N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) is a phase II metabolic enzyme responsible for the biotransformation of aromatic and heterocyclic amine carcinogens such as 4-aminobiphenyl (ASP). NAT1 catalyzes N-acetylation of arylamines as well as the 0-acetylation...
An individual's role set consists of a variety of different roles (Biddle, 1979; Madsen & Hammond, 2005). Parent, spouse, student, and even sports fan, all constitute roles within one's role set. Fulfilling role demands requires time, energy,...
School employees--discipline; Labor laws and legislation--United States; Privacy, Right of--United States; Labor discipline--United States
The right to discipline a P-12 public school employee for off-duty conduct remains unclear. Historically, society has held teachers up to a higher standard of conduct than persons in most other professions. The researcher traced the...
College attendance--Kentucky; College dropouts--Kentucky; Academic achievement--Kentucky; Mathematics--Study and teaching (Higher)--Kentucky
From 1988 to 2006, between 40% and 60% of all first-time community college students are referred to and enroll in at least one developmental education course; some colleges reported as high as 80 percent (e.g. Attewell, Lavin, Domina, & Levey,...
Teachers of children with disabilities--Attitudes; Teacher-student relationships; Developmentally disabled children--Education; Affective education
The First Step to Success early intervention program (Walker, 1998) is a
secondary prevention intervention that targets primary grade children with moderate or
emerging behavior disorders. While the effectiveness of the First Step to Success...
Edgard Varese began composing "Deserts" in 1949 and completed it late in 1954. Scored for fifteen instruments, five percussionists and two tapes of organized sounds, "Deserts" comprises acoustic instrumental music and sections...
Mentoring in education--United States; Recreation--Administration
The purpose of this study was to discover factors which influence a mentor's decision to engage in a mentoring relationship within campus recreation administration. The present study investigated four areas of inquiry within campus recreation:...
Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher); Academic writing--Study and teaching--Social aspects
Scholars in rhetoric and composition have heralded a new way of thinking about writing, referring to the change as a paradigm shift (Hairston, Young) or naming the new direction a "social turn" in rhetoric and composition (Bizzell,...
This dissertation demonstrates an elegant method, known as 'micro-origami' or strain architecture to design and fabricate three-dimensional MEMS structures which are assembled using actuation of a metal-oxide bilayer with conventional planar...
Computer chess; Chess--Computer programs; Games and technology; Computer networks--Security measures
Cheating in chess can take many forms and has existed almost as long as the game itself. The advent of computers has introduced a new form of cheating into the game. Thanks to the computational power of modern-day computers, a player can use a...
The purpose of this research project is to evaluate the feasibility of interhospital patient transfers (within a hospital corporation referred to as NESW Hospital Co.) as a means of reducing emergency department overcrowding. Customer satisfaction...
Smooth, reflective canal (also referred to as the lagoon) and bridge, with Palace of Manufactures, featuring columns, dome, and arches, at left, and other World's Fair structures partially visible. People and carriages traverse the sidewalk and...
Uncle Tom West, wearing overalls and a hat, sits in the yard of a frame house, playing mountain dulcimer. His wife, referred to by Jean Thomas as Aunt West, stands behind him.
Uncle Tom West, wearing overalls and a hat, sits in the yard of a frame house, playing mountain dulcimer. His wife, referred to by Jean Thomas as Aunt West, stands behind him. Title supplied by cataloger.
Uncle Tom West, wearing overalls, sits outdoors, playing mountain dulcimer. His wife, referred to by Jean Thomas as Aunt West, stands behind him. Title supplied by cataloger.
Men; Violins; Stringed instruments; Log cabins; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Fiddling blacksmith Bun Oney (sometimes referred to as Bud Oney) sits, holding his fiddle and bow, on the porch of a cabin (probably the site of the American Folk Song Festival). Title supplied by cataloger.
Clockwise from left: Jean Thomas, an unidentified young man, Bun Oney (sometimes referred to as Bud Oney), an unidentified woman, Grandma Oney, and a dog pose outdoors beside a wooden structure overlooking a field. Title supplied by cataloger.
Blacksmith Bun Oney (sometimes referred to as Bud Oney), wearing a hat and smoking a pipe, examines the inside of a wire mesh-lined wooden tray [possibly a beehive?] beside a stack of wooden boxes. Title supplied by cataloger.
"Tea Time at 'Clovercroft'" is inscribed in Kate Matthews' handwriting on the verso of this print, but it may also be the photograph that Kate Matthews' niece, Lillian Fletcher Brackett, referred to in a speech as "The Sisters at...
"Tea Time at 'Clovercroft'" inscribed in Kate Matthews' handwriting on the verso of a similar image (ULPA 1984.24.207.p), but it may also be the photograph that Kate Matthews' niece, Lillian Fletcher Brackett, referred to in a speech as...
