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(Vanderbilt News Service, 2006-01-06)
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(2016-01-19)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceThis dissertation examines the fundamental physical properties and material processing methods required to design and fabricate the next generation of optical modulators based on the vanadium dioxide metal-insulator ...
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(2022-11-17)Department: Computer ScienceIn the last few decades, with the introduction of machine learning, research on the design and monitoring of civil structures and mechanical systems has evolved into a new era. One of the main challenges in developing ...
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(2022-03-25)Department: Civil EngineeringThe purpose of uncertainty quantification in the system response prediction is to support decision-making under uncertainty. For complex engineering systems, recent efforts have focused on using computational models for ...
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(2018-05-18)Department: Biological SciencesMosquitoes transmit pathogens that cause deadly and debilitating diseases. When a pathogen invades the hemocoel (body cavity) of Anopheles gambiae, a primary vector of malaria, innate immune responses are activated. A ...
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(2020-03-25)Department: NeuroscienceAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and interaction. Many individuals with ASD experience significant psychological and physiological stress during peer interactions. ...
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(2009-01-20)Department: Electrical EngineeringRecent advances in robotics and intelligent systems are expected to usher in a new era where the need for machines to “understand” humans becomes increasingly important. It should permit more meaningful and natural ...
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(2019-08-30)Department: Electrical EngineeringAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by social interaction deficits, verbal and non-verbal communication skill deficits, repetitive behaviors, and fixed interests. Given the limited availability of professionals ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Blair School of Music, 1967-11-05)
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(California Law Review, 2002)In this essay, Professors Edelman and Sherry explain the mathematics behind the allocation of congressional seats to each state, and survey the different methods of allocation that Congress has used over the years. Using ...
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(2018-11-20)Department: PhysicsVanadium dioxide (VO2) exhibits an insulator-to-metal phase transition and an associated change from a monoclinic (M1) to a rutile (R) crystal structure. Despite fifty years of research, there are important unresolved ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-03-13)This project looks at the effects of using picture books as instructional tools during read aloud to support the literacy growth of young children. Furthermore, the project conducts and analyzes a survey in which local ...
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(Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, 2006-03-30)
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2015-06-15)
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(2011-04-26)Department: ReligionSTUDY OF RELIGION PICTURING THE GODDESS: BAZAAR IMAGES AND THE IMAGINATION OF MODERN HINDU RELIGIOUS IDENTITY Zo Newell Thesis under the direction of Prof. Richard J. McGregor This project inquires into the role of ...
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(Vanderbilt News Service, 2004-10-08)
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(2012-04-23)Department: FrenchThis study provides a sociological and material reading of the early life and work of the French poet and novelist Pierre Louÿs (1870-1925). As a “jeune homme de lettres” coming of age in the early 1890s, Louÿs is a member ...
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(2009-04-14)Department: ChemistryFor decades, researchers have been searching for alternative methods to ameliorate the rate of waste production and the cost of spending commonly associated with nanofabrication facilities across the world. Estimated to ...