subject:(Candidate)

University of Notre Dame

1. Claudia Anewalt-Remsburg. Candidate Cues: Race, Ethnicity, and Partisanship</h1>.

Degree: Political Science, 2013, University of Notre Dame

URL: https://curate.nd.edu/show/p8418k7407w

► Previous scholarship on the effect of candidate race on voter evaluations and behavior finds that black candidates are disadvantaged. With the election of the… (more)

▼ Previous scholarship on the effect of candidate race on voter evaluations and behavior finds that black candidates are disadvantaged. With the election of the first African-American president, do voters still view black candidates as less qualified and more liberal? Prior research may not be current for the 21st century, and despite a broad literature that focuses on the role of race in American Politics, growing interest in Latino politics tends to focus on Latino voters rather than evaluations of Latino candidates. Both literatures also overlook how voters use both race and ethnicity cues along with candidate partisanship. This dissertation explores the effect of candidate race and ethnicity on voter evaluations and behavior. Cue Consistency Theory develops hypotheses about how voters will react to these cues in isolation as well as how they interact with candidate partisanship. Original survey experiments were conducted to inquire how candidate race affect voter evaluations of the candidate’s ideology, issue position, competence and qualifications, as well as voter behavior. Overall, the results of the non-partisan context show that Democratic respondents inferred Democratic partisanship from black and Latino candidates, and were particularly favorable in their evaluations and support of these candidates. In a partisan context, race and ethnicity does not have an additive effect, that is black and Latino Democrats are not perceived as more liberal than an identical white Democrat. Likewise, on most measures of ideology and issue position, black and Latino Republicans were not perceived as less conservative than an identical white Republican. In general, race and ethnicity does not negatively affect perceptions of competence and qualifications, nor does it affect turnout and candidate support. On some measures of respondents’ attitudes, Republican respondents were less favorable towards black and Latino candidates. Specifically, in a non-partisan context, Republicans found the black candidate less qualified, and those with cold to neutral feelings towards blacks were less likely to support that candidate. In the partisan context, the Latino conservative Republican was particularly disadvantaged; being perceived as more liberal on taxing and spending, as well as less capable of balancing the budget and working with leaders in business and industry. Advisors/Committee Members: David Nickerson, Committee Member, John D. Griffin, Committee Chair, Geoffrey Layman, Committee Member.

Subjects/Keywords: heuristics; candidate characteristics

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Anewalt-Remsburg, C. (2013). Candidate Cues: Race, Ethnicity, and Partisanship</h1>. (Thesis). University of Notre Dame. Retrieved from https://curate.nd.edu/show/p8418k7407w

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Anewalt-Remsburg, Claudia. “Candidate Cues: Race, Ethnicity, and Partisanship</h1>.” 2013. Thesis, University of Notre Dame. Accessed January 26, 2021. https://curate.nd.edu/show/p8418k7407w.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Anewalt-Remsburg, Claudia. “Candidate Cues: Race, Ethnicity, and Partisanship</h1>.” 2013. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Anewalt-Remsburg C. Candidate Cues: Race, Ethnicity, and Partisanship</h1>. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Notre Dame; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: https://curate.nd.edu/show/p8418k7407w.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Anewalt-Remsburg C. Candidate Cues: Race, Ethnicity, and Partisanship</h1>. [Thesis]. University of Notre Dame; 2013. Available from: https://curate.nd.edu/show/p8418k7407w

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Georgia

2. Burroughs, Nathan Aaron. Party organizations and candidate characteristics in congressional primaries.

Degree: 2014, University of Georgia

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/24565

► In this dissertation I examine the influence of party organizations on candidates in congressional primaries. I concentrate on the magnitude of party influence and the… (more)

▼ In this dissertation I examine the influence of party organizations on candidates in congressional primaries. I concentrate on the magnitude of party influence and the differential effect of parties with respect to candidate background. Specifically, I test the degree to which candidates with non-political credentials for office (self-financers, celebrities, and members of political families) are more or less advantaged by the presence of institutionally weak parties. I also test hypotheses related to the effect of party institutionalization on candidates, political organizations, donors, and primary voters. Parties are analyzed both as autonomous actors and as rules-bearing structures. An analysis of commonly employed measures of party institutionalization suggests that there is no one indicator of party "strength",and raises questions about the use of surveys of executive directors and chairs of state parties. Instead, I employ a number of independent indicators of party institutionalization. Statistical analysis suggests that party institutionalization has only a modest effect on the process of candidate emergence, with a limited ability to reduce the number of primary candidates or encourage elected officials to run for the House. Environmental factors such as the presence of an incumbent and the partisan predisposition of the district play a dominant role. Consistent with previous work, candidates with experience in elected office are advantaged in fund-raising and winning votes. However, party organizations are active in congressional primaries, openly supporting candidates in the primary more often than any other organizational actor. Candidates who have received party support have more success in earning donations and votes than other candidates. Democratic and Republican primary dynamics display substantial differences. The two parties are more likely to attract candidates that resemble their party’s voter base, and there are distinctions in the influence of candidate background and party institutionalization on fund-raising and organizational support. Strong Democratic institutions appear to advantage elected officials and long-time party activists, while stronger Republican parties advantage candidates with elite backgrounds.

Subjects/Keywords: congressional elections; party organizations; candidate emergence; primaries; candidate fund-raising; candidate characteristics; candidate quality

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Burroughs, N. A. (2014). Party organizations and candidate characteristics in congressional primaries. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/24565

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Burroughs, Nathan Aaron. “Party organizations and candidate characteristics in congressional primaries.” 2014. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10724/24565.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Burroughs, Nathan Aaron. “Party organizations and candidate characteristics in congressional primaries.” 2014. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Burroughs NA. Party organizations and candidate characteristics in congressional primaries. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/24565.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Burroughs NA. Party organizations and candidate characteristics in congressional primaries. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/24565

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Alberta

3. Karisa, Brian K. CANDIDATE GENES, METABOLITES AND BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE AND CARCASS QUALITY IN BEEF CATTLE.

Degree: PhD, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science, 2013, University of Alberta

URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/5h73pw92w

► The main objective of this study was to identify genes, DNA variants and plasma metabolites associated with residual feed intake (RFI) in beef cattle. In… (more)

▼ The main objective of this study was to identify genes, DNA variants and plasma metabolites associated with residual feed intake (RFI) in beef cattle. In the first study, a total of 117 SNPs were selected and genotyped in 531 steers at the University of Alberta. The population was split into a discovery and validation population and multiple marker association analyses were performed in the discovery, validation and combined populations using ASReml. Twenty two SNPs were associated (P < 0.05) with RFI in the discovery population and 7 (of the 22) were also significant (P < 0.05) in the validation population. Twenty five SNPs were associated with RFI (P < 0.05) in the pooled population. A gene network analysis indicated that the biological processes associated with the significant genes included lipid, glucose, protein and steroid metabolism, growth, energy utilization, and regulation of DNA transcription and translation. The second study was an association analysis using the 117 SNPs and indicated that 7 were associated with various carcass quality traits (p ≤ 0.005) in the same population. A third association analysis was performed using steers at the University of Guelph, as the discovery population, to identify blood metabolites associated with RFI. Blood samples were collected at 3 periods with period 1, 2 and 3 corresponding to week 2, 6 and 9 into the feeding period respectively. Two, ten and three metabolites were significantly associated with RFI (P < 0.05) in period 1, 2 and 3 and accounted for 36%, 74% and 52% of the variation respectively. A validation analysis was performed using steers at the University of Alberta as the validation population. The results indicated that 3 metabolites were significantly associated with RFI in both discovery and validation populations accounting for 32.8% of the variation in the validation population. A metabolic network analysis indicated that the biological pathways associated with the metabolites included AMPK signaling, growth hormone signaling, lipid and energy metabolism and cholesterol metabolism. The genes, metabolites, biological networks and the biological pathways help contribute to a better understanding of the physiological processes influencing RFI and carcass quality in beef cattle.

Subjects/Keywords: Candidate genes; Residual feed intake

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Karisa, B. K. (2013). CANDIDATE GENES, METABOLITES AND BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE AND CARCASS QUALITY IN BEEF CATTLE. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/5h73pw92w

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Karisa, Brian K. “CANDIDATE GENES, METABOLITES AND BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE AND CARCASS QUALITY IN BEEF CATTLE.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alberta. Accessed January 26, 2021. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/5h73pw92w.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Karisa, Brian K. “CANDIDATE GENES, METABOLITES AND BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE AND CARCASS QUALITY IN BEEF CATTLE.” 2013. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Karisa BK. CANDIDATE GENES, METABOLITES AND BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE AND CARCASS QUALITY IN BEEF CATTLE. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/5h73pw92w.

Council of Science Editors:

Karisa BK. CANDIDATE GENES, METABOLITES AND BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE AND CARCASS QUALITY IN BEEF CATTLE. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2013. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/5h73pw92w

Texas A&M University

4. Foran, William James. An Investigation into Refracturing Operations in the Barnett Shale Play.

Degree: MS, Petroleum Engineering, 2016, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157952

► In an attempt to maintain production levels during times of depressed pricing, some are exploring the practice of refracturing already hydraulically fractured wells currently within… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: refracturing; Barnett Shale; candidate selection

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Foran, W. J. (2016). An Investigation into Refracturing Operations in the Barnett Shale Play. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157952

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Foran, William James. “An Investigation into Refracturing Operations in the Barnett Shale Play.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157952.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Foran, William James. “An Investigation into Refracturing Operations in the Barnett Shale Play.” 2016. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Foran WJ. An Investigation into Refracturing Operations in the Barnett Shale Play. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157952.

