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Dissertations from 2012

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Life After Prison: The Role of the Juvenile Prison Experience and the Impact on Reintegration for Black Males, Wanda Taree Hunter

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A COMPARISON OF THE CULTURAL/ETHNIC PERCEPTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL BELIEFS OF KOREAN IMMIGRANT AND NON-IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, Eun Jin Hwang

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Tax Revenue and Financial Development: Theory and Evidence, Bojan Ilievski

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Optimization Techniques for Performance and Power Dissipation in Test and Validation, Dheepakkumaran Jayaraman

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MEN'S MAGAZINES AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF MASCULINITY IN TAIWAN, CHINGSHAN JIANG

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GUIDE RNA-DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT tRNA MODIFICATIONS IN ARCHAEA, Archi Joardar

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THE MECHANISMS AND PHARMACOLOGY OF NEURONAL NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, Bopanna Iythichanda Kalappa

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ENERGY EFFICIENT CIRCUIT TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION REGISTER ADC, Veera Raghavendra Sai Mallik Kandala

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A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL STUDY OF PRODUCT QUALITY IN TURKEY: THE ROLES OF COMPETITION, CREDITS AND TRADE POLICIES, Fatma Nur Karaman

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MECHANISMS OF NEUROPROTECTION IN SCN2.2 CELLS, Sumedha Karmarkar

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TARGETING COCHLEAR INFLAMMATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF CISPLATIN OTOTOXICITY, Tejbeer Kaur

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A Stochastic Delay Model for Pricing Corporate Liabilities, Elisabeth Kemajou

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Narrative, Marketing, and Persuasion: How Storytelling Contributes to Marketing's Influence Within the Firm, Thomas Martin Key

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VECTOR QUANTIZATION USING ODE BASED NEURAL NETWORK WITH VARYING VIGILANCE PARAMETER, Ali Dheyaa Khudhair

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POSSIBLE LINKAGES BETWEEN TRADE RESTRICTIONS AND WORKPLACE SAFETY, Areerat Kichkha

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GIVING STUDENTS THE REINS: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SERVICE-LEARNING'S POTENTIAL AS A PEDAGOGY FOR TEACHING WRITING, Tereza Joy Kramer

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Towards the Development of a Cultural Competence Framework for Human Resource Development Professionals in International Business: A Study of Best Practice Learning and Diversity Companies, Catherine Kyeyune

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A MULTI-METHOD STUDY FOR CONSTRUCT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH ESSENTIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FRAMED IN LAWS AND STANDARDS FOR DISABILITY PROGRAMS, Terri Ann Lewis

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ESTIMATION OF DIFFERENT COAL COMPRESSIBILITIES OF COALBED METHANE RESERVOIRS UNDER REPLICATED IN SITU CONDITION, Shimin Liu

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PRIVATIZATION POLICY UNDER FOREIGN COMPETITION AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CHINA, Yi Liu

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"Was Anyone Out There Watching Last Night?": The Creation and Early History of New England Sport Network, 1980-1989, Tanya Lee Lovejoy

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Parents' Experiences with Sociocultural Messages: Qualitative Theory Informing Prevention of Childhood Weight-Related Problems, Jennifer Lynn Lovell

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An Evaluation of Multiple Exemplar Instruction to Teach Perspective-Taking Skills to Young Adults with Autism: Deictic Framing and Cognitive Defusion, Sadie Laree Lovett

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEX ESTIMATION METHODS IN FOUR PREHISTORIC NATIVE AMERICAN SKELETAL SAMPLES, Kyle Douglas Lubsen

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Activity of the beta-cyanoalanine synthase pathway is associated with the response to abiotic stress by Arabidopsis thaliana., Marylou Machingura

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"Blind to Certain Truths": Social Movement Narratives, The Supreme Court, and Cultural Change, Gregory Maddox

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Prevailing Attitudes Toward Work and The Relationship Between Religious Orientation and Work Ethic Dimensions, Peter C. Makiriyado

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REGULATORY MECHANISMS OF TRANSCRIPTION AND ASSOCIATED DNA REPAIR, Shivani Malik

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COMPARATIVE ULTRASTRUCTURE OF APICAL CELLS AND DERIVATIVES IN BRYOPHYTES, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PLASMODESMATA, Katayoun Mansouri

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IDENTIFICATIN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PATHOGENICITY GENES IN FUSARIUM VIRGULIFORME, THE CAUSAL AGENET OF SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME (SDS) IN SOYBEAN, Saara Mansouri

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Perceptions of Persistence: Why Community College Students are not Persisting, Lea Maue

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Middle School Teachers' Familiarity with, Interest in, Performance on, and Conceptual and Pedagogical Knowledge of Light, Simeon Mbewe

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QUANTITY IN LIGHT OF QUALITY: RETHINKING THE "POPULATION PROBLEM", Timothy J. McCune

