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The Involvement of Copper in Leigh Syndrome
(2022-07-29)
Leigh Syndrome is a neurodegenerative disease that presents with bilateral lesions in the brain. This condition is characterized by progressive loss of mental and movement abilities in which these symptoms start as early ...
Ion Microprobe Dating of Zircons from Heikongshan Volcano (Tengchong Volcanic Field, Southeast Tibetan Plateau): Time Scales and Nature of Magma Storage
(2012-05-14)
Although Cenezoic post-collisional volcanism is widespread on the Tibetan Plateau, young volcanoes suitable for studying the timescales of magma chamber processes are rather rare. Three young potassic volcanoes (Maanshan, ...
Ion Probe Dating of Zircons from Wuluke Volcano, NW Tibet, China: Constraints on Magma Evolution
(2016-04-29)
The Ashikule volcanic cluster (AVC) is located in the Ashikule basin, on top of
the Kunlun Mountains in the NW Tibetan Plateau. There is very little research on the
AVC, so further research is necessary in order to gain ...
Ion Selective Polymeric Membranes as Chemically Selective Coulometric Electrodes
(2006-12-15)
Potentiometric and optical ion sensors use highly selective lipophilic ionophores as a special additive in a plasticized PVC membrane have been thoroughly studied for application as a coulometric electrode. This dissertation ...
IOT SECURITY: MODELING DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF IOT TECHNOLOGY
(2022-07-28)
Modern design and development practices advocates including security as early as possible in the overall IoT engineering strategy. Tuning products late in the product cycle is costly due to changes rippling across components, ...
IoT Sensors and Flexible Power Sources
(2024-08-05)
In the burgeoning field of flexible hybrid electronics (FHE), which have attracted significant attention for their potential applications such as IoT sensors, flexible power sources, biomedical applications in sector of ...
Iron fists or velvet gloves: examining antecendents and consequences of board control orientation and collaboration orientation
(2021-07-02)
Following corporate scandals of 1990s and early 2000s, corporations in both United States and Europe began to untangle the board leadership structure and separate the Board Chair and the CEO positions. The working relationship ...
Iron-Regulatory Function of Hepcidin in the Channel Catfish and Western Clawed Frog
(2008-05-15)
Hepcidin, originally identified as a 25 amino acid (aa) antimicrobial peptide made in the liver, is a small peptide hormone that has been shown to be the long-sought regulator of iron metabolism in humans and mice. Although ...
Iron-Sulfur Cluster-Containing Enzymes Involved in Isoprenoid Biosynthesis and Electron Bifurcation
(2016-05-05)
Iron-sulfur-cluster-containing proteins are present in all living organisms. They are involved in a wide array of biological processes such as electron transfer, substrate binding and activation, regulation of enzyme ...
Irrigation and Certificate of Use Compliance in the Wiregrass Region of Alabama
(2017-04-24)
Alabama passed the Water Resources Act of 1993 that included a Certificate of Use (CoU) program for users that have the capacity to withdraw 100,000 gallons per day or more. However, there is concern that some irrigation ...
Irrigation and Water Use Reporting in the Tennessee Valley Region of Alabama
(2019-06-27)
Irrigation is the largest consumptive use of water in the United States. Accurate monitoring of water use for irrigation is critical for a state to sustainably manage its water resources. Federal programs provide valuable ...
Irrigation Effects on Corn (Zea mays) and Soybeans (Glycine max L.) Yield in Clay Soils in the Alabama Blackland Prairie Region
(2024-04-30)
Precise estimates of irrigation yield effects are essential for farmers when making irrigation investment decisions. The project goal is to improve our knowledge of irrigation yield effects in the soils of the Alabama ...
Irrigation scheduling and economic viability of watermelon production in a coarse-textured soil
(2023-07-28)
This study aimed to evaluate the use of irrigation scheduling strategies to enhance irrigation management in watermelon production, and to analyze its economic viability of different. Water management practices for watermelon ...
Irrigation, Income Distribution, and Industrialized Agriculture in the Southeast United States
(2008-12-15)
Improved availability of irrigation water in agriculture can stabilize crop yields and therefore incomes for adopting producers. However, because of unequal distribution of access to land and water, irrigation may have ...
Is Humor the Best Medicine? Sense of Humor as a Mediator of the Relation between Dimensions of Perfectionism and Social Anxiety and Depression in College Students
(2023-04-17)
The diathesis stress model has been utilized to help clarify the association between aspects of perfectionism and psychopathology, as it emphasizes the role of poor coping skills. The current study aimed to explore the ...
Is it worth the regret? Deciding to engage in employee voice
(2019-04-18)
Employee voice and silence can have major implications, both positive and negative, at every level of an organization, especially when related to important workplace issues. Accordingly, the decision to speak up is often ...
Is the Continuity of Care for Comorbidities among Breast Cancer Patients Related to Treatment Adherence and Survival Outcomes?
(2019-07-23)
Background: Breast cancer patients with comorbidities need to see multiple healthcare providers. These patients often need to take multiple medications, have frequent health care service utilization and high costs, and ...
Is the Level of Weight Gain During College Freshmen’s First Semester Related to Changes in the Regulation of Food, Strength Training, and Appearance Satisfaction, During the Second Semester?
(2011-11-15)
Multiple studies have found that college students gain a significant amount of weight during their college career. The present study goes beyond measuring the amount of weight that college student gain, and identifies ...
Is There a Gap of Banking Efficiency Between Accession and Non-accession Countries in Central and Eastern Europe
(2006-12-15)
This thesis divides the Central and Eastern European countries into two groups: accession countries which have or will attend Europe Union and non-accession countries which are not willing to attend Europe Union. The ...
Is There an Equity Gap in Marching Band Competition? Relationships between School Demographics and Participation and Competitive Rankings at Bands of America Marching Competitions
(2021-04-27)
Socioeconomic status (SES) is linked to multiple interacting systems, including students’ racial and ethnic background, grade level, and school/neighborhood location (Brooks-Gunn & Duncan, 1997). In music education research ...