The purpose of this dissertation was to demonstrate that a new method of direct intracellular energy delivery was effective in maintaining viability of in vitro Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) when exposed to chemical ischemia for...
Nanoparticles; Drug delivery devices; Gene therapy
The properties and broad applications of nano-magnetic colloids have generated much interest in recent years. Specially, Fe304 nanoparticles have attracted a great deal of attention since their magnetic properties can be used for hyperthermia...
Rootkits are stealthy, malicious software that allow an attacker to gain and maintain control of a system, attack other systems, destroy evidence, and decrease the chance of detection. Existing detection methods typically rely on a priori knowledge...
The use of fiber reinforced polymer materials (composite FRP materials) to
strengthen existing concrete structures continues to expand as our current infrastructure
ages. However, one of the concerns when using FRP systems in this manner is...
Background - Cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) rupture in the canine stifle is a leading
cause of orthopedic lameness in the dog. Several corrective surgical procedures have
been developed to return dogs to pre-injury function following CrCL...
Large electric motor with freight cars filled with coal attached to it inside a mineshaft. . A man stands between the motor and first car, possibly on the back of the motor. Wires run across the ceiling. The shaft is supported by large wood...
Computer-assisted instruction--Planning; Universities and colleges--Technological innovations; Distance education
This study focused on the development and validation of a web-based survey instrument designed to measure faculty perceptions on the importance of 24 variables that contribute to the facilitation of online postsecondary course development. It...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Shipping; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
H.M. CARTER, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (155 ft. x 28 ft. x 3.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1901 and received a new cabin there in 1906. Owned by Carter Packet Company in New Orleans, H.M. CARTER operated on the lower Mississippi River...
Five men pose on a flatboat loaded with barrels. Four of the men wield poles used as oars. The boat includes an enclosed area resembling a small house or shed. Another figure is visible on the riverbank in the background. Title supplied by...
Five men pose on a flatboat loaded with barrels. Four of the men wield poles used as oars. The boat includes an enclosed area resembling a small house or shed. Another figure is visible on the riverbank in the background. Title supplied by...
Horses and carts at a mine tipple in the woods, where the coal would be loaded and unloaded. Coal rests along a high wood track at the left of the photograph and also on a platform at the bottom of a smaller track at the right.
Nineteen men pose with a 6-foot, 8-inch diameter tree trunk (on which leans a saw) and two sections of the tree, one of which has been loaded onto a cart led by two horses. There is a white splotch in the lower left-hand corner of the photograph,...
A view of the Empire Coal Company alongside railroad tracks, with several railroad cars loaded with coal. A person is standing on the tracks and another is standing on top of a railroad car full of coal. Steam or smoke rises around the cars,...
A view of the Empire Coal Company alongside railroad tracks bearing two railroad cars loaded with coal and three men overseeing the process. On the right there is a horse and buggy and several small buildings which may be employee housing. A couple...
Ferries; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
SUNSHINE, a side-wheel excursion and ferry boat with wood hull (175 ft. x 37 ft. x 5.8 ft.), was built at Howard in 1888. Owned by Louisville & Jeffersonville Ferry Co., SUNSHINE operated on the Ohio River in the Louisville area until 1907 when...
Ferries; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
W.C. HITE, a side-wheel ferry with wood hull (155 ft. x 36 ft. x 6.3 ft.), was built at Howard in 1882. Owned by Louisville & Jeffersonville Ferry Co., W.C. HITE operated on the Ohio River between Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville,...
An unidentified sternwheel packet, possibly ALMA (Way # 189), loaded with "passengers," slides off the ways and onto the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana.
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Port side of side-wheeler AMERICA (Way #241), loaded with passengers, at the bank of the Ohio River in Madison, Indiana. AMERICA, a side-wheel packet and excursion boat with wood hull (285 ft. x 45 ft. x 6 ft.), was built in 1917 at Howard...