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EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPERVISORY STYLES AND COUNSELOR SKILL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PERCEIVED BY THE SUPERVISEE, Bruce Michael Meissner

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Foundations for Policy Innovations: Exploring Local Policy Diffusion, Joshua L. Mitchell

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Relations Between Factors of Intelligence and Multiple Components of Executive Functioning in an Undergraduate Sample, Andrew Elmer Molnar

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Understanding How Novice Teachers Utilize Online Collaboration, Morgan Elizabeth Moser

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PRIVATIZING AGRICULTURAL GENETICS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROCESS AND IMPLICATIONS OF CREATING PROPERTY FROM A ONCE RES NULLIUS PUBLIC GOOD, Michael Thomas Most

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THE EFFECTS OF CONTRASTS IN ACCOUNT-LEVEL FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENTS ON AUDITORS' EVIDENCE EVALUATION, Grace Ngonidzashe Mubako

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EXAMINING THE ROLE OF JOB FAMILIARITY, COGNITIVE ABILITY, AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN FAKING SUCCESS FOR PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT, Daniel Nguyen

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Self-Efficacy, Outcome Expectancy, and Fear of Failure as Predictors of Physical Activity, Melanie Nichols

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A STUDY OF LIVING AND WORKING ON THE TOWBOAT: WHAT ARE THE HEALTH & NUTRITION IMPLICATIONS?, Dawn Christina Null

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Popular Media, Politics and Everyday Life in Contemporary Ghana, Joseph Oduro-Frimpong

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Monster Mothers and the Confucian Ideal: Korean Horror Cinema in the Park Chung Hee Era, Eunha Oh

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AN EXAMINATION OF THE DOMAIN ARCHITECTURE OF THE IOC2 AND IOC3 SUBUNITS OF THE ISW1 COMPLEXES IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE, Lola Olufemi

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INTEGRATING AFRICAN-CENTERED WORLDVIEW AND ACCULTURATION AS PREDICTORS OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES IN AFRICAN AMERICANS, Bedford Eugene Frank Palmer II

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ROLES OF LIPOGENESIS IN BREAST CANCER PROGRESSION, Puspa Raj Pandey

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Microcredit and Savings, Shaila Parveen

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Iconic Images, Visual Appropriations, and Public Culture: Negotiating the Rhetorical Challenges of the USDA Food Pyramids, Elizabeth Ann Petre

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Realignments of Doxa in U.S. American Politics: Tracing the Rhetorical Histories of Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama, James Taft Petre

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UNDERSTANDING STATE SAVINGS: THREE ESSAYS ON STATE RAINY DAY FUNDS, Jeremy Phillips

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Exploring Self-Efficacy and Locus of Control as Risk Factors for Sexual Decision-Making for African American Women, Asher Monique Pimpleton

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MARKETING, MARKET OPPORTUNITY AND EPHEMERAL MARKET KNOWLEDGE (EMK): TOWARD A THEORY OF EMK'S ROLE IN THE CREATION OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, Teresa Preston

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APPLICATIONS OF DYNAMIC ISOELECTRIC/ANISOTROPY BINDING LIGAND ASSAY FOR PROTEOMIC RESEARCH, Hanna Elizabeth Pueblo

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Minding the Interpersonal Gap at Work: Role of Mindfulness on Workplace Ostracism in Employees, Alex Taylor Ramsey

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Student Retention: Finding the Missing Perspective, Carrie A. Rice

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Unique Response Properties and GABAA Receptor Function in Medial Geniculate Body Neurons of Young and Aged Fischer Brown Norway Rats, Ben David Richardson

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Gender Differences in the Vocational Interests of Youth Considering High Job Growth and Green Energy Occupations, Becky S. Robinson

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No School Left Behind: A Multiple Case Study of High-Performing Third-Grade Reading Programs in Low-Income Rural Schools in Southern Illinois, Patricia Jo Rosenberger

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Case Study and Evaluation of a Pre-Diabetes Self-Management Education Program, Stacey L. Ruholl

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FORMALIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERALIZED CONSTRAINT LANGUAGE FOR REALIZATION OF COMPUTING WITH WORDS, Elham Sahebkar Sahebkar Khorasani

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DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICE IN EARLY ELEMENTARY GRADE SCHOOLS IN BANGKOK, THAILAND, Yotsawee Saifah

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ARISTOTELIAN-INSPIRED MODEL FOR CURTAILING ACADEMIC DISHONESTY IN THE UNITED STATES, Maria Ann Sanders

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SYNTHESIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF SILICON ANALOG OF FLUORESCEIN FLUOROPHORES AND ESTERIFICATION CATALYSTS, Narsimha Sattenapally

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ULTRASTRUCTURE, IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY, AND BIOINFORMATICS OF SPORE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MOSS PHYSCOMITRELLA AND THE HORNWORT DENDROCEROS, Scott Schuette

