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Dynamic Unbounded Integer Compression
(2016-07-22)One of the important applications of data compression is inverted indexes compression, which is a lossless compression. Presently, most of the internet search engines such as Google and Wikipedia process a large amount of ... -
Adventurestorming: Conducting Collaborative Ideation Utilizing Creative Play
(2016-04-20)Members of the communication design industry are playing larger roles than they have before. Methods used by communication designers are being implemented in businesses to shape research practices and direct projects that ... -
Effects of Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) on Juvenile Houston Toads (Bufo houstonensis) in a Coastal Prairie Grassland
(2016-07-25)The Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis) was first described in 1953 in Houston, Texas, but has since been extirpated from the area. Houston toad populations have been in a nearly continuous decline across their known distribution ... -
Fitness of Escherichia coli when in Mixed Culture with Enterococcus faecalis
(2016-07-07)Escherichia coli (E. coli) coexists with many different species, such as Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis), in the gastrointestinal tract of many animals. Under normal circumstances, the two bacteria live alongside each ... -
Oxides on Semiconductors for Novel Device Applications
(2016-04-25)Oxide materials possess unique functionalities which when combined with semiconductors will enable a variety of novel device applications. They have properties that include high dielectric constant, ferromagnetism, and ... -
Effects of urbanization on stress response of Texas Eurycea salamanders
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Histone variant H2A.Z substitution mediated by the SWR1-like complex is a novel transcriptional regulatory mechanism controlling defense genes and immunity in plants
(2016-07-21)Plants have evolved a complex immune system as a result of an evolutionary arms race between the host and various pathogens. One of the most vigorous immune responses in plants involves resistance (R) proteins, which detect ... -
Leading for Equity: An Exploration of Individual and Institutional Supports for Teacher Activism
(2018-04-10)Background and Objective: Curricular activism is proposed as a means by which teachers may challenge educational inequity for marginalized students in our nation’s public schools. This research aims to determine the frequency ... -
Measurement of Control parameters for Omnidirectional Treadmills using RGBD camera
(2017-07-25)Omnidirectional treadmill systems are an effective platform that allows unconstrained locomotion possibilities to a user for effective VR exploration. There are two most common problems associated with Omnidirectional ... -
Biochemical Analysis of Evolutionary Divergent Vertebrate Larp6 Proteins
(2017-04-27)The La-related proteins (LARPs) contain a conserved bipartite RNA binding domain, called the La module, which consists of the La motif and an RNA recognition motif (RRM). Across the LARP subfamilies, the La module ... -
Polyaromatic Cores for Enhanced Conductivity in Inherently Conductive Polymers (ICPs)
(2017-07-21)The discovery of Inherently Conductive Polymers (ICPs), also known as “synthetic metals”, is an attracting class of materials as a promising alternative for metallic semiconductors and conductors, which combine the positive ... -
An investigation of relationships between student acceptance of evolution, tree-thinking, and eye movement among different instructional interventions
(2017-04-12)Evolution is the unifying theme for the field of biology and is one of the most well developed and supported scientific theories to date. Although overwhelming evidence exists supporting evolution, evolution is considered ... -
Characterizing the ligand specificity of the RNA binding protein LARP6
(2017-04-25)The La-related proteins are a superfamily of RNA-binding proteins characterized by a unique RNA binding domain that is comprised of two subdomains, the La motif (LAM) and the RNA recognition motif (RRM), which are connected ... -
Using Data Mining Techniques to Predict Groundwater Levels: A Case Study of the Edwards Aquifer
(2017-04-20)No abstract prepared. -
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Ecological Factors of Rodent Assemblage Structure Affecting Hantavirus Prevalence at Varying Spatial Scales
(2017-06-30)Zoonotic pathogens are the dominant cause of novel and reemerging infectious diseases. Hantaviruses (family Bunyaviridae) and their associated human diseases occur globally and differ according to their geographic distribution ... -
Recombinant Expression and Purification of LARP6 Proteins from Arabidopsis thaliana
(2017-04-20)No abstract prepared. -
Distributed Symbolic Execution For Property Checking
(2017-04-20)Symbolic execution is a powerful technique for checking properties in the form of assertions. It can systematically explore the program’s state space to find paths to assertion violations, and provide users with a ... -
Optic Nerve of Zebrafish (Danio rerio): An Animal Model for Human Aging
(2017-04-25)The optic nerve is the cranial nerve that sends messages from the eyes to the brain and is part of the central nervous system (CNS). Astrocytes help maintain neuronal health within the CNS. In humans, senescence of astrocytes ... -
Biodegradable Enzymatically Activated Nanoprobes for Dual Imaging and Therapy of Breast Cancer
(2017-07-26)Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide. Near infrared optical imaging has emerged recently as a viable alternative for the detection, ...
