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Perrilliat, Gwendolyn Derbes. "Tulane University Office of Development." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2005. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/aa_rpts/11.
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Ciftci, Hatime. "Pragmatic Competence in EFL Context: Suggestions in University Office Hour Discourse." Scholar Commons, 2015. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5927.
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Office hour interactions at universities are one type of communicative activity in which international instructors and their Turkish EFL students are involved as a form of academic or institutional discourse (Drew & Heritage, 1992). In such real world communication, both parties employ several linguistic strategies and attend to various interactional goals to address the academic concerns at hand (Chiang, 2011; Chiang & Mi, 2008; Limberg, 2007; 2010; Reindhart, 2010; Skyrme, 2010). Embracing a discourse analytic approach, this study investigated the primary functions and topics of office hour
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Kgati, Edward Mokoakoa. "DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR OFFICE-BASED EDUCATORS IN THE FREE STATE PROVICE." Thesis, Welkom: Central University of Technology, Free State, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/251.
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Thesis (PhD. (Education )) - Central University of Technology, Free State, 2013<br>Human Resource Development is receiving increased attention as organizations seek performance gains from their workforces during challenging economic times, as well as a measure of compliance with the Skills Development Levies Acts (1998 & 1999) and the subsequent National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS). Organisations are facing increasing pressure to demonstrate how well they perform and to provide plans for their future improvement. The Free State Department of Basic Education (FSDoBE) is one public sector
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Mone, Jinrui Zhang. "West meets East: An exploration of the ways American university development officers can build guanxi with Chinese parents." Scholarly Commons, 2018. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3557.
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Because philanthropic support from alumni and their families is an important source of revenue for American colleges and universities, identifying ways to connect with Chinese students and cultivate philanthropic support from their parents is an essential component of fundraising efforts. In this study, I explored how American university advancement officers could employ guanxi to cultivate relationships with Chinese parent donors in order to increase U.S. higher education philanthropy efforts. The concept of guanxi, an important aspect of building and sustaining relationships in China, served
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Pritchett, Duncan N. P. "Planning procedures and leadership role of the principal in professional development schools." Virtual Press, 1999. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1159151.
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This study was designed to determine (a) the nature and extent of planning and programmatic changes that occurred in Indiana schools that have incorporated the Ball State University (BSU) Professional Development School (PDS) model; (b) how the implementation of these changes had impacted the school principal's roles and responsibilities; (c) whether the principal serving as site coordinator effected the school or principal's work; and (d) whether geographic classification effected process or outcomes. Interviews were conducted with the principal, site coordinators and teachers during March 19
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"Bureaucratic conquest, bureaucratic culture: Town and office in Chiapas, 1780--1832." Tulane University, 1999.
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This dissertation examines the formation of the State of Chiapas from its creation as an intendancy within the Kingdom of Guatemala in the 1780s to after its incorporation into the Republic of Mexico. It focuses on municipal office and municipal administration, integral features of Bourbon reform on the provincial level and key components of state government after 1824. A hierarchy of municipalities provided the foundation for the Intendancy, with the intendant acting as the focal point for fiscal and political administration. The regionalization of Chiapas was facilitated by the revival of th
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"Growth regulation during mouse limb development." Tulane University, 1991.
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Mechanisms regulating the growth and pattern formation of the developing limb remain largely unknown. The approach which we have developed is based on using established cell lines as probes to monitor the embryonic environment. The attraction for using cell lines as probe for biological activity is twofold; (1) the tremendous number of murine cell line which have been developed of which very little is known regarding their biological activity during embryogenesis in vivo, (2) the relative ease with which cell line can be genetically manipulated through transfection and/or viral infection. In d
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"The effects of several allometric mutants on the development of biological pattern and the development of form in Xenopus laevis." Tulane University, 1986.
