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- Structural, stratigraphic, and thermo-chronological evolution of Trinidad.
- Geochronometry -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad. ; Geology Structural -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad. ; Geology.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Clay mineralogy and geochemistry of soils and sediments with perma frost in interior Alaska.
- Clay minerals -- Alaska. ; Soils -- Alaska. ; Frozen ground -- Alaska.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Neo-architectonics computer-aided histological examination of the human visual cortex.
- Visual cortex -- Imaging. ; Visual cortex -- Histology. ; Image processing -- Digital techniques.
- Functional neuroimaging has confirmed a high degree of localization of function in the cerebral cortex of man. In contrast, microstructural analysis has contributed very little to the topographical characterization of cortical areas. In this work I...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Discovering MII1 regulated pathways in hematopoietic stem cells.
- Hematopoietic stem cells. ; Hematopoietic stem cell disorders -- Genetic aspects. ; Genetic transcription -- Regulation. ; Leukemia -- Genetic aspects. ; Cell proliferation. ; Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein -- genetics.
- Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) balance self-renewal with the continuous production of the suitable numbers of lineage-restricted progenitor cells. In this work we demonstrate that the Mixed lineage leukemia 1 (Mll1) gene is essential for this...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- The dorsal tegmental nucleus of Gudden and angular velocity integration in the head direction system.
- Space perception. ; Motion perception (Vision). ; Vestibular apparatus.
- Head Direction (HD) cells are neurons located primarily in the limbic system that fire as a function of directional heading in the horizontal, or yaw, plane in the freely moving animal. Our hypothesis is that the HD signal is the result of two...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Homing, density and population dynamics in the adult newt, notopthalmus viridescens rafinesque.
- Newts.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- A test apparatus for frozen soil in complex stress.
- Frozen ground. ; Soil mechanics.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- The wear resistance mechanism of particulate fillers in polytetrafluoroethylene-based polymer composites.
- Polytef. ; Mechanical wear. ; Fillers (Materials).
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- The synthesis and characterization of transition metal vinylidene complexes.
- Vinylidene complexes. ; Transition metal compounds. ; Organometallic compounds.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Stratigraphy and structure of the Kennebago Lake quadrangle of central western Maine.
- Geology, Stratigraphic. ; Geology -- Maine -- Kennebago Lake.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Dielectric relaxation and local chain motion in concentrated polymer solutions.
- Polymers.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- High-throughput analysis of antigen-specific antibody effector function from polyclonal Ig / by Eric Brown
- Antibodies are known to be a primary correlate of protection in almost all current vaccines, and thus evaluating the antibody response is of critical importance in attempting to predict the efficacy of novel vaccine candidates. Historically...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Biological and receptor binding properties of interleukin-2 analogs employing site-directed mutagenesis and filamentous phage display.
- Interleukin-2 -- Derivatives. ; Ligand binding (Biochemistry). ; Mutagenesis.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- The functional importance of the head direction signal for homing behavior / by William Nelson Butler
- The rat limbic system contains head direction (HD) cells that fire according to heading in the horizontal plane. These HD cells are thought to provide animals with an internal compass to guide navigation. Previous work has found that HD cell tuning...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Novel diphosphate surrogates: synthesis of potential inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis.
- Cholesterol -- Synthesis -- Inhibitors. ; Anticholesteremic agents -- Synthesis. ; Pyrophosphates.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Functional analysis of the Runx1 C-terminal sequences.
- Transcription factors. ; Hematopoiesis -- Regulation. ; Genetic transcription -- Regulation. ; DNA-binding proteins.
- RUNX1 is a transcription factor regulating hematopoietic development. Study of the RUNX1 structure revealed two functional domains. The runt domain binds DNA and mediates interaction with CBFß. Sequences C terminal to the runt domain form the...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Neurohypophysial function during acute stimulation in rats: role of vasopressin in regulation of blood pressure and oxytocin release.
- Blood pressure. ; Vasopressin. ; Neurophysiology. ; Rats as laboratory animals.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Biochemical characterization of recombinant acyl coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase expressed in insect Sf9 cell.
