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Spatio-temporal landscape models for West Nile virus vector population abundance and distribution
(2007)
In response to the rapid spread of West Nile virus throughout North America there has been an increase in the number of mosquito vector surveillance and control programs. However, mosquito surveillance programs are costly ...
Adaptive end-to-end dependability for generic applications in a network environment
(2007)
In this dissertation, a provably effective and affordable dependability and security management solution is constructed for applications running in a networked environment and performance studied using analytical models ...
Fate and transport of persistent tetracycline residues in the environment
(2007)
Tetracycline antibiotics from human and veterinary use can enter the environment through the land-application of sewage sludge and/or animal manure that are used as soil conditioners. There has been an increased concern ...
Cadmium and mercury suppress cytokine receptor-mediated Jak/STAT activation by inhibiting mitochondrial function and increasing intracellular oxidative stress
(2007)
The Janus kinase (Jak)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway is an intercellular signal transduction mechanism that acts in many cell types, including neurons, during development and repair after ...
The association between cigarette smoking and colorectal cancer over five decades
(2007)
Objective. To examine colorectal cancer risk by smoking status using data from patient admissions who were treated at Roswell Park Cancer Institute between 1957 and 1997 with a variety of epidemiological study design. ...
Efficient VLSI divide and conquer array architectures for multiplication
(2007)
In this dissertation, we introduce an efficient VLSI array architecture for binary multiplication, and discuss its extension for vector-scalar multiplication. The architectures are based on an existing parameterized divide ...
Effects of precision and time on task on shoulder muscles during repetitive tapping tasks
(2007)
Epidemiological studies have associated occupational tasks that required precision with neck and shoulder musculoskeletal disorders. To identify potential injury mechanisms, the effects of repetitively moving a probe to a ...
The study and analysis of heterogeneity correction algorithms used in the delivery of step and shoot and sliding window IMRT
(2007)
The accuracy of tissue heterogeneity dose correction algorithms for IMRT delivery using step and shoot and sliding window techniques is studied. A solid water phantom incorporating a lung equivalent heterogeneity layer was ...
External goods from Socrates to the Stoics
(2007)
It is of central concern to ancient Greek ethics to account adequately for the intuitive, yet problematic, claim that our achievement of [varepsilon]υδαιμoνια is subject to the influence of contingent circumstance and ...
Three essays on e-public services and information assurance: Risks, beliefs, preferences, and user acceptance in the context of compliance and anti/counter-terrorism services
(2007)
This dissertation investigates various aspects of government-citizen interaction mediated by information and communication technologies, with an ultimate objective of assuring a high level of public acceptance and stable ...