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Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy Takach: An Introduction to their Choral Music and a Study of their Positions within a Lineage of Minnesota-Based Composers
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This study serves as an introduction to the choral music of Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy Takach. It also examines their positions within a lineage that includes three generations of successful Minnesota-based composers. It ...
Art Songs by French Composers on Subjects Related to Venice, with Particular Emphasis on Reynaldo Hahn’s (1874-1947) Venezia (1901)
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Venice, Italy has received a considerable amount of attention throughout the centuries from French poets, painters, and composers. However, little scholarship exists to date that has drawn any definitive connection between ...
The Tyger and the Lamb: Exploring the Relationship Between Text and Music in Selected Contemporary Choral Settings of Two Poems by William Blake (1757-1827)
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Texts have been influencing composers of choral music for centuries. Some
composers manipulate the text through the use of form and compositional technique,
whereas others rely on highlighting specific words. Still others ...
Twenty-First Century Trumpet Music of James M. Stephenson III
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This study examines in detail works for trumpet by James M. Stephenson III, which include unaccompanied works, short character pieces, multi-movement works, compositions for chamber ensembles, and etudes. As a modern ...
Nathan Richardson and the Editions of the New Method for the Pianoforte
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Those studying music during the mid-nineteenth century in the United States began to experience music education through many of the models of pedagogy that are still in use at the present time. The use of a method book ...
Rage (Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products) in Melanoma Progression
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) and its ligands are
expressed in multiple cancer types and are implicated in cancer progression. Our lab has
previously reported higher transcript levels of RAGE and ...
Controlled Delivery of Basal Level of Insulin
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The present study was aimed at developing a delivery system for controlled release of insulin at basal level from chitosan-zinc-insulin complex incorporated into thermosensitive polymer, poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene ...
Evaluation of Hydrophobically Modified Low Molecular Weight Chitosan as a Potential Nonviral Vector for DND Vaccine Delivery
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Gene therapy has great potential in disease prevention and treatment. The purpose of the proposed research was to advance the development of safe and effective nonviral polymeric vectors for targeted gene therapy and DNA ...
Ang II-Induced Cardiac Remodeling: Role of PI3-Kinase-Dependent Autophagy
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Heart failure (HF) is a pathological state indicating insufficient blood supply to the peripheral tissues from the heart. The pathophysiology of HF is multifactorial like cardiac remodeling including cardiac hypertrophy, ...
Development of a Novel Omega-6 Fatty Acid Based Treatment Strategy for Colon Cancer by Knocking Down Delta-5-Desaturase and Exploiting High COX-2 Levels in Cancer CellsTumors
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world. Research showed that arachidonic acid, a downstream ω-6 fatty acid (ω-6), plays a role in colon cancer development by producing deleterious metabolites ...