Council of Science Editors:

Foran WJ. An Investigation into Refracturing Operations in the Barnett Shale Play. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157952

5. Jacq, Laurent. Recherche de gènes de susceptibilité à la polyarthrite rhumatoïde et aux syndromes coronaires aigus : Searching for susceptibility genes for rhumatoid arthritis and coronary artery disease.

Degree: Docteur es, Biologie cellulaire et moléculaire, 2010, Evry-Val d'Essonne

URL: http://www.theses.fr/2010EVRY0014

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La polyarthrite rhumatoïde (PR) et la maladie coronaire (MC) sont deux maladies touchant l'adulte comportant une susceptibilité génétique et partageant plusieurs chapitres physiopathologiques. Nous avons… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Gène candidat; Candidate gene

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Jacq, L. (2010). Recherche de gènes de susceptibilité à la polyarthrite rhumatoïde et aux syndromes coronaires aigus : Searching for susceptibility genes for rhumatoid arthritis and coronary artery disease. (Doctoral Dissertation). Evry-Val d'Essonne. Retrieved from http://www.theses.fr/2010EVRY0014

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Jacq, Laurent. “Recherche de gènes de susceptibilité à la polyarthrite rhumatoïde et aux syndromes coronaires aigus : Searching for susceptibility genes for rhumatoid arthritis and coronary artery disease.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, Evry-Val d'Essonne. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2010EVRY0014.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Jacq, Laurent. “Recherche de gènes de susceptibilité à la polyarthrite rhumatoïde et aux syndromes coronaires aigus : Searching for susceptibility genes for rhumatoid arthritis and coronary artery disease.” 2010. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Jacq L. Recherche de gènes de susceptibilité à la polyarthrite rhumatoïde et aux syndromes coronaires aigus : Searching for susceptibility genes for rhumatoid arthritis and coronary artery disease. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Evry-Val d'Essonne; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://www.theses.fr/2010EVRY0014.

Council of Science Editors:

Jacq L. Recherche de gènes de susceptibilité à la polyarthrite rhumatoïde et aux syndromes coronaires aigus : Searching for susceptibility genes for rhumatoid arthritis and coronary artery disease. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Evry-Val d'Essonne; 2010. Available from: http://www.theses.fr/2010EVRY0014

Oklahoma State University

6. Annor-Gyamfi, Joel Kwame. Ring-fused nitrogen heterocycles by efficient synthetic strategies.

Degree: Chemistry, 2020, Oklahoma State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11244/325450

► An efficient synthesis of naphthalene, dihydroquinoline and naphthyridine carboxylates and carbonitriles as well as quinolones was accomplished using Morita-Baylis-Hillman acetates. Advisors/Committee Members: Bunce,… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: antibiotics; drug candidate; heterocycles

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Annor-Gyamfi, J. K. (2020). Ring-fused nitrogen heterocycles by efficient synthetic strategies. (Thesis). Oklahoma State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11244/325450

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Annor-Gyamfi, Joel Kwame. “Ring-fused nitrogen heterocycles by efficient synthetic strategies.” 2020. Thesis, Oklahoma State University. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11244/325450.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Annor-Gyamfi, Joel Kwame. “Ring-fused nitrogen heterocycles by efficient synthetic strategies.” 2020. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Annor-Gyamfi JK. Ring-fused nitrogen heterocycles by efficient synthetic strategies. [Internet] [Thesis]. Oklahoma State University; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11244/325450.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Annor-Gyamfi JK. Ring-fused nitrogen heterocycles by efficient synthetic strategies. [Thesis]. Oklahoma State University; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11244/325450

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Ottawa

7. Tahooni, Mohammad. Mobility-based Candidate Selection and Coordination in Opportunistic Routing for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks .

Degree: 2014, University of Ottawa

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31604

► Opportunistic Routing (OR) is an effective and enhanced routing scheme for wireless multihop environment. OR is an approach that selects a certain number of best… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Opportunistic routing; Mobile ad hoc networks; Candidate selection; Candidate coordination

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Tahooni, M. (2014). Mobility-based Candidate Selection and Coordination in Opportunistic Routing for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks . (Thesis). University of Ottawa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31604

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Tahooni, Mohammad. “Mobility-based Candidate Selection and Coordination in Opportunistic Routing for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks .” 2014. Thesis, University of Ottawa. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31604.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Tahooni, Mohammad. “Mobility-based Candidate Selection and Coordination in Opportunistic Routing for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks .” 2014. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Tahooni M. Mobility-based Candidate Selection and Coordination in Opportunistic Routing for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Ottawa; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31604.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Tahooni M. Mobility-based Candidate Selection and Coordination in Opportunistic Routing for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks . [Thesis]. University of Ottawa; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31604

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Exeter

8. Luhiste, Maarja. Candidate gender and electoral success in party list proportional representation (PR List) systems.

Degree: PhD, 2012, University of Exeter

URL: https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10036/4371 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579852

► This thesis studies women politicians’ journey along the path from candidates to elected representatives in party list proportional representation (PR list) systems. While past literature… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: 320; Political representation; Candidate selection; Candidate coverage in the news media; European Parliament elections; Candidate Gender

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Luhiste, M. (2012). Candidate gender and electoral success in party list proportional representation (PR List) systems. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Exeter. Retrieved from https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10036/4371 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579852

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Luhiste, Maarja. “Candidate gender and electoral success in party list proportional representation (PR List) systems.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Exeter. Accessed January 26, 2021. https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10036/4371 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579852.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Luhiste, Maarja. “Candidate gender and electoral success in party list proportional representation (PR List) systems.” 2012. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Luhiste M. Candidate gender and electoral success in party list proportional representation (PR List) systems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Exeter; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10036/4371 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579852.

Council of Science Editors:

Luhiste M. Candidate gender and electoral success in party list proportional representation (PR List) systems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Exeter; 2012. Available from: https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10036/4371 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579852

University of Pretoria

9. Liebenberg, Junita. Ehrlichia ruminantium : genome assembly and analysis with the identification and testing of vaccine candidate genes .

Degree: 2011, University of Pretoria

URL: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01062011-153805/

► A shotgun genome sequencing project was undertaken in the expectation that access to the entire protein coding potential of E. Ruminantium (Welgevonden) will facilitate the… (more)

▼ A shotgun genome sequencing project was undertaken in the expectation that access to the entire protein coding potential of E. Ruminantium (Welgevonden) will facilitate the identification of vaccine candidate genes against heartwater. The 1,516,355 bp sequence is predicted to encode 888 proteins and 41 stable RNA species. The most prominent feature is the large number of tandemly repeated and duplicated sequences, some of continuously variable copy number. These repeats have mediated numerous translocation and inversion events and seem to be responsible for the generation of both new full and partial protein coding sequences. There are 32 predicted pseudogenes, most of which are truncated fragments of genes associated with repeats. Of the 13 members of the order Rickettsiales compared in this study, E. Ruminantium has the lowest coding capacity (62%), lowest GC content (27.5%), but the highest proportion of repetitive sequences, which comprise 8.5% of the genome. Metabolic reconstruction of E. Ruminantium revealed the metabolic and biosynthetic capabilities typical of an obligate intracellular organism. We identified a number of genes unique to E. Ruminantium, most of which are not functionally characterised in any organism, and those shared with 12 other members of the Rickettsiales. Bioinformatic tools were used to identify possible vaccine candidates from the annotated genome sequence. The protective properties of seven open reading frames (ORFs), which induced cellular immune responses in vitro, were tested in vivo Only 20% survival was obtained in sheep immunised with a DNA formulation consisting of three ORFs. We found that the levels of peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) production did not correlate with each other, nor with the levels of protection, suggesting that the current assays are just not reliable and that IFN-γ expression alone is not an indicator of protection. Therefore more cytokines and different assays will have to be investigated to define in detail what constitutes a protective immune response against E. Ruminantium infection. However, the data generated from the genome sequence will continue to facilitate novel approaches to study the organism and to develop an efficacious vaccine against heartwater. Advisors/Committee Members: Prof B A Allsopp (advisor), Dr N E Collins (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Ehrlichia ruminantium; Vaccine candidate genes; UCTD

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Liebenberg, J. (2011). Ehrlichia ruminantium : genome assembly and analysis with the identification and testing of vaccine candidate genes . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01062011-153805/

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Liebenberg, Junita. “Ehrlichia ruminantium : genome assembly and analysis with the identification and testing of vaccine candidate genes .” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pretoria. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01062011-153805/.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Liebenberg, Junita. “Ehrlichia ruminantium : genome assembly and analysis with the identification and testing of vaccine candidate genes .” 2011. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Liebenberg J. Ehrlichia ruminantium : genome assembly and analysis with the identification and testing of vaccine candidate genes . [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01062011-153805/.

