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Recent Submissions
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Identification of nuclear export mechanisms of myosin IC
(2016)Myosin IC (MyoIC) is a member of the myosin superfamily that plays an important role in dynamic nuclear processes such as transcription and chromosome translocation. But how the nuclear functions of MyoIC are regulated, ... -
Understanding Factors Affecting Smoking Cessation Efforts of Individuals with Severe Mental Illness
(2016)Purpose: To describe factors influencing smoking cessation efforts of those with severe mental illness (SMI) during an intervention comprised of Motivational Interviewing and text messaging. Design and Methods: After ... -
Thermal Handprint Analysis for Forensic Identification using Heat-Earth Mover’s Distance
(2016)Recently, handprint-based recognition system has been widely applied for security and surveillance purposes. The success of this technology has also demonstrated that handprint is a good approach to perform forensic ... -
Mapping the Connectome in Multiple Sclerosis, Innovations in MRI Imaging
(2016)The Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center assesses brains of living humans with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data compiled from healthy controls and persons with neurological diseases. In neuroscience research with MRI, ... -
Land of the Free, Home of the Crave: American Intercession in Africa Post-cold War
(2016)America has intervened in Africa fourteen times since the end of the Cold War, this relatively high number of interventions contradicts the isolationist ideals of Americans during this time. In order to satisfy the public ... -
Generation of Regionally Specified Dopaminergic Neural Cells from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
(2016)Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease involving the malfunctioning and death of dopaminergic (DA) neurons. Due to the depletion of the neurons producing dopamine, there is a lack of the neurotransmitters ... -
Exploring Barriers to Care Continuity During Transitions
(2016)The discharge process from a hospital requires multiple health care disciplines working in concert to safely transition patients from the acute care setting. During this transition, gaps in care continuity can occur for ... -
Modeling the Distribution of Purple Martins in New York State
(2016)The purple martin (Progne subis) is a migratory songbird of the swallow family. The eastern subspecies (Progne subis subis) breeds from Florida to Southeastern Canada and has an unusual reliance on humans, nesting exclusively ...