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Understanding inpatient nurses' engagement in worksite health promotion: a case study.
Nurses -- Health and hygiene. Employee health promotion.
Background. Worksite health promotion programs (HPP) support employees' health behaviors to prevent downstream diseases. Maximizing participation can optimize program impact. Objectives. To assess staff nurses' participation in three HPP - flu...
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Late glacial and holocene fluctuations of local glaciers and the Greenland Ice Sheet eastern and western Greenland / by Laura B. Levy.
The Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) is responding sensitively to climate change and its meltwater has the potential to influence global sea level. Recently, large changes in the GrIS have occurred including increased velocities of outlet glaciers and...
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Characterization of factors critical for initial stages of Vibrio cholerae intestinal colonization.
Vibrio cholerae -- Molecular genetics. ; Bacteria -- Adhesion. ; Virulence (Microbiology) -- Molecular aspects. ; Pili (Microbiology). ; DNA-binding proteins. ; Cholera -- Pathogenesis.
Vibrio cholerae is the etiologic agent of cholera in humans. Intestinal colonization occurs via ingestion of contaminated food and water and results in symptoms that include the production of the characteristic rice water stool, vomiting, and...
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The chronology and stratigraphic evolution of the Kashmir and Peshawar intermontane basins, northwestern Himalaya.
Geology, Stratigraphic. Geology -- India -- Kashmir Vale of. Geology -- Pakistan -- Peshawar.
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Structural and compositional aspects of low-grade metamorphic chlorite.
Chlorites. Metamorphism (Geology). ; Clay -- Analysis -- Maine. ; Clay -- Analysis -- Pennsylvania.
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Stable matchings: complexity and structures.
Marriage theorem.
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Intracellular cholesterol trafficking in CHO cells defective in NPC1.
Cholesterol -- Physiological transport. ; Cholesterol -- Genetic aspects.
Cholesterol is essential for the survival of all mammalian cells. Mammalian cells obtain cholesterol via two pathways: it can be endogenously synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum, or it can be obtained from exogenous sources, mainly through the...
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The regulation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in an insulinoma cell line, adipocytes and muscle.
Protein kinases. ; Adenylic acid. ; Islands of Langerhans -- Tumors. ; Fat cells. ; Muscle cells. ; Adenoviruses.
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Operation of a Smith-Purcell free-electron laser at submillimeter wavelengths.
Free electron lasers. ; Millimeter wave devices.
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CD8 T cell responses to murine gamma-herpesvirus 68: viral persistence shapes the immune response.
T cells. Immunologic memory. Latent virus diseases -- Immunological aspects. Herpesvirus diseases. Cell-mediated cytotoxicity. CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes -- immunology. T-Lymphocytes
Vaccines are one the greatest advances in public health. Vaccines work by priming cells of the adaptive immune system in such a way that they remember that they have encountered a specific antigen before. This then allows those cells to respond...
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Large-scale structure of the universe: a clustering analysis.
Cosmology -- Mathematical models. ; Galaxies -- Clusters -- Mathematical models. ; Dark matter (Astronomy).
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In vivo degradation in modern orthopaedic UHMWPE bearings and structural characterization of a novel alternative UHMWPE material / by Steven D. Reinitz.
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) remains the most common bearing material for total joint arthroplasty. Advances in radiation cross-linking and other post-consolidation treatments have led to a rapid differentiation of polyethylene...
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The sexually dimorphic effects of prolactin on food intake by rats.
Prolactin. ; Rats -- Feeding and feeds. ; Sexual dimorphism (Animals).
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Density functional theory study of transition metal doped chalcogenides / by Stefano Poggio
The main driving force behind the development of computers was the attempt to solve problems that would otherwise require a large amount of time to be solved. Despite the technological development that has made computers ubiquitous in daily lives,...
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Nonlinear theory of a generic Cerenkov free-electron laser.
Free electron lasers. ; Nonlinear theories.
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The modelling of bistatic rain scatter interference including a consideration of multiple scattering effects.
Artificial satellites in telecommunication. Rain and rainfall.
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Testing stellar evolution models with globular clusters.
Stars -- Globular clusters. Stars -- Evolution. Astronomical photometry.
I present new wide-field photometry of several globular clusters including: BVI ground-based photometry and VI space-based photometry for the globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341) BVI photometry for M2 (NGC 7089), M3 (NGC 5272), and M14 (NGC 6402) and...