Council of Science Editors:

Liebenberg J. Ehrlichia ruminantium : genome assembly and analysis with the identification and testing of vaccine candidate genes . [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2011. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01062011-153805/

University of Edinburgh

10. Frenken, Hannah. Neuroticism, stress and psychological wellbeing: the role of CRHR1 and HSD11B1 in neuroticism, anxiety and depression.

Degree: 2012, University of Edinburgh

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8456

► Personality factors are increasingly being recognised as valuable predictors of psychopathology. Neuroticism has been a focus of epidemiologically-oriented personality research, and has been associated with… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Neuroticism; HSD11B1; CRHR1; Candidate gene study

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Frenken, H. (2012). Neuroticism, stress and psychological wellbeing: the role of CRHR1 and HSD11B1 in neuroticism, anxiety and depression. (Thesis). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8456

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Frenken, Hannah. “Neuroticism, stress and psychological wellbeing: the role of CRHR1 and HSD11B1 in neuroticism, anxiety and depression.” 2012. Thesis, University of Edinburgh. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8456.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Frenken, Hannah. “Neuroticism, stress and psychological wellbeing: the role of CRHR1 and HSD11B1 in neuroticism, anxiety and depression.” 2012. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Frenken H. Neuroticism, stress and psychological wellbeing: the role of CRHR1 and HSD11B1 in neuroticism, anxiety and depression. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Edinburgh; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8456.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Frenken H. Neuroticism, stress and psychological wellbeing: the role of CRHR1 and HSD11B1 in neuroticism, anxiety and depression. [Thesis]. University of Edinburgh; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8456

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Texas A&M University

11. Paria, Nandina. Discovery of Candidate Genes for Stallion Fertility from the Horse Y Chromosome.

Degree: PhD, Biomedical Sciences, 2012, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-7047

► The genetic component of mammalian male fertility is complex and involves thousands of genes. The majority of these genes are distributed on autosomes and the… (more)

▼ The genetic component of mammalian male fertility is complex and involves thousands of genes. The majority of these genes are distributed on autosomes and the X chromosome, while a small number are located on the Y chromosome. Human and mouse studies demonstrate that the most critical Y-linked male fertility genes are present in multiple copies, show testis-specific expression and are different between species. In the equine industry, where stallions are selected according to pedigrees and athletic abilities but not for reproductive performance, reduced fertility of many breeding stallions is a recognized problem. Therefore, the aim of the present research was to acquire comprehensive information about the organization of the horse Y chromosome (ECAY), identify Y-linked genes and investigate potential candidate genes regulating stallion fertility. To achieve theses goals, a direct cDNA (complementary DNA) selection procedure was used to isolate Y-linked genes from horse testes and 29 Y-specific genes were identified. All 29 genes were mapped to ECAY and their sequences were used to further expand the existing map. Copy number analysis identified 15 multicopy genes of which 9 were novel transcripts. Gene expression analysis on a panel of selected body tissues showed that some ECAY genes are expressed exclusively in testes while others show ubiquitous or intermediate expression. Quantitative Real-Time PCR using primers for 9 testis-specific multicopy genes revealed 5 genes with statistically significant differential expression in testis of normal fertile stallions and stallions with impaired fertility. Gene copy number analysis showed that the average copy number of 4 such genes was decreased in subfertile/infertile stallions compared to normal animals. Taken together, this research generated the first comprehensive physical gene map for the horse Y chromosome and identified a number of candidate genes for stallion fertility. The findings essentially expand our knowledge about Y chromosome genes in horses, open a new avenue for investigating the potential role of ECAY genes in stallion fertility which contribute to the development of molecular tools for the assessment of fertility in stallions. Advisors/Committee Members: Raudsepp, Terje (advisor), Chowdhary, Bhanu P. (committee member), Murphy, William J. (committee member), Samollow, Paul B. (committee member), Varner, Dickson D. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Y chromosome; Stallion fertility; candidate genes; horse

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Paria, N. (2012). Discovery of Candidate Genes for Stallion Fertility from the Horse Y Chromosome. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-7047

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Paria, Nandina. “Discovery of Candidate Genes for Stallion Fertility from the Horse Y Chromosome.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-7047.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Paria, Nandina. “Discovery of Candidate Genes for Stallion Fertility from the Horse Y Chromosome.” 2012. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Paria N. Discovery of Candidate Genes for Stallion Fertility from the Horse Y Chromosome. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-7047.

Council of Science Editors:

Paria N. Discovery of Candidate Genes for Stallion Fertility from the Horse Y Chromosome. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-7047

University of Pretoria

12. Liebenberg, Junita. Ehrlichia ruminantium : genome assembly and analysis with the identification and testing of vaccine candidate genes.

Degree: Veterinary Tropical Diseases, 2011, University of Pretoria

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27550

► A shotgun genome sequencing project was undertaken in the expectation that access to the entire protein coding potential of E. Ruminantium (Welgevonden) will facilitate the… (more)

▼ A shotgun genome sequencing project was undertaken in the expectation that access to the entire protein coding potential of E. Ruminantium (Welgevonden) will facilitate the identification of vaccine candidate genes against heartwater. The 1,516,355 bp sequence is predicted to encode 888 proteins and 41 stable RNA species. The most prominent feature is the large number of tandemly repeated and duplicated sequences, some of continuously variable copy number. These repeats have mediated numerous translocation and inversion events and seem to be responsible for the generation of both new full and partial protein coding sequences. There are 32 predicted pseudogenes, most of which are truncated fragments of genes associated with repeats. Of the 13 members of the order Rickettsiales compared in this study, E. Ruminantium has the lowest coding capacity (62%), lowest GC content (27.5%), but the highest proportion of repetitive sequences, which comprise 8.5% of the genome. Metabolic reconstruction of E. Ruminantium revealed the metabolic and biosynthetic capabilities typical of an obligate intracellular organism. We identified a number of genes unique to E. Ruminantium, most of which are not functionally characterised in any organism, and those shared with 12 other members of the Rickettsiales. Bioinformatic tools were used to identify possible vaccine candidates from the annotated genome sequence. The protective properties of seven open reading frames (ORFs), which induced cellular immune responses in vitro, were tested in vivo Only 20% survival was obtained in sheep immunised with a DNA formulation consisting of three ORFs. We found that the levels of peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) production did not correlate with each other, nor with the levels of protection, suggesting that the current assays are just not reliable and that IFN-γ expression alone is not an indicator of protection. Therefore more cytokines and different assays will have to be investigated to define in detail what constitutes a protective immune response against E. Ruminantium infection. However, the data generated from the genome sequence will continue to facilitate novel approaches to study the organism and to develop an efficacious vaccine against heartwater. Advisors/Committee Members: Allsopp, Basil A. (advisor), Collins, Nicola E. (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Ehrlichia ruminantium; Vaccine candidate genes; UCTD

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Liebenberg, J. (2011). Ehrlichia ruminantium : genome assembly and analysis with the identification and testing of vaccine candidate genes. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27550

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Liebenberg, Junita. “Ehrlichia ruminantium : genome assembly and analysis with the identification and testing of vaccine candidate genes.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pretoria. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27550.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Liebenberg, Junita. “Ehrlichia ruminantium : genome assembly and analysis with the identification and testing of vaccine candidate genes.” 2011. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Liebenberg J. Ehrlichia ruminantium : genome assembly and analysis with the identification and testing of vaccine candidate genes. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27550.

Council of Science Editors:

Liebenberg J. Ehrlichia ruminantium : genome assembly and analysis with the identification and testing of vaccine candidate genes. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27550

University of Arizona

13. Filer, Christine. Character Matters: The Effects of Candidate Trait-Issue Combinations .

Degree: 2020, University of Arizona

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/642038

► This project focuses on political candidates’ image and issue information, informed by the fields of communication, political science, and psychology. Recognizing the field’s heavy use… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: candidate character; political campaigns; public opinion

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Filer, C. (2020). Character Matters: The Effects of Candidate Trait-Issue Combinations . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Arizona. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10150/642038

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Filer, Christine. “Character Matters: The Effects of Candidate Trait-Issue Combinations .” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arizona. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/642038.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Filer, Christine. “Character Matters: The Effects of Candidate Trait-Issue Combinations .” 2020. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Filer C. Character Matters: The Effects of Candidate Trait-Issue Combinations . [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Arizona; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/642038.

