cytochrome oxidase -- Genetic aspects. ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- Genetics. ; Molecular microbiology.
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Petrology and geochemistry of shield volcanoes in the central Mexican Volcanic Belt.
Volcanoes -- Mexico. ; Shields (Geology) -- Mexico. ; Petrology -- Mexico. ; Geology -- Mexico.
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Inter-specialty differences in outcomes associated with adult primary care physician supply.
Primary care (Medicine) -- United States -- Evaluation. ; Medicine -- Specialties and specialists. ; Physicians -- Supply and demand -- United States.
Background. Strengthening the role of primary care is considered a key element in improving the outcomes and efficiency of health care delivery. Previous studies of the benefits of primary care have primarily examined the association of primary...
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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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RR Lyrae stars as tracers of stellar populations in the Galactic bulge and satellite galaxies.
RR Lyrae stars. Milky Way. Stars -- Populations.
This dissertation details the use of a new catalog of Galactic bulge field RR Lyrae variables to advance the understanding of the structure of the Milky Way Galaxy. The catalog contains 3667 RR0 Lyrae stars from the eight-year MACHO Project...
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Inter-specialty differences in outcomes associated with adult primary care physician supply.
Primary care (Medicine) -- United States -- Evaluation. Medicine -- Specialties and specialists. Physicians -- Supply and demand -- United States.
Background: Strengthening the role of primary care is considered a key element in improving the outcomes and efficiency of health care delivery. Previous studies of the benefits of primary care have primarily examined the association of primary...
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Molecular and genetic characterization of GON-2, a TRPM cation channel required for gonadogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Caenorhabditis elegans -- Genetics. Caenorhabditis elegans -- Generative organs. Caenorhabditis elegans -- Development. Gonads -- Differentiation. Ion channels.
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Modifiable factor relationships with biopsychosocial disability in multiple sclerosis
Modifiable Factor Relationships with Biopsychosocial Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Brant J. Oliver Problem Statement: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system and is among the most common neurological...
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Tray 24
Signs: Canada, Canary Islands, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Europe, French Polynesia, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Tanzania.
Signs: Canada, Canary Islands, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Europe, French Polynesia, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Tanzania.
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Tray 34.4
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala.
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala.
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Synthetic studies of Munchnone reactivity and applications and the total synthesis of cyclopenta[B]indole natural products / by Justin M. Lopchuk.
Chapter 1: Munchnones and mesoionic heterocycles The reactivity, regioselectivity, and synthetic applications of munchnones (1,3-oxazolium-5-olates) is a common theme which runs through Chapters 2-5. The definition, structure, and reactivity of...
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C.O.A.L.1: a dynamic model for the analysis of United States energy policy.
Energy policy -- United States -- Mathematical models.
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A multivariate analysis of self-selection and change due to college experience.
College students -- Psychology. College environment.
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Periodic spectral variation in Cygnus X-2 and Scorpius X-1.
Stars -- Spectra.
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Studies of equilibrium and dynamic properties of polymers.
Polymers. Chemical equilibrium.
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Capillary flow of superfluid helium at 0.45°K.
Superfluidity. Liquid helium.
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On the implementation of ALGOL 68.
ALGOL (Computer program language);Computer programming.
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Determining anthropogenic and natural controls on the global mercury cycle using lake sediment and ice cores ; by Samuel Adams Beal Jr.
While anthropogenic emissions of the toxic element mercury (Hg) to the atmosphere are currently rising, major uncertainties remain in determining the relative impacts of anthropogenic activity and natural processes on the global Hg cycle. In this...
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Temperature effects on food web interactions : from lakes to landscapes / by Samuel Butler Fey.
Temperature has powerful effects on all scales of biological organization from biochemical reactions to ecosystem processes. Despite the well-appreciated influence and thorough understanding of the physiological and population consequences of...
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Memory consolidation in temporal lobe epilepsy / by Ali Seçkin Titiz.
Epilepsy is associated with cognitive impairments which often manifest as a higher prevalence of memory impairments. Memory impairments in patients with epilepsy may persist even with sufficient control of seizures, suggesting other factors may...
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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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Role of NA[subscript v]1.1 in septo-hippocampal coordination of theta rhythm and spatial memory : implications for cognitive deficits in Dravet syndrome / by Alex C. Bender
In the nervous system, neuronal communication relies critically on the function of membrane ion channels. One of these is the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC), which is essential for the generation and propagation of action potentials in...
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Novel techniques for the investigation of GPCR structure and function / by Joshua A. Weiner.
G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) make up somewhere between 30-50% of all current drug targets, yet the structural characterization of these receptors has been moderate at best. Until recently, structural data were almost nonexistent and...
