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Design and Synthesis of Peptide-Based Nanofibers for Imaging and Therapy of Cancer
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Nanotechnology has been the subject of significant scientific and biomedical development efforts over the past decades. Improvement in biomarker discovery, targeting approaches and conjugation chemistries has led to the ...
American Folk Traditions in Piano Concert Music
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This paper describes concert music for the piano that is heavily influenced by or entirely based on folk music traditions from the Americas. First, the term folk music and problems arising from its use are explained. The ...
Rhomboid Proteases and Surface Adhesins During Cryptosporidium Development
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Cryptosporidium parvum, a primary cause of cryptosporidiosis in humans and livestock
worldwide, has a complex life cycle that includes an environmental oocyst stage, and stages of
merogony, gametogony, and sporogony that ...
Studies in Pathogenesis of a Novel Isolate of Cronobacter Sakazakii using an In Vitro Blood Brain Barrier Model
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Genus Cronobacter is a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae consisting of several opportunistic species. The primary focus of this study was to utilize an in vitro co-culture model of the blood brain barrier to investigate ...
Alternative Analyses of Three Multiple Percussion Works
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The goal of this research document is to provide a flexible analysis that is directly
applicable to multiple percussion performance and will inform a performer about the nature of
decisions in specific circumstances without ...
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 ...
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 ...
In Vitro Detection of Disease Biomarkers and Drug Contaminants
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
In recent years the rising cost and increased regulation within the U.S. healthcare system have caused medical laboratory tests to become more costly and more frequently required. As a result, insurance premiums are rising, ...
Angiotensin (1-7) Attenuates the Chronotropic Response to Angiotensin II via Stimulation of PTEN in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat Brain
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The pathogenesis of hypertension and its mode of progression are complex, multifactorial and incompletely understood. Several studies have focused on the beneficial effects of peripheral Ang (1-7) in the regulation of ...
Synthesis and Evaluation of Cationic Nanomicelles for In Vitro and In Vivo Gene Delivery
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The goal of proposed study was to contribute towards the development of a nano size, high efficiency and low toxicity non-viral polymeric vector for gene delivery in vitro and in vivo. A series of fatty acid grafted ...