- Acyltransferases. ; Enzymatic analysis. ; Cholesterol -- Metabolism -- Regulation. ; Cholesterol -- Synthesis -- Regulation. ; Genetic recombination.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Development of a ruby fluorescence-based surface probe of tribological processes.
- Plastics -- Testing. ; Fluorescent probes. ; Temperature measuring instruments. ; Tribology. ; Polytef -- Thermal properties. ; Nylon -- Thermal properties.
- This research has established feasibility of surface temperature characterization using ruby fluorescence. Study was performed in pin-on-disk geometry, with balls made of different plastics sliding against the sapphire disk. Fluorescence signal was...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-P-phenylenediamine (TMPD) photoionization in nonpolar solvents.'
- Photoionization.
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- The molecular basis for the carcinogenicity of nickel.
- Nickel. ; Nickel compounds. ; Carcinogens.
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- Sulfate reduction, nutrient limitation, and reactor design considerations in anaerobic digesters.
- Anaerobic bacteria -- Industrial applications. ; Sewage sludge digestion. ; Sulfates. ; Autoclaves.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Petrologic and structural aspects of the kinsman quartz monzonite and some related rocks.
- Quartz.
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- Evidence based practice in neonatal intensive care: the effect of prophylactic topical emollient ointment therapy and systemic antibiotic administration practices on nosocomial sepsis rates and mortality in extremely low birth weight infants 501 to...
- Neonatal intensive care. ; Evidence-based medicine. ; Nosocomial infections -- Prevention. ; Ointments -- Effectiveness. ; Antibiotics -- Effectiveness.
- Introduction. Nosocomial sepsis in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants 501-1000 grams is associated with increased mortality risk, prolonged hospitalization, and increased costs of care. Purpose. The purpose of this thesis was to evaluate the...
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- Impacts of arid land shrub expansion on soil carbon cycling from [superscript 14]C ages and carbon and oxygen isotope ratios of pedogenic calcite and organic matter.
- Desertification -- New Mexico. ; Humus -- New Mexico. ; Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry). ; Calcite.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Fibroblast gene expression in proliferative connective tissue disease.
- Fibroblasts. ; Gene expression. ; Rheumatoid arthritis. ; Scleroderma (Disease).
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Insights into the assembly and organization of higher-order septin structures.
- Septins. ; Proteins -- Structure. ; Fluorescence spectroscopy. ; Molecular biology -- Instruments. ; GTP-Binding Proteins.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Competition in natural Cladoceran communities : experimental manipulations and demographic analysis.
- Cladocera. ; Competition (Biology).
- Large-scale (12,000 liter) and small-scale (3.78 liter) field enclosure experiments were conducted to evaluate the intensity and nature of competition among the planktonic cladoceran grazers of a mesotrophic Vermont lake: Bosmina longirostris,...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- An analysis of an ecdysterone response element from the Drosophila hsp27 gene.
- Ecdysone. ; Gene expression. ; Drosophila -- Genetics. ; Heat shock proteins.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Differential MCL1 phosphorylation occurs through distinct pathways.
- Myeloid leukemia -- Genetic aspects. ; Phosphorylation. ; Antioncogenes. ; Cancer cells -- Growth -- Regulation. ; Immune response -- Regulation.
- Protein kinase C activators and microtubule damaging drugs stimulate BCL2 phosphorylation, which has been associated with either enhancement or inhibition of cell viability. In a Burkitt lymphoma cell line, both types of agents likewise stimulated...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Northeastern Venezuela''s Jurassic through Eocene passive margin, Hispaniola''s Neogene Cibao Basin, and their histories and causes of evolution.
- Geology -- Venezuela. ; Geology -- Dominican Republic -- Cibao Basin. ; Geology Structural -- Venezuela. ; Geology.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Accurate K/Ar dating of and preservation of oxygen in zeolites.
- Zeolites. ; Potassium-argon dating. ; Isotope geology.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Conversion of paper sludge to ethanol and analysis of selection based strain improvement for recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing saccharolytic enzymes through continuous culture.
- Cellulase -- Biotechnology. ; Hydrolysis. ; Paper industry -- Technological innovations. ; Biomass energy -- Economic aspects. ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- Genetics. ; Enzymes -- Industrial applications.
