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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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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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The impact of prenatal and postnatal home visiting on utilization of care.
Home care services -- Utilization -- New Hampshire. Home care services -- New Hampshire -- Evaluation. Maternal health services -- Utilization -- New Hampshire. Infant health services -- Utilization -- New Hampshire. Prenatal care -- Utilization --...
Research objective . Research suggests that home visiting services can have a significant impact on pregnancy outcomes, child health and development, parenting and maternal life course. The effect of home visiting on utilization of health services...
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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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The influence of habitat heterogeneity on variability in stream macroinvertebrate communities.
Freshwater invertebrates -- Ecology. Stream animals -- Ecology. Benthic animals -- Ecology. Ecological heterogeneity. Stream ecology -- New Hampshire. Animal communities.
Spatial heterogeneity inherent in ecological systems impacts both diversity and community structure. However, little is known about the influence of habitat heterogeneity on temporal variability in communities. I performed several studies to...
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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 impact of sodium channel isoform expression on cerebellar Purkinje cell development.
Purkinje cells. Sodium channels -- Genetic aspects. Excitation (Physiology). Neurons -- Physiology. Cerebellum -- Physiology. Genetic regulation.
Voltage-dependent sodium channels (Na v ) are critical determinants of the ability of a neuron to generate and propagate action potentials. While a large family of Na v isoforms has been identified, the impact of specific isoforms on the electrical...
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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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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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Shared decision making for people with severe mental illness.
Mentally ill -- Care -- Decision making. Mental illness -- Treatment -- Decision making. Mental health services -- Decision making. Mental health -- Information services. Medical informatics. Mental Disorders -- drug therapy.
Objective. We explored preferences and perceptions about treatment decision-making roles among persons with severe mental illness and evaluated two computer-based medication values clarification tools. Methods. In this study we conducted a pilot...
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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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Optimizing winding designs for high-frequency magnetic components.
Electric generators -- Windings. Electric inductors -- Design and construction -- Mathematical models. Electric current converters -- Design and construction -- Mathematical models. Energy dissipation -- Mathematical models.
Magnetic components for high-frequency power conversion applications can have significant losses that compromise the performance of the converter. In particular, winding losses can be large due to high-frequency effects that are difficult to model...
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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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Mesh-Mon: a monitoring and management system for wireless mesh networks.
Wireless communication systems. Computer networks. Routers (Computer networks).
A mesh network is a network of wireless routers that employ multi-hop routing and can be used to provide network access for mobile clients. Mobile mesh networks can be deployed rapidly to provide an alternate communication infrastructure for...
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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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Versatile 2-lithioindoles, syntheses and Diels-Alder reactions of pyrrolo[3,4-b]indoles.
Indole alkaloids -- Synthesis. Diels-Alder reaction.
An efficient synthetic approach to both 2-acyl-1-(substituted)indoles and 2-nitro-1-(substituted)indoles by reaction of 2-lithio-1-(substituted)indoles with appropriate electrophiles is presented. Inverse quenching of 2-lithioindoles 5 and 208 with...
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Part I, a photoprecursor for difluorocarbene: Part II, syntheses and studies of the highly fluorinated [2.2.2] propellanes.
Organofluorine compounds -- Synthesis. Carbenes (Methylene compounds) -- Synthesis. Propellanes -- Synthesis.
Part I. A photoprecursor for difluorocarbene . The goal of this research was to develop a more practical and efficient photoprecursor for difluorocarbene. The first approach was concerned with the synthesis of 4,4-difluoropyrazoline-3,5-dione ( 5...
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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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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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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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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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Activation of C-F bonds using transition metals by reduction and external acid.
Fluorine compounds. Activation (Chemistry). Transition metal catalysts.
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Complex integrated order fulfillment technology: a holonic approach.
Order picking systems -- Automation -- Computer simulation.
This research ventures into areas beyond traditional control frameworks in its focus. It integrates holonic concepts into a hierarchical control framework of a complex automated order fulfillment technology. Simulation of an actual full-scale order...
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Synthesis of multimetallic nanocomposite materials utilizing block copolymers.
Block copolymers. Nanostructured materials -- Synthesis. Metallic composites -- Synthesis.
Nanocomposite materials containing both gold and cobalt were synthesized using block copolymers as agents for controlling spatial organization of the nanoparticles. The targeted polymers are polystyrene- block -poly(alkyne-functional)styrene...
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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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Preparation and characterization of aqueous nanoparticles from molecular and macromolecular amphiphiles.
Nanoparticles -- Synthesis. Polymer colloids. Lipids -- Synthesis.
Colloidal nanoparticles are particles with sizes ranging from one nanometer to several hundred nanometers, which disperse evenly in a dispersion medium. In aqueous solutions, amphiphilic molecules organize themselves to form such colloidal systems...
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Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulosic biomass solids prepared by leading pretreatments and identification of key features governing performance.
