Browsing by Subject "development"
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CHARACTERIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE M2 MELANOPSIN RETINAL GANGLION CELL IN THE CLM-1 TRANSGENIC MOUSE RETINA
(2012-09-06)Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) undergo continued maturation after birth. RGC development can be influenced by light, but for most RGCs this requires the development of functional retinal circuits that occurs up to 2 weeks ... -
DECIPHERING THE INDUCTION AND PATTERNING OF THE CONJUNCTIVAL PAPILLAE IN THE CHICKEN, GALLUS GALLUS
The conjunctival papillae (CP), epithelial thickenings on the surface of the conjunctiva, are required for the induction of the underlying neural crest-derived, intramembranous scleral bones. Induction of the CP begins ... -
Developing and validating a combined attention systems test
Modern research on the phenomena of attention has motivated an increasingly nuanced view of its subsystems and their relations. However, popular tools for the measurement thereof are limited in their design in ways that ... -
Do Young Children Understand Anonymity & Does Anonymity Influence their Sharing?
Previous research has confirmed that numerous variables influence children’s sharing; however, little work has investigated whether children share differently in anonymous and non-anonymous contexts. Manipulating anonymity ... -
Does development work for women, or do women work for development? Making sense of the language and logic of women's empowerment and gender equality programs at UNDP Zimbabwe
(2014-12-11)This thesis examines the internal factors that influence the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s approach to women’s empowerment and gender equality. Applying methods of content analysis and participant observation, ... -
The Haitian-Dominican Contradiction: Migration and Development in the Dominican Republic
This thesis explores the connection between migration and development in the Dominican Republic, specifically in regards to people of Haitian descent there. To examine the connection, perceptions held by Dominican citizens ... -
The Political Ecology of the Canso Causeway: Development, Marine Harvesting, and Competing Notions of Progress
Completed in 1955, the Canso Causeway spans the Strait of Canso and radically transformed the surrounding area’s political ecological landscape. Addressing the strained relationship between fishing and the State, this ... -
Senghor's Contribution to Development: Culture, Cosmopolitanism and Earth Wisdom
(2011-09-06)This thesis is an exploration of how Senghorian thought can be useful for rethinking development. I argue that the criticisms provided by post-development are valid but that we need not reject development entirely. Rather ... -
Toward Understanding Cranial Sutures in Zebrafish and Chicken
Cranial sutures are the fibrous joints between the intramembranous bones of the skull roof that enable the skull to grow in size during the development and growth of the brain. Although the skulls of vertebrate model ...