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ELASTIC SCATTERING AT RELATIVISTIC ENERGIES OF ALPHA PARTICLES AND PIONS BY NUCLEI USING AN OPTICAL POTENTIAL, Jeremy Stephen Scott

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FRANTIC VOTERS:HOW CONTEXT AFFECTS VOTER INFORMATION SEARCHES, Jerod Drew Seib

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A STUDY OF THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE TRANSCRIPTION AND DNA REPAIR., Priyasri Shotton

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BURNOUT AND ROLE STRESSORS AMONG DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS AT CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING IN REGION V, Sukkyung Sin

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TAXATION OF UNITED STATES GENERAL AVIATION, Joseph Bernard Sobieralski

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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Escalation of Commitment Decisions: An Empirical Investigation, Brandon William Soltwisch

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Reconstructing Science and Re-Imagining Our Conscious Mind: Putting Neuropragmatism to Work, Tibor Solymosi

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Improving Soybean Resistance to Cyst Nematodes and Fusaria: Near Isoline and Transgenic Analyses of the Rhg1/Rfs2 Locus and Identification of Proteins That Bind to Receptor Kinases, Ali Srour

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An Investigation of Electrostatic Interactions Between Organically Functionalized Silica Particles, Surfaces, and Metal Ions, Sarah M. Stahl

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The Moderating Effects of the "Big Five" Personality Traits on the Relationship Between Budgetary Participation and Motivation, Justin Paul Stearns

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THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG OVEREXCITABILITY, SOCIAL COPING, AND BODY IMAGE DISSATISFACTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR GIFTED ADOLESCENTS, Heath Reed Stevens

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Shopping for Substance: Style and the Material Rhetoric of Conscious Consumerism, Jessie Ann Stewart

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Destabilization as Foreign Policy: The USA in Latin America, 1947-1989, William Peter Stodden

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TWIN TALK, Jennifer J. Summary

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GLOBALIZATION AND "HAIER": AN ORGANIZATIONAL DISCOURSE STUDY OF A LEADING CHINA-BASED TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATION, Chengxiu Suo

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INTEGRATING A FREELY AVAILABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CUE AND COSTLY EXPERT ADVICE TO MAKE MORE NORMATIVE DECISIONS, Steven Cecil Sutherland

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IN LABOR SEARCH MODEL AND MONEY DEMAND, Gerard Ghislain Tano

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IDEOLOGICAL RESOURCE SHARING ON THE INTERNET AND THE PATTERNING OF NETWORKS IN THE WHITE SUPREMACIST/SEPARATIST MOVEMENT, Aleta Top Gustavson

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ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF SUBURBAN WHITE-TAILED DEER: A CASE STUDY IN THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA, Rachael Elizabeth Urbanek

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The Nonconscious Antecedents of Group Processes: An Experimental Analysis of the Priming of Group Beliefs, Sean Christopher Walker

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The Effects of Altered Growth Hormone Signaling on Murine Metabolism, Reyhan Marcus Westbrook

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NEW APPROACHES FOR MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH COAL AND COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS, Richard D. West

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The Impact of Environment on Building IT Technical Competency, Benjamin Joseph Wierwille

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Understanding Reading Through the Eyes of Third-Grade Struggling Readers, Christine Elizabeth Wiggs

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STOCHASTIC FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS DRIVEN BY FRACTIONAL BROWNIAN MOTION AND THEIR GENERALIZATIONS, Don Gayan Wilathgamuwa

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Behavioral and neurological investigations into pathological gambling as a behavioral addiction, Alyssa N. Wilson

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ROLE OF NOTCH SIGNALING IN BREAST CANCER METASTASIS, Fei Xing

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EVALUATION OF CELLULOLYTIC ENZYMES FROM A NEWLY ISOLATED BREVIBACILLUS SP. JXL; AND OPTIMIZATION OF COSLIF PRETREATMENT VARIABLES OF SWEET SORGHUM BAGASSE USING A RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD, Jemil N. Yesuf

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Trade Networks under Asymmetric Information, Sabri Yilmaz

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CREATING DIGITAL GAMES AS INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: FACTORS THAT AFFECT PALESTINIAN TEACHERS' SUCCESS IN MODIFYING VIDEO GAMES FOR INSTRUCTION, Bilal Khaleel Younis

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Drivers of Supply Chain Integration and the Role of Organizational Culture: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia, Erlinda Nusron Yunus

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CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO METAL TRANSPORTERS HMA3 AND NRAMP1 IN TWO ECOTYPES OF THE ZN/CD HYPERACCUMULATOR THLASPI CAERULESCENS COMPARED WITH ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA, Maria Clemencia Zambrano Mendoza

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U.S. Housing Market Volatility, Xibin Zhang

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Targeting Thromboxane A2 Receptor Signaling in Breast Cancer Metastasis, Xuejing Zhang

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Image reconstruction and imaging configuration optimization with a novel nanotechnology enabled breast tomosynthesis multi-beam X-ray system, Weihua Zhou