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Optimization with Surrogates for Electronic-Structure Calculations

Abraham, Yonas Beyene (2004)

Crystal geometry relaxation is needed to get a stable crystal structure of atoms. The relaxation is achieved by rearranging the position of atoms so as to produce the lowest total energy of the system. The high cost of ...

Parallel Intrusion Detection Systems for High Speed Networks Using the Divided Data Parallel Method

Kopek, Christopher Vincent (2007-05-02)

As the number of network attacks rise, the need for security measures such as intrusion detection systems(IDS) is apparent. The most popular type of IDS is a mis- use detection system in which a packet’s payload is compared ...

Structure and Function of Tryptophan Hydroyylase

Jiang, George Chih-Thai (2003)

Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin, and is a member of a family of enzymes known as aromatic amino acid hydroxylases (AAAH). Studies into the regulation, structure, ...

Perceptions of Control and Social Cognitive Theory: Understanding Adherene to a Diabetes Treatment Regimen

Hutton, Stacy Lynn (2002-05-08)

Adherence to the diabetes treatment regimen is considered one of the greatest obstacles to self-management. The current study integrated Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and generalized perceptions of control (internal locus ...

Elements of Emotion in the Opening Sections of the Community Rule

Donovan, Diana Marie Therese (2006-05-01)

Documents of Qumran — Community Rule — Manual of Discipline — rhetoric — emotion. This study looks at the rhetoric of most of the first two columns of the Community Rule, as evidenced in the document 1QS. The study shows ...

Religious Rhetoric in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Study in Comparative Ethics

Farr, Nicholas Andrea (2007)

The rhetoric of Palestinian and Israeli groups demonstrates a reliance upon religious language to define the resort to and conduct of war. This thesis examines classical Islamic and Jewish ethical traditions of war and ...

Fat Suppression and Segmentation in Phase-Contrast MRI Flow Measurements

Bayram, Ersin (2003-07-22)

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the world, accounting for almost 50% percent of all deaths in both developed and developing countries. In the United States, 41% of total mortality from all causes ...

Weight Training in Older Adults: An Intervention for Psychological Empowerment

Sipe, Marie Elizabeth (2004)

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the benefits of adding a psychological empowerment intervention to traditional strength training on social cognitive variables in community-dwelling older adults [mean age ...

The Search for the Mechanism of Nitric Oxide Release in Hydroxyurea Therapy

Lockamy, Virginia L (2004-04-29)

Hydroxyurea (HU) is an FDA approved drug that has shown promise in the treatment of sickle cell anemia. Increases in the production of nitric oxide metabolites (iron nitrosyl hemoglobin (HbNO), nitrite, and nitrate) have ...

Regulation of Airway Smooth Muscle Proliferation: Cytokine-, Glucocorticoid-, and pKa-Dependent Mechanisms

Misior, Anna M (2008-06-12)

Increased mass of airway smooth muscle (ASM) is an important pathogenic mechanism in the obstructive airway disease asthma. Increased volume of ASM has been attributed to both smooth muscle hyperplasia and hypertrophy, and ...

Mark's "Way" Motif as Informed by Deutero-Isaiah: An Intertextual Analysis of Mark 1.2-3 and 8.22-10.52

Carroll, Joshua David (2007-05-03)

Joshua D. Carroll MARK’S "WAY" MOTIF AS INFORMED BY DEUTERO-ISAIAH: AN INTERTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF MARK 1.2-3 AND 8.22-10.52 Thesis under the direction of Mary Foskett, Ph.D., Professor of Religion The Gospel of Mark ...

Picosecond Time-Resolved Photoluminescence of Zinc Oxide Single Crystals, Films and Nanoparticles

Wilkinson, John H (2003-08-01)

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a refractory semiconductor material whose band gap is both wide (3.39 eV) and direct. It is under consideration as a promising material for blue/uv semiconducting light emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. ...

Mutagenic and Replication Blocking Effects of N²- Ethylguanine

Upton, Dana Catherine (2008-05-15)

Epidemiological evidence indicates that the ethanol metabolite acetaldehyde is responsible for alcohol-mediated human carcinogenesis. Acetaldehyde reacts with DNA to produce the N²-ethylguanine adduct (N²-ethylGua). Previous ...

Computational Research on Lithium Ion Battery Materials

Tang, Ping (2006-08-01)

Crystals of LiFePO4 and related materials have recently received a lot of attention due to their very promising use as cathodes in rechargeable lithium ion batteries. This thesis studied the electronic structures of FePO4 ...

Changes in the Number of Molecular Motors Driving Vesicle Transport in PC12

Hill, David Brooks (2003)

Motor proteins such as kinesin and dynein drive vesicle transport within cells by converting the chemical energy of ATP into mechanical work. Though isolated kinesin has been well studied in in-vitro assays, little is known ...

A Defense of Switch Side Debate

Harrigan, Casey (2008)

The debate about switch side debating – a practice that requires students participating in academic debate contests to argue on behalf of both the affirmative and negative sides of the resolution during a multiple-round ...

The Restoration of Diluted Judgment

Youmans, Robert Jason (2003-04-28)

The goal of the present research is to gain an understanding of the effect of cognitive feedback on dilution situations. Dilution situations occur when people are asked to consider a mix of irrelevant and relevant information ...

Carraway, Jill Game (2007)

Olga Broumas is a writer of complex poetry that resists many established conventions of written poetry. She is also the translator from Greek into English of the poetry of Nobel Laureate Odysseas Elytis. Born in Greece, ...

Lower Extremity Strength and its Association with Physical Function and Disability

Hovda III, Theodore James (2002)

The aims of this study were 1) to determine if the relationship between isometric lower extremity strength and 5 indices of physical performance was non-linear and 2) to examine a simple model of the disablement process ...

On the Normal Approximation for Discrete Sums

Tran, Vy Phung (2006)

This thesis investigates the properties of limiting crossing points of the standard normal density and the standardized mass function of the sum of $n$ independent, identically distributed, discrete random variables ...

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