ETD collection for Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center
Dissertations & Theses from 2008
Achanta, Latha Madhavi (2008) A simplified protocol for the treatment of acute radiation overexposures from sources external to the body
Alkhaldi, Sireen M (2008) Maternal health care utilization in rural Jordanian villages: Patterns and predictors
Billard, Matthew John (2008) Diversity in T cell costimulation by alpha4beta1 integrin
Bordt, Andrea S (2008) Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the state of Texas for rifampin resistance using molecular beacons
Cahilly, Karen L (2008) The high cost of inappropriate empiric treatment of presumed Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea
Carmon, Kendra S (2008) SFRP4 regulation of Wnt7a signaling and cellular proliferation in the endometrium
Cheng, Jed-Sian (2008) Analysis of prognostic factors for the development of metastases and survival in renal cell carcinoma patients
Clark, April L. S (2008) Behavioral cognitions and factors related to hepatitis B vaccine acceptance and compliance in a cohort of drug users in Houston, Texas
Daw, Christina Marie Nunez (2008) Trends in insurance coverage and out-of-pocket payments for mental health and substance abuse services: An examination of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data, 1996--2004
Des Bordes, Jude Kofi Atta (2008) Factors associated with diabetes in tuberculosis patients in Harris County, Texas 1995--2004
Ellison, Kimberly Anne (2008) Gardasil - What do women really think about it?
Ewald, Brett J (2008) The molecular mechanisms of sensing nucleoside analogue-induced DNA damage
Gaspers, Mary Glas (2008) Healthcare provider perspectives on parental refusal of medical interventions: A qualitative study
Guo, Lei (2008) The mechanism of action of a novel benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloid, NK314 and the cellular responses
Han, Younghun (2008) Mathematical and empirical examinations of some epidemiological procedures
Hardy, Dale Sharon (2008) Association between glycemic index and glycemic load and the risk of incident coronary heart disease among whites and African Americans with and without type 2 diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study
Harrell, Kailly E (2008) Childhood obesity prevention in the 80th Texas legislative session
Heallen, Todd Ryan (2008) Identification and analysis of novel mitotic inhibitors of the Caenorhabditis elegans Aurora B kinase
Hu, Zhiying (2008) Downstream targets of the Rhox5 homeobox gene
Johnson, Mary Beth (2008) An assessment of differences in pediatric dental services provided for a Medicaid population when compared to a federally subsidized (military) clinic
Kadara, Humam (2008) Reactive oxygen species-dependent mechanisms of N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (4HPR)-induced apoptosis in human carcinoma cells
Kan, Jessica (2008) Differences in small-for-gestational-age and preterm birth among Asian subgroups in relation to nativity status
Lee, Dung-Fang (2008) Role of IkappaB kinase beta in inflammation-mediated breast cancer development
Liang, Fu-Wen (2008) The impact of functional impairment on the survival of patients with Alzheimer's disease
Little, Lynn M (2008) Analysis of a disaster medical track for the Certificate in Emergency Management and Preparedness Program at the University of Texas at Dallas
Liu, Pu (2008) Dissecting the role of LIM-homeobox gene LMX1B in the development of the ocular anterior segment
Loch, Sarah Elizabeth (2008) Houston police officer attitudes towards the mentally ill: CIT trained and non-CIT trained
Martin, Mary Kathryn (2008) Hospital and environmental variation in Texas nonprofit hospital organizational policies regarding charity care
McGill, Melanie Ann (2008) Characterization of humoral immune responses against Treponema pallidum antigens
McKeller, Morgan Rouse (2008) Vital function for PRELI and essential requirement for its LEA motif
McNiece, Karen L (2008) Incident hypertension among pre-hypertensive adolescents: Evaluation of pre-hypertension as an independent risk factor among secondary school students in the Houston area
McSpadden, Amy (2008) Progestational agents and preterm birth: An updated review of the literature
Meaux, Stacie Ann (2008) The role of the cap and poly(A) tail in mRNA metabolism
Mhoon, Kendra Brown (2008) A continuous-time Markov chain approach for trinomial-outcome longitudinal data: An extension for multiple covariates
Minja, Emmanuel Japhet (2008) Racial disparities in CD4 counts at initial HIV-1 diagnosis: Analysis of the Adult Spectrum of HIV disease dataset and public health implications
Moberly, Danene (DJ) (2008) Knowledge of exercise recommendations and energy intake from foods and beverages in relation to exercise behaviors within two Hispanic border communities
Montasser, May E (2008) Gene by smoking interaction in blood pressure
Murtaza, Michelle Ruth (2008) Health beliefs and attitudes of HPV among Hispanic parents as predictors of intention to use the HPV vaccine
Naivar, Celia Katrine (2008) Factors associated with mammography utilization in Sao Paulo and Mexico city elderly females
Nelson, Erin Renee (2008) Food advertisements during children's television programming in 2007: Comparison with ads in 1994 and the 2005 dietary recommendations
Nguyen, Norma De Anda (2008) Evaluation of racial and ethnic disparities of glycemic control in the Health and Retirement Study. 2003 Diabetes Survey
Nsangi, Betty Kintu (2008) Differences in health status of HIV infected children cared for by parents as compared to those cared for by grandparents
Peck, Kay E (2008) Impact of fee schedules and approved doctor's list on physician availability in the Texas Workers' Compensation Program
Piggott, Leslie Ann (2008) Scaffolding of adenylyl cyclase by A Kinase Anchoring Proteins
Pruitt, Sandi L (2008) The association of area socioeconomic status and cancer screening: A systematic review and multilevel study
Qin, Taichun (2008) Maximizing efficacy of the hypomethylating drug 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine in human leukemia
Quezada, Alejandra (2008) The effect of acculturation on diabetes prevalence in Hispanics: A systematic review
Ramos, Carlos E (2008) Crossing the border for dental care: Factors related to dental health among the south Texas border region
Rana, Vishal (2008) The epidemiology of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C virus infection among college students who are not US/Canadian born in Houston
Reynolds, Debra L. Troxell (2008) The role of workplace absence as an organizational mechanism in predicting employee alcohol and drug disorders
Rice, Shelia Renee (2008) Internet as a medium to seek partners among men who have sex with men
Rochford, Kirstin M (2008) Investigator/IRB-led community communication in genetic research: A descriptive feasibility pilot study
Rodriguez, Liliana F (2008) Emerging arboviruses in Harris County, Texas
Saavedra-Embesi, Monica (2008) Barriers to breast and cervical cancer screening among migrant and seasonal farmworker women in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Shackleford, Terry Jo (2008) The regulation of JAB1 and its role in herceptin resistance
Shah, Nipam P (2008) Geographic variation of the etiology of travelers' diarrhea
Stutzman, Kelsey Alexandra (2008) Healthy relationships: An HIV intervention for positives
Teegala, Shyam Mohan Reddy (2008) Factors associated with hospital admission of elder cardiovascular patients in an emergency center
Trachootham, Dunyaporn (2008) Selective elimination of cancer cells by PEITC: Biological basis and therapeutic implications
Tran, Thanh Quoc (2008) Comparison of compliance and immune response of drug users on the standard and accelerated hepatitis B vaccine schedules - Houston, Texas
Trevino, Julian J (2008) The socioeconomic status of families of hyperglycemic versus non-hyperglycemic children: A descriptive analysis
Tullar, Jessica (2008) An epidemiologic evaluation of a worksite based intervention
Tullis, Lea Ann (2008) Occupational respiratory disease in the services industry
