Autism has a known genetic linkage shown by increased prevalence of the syndrome in probands. Research has shows that those who do not necessarily fit the clinical diagnosis of autism may display sub-threshold traits, ...

This paper is concerned with the status of the object in late Victorian England. It involves a close analysis of Sir Richard F. Burton’s translation of “Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp” from his Thousand Nights and One ...

As adolescents (ages 13-17) are increasingly engaging with others online, it is critical to understand the potential privacy and security risks they experience. Prior research on the digital privacy and security of youth ...

Two-component systems (TCSs) are an important class of signal transduction systems in bacteria. TCSs can control many aspects of bacterial physiology and are vital intermediaries that allow a bacterium to monitor its ...

Zero tolerance school discipline policies have garnered increasing attention from the public and policymakers as a source of racial disparities in school discipline. While the literature suggests that exclusionary discipline ...

Zero tolerance policies that mandate expulsion for a variety of student behaviors have become extremely prevalent in almost all schools today. These policies originated as federal law in the 1980s and transitioned into the ...

This research is focused on developing a new type of gamma-ray scintillator and is motivated by the need for more accurate positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. PET scans are used to display regions of high-metabolic ...

My dissertation explores the significance of “biopower” to forms of life and language in the contemporary West. Generally defined, biopower is a type of regulatory power that directs and fosters the biological life of ...