The vaccinia virus complement control protein (VCP) is involved in the modulation of the host inflammatory response during vaccinia virus infection. It possesses the ability to inhibit both classical and alternative pathways of complement...
In the bulk of experiments on animal feeding the Albino Rat has served as the experimental animal. It has been proved that any diet which brings about satisfactory growth in white rats will also cause a young child to grow satisfactorily....
Voting research; Press and politics--United States--History--21st century; Mass media--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century; Presidents--United States--Election--2000; Presidents--United States--Election--2004
Scholars have long considered the role media play in shaping levels of political knowledge and voting behavior. The specific context of this study is the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. It examines the influence of newspaper reading,...
Wind energy conversion systems; Wind power--Technological innovations; Wind power--Research
This thesis proposes a new Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithm employed in Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS). One of the major issues discussed in the literature concerning HCS is its inefficiency in detecting the peak power when...
Current wind power technology is not economically feasible throughout most of the United States due to low average wind speeds. A design for a small-scale wind concentrator device suitable for use in areas of low wind velocity was tested using...
Wind power has the potential to provide access to electricity to areas lacking the resources to create industrial power plants, as well as supplement residential energy supplies. The low resource investment and ease of installation make it ideal...
Women air pilots; Women--Recreation--Social aspects; Leisure--Social aspects
Serious leisure theory (Stebbins, 1992) is used to frame this examination of women's long-term involvement in airplane piloting. Through in-depth, semi-structured telephone and e-mail interviews with women having over 15 years experience as private...
While the character of women in the plays of ancient times has ever played an important part in the history of the drama, the appearance of women in the feminine roles is a distinctly recent development. It might well be said that this is a fairly...
Women; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Lyda Messer Caudill, said to be a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots, poses outdoors in Mary Queen of Scots costume (a long plaid dress with pleated insets and a high collar). She is likely performing in the annual American Folk Song Festival near...
Women; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Lyda Messer Caudill, said to be a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots, poses outdoors in Mary Queen of Scots costume (a long plaid dress with pleated insets and a high collar). She is likely performing in the annual American Folk Song Festival near...
Women; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Lyda Messer Caudill, said to be a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots, poses outdoors in Mary Queen of Scots costume (a long plaid dress with pleated insets and a high collar). She is likely performing in the annual American Folk Song Festival near...
Women; Girls; Log cabins; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Lyda Messer Caudill, right, stands outside a log cabin wearing a Scottish plaid dress and accompanied by a girl dressed as a Scottish royal court attendant. They are likely performing in the annual American Folk Song Festival near Ashland,...
Women; Girls; Log cabins; Costumes--Great Britain; Kilts; Hats; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Lyda Messer Caudill, left, stands outside a log cabin wearing a Scottish plaid dress and accompanied by a girl dressed in a kilt, sash, and hat. They are likely performing in the annual American Folk Song Festival near Ashland, Kentucky. In...
Women; Girls; Log cabins; Costumes--Great Britain; Kilts; Hats; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Lyda Messer Caudill, right, stands outside a log cabin wearing a Scottish plaid dress and accompanied by a girl dressed in a kilt, sash, and hat. They are likely performing in the annual American Folk Song Festival near Ashland, Kentucky. In...
Writing centers; English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher); Tutors and tutoring
Using Gloria Anzuldula's text Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza and Bruce Homer and Min-Zhan Lu's 2000 article, "Expectations, Interpretations and Contributions of Basic Writing" as conceptual framework, I conducted my dissertation...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the caterpillars on leaves, the fossil, the conch shell, the deer by the body of water, the man leaning toward the dog, and the horses running past trees, the images...