VonVille, Helena (2008) A project to improve the information seeking skills and increase the use of evidence-based research in public health practice
Wang, Nathan Kai-Lei (2008) A geographic analysis of liver cancer mortality and alcohol dependence or abuse in Texas and the U.S., 1980--2003
Williams, Amber L (2008) Intensive care noise and mean arterial blood pressure in ELBW neonates
Williams, Emily Van Leeuwen (2008) Depression care for the old-old in a primary care setting
Williams, Patrice (2008) How health care delay and avoidance decisions are affected by finances and health insurance
Xie, Ran (2008) S100A4 is a molecular mediator of endometrial carcinoma invasion
Xu, Chang (2008) Functional analysis of BLAP75, a BLM-associated protein
Zhao, Ruiyang (2008) Impact of COP9 signalosome subunit 6 (CSN6) on MDM2-p53 axis in DNA damage-mediated apoptosis and tumorigenesis
Dissertations & Theses from 2007
Adams, Trisha M (2007) Design and implementation of a clinical dashboard
Adedeji, Adebola (2007) The global initiative to eradicate polio- A review of Nigeria's situation
Alfred, Anushayanthan (2007) Influenza vaccination and peoples' knowledge and attitudes towards it: Factors that influenced influenza vaccination during the 2004--2005 influenza vaccine shortage
Alvarado, Carla S (2007) Self medication behaviors of illegal immigrants living along the U.S.-Mexico border
Amaon, Jill (2007) Obesity and risk of multiple myeloma: A case-control study
Anderson, Kelcey (2007) Drinking water quality perception along the United States-Mexico border
Ashenfelter, Stephanie (2007) A program manual to assist with implementation of a volunteer health and wellness program
Azuike, Ihuoma O (2007) The role of self-efficacy in a low fat high fiber intervention to reduce breast cancer risk among African American women
Benjamins, Laura Jane (2007) Assessing residents' readiness to screen for domestic violence: Utilizing the transtheoretical model - stages of change, decisional balance and self-efficacy
Bennett, Kimberly A (2007) The relationship between risk perception and ethnicity as an explanation for late stage skin cancer diagnosis in Black and Hispanic populations: An analysis using data from the 2005 Health Information and National Trends Survey
Bhat, Samrat V (2007) Toxics Release Inventory facilities and childhood cancer: Geographic information systems based approach
Boik, John C (2007) Preclinical modeling of multi-drug cancer therapies
Broussard, Cheryl Schroedter (2007) The effect of exposure to antibiotics on incidence and spontaneous clearance of childhood Helicobacter pylori infection
Bull, Lara M (2007) IL-10 polymorphisms in patients with HIV and HIV/HCV co-infection
Burrell-Nichols, Rachel (2007) Survey of VFC provider knowledge of catch-up regimens and contraindications to vaccination in Houston, Texas
Calabro, Karen S (2007) A study of patient assault-related injuries in state psychiatric hospitals
Calles, Nancy R (2007) Determinants of adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected children: A research synthesis
Capriles, Violeta D (2007) Manifestation of depression symptoms among Mexican American adolescents
Carter, Jennifer Lee (2007) High-resolution microarray analysis of chromosome 20q in human colon cancer metastasis model systems
Chacko, Susan R (2007) Locus of control as a predictor of students dropping out of high school
Chang, Yao-Fu (2007) T-cell receptor nonsense-associated altered splicing
Chi, Pai-Chun Melinda (2007) Thoracic cancer imaging with PET/CT in radiation oncology
Coker, Ololade G (2007) Trends in health information seeking among cancer and non-cancer adults between 2003 and 2005: A descriptive analysis of Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data
Colucci-Reuben, Chriseda K (2007) Health, education and community: Assets and needs of a small urban community in north east Tamaulipas, Mexico: A community based participatory research assessment
Connelly, Rosina Avila (2007) A process evaluation of a health literacy intervention targeting pediatric providers' communication skills at the Texas Children's Health Plan
Dahlstrom, Kristina Riis (2007) The association of sexual behavior with oropharyngeal cancer and correlations with HPV-16 serologic status
Danes, Christopher George (2007) 14-3-3 zeta overexpression in early stage breast disease and tumor progression
Davila, Marivel (2007) Prevalence of depressive symptoms among Hispanic women attending a public health clinic
Davis, Julie M (2007) Federally regulated institutional review boards: The aspects of a "model" IRB---Is the current system in need of a tune up or complete overhaul?
Dawson, Aprill Zanetta (2007) Analyses of maternal and child mortality rates of five West African countries: Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Days, Alison L (2007) Barriers to cross-border research projects: A prelude to improving professional collaborations between the United States and Mexico
De Los Reyes, Joy M (2007) Adherence to medication regimen among children with persistent asthma in Houston, Texas
Dembinski, Jennifer L (2007) Examination of the engraftment of exogenous mesenchymal stem cells in ovarian tumors and their potential use as delivery vehicles for therapeutic genes
Dong, Yongquan (2007) Logistic regression models for ordinal response: A study of self-efficacy in colorectal cancer screening
Driver, Demori E (2007) A global perspective on intimate partner violence during pregnancy: An analysis of twelve developing countries
DuBroc, Erin M (2007) Team: Bee Me. A formulative evaluation of a negative eating attitudes and behaviors primary prevention curriculum targeted at fifth-grade elementary school girls
Duncan, Katherine F (2007) Catalytic antibody response to the Staphylococcus aureus virulence factor Efb
Dunlap, Sarah M (2007) Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 (IGFBP2) promotes glioma development and progression
Duramad, Omar (2007) Characterization of tumor-associated Foxp3+ regulatory T cells and de-novo induction by the tumor microenvironment
Elfman, Heather E (2007) Antigenic variation in surface proteins of Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas' disease)
Emani, Sreekanth R (2007) Correlation between dental care utilization and oral cavity cancer in a large sample of community-based United States residents
Ethier, Angela M (2007) Exploring parents' memories of their child's death related sensory experiences as a dimension of grieving
Feinberg, Jeffrey P (2007) Lab animal allergy surveillance at a private medical school in three dissimilar animal research facilities
Fernandez, Maria Eva (2007) Depression, interpersonal violence and lack of social support as barriers to cervical cancer screening among recently immigrated Latinas
Fernandez, Norma P (2007) Latino patients' desire to participate in informed decisions regarding colorectal cancer screening
Fernando, Savithri (2007) Pre-employment drug testing among job applicants at a Texas tertiary level pediatric hospital: 1992--2006
Flores, Carissa M (2007) Evaluation of residential bioaerosol concentrations and their related health effects
Foster, Wednesday (2007) The association of HSV 1 and 2 with atherosclerosis defined by CRP level
Fu, Lingchen (2007) BLyS/BAFF-R signaling pathway in human aggressive non Hodgkin's lymphoma B cell and normal peripheral blood B lymphocytes
Fu, Xueyao (2007) Mouse retinal development: Role of cell adhesion and mechanism of gene regulation
Garcia, Marcie (2007) A cross sectional examination of risky sexual behaviors among a population of drug users
Garcia-Upright, Diana Josephine (2007) Demographic and social factors which influence periodontal disease using the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES)
Georgas, Krista (2007) Mexican American parent atttitudes towards research participation
Goldstein, Betsy A (2007) Zoning and the built environment: A public health analysis of zoning in Austin, Texas
Gotovtseva, Elena P (2007) Optimal frequency of Imiquimod (Aldara(reg)) 5% cream treatment of external genital warts in immunocompetent adults. Systematic review and meta-analysis
Greene, Victoria R (2007) NRAS and BRAF mutations in primary cutaneous melanoma: A comparison of mutation rates between radial and vertical growth phases in individual tumors
