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A 'Halakhah' curriculum for nonobservant students in an Orthodox school
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1989)Contemporary societal trends, assimilation and the increased secularization of Jewish identity, have created a situation where halakhah and its attendant practices are foreign to non-observant students in Orthodox-sponsored ... -
A biopsychosocial model of psychological distress in epilepsy
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1990)This study investigated the relative strength and importance of selected biological and psychosocial factors in predicting psychological distress in adolescents with idiopathic epilepsy. A biopsychosocial model of psychological ... -
A biosensor of S100A4 metastasis factor activation: Inhibitor screening and cellular activation dynamics
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2008)S100A4, a member of the S100 family of proteins, binds nonmuscle myosin-IIA in a calcium-dependent manner and regulates the monomer-polymer equilibrium of myosin-IIA filaments. S100A4 displays elevated expression in malignant ... -
A CASE STUDY OF AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL-WITHIN-A-SCHOOL AFTER SEVEN YEARS
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1982)The purposes of this case study were (1) to describe how, by whom, and why an alternative, criminal justice magnet school was made part of a traditional, inner-city high school, and (2) to ascertain how its implementation ... -
A CASE STUDY OF BILITERACY READING ACQUISITION IN TWO NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1985)The present study of initial reading acquisition in English and the ethnic tongue and of a myriad of related pedagogical process variables was based on 164 ethnographic observations in two schools representative of an ... -
A caspase cleavage fragment of p115 induces fragmentation of the Golgi apparatus and apoptosis
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2002)In mammalian cells the Golgi apparatus consists of a series of flattened cisternae localized to the perinuclear region of the cell. The Golgi undergoes extensive and reversible fragmentation into vesicles and tubules during ... -
A causative link between inner ear defects and long-term striatal dysfunction
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2013)Psychiatric disorders frequently occur with inner ear dysfunction. Although socioenvironmental variables have been proposed as risk-factors, it is unclear, whether inner ear dysfunction can directly change brain function ... -
A CEREBELLAR ROLE IN CONTROL OF THE GOLDFISH VESTIBULO-OCULAR REFLEX
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1983)The vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) stabilizes gaze by producing eye movements that compensate for head rotations. VOR gain is defined as eye velocity divided by head velocity. Three types of experiments were performed in ... -
A characterization of caveolins/caveolae in cardiac and smooth muscle tissues
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2004)To better understand the role of caveola/caveolins in electrically responsive cells we examined cardiac muscle and urogenital smooth muscle tissues in mice genetically engineered to be caveolin deficient.;Only Cav-3 is ... -
A CHECK LIST DESIGNED TO EVALUATE PUPILS FOR SPECIAL CLASS PLACEMENT
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A CIRCULAR MODEL FOR AN INTERACTING FERMI GAS
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A clinical trial for fear of flying using biofeedback and virtual reality
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2008)The present study examined an experimental behavioral therapy protocol using virtual reality for fear of flying (FOF) in comparison to the existing treatment protocol of exposure therapy. The experimental design was a ... -
A Closer Look at Cell Invasion with Biosensors
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2013)The Rho family of small GTPases control cell motility and migration, and are understood to participate in the regulation of cancer metastasis. Specifically, Rac1 GTPase is overexpressed in several tumors. Invadopodia are ... -
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ACHIEVING AND UNDERACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOL BOYS OF HIGH INTELLECTUAL ABILITY
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HOMELESS AND DOMICILED ALCOHOLIC MEN
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INSTITUTIONALIZED AND NON-INSTITUTIONALIZED HOMELESS MEN
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NEGRO AND WHITE HOMELESS MEN
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT IN CITY HIGH SCHOOL UNDER ANNUALORGANIZATION AND UNDER SEMI-ANNUAL ORGANIZATION
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PERSONALITY STRUCTURE OF MALE AND FEMALE COLLEGE FRESHMEN OF TRADITIONAL BACKGROUND
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A comparative study of the self-development models of Mahler and Stern
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1994)The developmental perspectives of Margaret Mahler and Daniel Stern compellingly encapsulate inherent paradoxes and points of interaction among schools of thought about the dialectics between individuality and connection ...