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Several mutant strains of Xenopus laevis, characterized by peculiar allometric relationships, were studied in order to determine the effects of different cell, organ and organismal sizes on the development of somitogenic and retinotectal patterns In the first case, quantification of the allometric anteroposterior compression typical of the tubby partial albino strain demonstrated that both the total embryonic shape and some subordinate organs (somites) are effected. The tubby allometry axial was further compounded through an epistatic interaction with the periodic albino strain. Common axial d
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"Development and test of a work satisfaction-job performance framework." Tulane University, 1999.
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Previous job satisfaction-job performance literature has not systematically attended to key aspects of an integrated individual difference framework for studying relationships between satisfaction and performance variables. Addressing these issues is of primary importance to researchers' abilities to understand and accurately quantify the inferences drawn from measures of satisfaction and performance. The primary purpose of the present study was to delineate a work satisfaction-behavioral performance theoretical framework and evaluate the generalizability of hypothesized relationships within t
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"Studies of mitogenic and morphogenic signals during mouse limb development." Tulane University, 1991.
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In an attempt to understand the patterning regulation during limb development, three approaches have been taken in current studies. First, the relationship between cellular position and growth has been studied in cultures of dissociated fragments of mouse limb bud cells. We have found that cells derived from posterior region of the limb proliferate at a much reduced rate than cells from anterior and central regions of the limb under the same culture conditions. Further, we have found that it is the fibroblastic cells in the limb that attribute to this position-specific growth. Since this posit
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"Discrimination of peer characteristics: a longitudinal study (cognitive, social, development, relations)." Tulane University, 1985.
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The study assessed the development over a 3-year period of children's ability to differentiate accurately peers' physical, behavioral, and psychological characteristics. Participants were 4 girls and 10 boys (averaging 95.05 months of age at the beginning of the study), first seen when they were in second grade and retested as third and fourth graders. Children were presented with pictures of all possible pair of classmates and were asked to make judgments on their peers' height, tendency to get angry, mathematical and running abilities, and to indicate their liking for classmates. Objective m
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"The contribution of ERBB4 signaling to normal breast development and breast cancer." Tulane University, 2005.
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Accumulating clinical studies suggest that ERBB4 expression is associated with tumor differentiation and correlates with favorable prognosis in breast cancer. In addition, previous studies have indicated that ERBB4 and its ligands HRG and HB-EGF are implicated in mammary gland development. In the current studies, we have investigated ERBB4 function and the molecular mechanisms of ERBB4 signaling in breast development and cancer. First, we successfully employed a mammary specific Cre-Lox system to define ERBB4 function in breast development. ERBB4 disruption in the mammary gland resulted in imp
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"Steps toward development of a non-human primate model of cerebral malaria." Tulane University, 2002.
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In an effort to develop a rhesus monkey model of cerebral malaria, we selected for Plasmodium knowlesi parasites that cytoadhered to rhesus brain endothelial cells, and for a second less adherent population. We then inoculated these parasites into rhesus macaques. Although the highly adherent pRBCs showed a pattern of deep tissue sequestration, neither parasite population produced severe disease in the monkeys or significant increases in serum TNF. When we compared ICAM-1 expression in rhesus and human brain endothelial cells in vitro, we found that rhesus brain endothelial cells produced less
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"The function of beta-catenin gene in the development of mouse external genitalia." Tulane University, 2008.
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External genitalia are body appendages specialized for internal fertilization. Although congenital external genitalia malformations represent the second most common birth defect in humans, the genetic pathways governing early external genitalia development as well as urethra formation are poorly understood. Proper development of the embryonic anlage of external genitalia, the genital tubercle (GT), requires coordinated outgrowth of the mesodermally-derived mesenchyme and extension of the endodermal urethra within an ectodermal epithelial capsule. Here we demonstrate that Beta-Catenin plays ind
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"Development of a nebulizing advanced oxidation process." Tulane University, 2005.
