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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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The evolution of metazoan microRNA genes and the advent of vertebrate complexity
Vertebrates -- Evolution.;""Vertebrates -- Molecular genetics."";""Cyclostomata (Bryozoa) -- Evolution."";""Cyclostomata (Bryozoa) -- Molecular genetics."";""Metazoa -- Evolution."";""Metazoa -- Molecular genetics."";""Non-coding RNA."";""MicroRNAs...
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Functional importance of human Fcγ receptor polymorphism.
Fc receptors. ; Immunoglobulin G.
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Geometric methods for NMR structure determination of symmetric homo-oligomers.
Oligomers -- Structure -- Mathematical models. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Medical Term: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular.
Protein complexes play vital roles in the fundamental processes of life. In particular, homo-oligomers are involved in cell signaling, regulation, and transport. To make detailed studies of these symmetric proteins, they need to be discovered, and...
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Amine catalysis of B-elimination reactions.
Catalysis. Chemical reactions. Amines.
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Development of new methods for the synthesis of indolines and quinolizidines / by Hui Li
I. (3 + 2) Cycloaddition Reactions of Oxyallyl Cationic Intermediates with Indoles Cyclopenta- and cyclohexa[b]indolines are ubiquitous molecular skeletons in natural products and pharmaceutical agents. We have developed (3 + 2) cycloaddition...
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Room-temperature mechanical properties of FeAl and NiAl.
Iron-aluminum alloys -- Mechanical properties. ; Nickel-aluminum alloys -- Mechanical properties.
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The energetic importance of terrestrial carbon in lake ecosystems.
Microbial ecology. ; Microbial metabolism -- Regulation. ; Lakes -- Organic compound content. ; Lake ecology. ; Soils -- Leaching -- Environmental aspects. ; Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry).
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Representation of auditory and visual spatial information in the intraparietal sulcus of rhesus macaques.
Auditory perception -- Physiological aspects. ; Visual perception -- Physiological aspects. ; Auditory pathways -- Physiology. ; Parietal lobes -- Psychophysiology. ; Saccadic eye movements.
The integration of visual and auditory events is thought to require a joint representation of visual and auditory space in a common reference frame. We investigated the coding of visual and auditory space in the lateral and medial intraparietal...
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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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Library Staff (Formal Group Photos)
Library Staff (Formal Group Photos)
Library Staff (Formal Group Photos); Identifications: 1. Monique C. Cleland; 2. Michael J. Lach; 3. Donald L. Saporito; 4. Molly M. O'Connor; 5. Theresa Blake; 6. Stanley Brown; 7. William B. Meredith; 8. Edward Connery Lathem; 9. June I. Hicks;...
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Soccer Teams 1
Soccer Teams 1
Dartmouth Soccer Team 1945 Front row: DC Camerion '49, RD Green Jr. N'47, GA Wetherall, N'47, Carroll, DT N'47 (Capt), RM Hoar '49, RF Craig N'47, EN Cooper N'47, Middle row: JR Seiverling '79, LJ Fancher '49, RA Cerny, N'47, JE Braunsworth, '49,...
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Soccer Teams 1
Soccer Teams 1
Dartmouth Soccer Lettermen 1946 Front Row: EM Caster'47, JH Pert '46, KB Schaefer '48, AI Bildner '47, RF Craig '47, GH Pert '44, WS Nylund '46 2nd Row: DT Carroll '47, LC Pounds Jr. '48, JB Daniels '48, LJ Fancher '49, JM Osborne Jr. '47, EM Scheu...
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Soccer Teams 1
Soccer Teams 1
1944 Soccer Team Front Row: Eddy, JC '46 M, Peters, WS M, Kolln, WMA N, Stebbins, CH M, Roberts, RA '45 N, Osborne, JM Jr. '47 N, Merriam, RL N, Van Ingen, HT Jr. M. Second Row: Carroll, DT, N, Gillespie, WB '45, Becker, AD '48, Bower, WC N,...
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Soccer Teams 1
Soccer Teams 1
David Pierce Studio Hanover New Hampshire; 1947 Soccer Front Row: LJ Francher '49, RH Winstanley '46, JB Daniels '47, RL Merriam '47 (capt.), JM Osborne Jr. '47, PB Foster '48, LC Pounds Jr. '47. Back Row: JW Balatow '49 (mgr.), KW Soule '49, WC...
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Swimming Teams 1
Swimming Teams 1
Varsity Swimming 1947-478 Front Row: Swick, GB '46, Plummer, JF '45, Dodd, HH '46, Urstadt, CJ '49, (Capt.), Pettit, WD '48, Belfit, TC '45. Second Row: Deevy, WJ III '47, Norton, RE'48, Solberg, CH '50, Andrews, RR '49, Pollack, SJ '50, Gilmore,...
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Microwave imaging spectroscopy for breast cancer diagnosis.
Microwave spectroscopy. Imaging systems -- Design and construction. Diagnostic imaging -- Digital techniques. Breast -- Cancer -- Diagnosis. Microwave imaging in medicine.
Microwave spectroscopy has been investigated as a possible modality for breast imaging because of the significant contrast in electrical properties between normal and malignant tissue over the microwave spectrum. A liquid-coupled, non-contacting...
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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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Metabolic engineering of catabolic product metabolism in thermophilic bacteria.
Thermophilic bacteria -- Metabolism. Thermophilic bacteria -- Genetics. Thermophilic bacteria -- Biotechnology. Cells
Metabolic engineering of the catabolic end-product metabolism of Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum was initiated. T. saccharolyticum is an anaerobic, thermophilic bacterium that utilizes xylans and xylose, the second most prominent sugar after...
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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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Structure and function of misfolded rhodopsin protein in Retinitis pigmentosa.
