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Submissions From 2007
The role of phospholipase C beta 3 in atherosclerosis, Zhenglong Wang
Middle Stone Age of technology at Cartwright's site, Kenya, Veronica Njoki Waweru
Plastid genome evolution of the non-photosynthetic liverwort Aneura mirabilis (Malmb.) Wickett & Goffinet (Aneuraceae), Norman John Wickett
Jazz attributes in twentieth-century Western art music: A study of four selected compositions, Norman A Wika
The E3 ubiquitin ligase Cbl-b and the nuclear hormone receptor PPARgamma: Balancing immunoregulation and autoimmunity, Elizabeth A Wohlfert
The effects of comprehensive versus selective correction of errors made by Hong Kong students' writing in English, Chun Kong Wong
A comparative study of the evolution of tribal governance at Mashantucket Pequot and Mashpee Wampanoag, James Cedric Woods
Global proteome survey of human T leukemic cells for systems biology, Linfeng Wu
Progressive failure of large deformation composites under dynamic tensile loading, Liqun Xing
High field phenomena in polymer films and high frequency attenuation in shielded power cable, Chunchuan Xu
System level modeling and component level control of fuel cells, Xingjian Xue
The role of cyclooxygenase-2 in osteoblast proliferation and apoptosis, Zheng Xu
The central and peripheral cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2): Structural characterization and active site elucidation using covalent probes, Suma Yaddanapudi
A comparative study of the functional morphology and ecology of insectivory in hummingbirds, Gregory Michael Yanega
Conducting polymers from processable precursors and their applications to gold surfaces, Mustafa Selman Yavuz
Thermoregulatory and hydration responses in heat-acclimatized adolescents during preseason high school football practices, Susan Walker Yeargin
Advancement of support vector clustering and interval analysis technologies in bioinformatics, Ozlem Yilmaz
Manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieves: Synthesis, self-assembly, control over morphologies and tunnel structure, Jikang Yuan
Bayesian methods for high-throughput gene expression data in bioinformatics, Fang Yu
Multiple roles of fine arts deans: An emerging profile, Theodore Thomas Yungclas
Gephyrin and the postsynaptic GABAergic complex, Wendou Yu
Photonic crystal-based wavelength-division demultiplexing using alternating-defect coupled-cavity waveguides, John W Zeller
Modeling restricted processor sharing in a computer system with non-exponential service times, Feng Zhang
Studies on novel designs of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, Yanyan Zhang
Theoretical study of quantum well lasers and amplifiers based on the no-k selection rule, Weiping Zheng
Ferroelectric multilayers and heterostructures for high performance tunable microwave devices applications, Shan Zhong
The development of efficient numerical time-domain modeling methods for geophysical wave propagation, Lieyuan Zhu
Enhancing vocabulary intervention for kindergarten students: Strategic integration of semantically-related and embedded word review, Richard P. Zipoli
Submissions From 2006
Solid state stability of amorphous pharmaceuticals: Effects of process variations, Ahmad Mohamad Abdul-Fattah Mohamad
Neurogenic potential and microglial-neuronal fusion in postnatal cerebral cortex: Implications for cortical development and regeneration, James Benton Ackman
Guinea pigs as models for experimental drugs affecting triglyceride metabolism, Dimple Aggarwal
Characterization of p53 tumor suppressor pathway in mouse colon epithelial cells and azoxymethane-induced colon tumor, Wataru Aizu
Youth, religion, and resilience, Candace Storey Alcorta
To save a city: From urban renewal to historic preservation in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1920 to 1978, Mehmed Ali
Family, neighborhood and school factors associated with before and after school programs attendance, Claudia Ximena Alvarez
Mobile high-resolution X-band polarimetric Doppler weather radar measurements (XPOL): Evaluation and application, Marios N Anagnostou
Nothing lowly: The anti-picturesque in American nature poetry, Christopher Todd Anderson
Don't rub your eyes: A memoir of the Vietnam War and the nineteen sixties, K. Douglas Anderson
Development and psychometric testing of an instrument to assess critical care nurses' level of comfort in withdrawing life support, Laura Kierol Andrews
Mechanisms of membrane biogenesis in oligodendrocytes: Roles for Sec8 and Rab3a, Mihaela Anitei
Investigating the cold tolerance and osmotolerance mechanisms in Yersinia enterocolitica, Thirunavukkarasu Annamalai
Rewriting women's lives: A literary study of dictatorships, Maria Leonilde Pinheiro de Araujo Grochenig
Three essays on economic growth, international capital flows, and country risk, Hulya Arik
DCX and LIS1 function in radial and lateral neuronal migration in developing cerebral cortex, Jilin Bai
Assessing factors that may contribute to the life success of teenage mothers, Dawn Renee Ballard
