Information search behavior (and decision making) is the focus of this dissertation. To this end, our goal is two-fold: a) explore the various antecedent variables to inf[...]

Abstract Background The endemic Hawaiian mints represent a major island radiati[...]

The National Park Service (NPS) has a mandate of restoration and preservation of the lands for which it is responsible. As part of this mandate, resource managers of Eve[...]

This dissertation presents experimental results to advance our understanding of Nucleoredoxin1 (NRX1) participation in salicylic acid (SA) modulated stress responses of P[...]

Abstract Background Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), one of the most economically and ecologically important tree species in the world, als[...]

There were two purposes for this study. First, the study compared student achievement on the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) at a block-scheduled high school [...]

In animals and plants, immunity changes with the increase of age. The regulation of immune maturation remains largely underexplored. Heterochronic microRNAs are critical [...]

Despite the central role of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) p38 in driving pathological inflammation - including during pulmonary injury - effective therapeutic t[...]

Auxin mediates multiple aspects of plant growth and development. Auxin up-regulated genes have been studied to assess their role(s) in auxin-regulated plant growth and de[...]

Starting a new job can be likened to be thrown into the deep end of a pool and being expected to swim with no prior lessons. Not only is this practice dangerous at actual[...]

The objectives of this dissertation were to study the feasibility of using Drenchrite bioassay for the diagnosis of anthelmintic resistance in horse parasitic nematodes, [...]

The Great Valley Group has long been considered to be the forearc basin of a traditional convergent margin assemblage along with the Franciscan Complex (subduction comple[...]

Fractures in planetary lithospheres are used by impact cratering and other tectonic processes to shape the surface of a planet, as they play important roles in the locati[...]

Las bacterias están por todas partes. Tenemos que aprender a vivir con ellas. Pero debemos intentar mantener el número de bacterias en nuestro alimento tan bajo como sea [...]

The present thesis provides a survey of results and techniques from the Langlands program which allow for the computation of the \(\ell\)-adic cohomology of local systems[...]