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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"MADD"”.
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MADD MESSAGE EFFECTS: A TWELVE-YEAR RANDOMIZED TRIAL
… To deter DWIs (Driving While under Influence), MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) created VIPs (Victim Impact Panels) where victims impact offenders with gory stories, photos, and threats of punishments and loss of freedom, hoping this message will deter DWIs. It is remarkable that although …
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The Cloning and Characterization of MADD-4, A Novel Guidance Cue in C. elegans
… I describe the cloning and characterization of MADD-4, a novel secreted cue that diffuses and attracts muscle arms and sensory axons along the dorsoventral axis in C. elegans. MADD-4 is a member of the non-enzymatic ADAMTSL family of proteins and is well conserved among animals. Very little is …
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Highway madness! : politics and citizen participation in postwar U.S. traffic safety technology and policy
… to women's community and activist groups, like MADD, traffic safety's focus was the education of drivers and pedestrians, and the prevention of crashes through educational and public health approaches. However, to working class white males, government mandated safety was viewed as an …
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Genetic Determinants of Body Weight and Physical Maturation Across the Life Course
… well as genes with childhood-specific effects (MADD, OBSCN). Several of these genes suggest roles of neuron death, apoptosis and deoxyribonucleic acid damage response mechanisms in obesity susceptibility across the life course. In summary, this thesis provides novel insights into the genetic …