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(2021-06-08)Department: Creative WritingNot the Heavens is a collection of original poems that addresses masculinity, sexuality, family, religion, and the environment. While the poems may appear autobiographical in nature, details and characters are liberally ...
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(2011-03-14)Department: Cell and Developmental BiologyCholangiopathies, or diseases which affect the biliary epithelial cells of the liver, are an important health concern in the United States. Specifically, the diagnosis of a cholangiopathy is the number one indicator of ...
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(Vanderbilt News Service, 2003-09-17)
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(Vanderbilt University. Writing Studio, 2007-11-16)
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(2013-07-19)Department: EnglishThis dissertation analyzes the early modern emergence of a provisional narrative and imagistic mode which suspends the linear progress of time through past, present, and future as it evokes multiple and simultaneous ...
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(Peeters, 2012)
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(2008-04-11)Department: Chemical EngineeringThis research focuses three specific topics related to gas-phase adsorption: the synthesis and characterization of a novel carbon-silica composite adsorbent material, the diffusion of condensable vapors in single adsorbent ...
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(2019-12-03)Department: NeuroscienceMuscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChR) play important roles in regulating complex behaviors such as cognition, movement, and reward, making them ideally situated as potential drug targets for the treatment of several ...
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(2010-06-04)Department: Cancer BiologySTRAP inhibits transforming growth factor-Beta (TGF-Beta) signaling and enhances tumorigenicity. The aim of our current research project was to identify novel TGF-Beta independent functions of STRAP. STRAP acts as a scaffold ...
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(2014-03-20)Department: Chemical and Physical BiologyThis Thesis is comprised of four chapters that, respectively: 1) Examine the potential value of studying cellular dynamics and heterogeneity in the context of emerging biological warfare threats; 2) Review both the advantages ...
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(2019-05-01)Department: Chemical and Physical BiologyThe human brain is comprised of spatially separable, functionally discrete networks which can be mapped in vivo using multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI permits interrogation of both the neuroanatomy of healthy ...
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(2015-03-18)Department: PathologyAtherosclerosis is the driving force behind cardiovascular disease, the principal cause of death in the world today. To complement currently available interventions, such as statins which reduce risk of a major cardiac ...
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(2014-12-19)Department: Cell and Developmental BiologyThe Notch signaling pathway is an essential cell-cell signaling pathway that is involved in cell fate decisions and cell differentiation during early metazoan development. In humans, the Notch pathway is misregulated in ...
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(2022-03-27)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceShifts within the priorities of the Department of Defense have led to an increase in modernization efforts. The drive towards modernization and new technology has highlighted the operational need for clean, renewable ...
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(2011-04-18)Department: Biological SciencesThis project is concerned with the molecular basis for the sense of smell in the disease-carrying mosquito species, Anopheles gambiae. Females of this species feed predominantly on human blood. The sense of smell, also ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2008-09-12)Cells have been shown to respond to electric fields, moving in a process known as electrotaxis. This process has significant implications in human physiology, but devices that allow scientists to study electrotaxis are ...
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(Medicine, 2019-03)Pleural effusions are a common medical problem not only for pulmonologists but also for general physicians, often needing thoracentesis for a definite diagnosis. However, thoracentesis cannot always reveal malignant cells ...
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(2011-04-06)Department: ChemistryReal-time electrochemical monitoring of cellular metabolism has revolutionized traditional toxicology by providing immediate insights into the effects of cellular stress on metabolism. The multi-analyte microphysiometer ...
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Novel Functions of C-terminus of HSC70-Interacting Protein (CHIP) in Mitophagy and Neuroprotection (2018-07-27)Department: NeuroscienceC-terminus of HSC70-interacting protein (CHIP, STUB1) is a ubiquitously expressed cytosolic E3-ubiquitin ligase. CHIP-deficient mice exhibit cardiovascular stress and motor dysfunction prior to premature death. This phenotype ...