The transcription factor p53 is a pivotal tumor suppressor gene that integrates a wide variety of stress signaling pathways and is involved in almost every cellular process, including proliferation, apoptosis, autophagy, metabolism, senescence, DNA repair etc. In addition, durin…
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This thesis concerns the study of the statistics of natural images and compressive sensing for two main objectives: 1) to extend our understanding of the regularities exhibited by natural images of the visual world we regularly view around us, and 2) to incorporate this knowledg…
Open path tunable diode-laser absorption spectroscopy (OP-TDLAS) is a promising technique that is proposed for detecting low concentrations of possible biogenic gases on Mars. This technique determines the concentration of a gas by measuring the amount of laser light absorbed by…
TiO2 nanotube arrays are promising candidates for applications such as photocatalysis and for potential employment in spin-electronic (spintronic) devices. The functionality of TiO2 -based nanotubes is highly dependent on their structure (microstructure and crystallographic symm…
Targeting CK2 for cancer therapy has proven effective in inhibiting tumor growth in several histology’s. The main goal of this study was to acquire pre-clinical data on a naturally occurring CK2-inhibitor (ellagic acid) in support of a human clinical trial. In vitro analysis inc…
When an atomic/molecular system controlled by an external field (to imprint information on it, such as preparing a qubit), is brought near a plasmonic nanostructure, the control problem changes. On one hand, the field experienced by the atom is modified due to the plasmon effect…
Under the influence of a magnetic field, at low temperatures, charged particles confined in two-dimensional systems exhibit a remarkable range of macroscopic quantum phenomena such as the quantum Hall effects. A hallmark of these phenomena is the presence of unidirectional, topo…
One of the greatest sources of biologically active compounds is natural products. Often these compounds serve as platforms for the design and development of novel drugs and therapeutics. The overwhelming amount of genomic information acquired in recent years has revealed that ri…
Phenol and chlorophenol derivatives were electrochemically investigated on the surface of glassy carbon electrode (GCE) by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and square wave adsorptive stripping voltammetry (SWASV) at optimum pH of 0.1 M phosphate buffer solutions. The obtained results ind…
Traditional parametric Common Cause Failure (CCF) models quantify the soft dependencies between component failures through the use of empirical ratio relationships. Furthermore CCF modeling has been essentially restricted to identical components in redundant formations. While th…
We explore chiral symmetry breaking in a magnetic field within a Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model of interacting massless quarks including tensor channels. The new interaction channels are opened up through Fierz identities due to the breaking of the rotational symmetry by the magnetic …
We investigate the structure and properties of a variety of generalized Wiener spaces. Our main focus is on Wiener-type measures on spaces of continuous functions; our generalizations include an extension to multiple parameters, and a method of adjusting the distribution and cov…
I will discuss well-posedness and long-time behavior of Mindlin-Timoshenko plate equa- tions that describe vibrations of thin plates. This system of partial differential equations was derived by R. Mindlin in 1951 (though E. Reissner also considered an analogous model ear- lier …
Zetekitoxin AB is a toxin isolated from the Panamanian golden frog ( Atelopus zeteki). The structure and activity of zetekitoxin AB was a mystery for 30 years until 2004 when it was elucidated by Yamashita and coworkers1. It was found to be a potent analog of Saxitoxin, a marine…
This study examined the role of particular tasks implemented through two instructional methods on college students' achievement and understanding of probability. A mixed methods design that utilized a pre-test and post-test was used. This included treatment and control groups, e…
The Hyaluronic Acid Receptor for Endocytosis (HARE) is the primary scavenger receptor for systemic clearance of 14 different ligands. Previous work from our laboratory reported that eight ligands bind to two non-overlapping binding sites on the HARE ecto-domain and heparin (Hep)…
The existence of unfair differences or disparities in access to and quality of health care is well known. However, the nature of disparities at different stages of the health seeking pathway and interventions to reduce them are less clear. Applying the tools of statistics and qu…
Past research has demonstrated that raw animal manure application may increase soil test phosphorus (STP) differently than inorganic fertilizer. However, the exact mechanisms controlling the increase in STP when manure is applied are still poorly understood. Minimal research has…