Grimes, Kevin Anthony (2007) A PCR based assay for the detection of enteric pathogens from HemoccultRTM cards
Gu, Xiangjun (2007) Stepwise forward multiple regression for complex traits in high density genome-wide association studies
Gu, Xuemin (2007) Outcome-based adaptive randomization for binary data in clinical trials---Compare and contrast
Guerrero, Alicia C (2007) Access to health care among children in the United States: Use of health inequalities measures to evaluate progress in reduction of disparities from 1997 to 2005
Gummelt, Kyle L (2007) Sexual orientation and sexual behavior patterns: Evaluation of agreement and variation in a cohort of male, African American drug users in Houston, Texas
Hadjifrangiskou, Maria (2007) Cis-acting elements and developmental regulators govern toxin gene expression in Bacillus anthracis
Hamilton, Jane (2007) Self-injury in a residential treatment population of children and adolescents
Harker, Karen R (2007) Measuring the quality of life of patients with diabetes: Validating the tool and determining the effects on quality of life
Hasan, Murad (2007) HIV sexual risk behavior and drug use in four racial/ethnic groups in Houston
Hatch, Brandon Robert (2007) Prevalence of depressive symptoms in urban middle and high school Hispanic and African American students
He, Yu (2007) Effects of health disparities on Helicobacter pylori infection among children on the United States-Mexico border
Hong, Sung Ki (2007) The connection between E2F and ATM in p53-dependent apoptosis
Huang, Helen Wan-ching (2007) Post-transcriptional regulation of human pulmonary surfactant protein B (SP-B)mRNA
Hurst, Nancy M (2007) Breastfeeding the very preterm hospitalized infant: An ethnographic study
Imam, J. Saadi (2007) Regulation of RNA splicing by nonsense mutations
Islas, Arthur A (2007) The preparticipation sports physical examination and wilderness athletes
Jaini, Sridivya (2007) Variation of genotype and prevalence of Noro virus in United States students in Mexico with Traveler's Diarrhea, summer of 2004 and 2005
Johnson, Amber (2007) Hypoxia-induced transcriptional regulation through chromatin modifications and NC2 function
Kasper, Sabine (2007) The results of a barrier analysis on complementary feeding practices among mothers in the Central River Division of the Gambia
Kourosh, Atoosa (2007) Hepatitis B vaccination of high risk pregnant women: A clinical trial at Parkland Memorial Hospital
Krier, Cameron McDonald (2007) Assessing the need and options available for trauma physician funding in Texas
Kry, Stephen (2007) The development and validation of a Monte Carlo model for calculating the out-of-field dose from radiotherapy treatments
LaCour, Michelle (2007) The prevalence of food insecurity and associated factors among households with children in Head Start programs in Houston, Texas and Birmingham, Alabama
Li, Zizhuang (2007) Gasoline and leukemia: A review
Luo, Rong (2007) CCAAT-binding factor (CBF) function in endoplasmic reticulum stress response
MacGregor, Cherylynn (2007) The mark of a good healer: Examining health care behaviors in the Vietnamese community
Marsh, Rebecca Milman (2007) Using in vivo diffusion-weighted MRI to quantify treatment response in murine tumors
Martinez, Celestino Mario (2007) Physician's adherence to the standard protocol for diabetes treatment in Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)
Maypole, Coty Marie (2007) Optimization of a DNSH passive sampling method to measure airborne carbonyls
McClure, Karen Jean (2007) Texas laboratory healthcare workforce: Meeting the needs in 2015
McKinley, Gena MaLea (2007) Patient perceptions of balance in prostate cancer screening decision aids
Meng, Qingchang (2007) Regulation of poly-c-RNA binding protein 1 functions by Pak1 signaling
Mercado, Carla Isabel (2007) Fruit and vegetable dietary patterns and weight loss in Mexican-American women
Merriman, Kelly Willis (2007) The role of smoking status on postoperative complications and survival in lung cancer patients presenting to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Mitchell, Eugena Pixley (2007) Effects of early and late lesion of orbital frontal cortex on visual processing of faces in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)
Mohamed, Carlos N (2007) Bexar County's dental safety net for children: An estimate of our current capacity and need
Morgan, Annie Marie (2007) A constellation of factors associated with premature births among African American women
Morris, Angela M (2007) Coping with advanced cancer: Caregivers and their patients
Mowry, Melanie M (2007) An innovative approach to impacting student academic achievement and attitudes: Pilot study of the HEADS UP Virtual Molecular Biology Lab
Navarro, Amanda Maria (2007) A qualitative assessment of multi-level nutrition strategies for reducing racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes
Nelson, Christopher Lee (2007) Reduction of setup uncertainties and tumor motion in the radiation therapy of lung tumors
Nichols, Joseph S (2007) Risk of adult-onset asthma in Mexican-American women employed in food preparation or food service
Nicholson, Veronika (2007) Physician coding for mental illness reimbursement and the need for mental health parity
Orvis, Grant Donovan (2007) Life and death of the embryonic female reproductive tract
Pack, Mitzi N (2007) Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Fresh and Healthy Program
Palmero, Laura C (2007) The role of cardiovascular comorbidities in ovarian cancer survival
Pande, Mala (2007) Modifier genes and susceptibility to colorectal cancer in individuals with Lynch syndrome
Panopoulos, Anthanasia Demetra (2007) The role of STAT3 in the emergency neutrophil response
Papanna, Ramesha (2007) The evidence behind the level of a random urine protein:creatinine in the diagnosis of preeclampsia: A systematic review
Patrawala, Lubna (2007) Stem-like cancer cells in human cell lines and xenografts: Identification and characterization
Perez, Norma A (2007) Psychosocial job characteristics as predictors of overall health: Results from a community-based cross-sectional study conducted in southeast Texas in 2001 and 2002
Piskac, Amanda L (2007) Evaluation of oxidative damage and renal distal tubule cell stress response following exposure to lindane
Pitts, Kathleen (2007) Deployed military women: A second look at gender-specific infections
Poku, Rebecca A (2007) Interventions to reduce sexual risk behavior in African American men
Pope, Stephan Alonso (2007) Years of potential life lost among Hispanics and non-Hispanics in Bexar County
Prasad, Aakanksha (2007) Oncologic outcomes in diabetic patients with colon cancer
Price, Michelle (2007) The Texas driver responsibility program: A preliminary analysis of the impact on impaired driving and trauma system funding
Provencher, Jennifer S (2007) Barriers to adolescent and young men's access of reproductive health care
Puentes, Flor (2007) Helicobacter pylori infection and the effect on growth in a cohort of children in the US/Mexico border
Rall, Jason Mathew (2007) Identification and characterization of distinct classes of cAMP-pulse-induced genes in Dictyostelium discoideum development
Ramakrishnan, Vijayalakshmi (2007) Polybrominated diphenyl ethers: Potential human exposure through household dust and dryer lint
Reddy, Krishna (2007) Bone marrow-derived stem/progenitor cells play an important role in the growth of Ewing's sarcoma tumors
Richards, Jerry M (2007) A cross-sectional analysis of physical activity and obesity in inner city Houston Texas Mexican American youth
Rodriguez, Serena (2007) An assessment of the nutritional status of orphaned adolescents living in Nyanza Province, Kenya
Rosales, Corina (2007) The role of CD1d in adipogenesis
Ross, Jeremy Aaron (2007) Proteomic identification and functional characterization of prohibitin 1 and 2 in T cell activation, expansion, survival and disease
Salicru, Adriano N (2007) The roles of costimulatory molecules in the cooperative effects of combination epinephrine and dexamethasone on type-1/type-2 cytokine production in tetanus-toxoid specific stimulated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Saqr, Hatem A (2007) Financial impact of the Medicare prospective payment system on long term acute care hospitals