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Retrieval, reconstruction, and response bias: a cognitive neuroscience investigation of false memories.
False memory syndrome. ; Cognitive neuroscience. ; Prefrontal cortex -- Physiology.
Our conscious experience of memory often includes reconstuctions of the past in order to fill the gaps of forgotten events and details. The goal of this thesis is to use the tools of cognitive neuroscience to better understand the cognitive and...
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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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Landscape response to climate forcing: quantifying mechanisms and rates of erosion and weathering along an orographically-enhanced climate gradient.
Climatic geomorphology -- Sierra Nevada (California and Nevada). ; Slopes (Physical geography) -- Sierra Nevada (California and Nevada). ; Weathering -- Sierra Nevada (California and Nevada). ; Chemical denudation -- Sierra Nevada (California and...
Landscapes evolve in response to external forcings such as climate and tectonics that influence the pace and patterns of erosion and weathering processes. Furthermore, internal feedbacks between erosion and weathering regulate the expression of...
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Dynamic social network analysis.
Social networks -- Mathematical models. Social networks -- Computer simulation. Dynamics. Social sciences -- Network analysis -- Methodology.
Detecting the significance of relationships between people is a complicated and difficult task. This is especially true when these relationships are intermixed with hundreds of different mundane and ordinary interactions that are simply background...
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Regulation of B lymphocyte proliferation and differentiation through CD40.
B cells. CD antigens. Immune response -- Regulation.
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Smartphone sensing.
Smartphones. ; Sensor networks.
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Molecular characterization of human deoxyribonuclease II[alpha]: structural determinants of activity and therapeutic implications.
Deoxyribonucleases. ; Deoxyribonucleases -- Therapeutic use. ; Endonucleases -- Genetic aspects. ; Structure-activity relationships (Biochemistry). ; Pichia pastoris -- Cytogenetics. ; Cystic fibrosis -- Chemotherapy.
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The retinoid inducible nuclear receptor coregulator, RIP140: a limiting factor in retinoid and estrogen signaling.
Antineoplastic agents. Tretinoin. Nuclear receptors (Biochemistry). Genetic regulation.
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Sounding-rocket studies of Langmuir-wave microphysics in the auroral ionosphere / by Micah P. Dombrowski
Since their discovery in laboratory plasmas in the 1920s, Langmuir waves have been observed to be ubiquitous in plasma environments, particularly in space plasmas. From the greater solar wind to planetary foreshocks and the auroral ionosphere,...
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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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Synthetic approaches to the azamacrolides [Part] I; Synthetic approaches to carbazoles and 2-acylindoles [Part] II.
Alkaloids -- Synthesis. ; Allomones. ; Indole. ; Carbazone. ; Diels-Alder reaction.
A novel synthetic route to the synthesis of 9-propyl-10-azacyclododecan-12-olide (1), a natural allomone isolated from the Mexican bean beetle pupa, is presented. The salient features of this synthetic route are a regioselective Beckmann...
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Biological and receptor binding properties of interleukin-2 analogs employing site-directed mutagenesis and filamentous phage display.
Interleukin-2 -- Derivatives. ; Ligand binding (Biochemistry). ; Mutagenesis.
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Simulating electron radiation belt dynamics.
Van Allen radiation belts -- Mathematical models. ; Magnetosphere -- Mathematical models. ; Magnetohydrodynamics -- Mathematical models.
The physics of geomagnetically-trapped radiation has been a topic of interest since the discovery of the Van Allen belts in 1958. As the energetic particles comprising these belts can pose a hazard to human activity in space, considerable effort...
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Isolation and characterization of essential genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae required for the efficient nucleocytoplasmic trafficking of mRNA.
Messenger RNA. ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ; Cytoplasm.
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Molecular mechanisms of vacuole membrane fusion.
Membrane fusion. ; Tonoplasts. ; Plant vacuoles. ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- Molecular aspects.
The docking and fusion of cellular membranes plays an essential role in the secretory and endocytic pathways and in organelle inheritance. The homotypic fusion of vacuoles from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used as a model system to...
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Examining functional variation in oncogene biology : the role of somatic mutations and germline variation on c-Myc and c-Myb / by Scott Andrew Turner.
