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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Micheal"”.
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Synthesis and Claisen Rearrangement of Alpha-Ethoxyallyl Vinyl Ethers. Evidence for a Dipolar Transition State
… scope, and mechanism of the Claisen-Micheal reaction (8 $\rightarrow$ 11) were explored. The products (e.g. 11) of the Claisen-Micheal reaction, which are enol ethers, are protected equivalents of the adducts obtained from the Micheal reaction of $\alpha,\beta$-enals with activated …
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Reaching for Understanding: Exploring the Potential of Four-Year-Old Children to Understand Works of Art
… of cognitive development, and building on Micheal Parsons' and Abigail Housen's theories of aesthetic development, the study investigated whether or not four-year-olds are able to expand their initial responses to achieve deeper levels of understanding about works of art.
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Creating Nomads: The Importance of Education in Forming the Multitude
… lens and utilizing the works of Micheal Hardt and Antonio Negri this work examines the major institutions that control our world. This work examines the relationship between trans-national corporations and non-governmental organizations and the need for greater transparency in …
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Stability Study of Phoslactomycin B and Analysis of Degradation Products
… formed due to lactone ring opening and/or a Micheal type addition reaction. Under acidic condition MS revealed loss of water for all three compounds. NMR analysis of one product (product 8) was consistant with C9- C11 phosphorinane derivative of PLM-B. The remaining compounds were shown to be …
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Evolution And Ethics
… or rational but prescribes following reason. Micheal Ruse (2012), Peter Singer (2011), and Philip Kitcher (2011) each adopt Darwinism and on that basis arrive at descriptive instinctivism, descriptive rationalism, and prescriptive instinctivism, respectively. Our current level of understanding …
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Neo-liberalism, socialism and governmentality : has socialism yet developed an autonomous governmentality?
… will focus on the work of Antonio Negri and Micheal Hardt, who represent a particularly important strand in contemporary socialist thought. The conclusion drawn is that they have not proposed such a governmentality. In fact it is possible that a political system may appear to exhibit features …
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Trend Analysis of Sub-Site Specific Primary Colorectal Cancer in One-Half Million Patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database, 1973-2007: Implications for Targeted Colonoscopy Screening
<p>Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and is the second cause of death from cancer. Recently, research suggests that there are differences in the incidence and mortality for cancers originating from the different locations of large intestine. Proximal cancers lag behind in terms of …
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An assesment of the Citizen Economic Empowerment Fund on employment creation in the Zambian Economy
The empowerment of citizens is one programme that the government of Zambia has embarked on in order to empower the marginalised citizens economically. The citizen economic empowerment programme has since its inception in 2008 funded a number of projects. The study sought to measure the impact of …
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Channel assignment strategies for throughput enhancement in high density wireless local area networks
The emergence of high density wireless local area network (WLAN) deployments in recent years is a testament to both the insatiable demands for wireless broadband services and the ubiquity of WLAN technology. The increased density of WLAN deployments brings with it the potential of increased …
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Pressure-Property Relationships in High-Performance Elastomers
High-performance elastomers, hydrogenated nitrile butadiene (HNBR), and fluoroelastomer (FKM), widely used in high pressure gas environments, have attracted significant interest from both fundamental research and industrial development. The changes in the glass transition temperature (Tg) and gas …
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Liquid-core microcapsules: A mechanism for the recovery and purification of selected molecules in different environments
Liquid-core microcapsules can be described as miniature sized particles (< 1 mm in diameter) consisting of a liquid-(core) enveloped completely within a defined porous or impermeable membrane, and can be manufactured from a wide range of natural and/or synthetic materials. These structures usually …
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Descriptive study of maternal outcomes in a near-miss cohort at Kagadi District Hospital, Uganda
Background: An understanding of pregnancy related morbidity (obstetric near miss) provides valuable information that can be used in reduction of maternal mortality. This study aims to (i) Describe the prevalence and short term outcomes of obstetric near misses (ii) Evaluate the level of care …
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Effect of increased reliance on specific excise on the consumption of cigarettes
Research has shown that specific tax is more effective in discouraging the behavior of smoking than ad valorem tax. This paper makes use of panel data on 39 countries to investigate the impact of increased reliance on specific tax on cigarette consumption. The data used includes 21 countries, from …
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Natural Philosophy Modified: Pythagorean Elements in Wren's Protestant Architecture
<p>A study of the Pythagorean tradition as it evolved during the seventeenth century in England. Concentration on its inter-relationship with some forms of Protestant beliefs but especially in accounting for the cause and character of Sir Christopher Wren's change of vocation from a natural …
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Ocular Biometrics: Human Recognition in Challenging Conditions
The iris is the most reliable human biometric known to date. The iris texture has been shown to be effectively unique under ideal imaging conditions. However, as imaging constraints are relaxed, the iris becomes increasingly difficult to image, dra- matically decreasing its usability as an accurate …
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Examining The Use Of Spirituality As A Form Of Social Support In Computer-Mediated Communication
<p>Social Information Processing Theory (Walther, 1992) suggests that individuals can develop and sustain relationships in online contexts even with limited cues present. With more individuals using computer-mediated communication (CMC) for relational processes, there is an increased need for …
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Decolonising Pākehā ways of being: Revealing third space Pākehā experiences
This thesis asks two central questions. First, what kinds of experiences occur when Pākehā become interested and involved in te ao Māori (the Māori world)? Second, how might sharing of these experiences help other Pākehā better understand their relationship with Māori? The account is grounded in …
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Observation of training room stimuli in determining stimulus control and transfer of training
<p>Ten developmentally disabled children participated in an assessment of stimulus control and transfer of training. Each subject was taught to perform a simple, nonverbal, imitative task in a training room, and transfer to a novel setting was assessed. During training, subjects were video-taped in …
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