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Results of feeding thyroid glands of various types of vertebrates to tadpoles
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Landscape evolution on San Miguel Island, California
(University of Kansas, 1972-12-31)It is the purpose of this thesis to analyze the distinctive landscape of San Miguel Island and to illuminate the intricacies of its evolution. To this end answers to the six following questions will be sought: To what ... -
Comparison of Two Non-IRT Based Multi-Groups DIF Detection Methods’ Performances on their Type I Error, Power and Precision Rates
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Detecting Differential Item Functioning (DIF) is an early step and very critical to investigate any possible bias between groups (e.g., males vs. females). Many early DIF studies only focused on two-group comparison. ... -
The return home : experiences of deterritorialization in post-Pinochet Chilean literature
(University of Kansas, 2002-05-31)In response to the experiences of exile and the return, the subsequent preoccupation with a sense of belonging, the blurring of the traditional understanding of borders triggered by a permanent sense of displacement, and ... -
From disappearing narrators to signs of the author: images of the subject in the short stories of Silvina Ocampo
(University of Kansas, 2002-12-31)This study proposes an in-depth study of subjectivity in Silvina Ocampo's short stories. In the first chapter of this study, I investigate the mechanisms by which self-generation paradoxically elicits the disappearance of ... -
The Catholic Bohemian German dialect of Ellis, Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1998-05-31)Beginning in the 1880s, many German speaking immigrants left the Austrian settlements in Bukovina for the United States. The Bukovina immigrants to the Ellis area in west central Kansas formed two distinct groups in Ellis. ... -
The printing of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, 1594
(University of Kansas, 1966-05-31) -
The evolution of female voice types in selected operas of Giuseppe Verdi
(University of Kansas, 1990-05-31)The operas of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) constitute an important aspect of nineteenth century operatic history. During the course of Verdi's compositional career, a time span of more than fifty years, an evolution of the ... -
Investigations of potentially implantable glucose sensors
(University of Kansas, 1991-08-31)The catalytic oxidation of H2 02 on Pt and Pt/Ir electrodes in pH 7.4 phosphate buffer was studied. It was found that the electron transfer reaction is more favorable at low concentration and at a well stabilized Pt /Ir ... -
Taxonomy of the American Hebridae and the natural history of selected species
(University of Kansas, 1950-05-31) -
Unpacking the "Religious Freedom Peace": Religious Freedom as a Multivalent Determinant of Political Violence
(University of Kansas, 2020-01-01)According to the Religious Freedom Peace Thesis (RFPT), efforts to regulate religious expression stimulate political violence around the globe. Not only does this indicate that the spread of religious freedom abroad is an ... -
Biocompatibility studies on a glucose biosensor : investigation of the in-vivo sensitivity loss phenomenon
(University of Kansas, 1999-05-31)Since the inception of the in-vivo electrochemical glucose biosensor, great expectations seemed to await insulin-dependent diabetics. However, even after decades of intense research, the sensor still suffers a major ... -
Site-specific oxidation in peptides and proteins by metal-catalyzed oxidation reactions
(University of Kansas, 1997-05-31) -
Bioanalytical applications of immobilized antibodies and enzymes
(University of Kansas, 1993-05-31) -
Petrography and geochemistry of Cambrian-Ordovician marine cements: Implications for Early Paleozoic cementation processes and seawater chemistry
(University of Kansas, 1995-08-01)The San Saba Member of the Wilberns Formation (Llano Uplift) and the Cow Head Group (Newfoundland) contain a variety of carbonate cements which exhibit petrographic evidence of having formed within Cambrian and Ordovician ... -
The cranial nerve components of the toadfish (Opsanus tau)
(University of Kansas, 1929-05-31) -
The self monitoring of expressive behavior in human relations groups
(University of Kansas, 1976-05-31) -
The relation of mood and melodic pattern in folk songs
(University of Kansas, 1955-05-31) -
An experimental study of case-discussion learning
(University of Kansas, 1953-08-31) -
Investigations into the glutamic acid metabolism of bacterium tularense
(University of Kansas, 1954-12-31)