Saqr, Hatem A (2007) Financial impact of the Medicare prospective payment system on long term acute care hospitals
Sayed, Afsheen (2007) Current United States stem cell policy considerations and a recommendation for an alternative policy based on guidelines from existing international policies
Seo, Munseok (2007) Trauma care capacity and performance in Texas: Regional comparisons
Sinicrope, Pamela Smith (2007) Development and preliminary validation of the cancer family impact scale for colorectal cancer
Sixta, Constance S (2007) Border intervention by Promotores for type 2 diabetes
Sklar, Tara R (2007) Government initiatives to expand access to employer-based health insurance
Song, Chunying (2007) Ser88 phosphorylation regulates dynein light chain 1 (DLC1) function in the mouse mammary gland
Sparrow, Passion La Shaunda (2007) Sex, drugs, and STIs: Syphilis infection and hepatitis B vaccine compliance among illicit drug users in Houston
Spelman, Amy Renfro (2007) Predictors of smoking susceptibility and experimentation among Mexican-American adolescents
Stanch, Penney (2007) Use of light intensity, temperature, and humidity to verify exposure location
Suarez, Jessica (2007) Risk factors for developing complications while awaiting a cholecystectomy
Sutton, Averell H (2007) A current literature review of the social and economic ramifications of pharmacogenomic research
Talole, Kirti S (2007) Breast cancer risk and heterocyclic amines and effect modification by NAT gene polymorphisms
Tanyi, Angie B (2007) Determinants of malnutrition in two states in Sudan
Tao, Ye (2007) Identification and characterization of new genes involved in Drosophila heart development
Tee, Patricia Grace (2007) Phthalate exposure among US women, NHANES 1999--2002: Relationship to serum gonadotropin levels
Vadehra, Priya (2007) The characterization of residential fungal spores and the relationship with housing characteristics in the Houston area
Valentin-Vega, Yasmine A (2007) Thep53 pathway in the homeostasis of the intestinal epithelium
Van Slyke, Karen B (2007) Assessing childhood difficulties: Comparing the SDQ and the BASC-2
Wang, Ruoning (2007) ERK-MAPK-mediated activation of CDC25 during G2/M transition
Watts Hines, Tami M (2007) African American female adolescents and antecedents of pregnancy
Weinberg, Rebecca (2007) Electron intensity modulation for mixed-beam radiation therapy with an x-ray multi-leaf collimator
Weragoda, Ramal Majintha Silva (2007) Long-term hyperexcitability of sensory and motor axons in Aplysia californica: Induction by axotomy, serotonin, and transient depolarization
Wesorick, Matthew H (2007) The medical malpractice insurance "crises" and federal medical malpractice tort reform: Collection and analysis of bills passed by the United States House of Representatives from 1995--2005
Wilgis, Margaret J (2007) A systematic review of recent research on adolescent religiosity/spirituality and aggressive/violent behavior
Wilkinson, Deepti Srinivas (2007) Tumor suppressor cross-talk: The p53 and TGFbeta pathways converge to repress gene transcription
Wilson, Christopher Robert (2007) Adaptation and maladaptation of heart and skeletal muscle to different diets in a rodent model of human obesity
Wilson, Marenda (2007) Understanding the molecular mechanisms of nonstop mRNA metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Wilson, Robin M (2007) Parental substance abuse as a risk factor for physical child abuse and neglect: A systematic review of the literature
Wingate, Hannah (2007) The low molecular weight (LMW) isoforms of cyclin E provide a novel mechanism of cell cycle deregulation
Wood, Robert Charles (2007) Restoring mortality as a measure of community health
Wrathall, Jennifer M (2007) State health care reform: An analysis of strategies
Wuelling, Stephanie M (2007) Systematic review of interventions designed to reduce screen time in children and adolescents
Xia, Rui (2007) Simulation study of joint transition and Weibull survival model with shared parameters
Xia, Xiaojun (2007) Roles of IkappaB kinase alpha in centrosome duplication and skin carcinogenesis
Xu, Jijun (2007) Studies on behavioral regulations of morphine tolerance in rats
Yang, Hailing (2007) Functional differences of beta-tubulin isotypes: A study of microtubule assembly and antimitotic drug resistance
Yeh, Hung-Wen (2007) Estimating parameters in Markov models for longitudinal studies with missing data or surrogate outcomes
Yin, Shanghua (2007) The relationship of mutations in alpha- and beta-tubulin to microtubule assembly and anti-mitotic drug resistance
Zhang, Hong (2007) A meta-analysis: Obesity and colorectal cancer screening
Zhang, Jing (2007) The expression and functional roles of the actin filament-associated protein AFAP-110 in human prostate carcinoma
Zhang, Nianxiang (2007) DNA nucleotide excision repair gene single nucleotide polymorphisms and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
Zhao, Hui (2007) A coalescent analysis for modeling the mutation process in colorectal cancer
Zhu, Keyi (2007) The effects of proteasome inhibition on angiogenesis and autophagy in human prostate cancer cells
Dissertations & Theses from 2006
Abraham, Frances I. P (2006) Risk factors for Clostridium difficile nosocomial diarrhea in patients at the Michael E. Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Anchondo, Ines M (2006) An investigation of the association between obesity, Acanthosis Nigricans, and fasting serum insulin level in 6--9 year old children living on the El Paso-Juarez United States-Mexico border
Andress, Lauri (2006) The emergence of the social determinants of health on the policy agenda in Britain: A case study, 1980--2003
Antonovic, Leposava (2006) A physiological role of cytochromes P450 4Fs: Mouse model
Antzoulatos, Evangelos G (2006) Neuronal plasticity in relation to long-term memory for sensitization in Aplysia
Ateka, Givans Kay (2006) Evaluation of the city of Houston HIV/STD prevention program in Houston Independent School District (HISD) high schools
Bahar, Ali Ibrahim (2006) Low-level serum arsenic and its effect on insulin and the glucose/insulin ratio of non-diabetic fasting human subjects
Banerjee, Debarati (2006) Interrelationships between the structural and functional aspects of social relationships, comorbidity and health related quality of life in breast cancer survivors
Barboza, Juan Antonio (2006) Mdm2 and Mdm4 control distinctp53 functions that cooperate in suppression of tumorigenesis
Bunce, Kimberly Diane (2006) The interaction between Bcl-6 and STAT6 pathway in non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Cao, Ying (2006) Osterix inhibits bone destruction in osteosarcoma through transcriptional repression of Interleukin-1alpha expression
Chan Wai-kin (2006) The roles of UPF3a and UPF3b in nonsense mediated decay
Chen, Chih-Hsin (2006) Comparative studies of Hox genes in mammalian limb and vertebral pattern formation
Cheng, Xiaodong (2006) GMZ27 is a new organic arsenic derivative with anti-leukemic activity, via the induction of reactive oxygen species through NADPH oxidase and mitochondrial pathway that lead to leukemia cell apoptosis
Childress, Jennifer Lauren (2006) Lethal giant discs, a novel C2 domain protein, restricts Notch activation during endocytosis
Chunn, Janci Lee (2006) Adenosine induced pulmonary fibrosis and the contribution of the adenosine A2B receptor to the induction of osteopontin in a mouse model of pulmonary fibrosis
Cook, Jennifer DeAnn (2006) Developmental programming of tumor suppressor gene penetrance
Corbin, Brian Dale (2006) Subcellular targeting of and protein-protein interaction within the bacterial cell division complex
Davis, John Joseph (2006) Generation of an hTERT-restricted, CMV-augmented oncolytic adenovirus capable of tumor-specific transgene expression: Development, characterization, and optimization
den Hollander, Petra (2006) Nuclear functions of dynein light chain 1 in hormone action
Edwards, Sharon Patricia Fernandez (2006) Non B-DNA structures and genomic instability associated with myotonic dystrophy type 2 (CCTG)*(CAGG) repeats
