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Turbulent heating in a beam plasma system
Plasma spectroscopy; Electron beams; Plasma diffusion
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Inventory control for a shop-warehouse system.
Stores or stock-room keeping. ; Electronic data processing -- Inventory control.
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Chronology of Neogene tectonics in the Central Andes (27°-33° S) of western Argentina based on the magnetic polarity stratigraphy of foreland basin sediments.
Geology, Stratigraphic -- Neogene. ; Plate tectonics -- Argentina. Geology -- Argentina.
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Selectivity in central simple algebras and isospectrality
This thesis investigates the embedding theory of orders in central simple algebras, placing a particular emphasis on the role that the phenomenon known as selectivity plays in the theory. Although the notion of selectivity is completely algebraic,...
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Splice variation-specific cellular and biochemical function of the formin INF2
Formins are actin nucleators that modulate the nucleation and elongation of actin filaments. Formin homology 1 (FH1) and formin homology 2 (FH2) domains play a key role in formin-mediated actin dynamics. INF2 is a unique formin which can both...
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The bedrock geology of the Gilmanton 15-minute Quadrangle, New Hampshire.
Geology -- New Hampshire -- Gilmanton Quadrangle.
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Origin of epithermal Ag-Au-Cu-Pb-Zn mineralization on the Veta Madre, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Hydrothermal deposits -- Mexico -- Guanajuato (State). Ore deposits -- Mexico -- Guanajuato (State). Las Rayas Mine (Mexico).
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Performance evaluation of distributed security protocols using discrete event simulation.
Computer networks -- Security measures. BGP (Computer network protocol). Public key infrastructure (Computer security). Discrete-time systems -- Mathematical models. Computer simulation.
The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) that manages inter-domain routing on the Internet lacks security. Protective measures using public key cryptography introduce complexities and costs. To support authentication and other security functionality in...
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Mechanisms for chromium-induced signaling changes in pulmonary epithelial cells.
Chromium -- Pathophysiology. ; Lungs -- Pathophysiology. ; Epithelial cells. ; Cellular signal transduction. ; Transcription factors -- Pathophysiology. ; Protein kinases -- Pathophysiology. ; src-Family Kinases. ; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases.
Both human epidemiological and animal studies have associated inhalation of chromium(VI) (Cr(VI)) with increased incidence of pulmonary disease. This thesis examined the hypotheses that Cr(VI) activates cell signaling through kinase cascades and...
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Preventing private information leakage in sensor networks.
Sensor networks -- Security measures. ; Data protection. ; Database security.
Sensor networks are used in many realtime applications for collecting information from monitored environments and objects, such as moving vehicle tracking, battlefield reconnaissance, and habitat monitoring. Sensor networks are often deployed in...
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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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Data assimilation in brain deformation modeling.
Diagnostic imaging -- Digital techniques. Diagnostic imaging -- Mathematical models. Image processing -- Mathematics. Intraoperative monitoring. Brain -- Magnetic resonance imaging. Ultrasonic encephalography.
One of the important challenges facing image-guided neurosurgery is the fact that the brain deforms significantly over the course of an operation during open-cranial procedures. This results in a loss of registration between the brain and the...
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Experimental studies of fine-particle transport in turbulent flows
Sediment transport.;""Silt."";""Turbulence.""
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Impurity scattering on the Fermi surface.
Scattering (Physics) Fermi surfaces.
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Cataclysmic variables and white dwarf-m dwarf binaries from the superblink proper motion survey / by Julie Nicole Skinner.
Cataclysmic variable stars (CVs) are close, interacting binary systems comprised of a white dwarf and a companion star, which is typically a late-type dwarf star. Their progenitor systems are post common envelope binaries (PCEBs) with a white dwarf...
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The effect of suspended sediments on planktonic rotifers and cladocerans.
Freshwater zooplankton -- Effect of sediments on. Rotifera. Cladocera.
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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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A model for eclipsing cataclysmic variables.
Cataclysmic variable stars. ; Eclipsing binaries.
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Anisotropic quasiparticle properties in aluminum.
Aluminum. ; Fermi surfaces.
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Plasmodium falciparum SERA protein transgenics used in the study of parasite immunobiology and drug resistance.
Plasmodium falciparum -- Immunological aspects. ; Plasmodium falciparum -- Genetics. ; Toxoplasma gondii -- Genetics. ; Serine proteinases. ; Transgenic organisms. ; Drug resistance in microorganisms -- Genetic aspects.
Genetic and immunological tools have been used to study two protozoan parasites, Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii. Toxoplasma gondii provides an excellent model for the study of protozoan parasite biology. Plasmodium falciparum causes...
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The structure and stability of a freshwater pelagic community.
Lake ecology -- Vermont -- Mitchell, Lake. ; Algae -- Control. ; Daphnia.
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Stereopsis-guided brain shift compensation.
Three-dimensional imaging in medicine -- Mathematical models. Intraoperative monitoring. Cerebral cortex -- Imaging. Computer vision. Space perception.
Brain deformation models have proven to be a powerful tool in compensating for soft tissue deformation during image-guided neurosurgery. The accuracy of these models can be improved by incorporating intraoperative measurements of brain motion. We...
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Immunological and molecular characterization of a 62 kDa mitotic apparatus-associated protein important for mitotic progression.
