We report a patient with alopecia universalis, autoimmune dysfunction, and rapidly progressing
bullous emphysema. These disorders have neither been reported together previously …

This dissertation documents current and past mortuary practices of the Black ethnic group in
southeastern Michigan. Data were drawn from various sources, including, but not limited to, …

The aggregation of the tau protein is central to several neurodegenerative diseases,
collectively known as tauopathies. High-resolution views of tau tangles accumulated under …

Focusing specifically on the years 1609 to 1899 in the United States, this thesis examines
how middle-class women initially controlled the economy of preparing the dead in pre-…

Expanding on the work of Ulrich Beck and other social theorists, the central thesis of this article
is that individuals in contemporary North American society are increasingly motivated by …

C offin furniture, as it is known in the United Kingdom and parts of the Commonwealth, or
casket or coffin hardware, as it is known in North America, consists of handles, hinges, …

Sex and marriage manuals contain sexual scripts about female sexuality and the role of women
in heterosexual relationships. As attitudes change, new scripts become marketable; and …

Latinos, especially immigrant Latinos, have lower mortality rates and some better health
outcomes than US-born Latinos and whites, a situation called the Latino Paradox. One …

Protein structure determination by proton-detected magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR has
focused on highly deuterated samples, in which only a small number of protons are introduced …

Lipid nanodiscs can be used to solubilize functional membrane proteins (MPs) in nativelike
environments. Thus, they are promising reagents that have been proven useful to …