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Showing 1 to 20 of 255 for “"Subversion"”.
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Investigating viral subversion of intercellular communication
Adenoviruses are non-enveloped, dsDNA tumor viruses responsible for a breadth of pathogenesis including acute respiratory disease and viral myocarditis. Gap junctions, which are formed by connexin proteins, directly couple the cytoplasms of apposed cells enabling immunological, metabolic, and …
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Murmurs of Revolution: Mythical Subversion in Dostoevsky
<p>Throughout history, revolutions have been plagued by unpredictability; it is all but impossible to know when cultural systems will be turned on their heads. Is there a common motivator, to predict social unrest bubbling beneath the surface of society? I suggest the development of this motivator …
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Viral subversion of host cell membrane trafficking
Enveloped viruses acquire their membrane coat from the plasma membrane or intracellular organelles and rely on cellular machinery to facilitate envelopment and egress of virus progeny. This thesis examines egress-related interactions between host cell factors and proteins of two different enveloped …
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Drag, Drugs, and Demonstrations: Cultural Subversion under Capitalism
<p>In this essay, I will define cultural institutionalization and articulate the ways in which the phenomenon modulates subversive countercultural movements and integrates them into Western, capitalist cultural structures. I will then illustrate my theory of cultural institutionalization by …
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Elucidation of mechanisms of antibiotic subversion in mycobacteria
The intrinsic resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb ) to antibiotics is generally attributed to multiple factors, most significantly the low permeability of the mycobacterial cell wall, the operation of various drug inactivating systems, and the activity of efflux pumps. This study aimed …
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Eclecticism, postmodernism, subversion: new perspectives on English experimental music
This thesis investigates the use of reference and quotation in English experimental music. Observing that these phenomena are also common in other areas of music, it attempts to make firm distinctions between various manifestations and offer reasons why eclectic compositions emanating from the …
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British Domestic Security Policy and Communist Subversion: 1945-1964
… labour relations. Thirdly, how official counter-subversion methods were formulated and enacted over the period – from remarkably limited beginnings as small-scale vetting reform to a wide-ranging program of surveillance and counter-propaganda by the early 1960s. And finally, whether such …
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Chernobyl journey: process and subversion in woman’s self-reflexive animation
… between women’s self-reflexive animation and subversion. I first observed this correlation in my own practice in making my long form mixed media documentary Chernobyl Journey, when I attempted to evade politically loaded popular narratives that I found constraining. Despite my intentions, the …
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Crime and subversion in the later fiction of Wilkie Collins
Although some good work on Collins is now beginning to emerge, complex and central elements in his fiction require fuller exploration. More consideration is due to the development of Collins's thinking and fictional techniques in the lesser-known novels, since out of a total of thirty-four …
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Singing subversion, singing soul : women's voices in feminist music therapy
A model of feminist music therapy for the empowerment of women was developed and, using a case study approach, assessed specifically for its effectiveness in increasing self-esteem of women abused by their intimate male partners. Feminist music therapy integrates the principles and practices of …
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Power, propaganda and subversion: Chivalry on the English Renaissance stage
Unlike chivalric romances in poetry and prose, plays depicting armored knights guided by a feudal code of chivalry were popular for only a brief period during the Renaissance. Yet this chivalric drama exerted an important influence in society, alternately supporting or undermining attempts by the …
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THE GRAY ZONE SURGE: RUSSIA’S MARITIME SUBVERSION IN THE BALTIC SEA
This thesis examines the extent and nature of Russia's gray zone tactics in the maritime domain within the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). States utilize gray zone tactics when they act through kinetic and non-kinetic means that allow them to stay below the threshold of conventional war. To support …
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Negotiating DSE Teaching Identity in Today’s Public Schools: Complexity, Camaraderie, & Subversion
<p>This dissertation explored the experiences and perspectives of eleven classroom teachers who self-identify and commit to disability studies in their practices in their current roles as teachers in k-12 schools. The study uncovered the lived experience of what it means to take on a disability …
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Elements of ritual, myth, and subversion in works of Graphic Medicine
… to be critically examined and subverted. This subversion and critical exploration is particularly suited for considering the way in which these states are experienced differently and are controlled in illness, disability, and medical treatment. The unique contribution to knowledge offered by …
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