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Caenorhabditis elegans model studies show $MPP^+$is a simple member of a large group of related potent dopaminergic toxins
(American Chemical Society, 2021-01-26)Although the causes of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are not fully understood, the consensus is that a combination of genetic and environmental factors plays a major role. The discovery that the synthetic chemical, 1-methyl-4 ... -
Cage Painting within the fifth discipline of learning organisations
(Inderscience, 2008-12)Learning organisations face new challenges in the 21st century. Increased flow of trade in commodities, manufactured goods and information as well as mobility of people have led to increased global interdependence, ... -
Calamovilfa gigantea (Nutt.) Scrib. and Merr. [Taxon]
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Calamovilfa gigantea (Nutt.) Scrib. and Merr. [Taxon]
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Calculation of quantum entanglement using a genetic algorithm
(2007-05)Quantum entanglement is a multifaceted property that has attracted much attention, since it is used as the basis for such applications as quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation, and quantum computing. The calculation ... -
Calling Palestine: Enriching learning in women's studies
(EdItLib, 2003)This presentation explores how the use of inexpensive technologies, enriched student learning about Arab Women and the Middle East. The goal was to understand that the meaning of gender emerges within disparate political ... -
Campoamor as a dramatist
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Can asexuality confer a short-term advantage? Investigating apparent biogeographic success in the apomictic triploid fern Myriopteris gracilis
(Botanical Society of America, 2017-08-16)PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Although asexual taxa are generally seen as evolutionary dead ends, asexuality appears to provide a short-term benefit in some taxa, including a wider geographic distribution compared to sexual ... -
Can cognitive training improve shoot/don't-shoot performance? Evidence from live fire exercises
(University of Illinois Press, 2019)Police, security, and military personnel have-at most-seconds to make a shoot/don't-shoot decision despite the life-or-death consequences of their actions. Recent research suggests that shoot/don't-shoot errors (e.g., ... -
Can video games help prevent violence? An evaluation of games promoting bystander intervention to combat sexual violence on college campuses.
(American Psychological Association, 2021)Objective: Several studies have documented sustained changes in knowledge, attitudes, and bystander behaviors following participation in bystander intervention programs to prevent sexual violence on college campuses. ... -
Can you judge a video game by its cover? An exploration of subjective impressions and viewing patterns
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2014-04-25)Studies have shown that first impressions of websites can lead to lasting opinions regarding usability and trustworthiness. However, little research has been conducted concerning first impressions of video games. In this ... -
Can you judge a video game by its cover? An exploration of subjective impressions and viewing patterns
(Springer International Publishing AG, 2015)Studies have shown that first impressions of websites can lead to lasting opinions regarding usability and trustworthiness. However, little research has been conducted concerning first impressions of video games. In this ... -
The cannibalism issue: structuralist and materialist interpretations and other concerns.
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1988)The main issue involved in this paper is the character of the difference between the structuralist and cultural materialist schools concerning the nature and interpretation of cannibalism. -
Canopy gap regime as a function of woodland age in the Kansas Cross Timbers
(Springer Nature, 2019-09)Oaks (Quercus spp.) have low or intermediate shade-tolerances and forest canopy gaps can promote their regeneration. Current fire frequencies and/or intensities in eastern North America are less than they were historically, ... -
Canteen with two bird figures
(Wichita State University. Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology, 2002)"Pottery canteen with 2 bird figures on one side. Double black line with break at top encircling bird design. Dull red color with cream colored panel. No signature. Good [condition] -- some wear on design."-- From the ... -
A capillary surface with no radial limits
(Pacific Journal of Mathematics, 2018)In 1996, Kirk Lancaster and David Siegel investigated the existence and behavior of radial limits at a corner of the boundary of the domain of solutions of capillary and other prescribed mean curvature problems with contact ... -
Capital budgeting and management practices: Smoothing out rough spots in government outlays
(Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2017-06-21)Public capital budgeting and management literature recommends long-term capital and fiscal planning practices to prevent large fluctuations in outlays caused by fiscal stresses. This study extends the literature by examining ... -
Captive orangutan locomotion and its relation to the origin of human bipedalism
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2009)One of the prominent questions in paleoanthropological studies is the origin of bipedalism. There have been several hypotheses presented on the ancestral type of locomotion that predated bipedalism. These hypotheses include ... -
Car talk: Gender-specific observer communication at the Kansas state fair nostalgic car show
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)The Kansas State Fair (KSF) Nostalgic Car Show provides an environment where both male and female observers can showcase their communication style. The focus of this research was designed to address the research question: ... -
Carbohydrate analysis of glycoprotein hormones
(Academic Press, 2000-05)Complete carbohydrate composition analysis of glycoprotein hormones, their subunits, and oligosaccharides isolated from individual glycosylation sites can be accomplished using high-pH anion-exchange chromatography combined ...