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The Importance of Timpani in Today's Percussion Education and as a Solo Instrument
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This study investigated the attitudes and beliefs of college educators and professional percussionists about the importance of timpani instruction for percussion majors at the undergraduate level. The results of a survey, ...
Cronobacter Sakazakii Characterization and Analysis of Cytotoxicity in Microvascular Endothelial Cells
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Contamination of powdered infant formulas by the bacteria Cronobacter sakazakii can pose serious risk to infants and neonates who consume the formula and subsequently develop C. sakazakii related illnesses such as sepsis ...
Looking Back, Listening Forward: A New Transcription of Leos Janacek's Suite for Strings for Double Wind Quintet in the Harmoniemusik Tradition
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The Harmoniemusik tradition has provided the wind chamber repertoire with a tremendous wealth of literature. Spanning the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, these transcriptions of large-scale works had a ...
The One World / One Health Concept Applied in the Field, Laboratory, and Hospital
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
New infectious disease outbreaks demand new approaches for control and prevention of disease. The world’s health organizations have adopted the One World/One Health (OWOH) concept to meet this demand. The previous approach ...
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 ...
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 ...
Design and Evaluation of Polymeric Nanomaterials for In Vitro and In Vivo Imaging Applications
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
One of the most versatile and safe material used in medicine is polymer-based nanomaterials. This dissertation describes the use of several formulations of polymeric nanomaterials for in vitro and in vivo optical imaging ...
Dual Modified Liposomes for Drug and Gene Delivery to Brain
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The overall goal of our research was to design a vector for efficient delivery of therapeutic genes/drugs to brain. Specifically, this research work was focused on designing PEGylated liposomes surface modified with the ...
Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Lipid and polymeric nanoparticles, although proven to be effective drug delivery systems compared to free drugs, have shown considerable limitations pertaining to their uptake and release at tumor sites. Spatial and temporal ...
Impacts of Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera Glycines) on Sugarbeet (Beta Vulgaris) and Interactions with Rhizoctonia Solani
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN), Heterodera glycines is in the same genus as the sugarbeet cyst nematode (SBCN) Heterodera schachtii, there has been concern that SCN could also penetrate sugarbeet roots. The objectives were: ...