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Deformation mechanisms in the Lewisian Gneiss and Cambro-Ordovician sediments at Heilam, Scotland
(1982-12)Heilam, a 10 km2 area on the east coast of Loch Eriboll near the Moine Thrust in NW Scotland, is composed of three structural areas: 1) the Arnaboll Nappe, 2) the coastal schuppen zone and 3) the intermediate imbricate ... -
Design and Implementation of a Groundwater Monitoring System for Faskin Ranch, Hudspeth County, Texas
(1996)I designed and installed two databases that will be used for the monitoring data from the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facility. The databases were designed to meet two criteria: 1) easy access to data and the ... -
Structural Analysis of the Transverse Zone, part of the San Julian Uplift, northern Zacatecas, Mexico
(1998-05)An anomalous structural region exists on the southwest flank of the San Julian Uplift, part of the Sierra Madre Oriental fold-thrust belt in northernmost Zacatecas, Mexico. This domain is a triply transverse feature to ... -
The Role of Language Concordance in Pediatric Epilepsy Care in Austin, Texas
(2002-05)Recent research has shown significant disparities between the outcomes and experiences of patients who receive language concordant (in which patient and provider speak the same primary language) versus language discordant ... -
Exploring universe polymorphism in Omega
(2006-05-05)Ωmega extends Haskell with novel features for practical functional programming: GADT's, extensible kinds, and type functions. With both extensible types and extensible kinds in place, there is a tendency for redundant ... -
Developing antibodies to Arabidopsis thaliana translation initiation factor eIF4G
(2007)In eukaryotes, a key way to regulate biochemical pathways and protein synthesis is through translation, the reading of an mRNA sequence to make proteins and enzymes. In translation, one of the main steps that can be ... -
The transcriptional control of a newly identified potassium channel gene, Kv3.2
(2007)The completion of the human genome project revealed the existence of far more non-coding sequence (sequence that does not code for protein) than was originally anticipated. While these regions were once dismissed as “junk ... -
Notch ligand functionalized microbead system for T cell differentiation
(2007)Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) are cells that can self-replicate and give rise to a wide array of different cell types through the process of differentiation. HSC are found in blood and bone marrow, and they are responsible ... -
Single-molecule spectroscopic studies of conjugated polymers
(2007)A semiconductor is a type of material which has electrical properties in between an insulator and a conductor. A conductor can be thought of as a group of atoms surrounded by a sea of free electrons, which are free to ... -
Identification and characterization of a virulence-associated gene in Shigella dysenteriae
(2007)Shigella species, including Shigella dysenteriae, are causative agents of bacillary dysentery, a disease characterized by severe diarrhea and blood in the stool. Although a number of genes required for virulence have ... -
The possible synergistic effects of alcohol and tobacco
(2007)It has now been well established that tobacco and alcohol use is positively correlated. The reasoning behind the concurrent use of both substances is an area of much research because both substances have the potential ... -
Using molecular modeling to engineer proteins with novel functions
(2007)The RCSB Protein Data Bank currently stores over 30,000 X-ray crystal structures, information that has proven invaluable in various studies that have been undertaken to analyze these proteins. My goal is to apply molecular ... -
Bird composition as an ecological indicator of forest disturbance levels
(2007)Ecological indicators are needed to evaluate natural biodiversity and to estimate environmental change. I used bird community composition as an environmental indicator to evaluate forest disturbance (at the community ... -
A detector for muon tomography: Data acquisition and preliminary results
(2007-05)I describe the general design of the prototype particle detector constructed by the Maya Muon Tomography Group and how it can be used to e ectively \x-ray" building and ground structure in a location of interest using ... -
Behavior of Minimum Length Splices of High-Strength Reinforcement
(2007-05)Tests were completed using high-strength, corrosion-resistant MMFX reinforcement with ACI minimum splice lengths inside concrete beams, to determine if code formulas established for Grade 60 reinforcement are still applicable ... -
Growth and purification of PGK-2 protein
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