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Light scattering is a powerful technique for characterization of polymers. It can be used to characterize the polymer molecular weight, radius of gyration, hydrodynamic radius and also the second virial coefficient of proteins or...
Characterization of sarcopenic skeletal muscle using MR imaging and spectroscopy
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Abstract: Sarcopenia, defined as the progressive loss of muscle tissue that occurs with aging, is primarily responsible for age-related decreases in muscle strength and power. Accelerating after age 50, sarcopenia leads to functional...
How does population density affect the rate of regeneration in dugesia tigrina?
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There are costs and benefits to foraging in groups. Increases in the number of foragers may make acquiring resources easier, but at a cost to dividing those resources into more individuals. It might be beneficial for injured individuals...
Development of data analysis for the investigation of the physical properties of polystyrene mixtures
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The use of light scattering theory for the characterization of polymers has been of interest in recent years. The ability for static light scattering measurements to determine physical and thermodynamic properties, such as the molecular...
The mechanism for lithium's therapeutic effects for treating bipolar patients is not well understood. A common side effect that comes with medication is fatigue. In this study we investigated the effects of chronic lithium on orexin....
Single women in history: an examination of social attitudes and the pressure to marry
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Examining attitudes toward single women and the pressure to marry are important for understanding the increasing population of single women today as well as their experiences throughout history. Given the rise in cohabitation and divorce...
Controlling crystalline formation in selectively substituted polyethylenes
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Semi-crystalline polyethylene remains the most widely used polymer material because its properties can be tuned over a wide range by controlling the characteristics of amorphous and crystalline phases, respectively. In this context, ...
Imitation of adults and peers in a music-play context by children with autism spectrum disorders
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The context of study is the Music-Play Project (MPP), a medical ethnomusicology program for children with ASD and their families that centers on free, exploratory music-play sessions held in a specially designed facility called the E...
The British in colonial India: reformers or preservationists?
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In the context of colonial India, the British who overtook the country were sometimes intent on preserving traditional Indian cultural practices while others saw themselves as reformers who wanted to transform the country along lines...
Language, before our eyes: practice, rules & meaning in Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations
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This essay is an attempt to present a clear description of some particularly important aspects of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations, including Wittgenstein's central aim, which is to describe language as a natural phenomenon....
Synthesis and characterization of FE (II) spin crossover complexes containing the organic donor tetrathiafulvalene
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Two novel spin crossover complexes with TTF containing ligands were synthesized. Both of them were modeled after the well studied spin crossover compound Fe II (phen)b2s(NCS)b2s. The first of these complexes, containing the TTF-annulated...
Global evolution of synoptic-scale vorticity maxima
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A preliminary, coarse data set has shown that storm onsets off the eastern coasts of North America and Asia alternate approximately weekly. A newly published data set by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, the ERA-40 ...
Wilde women: gender and performance in the social comedies of Oscar Wilde
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This project discusses performance and gender issues in the social comedies of Oscar Wilde. Despite his strong identification as an aesthete, privileging art for its own sake separate from the natural realm, Wilde's social comedies deal...
Love in the philosophical theology of Jean-Luc Marion
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One of the most intriguing questions facing humanity has always been, what is the meaning of life? Over time, many have proposed the answer to be love. This answer, however, consistently proves to be more mysterious than the question...
Calibration methods of the neutron detector at Florida State University
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Abstract: The Florida State John D. Fox Superconducting Accelerator Laboratory is developing a new experimental program, which is targeting nuclear astrophysics and structure of exotic nuclei. An essential part of this program is...
Understanding high comorbidity between social anxiety and eating disorder symptomatology: the role of perfectionism
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Social anxiety is associated with high rates of comorbid disordered eating (Hinrichsen et al., 2004). Elucidation of mechanisms underlying these associations remains an important research and clinical goal. Unfortunately, there is a lack...
In search of the genetic determinants of DNA replication timing
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DNA replication in eukaryotic cells is regulated at the level of megabase-sized chromosomal domains. These domains have a very specific temporal order in which they undergo replication, and this order is subject to change during the...
Identity crisis?: the writing of England, 1130-1230
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This paper explores the means of identity construct through literature written in the twelfth century in Britain specifically through the re-emergence and subsequent dissemination of the King Arthur legend. The first chapter discusses...
The goal of my thesis project is to examine the result of creating masses from individuals using a variety of media, and to determine at what point the individuals begin to exhibit emergent qualities. Also, I am interested in the general...
Factors contributing to international non-intervention: the case of Zimbabwe
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Despite the horrific accounts of human rights violations in Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe, the United States has abstained from intervening directly to resolve the situation. The purpose of this thesis is to initiate an understanding of why...
The elephant in the family room: the evolving relationship between television and society
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Through this paper, I have analyzed the progression and evolution of television through the changing needs of modern American society. Within my thesis I observe the America that television culture was born into, how this detail affected...
Effects of a dopamine D1 antagonist on sexual learning
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Dopamine in the medial preoptic area (MPOA) facilitates copulation in male rats. Dopamine is released in the MPOA as soon as a male rat is exposed to an estrous female. Dr. Hull's lab has previously shown that a dopamine D1-type receptor...
This thesis work examines marital expectations in a population of single female college students. The objective of the study is to measure whether relationship experience affects expectations of marriage. A relationship experience...
Perceptual analysis of voice change associated with surface electrical stimulation in normal speakers: sentence data
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Surface Electrical Stimulation (SES) has been used to improve laryngeal muscle function of people with swallowing problems. Clinicians have reported that the patients' voices improved after SES. The purpose of this study was to determine...
Analysis of rheological response of high molecular weight cyclic polymer melts to percolation caused by trace contamination from linear chains
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Melts of cyclic polymers intentionally contaminated with linear polymer fractions were studied using the bond-fluctuation model and sol-gel transition theory analysis to determine the threshold concentration at which percolation spans...
This bibliography contains citations from publications or papers presented at professional meetings concerning the use of information and communication technology in the delivery of counseling and career interventions based on work...
Lightning bursts in the eyewalls of tropical cyclones and their relationship to rapid intensification
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Data collected by the National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) and National Weather Service radars have been used to investigate the morphology of lightning outbreaks in the eyewalls of Hurricanes Charley (2004) and Katrina (2005)....
La Afrocolombianidad: a cultural study of the African descendant population of Colombia
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The term Afrocolombianidad embodies the kaleidoscope of cultural spaces and cultural productions of the African descendant population in Colombia. This investigation is intended to generate and contribute to greater academic and popular...
Activity-based anorexia (ABA) occurs in rats maintained on a restricted-feeding schedule while given free access to running wheels. These conditions promote increased locomotor activity, decreased food intake, rapid body weight loss and...
Florida's army: home-guard cavalry and Confederate supply, 1861-1865
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Throughout the Civil War, Florida's cavalrymen served under a unique dichotomy of military strategies. On the one hand, Confederate setbacks to the north - particularly in Tennessee and Mississippi - led to Florida's increasing...
The author Terry Pratchett is widely regarded as a skilled and prolific writer that focuses on fantasy and children's novels. However, within these novels lies a deeply satiric undertone that lends itself to a drastically different...
The impact of communication culture on video conferencing
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In order to pursue the benefits of technology in global negotiations, it is crucial to understand that an increased demand for more effective and efficient communication technologies must also be accompanied by an increased understanding...
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