Author: SRI International
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Global Skills for College Completion: Tools and Routines
Less than 30 percent of students complete an associates degree, and 60-80 percent need developmental education. How do we change this?
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Antibody Response to Polyhistidine-Tagged Peptide and Protein Antigens Attached to Liposomes Via Lipid-Linked Nitrilotriacetic Acid in Mice
We evaluate noncovalent metal chelation via nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) as a nondestructive method to attach peptide and protein antigens to liposomes.
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Global Skills For College Completion: Tools And Routines
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A Study of Barrier Walls for Mitigation of Unintended Releases of Hydrogen
An experimental and modeling program has been performed at Sandia National Laboratories to better characterize the effectiveness of barrier walls to reduce hazards. This paper describes the experimental and modeling program and presents results obtained for various barrier configurations.
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Ontologies and Standards in Bioscience Research: for Machine or for Human
It is crucial that these standards be designed not only for machines to read, but also to be scientifically accurate and intuitive to human biologists.
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Single-Crystalline AlN Growth on Sapphire Using Physical Vapor Deposition
A novel technique for growing single crystalline aluminum nitride (AlN) films is presented. The novelty of the technique, specifically, comes from the use of an innovative physical vapor deposition magnetron sputtering tool, which embeds magnets into the target material.
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Assessing Informal Learning in Data Literacy
The project’s research study examined the KSN apprenticeship network as a model for delivering challenging activities linked to STEM learning in youth informal learning settings.
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In-Vitro Imaging of Femoral Artery Nitinol Stents for Deformation Analysis
The present study sought to develop a method of imaging and analyzing stent deformation in vitro with use of a calibrated test device.
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Adherence to Varenicline in the Compass Smoking Cessation Intervention Trial
It is important to understand the extent to which prescribed medications are actually taken by smokers, how this influences smoking cessation outcomes, and what factors may influence adherence.
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Beta(2)-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists Inhibit the Proliferation of 1321N1 Astrocytoma Cells
Experiments were conducted to determine whether the β2-AR agonist (R,R′)-fenoterol and other β2-AR agonists could attenuate mitogenesis and, if so, by what mechanism.
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Experimental Investigation of Hydrogen Jet Fire Mitigation By Barrier Walls
This paper describes experiments carried out to characterize the effectiveness of different barrier wall configurations at reducing the hazards created by jet fires.
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Evaluation of the California Subject Matter Project: Bay Area Writing Project Case Study
In 2002, a group of teachers and administrators saw an opportunity to bring a new focus to writing in the Oakland Unified School District.