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Sepsis, caused by bacterial release of endotoxin, is a serious blood infection that causes uncontrolled systemic immune response. In North America alone, sepsis kills between 220,000 and 380,000 people each year, more than prostate cancer, breast...
2014-03-13 (iso8601)
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Extensive research has been conducted to improve the menus that allow navigation of digital world, most of it focused on the most common varieties of menu. Radial menus, a less common menu variety designed so that menu entries are aligned on a...
2014-03-13 (iso8601)
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Histones are presumed to be of chromosomal origin and provide
both structural and functional elements for chromatin. In like
manner the ribosomal proteins are of ribosomal origin and have
analogous roles. Considerable controversy over their...
1969-05-08 (iso8601)
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The purpose of this thesis is to thematically explore two novels which are considered to
be “non-conformist” for the ways that the characters struggle to understand themselves as
separate from society. By comparing the non-conformity of each...
2014-03-13 (iso8601)
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Purposes and Method of Study
The purpose of this study was to find out if tenth grade girls
were aware of the probability that a majority of them would work at
some time during their lives, and if they planned to prepare for this
possibility. A...
1969-03-06 (iso8601)
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This research effort considers bicyclist’s left-turn behavior at roadway intersections with varying levels of traffic control; specifically, seeking to address the question where do bicyclists look to acquire information. A demographic comparison...
2014-03-13 (iso8601)
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This paper makes available practical algorithms and their associated
FORTRAN IV computer programs for finding the roots of
polynomial equations.
The purpose of this paper is to examine effective algorithms
for solving polynomial algebraic...
1968-08-22 (iso8601)
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The purpose of this project was to research, design and build a shoe press for a local company called Soft Star Shoes. Soft Star Shoes were looking for different ways to replace their barging process, which is the process of attaching the rubber...
2014-05-13 (iso8601)
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This study deals with the histochemical identification of the
changing patterns of glycogen in the uterus of the early pregnant and
lactating golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse). The uterus of the hamster representing days one through...
1968-08-08 (iso8601)
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Low temperature noise measurements on junction field-effect
transistors tend to substantiate a theory of low frequency field-effect
transistor noise based on the presence of generation centers in the
gate-channel depletion region. Measurements of...
1968-08-16 (iso8601)
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Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a small parasitic bacterium present
in soil, mud, and aquatic habitats. Due to its lysis of Gramnegative
bacteria, an important role in soil ecology has been suggested
for this organism. A study of effects of...
1969-04-24 (iso8601)
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This study was undertaken to evaluate the dry-weight-rank and
microscopic point methods for determining botanical composition on
perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) - subclover (Trifolium
subterraneum L.) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea...
1969-04-28 (iso8601)
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Colleges and universities must be continually seeking means to
improve their financial management. One improvement would be to
lessen the amount of monies the state-owned university reverts to
the state at the end of the fiscal year. Such...
1969-04-23 (iso8601)
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This thesis brings together under one cover a survey
of the history of the real number e along with a study
of the present state of its theory and calculation.
1968-08-01 (iso8601)
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The physiologic specialization of nine isolates of stripe rust
(Puccinia striiformis West.) collected in the Pacific Northwest
was determined. The separation of races was based on the differential
susceptibility of the following wheat varieties:...
1969-05-09 (iso8601)
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This paper describes a study of two-phase gas-liquid vertical
annular climbing film flow. Using a high speed Fastax movie camera,
motion was slowed sufficiently to facilitate detailed analysis of the
climbing film structure, based on single frame...
1969-03-19 (iso8601)
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This study was to develop a home economics curriculum at
second cycle (senior high school) level for Phutho Polytechnic School.
In order to do this, it was necessary to answer the following
questions:
1. What are the purposes of education today?...
1969-03-12 (iso8601)
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The influence of several fertilizer elements on the occurrence
of underdeveloped seeds in monogerm sugar beets (Beta vulgaris L.)
was studied. Lime (CaCO₃), nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
fertilizer applications were made to sugar beet seed...
1968-09-12 (iso8601)
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One of the most promising methods of constructing bandpass
filters without inductors is the RC digital filter. It is simply a number
of parallel RC branches which are sequentially switched between
the source and the load. If the source signal is...
1968-08-08 (iso8601)
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A single oral dose of DDT, ranging from 40 to 200 mg/kg, had
a drastic effect on the in vivo acetate metabolism in rats. The normal
elimination pattern of the expired ¹⁴CO₂ from ¹⁴C-labelled
acetate was distorted, and the rate of output of the...
1968-08-06 (iso8601)
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Guidelines for feeding small flocks of meat-type chickens. Including a discussion of standard versus organic feeds, mixing feeds at home, and alternatives to traditional ingredients.
2014-03 (iso8601)
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Academic librarianship has an intimate association with narratives and stories in their traditional role in curating, caring for, and making collections accessible. Librarians also experience the intricacies and challenges of narrative inquiry...
2014-03-10 (iso8601)
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