Thesis (M.F.A.)--University of New Mexico, 2008. / Title from cover. "Alternative alternative energy (A2E) strives to explore the creative boundaries of energy production." Catalog of an exhibition titled Power cycle held March 4-April 4 2008 at Johnson Gallery of the University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM.

This report is a study about Shang Chin's poems. The first part will describe the themes of Shang Chin's poems; then, analyze the images, grammars, and rhymes¡Ketc. The final section is to generalize the style from the instance of his poems and discover the value of Shang Chin's poems.

Purpose: The chin down posture is a compensatory strategy commonly used to minimize the risk of aspiration in patients with a pharyngeal delay. There are several difficulties to determining if the chin down posture is effective at eliminating aspiration including: the variability on how to perform the posture, what the posture is called, and the anatomical changes resulting from the posture The main purpose of this study was to determine the anatomical changes associated with different postural positions (i.e., chin down, chin tuck, and head extended) using endoscopy. Method: Twenty healthy female subjects underwent nasoendoscopy and assumed four different head positions with and without a bolus in the oral cavity. Subjects were instructed on how to perform each posture prior to insertion of the endoscope. The four head position included a neutral, chin down (looking at the floor), chin tuck (chin to neck), and head extended position. Still images of each posture and condition were analyzed using ImageJ to measure the changes in area of airway opening and in distance between structures (e.g., posterior pharyngeal wall to epiglottis). Measured distances and area changes across postures were analyzed within and across subjects. Statistical and descriptive analyses were also completed. Results & Conclusions: The findings demonstrated that there are statistically significant differences in the anatomical structures of the pharynx when creating the chin down, chin tuck, and head extended positions. Furthermore, the presence of a small liquid bolus in the oral cavity played a significant role in changing the area observed in all postures compared to the non-bolus hold postures. Although we were unable to determine a significant statistical difference between the chin down and chin tuck postures, descriptive analyses of these postures lead to noticeable trends in airway opening and visible anatomy (e.g., laryngeal vestibule, vallecular space) across subjects. The chin tuck posture was found to provide subjects with the greatest decrease in area of airway opening from the neutral position, thus increasing airway protection.

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Thesis (D. Min.)--Ashland Theological Seminary, 2002. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 209-217).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Ashland Theological Seminary, 2002. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 209-217).

Symphonic Poem New Life is a composition in one movement for orchestra and yang-chin. The work is divided into six continuous sections. It is written in resultant form which is a cumulative process by which all major musical elements return at the end of the work. The tritone is the prominent interval used throughout the piece. Some graphic notation is also employed. The work has a performance time of approximately 13-15 minutes. The yang-chin is a Chinese string instrument similar to the Hungarian cymbalon, which is played with a pair of small beaters. These instruments have similar ranges, and either instrument can be used in this work.

The nitrogenase enzyme is the biochemical machiner responsible for the conversion of the largely unavailable nitrogen to the easily assimilable ammonia for living organisms by the process termed as biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). This study was focused on understanding the various structural and functional aspects of the nitrogenase enzyme related to maturation and assembly of the FeMo-cofactor (FeMoco) metallocluster of the MoFe protein (the site for final substrate reduction), development of a dimeric MoFe protein and the structural homology of nitrogenase with other metalloenzymes. This research was specifically directed towards the NifHDKX proteins in which the nifHDK genes are the major structural genes that encode the nitrogenase enzyme and nifX is an accessory gene that encodes the NifX protein, indicated to be involved in the formation of the FeMoco. The overall objective of this study was to gain structural and functional information on the nitrogenase enzyme through the study of the NifHDKX proteins. A major part of our study included the detection of protein-protein interactions between the NifD, NifK and a fused NifDK protein. The results of this study could prove to be useful for further studies that are directed towards condensing the nif genes so as to facilitate transfer of nitrogen fixing genes to plants for their improved nutrition. We also determined protein-protein interactions between NifX and other proteins involved in the FeMoco biosynthetic pathway. Based on the results, we were able to describe the role of NifX and propose a modified model for the FeMoco biosynthesis pathway. Apart from this, a comparative structural and evolutionary study was performed on the NifH similar proteins such as ChlL, CompA, MinD and ArsA and the NifDK similar proteins known as ChlBN. Based on the conservation of similar structural domains in NifH and ArsA, NifH was found to complement the function of ArsA1. Also the comparison between NifDK and the homology modeled ChlBN protein structure suggested a potential site for the presence of a FeMoco in ChlN. Thus, these studies helped us to derive meaningful conclusions on the structure and evolution of the nitrogenase enzyme and its homologs in nature.

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Thesis (D. Miss.)--Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1995. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 237-247).