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Hybrid antimalarials; the reaction of 8-amino-quinolines with nitrodiols
(University of Kansas, 1950-05)Malaria is one of the oldest diseases known to man, and, even today, with the great advances in medical science, it affects a large percentage of the human race. It has been estimated that.the disease attacks several ... -
The origins of solo cello literature and performance
(University of Kansas, 2005)An investigation into the origins of cello repertory and performance explores territory that is unfamiliar to most musicians. Scholarly research has contributed admirably to our understanding of how the cello began and ... -
Selected demographic characteristics of school age resident patients in state mental hospitals
(University of Kansas, 1972)The purpose of this study is to provide interested persons in the State of Kansas with a brief descriptive account of the historical development of institutions in Kansas and to provide descriptive comparisons of Kansas ... -
Modeling Approaches to Investigating Distributions, Abundances, and Connectivity of Mosquito Vector Species
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases comprise a serious public health concern globally. Over the past 30 years, an increase in newly-emerging vector-borne pathogens, coupled with the broader dispersal of known pathogens, has ... -
Measuring Tolstoy's Peasants: Old Believer Settlement in Oregon through the 1960's and 1970's
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)As ethnic Russian Old Believers began to immigrate into the area around Woodburn, Oregon in the 1960s, their presence became a fixation for American interlocutors who viewed the new arrivals as traditional peasant figures ... -
Special Observers: A History of SPOBS and USAFBI, 1941-1942
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)In late spring, 1941, a small group of U.S. Army officers traveled to Britain to plan for Anglo-American cooperation if and when the U.S. entered World War II. Because the United States was still a neutral country and to ... -
"Essays in Health Economics"
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)As the American healthcare system changes, policy makers and healthcare providers are in need of more data and improved analytical strategies. Researchers are taking advantage of changes to the healthcare system and new ... -
Steam-Powered Rhetoric
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)This dissertation examines the complex and multifaceted life of steam in the context of nineteenth-century America. During this time, steam was a ubiquitous presence in public life. Steam powered the transcontinental ... -
Going with the Flow: Southwest Kansas Farmers and the Declining Ogallala Aquifer
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)The Ogallala Aquifer provides irrigation water for much of the agricultural industry on the Great Plains. In southwest Kansas, the Ogallala is used to produce corn and other grains, much of which are fed to beef and dairy ... -
Using ecological theory to inform the restoration and conservation of tallgrass prairie
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Tallgrass prairie was once widespread in North America prior to European settlement, but now is almost entirely gone from the landscape. As a result, there has been a diligent effort to restore portions of land back to ... -
What Happens at the Intersection of Policy and Practice? Examining Role Conflict and Professional Alienation of Occupational Therapy Professionals in Complex Environments
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)ABSTRACT To examine what happens at the intersection of policy and practice, this dissertation utilizes a three-article format to advance public administration scholarship and contribute to health system research about ... -
Discourses of Distance: Conceptions of Geographic and Cultural Space in the British Atlantic, 1607-1776
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)This study examines travelers’ perceptions of distance as they moved about the British Atlantic World in the period from the founding of the first English settlement in North America at Jamestown in 1607 to the American ... -
Advances and Applications of Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) is a useful analytical technique capable of high efficiency separations from complex and low volume samples. However, the interface between CE and MS is not nearly as ... -
The Effectiveness of Teacher-Child Interaction Training with Young Maltreated Children
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Children under age six years are disproportionately exposed to maltreatment but are underrepresented in research on effective treatments (Lieberman et al., 2011). Parent-Child Interaction Therapy has been shown to be ... -
Advance Care Planning in the Marital Context: Dyadic Analyses of Advance Directive Completion by Older Married Adults
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Advance directive completion is associated with higher quality care at the end of life and increased odds of receiving hospice care and of dying at home. Researchers seeking to understand why some older adults complete ... -
Inhibition and Allosteric Signaling of Transcription Activation by Bacterial AraC Family Activator Proteins
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)AraC family transcriptional activators are defined by a 100-amino acid DNA-binding domain (DBD) containing two DNA binding helix-turn-helix (HTH) motifs. My research focused on three AraC family proteins: RhaR (activator ... -
Identification, Representation, and Analysis of Convective Storms
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Large amount of time series of spatial snapshot data have been collected or generated for the monitoring and modeling of environmental systems. Those data provide an opportunity to study the movement and dynamics of natural ... -
Challenges of Health Care Devolution: Problems of Legitimacy, Consumer Knowledge, and Work Transfer in Kansas Medicaid
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)The current study is an exploration of Medicaid reform in Kansas, entitled ‘KanCare,’ It address three research questions. (1) What is KanCare and how was it enacted despite the contentious politics around it? (2) How has ... -
"Gendering Men: Masculinities, Nationalisms, and Post-Independence African Literature"
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Studies on the relationship between gender and the nation tend to underscore the experiences of women, while obfuscating more complex understandings of gender, and eschewing a critical engagement with the ways in which ... -
Sequence Stratigraphy and Depositional Controls on Oligocene-Miocene Caribbean Carbonate-Dominated Systems, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)The first part of this dissertation (Chapter 2) focuses on 87Sr/86Sr-derived mean ages for selected Oligocene-Miocene carbonate and siliciclastic units in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Results indicate ages of ...
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