Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010. / Prepared for: Dept. of Chemistry. Title from title-page of electronic thesis. Bibliography: leaves 176-198.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2005. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 53 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-53).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Iowa, 2006. / Supervisors: Larry J. Weber, George Constantinescu. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 220-222).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1987. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-141). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2006. / Title from title screen (site viewed May 9, 2007). PDF text: 143 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 4.21Mb UMI publication number: AAT 3237486. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-122). Also available on the Internet.

The study showed that density estimation of Eurasian lynx corresponds to 1.3 and 1.2 independent individuals per 100 km2 in the Jvorniky study area for the two time periods and 0.8 independent individuals per 100 km2 for Beskydy study area. The study failed to identify other large carnivores such a wolf (Canis lupus) and bear (Ursus arctos) from both Beskydy and Javorniky study areas. The estimated density of Lynx is low and their numbers should increase in future. There is enough prey base to support the existing population in the two study areas. The main factors effecting Lynx distribution are habitat fragmentation, poaching by humans, depleting the prey base by over hunting leading to starvation, vehicle collisions. Strict measures should be implemented to protect the species and long term study programmes must be started to get a comprehensive knowledge about the biology of species. Reintroductions must be carried over where there are suitable habitat for the survival and propagation of Lynx. The reason for not detecting wolf or bear might be due to the fact that the study areas are wide and the few migrating wolf or bear might be present outside my study area. Also there is lot of possibility to reintroduce wolf in my study area and I hope this will be done in future to ensure better biodiversity and to ensure wildlife conservation.

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Class of 2013 Abstract / Specific Aims: To determine efficacy of alendronate (ALN) and risedronate (RIS) for treatment of osteoporosis and osteopenia in men. Methods: Literature search was primarily via PubMed. Inclusion criteria were: randomized controlled trials or observational studies assessing treatment of osteoporosis in men, either of primary or secondary etiology. Exclusion criteria were: minority population with baseline osteoporosis, inclusion of women, lack of control group. Primary outcomes were bone mineral density (BMD) of femoral neck (FN) and lumbar spine (LS); secondary outcomes were vertebral or non-vertebral fractures incidence. Data were synthesized using a random effects meta-analysis. Main Results: Eleven ALN and six RIS studies were included; most provided LS and FN data, but trials longer than 1-year were infrequent (ALN 3, RIS 4) as were fracture data (ALN 4, RIS 3). For both FN and LS BMD, both drugs showed significant treatment effects at one and two-years (p<0.001). For FN BMD, 2-year treatment effects were ALN: SDM= 0.638, p<0.001; RIS: SDM= 0.391, p<0.001; heterogeneity was insignificant (p> 0.05). For LS BMD, treatment effects were: 2-year ALN: SDM= 1.206, p<0.001; 1-year RIS: SDM= 0.0.574; p<0.001; heterogeneity was insignificant (p>0.05). For fracture, both drugs showed significant treatment effects at vertebral sites: ALN: OR 0.450, p<0.05; RIS: OR 0.423, p=0.001; heterogeneity was insignificant (p>0.05). RIS also showed a promising effect at non-vertebral sites (p<0.05), however only two studies provided data at this site. Conclusion: Both ALN and RIS are effective to increase BMD and decrease vertebral fracture occurrence in men with osteoporosis or osteopenia.

archives@tulane.edu / Abstract: A search in a research database for “large specific rotation” or anything similar produces few articles. Large specific rotation is not commonly used as an indicator for extraordinary chiroptical response. Alternatively, anisotropy factors obtained from circular dichroism spectra and calculated rotational strengths are more widely used to gauge chiroptical response. To another point, a search for “large chiroptical response” gives few articles that discuss pure organic compounds, and the result list is populated by organometallic clusters, nanostructures, and thin films. A search of the Reaxys database for organic compounds with [α]Ds larger than 1000 revealed that there are about 600, and there are only two that have [α]Ds larger than 10,000.30 We wondered if we could design a compound that would break the record in specific rotation and possess extraordinary chiroptical properties. Guided by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations, various chiral, polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) were chosen as candidates to display extraordinary chiroptical properties, such as high optical rotation, strong circular dichroism, or a high degree of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL). PACs comprise a large class of organic compounds. In addition to synthetic PACs, numerous naturally occurring PACs exist in coal tar and as decomposition products of organic material. Since their pi electrons are delocalized, PACs have interesting and possibly useful electronic properties and a variety of applications. The PACs described in this dissertation, e.g., helical mesobenzanthrones, a cyclophane, are twisted pentacenes are chiral and have interesting optoelectronic properties. TD-DFT was primarily used to predict which compounds had the greatest potential to yield record-breaking specific rotations or other chiroptical properties, and ordinary DFT calculation were used to determine if these compounds had sufficiently high racemization barriers to be resolved at room temperature. With regard to specific rotation, the accuracy of TD-DFT calculations was examined by comparing experimental specific rotations to the calculated values. / 1 / Kelly Jane Dougherty