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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)
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(2017-12-19)Department: EnglishWhat we talk about when we talk about refusal is decidedly masculine in focus and perspective. Standard accounts of refusal locate it in Herbert Marcuse’s avowal that refusal represents the “protest against that which is” ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)Charter schools have recently become a popular vehicle for urban school reform. The historical and ideological roots of the charter school movement are presented below. Charter schools are not a federal policy; rather, ...
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(2018-10-18)Department: EnglishBlack utopian logic works to decolonize and delink from the colonial matrix of power by maintaining a nationality separate from European culture and thought. The latest black utopia to reach mainstream popular culture finds ...