Council of Science Editors:

Filer C. Character Matters: The Effects of Candidate Trait-Issue Combinations . [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Arizona; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/642038

14. Dunne, Aisling. Can Plant Plastid Produce a Candidate Influenza Vaccine?.

Degree: 2011, RIAN

URL: http://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/2854/

► Recent global flu pandemic highlights the obvious need for a vaccine against the influenza virus that is both inexpensive to produce and can be produced… (more)

▼ Recent global flu pandemic highlights the obvious need for a vaccine against the influenza virus that is both inexpensive to produce and can be produced fast enough for development on a large scale. The influenza virus coat protein hemagglutinin (HA) is a major surface antigen and has emerged as a good candidate antigen for subunit vaccine development. Previous attempts to express HA from the A/Sichuan/2/87 H3N2 influenza subtype in plastids achieved HA gene transcription but no protein accumulation, suggesting that the HA protein may be unstable in the plastid. The aim of this work is to investigate alternative strategies that might achieve HA antigen accumulation in plastids. Two series of gene constructs were made. The first series of constructs coded for the first 14 amino acids of GFP and RBCL N-terminally fused to the full length HA, a full length GFP N-terminally fused to HA and a full length GFP N-terminally fused to HA1. The second series of gene constructs coded for two candidate influenza virus hemagglutinin epitopes, HA91-108 and HA 307-319 fused singly as N and C terminal fusions and as double terminal fusions to full length GFP. A total of ten gene constructs were introduced into the chloroplast genome by biolistic bombardment. Transformants were generated and confirmed through molecular analyses. Transplastomic lines generated with the 14aaRBCL/HA and 14aaGFP/HA constructs accumulated a recombinant protein that was smaller than expected. Further analysis is required to confirm that these proteins are indeed truncated HA fusion proteins. No transformed plant lines were generated with the full length GFP/HA and GFP/HA1 constructs suggesting that the tobacco plastid is not a useful system for producing full-length flu virus HA and HA1 proteins suitable for vaccine development. Expression and stability of recombinant HA91-108/GFP and GFP/HA307-319 fusion proteins was clearly demonstrated showing that conserved influenza virus HA epitopes can be expressed in plant chloroplasts. No transgene transcripts could be detected in transplastomic lines generated with the GFP/HA91-108, HA307-319/GFP or HA307-319/GFP/HA91-108 gene constructs. No transformed lines were generated with the HA91-108/GFP/HA307-319 construct. Conditions for shoot regeneration and the parameters required for biolistic-mediated chloroplast transformation of lettuce were also assessed. However, despite numerous attempts, no plastid transformed lettuce shoots were obtained.

Subjects/Keywords: Biology; Plant Plastid; Candidate Influenza Vaccine

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Dunne, A. (2011). Can Plant Plastid Produce a Candidate Influenza Vaccine?. (Thesis). RIAN. Retrieved from http://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/2854/

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Dunne, Aisling. “Can Plant Plastid Produce a Candidate Influenza Vaccine?.” 2011. Thesis, RIAN. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/2854/.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Dunne, Aisling. “Can Plant Plastid Produce a Candidate Influenza Vaccine?.” 2011. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Dunne A. Can Plant Plastid Produce a Candidate Influenza Vaccine?. [Internet] [Thesis]. RIAN; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/2854/.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Dunne A. Can Plant Plastid Produce a Candidate Influenza Vaccine?. [Thesis]. RIAN; 2011. Available from: http://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/2854/

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Southern California

15. Kapner, Leslie Stephanie. Assessing dispositions towards diversity in math and science submissions of the Performance Assessment for California Teachers.

Degree: EdD, Education (Leadership), 2013, University of Southern California

URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/291912/rec/932

► This study applies the frameworks of Krathwohl, Bloom, and Masia (1964), Smith and Ragan (2004), and one school of education’s Conceptual Framework as a means… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: teacher candidate assessment; dispositions; diversity; PACT

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Kapner, L. S. (2013). Assessing dispositions towards diversity in math and science submissions of the Performance Assessment for California Teachers. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/291912/rec/932

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kapner, Leslie Stephanie. “Assessing dispositions towards diversity in math and science submissions of the Performance Assessment for California Teachers.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/291912/rec/932.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kapner, Leslie Stephanie. “Assessing dispositions towards diversity in math and science submissions of the Performance Assessment for California Teachers.” 2013. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Kapner LS. Assessing dispositions towards diversity in math and science submissions of the Performance Assessment for California Teachers. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/291912/rec/932.

Council of Science Editors:

Kapner LS. Assessing dispositions towards diversity in math and science submissions of the Performance Assessment for California Teachers. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2013. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/291912/rec/932

16. Dunne, Aisling. Can Plant Plastid Produce a Candidate Influenza Vaccine?.

Degree: 2011, RIAN

URL: http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/2854/

► Recent global flu pandemic highlights the obvious need for a vaccine against the influenza virus that is both inexpensive to produce and can be produced… (more)

▼ Recent global flu pandemic highlights the obvious need for a vaccine against the influenza virus that is both inexpensive to produce and can be produced fast enough for development on a large scale. The influenza virus coat protein hemagglutinin (HA) is a major surface antigen and has emerged as a good candidate antigen for subunit vaccine development. Previous attempts to express HA from the A/Sichuan/2/87 H3N2 influenza subtype in plastids achieved HA gene transcription but no protein accumulation, suggesting that the HA protein may be unstable in the plastid. The aim of this work is to investigate alternative strategies that might achieve HA antigen accumulation in plastids. Two series of gene constructs were made. The first series of constructs coded for the first 14 amino acids of GFP and RBCL N-terminally fused to the full length HA, a full length GFP N-terminally fused to HA and a full length GFP N-terminally fused to HA1. The second series of gene constructs coded for two candidate influenza virus hemagglutinin epitopes, HA91-108 and HA 307-319 fused singly as N and C terminal fusions and as double terminal fusions to full length GFP. A total of ten gene constructs were introduced into the chloroplast genome by biolistic bombardment. Transformants were generated and confirmed through molecular analyses. Transplastomic lines generated with the 14aaRBCL/HA and 14aaGFP/HA constructs accumulated a recombinant protein that was smaller than expected. Further analysis is required to confirm that these proteins are indeed truncated HA fusion proteins. No transformed plant lines were generated with the full length GFP/HA and GFP/HA1 constructs suggesting that the tobacco plastid is not a useful system for producing full-length flu virus HA and HA1 proteins suitable for vaccine development. Expression and stability of recombinant HA91-108/GFP and GFP/HA307-319 fusion proteins was clearly demonstrated showing that conserved influenza virus HA epitopes can be expressed in plant chloroplasts. No transgene transcripts could be detected in transplastomic lines generated with the GFP/HA91-108, HA307-319/GFP or HA307-319/GFP/HA91-108 gene constructs. No transformed lines were generated with the HA91-108/GFP/HA307-319 construct. Conditions for shoot regeneration and the parameters required for biolistic-mediated chloroplast transformation of lettuce were also assessed. However, despite numerous attempts, no plastid transformed lettuce shoots were obtained.

Subjects/Keywords: Biology; Plant Plastid; Candidate Influenza Vaccine

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APA (6^th Edition):

Dunne, A. (2011). Can Plant Plastid Produce a Candidate Influenza Vaccine?. (Thesis). RIAN. Retrieved from http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/2854/

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Dunne, Aisling. “Can Plant Plastid Produce a Candidate Influenza Vaccine?.” 2011. Thesis, RIAN. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/2854/.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Dunne, Aisling. “Can Plant Plastid Produce a Candidate Influenza Vaccine?.” 2011. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Dunne A. Can Plant Plastid Produce a Candidate Influenza Vaccine?. [Internet] [Thesis]. RIAN; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/2854/.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Dunne A. Can Plant Plastid Produce a Candidate Influenza Vaccine?. [Thesis]. RIAN; 2011. Available from: http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/2854/

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Georgia

17. Collens, John Daniel. Breaking free.

Degree: 2014, University of Georgia

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/30358

► Scholars of American politics have long observed that we live in an era of "candidate-centered" politics. Since around the 1960s, it seems as though candidates… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Elections; candidate-centered; institutions; economic growth; television

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Collens, J. D. (2014). Breaking free. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/30358

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Collens, John Daniel. “Breaking free.” 2014. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10724/30358.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Collens, John Daniel. “Breaking free.” 2014. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Collens JD. Breaking free. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/30358.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Collens JD. Breaking free. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/30358

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Guelph

18. Soares, Riani. Investigation of Genomic Regions Affecting Ketosis in Dairy Cattle.

Degree: MS, Department of Animal Biosciences, 2020, University of Guelph

URL: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/21280

► Ketosis is a severe metabolic disease caused by negative energy balance (NEB) that leads to decreased milk production. Thus, the main objectives were to investigate… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Ketosis; GWAS; Candidate genes; Meta-analysis; Cattle

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Soares, R. (2020). Investigation of Genomic Regions Affecting Ketosis in Dairy Cattle. (Masters Thesis). University of Guelph. Retrieved from https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/21280

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Soares, Riani. “Investigation of Genomic Regions Affecting Ketosis in Dairy Cattle.” 2020. Masters Thesis, University of Guelph. Accessed January 26, 2021. https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/21280.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Soares, Riani. “Investigation of Genomic Regions Affecting Ketosis in Dairy Cattle.” 2020. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Soares R. Investigation of Genomic Regions Affecting Ketosis in Dairy Cattle. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Guelph; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/21280.

