OF DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Engineering The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico December, 2004 A Generalized Algebraic Scene-based Nonuniformity Correction Algorithm for Infrared Focal Plane Arrays by Bradley Michael Ratliff B.S., Computer Engineering, University of Dayton, 2000 M.S., Electrical Enginee...

RacGap50C is a Novel Negative Regulator of the Wnt Pathway by Whitney McRae Jones University Program in Genetics and Genomics Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Amy Bejsovec, Supervisor ___________________________ John Klingensmith, Committee Chair ___________________________ David McClay ___________________________ Tannishtha Reya _______________...

Temporal Stability of Molecular Diversity Measures in Natural Populations of Drosophila pseudoobscura and Drosophila persimilis by Jennifer Nicole Gredler University Program in Genetics and Genomics Department of Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Mohamed Noor, Supervisor ___________________________ John Willis ___________________________ ...

Gene Duplication and the Evolution of Silenced Chromatin in Yeasts by Meleah A. Hickman University Program in Genetics and Genomics Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Laura Rusche, Advisor ___________________________ Paul Magwene, Chair ___________________________ Fred Dietrich ___________________________ Joe Heitman ___________________________ Be...

Negative Feedback and Competition in the Yeast Polarity Establishment Circuit by Chi-Fang Wu University Program in Genetics and Genomics Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Daniel Lew, Supervisor ___________________________ Patrick Brennwald ___________________________ Steve Haase ___________________________ David Sherwood _________________________...

Connectivity Drives Function: Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in a Floodplain-Aquifer Ecosystem by Alison P. Appling University Program in Ecology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Emily S. Bernhardt, Co-Supervisor ___________________________ Robert B. Jackson, Co-Supervisor ___________________________ Gabriel G. Katul ___________________________ Ge...

INFLUENCE OF SUBSTRATE ON CORAL REEF FISH COMMUNITIES by Karen Lynn Neely University Program in Ecology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Dr. Larry Crowder, Supervisor ___________________________ Dr. Patrick Halpin ___________________________ Dr. William Kirby-Smith ___________________________ Dr. Milford Cundiff An abstract of a dissertation sub...

Genomic Signatures of Disease and Environmental Exposure in the Peripheral Blood by Heather Garren LaBreche University Program in Genetics and Genomics Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Joseph R. Nevins, Supervisor ___________________________ Sally Kornbluth ___________________________ Mariano Garcia-Blanco ___________________________ Jen-Tsan As...

Ribonomic and Mechanistic Analysis of the Human Pum1 RNA Binding Protein by Adam Remy Morris University Program in Genetics and Genomics Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Jack Keene, Chair ___________________________ David Pickup ___________________________ Jen-Tsan Chi ___________________________ Uwe Ohler ___________________________ Dennis Thie...

With the VMS (Variable Message Signs) gradually and extensively used in major cities, it is necessary to develop a related evaluation system to evaluate its guidance effect systematically and efficiently. This paper primarily studies on developing a system to make the evaluation work more simply and quickly, and it chiefly contains the following five aspects: Firstly, conducting the system requ...