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Organization and prioritization of sensory information using an ego-centered, locally-connected network
(2009-04-09)
A multimodal attentional system for a robot operating in a dynamic environment is described. The system at once enables a robot (a) to maintain a Focus of Attention (FOA) on the region of space most important to its current ...
Fraying at the Edges: Qualitative Insight into the Experiences of CPS Caseworkers and the Issue of Voluntary Employee Turnover
(2009-04-22)
Every week in America thousands of children who are at risk of suffering abuse and/or neglect are removed from the homes of their caregivers and placed into their state’s foster care system. The individuals responsible ...
Overexpression of adenylation domains for the identification of the biosynthetic pathway of K-26, an ACE inhibiting metabolite
(2009-04-27)
K-26 is an acidic tripeptide molecule with ACE inhibitory activity. It represents one of three distinct classes of unique phosphonate containing compounds found in nature. Previous work has found that unlike other C-P ...
Additional Children in Families of Children with Disabilities: Using Demographic Data to Answer Clinical Questions
(2009-05-29)
From the psychoanalytic literature, families of children who have died are likely to have replacement children. This study examines, in comparison to families of children without disabilities, whether families of children ...
Fiscal and Monetary Competition: Their Interactions and Effects
(2009-05-14)
An important research area in economics is the study of interaction between jurisdictions' economic policies, and how these interactions affect individuals. Strategic interactions between fiscal and monetary policies, and ...
Discovery and characterization of the mTOR-p73 signaling axis in human cancer
(2009-06-08)
p73, a transcription factor that plays essential roles during development and tumor suppression, shares significant sequence identity with p53. However, p53 and p73 are regulated by different pathways, and p73 is not ...
Coping as a Mediator in a Preventive Intervention for Children and Adolescents of Parents with Depression
(2009-12-17)
The present study examined changes in coping as a mediator of the efficacy of a preventive intervention program for children and adolescents of parents with a history of depression. Changes in coping as a mediator were ...
Non-linear optimal signal models and stability of sampling-reconstruction
(2009-04-20)
This dissertation has two main goals: To study the stability of sampling-reconstruction
models, and to study the existence of optimal non-linear signal models. In the ¯rst part,
we describe and quantify admissible perturbation ...
Characterization of Single-Event Effects in Combinational Logic Using the C-CREST Technique
(2009-04-21)
As technology nodes scale smaller, digital circuits are able to run at higher clock frequencies, but they can become more susceptible to single-event induced errors. These types of errors can be generated in combinational ...
Affiliation and Entry in First-Price Auctions
(2009-05-18)
This dissertation studies affiliation and entry in first-price auctions, accomplishing three goals. First, it develops a simple approach to test for affiliation among bidders' private information and applies the approach ...