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Spring 2014

Urbanowski, Matthew D.

the contributions of individual virus components to the infection process. This includes the capsid protein, which has until recent times has been thought only to be a structural protein. As the sole component of the nucleocapsid, the capsid protein serves the essential function of both providing

replication kinetics must employ strategies to avoid host responses which attempt to prevent viral replication. One such critical strategy is the prevention of cell death. A growing number of reports in the literature have described mechanisms whereby viral proteins can blunt the apoptotic response to permit

Fall 2013

Liu, Min

lesion, widespread gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) abnormalities have been observed in patients. These reports suggest that TLE is a network disorder. IGE is characterized by bilateral epileptic discharges prominently in the frontal lobe. Magnetic resonance images (MRI) of patients suffering from

IGE with generalized tonic-clonic seizures only, were demonstrated to have distinct patterns of GM and WM abnormalities, indicating that those subsyndromes of IGE are the result of different underlying disease mechanisms. Overall, quantitative DTI has revealed structural brain differences in epilepsy

Spring 2016

Zhang, Xiaozhou

mainland China. All participants were asked to answer a series of self-report questionnaires designed to measure their perceived adulthood status, emerging adulthood features (IDEA), ego identity development in the work domain (DIDS), and burnout symptoms (MBI). Results showed that a large proportion of

, foreclosure, moratorium, and carefree diffusion). Based on a multigroup structural equation modeling approach, the moderating effects of ego identity status were found in the association between certain dimensions of the transition features of emerging adulthood and dimensions of burnout. The results suggest

Spring 2013

Xia, Li

physiological functions and biosynthesis have not been fully established. An α-(1→4)-mannosyltransferase (ManT), one of the enzymes involved in MMP biosynthesis, incorporates mannose via an unusual α-(1→4)-linkage. However, to date, there is only one report studying this uncommon glycosyltransferase. In this

finding was supported through careful structural elucidation of the isolated enzymatic products with various techniques including glycosidase digestion, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-MS) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and a comparison of the

Fall 2020

Deif, Sameir E. E.

This thesis work presents structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques for coated-metallic structures based on Chipless Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. The structures of interest for this study include pipelines for crude oil transportation and storage tanks (or terminals). The

performance are presented. It provides a reference source for the engineering and manufacturing process in regards to the trade-off between performance and cost for more economical applications of the sensor in the field.

Spring 2020

Chanda, Sourayon

surface tension on the flow is more pronounced. In this doctoral dissertation, we aim to investigate nano-flow and resultant ionic interactions in miniature geometries with non-zero surface charge. Focusing on the engineering application of such nanoflow, we have further analyzed renewable energy

nanochannel is also presented, paving the way for more systematic utilization of ion current rectification. Lastly, our reports regarding power generation through reverse electrodialysis may be instrumental for designing renewable setups at the river and sea junction, for so-called blue energy technology.

Fall 2018

Moghaddam, Fatemeh

The mechanical behavior of the individual cervical tissues as well as the head-neck complex kinematics plays a very important role in proper functioning of the cervical spine and is a key factor in more appropriate understanding of injury mechanism, prevention, detection, control and treatment....

Spring 2019

Ndubuaku, Onyekachi H.

The buckling instability phenomenon in shell structures is inherently influenced by a variety of parameters which may exhibit direct nonlinear relationships with the resultant stress and consequent deformation in the structure, as well as complex interrelationships, under various loading...

Fall 2017

Okoloekwe, Chike P

potential to affect the structural integrity of the pipeline thus resulting in the immediate or delayed failure of the pipeline. It becomes necessary that some measure be put in place for accessing the severity of dents in order to prioritize allocation of the resources in the implementation of management

Spring 2020

Agbo, Sylvester I

Pipelines can be exposed to a wide variety of loads, depending on the environments and the area of application. These loads especially the displacement-controlled types may impose large longitudinal plastic strain on pipelines, which could constitute a significant threat to the structural integrity