Browsing by Subject "structure"
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Assessing the effects of elephant foraging on the structure and diversity of an Afrotropical forest
(Biotropica, 2020-05-01)African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) are ecosystem engineers that browse and damage large quantities of vegetation during their foraging and movement. Though elephant trail networks and clearings are conspicuous ... -
Bayesian Structural Phylogenetics
(2013)This thesis concerns the use of protein structure to improve phylogenetic inference. There has been growing interest in phylogenetics as the number of available DNA and protein sequences continues to grow rapidly and demand ... -
Functional Analysis of Ion Selectivity and Permeation Mechanisms of the C. elegans TRPV Channel OSM-9
(2011)For all organisms, the ability to sense and react to noxious environments is fundamental to their survival. For multi-celled organisms this process generally involves a nervous system and an extensive network of ... -
Novel Algorithms for Computational Protein Design, with Applications to Enzyme Redesign and Small-Molecule Inhibitor Design
(2009)Computational protein design aims at identifying protein mutations and conformations with desired target properties (such as increased protein stability, switch of substrate specificity, or novel function) from ... -
Occurrence and Function of Hoogsteen Base Pairs in Nucleic Acids
(2016)Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) play essential roles in the central dogma of biology for the storage and transfer of genetic information. The unique chemical and conformational structures of nucleic acids – the double helix ... -
Structure-Guided Development of Antifungal Protein Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors and DNA Polymerase Engineering
(2021)Eukaryotic human pathogens present a serious threat to global health, causing hundreds of millions of infections with high death rate each year. Fungi and protozoa are two major classes of eukaryotic pathogens. Fungi Cryptococcus ... -
The Development of Structure and Centrality in the Self System: Implications for Appearance Concerns
(2008-04-22)Appearance-related self worth occupies a central role in the self-structure of many individuals. While many social psychological theories may be employed to understand the role of appearance in individuals' self-structures, ...