Fioravante, Diasinou (2006) Mechanisms of heterosynaptic modulation of transmission in Aplysia
Geissler, Brett Lawrence (2006) Identifying the roles of the Escherichia coli FtsZ-associated proteins by minimizing the requirements for division
Griffith, Ann Venables (2006) A novel role for neural crest cells in thymus organogenesis
Guidry, Tera Vale (2006) Hypersensitive granulomatous response to mycobacterial glycolipid trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate
Hawthorne, Valerie Stone (2006) Transcriptional upregulation of the p21Cip1 promoter by STAT3 and nuclear ErbB2
Holmes, Laurens (2006) Impact of hormonal therapy on survival and racial disparities in a large community-based cohort of older men with local/regional prostate cancer
Hu, Qianghua (2006) Role of the CCAAT-binding protein CBF in cell cycle regulation
Hwang, Shen-An (2006) Lactoferrin: An adjuvant to enhance the efficacy of the BCG vaccine
Kabue, Mark M (2006) Clinical factors associated with growth and mortality of pediatric patients on HAART at Mulago PIDC, Uganda, 2003--2006
Kamiru, Harrison N (2006) Evaluation of a training program to increase the capacity of health care providers to provide antiretroviral therapy to pediatric patients in sub-Saharan Africa
Kapadia, Hitesh (2006) Novel molecular insights into human tooth agenesis
Karpathy, Sandor Ervin (2006) Whole genome analysis of Fusobacterium nucleatum, Rickettsia typhi and Francisella tularensis
Khanbolooki, Sanaz (2006) The transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB) maintains TRAIL resistance in human pancreatic cancer cells
King, Stephen (2006) Maternal ingestion of radon-222 in drinking water and the absorbed radiation dose to the embryo
Koch, Joanna Gail (2006) Modifiers of mammary tumorigenesis inp53 heterozygous mice
Koch, Nicholas Corey (2006) Monte Carlo and analytical dose calculations for ocular proton therapy
Lin, Wenchu (2006) Requirement of GCN5 histone acetyltransferase in mouse neural tube closure and skeletal patterning
Lopez, Kimberly Kay (2006) Youth-focused empowerment evaluation using Photovoice
Lujan, Josefina (2006) The effectiveness of a promotora-led intervention for Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes
Lyons, Jon P (2006) Analysis of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in kidney tubulogenesis
Malhotra, Suneil Singh (2006) The genetic contribution of the major histocompatibility complex to bleomycin-induced lung injury
Mansyur, Carol L (2006) Culture and the social context of health inequalities
Mashruwala, Mary Anne (2006) Regulation of T cell function by complement C5A in mice during mycobacterial infection
McCampbell, Adrienne Williams (2006) Investigation of the molecular mechanisms of endometrial hyperplasia
Medrano, Diana R (2006) Abnormal expression of E2F1 and E2F4 results in hyperproliferation of the ependyma and lethal hydrocephalus
Mitchell, Jason Sterling (2006) T cell adhesion regulation from clustering GM1 lipid rafts
Mohsenin, Amir (2006) The role of adenosine in pulmonary angiogenesis
Moya, Catherine (2006) Ligand-directed targeting of malignant gliomas
Nouvion, Sylvain Olivier (2006) Proactive aggression: A two part study
O'Brien, Jennifer Jane (2006) Diversity of neuronal connexins in the mammalian retina
O'Daniel, Jennifer C (2006) Image-guided adaptive radiotherapy for prostate and head-and-neck cancers
Olson, Melissa Vinores (2006) The role of deregulated E2F1 expression in brain tumors
Papageorgiou, Paraskevi Angeliki (2006) Mechanism of IFN-induced apoptosis and sensitization by the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib in bladder cancer cells
Papageorgiou, Theodora Dorina (2006) Blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) signal changes in total cortex and subcortex, pain, reward, and vigilance regions during mechanical pressure pain after morphine administration
Pappas, Gus (2006) Radiosensitization of human cancer cell lines in vitro by genetic targeting of Ku70 and the PI3-kinase/Akt pathway
Paranilam, Jaya (2006) Predictors of survival in Alzheimer's disease
Park, Jae-il (2006) The p120-catenin/Kaiso signaling pathway
Qi, Junlin (2006) Negative regulation of Drosophila Transformer2 by SR splicing factors
Rapp, Mary Pat (2006) Contribution of activity and skin temperature to the risk of developing pressure ulcers in nursing facility residents
Rasmus, Monica Lynn (2006) Second, do less harm: The state of states' medical error reporting programs
Rebhun, Robert B (2006) Insights into the biology of lymphatic metastasis
Reisz, Ilana (2006) The construction of aging and health in older African American women
Ruiz, Stacey Lynn (2006) The effects of proteasome inhibition in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and prostate cancer
Savas, Lara Staub (2006) Breast and gynecologic cancer mortality among women veterans in Texas, 1979--2002
Schouest, Katherine Roeder (2006) Caenorhabditis elegans germinal center kinase (Gck-1) is a p-body component that inhibits precocious ectopic MAP kinase dependent meiotic maturation
Shaner, Lance Mercer (2006) Biochemical and genetic characterization of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hsp110 molecular chaperone Sse1
Simpson, Lara Michelle (2006) The combined effect of pravastatin and aspirin on clinical cardiovascular events
Smith, Jacqueline (2006) Revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standards: The integration of science and policy
Spurgers, Kevin Bradford (2006) Tp53-dependent repression of cell cycle target genes: Global and mechanistic analysis
Tippett Barr, Beth A (2006) Pediatric antiretroviral adherence and child disclosure in Botswana
Toney, Evette D (2006) Colorectal cancer screening: Racial/ethnic and gender disparities in a population-based cross-sectional analysis of the United States
Trott, Amy Elizabeth (2006) Investigations of stress responses in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Transcriptional control and heat shock protein function
Turman, Cheri Marie (2006) New cytochromes P450: Tale of two variants
Vincent, Lisa Marie (2006) Dysregulation of alternative splicing of coagulation factor V results in bleeding disorder, east Texas type and other disorders of hemostasis
Vo, Tuan M (2006) Parental demographic risk factors and occupational exposure to ionizing radiation for achondroplasia, thanatophoric and autosomal deletions in Texas, 1996--2002
Volmer, Jonathan Barnard (2006) The role of ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73) in lung injury
Wang, George K (2006) A mechanism of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2-induced cell mobility in glioma
Ward, Doriel D (2006) Racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes mellitus and hypertension: Influence of income and insurance status in a cross-sectional study of the United States
Wen, Yu-Ye (2006) The role of 14-3-3 sigma in the c-Myc-Pin1 complex: Impacting upon thec-Myc degradation process and c-Myc-induced DNA damage
Williams, Eric Trey (2006) Chimpanzee: A predictive model for the human cytochrome P450 3A subfamily
Wiltshire, Anne D (2006) Cultural competence in an HIV dedicated dental clinic: Application of the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care (CLAS)
Wu, Chunlei (2006) Integrating sequence information in microarray data analysis by free energy modeling
Wu, Qi (2006) Roles of mismatch repair proteins in the recognition and processing of DNA interstrand crosslinks in human cells
Wu, Xiachong (2006) p21 activated kinase 5 links multiple GTPase signaling pathways at mitochondria
Xia, Dianren (2006) Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase-4 maintains cell survival through NFkappaB-dependent inhibition of PTEN gene expression
Xie, Jun (2006) Lipid-dependent topogenesis and function of membrane proteins
Yadav, Neelu Hariram (2006) The role of coactivator associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1) in nuclear receptor mediated transcription
Zhang, Qing (2006) An empirical evaluation of the Random Forests classifier models for variable selection in a large-scale lung cancer case-control study