Cellulase -- Absorption and adsorption. Enzymes -- Biotechnology. Cellulose -- Biodegradation. Lignocellulose -- Biotechnology. Biomass conversion. Hydrolysis. Corn stover. Poplar -- Biotechnology.
Prior to biological conversion of lignocellulosic biomass, natural barriers to efficient enzymatic hydrolysis must be overcome, and a few pretreatment technologies effectively accomplish this job with chemicals. Although several factors are...
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Metal-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of P-stereogenic phosphines.
Phosphine. Phosphorus compounds -- Synthesis. Platinum catalysts. Palladium catalysts. Asymmetric synthesis. Enantiomers.
Abstract (Summary) Chapter One. Platinum-Catalyzed Asymmetric Alkylation of Bis(secondary) Phosphines. Efficient Screening and the Synthesis of an Enantiomerically Pure C 2 -Symmetric Diphosphine . Platinum-catalyzed asymmetric alkylation of...
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Structural studies of dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase from Toxoplasma gondii and dynamin 1 from Rattus norvegicus.
Microbial enzymes -- Structure. Antiprotozoal agents -- Design. Toxoplasma gondii. Guanosine triphosphatase -- Structure. G proteins -- Structure. Thymidylate synthase-dihydrofolate reductase -- chemistry. Dynamins -- chemistry.
The first chapter of this thesis encompasses progress towards the X-ray structure determination and drug design for the dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHFR-TS) enzyme from the protozoa Toxoplasma gondii, along with another mutant...
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Gravitational slip as a test of alternative gravity theories.
Perturbation (Astronomy). Gravity. Cosmology. Relativity (Physics).
Cosmic acceleration could be an effect of a ""dark energy"" fluid pervading the Universe. It could also be an indication that general relativity is not the correct theory of gravity at cosmological length scales. Unfortunately, observations of the...
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Chloroplasts, mitochondria and iron homeostasis: a role for ferric chelate reductases and an efflux transporter.
Plants -- Effect of iron on. Iron -- Metabolism -- Molecular aspects. Chloroplasts. Plant mitochondria. Homeostasis. Plant enzymes. Reduction (Chemistry). Iron chelates.
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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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Does continuity matter?: measuring the quality of ambulatory care among chronically ill elders in the United States.
Older people -- Medical care -- United States -- Evaluation. Chronically ill -- Medical care -- United States -- Evaluation. Ambulatory medical care -- United States -- Evaluation.
Objective . To examine how continuity is related to quality measures for chronically ill elderly patients; to the specialty and caseload of the physicians they predominantly visit; and to the regional context of where their ambulatory care is...
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Activation of carbon-fluorine bonds and carbon-hydrogen bonds with transition metal compounds.
Organoiridium compounds -- Synthesis. Organofluorine compounds -- Synthesis. Transition metal compounds.
Fluorine forms the strongest single bond to carbon, however, it is well established that transition metals can lengthen and weaken C-F bonds in fluorinated ligands. Described here are studies on the activation of C-F bonds in iridium compounds...
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Linking community and ecosystem dynamics in invasion biology: An experimental approach in coastal sage scrub.
Invasive plants -- Ecology -- California, Southern. Shrubland ecology -- California, Southern. Chaparral ecology -- California, Southern. Coastal plants -- California, Southern. Grasses -- Ecology -- California, Southern. Plant litter --...
Though the science of invasion biology has over a 50-year history it still struggles with clearly documenting the mechanisms and impacts of plant invasions. Numerous observational studies find associations between plant invasions and largescale...
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A thermodynamic study of essential and toxic metals binding to proteins, peptides and small molecules involved in detoxification, storage, and gene regulation.
Metals -- Physiological effect. Binding sites (Biochemistry) -- Thermodynamics. Thiols. Thermometric titration. Zinc. Metallothionein. Genetic transcription -- Regulation.
Bioinorganic chemistry, a discipline that bridges chemistry and biology, has become increasingly popular as new techniques and analytical methods have emerged to study metals in biological systems. One such technique that has become increasingly...
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Relief-based bioinformatics methods for the analysis of epistasis in genetic association studies.
Epistasis (Genetics) Bioinformatics -- Methodology. Genetics -- Data processing. Medical Term Computational Biology -- methods.
A goal of human genetics is the prediction of an individual's risk of common human diseases from their genome sequence. Currently genome-wide methods to measure genetic variation across individuals exist, but methods to effectively analyze these...
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Magnet hospitals and patient outcomes.
Nursing services -- United States -- Evaluation. Nursing services -- United States -- Personnel management. Hospitals -- United States -- Administration. Outcome assessment (Medical care). Nursing Service.
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Depositional environments of rifted margin sediments: insights from Neoproterozoic diamictite and cap carbonates and the Silurian Arisaig Group.
Geology, Stratigraphic -- Proterozoic. Geology Stratigraphic -- Silurian. Rocks Sedimentary -- Nova Scotia. Rocks.
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