Mitosis. ; Nucleoproteins. ; Sea urchins -- Embryos. ; Molecular biology.
A 62 kDa (p62) mitotic apparatus-associated protein has been shown to be important for the proper progression of mitosis in sea urchin embryos. The thesis project described here focuses on an immunological and a molecular characterization of p62....
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Biproducts in the rational cohomology of biformal spaces.
Homotopy theory.
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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...
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The design of a particleboard plant for West Africa.
Forest products industry -- Africa, West.
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Chemical processing of atmospheric inputs by subalpine balsam fir.
Balsam fir. ; Forest ecology. ; Air -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects. ; Plants -- Effect of air pollution on.
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Estimation of effective scatterer size and number density in near-infrared tomography.
Optical tomography. ; Mie scattering. ; Image analysis -- Mathematics. ; Breast -- Imaging. ; Diagnostic imaging.
Light scattering from tissue originates from the fluctuations in intra-cellular and extra-cellular components, so it is possible that macroscopic scattering spectroscopy could be used to quantify sub-microscopic structures. Both electron microscopy...
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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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The role of chromatin regulation in gene expression: analyzed through the phenotype characterization of Chd6 ATPase-/- mice and methylation status of the human globin locus.
Chromatin -- Structure. DNA -- Methylation. Globin genes -- Expression. Adenosine triphosphatase. Proteins -- Chemical modification.
Epigenetic regulation of gene expression is a developing field of study with many potential therapeutic applications. Chromatin remodeling is necessary for proper mammalian development, and misregulation of this process is associated with many...
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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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Regulation of chromosome segregation by ORD and dRING during Drosophila meiosis.
Meiosis. Drosophila melanogaster -- Cytogenetics. Sister chromatid exchange. Chromosome Segregation.
Accurate segregation of meiotic chromosomes requires that sister-chromatids remain physically associated from the time of their synthesis during S phase until they segregate toward opposite poles at anaphase II. In Drosophila melanogaster meiosis,...
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General purpose medical image registration.
Diagnostic imaging -- Mathematics. Expectation-maximization algorithms. Imaging systems in medicine -- Mathematics.
We have developed a general-purpose registration algorithm for medical images and volumes. The transformation between images is modeled as locally affine but globally smooth, and explicitly accounts for local and global variations in image...
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Noninvasive fluorescence monitoring for functional assessment of murine glioma treatment.
Gliomas -- Immunotherapy -- Evaluation. Fluorescence spectroscopy. Diagnosis.
Molecular optical imaging in vivo has potential for functional assessment of tumor tissue at the cellular and subcellular level. Advances in biological understanding of genomics and proteomics have increased the knowledge of possible cellular...
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Intrinsic photoconductivity in molecular crystals,
Crystals -- Electric properties.; Photoconductivity.
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Group 6B metal complexes of three and four membered organic rings.
Organometallic compounds. Transition metal compounds.
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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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Forest structure and atmospheric interactions : predictive models for subalpine balsam fir forest
Forest hydrology -- Mathematical models; Forest Meteorology -- Mathematical models; Balsam fir
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On the implementation of ALGOL 68.
ALGOL (Computer program language);Computer programming.
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Souslin trees and degrees of constructibility.
Constructibility (Set theory). Trees (Graph theory).
This thesis investigates possible initial segments of the degrees of constructibility. Specifically, we completely characterize the structure of degrees in generic extensions of the constructible universe L via forcing with Souslin trees. Then we...
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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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Nerve growth factor and the septohippocampal system / by Lan Guo.
Nerve growth factor (NGF), the prototypic neurotrophin, is well characterized for its pro-survival and growth effects in sympathetic and sensory neurons. Acting as a target-derived factor, NGF regulates the maturation of innervating neurons, and...
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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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The arithmetic of cyclic subgroups / by Zebediah Engberg.
In this thesis, we consider several problems relating to cyclic subgroups of the group [mathematical equation]. Each element of [mathematical equation] has a unique representative in one of the two intervals [mathematical equation] and...
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Molecularly imprinted polymer and applications in nicotine sensing / by Yuan Liu.
Chemical sensing and separation is a constant challenge intriguing many scientists. Through numerous efforts, revolutionary techniques and innovative materials have been successfully developed to solve this old problem. However, a practical but...
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Automatic test pattern generation techniques for built-in self-test of digital circuits.
Digital integrated circuits -- Testing. Digital integrated circuits -- Testing -- Mathematical models. Digital integrated circuits -- Design and construction.
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Electrical impedance imaging for temperature field estimation during hyperthermia treatment of cancer.
Electrical impedance tomography. Newton-Raphson method. Cancer -- Thermotherapy -- Technique.
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Characterization of proteins that bind the conserved LVb and core sequences of mammalian type C retroviral enhancers.
Proteins. Protein binding. Mouse leukemia viruses. Retroviruses.
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Computer modeling of total hip replacement : application to joint geometry stress analysis and bone remodeling
Total hip replacement -- Computer simulation.
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Causes of tree mortality in wave-regenerated balsam fir forests
Balsam fir. Trees -- Physiology.
Fir waves are spatially and temporally repeating patterns of stand development and destruction in subalpine, balsam fir-dominated forests of the northeastern United States, perpetuated by downwind migration of strips of dying trees, "dieback...
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