- Paper sludge is the largest solid waste stream produced by pulp and paper industry, and is also an attractive feedstock for emergent technologies based on processing of cellulosic biomass featuring enzymatic hydrolysis. This study focuses on...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Substitution and elimination reactions of bicyclo [3.2.1.] octyl-3 p-toluenesulfonate.
- Heterocyclic compounds. ; Sulfur compounds. ; Organic compounds -- Synthesis.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- The effects of parathyroid hormone and estradiol on cadmium accumulation by Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.
- Parathyroid hormone -- Physiological effect. ; Estradiol -- Physiological effect. ; Cadmium -- Bioaccumulation. ; Cadmium -- Toxicology.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Dynamic model of the United States electric utility industry, 1950-2010.
- Electric utilities -- United States -- Mathematical models.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Asexual diapause in the rotifer Synchaeta pectinata: fitness costs and trade-offs associated with phenotypic variation in a natural population.
- Rotifera -- Vermont -- Reproduction -- Regulation. ; Genotype-environment interaction. ; Diapause. ; Reproduction Asexual.
- Ecological and evolutionary implications of polymorphism and polyphenism in the asexual diapause of the rotifer Synchaeta pectinata from Star Lake, VT, were explored via field, laboratory, and theoretical investigations. S. pectinata is a...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Evolution in fickle environments: dispersal, specialization, and the problem of heterogeneity.
- Caenorhabditis elegans -- Ecology. ; Ecological heterogeneity. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Adaptation (Biology). ; Nematodes -- Dispersal.
- All ecological theories regarding the distribution and relative abundance of species refer to organisms'' abilities to utilize an environment and (sometimes implicitly) their ability to colonize and re-colonize habitats that change in character or...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Light and circadian regulation in Neurospora crassa.
- Neurospora crassa -- Effect of light on. ; Neurospora crassa -- Genetics. ; Circadian rhythms. ; Genetic transcription -- Regulation. ; Cryptochrome. ; Phytochrome.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Characterization of catalase in Arabidopsis thaliana.
- Arabidopsis thaliana -- Genetics.
- The Arabidopsis catalase gene family contains at least three genes, encoding subunits which combine in tetramers to form 7 detectable isozymes. Two of these genes are within 250 bp of each other at a single locus (CAT3/1) near the top of chromosome...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- The role of CD40 in cutaneous and regional immune responses.
- CD antigens. ; Immune response -- Regulation. ; T cells -- Receptors. ; Antigens CD40. ; Lymphoma.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- The functional roles of the rostral pons in the control of respiration in mammals.
- Respiration -- Regulation. ; Cats -- Respiration. ; Rats -- Respiration. ; Pons Varolii -- Physiology.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Transgenic cyclin E murine models as discovery tools for lung cancer biology, therapy, and prevention.
- Lungs -- Cancer -- Genetic aspects. ; Cyclins -- Pathophysiology. ; Transgenic mice. ; Pharmacogenomics. ; Cyclin E -- genetics.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Pesticides in cloudwater: a study at three New England mountain sites.
- Water -- Pesticide content -- Analysis. ; Condensation (Meteorology) -- Analysis. ; Clouds -- Analysis.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Modular optimization of chemical processes.
- Chemical models.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes RAT8, RAT9/NUP85 and RAT10/NUP145.
- Messenger RNA -- Physiological transport. ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae -- Genetics.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Numerical and observational study of plasmaspheric ULF cavity resonance.
- Plasmasphere. ; Magnetosphere. ; Magnetohydrodynamics. ; Magnetic resonance.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Bethanechol and central respiratory control.
- Bethanechol. ; Anesthetics.
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Deformation mechanisms in 2-D composite laminates under compression.
- Laminated materials -- Fracture. ; Fibrous composites -- Fracture. ; Carbon composites -- Fracture. ; Materials -- Compression testing.
- 2-D and 3-D woven composites are becoming materials of choice for the forming of structural parts for an ever-increasing range of industries from infrastructure to aerospace. Research has shown that for a wide range of structural composites, in...
- Dartmouth Dissertations
- Carbon dioxide: hydrogen ion sensory mechanism of the carotid body.
- Carbon dioxide -- Physiological effect. ; Carotid body.
- Dartmouth Dissertations

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