By Timothy Michael Sullivan, M.S. Washington State University August 2004 Chair: David F. Bahr The transverse piezoelectric properties of thin piezoelectric films were measured using the rectangular membrane method (RMM) developed at Washington State University. This method was compared with other methods from literature performed at WSU. The measured properties were used to evaluate piezoelect...

Pupae of the silk moth, Samia cynthia, were found to contain an inducible antibacterial activity in their hemolymph. This immunity response was provoked by primary infections with either Escherichia coli K-12 or Enterobacter cloacae. In both cases the antibacterial activity was directed chiefly towards E. coli. During standard conditions, 1% of hemolymph could kill 10(3) to 10(4) viable E. coli...

We document heterogeneity in the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) across household characteristics relevant understanding heterogeneous agent models and monetary policy transmission. find a strong negative relationship between liquid wealth MPC. show that predicts MPC closely for every other characteristic we look at. use new empirical method overcomes sources of bias found existing literat...

Recently, a series of single wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) polyimide nanocomposites were developed since the demand of electroactive polymeric materials as sensors and actuators for use in high temperature applications has been growing. Adding SWNTs into electroactive polyimides enhanced their electrostrictive strain as well as their mechanical integrities and chemical stability. Although an incr...

Aim. The present study aims to investigate the effects of nourishing "Yin" removing "Fire" (NYRF) Chinese herbal mixture on puberty onset and hypothalamic mTOR expression in female rats. Materials and Methods. Forty female 20-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into Chinese herbal mixture (CHM) and normal saline (NS) groups. Rats in CHM and NS were treated with NYRF mixture and no...

Zinc oxide [ZnO] thin films are deposited using a radiofrequency magnetron sputtering method under room temperature. Its crystalline quality, surface morphology, and composition purity are characterized by X-ray diffraction [XRD], atomic force microscopy [AFM], field-emission scanning electron microscopy [FE-SEM], and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy [EDS]. XRD pattern of the ZnO thin film ...

Recent epidemiological studies have positively associated total dietary fat intake to prostate cancer (CaP) incidence and progression. However, the role of fat-specific intake remains unclear through these patient-orientated studies, which in-turn warrants the need for controlled molecular based investigations. FTIR microspectroscopy is now a well established tool for the metabolomic analysis o...

Large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs) composed of 1-[2H31]palmitoyl-2-oleoyl phosphatidylcholine (POPC-d31), with diameters of approximately 117 +/- 31 and 180 +/- 44 nm, were prepared by extrusion through polycarbonate filters with pore sizes of 0.1 and 0.2 microns, respectively. The 2H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra obtained at 21 degrees C contain two components: a broad component (app...

Increases in the minimum wage can substantially reduce earnings inequality. To demonstrate this, we combine administrative and survey data with an equilibrium model of Brazilian labor market. We find that a 128 percent increase real Brazil between 1996 2018 had far-reaching spillover effects on wages higher up distribution. The increased accounts for 45 large fall inequality over this period. A...