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(2018-11-12)Department: Biomedical EngineeringPrimary and metastatic liver cancers are a considerable and increasing U.S. and global health concern. Patients presenting with hepatic tumors are preferably treated with surgical resection which has a record of long-term ...
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(2012-07-30)Department: PsychologyThe current study sought to expand on previous research by investigating the relationship between spatial working memory, visuospatial imagery, and temporo-parietal abnormalities in schizophrenia by examining the contributions ...
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(2017-02-10)Department: ChemistryThe process of photosynthesis has served as a natural solar energy conversion system in autotrophs for billions of years. This complex biological process provides inspiration and key machinery that may be utilized in ...
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(2020-12)This quality improvement study focused on large global peace-building conferences convened by an NGO. The study tackled two questions: a) How can the NGO improve planning of its global conferences to enhance learning of ...
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(2016-04-09)Department: Electrical EngineeringUltrathin films including two-dimensional materials and transparent conductive oxide nano-films are excellent candidates for future optoelectronic devices. However, external quantum efficiencies of the ultrathin film-based ...
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(2016-04-12)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThe goal of this work was to determine if and how footwear properties could be modified to alter walking biomechanics. A test shoe was developed to allow heel and forefoot midsole cushioning to be quickly and independently ...
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(2023-12)This capstone project examines the challenges faced by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) in promoting student mental health and wellness within the State's educational system. Despite various programs and grant ...
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(2023-02-22)Department: Biomedical EngineeringAdvances in multimodal MRI have enabled scientists to probe neurological phenomena across scales. By characterizing the brain at the molecular, cellular, and macroscopic levels, multimodal MRI allows complementary information ...
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(2023-07-18)Department: Mechanical EngineeringMixed and augmented reality (MR/AR) is a blend of physical and virtual worlds, where computer-generated objects are overlaid on the real-world environment. This technology creates an immersive experience that allows users ...
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(2010-09-14)Department: Special EducationThe Phoneme Segmentation Fluency (PSF) subtest of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) has acceptable reliability and moderate validity, but limited diagnostic accuracy when used with kindergarteners. ...
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(2022-12)This capstone project aimed to assist a non-profit organization whose mission is to support foster youth by exploring issues and potential solutions surrounding the educational needs of foster children who are awaiting ...
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(2020-03-25)Department: Computer ScienceThe ability of deep neural networks (DNNs) to achieve state-of-the-art performance on complicated tasks has increased their adoption in safety-critical cyber physical systems (CPS). However, DNNs are susceptible to a variety ...
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(Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, 1996)I have argued that the government may not single out any irrational beliefs for preferential treatment, nor is it required to treat alternative epistemologies as favorably as Enlightenment rationality. Both history ...
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(2014-06-24)Department: Latin American StudiesA general disregard for literary works of eighteenth-century Latin America continues to characterize scholars’ attitudes towards the era. The prevailing past and current scholarly approaches to these works have portrayed ...
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(2008-04-07)Department: Cancer BiologyColon cancer progression is frequently characterized by activating mutations in Ras and emergence of the tumor promoting effects of TGF-beta signaling. Ras-inducible rat intestinal epithelial cells (RIE:iRas) undergo a ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021-05)Small, private, liberal arts colleges face challenges in enrolling first-year students due to demographic trends impacting their target populations and unsustainable financial aid allocation strategies. Marietta College, ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2008-06-17)
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(2018-07-22)Department: HistoryScholars of the early modern Atlantic routinely focus their attention on either the Iberian discovery and conquest of the New World or the rise of Britain’s eighteenth-century empire. The temporal polarization of study ...
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(Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 2020-05)Background Teduglutide response, in terms of parenteral support (PS) volume reduction, is associated with specific disease characteristics among adults with short bowel syndrome-associated intestinal failure (SBS-IF). ...
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Enteric nervous system deficits in the ganglionated bowel of Hirschsprung mouse models and patients. (2014-11-26)Department: Human GeneticsHirschsprung disease, or congenital absence of ganglia in the distal intestine, occurs in approximately every 1 in 5000 live births. Although HSCR patients have the aganglionic portion of their colon removed, many suffer ...