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X-ray fluorescent determination of trace elements on ion exchange membranes
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1962)A description is given of a method for extracting trace elements from a solution resulting from the decomposition of a plant sample. -
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X-ray Radiative Signatures Influenced by Nonthermal Effects in High-Energy-Density Laboratory Plasmas of Mid-Atomic-Number Z-pinches
(2023)Spectroscopy is a powerful utility for noninvasive investigation of high-energy-density (HED) plasma environments with broad application to atomic physics, astrophysics, and HED laboratory physics, including inertial ... -
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X-ray Spectroscopic Studies of Model Compounds With Relevance to Nickel Superoxide Dismutase, Nitrile Hydratase and Copper Related Neurodegenerative Disorders
(2012)X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a technique that is very useful for gaining structural and coordination information of compounds that do not crystallize. In this research a variety of bioinorganic systems were ... -
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Yellow Spotted Tail
(2020)This exhibition is about open endedness and play. We live in a world that prioritizes seriousness; our working lives are primarily serious and we come home to a serious to-do list of tasks. Our culture is oriented towards ... -
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Yeong Wo Mercantile on the Comstock
(2009)In the summer of 2004, the University of Nevada, Reno and the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office sponsored an archaeological excavation on the corner of Union and "H" Street in Virginia City, Nevada. This parcel of ... -
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¡Yo no estoy loca! A behavioral health telenovela style entertainment education video to reduce stigma and increase mental health literacy among Latina adults with limited English proficiency
(2020)There are about 55 million Latinxs in the United States and a significant portion of this population experience some type of mental health problem throughout their lifetime. Although there are services available for this ... -
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Yoga as Work: Good Work? Bad Work? Emotional Labor, Aesthetic Labor, and Managing Sterotypes
(2018)This qualitative research explored the work experiences of twenty-two yoga teachers through in-depth interviews in two different cities. Participants gave insight into their work experiences, their performance of emotional ... -
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You Came Out of the Forest
(2021)Fans of the Islamic-inspired world of S.A. Chakraborty’s The City of Brass and academic politics of R.F. Kuang’s The Poppy War will be enmeshed in YOU CAME OUT OF THE FOREST, a multi-point of view, crossover fantasy with ... -
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"You Could Bomb it into Oblivion and Never Notice the Difference": An Archaeological Research Design for Nevada's Uranium Mining Industry, 1951-1968
(2013)An often-overlooked metal in the history of Nevada mining, uranium has had a significant impact on our industrial landscape. Because the majority of Nevada's uranium production infrastructure has not yet reached the 50 ... -
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You Know What I Mean: An Exploration of the Second-Person Narrative
(2011)The author defines the second-person narrative mode, and then uses the second person to write a collection of short stories. The definition of the second person breaks the form into the standard, hypothetical, and autotelic ... -
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Young Children's Mathematical Communication in Small Group Work
(2020)Teachers’ instructional strategies to promote student-to-student dialogue have been studied extensively because they have been found to positively influence student learning and achievement (Webb et al., 2019b). Over the ... -
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Your Master Butcher: The Rhetoric of Consent in Cannibalism
(2023)Cannibalism is not a new, perverse fascination the public has adopted; in fact, this act of deviance has been an area of interest for a while. The recent focus on this taboo subject has brought about new questions and ... -
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Your Neighborhood Matters: An Ecological Analysis of Neighborhood Disadvantage and Fatal Opioid Overdose in Nevada
(2019)Despite signs of a looming opioid crisis in the United States more than a decade ago, efforts to change course have had mixed success. After nearly a decade of policy focused on controlling the supply of prescription ... -
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α7-integrin enhancing compounds regulate α7β1-integrin and laminin-α2 expression in airway smooth muscle cells via miRNA-mediated gene silencing mechanisms
(2016)Asthma is characterized by airway inflammation, mucus production, and airway smooth muscle hyperreactivity that result in difficulty breathing. There has been an increasing need to develop new treatments for asthma that ...