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(2017-03-22)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesThe ability to adequately perceive and utilize the prosody of spoken language is important for successful communication. Children with hearing loss who use cochlear implants have demonstrated deficits in perception of ...
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Characterizing Rare Disease-Causing Mutations in Genes Affecting Cation-Coupled Chloride Cotransport (2020-03-27)Department: NeuroscienceSeveral human diseases have been associated with mutations in genes affecting cation-chloride cotransporters. My dissertation characterizes two single clinical cases with mutations in genes encoding protein kinase D1 (PKD1) ...
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Characterizing temporal and spatial trends in soil geochemistry on Polder 32, southwest Bangladesh (2015-07-21)Department: Earth and Environmental SciencesSoil samples were collected during three field campaigns to determine seasonal and spatial trends of soil salinity, soil acidity and arsenic concentrations on Polder 32 in coastal Bangladesh. Many farmers on Polder 32 use ...
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(2021-08-13)Department: Molecular Physiology & BiophysicsFunctional seizures (FS), paroxysmal episodes that present like epileptic seizures but display no aberrant brain electrical patterns, are understudied. Patients have few treatment modalities and a high rate of comorbidities. Our ...
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(2021-03-25)Department: Biomedical EngineeringFunctional differences are exhibited by the dominant and non-dominant lower limbs during overtly asymmetric bilateral tasks (e.g., kicking a soccer ball). However, current biomechanical analyses of human locomotion typically ...
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(2013-07-18)Department: Biological SciencesCells that are migrating in a chemical gradient display a polarized distribution of signaling and cytoskeletal components. We have investigated the mechanism of polarity establishment by using the model system Dictyostelium ...
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(2012-06-11)Department: Biological SciencesTelomeres are protective protein/DNA complexes that cap the ends of linear chromosomes. The repetitive, TG-rich telomeric sequences are elongated by the telomerase ribonucleoprotein. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the ...
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(2021-04-12)Department: NeuroscienceArabic digits are perhaps the most ubiquitous symbol set used regardless of one’s native language and script. The ability to read numerals fluently is critical to succeed in the modern world. Yet, we know very little about ...
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(2023-03-24)Department: Biomedical EngineeringDehydration can have profound consequences for high performance populations such as athletes and military personnel, including cardiovascular strain, delirium, and reductions in performance. Current hydration monitoring ...
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(2014-03-25)Department: Environmental EngineeringRecent increases in competition for water, food, and energy are exposing the complex network threading these resources together. My dissertation explores how the interactions among these resources affect decisions about ...
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(2007-12-31)Department: Materials Science and EngineeringA study on the dynamics and nature of the processes leading to the redistribution of energy and charge after photoexcitation of single-wall carbon nanotubes is presented. Ultrafast as well as continuous wave spectroscopies ...
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(2014-07-30)Department: Electrical EngineeringSingle-event effects (SEEs) in microelectronic devices present a serious reliability concern for space-based applications, where electronic components are exposed to highly energetic ionizing radiation. Single-event effects ...
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(2014-04-03)Department: Electrical EngineeringWhen ionizing radiation interacts with a semiconductor device, the resulting generation and collection of excess charge carriers can result in a brief transient current at the device terminals. These transient current ...
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(2009-12-10)Department: Electrical EngineeringDirect charge collection measurements are presented which prove that the presence of tungsten near sensitive volumes leads to extreme charge collection events through nuclear reactions. We demonstrate that, for a fixed ...
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(2006-11-27)Department: Materials Science and EngineeringHigh-k dielectrics are promising candidates to replace SiO2 in advanced integrated circuits in future space systems. Studies of the effects of ionizing radiation and bias-temperature stress (BTS) on high-k dielectrics were ...
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(2018-09-18)Department: PhysicsRelativistic Heavy Ion Collisions help us explore the broad field of Quark Gluon Plasma. At a fundamental level, the partons or the quarks and gluons are involved in producing the final state hadrons, which help understand ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2019-04-24)When attempting to solicit donations, fundraisers must consider how their campaign is portrayed. The goal gradient effect suggests that people tend to accelerate towards a goal the closer they get to achieving that goal. ...
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(Duke University Presshttp://www.dukeupress.edu/, 1972)
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010-01-26)
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010-01-25)