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171. The tumor promoting roles of lymphocytes during RAS initiated inflammation and skin carcinogenesis

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Open Access
Author:
Gunderson, Andrew Joseph
Title:
The tumor promoting roles of lymphocytes during RAS initiated inflammation and skin carcinogenesis
Graduate Program:
Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Keywords:
tumor immunology
RAS
inflammation
skin cancer
lymphocytes
File:
Download Dissertation_AGunderson_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Adam Bleier Glick, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wendy Hanna Rose, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Committee Member
Todd Schell, Committee Member
Avery August, Special Member

173. In search of hyperlocal news: An examination of the organizational, technological and economic forces that shape 21st Century approaches to independent online journalism

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Open Access
Author:
Horning, Michael Albert
Title:
In search of hyperlocal news: An examination of the organizational, technological and economic forces that shape 21st Century approaches to independent online journalism
Graduate Program:
Mass Communications
Keywords:
hyperlocal news
journalism
democracy
news
mass communication
technology
media economics
File:
Download Dissertation_Horning_Final_3_11.pdf
Committee Members:
Patrick Robert Parsons, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Robert Parsons, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis Karl Davis, Committee Member
Amit Schejter, Committee Member
John Carroll, Special Member

174. Mercury bioaccumulation in aquatic ecosystems of forested streams in Pennsylvania

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Open Access
Author:
Grant, Christopher James
Title:
Mercury bioaccumulation in aquatic ecosystems of forested streams in Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Forest Resources
Keywords:
mercury
bioaccumulation
bioconcentration
fish
brook trout
aquatic mosses
bed sediments
stream water
aquatic ecosystems
File:
Download FinalDiss.pdf2.pdf
Committee Members:
Elizabeth Weeks Boyer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Russell Dewalle, Committee Member
C Paola Ferreri, Committee Member
Andrew Cole, Committee Member

175. Fault strength and stability: Lessons learned from the San Andreas Fault in central California

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Open Access
Author:
Carpenter, Brett Matthew
Title:
Fault strength and stability: Lessons learned from the San Andreas Fault in central California
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
friction
fault mechanics
San Andreas Fault
File:
Download Carpenter_PhD_All.pdf
Committee Members:
Chris Marone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles James Ammon, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Andre Niemeijer, Special Member

176. New Insights into Intestinal Heme and Non-heme Iron Absorption: Regulation by Dietary Factors

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Open Access
Author:
Ma, Qianyi
Title:
New Insights into Intestinal Heme and Non-heme Iron Absorption: Regulation by Dietary Factors
Graduate Program:
Nutrition
Keywords:
Intestinal iron absorption
Polyphenol
Heme
Green tea
Ferroportin-1
File:
Download Qianyi_Dissertation_6.22.pdf
Committee Members:
Okhee Han, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Okhee Han, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
A Catharine Ross, Committee Member
Terryl Johnson Hartman, Committee Member
Margherita Teresa Anna Cantorna, Committee Member
Debashis Ghosh, Committee Member

177. Expression of uridinediphosphate glucuronosyltransferase genes: focus on alternative splicing and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms that contribute to interindividual differences in drug and carcinogen metabolism

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Open Access
Author:
Jones, Nathan Richard
Title:
Expression of uridinediphosphate glucuronosyltransferase genes: focus on alternative splicing and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms that contribute to interindividual differences in drug and carcinogen metabolism
Graduate Program:
Pharmacology
Keywords:
UDP-glucuronosyltransferase
expression
transcriptional regulation
alternative splicing
pharmacogenetics
File:
Download N_Jones_Disseration_Final_March_13_2012.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip Lazarus, Ph D, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip Lazarus, Ph D, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jong Kak Yun, Committee Member
John Peter Richie Jr., Committee Member
Thomas E Spratt, Committee Member
Richard Robert Young, Committee Member

178. Plant-insect (Lepidoptera) interaction in maize

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Open Access
Author:
Chuang, Wen-po
Title:
Plant-insect (Lepidoptera) interaction in maize
Graduate Program:
Agronomy
Keywords:
plant-insect interaction
maize(Zea mays)
fall armyworm(Spodoptera frugiperda)
saliva
ribosome-inactivating protein 2(RIP2)
File:
Download Casper.pdf
Committee Members:
Dawn S Luthe, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Surinder Chopra, Committee Member
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
John Edward Carlson, Committee Member
Yinong Yang, Committee Member

179. Phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution in elastically inhomogeneous polycrystalline materials

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Open Access
Author:
Heo, Tae Wook
Title:
Phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution in elastically inhomogeneous polycrystalline materials
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Phase-field model
Microstructure evolution
Polycrystalline materials
Diffusional processes
Structural transformations
Inhomogeneous elasticity
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_TaeWookHeo_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Long Qing Chen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zi Kui Liu, Committee Member
David John Green, Committee Member
Qiang Du, Committee Member