Council of Science Editors:

Soares R. Investigation of Genomic Regions Affecting Ketosis in Dairy Cattle. [Masters Thesis]. University of Guelph; 2020. Available from: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/21280

Kansas State University

19. Kohl, Benjamin. How long-time-to-doctorate PhD candidates persist to earn their degrees.

Degree: PhD, Department of Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs, 2020, Kansas State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/40892

► Research into persistence and attrition of graduate students points to a variety of institutional barriers, individual characteristics, and personal circumstances that contribute to the decision… (more)

▼ Research into persistence and attrition of graduate students points to a variety of institutional barriers, individual characteristics, and personal circumstances that contribute to the decision to complete a program or abandon graduate study. Specifically, what is not known is how students who spend a great deal of time in the dissertation phase marshal their resources to successfully complete the degree. This study was intended to help understand the lived experiences of successful doctoral candidates and describe how doctoral candidates who lingered for an extended period in the dissertation phase of their degree program successfully complete their candidacy. The purpose of this study was to examine and describe the lived experiences of three doctoral candidates who earned PhD degrees from Colleges of Education at Midwestern research universities and spent five or more years to successfully complete their dissertations. Of specific interest was how the doctoral candidates made sense of the experiences and made progress to complete their dissertations. This study sought to answer the question: How do long-time-to-doctorate (LTTD) candidates describe the experiences associated with an extended, successful dissertation process? The Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) methodological framework of this study guided sampling and participant selection, the research site, data collection methods, interviews, data management, and data analysis. Three LTTD candidates were interviewed and provided their experiences from the time of successfully completing their preliminary examinations to the time they deposited their dissertations. Additional sources of data included a timeline of the dissertation process completed by each participant and the acknowledgements section of two of the participant’s deposited dissertations. These three sources of data provided rich and unique perspectives with similarity in experiences across the participants’ narratives. IPA methods were employed to analyze data including pre-analysis, initial notation, development of emerging themes, identifying gaps, and identifying connections across themes. Although they assumed they were well-prepared for a PhD program, the participants described being surprised by how they struggled throughout their dissertation processes, and in some cases getting stuck in liminality. These times of stuckness and the depth of the liminality they experienced added time to their completion process, in part contributing to their long time to doctoral degree. The participants described strategies and supports they employed to survive the dissertation journey, and in some cases suggested that they wished they had used those strategies sooner. Finally, all of the participants detailed how important completion of the PhD program was to their personal and professional identities, and the way they made meaning about their experiences with faculty involved in the degree completion and identity formation process involved with becoming doctorate. Implications and… Advisors/Committee Members: Kenneth F. Hughey.

Subjects/Keywords: doctoral; candidate; graduate; education; persistence; threshold

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APA (6^th Edition):

Kohl, B. (2020). How long-time-to-doctorate PhD candidates persist to earn their degrees. (Doctoral Dissertation). Kansas State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2097/40892

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kohl, Benjamin. “How long-time-to-doctorate PhD candidates persist to earn their degrees.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, Kansas State University. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/40892.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kohl, Benjamin. “How long-time-to-doctorate PhD candidates persist to earn their degrees.” 2020. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Kohl B. How long-time-to-doctorate PhD candidates persist to earn their degrees. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Kansas State University; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/40892.

Council of Science Editors:

Kohl B. How long-time-to-doctorate PhD candidates persist to earn their degrees. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Kansas State University; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/40892

Rice University

20. Mayes, Carly. Gender Stereotypes and Candidate Evaluation.

Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2020, Rice University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/109610

► The 2018 midterm elections proved to be a banner year for female candidates. The record-setting number of women on the ballot translated into a new… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: candidate evaluation; gender stereotypes; political psychology; experiments

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Mayes, C. (2020). Gender Stereotypes and Candidate Evaluation. (Doctoral Dissertation). Rice University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1911/109610

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Mayes, Carly. “Gender Stereotypes and Candidate Evaluation.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, Rice University. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1911/109610.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Mayes, Carly. “Gender Stereotypes and Candidate Evaluation.” 2020. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Mayes C. Gender Stereotypes and Candidate Evaluation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rice University; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/109610.

Council of Science Editors:

Mayes C. Gender Stereotypes and Candidate Evaluation. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rice University; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/109610

NSYSU

21. Cai, Yi-Jun. The Campaign Strategy of Female Candidates in 2014 Elections for Kaohsiung City Councilorsï¼An Exploratory Study.

Degree: Master, Political Science, 2017, NSYSU

URL: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0728117-000423

► In recent years, the womenâs political participation of Taiwan gradually expanded, more and more women participatein the election. "FemaleQuota" provides motivation for women to participate… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: female candidate; political issue; campaign promotional materials; candidate background; constituency characteristics; campaign strategy

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Cai, Y. (2017). The Campaign Strategy of Female Candidates in 2014 Elections for Kaohsiung City Councilorsï¼An Exploratory Study. (Thesis). NSYSU. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0728117-000423

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Cai, Yi-Jun. “The Campaign Strategy of Female Candidates in 2014 Elections for Kaohsiung City Councilorsï¼An Exploratory Study.” 2017. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0728117-000423.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Cai, Yi-Jun. “The Campaign Strategy of Female Candidates in 2014 Elections for Kaohsiung City Councilorsï¼An Exploratory Study.” 2017. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Cai Y. The Campaign Strategy of Female Candidates in 2014 Elections for Kaohsiung City Councilorsï¼An Exploratory Study. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0728117-000423.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Cai Y. The Campaign Strategy of Female Candidates in 2014 Elections for Kaohsiung City Councilorsï¼An Exploratory Study. [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2017. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0728117-000423

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University of Georgia

22. Abad, Eli Joseph. The calculus of editorial choice.

Degree: 2014, University of Georgia

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/25727

► While much attention has been paid to newspaper endorsements and their effects on vote choice, little attention has been paid to the endorsement process and… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Presidential Nomination Campaigns; Newspaper Endorsements; Candidate Viability; Candidate Quality; Localism; Editorial Boards

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Abad, E. J. (2014). The calculus of editorial choice. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/25727

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Abad, Eli Joseph. “The calculus of editorial choice.” 2014. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10724/25727.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Abad, Eli Joseph. “The calculus of editorial choice.” 2014. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Abad EJ. The calculus of editorial choice. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/25727.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Abad EJ. The calculus of editorial choice. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/25727

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Vanderbilt University

23. Tenore, Frank Blake. Language as an Identification Resource in Secondary English Teacher Preparation: An Analysis of Discourses.

Degree: PhD, Teaching and Learning, 2014, Vanderbilt University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/12527

► Teaching, Learning, and Diversity Language as an Identification Resource in Secondary English Teacher Preparation: An Analysis of Discourses Frank Blake Tenore Dissertation under the direction… (more)

▼ Teaching, Learning, and Diversity Language as an Identification Resource in Secondary English Teacher Preparation: An Analysis of Discourses Frank Blake Tenore Dissertation under the direction of Professors Kevin M. Leander and H. Richard Milner, IV The topic of the research presented here was teacher educators’ and teacher candidates’ talk as an identification resource in the coursework of an undergraduate and Master’s level secondary English teacher preparation program. Two research questions framed this study: What identity constructions of English teacher are available in the discourses of secondary English teacher preparation? How are the discourses and available identifications transformed through language use in course meetings? Participants in the study were two English teacher educators, twenty teacher candidates enrolled in two secondary English methods courses at a mid-sized, private, urban university, and five teacher candidates who agreed to participate in interviews and one focus group. Qualitative methods for data collection and analysis were used including semi-structured interviews, classroom observations with video- and audio-recording, constant comparative analysis, and discourse analysis. Findings were that participants’ talk was connected to prominent Discourses in the fields of English education and teacher education. Talk in the courses created specific identification opportunities for teacher candidates. Teacher candidates accepted, rejected, and transformed the available identifications through specific language use and genres of talk. Findings from this study have implications for structures and practices in teacher education and contribute to theory building of how teacher candidates become teachers who identify, or not, with particular conceptions of English teacher. Approved_________________________________________ Date__________ Kevin M. Leander, Ph.D. Approved_________________________________________ Date__________ H. Richard Milner, IV, Ph.D. Advisors/Committee Members: Mark L. Schoenfield (committee member), Victoria J. Risko (committee member), Kevin M. Leander (Committee Chair), H. Richard Milner, IV (Committee Chair).

Subjects/Keywords: classroom discourse; teacher candidate identity; teacher candidate development; teacher candidate learning; preservice teachers; preservice English teachers; teacher learning; teacher development; secondary English; English education; secondary teacher education

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Tenore, F. B. (2014). Language as an Identification Resource in Secondary English Teacher Preparation: An Analysis of Discourses. (Doctoral Dissertation). Vanderbilt University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1803/12527

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Tenore, Frank Blake. “Language as an Identification Resource in Secondary English Teacher Preparation: An Analysis of Discourses.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Vanderbilt University. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1803/12527.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Tenore, Frank Blake. “Language as an Identification Resource in Secondary English Teacher Preparation: An Analysis of Discourses.” 2014. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Tenore FB. Language as an Identification Resource in Secondary English Teacher Preparation: An Analysis of Discourses. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Vanderbilt University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/12527.

Council of Science Editors:

Tenore FB. Language as an Identification Resource in Secondary English Teacher Preparation: An Analysis of Discourses. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Vanderbilt University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/12527

University of Helsinki

24. Autelo, Asko. Ehdokkuuspäätös, palkkiot, vaihtoehtois- ja kampanjointikustannukset Suomen ylioppilaskuntien edustajistovaaleissa.