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Reactor design considerations for the conversion of particulate biomass to ethanol.
Bioreactors -- Design and construction. Alcohol as fuel. Biomass energy.
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Nd, Sr and O isotopic study of midcrustal granitoid petrogenesis within the Acadian central Maine terrane.
Petrology -- Maine. Granite -- Maine. Isotope geology -- Maine.
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Habitat selection by breeding black-throated blue warblers: different patterns at two spatial scales and the use of habitat for foraging and nesting.
Black-throated blue warbler -- Habitat. Black-throated blue warbler -- Behavior. Black-throated blue warbler -- Food. Black-throated blue warbler -- Nests.
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Runx1 is required in vascular endothelial cadherin expressing cells for hematopoietic stem cell emergence.
Transcription factors. Hematopoietic stem cells -- Genetic aspects. Hematopoiesis -- Regulation. DNA-binding proteins. Vascular endothelium.
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are the cells that can give rise to all different lineages of differentiated/mature blood cells. HSCs are capable of self-renewal and maintaining the homeostasis of differentiated cells for specific functions. The...
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Functional studies of human IgG Fc receptors.
Immunoglobulin G. Immunoglobulins.
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Fluorinated ligands in organometallic chemistry.
Fluorocarbons. Ligands.
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Distribution of sessile rotifers in a bog pond : with particular emphasis on substrate selection by Ptycura Beauchampi larvae
Rotifera. Ptychura Beauchampi.
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A frequency analysis of the tidal volume controller in CO2 regulation in decerebrate cats with peripheral denervations.
Respiration. Carbon dioxide in the body.
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Studies of the reversible dissociation of yeast enolase
Enzymes. Yeast.
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Spectroscopic and magnetic studies of the nickel metalloenzyme urease.
Urease. Urease -- Magnetic properties. Urea. Hydrolysis.
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Spectroscopic and magnetic studies of jack bean urease: pH and buffer effects on the Ni(II) coordination.
Urease. Urease -- Magnetic properties. Nickel. Hydrolysis. Canavalia ensiformis.
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Induced optical effects in germanium-doped silica glass.
Silica, Vitreous -- Optical properties.
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Detection of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon microseepage in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming using isotopic, biogeochemical, and spectral reflectance techniques.
Hydrocarbons -- Secretion. Petroleum -- Geology -- Bighorn Basin (Mont. and Wyo.). Natural gas -- Geology -- Bighorn Basin (Mont. and Wyo.). Isotope geology -- Bighorn Basin (Mont. and Wyo.). Sagebrush -- Bighorn Basin (Mont. and Wyo.) -- Analysis....
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Bottom-up effects of nutrient enrichment on plants, pollinators, and their interactions.
Meadow ecology -- Colorado. Angiosperms -- Nutrition. Angiosperms -- Pollination. Plants -- Effect of nitrogen on. Insect pollinators -- Ecology -- Colorado. Mountain plants -- Ecology -- Colorado. Bees -- Ecology -- Colorado. Bees -- Nutrition --...
Nutrients play fundamental roles in biological systems, affecting plant growth and quality, community structure, and species interactions. Although the effects of nutrients on primary and secondary production have been well documented, their...
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From nonmetal- and metal-chalcogen nanoclusters to chalcogenide nanotubes.
Chalcogenides. Nanotubes. ; Nanostructured materials.
A double-acceleration stage linear time of flight mass spectrometer (TOF MS) with Nd/YAG laser ablation cluster source was designed and constructed for cluster production, study and deposition. Cumulenic polycarbons SC n S ( n = 2-27) were...
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Host-epibiont population dynamics.
Daphnia pulex -- Ecology. ; Epibiosis. Host-parasite relationships. ; Euglenoids -- Ecology.
Regulatory linkage between epibiotic organisms and their host zooplankton populations is one of the least understood topics in zooplankton biology, despite the likely importance of epibionts to pelagic communities. These laboratory studies with...
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Mechanisms by which arsenite decreases CYP3A.
Cytochrome P-450 -- Pathophysiology. ; Cytochrome P-450 -- Genetics. ; Arsenic compounds -- Physiological effect. ; Liver cells.
Arsenic is implicated in numerous human pathologies, including cancer and several forms of liver disease. One contributing mechanism may involve alterations of CYP levels by arsenic. CYP3As are the most abundant CYP proteins in human liver and...
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The differentiation and survival of long-lived plasma cells.
Plasma cells. ; Lymphocyte transformation. ; B cells. Immune response -- Regulation. ; Immunologic Memory -- physiology.
During an immune reaction to an invading pathogen, a population of lymphocytes with receptors that specifically recognize the pathogen are activated and become memory cells. Characteristically, memory lymphocytes persist for long periods of time...
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