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Secretion of human apoA-I lipoprotein by transfected MDCK cells
(1995-08)Human apoA-I was selected to study the process of secretion in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells, a polarized epithelial cell line. Permanently secreting transfected cells, chosen on the basis of antibiotic resistance, ... -
An exploration in phronesis and ethos: Transgressing boundaries of gender, ethnicity, and class for (non)traditional African American women
(2008-08)This qualitative study examines how phronesis enables nontraditional African American women students to construct ethos in their discourse by establishing the link between sociocultural factors in their social lives and ... -
Biofeedback as a treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(1997-05)The purpose of this study was to examine biofeedback training and its relationship to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Six boys between the ages of 9 and 12 who were diagnosed as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity ... -
The national pastime and history: Baseball and American society's connection during the interwar years
(2007-05)"The National Pastime and History: Baseball and American Society's Connection During the Interwar Years" examines specific connections between Major League Baseball and society during the 1920s and 1930s. The economics of ... -
Beyond orientalism: A study of three Arabic women writers
(2007-05)In 1978, Edward Said, a Palestinian-American literary theorist, published his famous book, Orientalism. The book was an attack on the concepts of "Orient" and "Occident". Said described orientalism as a discourse that ... -
Intracellular location of protein glycosylation in Aspergillus niger
(1978-05)Protein glycosylation was measured as a function of time in various subcellular organelles of Aspergillus niger. Initiation of glycosylation appeared to take place in the ribosomes, and its completion may take place ... -
Laissez-faire conservatism and the United Nations Reform Act of 2005
(2007-05)The United Nations Reform Act of 2005 articulates a response by laissez-faire conservatives to the hemorrhaging costs of supporting U.N. developmental programs outside the boundaries of U.S. audits. Laissez-faire conservatism, ... -
George Edward Pickett: A macro-historical/micro-historical perspective
(1996-08)The purpose of this study is to prepare a life history of George Edward Pickett (1825-1875). However, there are many historiographical problems which present a variety of interpretations of George Pickett. As a result, ... -
Cranes in the sky: Exploring the relationship between the strong black woman archetype and mental health help-seeking behaviors of black women
(2019-07-03)The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between the Strong Black Woman archetype and the self-image of Black women as well as their mental health help-seeking behaviors. Specifically, I am exploring if a ... -
African Native American women’s rhetorics of survivance: Decolonization and social transformation
(2019-04-04)This dissertation expands a lively conversation on American Indian rhetorics of survivance initiated by Anishinaabe Scholar Gerald Vizenor, who used the term “survivance” to describe Indigenous peoples’ simultaneous acts ... -
Hang on to yourself: Bowie, Burke, and the rhetoric of stage persona
(2019-02-07)This study uses Kenneth Burke’s concepts and theories to examine the rhetorical implications of David Bowie’s use of the stage persona Ziggy Stardust in order to better understand how stage personae affect performers and ... -
“D”-cyphering the Jit: Dancing Detroit history and culture
(2019-05-24)This dissertation maps the development of a largely unknown Detroit cultural product, the street dance Jit, which emerged at the same time Detroit was losing its champion auto industry in the early 1970s. The scope of this ... -
To move and be moved: Interrelationality in/between dancing bodies
(2019-05-01)As human beings we constantly navigate environments comprised of other people, animals, and objects. The way that we are in the world, our sense of self as we in move in/with/through our surroundings, is not often talked ... -
Copper phenanthroline complexes in a new era: Utilizing “green” chemistry in the synthesis of cu-phen coordination complexes
(2019-01-30)The purpose of this research was to expand on the knowledge of a well know organometallic system: copper phenanthroline complexes. Copper phenanthroline complexes have been widely studied and are currently being investigated ...
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