Degree: Department of Economic and Political Studies: Economics: General Economics; Helsingfors universitet, Institutionen för ekonomi och politik: Nationalekonomi: Allmänna linjen i nationalekonomi, 2010, University of Helsinki

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/17126

► Tutkielman teoriaan pohjautuvana kantavana oletuksena on, että poliittisesta luottamustoimesta saatava palkkio on aina yhteiskunnan valinta. Luottamustoimen arvostus määrittää sen tavoiteltavuuden ja vaikuttaa polkuriippuvuuden kautta tulevien… (more)

▼ Tutkielman teoriaan pohjautuvana kantavana oletuksena on, että poliittisesta luottamustoimesta saatava palkkio on aina yhteiskunnan valinta. Luottamustoimen arvostus määrittää sen tavoiteltavuuden ja vaikuttaa polkuriippuvuuden kautta tulevien päätöksentekijöiden pätevyyteen. Tutkielman teoreettinen osuus pohjautuu pääosin Poutvaaran ja Takalon (2007) ja Messnerin ja Polbornin (2004) citizen-candidate- malleihin, joista ensimmäinen käsittelee vaaleja suurten (luku kolme), ja jälkimmäinen pienten vaalien näkökulmasta (luku neljä). Luvun kolme mallissa poliitikkojen saamat palkkiot ja kampanjointikustannukset ovat suuria. Luvussa neljä tilanne on päinvastoin, koska kansalaisten oletetaan tuntevan ehdokkaat. Luvun viisi empiirisessä osuudessa mallien tuloksia ja rakenteita on sovellettu kyselytutkimukseen (aineisto n=385), joka tehtiin Suomen ylioppilaskunnissa toimiville opiskelijapoliitikoille ja ylioppilaskunta-aktiiveille kevätlukukaudella 2009. Kyselyn tutkittavana perusjoukkona ovat Suomen ylioppilaskunnissa toimivat opiskelijapoliitikot, joiden ehdokkuuspäätökseen vaikuttavia tekijöitä (palkkioita, vaihtoehtoiskustannuksia ja kampanjointikustannuksia opiskelijapolitiikasta) sekä suhtautumista (ammatti)poliitikkoihin tarkastellaan lukujen 2-4 teorian oletusten suhteen. Teorian ja empiirisen aineiston yhteensovittaminen osoittautuu hyvin haastavaksi. Luvussa viisi havaitaan, että ehdokkuuspäätökseen vaikuttavat tekijät ovat moninaiset ja vaihtelevat etenkin opiskelija-aloittain, ja että näitä tekijöitä tulee tarkastella pitkällä aikavälillä. Yksittäisistä ehdokkuuspäätökseen vaikuttavista tekijöistä riskillä yksilön opiskeluajan pidentymisestä on ehdokkuuspäätöksen suhteen selvästi vaihtoehtoiskustannuksia lisäävä vaikutus. Opiskelija-aloittain vaihtoehtoiskustannukset ehdokkuudesta ovat tulosten mukaan pääsääntöisesti suurimmat etenkin lääketieteen, farmasian, eläinlääketieteen ja matemaattis-luonnontieteen opiskelijoilla. Toisaalta myös ehdokkuuspäätökseen positiivisesti vaikuttavat tekijät eli siitä saatavat taloudelliset, sosiaaliset ja psykologiset palkkiot ja oman luottamustoimen arvostus, ja luottamustoimen tuottamat positiiviset ulkoisvaikutukset ovat näissä ryhmissä pienimmät. Siksi myös näiden opiskelija-alojen joukossa on keskimääräistä huomattavasti vähemmän hallitsevia opiskelijapolitiikkoja. Yleisesti ottaen suurimpia hyötyjä opiskelijat kokevat saavansa ylioppilaskunnassa ja opiskelijapolitiikasta toimimisesta erityisesti sosiaalisen pääoman ja suhdeverkoston laajentumisen suhteen, joista koetaan olevan hyötyjä myös työelämän suhteen. Opiskelija-aloista yhteiskuntatieteiden (paitsi kansantalous ja taloustiede) ja osa humanististen alojen opiskelijoista kokee saavansa muita enemmän hyötyjä opiskelijapolitiikasta. Samoin poliitikon työstä (n=20) kiinnostuneiden opiskelijoiden joukossa hyödyt koettiin selvästi haittoja suuremmiksi. Signaloinnin merkitys osoittautuu teorian mukaiseksi, koska edustajistovaaleissa vaalimainostukseen (signaalin voimistamiseen) ei käytetä merkittäviä taloudellisia…

Subjects/Keywords: citizen-candidate-malli; edustajistovaalit; sosiaalinen pääoma; poliittinen taloustiede; ehdokkuuspäätös; citizen-candidate-malli; edustajistovaalit; sosiaalinen pääoma; poliittinen taloustiede; ehdokkuuspäätös

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Autelo, A. (2010). Ehdokkuuspäätös, palkkiot, vaihtoehtois- ja kampanjointikustannukset Suomen ylioppilaskuntien edustajistovaaleissa. (Masters Thesis). University of Helsinki. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10138/17126

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Autelo, Asko. “Ehdokkuuspäätös, palkkiot, vaihtoehtois- ja kampanjointikustannukset Suomen ylioppilaskuntien edustajistovaaleissa.” 2010. Masters Thesis, University of Helsinki. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/17126.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Autelo, Asko. “Ehdokkuuspäätös, palkkiot, vaihtoehtois- ja kampanjointikustannukset Suomen ylioppilaskuntien edustajistovaaleissa.” 2010. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Autelo A. Ehdokkuuspäätös, palkkiot, vaihtoehtois- ja kampanjointikustannukset Suomen ylioppilaskuntien edustajistovaaleissa. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Helsinki; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/17126.

Council of Science Editors:

Autelo A. Ehdokkuuspäätös, palkkiot, vaihtoehtois- ja kampanjointikustannukset Suomen ylioppilaskuntien edustajistovaaleissa. [Masters Thesis]. University of Helsinki; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/17126

University of New South Wales

25. Ji, Mukan. Exploring microbial dark matter in East Antarctic soils.

Degree: Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, 2017, University of New South Wales

URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/57386 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:43350/SOURCE02?view=true

► Antarctic desert soil ecosystems are predominately comprised of prokaryotes, which have developed unique ecological functions to cope with the extreme environmental conditions experienced in Antarctica.… (more)

▼ Antarctic desert soil ecosystems are predominately comprised of prokaryotes, which have developed unique ecological functions to cope with the extreme environmental conditions experienced in Antarctica. While Antarctic soils have exhibited diverse microbial community structures, including the presence of rare bacterial lineages, the ecological functions or genomic capacities of the microbial dark matter in this environment has remained largely unexplored.Mitchell Peninsula and Robinson Ridge are polar desert sites located in the Windmill Islands, East Antarctica, which are very low in carbon and nitrogen. Here, PCR amplicon 454 pyrosequencing targeting the bacterial SSU rRNA genes revealed both sites to encompass a microbial community “hotspot” comprised of a high relative abundance of candidate phyla WPS-2 (9.3%) and AD3 (5.1%), as well as uncultured Chloroflexi and Actinobacteria. In addition, the abundance of Cyanobacteria, the primary carbon and nitrogen fixer in many environments, including Antarctica, was extremely low (average 0.35%).Shotgun metagenomics and differential coverage binning was used to recover 23 draft genomes from Robinson Ridge, including for the first time, two candidate division WPS-2 and three AD3 draft genomes. While Cyanobacteria abundance was confirmed to be low, metagenomic analysis revealed that 45% of the draft genomes recovered were carrying a novel type IE RuBisCO, indicative of carbon fixation. With no bacterial chlorophyll or rhodopsin identified, a dark carbon fixation process reliant on the oxidation of atmospheric H2 and CO was discovered. This process occurs through the use of the novel 1E RuBisCO, as well as specialised high affinity type 1h/5 [NiFe]-hydrogenases and carbon monoxide dehydrogenases, all of which were also widely distributed in the Robinson Ridge metagenome. In contrast to the major carbon acquisition pathway identified, no nitrogen fixation genes were present, yet denitrification capacity was widely detected in the draft genomes. As denitrification would lead to the loss of nitrogen from the ecosystem, the balance of nitrogen in Windmill Islands region needs further investigation.An inconsistency in the classification of WPS-2 was identified across the major SSU rRNA gene databases. WPS-2 in Greengenes was comprised of two bacterial phyla: WPS-2 and SHA-109, while WPS-2 in RDP was actually sequences from Planctomycetes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed WPS-2 to be comprised of two sub-clusters that has a close relationship to phylum Chloroflexi. I propose these sub-clusters to be composed of either facultative autotrophs (sub-cluster I) or obligative heterotrophs (sub-cluster II). Genomic inference and fluorescence in situ hybridisation showed in Antarctic soils, WPS-2 bacteria exist as small diderm cocci, with diameters ranging between 0.6-1.2 m.Here, I propose that the microbial community in the extremely carbon-limited soils of Mitchell Peninsula and Robinson Ridge have developed a unique dark carbon fixation process based on the use of a highly dependable… Advisors/Committee Members: Ferrari, Belinda, Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, UNSW.