Zheng, Shuling (2006) Metastatic lung cancer in a new mouse model inheriting p53 and latent K-ras mutations
Dissertations & Theses from 2005
(2005) The Spanish translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Powe Fatalism Inventory
Adu-Oppong, Ahmed (2005) Social and behavioral determinants of consistent condom use among female commercial sex workers (FCSWs) in Ghana
Al-Hashimi, Radhiya Yahya (2005) Using GIS methods to assess the occurrence of neural tube defect births by residential proximity at conception to hazardous waste sites
Allen, Pamela K (2005) Risk of second primary tumors following treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Amini, Behrang (2005) Respiratory rhythm generation: A modeling study of the respiratory central pattern generator and the phrenic motor neuron
Anakk, Sayeepriyadarshini (2005) Female-specific regulation of cytochrome P450 3As and their response to xenobiotic stress
Armstrong, Terri S (2005) Development and validation of the Neuro Symptom Inventory in the primary brain tumor patient population
Aune, Gregory J (2005) RNA polymerase II large subunit degradation induced by ecteinascidin 743: Molecular characterization and subsequent rational investigation of antitumor mechanisms in cancers with clinical response
Azhdarinia, Ali (2005) Targeted cancer diagnosis with radiolabeled endostatin
Barroso, Cristina Sofia (2005) Adiposity and the perilipin gene: The role of single locus and multilocus variation, obesity-related quantitative traits, and disease-related phenotypes in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study
Barton, Casey E (2005) Population-based cross-sectional survey on intestinal helminth infections with a focus on taeniasis among residents of El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Benjamin-Garner, Ruby (2005) Effect of maternal weight status on the relationship between prenatal smoking and infant birth weight
Bhatia, Bipin (2005) The role of functional tumor suppressor 15-lipoxygenase 2 (15-LOX2) in normal human prostate epithelial cells and prostate cancer development
Blum, Sonja (2005) Cellular and molecular mechanisms of hippocampus-dependent long-term memory
Boumber, Yanis A (2005) An Sp1/Sp3 site polymorphism associated with hypermethylation of the candidate tumor suppressor gene RIL in cancer
Bristol, Anthony David (2005) Everyone is; should healthcare? Outsourcing: Issues in strategic planning, organizational culture, and organizational ethics
Carew, Jennifer Sue (2005) Mitochondrial defects in primary leukemia cells: Biological consequences and therapeutic implications
Cavanaugh, Dawn (2005) Assessment of cone beam computed tomography techniques for imaging lung damage in mice in vivo
Cha, Tai-Lung (2005) Targeting dysregulated nuclear proteins androgen receptor and enhancer of zeste homolog 2: Clinical implication and mechanism underline
Chu-Weininger, Ming Ying Lisa (2005) Consumer satisfaction with primary care provider choice and associated trust
Day, Chi-Ping (2005) Breast cancer-specific activation of topoisomerase IIalpha and its application in the tumor-targeting gene therapy
Dejournett, Robert Edward (2005) Xp95 is phosphorylated within the proline rich domain during Xenopus oocyte maturation
Emery, Maureen (2005) Perceptions of institutional support of community-based participatory research within prevention research centers
Ferris, Margaret Gwynne (2005) Factors influencing time to HIV disease progression in Romanian children
Ford, Kentya H (2005) Adolescent tobacco use: Studies of prevalence, factorial validity, and factorial invariance between African Americans and Whites
Gao, Hui (2005) Immune restoration of patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia in complete cytogenetic remission
Gordon, Ilyssa Okrent (2005) Defective antitumor function of monocyte-derived macrophages from epithelial ovarian cancer patients
Grier, Jason Dwain (2005) A conditional Mdm2 allele shows the importance of Mdm2 in heart development
Gusick, Gary Michael (2005) Factors affecting the symptom burden in chronic heart failure
He, Guobin (2005) Effect of thiazolidinedione, a class of anti-diabetic drugs, on the mouse skin tumorigenesis
Hebert, April Ethel (2005) Role of entorhinal cortical plasticity in spatial and contextual memory
Hebert, Micheal Lee (2005) DNA incisions stimulate genetic instability of triplet repeat sequences related to human hereditary neurological diseases
Hollmann, Travis J (2005) The function of the murine complement C3a and C5a anaphylatoxin receptors in endotoxemia, bacteremia and septic shock
Huang, David B (2005) Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli as a cause of acute diarrhea
Iha, Glenda Sue (2005) The role of organizational policies and practices in predicting post surgical change in self-efficacy and accommodation following carpal tunnel release surgery
Jakubowski, Simon Jan (2005) Analysis of Agrobacterium tumefaciens VirB6 and VirB9 of the VirB/D4 type IV secretion system
Jimenez, Richard (2005) Implementing and evaluating a Web-based close call reporting system at an urban hospital
Kalsotra, Auinash (2005) Characterization of cytochrome P450 4F subfamily: Functional role and response in inflammation
Kannan, Geoffrey Sumithran (2005) p16-induced apoptosis in Ewing's sarcoma
Kant, Shreya (2005) High-avidity PR1-specific CD8+ lymphocytes contribute to the maintenance of remission in patients with myeloid leukemia
Khowaja, Aijaz Ali (2005) South Asian immigrant cardiovascular risk assessment in Houston, Texas 2005
Kim, Hyung Woo (2005) Bayesian dual threshold design with Dirichlet distribution: An alternative way to frequentist multi-stage phase II designs in oncology
Klos, Kristine Sue (2005) Upregulation of VEGF throughp70S6K in ErbB2-mediated angiogenesis and inhibition by combined herceptin plus taxol therapy
Knapp, Jennifer Rebecca (2005) Analyzing the function of myogenin in adult satellite cells through the construction of a myogenin conditional allele
Lan, Keng-Hsueh (2005) Tackling ErbB2: ErbB2-targeting peptide therapy and combination therapy with trastuzumab plus PI3K inhibitors
Lashinger, Laura Michelle (2005) Bortezomib modulates TRAIL sensitivity in human bladder and prostate cancer
Lee, Linda D (2005) Comprehensive environmental study in high risk areas for cancer patients comparing air and water Aspergillus species samples
Leslie, Michael Clinton (2005) DNA vaccination against the novel tumor antigen, MUC18, for the therapy of metastatic melanoma
Li, Mei (2005) Expression regulation of AP-2 gamma gene
Li, Yen-Peng (2005) Longitudinal categorical data analysis: A continuous-time Markov chain approach
Lorenzetti, Frederick D (2005) Cellular mechanisms of operant and classical conditioning
Ma, Wenbin (2005) Function of GCIP (CCNDBP1), a helix-loop-helix leucine-zip protein, in cell differentiation and tumorigenesis
Maberti, Silvia I (2005) Assessing homogeneity in workplace exposure under stationary and non-stationary scenarios
Martin, Suzanna Elizabeth (2005) POU domain transcription factor Brn3b is critical for the normal development and survival of retinal ganglion cells
McFarland, Susan Louise (2005) Airliner cabin air quality exposure assessment
Minard, Meghan Elizabeth (2005) The biologic and signaling effects of Tiam1 overexpression in colorectal carcinoma
Morales, Julio Cesar (2005) Elucidation of the role of 53BP1 in DNA double strand break (DSB) repair and tumor suppression
Morning Star, Larry (2005) Chronic volatile substance abuse among the adult Kickapoo traditional tribe of Texas: Disease and disability profiles, neuropsychosocial consequences, and social implications for treatment
Mumm, John (2005) IL-24; a glycosylated dimeric cytokine affecting monocytes and cytotoxic to melanoma cells
Murali, Deepa (2005) Molecular genetic analyses of extracellular signaling pathways during murine retinal development
Nawrocki, Steffan Todd (2005) Induction of endoplasmic reticular stress by bortezomib: A novel therapeutic strategy for pancreatic cancer
Nghiem, Dat Xuan (2005) Mechanisms involved in suppression of the elicitation of immune responses by ultraviolet light
Nguyen, Bao The (2005) Molecular mechanism of the relaxin signaling pathways: Activation of cAMP, PI3K, and PKCzeta
