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(2011-08-24)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsThe goal of this dissertation was to elucidate the metabolic and hepatocellular consequences associated with chronic consumption of a high-fat, high-fructose diet (HFFD), focusing on perturbations in the regulation of HGU ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2005)We examine the interplay of imperfect competition and incomplete information in the context of price competition among firms producing horizontally- and vertically-differentiated substitute products. We find that incomplete ...
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(2018-07-31)Department: HistoryMany works on the history of science and the British empire, including histories of botanic gardens in the British colonies, focus on the motivations and actions of people and institutions in metropolitan centers for ...
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(2014-04-08)Department: Electrical EngineeringThe ability of a particle filter to accurately estimate both linear and non-linear, Gaussian and non-Gaussian dynamic systems makes it suitable for many localization and tracking applications in robotics. Particle filter ...
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(Frontiers in Public Health, 2020-01-22)Background: Few studies of hospital-based implementation assess sustainability or collect formal implementation outcomes, in part because the emphasis is often on initial adoption and rapid cycles of improvement. The purpose ...
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(2021-04-20)A quality improvement project that examines the implementation of an online learning initiative (i-Ready) at St. Michael School. St. Michael School is a private catholic elementary school in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. ...
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(Jama Network Open, 2022-12-02)CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this cohort study, the new reporting mechanism facilitated identification of the small number of individuals associated with unprofessional behaviors toward trainees and increased awareness of ...
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(2015-11-18)Department: PharmacologyHuman induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) have the potential to be an important tool for cardiovascular disease modeling, pre-clinical cardiotoxicity evaluation, and drug discovery. However, ...
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(2017-12-07)Department: Electrical EngineeringAs a growing industry, mHealth has been adopted in many fields of healthcare, such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, eating disorders and data collection. To improve practicality of mHealth applications, authentication ...
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(2005-08-09)Department: Electrical EngineeringRobot Navigation is a large component of current robotics research. In this paper, a method to implement the “go-to-goal” aspect of navigation is discussed. Specifically, I will first discuss a method called Egocentric ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)Decreasing levels of motivation in students to read and write throughout elementary school is many teachers face. This challenge is especially pertinent due to the evidence found within the field of literacy education ...
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(2020-01)The change process described in this chapter consisted of a complete re-engineering of the internal communication system and an innovation in the platform and tools that were chosen to implement the new system. The result ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-07-15)With the implementation of new Common Core State Standards that emphasize the significance of writing skills for both in-school and out-of-school settings, writing instruction in the ELA classroom has received more ...
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(2017-03-30)Department: Special EducationWithdrawal and multitreatment single subject research designs were used to evaluate the effectiveness of stay, play, talk (SPT) interventions on the social behaviors with preschool-aged peers to children with disabilities. ...
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Implementing Sustained Silent Reading to Produce Gains in Reading Achievement and Reading Attitude (Vanderbilt University. Peabody Collegehttp://www.vanderbilt.edu/, 2012-03-01)Sustained Silent Reading (SSR), an independent voluntary reading program, has been implemented in classrooms for over sixty years, however its effectiveness in improving reading achievement and reading attitude has been ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2008)The welfare gains from adopting a zero nominal interest policy depend on the implementation details. Here I argue that implementing the Friedman rule by a government loan program may be better than implementing it by ...
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(Stetson Law Review, 2009)On April 10, 2008, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly published final regulations defining standards and procedures for authorizing compensatory mitigation of impacts ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2013-02-28)This paper examines the current research and theories that can help those teaching the third Mathematical Practice in the Common Core State Standards of Mathematics. Driven by a Constructivist approach to learning, the two ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2015-07-27)
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(2009-01-02)Department: PhysicsA new quantitative and numerically efficient model of the most recent, more finely binned in energy, Super Kamiokande experiment is developed. By reproducing an analysis of this data performed by the experimentalist, ...