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Two chemical oxidation technologies, the OMNIPURE(TM) electrolytic marine sanitation device (MSD) and the Purizer(TM) advanced oxidation process (AOP), were assessed to determine process efficiency enhancements Oxidation reduction potential (ORP), pH and free chlorine measurements indicated chlorine dioxide (ClO2·) and hypochlorite (OCl-) are the main oxidants produced by the OMNIPURE(TM) electrolytic cell. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was produced by the cell in the absence of chlorine oxidants but it was not determined if H2O2 is formed with free chlorine. ORP levels also indicated the ce
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"The effects of multiple consistent behavioral models on children's resistance to deviation (modeling social development)." Tulane University, 1986.
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In accord with Bandura's (1969; 1977) social learning theory, observing a model resist or yield to temptation can produce inhibitory or disinhibitory effects, respectively. Inhibition has been more difficult to demonstrate than disinhibition The effects of multiple behavioral example on children's resistance to deviation is an area that has received little attention. In an early study, Wolf (1969) found that children exposed to two deviating models deviated more than children exposed to two conforming models. However, Wolf (1969) did not include any single model conditions with which to compar
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"Non-local Wigner-like correlation-energy density functional: Development and analysis through coordinate scaling requirements." Tulane University, 1991.
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Density functional theory (DFT) is a rapidly growing approach to quantum theory that employs the three dimensional density for energy calculations in contrast to the many dimensional wavefunction method of traditional quantum mechanics. It also introduces the concept of F (n), a universal density functional which is independent of any external potential, that exists in theory but that in practice needs to be approximated. This is accomplished by separating F (n) into different energy functional components and then approximating these functionals. The purpose of the following research is to app
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"Dependency, revolution and industrial development in Guatemala, 1821-1986 (Central America)." Tulane University, 1987.
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For over 150 years, Guatemalans have pursued industrialization as a panacea for their social and economic problems. The aim of this dissertation is to describe and evaluate the history of Guatemalan industry. Throughout the study, industrialization is treated as a dynamic process that requires analysis of the political, economic, and social factors that have conditioned its development. More precisely, then, this study is an historical analysis of Guatemalan political economy This dissertation draws upon untapped primary sources of information in Guatemala and the United States to develop a tw
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"The role of histone deacetylases in kidney development." Tulane University, 2010.
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Epigenetic mechanisms play a key role in the control of gene expression and cell fate decisions. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are a conserved group of epigenetic regulators and chromatin remodelers. While the critical role of HDACs in cancer and immune disorders is increasingly recognized, their role in organogenesis remains largely unknown. The present study investigates the developmental biology of Hdacs in the mouse metanephric kidney. We demonstrate that Class I Hdac genes are highly expressed during nephrogenesis and ureteric bud branching morphogenesis, and are downregulated postnatally.
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"The development of early Mexican land policy: Coahuila and Texas, 1810-1825." Tulane University, 1985.
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Beginning with an overview of colonial land tenure, this work covers the philosophical and political issues which influenced the development of Mexico's land policy after independence, especially as embodied in various colonization bills. Physiocratic ideals, liberal laws of the Cortes of Cadiz, and economic concerns all affected land policy, but the principle struggle from 1822 and 1824 was central versus regional control of land distribution and revenues. This work analyzes the national bills, Congressional debate, and the centralist position of Lucas Alaman as well as the regional issues in
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"Destroying the wisdom of the wise: On the origins and development of ""destruction"" in Heidegger's early work." Tulane University, 2004.
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The purpose of this study is to provide a detailed exposition of Heidegger's conception of philosophy as 'destruction [Destruktion].' My thesis is that the ultimate motivation for engaging in this practice of Destruktion is the value of an 'authentic' way of life. That is, 'destruction' is a philosophical practice that aims at cultivating authenticity as a concrete possibility for individual men and women. I argue for this claim by first of all examining the theological sources for Heidegger's notion of 'destruction,' with a particular focus on Luther. Second, I provide a detailed exposition o
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"The development of export transportation in liberal Guatemala, 1871-1920 (economic, policy, dependency)." Tulane University, 1985.