Nilsson, Monique Boagni (2005) The role of interleukin-6 in the angiogenesis of ovarian carcinoma
Nowazek, Vivian (2005) Study of length of stay in the cardiovascular intensive care unit
Olson, Sandra Young (2005) End-of-life planning and decision-making: Implications for adults with mental retardation
Pan, Shujuan (2005) Roles of Alix in regulating cell morphology
Pham, Lan (2005) Dysregulated CD40-NF-kappaB signaling in the pathophysiology of aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma B cells
Poonawalla, Aziz Hatim (2005) Multiple gradient echo propeller (MGREP) MRI: Technical development and potential applications
Qiu, Qiong (2005) The role of Lmx1b in the control of dorsoventral compartmentalization in the distal mesenchyme of the developing mouse limb
Quackenbush, Patricia A (2005) Physiologic and psychosocial stage-based differences for dietary fat consumption in women with type 2 diabetes
Rasu, Rafia Sultana (2005) Physician and patient determinants of the treatment of sleep difficulties in United States outpatient settings
Ren, Zhiyong (2005) STAT3 activation by the ErbB2 receptor and development of peptide-based STAT3 inhibitors
Ritter, Susan Yehle (2005) Ascorbic acid effects on the immune system and type-1/type-2 cytokine balance in humans
Rochon, Donna (2005) Attitudes of health-care workers toward pregnant, HIV-positive women
Russell, Nancy C (2005) Estimated current patterns of food consumption and perceived changes among patients with lymphoma
Sabripour, Mahyar (2005) Application of stellar photometry to the analysis of microarray images
Savely, Susanne M (2005) A survey of the implementation status of environmental management systems in United States colleges and universities, and, An environmental management system implementation model for United States colleges and universities
Sellappan, Shankar (2005) Heregulin-beta 1 directly associates with RhoA via the immunoglobulin-like domain thereby modulating breast cancer metastasis-related properties
Seminara, Aurora Rachel (2005) Nitric oxide contributes to LPS/IFN-gamma-induced macrophage apoptosis via JNK and BCL-2 family regulation
Sharma, Shreela (2005) Psychosocial and environmental predictors of calcium intake, physical activity and bone health among adolescent girls
Sheffield, Kevin Jay (2005) The influence of contact pressure, moisture, and compression time on the performance of cotton anti-contamination clothing
Shipley, Shanna L (2005) Sociodemographic characteristics as predictors of successful smoking cessation among a group of Hispanic Spanish speaking smokers
Shipp, Eva Monique (2005) Back pain in migrant farmworker families and farmworker high school students from Starr County, Texas
Shrader, Marissa (2005) Tumor heterogeneity dictates sensitivity to gefitinib (Iressa(TM)/ZD1839) in solid tumor models
Siu, Elizabeth Colavito (2005) The effects of omega-3 fatty acid-enriched fish on C-reactive protein levels in postmenopausal women
Slover, Barbara Augusta Truax (2005) Texas Department of Health organizational structure changes: A reflection of public health policy and agency expansion, September 1, 1946--June 30, 1994
Statzer, John H (2005) Environmental, health and safety cost benefit analysis in the United States chemical industry
Stephenson, Susan Toole (2005) Role of the glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) electrophile binding site (H-site) in protection from doxorubicin-mediated cytotoxicity
Su, Xuefeng (2005) Function and regulation of anionic phospholipids in mitochondria of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Thompson, Victoria J (2005) Psychosocial influences on fruit, vegetable and milk consumption among a cohort of Houston-area fifth graders
Tiro, Jasmin A (2005) Evaluation of the causal pathways through which subjective norms influence mammography intention and stage of change in a national sample of women veterans
Tripic, Tamara (2005) Involvement of histone H3 methylation in Tup1-Ssn6 repression
Vaught, Travis Gregory (2005) Identification and characterization of Xenopus Kazrin, a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein that interacts with ARVCF catenin
Vela, Eric Michael (2005) Binding of the HIV-1gp120-V3 to cellular glycosphingolipids is necessary for CXCR4 recruitment and infection
Vincentz, Joshua Wayne (2005) Molecular and genetic analyses of Fgf signaling during cardiac outflow tract development
von Sternberg, Kirk (2005) Comparing the factorial structure, invariance, and predictive validity of transtheoretical model constructs for alcohol use across restricted and unrestricted settings
Wathen, Jay Kyle (2005) Bayesian doubly optimal group sequential designs for randomized clinical trials
Williams, Loretta (2005) The meaning of informal BMT caregiving
Xu, Jingping (2005) Subjective well-being as predictor of mortality, heart disease, and obesity: Prospective evidence from the Alameda County Study
Yang, Pamela Boi (2005) Are there age-, strain-, and sex-differences in the prolonged exposure to methylphenidate?
Zakos-Feliberti, Anna (2005) An examination of the relationship between maternal and neighborhood-level characteristics and intrauterine growth retardation in Harris County, Texas, 1999--2001
Zhang, Dongyu (2005) Studies of MEKK2 activation mechanisms and its biological role in LPS/TLR4 signaling
Zhang, Jie (2005) The effect of the shift from HMO to PPO plans on the prevalence of hospital bad debt in the insured population: A case study in two Houston-area hospitals
Zhang, Ke (2005) The Set1 methyltransferase opposes Ipl1 aurora kinase functions in chromosome segregation
Zhang, Lihai (2005) Molecular mechanisms of prostacyclin receptor signaling: The intracellular domains in G protein coupling
Zhang, Qiang (2005) Bayesian joint modeling of longitudinal and survival data
Zhang, Ren (2005) Roles of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in the regulation of SOX9 activity and chondrogenesis
Zhao, Jinying (2005) Nonlinear tests for genetic studies of complex disease
Dissertations & Theses from 2004
Achanta, Geetha (2004) A role forp53 in sensing DNA damage and triggering apoptotic responses to anticancer agents
Anestidou, Lida A (2004) The role of nitric oxide in small intestinal motility in a model of acute inflammation
Badgwell, Donna Beard (2004) The role of the conserved N-terminal domain of STAT3 in STAT3 dephosphorylation and nuclear export
Barkley, Ruth Ann (2004) Candidate gene identification following linkage: Search for hypertension susceptibility genes
Bartholomeusz, Chandra (2004) Mechanism of anti-tumor activity of adenovirus type 5 E1A in ovarian cancer
Borges, Wanda J (2004) The impact of a brief foot care intervention for persons with diabetes
Bruno, Ivone Guzman (2004) Correction of aberrant FGFR1 RNA splicing through blocking intronic regulatory elements
Chan, Keith Syson (2004) Significance of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 during multistage mouse skin carcinogenesis
Chang, Tsung-Cheng (2004) Mechanism of translationally coupled mRNA turnover mediated by c-fos protein-coding-region determinant
Chen, Xinpu (2004) Signal relay between two integral membrane proteins: The sensory rhodopsin I/HtrI transducer molecular complex
Childress, Nathan Lewis (2004) The design and evaluation of a two-dimensional dose verification system for intensity modulated radiotherapy
Choi, Heeseung (2004) Ethnic differences in adolescents' mental distress
Costello, Tracy Jennifer (2004) A full pedigree based method for the statistical assessment of genetic anticipation
Dayal, Sandeep (2004) Evolution of cis-regulatory elements in a repetitive sequence adjacent to a sea urchin aboral ectoderm-specific gene
Dorai, V. K (2004) Impact of a modified dietary plan on the health related quality of life of minority participants in the Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) Study
Drysdale, Melissa Faith (2004) Capsule gene regulation in Bacillus anthracis and implications for virulence
Evrard, Yvonne A (2004) GCN5 maintains genome stability during development
Gaertner, Tara Rachel (2004) A novel mechanism for regulation of calmodulin signaling by RC3
