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(Vanderbilt University. Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2014-04)We examine models of quintessence in which a minimally-coupled scalar field phi evolves near a local extremum of its potential V ( phi) at phi_*. Assuming that (1/V )(dV/dphi) is small and w ~ -1, we Taylor expand the ...
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Qualitative Characterization of Single-event Transient and Latchup Trends in 180 nm CMOS Technology (2011-04-15)Department: Electrical EngineeringSingle-event upsets and errors are of growing concern as technology scales toward smaller transistor sizes. While smaller transistors allow for greater on-chip integration, this comes with the penalties of reduced supply ...
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(2022-1)This capstone project explores the goals and practices of CAI’s job readiness training (JRT) function within their Austims2Work (A2W) initiative. The primary purpose of this capstone project is to examine the goals of the ...
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(2019-03-27)Department: Medicine, Health, and SocietyThis thesis looks into the pediatric cancer services provided by some of the nation’s most prestigious children’s hospitals. The goal is to assess whether or not the services provided by these pediatric cancer facilities ...
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(Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2019-08)Most data analyses rely on models. To complement statistical models, psychologists have developed cognitive models, which translate observed variables into psychologically interesting constructs. Response time models, in ...
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(2008-08-03)Department: Biomedical EngineeringThis thesis is concerned with the quantification of cardiac longitudinal relaxation (T1) at 3.0 T. Normal and hyperoxic T1 are quantified in the myocardium and left ventricular blood pool of healthy volunteers using the ...
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(2016-11-21)Department: Biomedical InformaticsBreast cancer patients suffer from the symptoms of their illness as well as from burden of treatment imposed by their care. Patients with high levels of burden tend to be less compliant with treatment plans resulting in ...
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(2012-06-05)Department: Biomedical EngineeringCell motility plays an important role in development, wound healing and cancer progression. A fundamental unresolved challenge in the field is to obtain reliable measures of motility metrics from single cells and then ...
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(2014-11-24)Department: Chemical and Physical BiologyIntratumor heterogeneity underlies the failure of targeted cancer therapy. The origins of this phenotypic variability derive from the coincident contributions of genetic, non-genetic, and stochastic factors. However, few ...
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(2016-11-29)Department: Cancer BiologyIn spite of recent advances in therapy, cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Therapy response is often unpredictable and relapse frequently occurs. In many cases, this therapy resistance is attributed to ...
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(2012-04-21)Department: Electrical EngineeringLevodopa remains the most effective medication for Parkinson’s disease. Prolonged use of levodopa leads to a side effect called dyskinesia that is characterized by abnormal involuntary movements. The assessment of dyskinesia ...
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(2023-07-21)Department: Earth & Environmental SciencesLarge swaths of floating pumice (pumice rafts) tens to thousands of kilometers in area can be a striking and potentially hazardous product of submarine eruptions. Recent work has suggested that isolated porosity may be ...
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(2023-07-21)Department: Earth & Environmental SciencesLarge swaths of floating pumice (pumice rafts) tens to thousands of kilometers in area can be a striking and potentially hazardous product of submarine eruptions. Recent work has suggested that isolated porosity may be ...
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(2023-07-21)Department: Earth & Environmental SciencesLarge swaths of floating pumice (pumice rafts) tens to thousands of kilometers in area can be a striking and potentially hazardous product of submarine eruptions. Recent work has suggested that isolated porosity may be ...
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(2023-07-21)Department: Earth & Environmental SciencesLarge swaths of floating pumice (pumice rafts) tens to thousands of kilometers in area can be a striking and potentially hazardous product of submarine eruptions. Recent work has suggested that isolated porosity may be ...
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(2023-07-21)Department: Earth & Environmental SciencesLarge swaths of floating pumice (pumice rafts) tens to thousands of kilometers in area can be a striking and potentially hazardous product of submarine eruptions. Recent work has suggested that isolated porosity may be ...
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(2023-07-21)Department: Earth & Environmental SciencesLarge swaths of floating pumice (pumice rafts) tens to thousands of kilometers in area can be a striking and potentially hazardous product of submarine eruptions. Recent work has suggested that isolated porosity may be ...
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(2014-11-25)Department: Electrical EngineeringImage registration is a pivotal part of many medical imaging analysis systems that provide clinically relevant medical information. One fundamental problem addressed by image registration is the accounting of a subject’s ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2004)We propose a methodology for constructing operational indices of inflation pressure, the monetary authority's effort to reduce this pressure, and the degree to which inflation pressure is alleviated. We begin with model ...