Mutant 2C scTCRs were further examined in ligand binding experiments. The 2C TCR recognizes a peptide (QL9) presented by the MHC product L$\sp{\rm d}$. Four alanine mutations which affected mAb binding also disrupted binding ...

Let R be a model of an o-minimal theory T. We define the "T-levels" of R and explore their connection to tame substructures of R , subject to a few easily satisfied assumptions. This leads to results about the ...

In a patriarchal society, such as America, males are socialized to adhere to a hegemonic manhood legitimizing the subordination of all women and men deemed feminine. For black males, “traditional” norms and roles associated ...

This study fits into the current shift in the anthropological study of music that emphasizes not only the importance of understanding music as reflecting broad cultural themes but also the benefit of using musical analysis ...

Finally, this dissertation tackles the thorny issue of translating pain into money. I propose valuing pain using the willingness-to-pay formula, according to which jurors would ask themselves what is the maximum sum of ...

The aim of this dissertation is to examine the unique importance of tactile perception in Western Modernism, focusing on three individuals and an artistic group, namely, D. H. Lawrence, Walter Benjamin, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, ...

Origami has gained popularity in science and engineering because a compactly stowed system can be folded into a transformable 3D structure with increased functionality. Origami can also be reconfigured and programmed to ...

The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' and administrators' beliefs about the Values Teaching Program and its implementation in Taiwan. The focus was on what teachers' beliefs about what curriculum principles ...

In this dissertation, I develop a line of thought that Berkeley had only started to develop in his published works and in his personal Notebooks. This line of thought concerns the role played by Spirit, or active volitional ...