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From 1871 to 1920 Guatemalan Liberals looked upon improvements in transportation as one of the principal means by which they hoped to promote economic development. They were convinced that better roads, new ports, competitive steamship services, and the introduction of the railroad would draw the national economy more fully into the commercial system of the North Atlantic and cause a flow of capital, technology, and skilled manpower from Europe and North America to Guatemala. By 1871, however, the export of coffee from Pacific ports was already the key to Guatemala's participation in the Atlan
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"A growth and development study of coastal prehistoric Peruvian populations." Tulane University, 2004.
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This dissertation presents a growth and development study of prehistoric coastal Peruvian populations. Previous research indicates considerable variability between human populations in growth and development events. This research establishes growth and development standards for two prehistoric coastal Peruvian populations. Both dental and long bone standards are presented. Adult stature and sexual dimorphism are also studied as a culmination of growth and development and as indicators of general population health. Results indicate that dental and long bone subadult aging standards, developed f
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"Anglo-Spanish relations and the development of modern diplomacy: Persistent sources of friction affecting the peacetime routine, 1604-1625." Tulane University, 1989.
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The Anglo-Spanish peace, 1604-1625, initiated exchange of resident diplomats and encouraged trade Two major sources of mutually experienced friction, persistent throughout the period, were capable of producing situations and events that individually might reach crisis proportions, but were incapable of causing war. The most immediate was generated by English merchants trafficking to Spain. The other was provided by pirates in the Mediterranean and other European waters. This friction served a negative and positive role in the context of Anglo-Spanish diplomacy. Demanding bilateral attention, f
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I-NanLu and 路宜南. "Development of an ABC-Based Performance Management System - A Case Study of University Accounting Office." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7ty3hr.
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碩士<br>國立成功大學<br>工業與資訊管理學系專班<br>101<br>Nowadays, university ranking in a competitive environment and the oversupply ofhigher education, it requires universities to enforce its competitive ability. Accounting departmentsat universities have also been in the competitive pressure environment, and if relying only on financial report sheet and evidence summary statements, it is unable to survive in such competitive environment.Therefore, we should start to think about a performance evaluation tool to enforce roles and functions of accounting departments from a multiple decision management perspectiv
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"Toward a greater understanding of community violence and child development: Event features that shape the experience and impact mental health functioning." Tulane University, 2006.
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Understanding the impact of exposure to community violence requires an understanding of the complex interactions inherent in the community violence experience. While there have been numerous attempts to better characterize the types of community violence experiences that might increase the risk of negative mental health outcomes in children, en bloc, the empirical work conducted in the area of community violence suffers from a lack understanding how event features shape the community violence experience and interact to impact child outcomes. Designed as a first step to aid understanding the co
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"The development of divalent metal ion sensors based on intramolecular luminescence quenching." Tulane University, 1999.
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The first two sections of this work discuss the development of a sensor system for metal ions. The same receptor, 2,2'-bipyridine, was used in all of the systems explored, and the overall specificity of the sensing system was achieved through binding equilibria and relative quenching rates. The first system discussed is a tetra-bipyridylphenyl-porphyrin. In all cases quenching results following formation of a ground state complex between a bipyridyl moiety of the porphyrin and the metal ion. For the Zn(II) tetra-bipyridylphenyl-porphyrin, luminescence quenching is only observed with Co(Il), Ni
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"Essays on local taxation and urban development." Tulane University, 1996.
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This dissertation comprises two essays in the field of public finance and urban development. The first essay, 'Interdependence among Municipality, Firms and Households', tackles a contentious issue in local taxation and urban development--whether business development increases the residential tax burden. The second essay, 'Does Tax Competition Exist at the Municipality Level?', examines existence of tax competition at the municipality level Community planners and development officials tend to believe that business development would lower residential property tax burdens by drawing taxes from n
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"The development and validation of the New Orleans Police Department Written Communication Test." Tulane University, 1994.
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Poorly written police reports interfere with the efficient functioning of the criminal justice system. Accounts from several police jurisdictions have indicated that many officers lack the necessary writing skills to complete reports which require documenting chronological events in an incident, reporting witness statements, and describing evidence. This study attempted to identify the important dimensions of police report writing. On this foundation, a job-related video test was developed and its psychometric properties investigated. The test, the New Orleans Police Department Written Communi
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"Development and characterization of recombinant Lassa virus proteins and monoclonal antibodies for diagnostic applications." Tulane University, 2007.
