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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Boston Universit

A comparison of the performance of three conceptual mathematical models of the rainfall-runoff process in the Mareetsane Catchment

The objective of the thesis is to make a critical assessment of the performance of three relatively simple deterministic models of the rainfall-runoff process. The need to evaluate and compare deterministic models arises because of the large number of models which are available in the literature. A number of the available models would appear to be equally suitable for a given situation whereas many models are found to be valid only under the specific range of conditions for which they were developed. Therefore there is a need for guidelines to allow the most judicious selection of a model for a particular set of circumstances. The models used in the study will be tested in a semi-arid catchment to determine their applicability under ephemeral flow condition

Ruinopolis: Post‐Imperial Theory and Learning from Las Vegas

This essay foregrounds a dimension of L as V egas that other authors only touch on in passing: its connections to empire. The authors propose a post‐imperial analysis of the city based on a reconstruction of its history and a reading of the traces of this history in the city's architecture and its self‐presentation in American popular culture. This analysis of Las Vegas as ruinopolis draws attention to the ruin sites of the city and its hinterland, reading them through the lens of empire. We work out the imperial territoriality of Las Vegas, including the derelict space of the L as V egas P aiute I ndian C olony, the ‘Pentagon Desert’ around the city with its so‐called ‘national sacrifice zone’, and the Strip, with C aesars P alace. We conclude with a post‐imperial reading of V enturi, S cott B rown and I zenour's canonical Learning from Las Vegas and of the ruin signs of the N eon B oneyard.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106857/1/ijur12117.pd

Insulin, added to nuclei, stimulates transcription of specific genes

Bibliography: pages 133-155.Insulin regulates cellular gene expression and modulates specific mRNA levels in liver cells. As yet, the mechanism of this control is still unclear. The effects are initiated following the binding of insulin to the plasma membrane receptor. Although several mediators of the signal from the plasma membrane to the nucleus have been proposed, none has proved capable of eliciting all of the effects of insulin on gene expression. Therefore, the possibility that insulin itself may directly regulate transcription at the level of the nucleus, was investigated