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A Black Classroom Culture: Student Code-switching in an Inner City Secondary School
(2008-02-05)This project is a study of the speech of African American students within the High School classroom and their verbal communication before, during, and after class. The overall goal is to observe and study their varying use ... -
A Mediated Model of Predictors of Treatment Engagement Among Heroin, Cocaine, and Marijuana Users
(2009-01-01)The importance and efficacy of formalized treatment for drug abuse and dependence, combined with high attrition rates in drug treatment settings, emphasize the need for research to help understand what factors influence ... -
A MYC-PROTEIN KINASE A SIGNALING LOOP REGULATES MYC IN PROSTATE CANCER CELLS
(2012-01-01)MYC is frequently overexpressed in many human malignancies including prostate cancer. MYC accumulation is tightly regulated through transcriptional and post-translational mechanisms. Here, we demonstrate that a complex ... -
A STUDY OF SURFACE PLASMON-COUPLED EMISSION FROM RHODAMINE 6G USING PICOSECOND PULSES AND CONTINUOUS WAVE LIGHT
(2009-01-01)Fluorescence measurements are used in life sciences to provide important information about biomolecules (fluorophores) such as structure and conformational changes by detecting the target molecules on surfaces. Currently, ... -
A Study of the Effects of Electromigration on Structures at the Nanoscale
(2009-01-01)This thesis summarizes a study of the effects of electromigration on nanoscale metallic structures. We have studied the impact of electromigration on two types of nanoscale systems, and as such the thesis naturally divides ... -
An Exploratory Study of the Experiences and Perspectives of African-American, Latina/o, Asian-American and European-American Psychology Graduate Students: "Is One of These Things Still Not Like the Others?"
(2008-11-06)As the cultural and racial/ethnic landscape of the U.S. continues to change, psychologists from varied cultural backgrounds will be called upon to address issues of equity, diversity, and well-being among the population. ... -
An Investigation of Raman Lidar Aerosol Measurements and their Application to the study of the Aerosol Indirect Effect
(2007-11-26)The problem of the increasing global atmospheric temperature has motivated a large interest in studying the mechanisms that can influence the radiative balance of the planet. Aerosols are responsible for several radiative ... -
An Online Training Program for Parents of Children with Autism
(2008-08-21)Parents of children with autism sometimes experiment with controversial treatments in the hopes of ameliorating their children's autistic characteristics. When parents do seek training on empirically-based treatments, ... -
Anger-Reactivity and Treatment Adherence among Court-Mandated Partner-Violent Men
(2009-01-01)The primary aims of the present study were twofold: First, to examine the extent to which anger- related cognitions and anger arousal during the Articulated Thoughts During Simulated Situations ( ATSS) cognitive assessment ... -
Anthracite and the Irish : extricating the Irish immigrant mining community from the Molly Maguire myth, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1850-1879
(1996)The Molly Maguires were a reputed secret society of Irish immigrant mine workers who allegedly terrorized the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania from the Civil War until twenty men convicted as Molly Maguires were ... -
Antisocial Personality Disorder and Romantic Relationship Functioning in an Epidemiologically-Based Sample
(2009-01-01)The objective of this project was to characterize the romantic relationship functioning of those with Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD). There is a gap in the literature on this topic. An epidemiologically-based, ... -
Application of High Throughput Bioreactors for Subclone Selection
(2008-10-22)The demand for monoclonal antibodies in pharmaceutical drug production requires the highest technology be invested in obtaining a stable, high producing cell line. Currently the most common method of selection is by limiting ... -
Application of satellite laser altimetry data to studies of sea ice properties and processes
(2009-01-01)Sea ice plays an important role in the global climate system by impacting the energy balance of the Earth as well as affecting the oceanic and atmospheric circulations. Recently, large changes have been observed in the ... -
ASIAN AMERICAN/EUROPEAN AMERICAN AND LATINO/A/EUROPEAN AMERICAN MULTIRACIAL PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: ACADEMIC BARRIERS, ACADEMIC SUPPORTS, PERCEPTIONS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY, AND EXPERIENCES
(2010-01-01)Demographic trends suggest increasing numbers of multiple racial heritage students attending US campuses and universities, a change reflected within psychology. However, there is little empirical investigation into the ... -
Associations among a Set of Motivational Variables, Self-Management Behaviors and Glycemic Control in a Sample of African-Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
(2008-02-05)The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the associations among a set of motivational variables (readiness, importance, and self-efficacy), self-management behaviors (diet, exercise/physical activity) and ... -
Atomic Layer Deposition of TiO2 on Si and GaAs Substrates Using TDMATi and H2O Precursors
(2009-01-01)Atomic layer deposition involving TDMATi and H<sub>2 sors is used to grow TiO<sub>2 lms in a homemade hot-wall, flowtube reactor. Process optimization and film properties are studied for films grown on Si substrates. ... -
Beta Amyloid-Neuron Interactions Explored via Computational Modeling
(2008-08-21)There has been considerable research into the mechanism by which beta amyloid (A?), one of the primary constituents in Alzheimer's disease, causes death in neurons. Many mechanisms have been proposed, and there is no ... -
Bioprocess Convergence Using Sentinel Genes for Process Parameter Tuning
(2011-01-01)In vitro cell culture is a vital part of therapeutic biomolecule, cell therapy and vaccine production. In order to assure product identity, safety, potency and efficacy, controlled manufacturing processes are essential. ... -
Broad band terahertz time domain spectroscopy on polymers and organic electro-optic polymers
(2009-01-01)Several polymers and two organic polymer composites were studied using terahertz time domain spectroscopy and analyzed using Duvillaret's method and a dynamic range analysis to determine their credible bandwidth. Terahertz ... -
Carotid Intimal Medial Thickness and Cognitive Function: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
(2010-01-01)Though clinical cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are established risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia, less is known about the relations between vascular health and cognition among individuals without ...