Neuropeptides exert complex regulation of neural circuits in order to promote adaptive behavior. Here, I detail the roles of two neuropeptides, BigLEN and Neuropeptide Y, on nucleus accumbens physiology and motivated ...

Neuroscientific evidence is increasingly being offered in court cases. Consequently, the legal system needs neuroscientists to act as expert witnesses who can explain the limitations and interpretations of neuroscientific ...

This dissertation is a compilation of two studies on the topic of reconstruction of traumatic peripheral nerve injuries. In the first study, I evaluate the effects of two neurotrophic factors, Nerve Growth Factor and ...

Dengue is a major public health threat. There are four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes; therefore, efforts are focused on developing safe and effective tetravalent DENV vaccines. While neutralizing antibodies contribute to ...

With improved Z-Burst model for the new cosmology and reasonable distribution of the neutrino cosmic ray sources, the signatures of the Z-Burst absorption dip and the contributing parameters are investigated through numerical ...

Demonstrating added value can be very challenging, yet it is becoming important in academic libraries. The current literature primarily discusses citation analysis and usage reports to demonstrate return on investment for ...

Neoliberal economic thought has come to play an integral role in altering both the structure and function of the modern university. Past research, however, has neglected the considerable ramifications of this transformation ...

"Antitrust federalism, " or the rule that state regulation is not subject to federal antitrust law, does as much as-and perhaps more than-its constitutional cousin to insulate state regulation from wholesale invalidation ...

Smoking is by far the largest single risk that most people take. Perhaps in part because of that prominence, smoking has been the target of a wide variety of regulations and legal action. The controversy over tobacco ...