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(Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, 2009-01)
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(Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, 2009-09)
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(Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, 2010-03)
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(Stanford Law Review, 2005)This article presents the results of an empirical investigation of the frequency with which financial institutions submit claims in settled securities class actions. We combine an empirical study of a large set of settlements ...
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Leveling Up: Evaluating Theoretical Underpinnings and Applications of Gamification in the Classroom (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-09-15)“Gamification” has become quite the buzz word in the last few years. After all, children love games so why not use that advantage in the classroom? But there seems to be a great deal of confusion as to what gamification ...
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(Johns Hopkins University Presshttp://www.press.jhu.edu/, 1991)
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(2013-04-18)Department: SociologyFor Latino immigrant parents, the challenges to involvement in their children’s education are numerous and often times daunting. Many have low levels of high school completion, do not speak English and are unfamiliar with ...
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(2017-04-04)Department: Human GeneticsThe genomics era has seen a staggering increase in the number of whole genome sequences. This has bolstered studies of human populations, and revealed regions of the genome bearing signatures of selection and other demographic ...
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(2022-03-29)Department: Human GeneticsIn this dissertation I demonstrate three projects that utilize biobanks to increase power and gain insight into the genetic architecture of complex psychiatric traits: 1) an international consortium GWAS of suicide attempt ...
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(2023-11-16)Department: Electrical EngineeringThis thesis proposes methods of improving the performance of Python frameworks by incorporating the use of compiled languages. The framework in question in this research is RIAPS, a large, embedded software framework, ...
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(2017-04-03)Department: Human GeneticsEpistasis is a phenomenon wherein the effect of a genetic variant on a phenotype is dependent on the genomic context. Better understanding epistastic relationships between variants, often termed interactions, can shed ...
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(2021-12)This quality improvement project was completed in collaboration with Earnest Journey, an organization focused on providing leadership training to novice and experienced leaders in various industries through coaching, custom ...
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(2018-09-17)Department: NeuroscienceThe study of perceptual awareness is one of the ultimate frontiers in contemporary neuroscience. A host of neurobiological theories of consciousness exist, the vast majority of these originating from visual neurosciences ...
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(2022-08)The opportunity gap in the k-12 education system is well documented for Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) students from low-resource households. To challenge the opportunity gaps experienced by these ...
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(2023-03-06)Department: EpidemiologyDecades of genome-wide association and linkage studies have resulted in tremendous progress in mapping genetic loci underlying disease risk, however, a gap between estimated heritability and mapped heritability, so called ...
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Leveraging Stakeholder Insights to Improve Community College Student Leadership Development Efficacy (2023-05)LeaderShape is an independent, not-for-profit organization that develops and delivers leadership development programs primarily targeting college and university students. LeaderShape’s growth platform includes a strategic ...
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Leveraging the Effect of Block Width during Infrared Neural Inhibition to Reduce Peak Temperatures (2017-08-08)Department: Biomedical EngineeringChronic pain has a diverse set of causes and can manifest in many forms. Often times the pain becomes no longer a symptom but a disease itself, necessitating treatments which rely on direct control of neurons. Infrared ...
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Leveraging Tumor-Associated Macrophages for Anti-Cancer Immunotherapy Using Injectable Biomaterials (2022-01-06)Department: Biomedical EngineeringMacrophages are the most abundant immune cell in most tumors and are drivers of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Macrophages exist across a range of phenotypes with the two extremes often termed “M1” for ...
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(2011-12-05)Department: ReligionThis project offers comprehensive theory to explain the origin of certain Pentateuchal passages that though few in number contrast sharply with the dominant traditions regarding the divine revelation at Mt. Sinai/Horeb. ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2009-10-05)