Subjects/Keywords: Candidate phylum WP-2; Antarctia; Microbial dark matter; Candidate phylum AD3; Type 1 h [NiFe] hydrogenase; Type 1E RubisCO; Carbon fixation

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Ji, M. (2017). Exploring microbial dark matter in East Antarctic soils. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/57386 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:43350/SOURCE02?view=true

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ji, Mukan. “Exploring microbial dark matter in East Antarctic soils.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/57386 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:43350/SOURCE02?view=true.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ji, Mukan. “Exploring microbial dark matter in East Antarctic soils.” 2017. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Ji M. Exploring microbial dark matter in East Antarctic soils. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/57386 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:43350/SOURCE02?view=true.

Council of Science Editors:

Ji M. Exploring microbial dark matter in East Antarctic soils. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2017. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/57386 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:43350/SOURCE02?view=true

NSYSU

26. Yang, Hung-Chuan. The Study on the Determinants of Voting Choice in Kaohsiung – A Case Study of The Fourth Kaohsiung Mayoral Election, 2006.

Degree: Master, Political Science, 2008, NSYSU

URL: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0706108-025255

► Abstract Election to provide opportunities and pipelines for political participation, related to the development of political system and the implementation of democratic politics, the regime… (more)

▼ Abstract Election to provide opportunities and pipelines for political participation, related to the development of political system and the implementation of democratic politics, the regime is peaceful, orderly transfer of tools, is also an important democratic process, which is a democratic country to maintain political legitimacy of the main Methods, but also non-democratic countries in transition towards a democratic system of government an important mechanism, and voting is the most popular political participation of citizens, the most common, is also close to the general public most likely a form of participation. The study use the visit information of Taiwan elections and democratization investigation in 2006 that relating to Kaohsiung Mayor election survey data, in order to investigate factors influencing the choice of the voters from the social psychology study ways to survey the Michigan Model in party Identification, candidate evaluation, campaign issues and other variables in the voting model of the importance. Finally, we attempt to identify influencing the choice of Kaohsiung people to vote deciding factor. This study showed that, the five social background of voters (including the gender, age, ethnic group, educational level, families income) and party Identification, candidate evaluation, campaign issues, ethnic identity, these five variables and four intermediate variables were significantly associated. Particularly, the ethnic identity is a very important effect and these four intermediary variables also have very significant influence for choice of the voters voting. Polynomial logistic regression was used to establish the simple and complete model in order to check variables and intermediary variables between the relations of voter choice. In simple model was found that party Identification, the five candidate evaluation and the three campaign issues affect the voters choice definitely, especially the party Identification, the relatively reliable in the candidate evaluation and the remedial for the Love River, the completion of Singuang Ferry Wharf in the campaign issues, but to understand that ethnic identity with regard to the voters intention was not significant affects. In complete model showed that the nine variables (including the age, ethnic group, educational level, families income and the party identification, more ability to work, to understand that the people demand, relatively reliable, the most enthusiastic service to the people, remedial for the Love River, the completion of Singuang Ferry Wharf and the incident of walking fees) affect the voting choice of the voters. In particular, age, party identification, have more ability to work, relatively reliable, remedial for the Love River, the completion of Singuang Ferry Wharf were the most important explanatory variables and have significant relevance to the election with the support of the mayor candidates. Party Identification, candidate evaluation, campaign issues, and the ethnic identity of these four variables is a pretty good… Advisors/Committee Members: none (chair), none (chair), Chen,Wen-Chun (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Ethnic identity; Party Identification; Campaign issues; Candidate evaluation; Voting choice

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Yang, H. (2008). The Study on the Determinants of Voting Choice in Kaohsiung – A Case Study of The Fourth Kaohsiung Mayoral Election, 2006. (Thesis). NSYSU. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0706108-025255

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Yang, Hung-Chuan. “The Study on the Determinants of Voting Choice in Kaohsiung – A Case Study of The Fourth Kaohsiung Mayoral Election, 2006.” 2008. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0706108-025255.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Yang, Hung-Chuan. “The Study on the Determinants of Voting Choice in Kaohsiung – A Case Study of The Fourth Kaohsiung Mayoral Election, 2006.” 2008. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Yang H. The Study on the Determinants of Voting Choice in Kaohsiung – A Case Study of The Fourth Kaohsiung Mayoral Election, 2006. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2008. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0706108-025255.

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Council of Science Editors:

Yang H. The Study on the Determinants of Voting Choice in Kaohsiung – A Case Study of The Fourth Kaohsiung Mayoral Election, 2006. [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2008. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0706108-025255

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NSYSU

27. Chen, Ko-Ru. Studies on the Election Factors of the Voters.

Degree: Master, Political Science, 2008, NSYSU

URL: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0710108-142439

► This research explores whether âparty identification, candidate orientation, ethnic identification and issue orientation,â the four intermediate variables of election, are correlated to the results of… (more)

▼ This research explores whether âparty identification, candidate orientation, ethnic identification and issue orientation,â the four intermediate variables of election, are correlated to the results of Taipei mayor elections in 2002 and 2006. The data in this research are mainly based on the interview broadly carried out to collect facts for âthe study on democratization through electionâ executed by Professors Huang Chi and Huang Siu-Twen in 2002 and 2005. It is with these data that this research compares the voting behavior of the voters in the two mayor elections in an attempt to find out the deviation of election for further studies. Each individual voter has of his own a variety of social backgrounds which inevitably form to some extent a connection with each of the four intermediate variables. In examination of the connection just mentioned, it is obvious that of all the voterâs backgrounds the place of birth is probably the most potential and influential, and has a significant connection with each of the four factors. However, an evaluation of the connection between the voting preference and the four factors indicates that the four factors are apparently convincing in justification of the results of the second Taipei mayor election in 2006. In addition, a detailed analysis of the connections between voterâs social backgrounds and his voting preference shows that the voterâs place of birth plays an important role in making his voting preference. Other social backgrounds except the voterâs educational level are slightly related to the voting preference in the Taipei mayor election in 2006. Based on the analysis mentioned above, it is understood that there are many variables which will influence the voting preference. Of all the intermediate variables, however, the four factors of party identification candidate orientation ethnic identification and issue orientation are perhaps most crucial and decisive. By means of the analysis and evaluation of the four factors functioning in the recent elections, it is discovered that the people here in Taiwan are relatively better educated and have made a tremendous progress in democracy. It seems that Taiwan has already developed into a nation of two-party politics. Advisors/Committee Members: Jheng-Shan Liou (chair), Wen-Chun Chen (committee member), Cian-Wun Peng (chair).

Subjects/Keywords: party identification; candidate orientation; issue orientation; voting election; ethnic identification

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Chen, K. (2008). Studies on the Election Factors of the Voters. (Thesis). NSYSU. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0710108-142439

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Chen, Ko-Ru. “Studies on the Election Factors of the Voters.” 2008. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0710108-142439.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Chen, Ko-Ru. “Studies on the Election Factors of the Voters.” 2008. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Chen K. Studies on the Election Factors of the Voters. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2008. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0710108-142439.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Chen K. Studies on the Election Factors of the Voters. [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2008. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0710108-142439

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

NSYSU

28. Chin , Ching. A soft answer turned away wrath: effects of humorous rebuttal to negative political advertising.

Degree: Master, Institute of Marketing Communication, 2015, NSYSU

URL: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0804115-230948

► In recent years, negative campaigning has been found in most Taiwanâs elections, which almost became one of the corrupt customs that are deeply ingrained in… (more)

▼ In recent years, negative campaigning has been found in most Taiwanâs elections, which almost became one of the corrupt customs that are deeply ingrained in electoral culture. Although candidates who are defamed usually sternly deny that or strongly rebut to rumors by clarifying the facts, they still may be overwhelmed by the malicious attacks, even eventually went into mudsling. It doesnât only encourage low quality elections, but also bring dishonor to the spirit and value of democracy. This study proposes strategies of humorous rebuttal and applies it to advertising as a countermeasure to negative image advertising with an aim to protect the images of candidates and bury the hatchet by the power of witty utterance. Specifically, the purpose of this study is to compare the advertising effects among different types of rebuttal advertising and examine the moderation of the gender of responding candidate and different types of negative advertising. A 2 (types of negative advertising: mocking attack vs. linking attack)x 4 (types of rebuttal advertising: traditional rebuttal-positive response vs. traditional rebuttal -negative response vs. humorous rebuttal- self-deprecation vs. humorous rebuttal- other-deprecation) x 2 (responding candidate gender: male vs. female) between-subjects design experiment was conducted to test seven hypotheses and one research question. The results indicate that (1) using humorous rebuttal leads to better advertising attitudes and better votersâ responses toward the responding candidates, while using traditional rebuttal can undermine opponentsâ images and votersâ attitudes toward the opponents more effectively; (2) male (vs. female) candidates can strengthen the positive effectiveness of humorous rebuttal (vs. traditional rebuttal) on advertising attitudes and responses toward the responding candidates, while by using traditional rebuttal, only female candidates can effectively injury opponentsâ images and make voters have poor responses to them; (3) in terms of sub-strategies of traditional rebuttal, female (vs. male) candidates can strengthen the positive effectiveness of positive (vs. negative) response on advertising attitudes and votersâ responses toward the responding candidates; (4) in terms of sub-strategies of humor rebuttal, the effectiveness of humorous self-deprecation and other-deprecation advertising used by male candidates are near the same, but it is more proper for female candidates to use self-deprecation other than other-deprecation advertisements; and (5) mocking attack (vs. linking attack) will strengthen the positive effectiveness of humorous rebuttal (vs. traditional rebuttal) used by candidates and weaken the positive effectiveness of positive (vs. negative ) response on advertising attitudes and votersâ responses toward the responding candidates, while in the case of linking attack, opponentsâ image and votersâ attitudes toward them can only be injured by using traditional rebuttal. This research can not only make theoretical contribution to the rebuttal… Advisors/Committee Members: Shu-Fang Liu (chair), Hsuan-Yi Chou (committee member), Hsin-Hsien Liu (chair).

