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Proceedings of the Third National Seismic Conference and Workshop on Bridges and Highways: Advances in Engineering and Technology for the Seismic Safety of Bridges in the New Millennium
(2002)
This volume contains the proceedings of the Third National Seismic Conference and Workshop on Bridges and Highways conducted in Portland, OR, April 28-May 1, 2002. Papers focus on advances in engineering and technology ...
Proceedings of the Eighth U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Resistant Design of Lifeline Facilities and Countermeasures Against Liquefaction
(2003)
This volume contains the 53 papers presented at the most recent workshop of this US-Japan series addressing earthquake damage to lifelines and advanced technologies for characterizing liquefaction, mitigating risk to ...
EFFECTS ON CAFFEINE ON ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGY
(2011-04-18)
Americans consume over 15 billion gallons of soda per year; the equivalent of >550 cans per individual.Caffeine use in adolescents has increased by 70% in the past 30 years. Within this age group, the mostpopular route of ...
A RIBOZYME RESCUE STRATEGY FOR AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA
(2011-04-18)
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The human rod opsin gene (RHO) harbors many mutations that cause retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The folded opsin mRNA is a target for mutation-independent hammerhead ribozyme (hhRz) gene ...
MALT LIQUOR AND MARIJUANA: FACTORS IN THEIR CONCURRENT VERSUS SEPARATE USE
(2011-04-18)
We appreciate the opportunity to refocus this application to achieve a single important aim related to our understanding of young adults' use of male liquor (ML), other alcoholic beverages, and marijuana (MJ), all of which ...
THE EFFECT OF INTER-SPECIES INTERACTIONS ON THE VIRULENCE OF STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS
(2011-04-18)
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project summary: Streptococcus mutans is the primary cariogen that produces several virulence factors. The long-term goal of the proposed studies is to characterize specific interactions ...
MATERNAL SUBSTANCE USE AND TODDLER SELF-REGULATION
(2011-04-18)
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a competing continuation of a multi-method longitudinal study of developmental trajectories of reactivity and regulation among cocaine and non-cocaine exposed infants. The ...
AFFECT REGULATION TRAINING FOR PREGNANT SMOKERS
(2011-04-18)
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Recent data indicate that approximately one-third of women of childbearing age smoke cigarettes, and 25-50% of women smoke during pregnancy. Cigarette smoking during pregnancy is a ...
BINGE DRINKING IN COUPLES AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
(2011-04-18)
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Although frequent heavy drinking patterns are related to the occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among men, the role of these women's drinking patterns in IPV is poorly ...
THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO DYSARTHRIA: ACOUSTIC AND PERCEPTUAL CORRELATES
(2011-04-18)
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long term goal of our research is to develop an acoustically-based, explanatory model of the communication deficit in dysarthria that can be used to guide and justify treatment ...