Nitrile hydratase (NHase) is a metalloenzyme that contains a non-heme iron (III)
or non-corin cobalt (III) in a non-redox active role. NHase is used as biocatalyst in the
industry for the hydrolysis of nitriles to arnides. The trivalent metal ions...
Intelligent transportation systems; Air quality; Air--Pollution
Environmental or air quality impacts of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
are very difficult to measure. Some researchers have attempted to quantify the effects of
individual ITS application on emissions; yet, the effects of ITS as a whole...
This study expands our efforts to make a new class of Pt (II) compounds analogous to cisplatin and its derivatives using sterically hindered ligands. Pt compounds in this series have been synthesized using specially designed pyridine and...
African Americans; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Social conditions; African American college teachers; African American educators; African American newspapers; Integration; Segregation in education; Race relations; Baptists;...
Oral history interview conducted with sociologist Charles H. Parrish, Jr. on December 1 and 14, 1976 and February 21, 1977 by Dwayne Cox and William Morison. Dr. Parrish discusses his father, Charles H. Parrish, Sr., who was a Baptist minister and...
A sidewalk leads up to the front door of a three-story house. The entryway includes a small awning decorated with spindles. The front corners of the house have an unusual scooped-out design which frames a central window topped with a stained-glass...
Not many analyses of chylous fluids have been published. The analyses reported here were accordingly undertaken when a somewhat unusual opportunity for obtaining chylous fluid presented itself, with the object of adding to the data already...
Portrait of Diana (Mrs. Samuel) Eskew of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing an unusual hat and fur-collared coat. There's some discoloration in the photograph. Stamped on back of image: December 14, 1934; credit, John T. Berry (Louisville photographer)....
Portrait of Lillian M. Merriman of Louisville, Kentucky wearing an embellished dress, holding a corsage. The photograph has been cut to an irregular shape, an unusual background has been painted in, and it is discolored with age. Stamped on back of...
Portrait of woman, probably May de Sousa (1887-1948), sitting in chair, wearing a large hat with feathers atop, dark dress with embroidered overlay, and pearl necklace, and holding a small corsage. Chicago-born actress/singer May de Sousa appeared...
Full-length character portrait of unidentified man with unusual hair and a ruffled collar sitting in leather chair beside desk, holding a book open with his left hand and pointing with his right. Annotation on mount verso: Warren. Location of photo...
Full-length character portrait of actress Lillian Russell. In this somewhat unusual costume, she is seated, wearing a short, tasseled outfit, high boots, arm bands, and a hat resembling a turban. Born Helen Louise Leonard in Clinton, Iowa ca. 1861,...
Full-length character portrait of left profile of unidentified man standing before a backdrop of an urban residential block during snowfall. He wears a stocking cap, tunic, knee-length breeches, and ankle-length shoes, and carries an unusual...
Character portrait of an unnamed actor portraying the role of Uncle Jerry in the comedy "Checkers" by Henry M. Blossom, Jr. He is wearing a felt hat, jacket, vest, and bow tie, and has an unusual beard (growing under, rather than on, his...
Long row of freight cars filled with coal curving back along the railroad tracks. More tracks and another train are to the left. Industrial equipment is in the background. Title: 6705 - A Trainload of Coal - Fresh from Pittsburgh Fields for Lake...
Monuments & memorials; Masonic buildings; Towers; Columns; George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.)
George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia. A tall white tower on a base with columned front. Steps lead up to the columned entrance. Printed text on verso reads, "This great Memorial to George Washington, the Mason,...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Eyes; Body parts; Clouds; Puns (Visual works)
"Magritte's False Mirror of 1928 depicts a large eye (from which the familiar CBS logo is derived). The black circle at the center can refer both to the pupil and to the eclipsed sun. The observer is thrown off balance by the unusual close-up...
Sculpture; Men; Warriors; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Clothing & dress; Capes (Clothing); Trousers; Footwear; Headgear; Beards; Daggers & swords; Arms & armament; Lifting & carrying
"Images of barbarians, an essential element of triumphal ceremony in imperial Rome, were most often represented in a military context. […] [S]uch representations are omnipresent in Trajan's Forum, on the façade of the Ulpia Basilica, and...
"The nose, chin, and fingers on the right hand and the complete left hand are modern. This exceptionally well-preserved statue is striking for its elegant pose and the complexity of the garment and hairstyle. The very young girl represented...
“The first part of the project, which began perhaps as early as Augustus, was a grandiose temple to Jupiter; an inscription suggests it was completed by 60 CE. The Jupiter temple is a typical example of the compromise between Greek and Roman...
