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(2012-08-10)Department: PsychologyPediatric brain tumors are the second most common cancer diagnosis in individuals under the age of 20 (Mulhern & Butler, 2004). Modifications in treatment protocols have resulted in an increase in the overall survival ...
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(2022-03-21)Department: NeuroscienceNeuropeptides 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 ...
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(2013-04-09)Department: PhysicsMagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) is a powerful technique that can potentially be used to measure metabolite concentrations in the brain non-invasively. However, the available signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) of MR spectra ...
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(2015-04-27)Department: Biomedical EngineeringThis 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 ...
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(2021-03-10)Department: Microbe-Host InteractionsMICROBE-HOST INTERACTIONS Neutralization Mechanisms of Human Anti-alphavirus Monoclonal Antibodies Lauren Elizabeth Williamson Dissertation under the direction of Professor James E. Crowe, Jr. Alphaviruses cause a ...
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(2004-04-05)Department: PhysicsWith 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 ...
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(2015-07-16)Department: SociologyNeoliberal 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 ...
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(2021-09-24)Department: Electrical EngineeringWhen an activity is conducted in a computing device, not only does it take CPU time and memory, but it also consumes power, issues heat, emits electromagnetic (EM) radiation, and possibly produces sound as well as light. ...
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(2023-07-18)Department: SociologyThis dissertation examines the new economies of intimacy alongside rapid demographic aging in South Korea. I argue that, in the context of population aging, new forms of intimacy emerge at the intersection of local consumer ...
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(2010-04-02)Department: Chemistryα,β-Diamino acids and β-amino acids are important constituents in countless natural products. These atypical amino acids often display interesting and useful biological properties and have also been used as useful building ...
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(2021-11-02)Department: MathematicsIn his thesis, Schou showed that certain infinite-dimensional commuting squares could be used to construct irreducible hyperfinite subfactors. Bisch used this approach to construct a subfactor with index 4.5 that was the ...
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(2020-07-23)Department: Earth & Environmental SciencesThe Neoproterozoic Ediacara biota (~571-539 Ma) is an enigmatic group of soft-bodied multicellular organisms that represents the first radiation of complex, eukaryotic macroscopic life. Their bizarre morphologies and unique ...
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(2021-06-03)Department: Molecular Physiology & BiophysicsPancreatic islets are central in the control of blood glucose and their dysfunction is a hallmark of diabetes. Incomplete knowledge of islet biology currently prevents diagnostic and therapeutic approaches based on molecular ...
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(2022-10-31)Department: Biomedical SciencesThe root of many gastrointestinal diseases is a dysregulated immune response. Within the gut, the immune system is constantly active and crucial to maintaining homeostasis and intercepting potential pathogens. In this ...
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(2019-04-03)Department: PhysicsIn continuation of nuclear structure studies in the neutron-rich rare earth region the isotopes of 157Sm, 163Gd and 163Tb have been investigated to establish, or expand, the ground state and low energy bands. Investigations ...
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(2009-04-21)Department: Electrical EngineeringIn this thesis, we examine the total dose response of planar fully depleted planar SOI MOSFETs fabricated in a FinFET technology as functions of both drain bias and gate length. The ID for negative Vgf increases with the ...
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(2013-07-31)Department: PathologyTNF-α, produced by most malignant cells, orchestrates the interplay between malignant cells and myeloid cells, which have been linked to tumor growth and metastasis. Although TNF-α can exist as one of two isoforms, a ...
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(2011-04-15)Department: Teaching and LearningNEW LITERACIES, NEW CONTEXTS? A THEORETICAL DEFINITION OF READING CONTEXT J Patrick Tiedemann This dissertation presents research that leads to a new conceptualization of reading context. The question that evokes this ...
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(2018-01-04)Department: Chemical EngineeringPhotosystem I (PSI) is a naturally abundant protein photodiode that sustains a 1.1 V light-induced reduction potential with nearly perfect internal quantum efficiency. Due to its abundance, stability, and optoelectronic ...
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(2015-07-06)Department: ChemistryCHEMISTRY NEW METHODS TO INDUCE AND DETECT MICROBIAL SECONDARY METABOLITE PRODUCTION C. RUTH MCNEES Dissertation under the direction of Professor Brian O. Bachmann Secondary metabolite production by bacteria, particularly ...