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A snapshot of color: Exploring the ecological and genetic basis of color variation in the Neotropical tortoise beetle, Chelymorpha alternans (chrysomelidae:cassidinae)
… based on population pairwise FST estimates of 4464 loci, suggesting that individuals have a high degree of admixture in natural populations. I then performed a series of mate-choice bioassays to assess whether phenotypes exhibit preferential mating and found that individuals show no preference …
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Stellenwert CT-gesteuerter Punktionen
Ziel der vorliegenden retrospektiven Untersuchung war die Beurteilung der CT-gesteuerten Punktion unter Berücksichtigung der Indikation, Trefferquote, des Komplikationsrisikos und der diagnostischen Aussagekraft. Für die Durchführung einer Gewebeentnahme besteht durch die Notwendigkeit der …
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Still imperial? The White House, the Vietnam syndrome and the politics of military intervention in the United States. A study of presidential deployment decisions: 1982-1995: A study of presidential deployment decisions: 1982-1995
How has the Vietnam War affected America's response to international conflicts? Have American Presidents been less likely to sanction a US military response to international conflicts in the post-Vietnam era? Has their ability to deploy US forces been weakened in any way by the Vietnam experience? …
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Applications of the fourier transform to convex geometry
The thesis is devoted to the study of various problems arising from Convex Geometry and Geometric Functional Analysis using tools of Fourier Analysis. In chapters two through four we consider the Busemann-Petty problem and its different modifications and generalizations. We solve the Busemann-Petty …
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Análisis de los desafíos de la banca de inversión y desarrollo de alternativas en el mercado
Evaluar la situación actual de la banca de inversión en Colombia y determinar las líneas de negocio que permiten conseguir mejores condiciones con menor costo, mayor plazo y mayores garantías, para proyectos de inversión en diferentes sectores económicos
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The control of participate emissions during production of coke
This work is divided into two main parts, investigational and theoretical.<br/><br/>The first part deals with the investigation of deposition values around integrated iron and steel works, and coke works, in South Wales, and with the changes in such values which arise as a result of modifications …
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The Value of Ecofeminism for Environmental Regulation
Environmental degradation happens in every country, at every level and scale, in many forms, throughout the world. It affects the Earth, its ecosystems, as well as people, animals, and plants. While everyone is affected, the poor are the most vulnerable to the ravages of environmental degradation. …
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Development of a funding model for allocating capital grants to the federal universities in Nigeria
The Nigerian University system enjoys the block grant funding policy, for both recurrent and capital funds. Unfortunately, the allocation of capital grants was never based on scientific parameters right from inception thereby necessitating the research work. The main aim and objectives of the …
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Clinical pharmacokinetics of low dose paclitaxel in Asian patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
The pharmacokinetics (PK) of low-dose paclitaxel in Asian patients with WHO Stage III nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with a chemo-radiation regimen were determined and correlated with subjecta??s demographics, clinical parameters, outcome with the intent of optimizing therapeutic benefit to risk …
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Exploring the Non-vertical Component of Bacterial Evolution Using Network Structures
The central tree metaphor has been challenged over the last couple of decades with the observation of incongruent trees derived largely from protein-coding genes in prokaryotic genomes. There are an increasing number of evolutionary processes and entities that confuse and confound the traditional …
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Investigating a Role for the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene in the Tumourigenesis of Head and Neck Cancer
Epithelial-derived head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) constitute 90% of all head and neck cancers and represent the sixth most common cancer worldwide which has a 50% five-year survival rate. Mutation of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene is well established as a cause for …
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Examining the Regulation and Function of Cancer Testis Antigens
Cancer Testis Antigens (CTAs) are a class of genes whose expression is generally restricted to the testis, but are reactivated in cancer cells. The function and regulation of many CTAs are unknown, however several CTAs have been shown to impact tumor cell fitness and correlate with poor prognosis. …
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The political economy of employment relationships in New Zealand
This thesis investigates the nature of employment relationships in New Zealand. The analysis is based on the assertion that much of the 'established wisdom' about employment relationships in New Zealand workplaces is not accurate and that this lack of accuracy obscures the true nature of New …
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Micropropagação das bananeiras Prata Anã e FHIA 01 a partir de explantes provenientes de plantas tratadas com paclobutrazol
Com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito do paclobutrazol (PBZ) aplicado nas plantas matrizes das bananeiras Prata Anã e FHIA 01 sobre o estabelecimento, multiplicação e desenvolvimento in vitro de explantes provenientes destas plantas, conduziu-se este experimento no Laboratório de Cultura de Células e …
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Assessing text and web accessibility for people with autism spectrum disorder
People with Autism Spectrum Disorder experience di culties with reading comprehension and information processing, which a ect their school performance, employability and social inclusion. The main goal of this work is to investigate new ways to evaluate and improve text and web accessibility for …
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Slow and fast light by spectral hole-burning in the solid state
The generation of slow (subliminal) and fast (superluminal) light has attracted a great deal of attention over recent years because of potential applications in optical data storage, optical switching, quantum data processing and pulse regeneration. Slow and fast light can be achieved in materials …
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