Retinitis pigmentosa -- Pathogenesis. Retinitis pigmentosa -- Genetic aspects. Rhodopsin. G proteins -- Receptors. Prostacyclin -- Receptors.
Retinitis Pigmentosa is an inherited retinal degenerative disorder, initiated by point mutations on the rhodopsin gene. This thesis set forth to understand the mechanism of this pathogenesis, as well as to further improve our understanding of...
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Three dimensional shape analysis with parametric surface modeling.
Geometrical models -- Data processing. Three-dimensional display systems. Diagnostic imaging -- Mathematical models. Hippocampus (Brain) -- Imaging. Spherical harmonics. Computer vision -- Mathematical models. Computer algorithms.
Shape modeling is an important area in computer vision and medical imaging. Shape models have proved valuable in the tasks of object representation, recognition, and classification. This thesis focuses on shape models of 3D surfaces extracted from...
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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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Investigation of the human monocyte receptors CD163 and CD64.
Cell receptors. Fc receptors. Monocytes. Immune response -- Regulation. Proteins -- Immunology. Receptors
Monocytes and macrophages play a key role in a number of immune functions including inflammation, antigen presentation and the clearance of microorganisms and free hemoglobin. Two surface receptors which are important for these functions are CD163...
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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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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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Classical and quantum aspects of elastic instability: theory and experiment.
Elastic solids. Elasticity. Structural stability. Buckling (Mechanics). Silicon. Quantum theory. Mesoscopic phenomena (Physics).
Experimental and theoretical aspects of macroscopic and mesoscopic elastic instability are investigated in this thesis. For the theoretical investigations we utilize a Lagrangian formulation of nonlinear continuum elasticity theory, the novel...
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Parallel out-of-core sorting: the third way.
Sorting (Electronic computers). Parallel processing (Electronic computers). Computer algorithms.
Sorting very large datasets is a key subroutine in almost any application that is built on top of a large database. Two ways to sort out-of-core data dominate the literature: merging-based algorithms and partitioning-based algorithms. Within these...
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Subcellular location and function studies of the serum and glucocorticoid induced kinase-1 (SGK1).
Protein kinases -- Mechanism of action. Sodium channels -- Genetic aspects. Glucocorticoids. Acetylation. Histones. Sgk protein. Receptors
The serum and glucocorticoid induced kinase 1 (SGK1) is involved in aldosterone-induced Na + reabsorption by increasing epithelial Na + channel (ENaC) activity in cortical collecting duct (CCD) cells. We found the SGK1-GFP fusion protein is...
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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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Investigating the scale-up of anaerobic soluble sugar fermentations for large-scale ethanol production.
Alcohol -- Synthesis -- Computer simulation. Corn -- Biotechnology. Fermentation -- Computer simulation. Alcohol as fuel. Computational fluid dynamics.
Renewable energy sources are becoming increasingly important as sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels. One of these renewable sources, cellulosic biomass, is a relatively inexpensive and abundant resource that can be converted into liquid fuels...
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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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A dynamically refocusable sampling infrastructure for 802.11 networks.
Telecommunication -- Traffic -- Measurement -- Statistical methods. IEEE 802.11 (Standard). Universities and colleges -- Computer networks -- New Hampshire -- Hanover -- Case studies.
The edge of the Internet is increasingly wireless. Enterprises large and small, homeowners, and even whole cities have deployed Wi-Fi networks for their users, and many users never need to--or never bother to--use the wired network. With the advent...
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Towards the experimental verification of macroscopic phenomena in quantum electrodynamics.
Casimir effect. Zero-point field. Electric conductivity. Quantum electrodynamics.
The Casimir force arises from an alteration of boundary condition in vacuum and is often regarded as a manifestation of quantum zero point energy. Considerable progress has been made in the last decade with an impressive achievement of experimental...
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The scaling of forced reconnection in two and three dimensions.
Magnetic reconnection -- Mathematical models. Plasma (Ionized gases). Magnetohydrodynamics -- Mathematical models. Scaling laws (Statistical physics). Forcing (Model theory).
This thesis presents two-fluid simulations of forced magnetic reconnection with finite electron inertia in two and three dimensional periodic systems. Reconnection in the system is driven by a spatially localized forcing function, added to the ion...
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Secure collaboration in an open environment.
Internet -- Security measures. Public key infrastructure (Computer security). Digital signatures. Peer-to-peer architecture (Computer networks) -- Security measures.
The Internet has become a virtual place where people not only operate in isolation but also interact with other Internet users. Collaborative systems are becoming more popular. Applications now being introduced could provide better remote education...
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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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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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Development of an apparatus for simultaneous trapping of ⁶Li-⁸⁷Rb Fermi-Bose mixtures.
Trapped ions -- Instruments. Magnetooptical devices -- Design and construction. Atoms -- Cooling. Lithium ions. Rubidium -- Isotopes.
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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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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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Effects of chronic anabolic androgenic steroid exposure on GABAergic neurotransmission and neuronal activity in the mamalian forebrain.
GABA -- Receptors. Anabolic steroids -- Physiological effect. Androgens -- Physiological effect. Prosencephalon. Neurotransmitters -- Effect of drugs on. Psychoneuroendocrinology.
Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are derivatives of testosterone originally designed for therapeutic applications to enhance anabolic potency (protein synthesis and muscle growth) while exerting low androgenic (masculinizing) effects. The...
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Biochemical studies of prion composition and conversion.
Prions. Proteins -- Conformation. Prions -- physiology. Prions -- genetics.
Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders which affect a variety of different animal species including humans. The central pathogenic event underlying prion diseases is the conformational conversion of the cellular prion protein (PrP C )...
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