Galeener, Carol A (2004) A model of factors determining levels of public support for health care policy in the United States
Gardner, Tracie J (2004) Evaluation of Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease in women
Gastinger, Matthew Joseph (2004) Function of histaminergic retinopetal axons in rat and primate retinas
Gifford, Kent A (2004) A three-dimensional CT assisted Monte Carlo evaluation of intracavitary brachytherapy implants
Go, L. J (2004) For-profit business safety interventions: A systematic, descriptive review of the literature
Guzman Ramirez, Esther Amalia (2004) Effects of the microenvironment on Fas/Fas ligand interactions and their implications for UV-induced immune suppression
Hanafy, Khalid A (2004) CCTeta: A novel soluble guanylyl cyclase-interacting protein
Hazra, Aditi (2004) Genetic predictors of bladder cancer with an emphasis on methylation-related genes
Hester, Lynne Elizabeth Vendsel (2004) Determining acquisition and cessation antecedents to adolescent cigarette smoking for development of intervention strategies
Houston, Kevin Dwayne (2004) Convergent etiology of Eker rat and human uterine leiomyoma
Jackson, Rosalind Curry (2004) Depressive symptoms and sexual risk behaviors in adolescents
Kim, Hyun-Jung (2004) Mechanism of N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (4HPR)-induced apoptosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells
Kim, Sally Ann (2004) The dynamics of calmodulin signaling revealed using optical methods
Lang, Gene Anthony (2004) Gain-of-function of the p53R172H mutation in a mouse model of Li-Fraumeni syndrome
Lee, Lawrence Y. L (2004) The identification and characterization of the Staphylococcus aureus microbial immunomodulatory molecules (MIMS) Map and Efb
Lee, Sangjun (2004) Functional studies of Ras and Bcl-2 oncoproteins in keratinocyte homeostasis and multistep skin carcinogenesis
Li, Yan (2004) Receptor tyrosine kinase HER2-mediated signaling pathways in metastasis and angiogenesis
Lu, Jerry (2004) The role of Akt activation in mouse skin tumor promotion
Machado, Christopher J (2004) The contributions of the amygdala, orbital frontal cortex and hippocampal formation to primate social cognition
Marsh, Dawn Marie Blanchette (2004) Relationships of impulsivity and physical fighting history to alcohol-induced aggression in women
McDonald, Jon Matthew (2004) Identification of putative 1p36 tumor suppressor genes involved in oligodendroglioma development
Meador, Jarah A (2004) A comprehensive assessment of environmental ultraviolet radiation induced DNA damage in marine microorganisms
Miller, Jerry Alan (2004) Prostate cancer in Texas: Addressing racial and ethnic disparities
Neal, Christopher Lee (2004) 14-3-3zeta overexpression in multiple human cancers plays a critical role in cancer progression
Niu, Jiangong (2004) Molecular mechanisms of NF-kappaB activation in metastatic pancreatic cancer cells
Parker, Brent Christopher (2004) Verification of intensity modulated stereotactic radiotherapy using Monte Carlo calculations and EPID dosimetry
Reyes, Lisa R (2004) The role of the experience and expression of anger in future cardiovascular profiles in young adolescents
Rivera, Jose De Jesus (2004) An extracytoplasmic function sigma factor operon regulates Myxococcus xanthus developmental gene expression
Robbins, Leslie K (2004) A focused ethnographic study of women in recovery from alcohol abuse
Rodriguez, Tom (2004) The effect of thyroxine and triiodothyronine on fatigue, depression, and memory in a hypothyroid population
Roe, David F (2004) Regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase gene expression bymRNA stabilization
Russell, Jamie L (2004) Characterization of E2F1's oncogenic, apoptotic and tumor suppressive activities utilizing the K5 mouse model
Scheurer, Michael Eugene (2004) Molecular markers of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and epidemiologic risk factors for squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) of the cervix
Sheffield, Michelle Marie (2004) Occupational beryllium exposure: Reconciling federal policies, regulations and contractor implementation guides to protect worker health
Sims-Mourtada, Jennifer (2004) Studies on gene expression within germinal centers
Steger, Theodore Roosevelt (2004) Investigation of arterial spin labeling MRI for quantitative cerebral blood flow measurement
Stewart, Jubilee Ruth (2004) The characterization of PKC-isozyme specific EGFR-dependent Erk1/2 activation in androgen-independent prostate cancer cell lines
Talbert, Leisa Lynn (2004) The role of XPF in recombinational repair
Torres, Isabel (2004) Determinants of quality of advanced cancer care in Latin America. A look at five countries: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico and Peru
Vidal, Claudia Irene (2004) Identification and characterization of a molecular marker in epithelial ovarian cancer
Wainwright, Marcy Lynne (2004) The role of sensory neuron outgrowth in long-term sensitization of the tail-elicited tail-siphon withdrawal reflex of Aplysia
Walterscheid, Jeffrey P (2004) Ultraviolet radiation modulates the immune system through the platelet-activating factor receptor
Wang, Xiao Yan (2004) Prime and boost vaccination against HER2/neu in breast cancer
Wasserman, Joan Ellen (2004) Measuring health state preferences for hemophilia: Development of a disease-specific utility instrument
Williams, Jacquelyn C (2004) Family stress, coping, communication, and adaptation in unintended adolescent pregnancy
Wood, Jennifer Jean (2004) Are functional and genetic components of platelets linked to coronary artery disease: A case-control study
Yoon, Donghoon (2004) Molecular mechanisms of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) protein function in hematopoiesis
Young, Hays Wilson Jorden (2004) The contribution of A3 adenosine receptor signaling to pulmonary inflammation and mucus secretion in the mouse
Zhang, Mei (2004) Function of cardiolipin in mitochondria of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Dissertations & Theses from 2003
Aldrich, Melissa Faye Barnes (2003) B cells in ADA deficiency
Amos, Charles E. (2003) Cystoscopy and the development of invasive bladder cancer in patients presenting with superficial urinary bladder cancer
Balter, Peter (2003) Imaging properties of scanning equalization digital radiography: A simulation study
Bobst, Sol Mio (2003) The role of AT-1 receptor autoantibodies in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia
Butts, Cherie LaVaughn (2003) Activation of dendritic cells from patients with epithelial ovarian cancer
Carlson, Elizabeth D (2003) A focused ethnographic study of community social capital
Conklin, Jeffrey J (2003) An international assessment of the comprehensibility of material safety data sheets (MSDSs)
Coolbaugh-Murphy, Mary Irene (2003) Genome instability quantified in constitutive tissues as well as putatively stable tumor tissue in hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer patients by small pool PCR
Dai, Chengkai (2003) The role of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) signaling in gliomagenesis
Deng, Lei (2003) New aspects of estrogen action in the endometrium: Reciprocal interplay with retinoic acid pathway and a novel estrogen-regulated gene
Ghurye, Shilpa Ganesh (2003) The role of UV radiation in the development of myeloid malignancy in Rag2 knockout mice
Grijalva, Rebecca (2003) HRGbeta1 inhibits metastasis of breast cancer cell lines, one of which exhibits lineage infidelity
Hamm, Rebecca Lynn (2003) The role of the sonic hedgehog signaling pathway in epidermal homeostasis
Hasham, Sumera Nikhat (2003) The genetic basis of thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections: Genetic heterogeneity and mapping of TAAD1 and TAAD2 loci
Henry, Stephen Philip (2003) Gene clustering of the small leucine-rich repeat gene family
Hileman, Elizabeth Anne Oldham (2003) Intrinsic oxidative stress in cancer cells: A biochemical basis for therapeutic selectivity using ROS-generating agents
Hinojos, Cruz Alfred David (2003) Genetic mechanisms of sodium-potassium-ATPase regulation in hypertension
Huang, Qiqing (2003) Single nucleotide