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Ketogenic Diet To Improve Outcomes In Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(2018-04-13)The recommendation of a ketogenic diet for type 2 diabetes is often overlooked in favor of the traditional high carbohydrate, low-fat diet due to lack of knowledge. There is accumulating evidence to show that a ketogenic ... -
Kim Nguyen
(2018-04-25)In an interview with Houston resident Kim Nguyen for the Hurricane Harvey Oral History Project, nine months after Hurricane Harvey, on March 29, 2018, we look into how the worries and problems of the victims changed as the ... -
KINEMATICS ANALYSIS OF LARAMIDE DEFORMATION
(2012-12)Deformation related to the Late Cretaceous-Early Eocene Laramide orogeny in north-central New Mexico resulted in the formation of the Nacimiento uplift, Gallina uplift, and corresponding faults. In the past thirty years ... -
Kinesin in a Cell-Like Environment
(2018)Motor proteins turn chemical energy into mechanical energy for movement. Kinesin is a type of motor protein that acts as a carrier of various components within the cell. An important factor in its movement is how it attaches ... -
Kinetic Studies on Oxidative Coupling of Methane over Na2WO4-Mn/SiO2 Catalyst
(2018-04-11)A kinetic study of oxidative coupling of methane over Mn–Na2WO4/SiO2 catalyst was performed in a fixed bed reactor system to investigate the effect of different reaction parameters on the reaction rate and selectivity. ... -
Kinetics and Mechanistic Studies of Hydrocarbon Oxidation and Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx in Monolith Reactors
(2014-12)The integrated LNT/SCR system is a promising technology for the reduction of NOx emission from the exhaust of lean-burn or diesel engine vehicles. The LNT/SCR operating concept involves the storage of NOx during the lean ... -
Kitchen Detective: What is in your kitchen?
(2018)Studies reveal that accessibility and availability of foods available at home play a role in obesity status in children (Ludwig et al., 2001). Fewer studies have identified the impact of glycemic index levels (GILs) of ... -
Know Your Data: Metadata Quality Control for Content Migration
(2016-04-22)Migration of digital objects from one digital asset management system to another creates an opportunity to clean and standardize descriptive metadata through automated analysis and remediation. This presentation will discuss ... -
Knowledge and Characteristics of Emerging Mathematics Teacher Leaders: Becoming a School-based Middle School Teacher Leader
(2011-05)Mathematics teacher leaders and their capacity to facilitate significant change within secondary mathematics classrooms on a campus is affected by mathematics, pedagogical content, curricular, and contextual knowledge. ... -
Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Behavioral Health Services among Older Youth in the Foster Care System
(Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 11/06/10)This study examined knowledge of and attitudes toward services among 268 17-year olds with psychiatric diagnoses preparing to exit foster care. A structured interview assessed knowledge of services with vignette scenarios ... -
Knowledge of Social Work Roles on Interdisciplinary Primary Care Teams: An Advanced Mixed Methods Study
(2018-05)Driven by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, 2016), new programs like Healthcare Transformation Initiatives are being adopted by healthcare systems in the United States to improve patient health outcomes. ... -
KUHT: Preserving American's First Public Television Station
(2015-11-20)Broadcasting from the University of Houston, KUHT signed on the air for the first time on May 25, 1953, with the promise of providing the growing city with educational programming. Focused on preservation and access, the ... -
LA ADQUISICIÓN DEL ORDEN VERBO SUJETO EN ESPAÑOL POR ESTUDIANTES DE HERENCIA DE ESPAÑOL
(2015-08)El propósito de este trabajo es estudiar la adquisición del orden del sujeto respecto al verbo en español por parte de estudiantes de herencia de español. Esta investigación se centra exclusivamente en las oraciones ... -
La evaluación del vocabulario en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje del español como segunda lengua
(2016-05)The principal purpose of this study is to suggest a valid, reliable and practical assessment tool, which can evaluate learners’ vocabulary knowledge in Spanish as a Second Language. Two Vocabulary Levels Tests were designed ... -
La experiencia traductora de estudiantes de español como lengua de herencia: un estudio empírico a través de tres niveles de enseñanza superior
(2018-05-18)This study focuses on the translation experience of Spanish heritage language learners (SHLLs). Based on data derived from a questionnaire on translation habits and attitudes and two translation tasks, this quantitative ... -
La Otra Cara del Imperio Español: Gulf Coast Failure Texts as a Subgenre
(2015-05)The purpose of this research is to identify the characteristics that unify the texts written during the early Spanish exploration of what is now the United States Gulf Coast. These documents come from or are inspired by ... -
La representación de la muerte como vida en la narrativa de García Márquez
(2018)In a number of literary pieces in the western world tradition, death has typically been represented as an obscure episode related to mourning and sadness, brought about by ceasing of life or the departure of a dear one. ... -
LA VITALIDAD LINGÜÍSTICA DEL ESPAÑOL COMO LENGUA DE HERENCIA: MOTIVACIONES Y ESTRATEGIAS DE FAMILIAS BILINGÜES EN TEXAS
(2016-05)Este estudio tiene como punto de partida el fenómeno de desplazamiento del español como lengua de herencia (ELH) en los Estados Unidos. Instaurar y mantener una lengua minoritaria en este país no es una labor fácil y en ... -
La Voz Temida Y El Logos Silenciado en España: La Trilogía Histórica De Benjamín Prado
(2018-05)The history of Spain during the XX century started with a divided political polarization between conservatives and progressives. It particularly intensified drastically during the first decades of the XX century. We see ... -
Lactobacillus reuteri as an enhancer of milk production via the hypothalamic-pituitary axis
(2018)The microbiome has been shown to influence the secretion of the hormone oxytocin. Milk production depends on the ability of the pituitary to secrete prolactin and oxytocin. Lactobacillus reuteri, a Gram-positive gut symbiont, ...