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Lassa virus (LASV), Junin virus (JUNV) and several other members of the Arenaviridae induce severe, often fatal hemorrhagic fevers, and are classified as Biosafety Level 4 and NIAID Biodefense Category A agents. In addition to high case fatality rates, arenaviruses have many features that enhance their potential as bioweapons. Arenaviruses have relatively stable virions, do not require passage via insect vectors, are transmitted easily by human-to-human contact and can be spread by simple means of dispersal. The ease of travel to and from endemic areas also permits easy access to LASV and othe
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"The development of a neural network model of associative memory based on a classifier." Tulane University, 1990.
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Neural network models of associative memory offer an alternative to traditional methods of storing and retrieving information. They are more robust, faster, and are capable of forming generalizations of the information to be stored. However, most neural network associative memory models can only store and accurately retrieve a limited number of distinct memories. In addition, retrieval is based solely on the similarity or closeness of the individual attributes of the retrieval cue to those of the stored objects In this work a classifier neural network is combined with a Coulomb energy network
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"Development of new methodology in environmentally benign solvents: 1. Direct formation of tetrahydropyranol derivatives in both water and ionic liquid. 2. carbon-X activation in aqueous media." Tulane University, 2004.
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This work involves the development of novel organic methodology utilizing the principles of green chemistry and exclusively in environmentally benign solvents. The methodologies are developed in two different areas, namely the direct formation of tetrahydropryanols in both ionic liquid and water and C-X activation in aqueous media The development of methodologies for direct tetrahydropyranol derivatives synthesis was completed in both ionic liquid and water. In the method that utilized ionic liquid as the solvent, the ionic liquid used was butylmethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, [bmim][PF6
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"The role of prolactin in development of the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus." Tulane University, 1997.
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In genetically growth hormone (GH)- and prolactin (PRL)-deficient Ames (df/df) dwarf mice, the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus exhibits, increased numbers of GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) neurons, and reduced numbers of PRL-inhibitory tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic (TIDA) neurons, suggesting that GH and PRL are required for its normal development. The studies described here characterized further certain abnormalities of, and tested the role of PRL in, arcuate nucleus development. The TIDA neuron deficit develops after the second postnatal week, and PRL replacement initiated at 12, but not at 21, 3
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"The impact of the mobile telephone on development: Behavioral change in small business entrepreneurs in Turkey." Tulane University, 2006.
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This study investigates the behavior of the small business entrepreneurs in the underdeveloped Black Sea region of Turkey in regard to their adoption of the mobile telephone and the consequences of the implementation of the mobile telephone in their social system. The study employs a trans-theoretical framework to analyze the behavioral change in five stages. The results of a cross sectional survey of 324 entrepreneurs in four provinces show that the mobile telephone had diffused very rapidly in small business with 95 percent of the study group adopting a mobile telephone as of 2005. The motiv
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"Relationship of the sickle cell trait with the development of acquired immunity to falciparum malaria in Cameroonian children." Tulane University, 1991.
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Children with the sickle-cell trait are known to be partially protected against Plasmodium falciparum malaria, presumably by mechanisms which are manifested at the level of the erythrocytes. The hypothesis tested in this study is that the protection afforded by the sickle-cell trait does not operate entirely at the erythrocyte level, but that the modulation of the immune response is also involved. The goal of the present study was to determine the differences in the antimalarial immune profiles of sickle-cell trait carriers and children with normal hemoglobin, aged 2 to 5 years, using parasito
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"Mechanisms of p53 activation and stability in the developing kidney." Tulane University, 2011.
