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(Vanderbilt University, 2009)A large body of evidence links financial development to economic growth, yet the channels through which inflation affects this relationship and its stability have been less thoroughly explored. We take an econometric and ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2005)The problem of monetary policy delegation is formulated as a two-stage non-cooperative game between the government and the central bank. The solution to this policy game determines the optimal combination of central bank ...
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Influence of Expert Teachers' Videos on Preservice Teachers' Noticings and Thinking about Practice (2021-08-09)This study examines the teacher candidate field experience within the Department of Educational Studies at Rhodes College, a liberal arts and science focused school with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students in ...
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(2021-07-16)Department: Biomedical EngineeringAlzheimer’s Disease (AD) is traditionally characterized by the presence of parenchymal plaques comprised of amyloid-β peptide aggregates, but these peptide aggregates can also deposit onto brain vasculature. This condition, ...
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(2007-08-03)Department: Civil EngineeringMoisture is a major source of degradation of hot mix asphalt (HMA) used in highway pavements. Moisture damage occurs when there is a loss of bond either at the asphalt-aggregate interface or within the asphalt mastic. ...
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Influence of patient size on dose to female breast tissue during routine computed tomography scans (Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, 2008-04-21)Monte Carlo methods are well suited to the evaluation of radiation transport phenomena. The scalable phantoms employed in this project permitted rapid creation of three models of similar geometry, but different body habitus. ...
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(2012-04-20)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceCarbon nanotubes (CNTs) are modeled using the Tersoff-Brenner potential and thermal conductivities were estimated using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics. Thermal conductivity for single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2012)The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a relationship between IEP goals and prior reading instruction for children with Down Syndrome, and whether both of those variables had an impact on the children’s ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2022-03-28)Many theories in event perception suggest that the information about the temporal organization of events plays an important role in facilitating the comprehension of event content. Although a previous study conducted by ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-04-23)Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is the public school district serving Louisville, Kentucky. With an enrollment of approximately 99,000 students, JCPS is Kentucky's largest public school system. Each school in ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2021-03-30)
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(2017-07-31)Department: Cancer BiologyThe skeleton is a common site for breast cancer metastasis. Although significant progress has been made to manage osteolytic bone lesions caused by breast tumors, patients still die of the disease, and the current treatments ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2013-05)
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(Iowa Law Review, 2015)It is often pointed out that while the United States Supreme Court is the final arbiter in setting antitrust policy and promulgating antitrust rules, it does so too infrequently to be an efficient regulator. And since the ...
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(2016-05-25)Department: Earth and Environmental SciencesRiparian vegetation has been recognized as a controlling factor of stream channel morphology, but specific influences on bed topography and planform geometry are yet to be fully clarified. This project explores the influence ...
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(2012-07-24)Department: Teaching and LearningThis study described instructional and emotional classroom environments, as well as the learning engagement of children involved in various classroom tasks, and explored whether variability in children’s classroom experiences ...
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(2013-01-14)Department: SociologyAdherence to professional norms, values and beliefs structures is an important qualification for artists seeking employment in creative industries. However, few accounts have examined how these qualifications are signaled ...
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(2011-12-22)Department: Computer ScienceClinical research with medical imaging typically involves large-scale data analysis with interdependent software toolsets tied together in a processing workflow. Grid queuing software has become more advanced to meet the ...
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(2009-07-28)Department: Computer ScienceFuture emergency incident responses, including Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE), will incorporate robots. The ability to interact with robots and understand the resulting volumes of ...
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(2006-11-13)Department: Leadership and Policy StudiesThis research analyzes the determinants affecting access to postsecondary education with particular attention to the role of college preparation information. Prior research on the college choice process and college access ...