<p>My research centers on the cohomology of arithmetic varieties. More specifically, I am interested in applying analytical, as well as topological methods to gain better insight into the cohomology of certain locally ...
Following 100 years of intense timber harvest and in the face of potential future
development, the northeastern forest ecosystem is in a period of transition. To protect
forest biodiversity, wildlife habitat, water quality ...
<p>As the human population grows, Earth’s natural resources are under increasing threat
from deforestation, biodiversity loss, pollution, and habitat fragmentation. For many years
conservation scientists have set aside ...
<p>The thymus is the primary lymphoid organ responsible for generation of functional T lymphocytes. The loss of thymic function, either as a consequence of physiological senescence or the result of disease- and/or ...
<p><bold>Background:</bold> The garment industry in Sri Lanka employs an estimated 400,000 individuals, the majority of which are women. Garment factory workers are exposed to physical demands and repetitive nature of ...
<p>Contrary to later Muslim tradition, the first Muslims initially looked favorably upon assimilating Jewish and Christian religious and cultural practices. As Muslim collective religious identity conjoined with political ...
<p>Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathways have been demonstrated to be important in many aspects of innate and adaptive immunity. Binding of TLRs by their respective ligands initiates signaling cascades which promote ...
Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris longirostris) rest in shallow bays off the Kona Coast of Hawai‘i Island. Tourism operations exploit this behavior, placing tourists into the water to swim, kayak, and ...
<p>This dissertation presents a study of the Aphrodite Anadyomene type in its cultural and physical contexts. Like many other naked Aphrodites, the Anadyomene was not posed to conceal the body, but with arms raised, naked ...
<p>Ankyrin repeats (ARs) are polypeptide motifs identified in thousands of proteins. Many AR proteins play a function as scaffolds in protein-protein interactions which may require specific mechanical properties. Also, a ...
<p>Nucleic acids are subjected to many different mechanical loadings inside. These loadings could cause large deformations and conformational changes to these molecules. This is why the mechanical properties of nucleic ...
<p><italic>Narrating Infanticide: Constructing the Modern Gendered State in Nineteenth-Century America</italic> traces how modern ideas about gender and race became embedded in the institutions of law and government between ...
<p>This dissertation examines the interplay of ethics and poetic craft in the <italic>Odyssey</italic> through the lens of the theme of <italic>tisis</italic>, "retribution." In this poem <italic>tisis</italic> serves two ...
<p>National Crimes and Southern Horrors examines the contested meanings of the terms civilization, race, and empire in trans-Atlantic conversations during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. It argues that ...
The purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is to include environmental considerations into federal agency planning and action. This is done by providing decision makers and other stakeholders with information ...
This project examines the African National Congress’ most recent proposal for national
health insurance in South Africa. By analyzing its ability to build upon the successes and avoid the pitfalls of past policies, this ...
As a national monument, much of the focus at this park is on cultural heritage rather than natural
resources. However, this park is home to 5,000 acres of near pristine wetland as well several
hundred more acres of upland ...
The National Parks Conservation Association through their Center for the State of the Parks
(NPCA-SOTP) is currently performing natural resource assessments of the nation’s national
parks. As a part of this program, I ...