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Ritual and the Poetics of Memory in Fred D'Aguiar's <i>Bill of Rights</i>
(2009-08-05)
This project addresses the poetics of remembering historically traumatic events by examining Fred D’Aguiar’s long poem, Bill of Rights (1998). I argue that the poem constitutes a ritual of anamnesis against the forgetting ...
Characterization of the Function and Localization of the Alpha2A-Adrenergic Receptor in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis
(2009-06-15)
The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) is a region of the brain critical in mediating behavioral and physiological responses to stress and anxiety. Stress is a major cause of relapse for drug addicts attempting ...
Agile Techniques for Developing and Evaluating Large-scale Component-based Distributed Real-time and Embedded Systems
(2009-04-10)
Agile techniques are a promising approach to facilitate the development of large-scale component-based distributed real-time and embedded (DRE) systems. Conventional agile techniques help ensure functional concerns of such ...
Understanding the impact of bulk traps on GaN HEMT DC and RF characteristics
(2009-04-27)
The demand for high power high frequency semiconductor devices has led to the development of microwave power devices using GaN and SiC. AlGaN/GaN HEMTs have shown power densities of 9.8 W/mm at 8 GHz. Although these results ...
Object detection and localization using approximate nearest neighbor search: random tree implementation
(2009-04-21)
A machine’s intelligence is related to its autonomy. Making robots autonomous is perhaps the most difficult current challenge in the state-of-the art of robotics research. Robots are said to be autonomous, if they can learn ...
Measurement of steady state functional connectivity in the human brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging
(2009-04-21)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a noninvasive imaging technique capable of mapping cognitive networks in the human brain that has become widely used for both research and clinical applications. The activity ...
Evening Schools and Child Labor in the United States, 1870-1910
(2009-04-13)
During the nineteenth century, evening schools emerged to facilitate the education of working children and aid in the assimilation of immigrants’ children. To examine the diffusion and impact of evening schools, this ...
Professionalism through teacher training: A case study of Tennessee A. & I., 1930-1940
(2009-04-21)
LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES
PROFESSIONALISM THROUGH TEACHER TRAINING: A CASE STUDY OF TENNESSEE A. & I., 1930-1940
JOHN MURPHY
Thesis under the direction of Professor Thomas Smith
For Southern African-American teachers ...
The Identification and Properties of Linked and Knotted flux tubes in Particle Physics
(2009-04-22)
This thesis summarizes the research I have done during my graduate tenure at Vanderbilt University. The core of the thesis is a model of glueballs as tightly knotted or linked chromoelectric flux tubes. The model is based ...
Disparities in Access to Publicly Funded Substance Abuse Treatment Across Race, Gender, and Geography
(2009-04-20)
Adolescent substance abuse continues to be a public health concern. Certain vulnerable populations, including racial/ethnic minorities, females, and rural residents, still contend with disparities in access to health care. ...