The identification and characterization of functional genetic variation is essential for future advances in molecular diagnostics, pharmacogenomics, and personalized medicine. Recent attempts at identifying nucleotide level variation (somatic...
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Enhanced attribution for networked copyright management.
Copyright and electronic data processing. ; Copyright -- Computer programs. ; Multimedia systems. ; Wide area networks (Computer networks). ; Object-oriented methods (Computer science)
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Radio frequency (RF) size effect: caliper and temperature dependence in tin.
Fermi surfaces. ; Radiofrequency spectroscopy. ; Tin -- Electric properties.
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A three-dimensional model for feedback unstable ULF waves at high latitudes / by Nan Jia.
Currently, the hypothesis that discrete auroral arcs are produced by fluxes of magnetospheric electrons accelerated along the ambient magnetic field into the ionosphere by linear/non-linear mechanisms associated with magnetic field-aligned currents...
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Efficient parallel algorithms for closest point problems.
Computer algorithms. ; Parallel processing (Electronic computers). ; Geometry -- Data processing.
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Migmatite systematics and geology : Carter Dome-Wild River Region White Mountains New Hampshire.
Migmatite -- New Hampshire. ; Geology -- New Hampshire.
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Hyperthermia and low dose rate irradiation.
Radioisotope brachytherapy. ; Cancer -- Radiotherapy.
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Hydrogen and carbon isotopic variations in tree rings and their environmental significance.
Dendroclimatology -- Washington (State) -- Olympic Mountains. ; Dendroclimatology -- New Hampshire -- Hanover. ; Dendroclimatology -- White Mountains (California and Nevada). ; Deuterium -- Environmental aspects. ; Hydrogen -- Isotopes --...
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Observation of changing information sources.
Information resources management -- Mathematical models. ; Database management -- Methodology. ; Change. ; World Wide Web.
Many modern information management tasks consist of an observer that must maintain current knowledge of a collection of changing information. The goal of this observer is to maintain acceptably accurate state estimates given limited observation...
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Habitat partitioning by notonectids: temporal patterns and the role of spatial complexity.
Backswimmers (Insects) -- Ecology. ; Habitat partitioning (Ecology). ; Spatial behavior in animals. ; Aquatic insects -- Ecology.
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Aluminum migration and chemical weathering in subalpine and alpine soils and tills, Mt. Moosilauke, N.H.: the effects of acid rain.
Soils -- Aluminum content. ; Acid rain. ; Soil chemistry. ; Moosilauke Mount (New Hampshire).
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DNA-protein interactions differentially regulate transcription of the collagenase gene.
Collagenases -- Genetic aspects. ; Genetic transcription -- Effect of DNA-protein interactions on. ; Genetic regulation.
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Developing robust fabrication of Si/SiGe quantum dots with integrated RF-SET charge detectors.
Quantum dots. Heterostructures. Metal oxide semiconductors -- Design and construction. Silicon oxide. Electron gas. Ohmic contacts. Microelectronics -- Technological innovations.
Solid-state approaches to quantum computing include quantum dot qubit implementations based on the Loss-DiVincenzo proposal. Prior work in GaAs two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) materials serves as a proving ground for device designs that can be...
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Finite, boundary, and hybrid element solution of the Maxwell equations for simulating hyperthermic treatment of cancer.
Simulation methods. Maxwell equations. Cancer -- Treatment -- Mathematical models.
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Isotopic evolution of a seasonal snowpack and its melt.
Snow -- Composition. ; Snow -- Mathematical models. ; Snow -- California. ; Snow -- Vermont. ; Stream measurements -- Mathematical models. ; Thawing -- Mathematical models. ; Oxygen -- Isotopes.
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Topographic correction of satellite images: theory and application.
Earth sciences -- Remote sensing -- Data processing. ; Remote sensing -- Mathematical models. ; Forests and forestry -- Remote sensing. ; Spectral reflectance. ; Landsat satellites. ; Remote-sensing images -- New Hampshire -- Coos County.
Steep terrain produces a topographic effect in digital satellite data that can make it difficult to distinguish changes in vegetation species or health from changes in illumination geometry. A multiple linear regression analysis of direct solar...
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Fibroblast gene expression in proliferative connective tissue disease.
Fibroblasts. ; Gene expression. ; Rheumatoid arthritis. ; Scleroderma (Disease).
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