The goal of this project is to develop a diagnostic tool for detecting melanoma cells. The design entails using a polyethylene glycol (PEG) linker to attach a luminescent lanthanide complex to a peptide (MSH-4) that...
Mot-clé:
bioconjugate, lanthanide, pegylation et quantum yield
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterials have a unique set of properties making them desirable for a variety of industrial applications including optical, electronic and biomedical technology. Our research is focused on enhancing the...
Mot-clé:
Antimicrobial, Dopant, Nanoparticles et Zinc Oxide
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Zinc oxide -- Absorption and adsorption, Nanostructured materials, Anti-infective agents, Cotton et Fibers -- Therapeutic use
Luminescent properties of lanthanide complexes possess unique characteristics that makethem good candidates for possible bioimaging agents and have inspired research initiatives tofurther explore these materials. However, the...
Mot-clé:
Dipyridophenazine, Europium, Quantum Yield, Silica Nanoparticle et Thenoyltrifluoracetone
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Rare earth metal compounds -- Synthesis et Rare earth metal compounds -- Optical properties
Fullerenes are among the most attractive carbon nanomaterials and have wide-spread applications including electronics, automobile, aircraft, and energy. C60 has a tendency to form stable colloidal aggregates (also known as,...
Mot-clé:
Fullerene Aqueous Suspensions, Fullerene Oxide et High Performance Liquid Chromatography
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Fullerenes, Nanostructured materials et Liquid chromatography.
Recent molecular phylogenetic analyses have clearly shown the large, arctic and northtemperate genus Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae) sensu lato is polyphyletic with two distinct clades: Saxifraga sensu stricto and Micranthes. Six...
Mot-clé:
Biogeography, Micranthes, Plant systematics, Southern Appalachians et Species concepts
From 1880 to 1898 the working class black women of Wilmington, North Carolina forged a politics of recognition in the city streets by asserting their own terms of womanhood and demanding protection. However, during this period...
Mot-clé:
Assertion, "Home Protection", Politics of Recognition, Protection, Wilmington et Working class
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African American women -- North Carolina -- Wilmington -- History -- 19th century, African American women -- Political activity -- North Carolina -- Wilmington, Working class women -- North Carolina -- Wilmington, Wilmington (N.C.) -- Race relations et Wilmington (N.C.) -- History -- 19th century
My research consists of a taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis of the genus Diervilla (Bush honeysuckle), containing three eastern North American species, Diervilla lonicera, Diervilla rivularis, and Diervilla sessilifolia...
Academic failure has been shown to be both positively and negatively associated with a variety of different factors including school and classroom influences, home influences, student academic history, and student behavioral...
Mot-clé:
Academic Failure, K-12, Promotion, Retention et Teacher Beliefs
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Teachers -- North Carolina -- Nash County -- Attitudes et Grade repetition -- North Carolina -- Nash County -- Evaluation
This study examined teacher leadership behaviors and proactive influence tactics used among interactions of teachers in North Carolina schools. All teachers are now required to demonstrate leadership in the classroom, in the...
Mot-clé:
distributed leadership, influence, proactive influence tactics et teacher leadership
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Teachers -- Professional relationships -- North Carolina, Educational leadership -- North Carolina et Teacher participation in administration -- North Carolina
Teacher attrition and retention in rural middle schools is a matter of concern in North Carolina. The purpose of this mixed method study was to examine teacher perspectives about teacher attrition and retention in rural middle...
Mot-clé:
Attrition, Middle schools, North Carolina, Retention, Rural et Teacher
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Middle school teachers -- Job satisfaction -- North Carolina, Teacher turnover -- North Carolina -- Prevention et Education, Rural -- North Carolina