Measurements of total mercury flux over a forest canopy for model development, Jesse Owen Bash
Diversity and lithification in microbial mats and stromatolites, Laura Kathleen Baumgartner
Plasma oxytocin levels in relation to social and cognitive functioning in individuals with autism spectrum disorders, Jessica Lord Bean
The phenomenon of sense of community of staff registered nurses in acute care hospitals, Elizabeth Terry Beaudin
Margaret Fuller on national culture: Political idealism through self-culture, Lori Anne Beste
RNA editing of the human Kv1.1 potassium channel, Tarun Bhalla
Novel bioactive enzyme/DNA/inorganic nano-biocomposite materials, Akhilesh Bhambhani
Critical process and formulation factors in the freezing of lactate dehydrogenase, Bakul S Bhatnagar
Essays on health care expenditures and preventions, Anasua Bhattacharya
Melt-intercalation studies of polystyrene ionomers in pristine montmorillonite, Nikhil N Bhiwankar
Exploring the utility of self-modeling in managing challenging classroom behaviors of students with intellectual deficits, Evagelia Bilias-Lolis
The influence of hemostatic and inflammatory biomarkers on postexercise hypotension among men with high normal to stage 1 hypertension, Bruce Edward Blanchard
Culturally regulated effects on the early development of diurnal sleep and HPA-activity, Marjolijn J. M Blom
Characteristics of the effective literacy principal, Rita Trombley Bongarten
Increased parthenogenetic development of bovine and porcine oocytes activated with a combination of a protein synthesis and phosphorylation inhibitor, Charles Louis Bormann
Development and evaluation of solventless photocurable pharmaceutical film coating, Sagarika Bose
Memoria y postmemoria en el teatro argentino: Variaciones sobre el pasado dictatorial en el teatro de fin de siglo (1987--2001), Monica Beatriz Botta
Diet and the determination of longevity in Drosophila melanogaster, Tyson Gary Bross
The role of appraisals, emotions, and coping in understanding experiences of workplace incivility, Jennifer A Bunk
"Pushing from their hearts a new song": The (re)construction of the feminine in American Indian women's poetry, Amanda Nicole Bass Cagle
Investigating the interaction between UBE3A and the UBE3A antisense, Margaret A Calciano
Experimental and numerical study of extinction in negative edge laminar flames, William F. Carnell
Relationship marketing developmental stages, Amy C Carson
Empirical and theoretical analysis of overlapping electronic markets, Seok-Joo Andrew Chang
Identification of BMP-response elements in the chicken Msx2 gene, Jing Chen
Optical coherence tomography instrumentation and application, Yueli Chen
Brand-supermarket level demand for breakfast cereals and multidimensional competition, Benaissa Chidmi
An ecological approach to detecting the functional value of foreign text: Figuring out a language in context through perception, Soon Nam Choi
Long-range intramolecular attractions in alkynes, Geoffrey Barker Churchill
Ion time-of-flight and vacuum ultra-violet fluorescence spectroscopy of highly ionized N2, Ryan Neal Coffee
The experience of Puerto Rican families who bring their children to the emergency department for asthma care, Jean Sheerin Coffey
Essays on initial public offerings, Hugh Monte Joseph Colaco
The role of Ube3a antisense RNA in the regulation of genomic imprinting of Ube3a, the gene associated with Angelman syndrome, Dan Cristian Colosi
Prostate specific membrane antigen regulates angiogenesis by influencing integrin signal transduction, Rebecca Elisabeth Conway
"Wormys mete is his body": Enacting the diseased spirit of Herod the Great on the late medieval English stage, Carolyn Elaine Coulson-Grigsby
Sin and salvation: Nathaniel Hawthorne's typology of evil, Jason Charles Courtmanche
A DHA functional food during pregnancy: Impact on maternal dietary intake, endocrine parameters and markers of infant body composition, Amber Beverlie Peck Courville
Neuropsychological effects of combat-related PTSD in service members deployed to Iraq, Nancy Pat Craig
Neurons in the central mesencephalic reticular formation and paramedian pontine reticular formation related to the control of eye movement, Jason Andrew Cromer
Epigenetic reprogramming in cloned livestock, Carol Lynn Curchoe
Residues proximal to the DRY motif are involved in cannabinoid receptor 1 activation and G protein specificity, Aaron Michael D'Antona
Essays on Bayesian structural equations modeling, Sonali Das
Development and characterization of a murine spine loading model, John Duncan Delaney
DHA functional foods in pregnancy and lactation: Effects on maternal and infant DHA status and immediate postnatal neurobehavioral function and breast milk DHA, Charlotte Ingrid Marianne de Mare
Responses of crustacea to hormones and shell disease, Neslihan Demir
Teachers' beliefs about culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse gifted students, Catharina F de Wet
Detailed textural analysis of the Palisades sill, New Jersey, Loretta Darlene Dickson
Resonant leaky-mode spectral-band engineering and device applications, Yiwu Ding