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In addition to its classical role as a guardian of the genome, p53 functions as a developmental regulator. In the embryonic mouse kidney, p53 prevents ectopic budding from the nephric duct by antagonizing GDNF-Ret signaling. Moreover, p53 regulates expression of a subset of renal function genes (RFG) via direct binding to the target promoters. Cellular p53 levels are normally kept low via proteosomal degradation mediated by interactions with the E3 ubiquitin ligase, mdm2. Upon cellular stress (e.g., DNA damage), p53 is activated via post-translational modifications, which induce dissociation a
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"Development of a predictive maintenance program for transformer tap changing equipment." Tulane University, 1998.
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The purpose of this dissertation is to develop a predictive maintenance plan to diagnose contact degradation on load tap changers, LTCs, and voltage regulators using pattern recognition techniques The following sensor technologies have been applied to the LTC and voltage regulator. Strain gages were attached to the drive arm of the devices to detect changes in the strain associated with each tap change. Acoustic transducers and accelerometers were used to measure changes in the sound wave and vibration associated with each tap change. Both the load tap changer and the voltage regulator were ru
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"Influence of environmental variables on social behavior during pregnancy, birth outcome, and infant development in captive squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis)." Tulane University, 2000.
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The impact of changes in environmental variables on (a) female behavior during pregnancy, (b) breeding success, and (c) infant development was examined in captive squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis). Crowding and hand-capture and restraint for ultrasound were used to create environmental stresses during pregnancy, birth, and infant rearing. The results indicate that ultrasound did not by itself have a significant effect on any part of the breeding process. However, when ultrasound was combined with crowding, the detrimental effects caused by crowding alone on infant birth weights and growth
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"The national plan for educational development in Costa Rica: theoretical and historical perspectives." Tulane University, 1986.
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This study is a case history of the role of the Ministry of Education in the formulation of the National Plan for Educational Development in Costa Rica between 1970 and 1974. It is concerned with both the theoretical role of the state in educational policymaking in a democratic context and the historical development of the welfare state in Costa Rica following the 1948 social revolution. The purpose of the study is to test the inclusionary corporate model (Stepan, 1978) by focusing on the policymaking process within the Ministry of Education. The study borrows from Peterson's (1979) unitary mo
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"A history of prehispanic ceramics, interaction, and frontier development in the Ucareo-Zinapecuaro obsidian source area, Michoacan, Mexico." Tulane University, 2000.
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Over the past 30 years, sourcing studies have shown that grey obsidian from northeastern Michoacan enjoyed a widespread temporal and spatial distribution across archaeological sites in Mesoamerica. In light of its pan-Mesoamerican occurrence, the Ucareo-Zinapecuaro source area was evidently an important source of obsidian throughout the prehispanic period. Little is known, however, about the nature of its exploitation. The Tulane Zinapecuaro Project, directed by Dan M. Healan, entailed a comprehensive survey and exploratory excavation of prehispanic obsidian quarries and human settlements. It
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"Purkinje-ventricular cell pairs: Development and validation of a new approach for the study of Purkinje-ventricular interactions." Tulane University, 1998.
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Purkinje-ventricular interactions are important determinants of both normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms. These interactions are defined by two factors: (i) the unique structure of the Purkinje-ventricular junction (PVJ), and (ii) differences in the membrane ionic currents governing Purkinje (P) and ventricular (V) action potential configuration (membrane-level differences). I developed a new approach to investigate the contributions of membrane-level differences to conduction and modulation of repolarization at the PV interface. I isolated P and V myocytes from rabbit hearts and used an elect
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"Development of molecular markers to distinguish Plasmodium vivax relapse from reinfection." Tulane University, 1997.
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In areas with Plasmodium vivax transmission, malaria cases may represent primary infections or recurrent infections. Recurrent infections may be due to relapse (from hypnozoites), recrudescence (from persistent blood stages), or reinfection (from additional infectious mosquito bites). Because there are no clinical or parasitological criteria to distinguish among recurrent infections, a molecular strategy based on genetic polymorphic markers and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was developed to distinguish relapse from reinfection. Four sets of primers were designed and used in nested PCR to
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"Micromechanical analysis of failure development in a class of composite materials." Tulane University, 1998.
