The properties of gold nanoparticles (GNP) holds promising potential for drug delivery, diagnostics, plasmonic photothermal therapy of diseases, electronics, catalysis, and photovoltaics (Liu et al., 2006; Huang et al., 2003; Thompson, 2007;...
"Judd's industrially manufactured, modular pieces, developed from 1966 onwards, were stubbornly empirical investigations of specific materials and visual effects. He shunned mystification and openly declared the nature of his structures. The...
African American families--Mental health; Parenting--Psychological aspects; Anxiety
To investigate the effects of anxiety and ethnicity on parental control as well as the effects ethnicity, anxiety, and parental control have on child diagnostic severity, anxious African American and Caucasian families were compared. Sixty-nine...
Background. Progression of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is associated with an increase in fibrin extracellular matrix (ECM) and inflammation. Previous studies have shown that this accumulation of fibrin in ALD is mediated by impaired fibrinolysis....
Alcoholism and crime; Parks; Liquor laws; Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects
Recent criminological research has shown the importance of place, as places
create the opportunities required for crime to occur. This study tests for the presence of
crime symbiosis, or the interactive relationship between alcohol outlets and...
In 2003, Wilson Creek running through Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in central Kentucky was restored to its original winding path through a valley field. Early 20th century settlers had previously redirected this creek to run a straight...
Animals; Street railroads; Children; Play (Recreation); Toys; Writing; Reading; Sleeping; Men; Lathes; Shepherds; Barrels; Women; Flowers; Plants; Trees; Urns; Inkstands
Woodblock prints of, from top left and starting with larger images: fox ready to pounce on rabbit, hidden under tree root; 5-cent stamp, bearing image of horse-drawn trolley; mother cat leaping with arched back toward dog to protect her litter of...
Apartment houses; Porches; Fences; Street railroad tracks; Buildings
Address: 429 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. This apartment building has a sign on its canopy announcing, "Chesterfield." Several Corinthian columns support the stone canopy and two pediments emphasize the Greek Revival influence of...
Art museums--Collection management; Rowling, Charles, 1935-2008; Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
This Curatorial project examines issues that museums face in the documentation of permanent collections, using the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft (KMAC) and its piece Angel, by Charles Rolwing, as specific examples. The project focuses on museum...
Autistic children--Education; Mainstreaming in education; Teachers--Attitudes; Inclusive education
The purpose of this research study was to examine the relationship between the
attitudes of public school teachers and the inclusion of students with autism in the general
education classroom highlighting individual teacher characteristics that...
Autistic children--Rehabilitation; Social skills in children; Autistic children--Behavior modification; Group work in education; Peer-group tutoring of students
Social reciprocity deficits are a core feature of the autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and a major source of impairment regardless of cognitive or language ability (Carter, Davis, Klin, & Volkmar, 2005). Since these impairments do not naturally...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Boston Braves (Baseball team)
Buck Herzog or Charles Lincoln Herzog (1885-1953). Color portrait of Buck Herzog. A 'B' is in the top left corner and 'Rustlers' is in the top right. The team is the Boston Rustlers. Verso: Charles L. Herzog. Charles L. Herzog, who covered the...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; New York Giants (Baseball team)
Chief Meyers or John Tortes Meyers (1880-1971). Color portrait of Chief Meyers with the New York Giants. Verso: An 'NY' is in the top left corner and 'Giants' is in the top right. Verso: John T. Meyers. 'Chief' Meyers, who did the larger part of...
Due to the complex nature of interactions at the genomic level as well as the large number of proteins present in an organism, understanding the functions of various genes that are expressed is essential. Creating an analysis pipeline for Expressed...
Enzymatic hydrolysis is an important, but time limiting step in the process of converting biomass into ethanol. High solids concentrations are desired in order to minimize reactor size and achieve a higher concentration of glucose in the end...
Shield at an angle with a lion on it. Above the shield is a knight's helmet with a buck's head on top of it. Around the shield are decorative flourishes. There is a scroll at the top of the image and one below the shield. The scroll at the top...
Ship with sails in front of clouds. The ship is framed by a circular border with seahorses and shells. The border contains the phrase "Hear we breathe the airs of freedom." Below the border is an open book. Below the book are two larger...
Abstract design with floral elements divided into two sections. On the left is a rectangle containing a circle with the phrase "Ex Libris." To the right is a larger square containing a circle with the initial "NMH." Black ink....
Bridge to a castle with the sun shining through clouds. The bridge and castle are framed by a circular border with text. The text around the image is "Books are a finer world within the world." Below the border is an open book. These...
Genes in folate metabolizing pathway are responsible for modulating key enzymes in folate metabolisms necessary for DNA synthesis and repair and influence DNA methylation. Irregularity in DNA methylation may modify tumor phenotype response to...
