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v-RIO1 – an atypical protein kinase from the parasitic nematode Trichostrongylus vitrinus
(Springer Nature, 2008-09-22)Protein kinases are key enzymes that regulate a wide range of cellular processes, including cell-cycle progression, transcription, DNA replication and metabolic functions. These enzymes catalyse the transfer of phosphates ... -
Vacant to Vibrant: Exploring Affordable Solutions to the Housing Crisis in Baltimore
(2021)This thesis will explore solutions to the affordable housing crisis in West Baltimore by providing affordable housing options for low income residents. By investigating the history of housing discrimination and neighborhood ... -
Vacuum entanglement and black hole entropy of gauge fields
(2012)Black holes in general relativity carry an entropy whose value is given by the Bekenstein-Hawking formula, but whose statistical origin remains obscure. Such horizons also possess an entanglement entropy, which has a clear ... -
Vacuum Properties of QCD in an Electromagnetic Field
(2009)The non-trivial vacuum properties of Quantum Chromodynamics can be affected by a constant external magnetic field. The chiral condensate and the magnetization of the vacuum are the two properties studied in this work. ... -
Vaginal cytokine profile and microbiota before and after lubricant use compared with condomless vaginal sex: a preliminary observational study
(Springer Nature, 2021-09-18)Limited data suggest that personal lubricants may damage the vaginal mucosal epithelium, alter the vaginal microbiota, and increase inflammation. We compared vaginal cytokine profiles and microbiota before and after vaginal ... -
Valerie Solanas and the Creation of a Radical Feminist Ideology
(2013-03-01)An analysis of University of Maryland, College Park alum Valerie Solanas, her attempted assassination of Andy Warhol in 1968, and her influence on radical feminism. -
Validating a Theory-based Model of L2 Reading Comprehension: Relative contributions of content-specific schematic knowledge and L2 vocabulary knowledge to comprehending a science text
(2010)The study explores the question of what explains second language (L2) reading comprehension by proposing a comprehensive theory building on the Construction Integration (CI) model of reading comprehension (Kintsch, 1998) ... -
Validation of a susceptibility, benefits, and barrier scale for mammography screening among Peruvian women: a cross-sectional study
(Springer Nature, 2011-12-07)Perceived beliefs about breast cancer and breast cancer screening are important predictors for mammography utilization. This study adapted and validated the Champion's scale in Peru. This scale measures perceived susceptibility ... -
Validation of a Thermal Model Using Infrared Thermography.
(1988)The ability to accurately calculate the temperature profile of a printed wiring board (PWB) is necessary in determining the reliability of the PWB. Calculating temperatures of electronic components on PWBs requires that ... -
VALIDATION OF AGE AND GROWTH USING MICROCONSTITUENT ANALYSIS OF FISH HARDPARTS
(2022)Without accurate age interpretation or validation, serious errors in the management and understanding of fish populations can occur. This study employs a novel approach to age validation using trace element microconstituent ... -
Validation of high throughput sequencing and microbial forensics applications
(Springer Nature, 2014-07-30)High throughput sequencing (HTS) generates large amounts of high quality sequence data for microbial genomics. The value of HTS for microbial forensics is the speed at which evidence can be collected and the power to ... -
A Validation of Object-Oriented Design Metrics as Quality Indicators
(1998-10-15)This paper presents the results of a study conducted at the University of Maryland in which we experimentally investigated the suite of Object-Oriented (OO) design metrics introduced by [Chidamber&Kemerer, 1994]. In ... -
Validation of Residence Stress Distribution Methodology using 1-D Computer Simulations
(2017)Residence Stress Distribution (RSD) Methodology was implemented as a tool to quantify the stress history (%BU) experienced by the polymer melt in the Twin Screw Extruder. This thesis focuses on using a computer simulation ... -
Validation of SO2 retrievals from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) over NE China
(American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2008)The Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) launched on the NASA Aura satellite in July 2004 offers unprecedented spatial resolution, coupled with contiguous daily global coverage, for space-based UV measurements of sulfur dioxide ... -
Validation of Teacher Reading Ratings with Direct Measures of Reading
(2011)Recent legislation has mandated that students are proficient in reading. Thus, efficient methods of assessment are essential at the present time. Although direct assessments of reading have been shown to be valid in depicting ... -
Validation of the Instructional Consultation Teams Level of Implementation Scale- Revised
(2005-04-19)Consultation has been proposed as a viable indirect service delivery system for schools (Sheridan & Gutkin, 2000), enabling teachers and other professionals to assist students by receiving support through collaborative ... -
The Validity and Comparison of Two Affiliation Tasks in Schizophrenia
(2016)Negative symptoms are related to worse psychosocial functioning in schizophrenia. The current study evaluates two behavioral affiliation tasks—the video-based Social Affiliation Interaction Task (SAIT) and the in-vivo ... -
Validity of Racial/Ethnic Classifications in Medical Records Data: An Exploratory Study
(2003)Information on “race” and “ethnicity” is routinely collected in medical settings and used in research. Yet little is known about how patients are assigned to categories1–6 or the validity of the racial/ethnic data in medical ... -
Validity of self-reported leisure-time sedentary behavior in adolescents
(Springer Nature, 2011-02-11)To evaluate the concordance between leisure-time sedentary behavior in adolescents assessed by an activity-based questionnaire and accelerometry. A convenience sample of 128 girls and 73 boys, 11-15 years of age (12.6 ... -
Valiente clase media. Literatura, dinero y bienes en América Latina.
(2012)This dissertation follows the thread of commerse, class and money from a transatlantic perspective between the 17th and 18th centuries, in order to reread, under this particular focus, the transition between 19th century ...