136879 research outputs found
Sort by
Presidential Elections in Texas: How Can Voter Turnout Increase?
No full textTexas is one of the states with the strictest regulations and laws when it comes to voting. Although they were the first state to install early voting they are still ahead of most states when it comes to voting restrictions. Although the laws in place are there to insure fair and accurate voting there are aspects of the system in Texas that can both be changed or altered to increase voter turnout while still providing the appropriate restrictions. This thesis evaluates the Census Bureau���s data regarding the 2020 presidential election in the state of Texas to assess the reasons that eligible voters did not participate. The thesis then inspects the current voting system in Texas highlighting key aspects that could be improved or changed to increase the voter turnout in Texas. Following this the thesis draws on other countries and democratic voting systems to see if implementing these in Texas would be beneficial. The conclusion of the research provides a comprehensive suggestion on what I have determined would be the most effective yet still viable option to increase the voter turnout in the state of Texas in future Presidential elections
AVHRR Channel Data Readme File
No full textReadme file with information corresponding to the AVHRR Channel data sets
Rage and Order: Meditations on Hurricanes and the Literary Imagination
No full textThis is the text of a Rodrique Lecture commissioned by the late Maurice DuQuesnay and delivered at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette in 2009. It appeared in the journal EXPLORATIONS (13, 2016) and is reprinted by permission. My thanks to the Rodrique Lecture Series and the Flora Levy Humanities Series. Special thanks to Professor Charles E. Richard for his generous support
The Impacts of Lipocalin in Cancer
No full textCholangiocarcinoma, CCA, is a cancer of the intrahepatic and the extrahepatic biliary epitheiun. It is often aggressive, clinically silent, and has a poor patient outcome, with a 10% 5-year survival rate across all SEER stages combined. Tumor-associated growth of new lymphatic vessels, also known as lymphangiogenesis, predicts unfavorable prognosis of CCA, and tumor metastasis to the draining lymph nodes (LN) is the primary indicator of adverse outcome. Lipocalin is a protein responsible for iron homeostasis, first found as a part of the innate immune system. Since its discovery, it has been found to have a role in cancer metastasis and growth. It sequesters intracellular iron that otherwise would cause damage to the cell. Often, lipocalin is used by cancerous cells to survive and proliferate. Although in certain cancers, lipocalin is a deterrent to cancer spread, in most cancers research, it is a factor that promotes its negative effects. This paper consolidates the numerous findings on lipocalin and its role in the body, focusing on the effects it has on cancer. We found that breast cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, and colon cancer are the most studied cancers regarding lipocalin and showed that lipocalin predominantly leads to increased tumor migration and proliferation. Additionally, although more research is required for definitive results, studies show that silencing lipocalin through various pathways can reduce the poor prognosis of cancer and overall, be a treatment plan for cancers. This will cause the cell to not be able to properly handle the intracellular concentration of iron and cause ferroptosis, also known as iron-induced apoptosis. Although promising, more research would be needed to make sure that the treatment is effective at targeting only tumor cells and killing them
