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(2006-07-31)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis dissertation explores the effects of convection on the structural response and sound radiation behavior of a simple structure. This behavior will be studied over a wide range of flow velocities, with a maximum of ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2008-04-04)The present study researches university students' understanding of different forms of evolutionary diagrams. It is important to look at students' understanding of evolution so that teachers can use the most effective ...
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(2010-08-02)Department: Special EducationThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a professional development intervention on teachers’ implementation of the Teaching Pyramid model. The Teaching Pyramid is a classroom-wide approach for fostering ...
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Effects of DNA Geometry and Topoisomerase II Poisons on Human and Bacterial Type II Topoisomerases (2017-03-15)Department: BiochemistryThe topological state of DNA has a dramatic effect on nucleic acid processes in cells. Type II topoisomerases are necessary enzymes that help regulate the topological state of the genome, but their activity requires the ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2013)This study investigated how dopamine agonist medication differentially affects reward learning in Parkinson’s patients with and without Impulse Control Disorders (ICDs). We tested 16 patients (8 female, 5 with ICDs, mean ...
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(2011-05-03)Department: PathologyInvariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a specialized subset of immune regulatory cells that recognize glycolipid antigens and are thought to be pro-atherogenic under hyperlipidemic conditions. We previously reported ...
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(2008-12-06)Department: Earth and Environmental SciencesThis study investigates the effects of earthworm burrowing on arsenic mobility and speciation in soil. The use of roxarsone in the poultry industry as a feed supplement is an increasing anthropogenic source of arsenic. ...
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(2023)Social emotion plays a vital role in children's development, and email performance- based feedback (email PF) has been shown to effectively improve teachers' social-emotional practice. In this research, I evaluated the ...
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(2023)It is common for toddlers under the age of 3 to have language delays, though few studies have focused on improving communication within this population. Enhanced Milieu Teaching paired with Words + Signs is an evidence-based ...
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(2021-03-25)Department: Environmental EngineeringPortions of low-activity, high salt content radioactive tank waste and secondary liquid waste at the DOE Hanford Site are being considered for treatment with a mixture of fly ash, blast furnace slag, and ordinary Portland ...
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(2013-07-18)Department: NeuroscienceGABAA receptors are pentameric, ligand-gated chloride channels that mediate the majority of fast inhibition in the brain. Because they are assembled from an array of 19 subunit subtypes, GABAA receptors are remarkable ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2008)
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(Journal of Food Science and Technology-Mysore, 2020-01)The goal was to assess the effects of partial replacement of wholemeal rye flour with 30%, 40% and 50% of the high-fibre rye flour (HFRF) on nutritional quality and sensory and physicochemical characteristics of breads. ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-05)
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(Vanderbilt University, 2012-04)Learning to read English requires both knowledge of grapheme-phoneme (GP) rules and rapid recognition for familiar words, which can be mediated by whole-word (WW) mappings. Previous research has suggested that readers ...
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Effects of Geometrical Order on the Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles (2006-09-06)Department: PhysicsThis dissertation describes experimental and computational studies of the effects of ordered arrangement on the linear and nonlinear optical properties of metal nanoparticles. The principal result is that second-harmonic ...
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(BMJ-British Medical Journal, 2019-09-11)OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of Helicobacter pylori treatment, vitamin supplementation, and garlic supplementation in the prevention of gastric cancer. DESIGN Blinded randomized placebo controlled trial. S ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-08-19)This essay examines current and past research on the effects of teacher expectations on academic achievement, with a focus on research dealing with urban elementary schools. The essay concludes that while much of the ...
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(Hypertension, 2020-02)While hypertension and inflammation are physiologically inter-related, the effect of therapies that specifically target inflammation on blood pressure is uncertain. The recent CANTOS (Canakinumab Anti-inflammatory Thrombosis ...
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(2020-11-18)Department: PsychologyA fundamental question in decision-making is how instructions can be used to influence behavior. Nowhere is this question more important than in the legal system, in which the fate and lives of individuals are in the ...