The evolution of organized convective structures over the northeastern U.S. from initiation to decay is influenced by a variety of geographical features (elevated terrain, coastal boundary). Warm season convection over ...

Thermally sprayed ceramic-? metallic composite (CerMet) materials consist of ceramic particles mainly in form of carbides reinforced by metallic binder exhibit unique microstructural and mechanical characteristics. Such ...

This dissertation is a study of welfare services provided to Algerian migrants in France from the end of World War II through the Algerian War. The brutal war ending in Algerian independence in 1962 fell in the midst of ...

This article follows the ascension of Lord Byron, widely regarded as the first living literary celebrity. The process by which this status was constructed shall be documented and analyzed, as well as Byron's cultural legacy. ...

During the past three decades there has been ongoing national discourse over the increasing deterioration of our public education system. There is universal agreement that education is a critical component of our societal ...

In much of the scholarship about Paul McCarthy's video and performance work, the artist's use of food has been described in terms of its anthropomorphic qualities-its ability to masquerade as excrement or blood. Paul ...

The nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway deals with a wide variety of lesions caused by UV-light, environmental mutagens and chemotherapeutic agents such as cisplatin. Deficiencies in NER are associated with the ...