Subjects/Keywords: negative image advertising; rebuttal advertising; candidate gender; political humor; gender stereotype

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Chin , C. (2015). A soft answer turned away wrath: effects of humorous rebuttal to negative political advertising. (Thesis). NSYSU. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0804115-230948

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Chin , Ching. “A soft answer turned away wrath: effects of humorous rebuttal to negative political advertising.” 2015. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0804115-230948.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Chin , Ching. “A soft answer turned away wrath: effects of humorous rebuttal to negative political advertising.” 2015. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Chin C. A soft answer turned away wrath: effects of humorous rebuttal to negative political advertising. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0804115-230948.

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Council of Science Editors:

Chin C. A soft answer turned away wrath: effects of humorous rebuttal to negative political advertising. [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2015. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0804115-230948

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NSYSU

29. Chen, Yun-ru. Candidate Image and Victory Factorsï¼A Case Study of Penghu Mayoral Election in 2014.

Degree: Master, Public Affairs Management, 2015, NSYSU

URL: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0622115-142114

► This thesis attempts to study the subjective recognition of candidates in the mind of voters for whom the images of the candidates come up to… (more)

▼ This thesis attempts to study the subjective recognition of candidates in the mind of voters for whom the images of the candidates come up to a vital dimension in their decision making. In the 2014 election of Penghu magistrate, senior voters cast their ballets according to their identification with political parties. Senior citizens with preference for political parties tend to stay with their political inclination. While most voters place priority in personal performance rather than party recommendation, the devastation of performance both at the level of local and central government becomes the decisive factor in ballet casting. I intend to conduct this study to clarify the relation between individual candidate images and the decision in vote casting out of 432 valid questionnaires on eligible citizens household registering in Penghu. My discussion of candidate images include identification with political parties, personal qualities, positions in public issues and their retrospective evaluation. I intend to apply descriptive statistics, Chi-square Test, and analysis of variance to examine the social background of the voters and the association with their decision in ballet casting, in order to scrutinise the key factors of their victories in elections. My study indicates that all variance of the image of the candidates are all key factors in votersâ decision making, hence all four factors in discussion behold high positive correlations. All in all, those who are above 60, with education below junior high, with distinct preference to either pan-blue or pan-green camp, with stronger ties with political parties, are inclined to electing candidates nominated by their parties. Voters with conspicuous preference to parties tend to acclaim personal qualities of their advocates while male and pan-green electors are liable to maintain lower retrospective evaluation. Voters with explicit preference are prone to approval of candidate images. Thatâs also where my study reveals greater differences in the retrospective evaluation. The winning candidate, Kuang-fu Chen (DPP) prevails in most categories of comparison while Kun-shung Su (KMT) shows no less competition in these items. The decisive factor is attributed to the impotence of governmental performance at centre and local level and the overall sentiment of disappointment in the general public. To conclude, most voters are prone to decisions over personal qualities instead of party nomination in this election of magistrate. Such tendency manifests votersâ choice over stagnant and restricted preference to political parties and suggests a breakthrough in rising above bipolar confrontations thus forecasts a rational perspective in their objective speculations. Advisors/Committee Members: Chien-Hung Tung (chair), Cheng-Hsun Hsieh (committee member), Wen-Chun Chen (chair), Jui-Kun Kuo (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: voting behavior; candidate image; party identification; voting choices; retrospective evaluation

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Chen, Y. (2015). Candidate Image and Victory Factorsï¼A Case Study of Penghu Mayoral Election in 2014. (Thesis). NSYSU. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0622115-142114

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Chen, Yun-ru. “Candidate Image and Victory Factorsï¼A Case Study of Penghu Mayoral Election in 2014.” 2015. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0622115-142114.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Chen, Yun-ru. “Candidate Image and Victory Factorsï¼A Case Study of Penghu Mayoral Election in 2014.” 2015. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Chen Y. Candidate Image and Victory Factorsï¼A Case Study of Penghu Mayoral Election in 2014. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0622115-142114.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Chen Y. Candidate Image and Victory Factorsï¼A Case Study of Penghu Mayoral Election in 2014. [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2015. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0622115-142114

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Pretoria

30. [No author]. Expression of the botulinum neurotoxin serotype D binding domain in Brevibacillus brevis and its evaluation as a candidate vaccine antigen in mice .

Degree: 2009, University of Pretoria

URL: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07282008-115210/

► Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) produced by Clostridium botulinum are the causative agents of botulism and represents a family of seven structurally similar but antigenically different serotypes… (more)

▼ Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) produced by Clostridium botulinum are the causative agents of botulism and represents a family of seven structurally similar but antigenically different serotypes (A to G). The BoNTs are expressed in C. botulinum as a single polypeptide chain and then posttranslationally nicked, forming a di-chain polypeptide chain consisting of a 100-kDa heavy chain and a 50-kDa light chain held together by a disulfide bond. Topologically, the neurotoxins are composed of three domains, a binding domain (HC), a translocation domain (HN) and a catalytic domain. The BoNTs act preferentially on cholinergic nerve endings in both humans and animals and thus produce a flaccid paralysis that may result in death. In southern Africa, BoNT types C and D have been associated with botulism in cattle. To combat the disease, a bivalent vaccine consisting of formalin-inactivated type C and D holotoxins is currently available, and although it is efficacious, several concerns regarding its production has been raised, most notably its cost. The development of efficacious recombinant subunit vaccines may provide a means whereby many of the production problems may be eliminated or minimized. Consequently, the aim of this investigation was to produce a recombinant botulinum neurotoxin serotype D binding domain [BoNT/D(HC)] vaccine candidate for preventing BoNT/D intoxication. Towards this end, the gene fragment for the heavy chain (HC) of the BoNT produced by the C. botulinum type D vaccine strain D-50 was amplified, cloned in Escherichia coli and characterized by nucleotide sequence analyses. An alignment of the deduced amino acid sequence with that of characterized clostridial type C and D neurotoxins demonstrated that the heavy chains are composed of highly conserved domains interceded with tracts of amino acids exhibiting little overall relatedness, although considerable identity between the components ofa specific pair is apparent in certain of the regions. The deduced amino acid sequence exhibited 99, 66 and 73% identity with the reported amino acid sequences of BoNT/D-SA, BoNT/D and BoNT/C1, respectively. Attempts at expressing the native gene sequence for the HC from BoNT/D-50 in Brevibacillus brevis 47-5Q were unsuccessful. This may have been due to differences in codon bias between the heterologous gene and B. brevis. Consequently, a completely synthetic codonoptimized gene encoding the HC of BoNT/D-SA was constructed and expressed using a B. brevis 47-5Q mutant as expression host, obtained on mutagenesis with N-methyl-N’-nitro-Nnitrosoguanidine (NTG). Extracellular expression of the 48-kDa recombinant protein was verified by Western blot analyses with anti-BoNT/D antibodies. The recombinant BoNT/DSA(HC) protein was purified from the culture supernatant and used to vaccinate mice, after which their survival against challenge with active toxin was evaluated. Mice given two subcutaneous vaccinations were protected against intraperitoneal administration of 4 X 102 mouse lethal dosages (MLDs) of 16S BoNT/D-50 toxin.… Advisors/Committee Members: Prof J Theron (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Candidate vaccine antigen in mice; Brevibacillus brevis; UCTD

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author], [. (2009). Expression of the botulinum neurotoxin serotype D binding domain in Brevibacillus brevis and its evaluation as a candidate vaccine antigen in mice . (Masters Thesis). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07282008-115210/

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

author], [No. “Expression of the botulinum neurotoxin serotype D binding domain in Brevibacillus brevis and its evaluation as a candidate vaccine antigen in mice .” 2009. Masters Thesis, University of Pretoria. Accessed January 26, 2021. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07282008-115210/.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

author], [No. “Expression of the botulinum neurotoxin serotype D binding domain in Brevibacillus brevis and its evaluation as a candidate vaccine antigen in mice .” 2009. Web. 26 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

author] [. Expression of the botulinum neurotoxin serotype D binding domain in Brevibacillus brevis and its evaluation as a candidate vaccine antigen in mice . [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2009. [cited 2021 Jan 26]. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07282008-115210/.

Council of Science Editors:

author] [. Expression of the botulinum neurotoxin serotype D binding domain in Brevibacillus brevis and its evaluation as a candidate vaccine antigen in mice . [Masters Thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2009. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07282008-115210/

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