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Failure development in ceramic-metallic composite systems is analyzed. The analytical approach formerly developed (Rubinstein and Xu, 1992; Rubinstein, 1994) to model fiber bridging processes in fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composites is extended and applied to model failure development in ceramic-matrix systems. Two specific composite systems are analyzed in detail: particle toughened ceramic matrix composites and fiber reinforced metal matrix composites The model of particle toughened ceramic matrix composites addresses the effects associated with discrete particle distribution and partic
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"Proenkephalin gene expression during rat basal ganglia development and the effects of chronic morphine exposure." Tulane University, 1993.
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Proenkephalin is one of the three genes known to encode endogenous opioid peptides. An antibody directed against a unique peptide sequence within proenkephalin that is not found in any other known peptide sequence was characterized and compared to a methionine enkephalin antibody. This antibody was found to be specific for enkephalinergic cell bodies, fibers and terminals. The development of proenkephalin mRNA in the neostriatum and its derivative peptides in the globus pallidus were found to parallel neurogenetic gradients. Expression was also found early in the central nucleus of the amygdal
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Hauser, Douglas E. "The historical development of the Career Services Office at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse from 1965 to 1985 /." 1986. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/22360.
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"Expression of an estrogen receptor variant with transcriptional regulatory activity in human breast cancer cell lines: A possible model system for the development of hormone resistance." Tulane University, 1993.
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Accurate identification of prognostic markers in primary breast cancer is critical for selecting the most beneficial mode of therapy for the affected patients. The estrogen receptor (ER) is a major prognostic marker, indicating the estrogen-responsive nature of breast tumors and the likelihood of response to hormonal therapy. Estrogen receptor variants may possess outlaw functions, acting in a dominant-positive (transcriptionally active in the absence of estrogen) or dominant-negative (transcriptionally inactive, while inhibiting the function of wild-type ER) manner. Developing a strong correl
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"Development of a rhesus macaque model to study the interactions of HIV/malaria parasite co-infection." Tulane University, 2007.
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HIV and the malaria parasite have great disease burdens world-wide, and because their endemic regions overlap, the risk of co-infection is great. Little is known about the impact one infection has on the other's progression, but given the number of people at risk of being co-infected and the magnitude of the disease burden associated with each disease, any interaction could have a large impact on public health As more attention has been given to the potential risks of this kind of co-infection, a number of studies have been initiated to investigate the effects of co-infection. Recent studies i
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"The effects of political violence on the development of popular movements: Guatemalan campesino organizations, 1954-1985." Tulane University, 1993.
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This dissertation examines the effects of politically-motivated violence on popular movements with particular reference to the following three dependent variables: (1) internal organizational structures (2) mobilization strategies, and (3) ideologies and tactics. Guatemalan political violence and campesino organizations between 1954 and 1985 are employed as a case study for this investigation. The dissertation includes an in-depth study of the literature of political violence and revolution, and a discussion of the literature surrounding popular movements. A cyclical model of political violenc
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"The role of PDGF in pulmonary fibrosis and lung development." Tulane University, 2000.
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Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) regulates proliferation, chemotaxis and differentiation of connective tissue cells during embryogenesis and possibly in disease states such as pulmonary fibrosis. To assess the effects of PDGF on lung development and pulmonary fibrosis in vivo, transgenic mice were generated in which expression of the human PDGF-A or -B gene was targeted to distal lung epithelium under control of the human surfactant protein C (SPC) promoter In SPC-PDGFB transgenic mice, overexpression of PDGF-B resulted in an abnormal lung structure in both adult and juvenile mice, includ
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"The effects of globalization on the Panamanian university system: 1990--2007." Tulane University, 2009.
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As a global crossroads, Panama has always been subject to the effects of globalization. In recent decades, with technology and market forces advancing with unprecedented speed, these effects have been especially impacting. Higher education is one sector that has changed dramatically. Until the 1980s, there were only two universities in Panama. Now, the Ministry of Education recognizes 36 institutions and the Public Registry lists far more This study examines how the process of globalization from 1990 to 2007 has affected the development of the university system in Panama. It explores this evol