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(2006-12-13)Department: ChemistryCurrent approaches to the synthesis of metal oxides generally require harsh conditions. In contrast, many biological processes can produce intricate metal oxide nanostructures under ambient conditions. For example, the ...
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(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019-09-03)Crystallization by particle attachment (CPA) of amorphous precursors has been demonstrated in modern biomineralized skeletons across a broad phylogenetic range of animals. Precisely the same precursors, hydrated (ACC-H2O) ...
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(2014-04-01)Department: ChemistryIon mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS) applies a gas-phase separation on the basis of structure prior to the MS, enabling separation of different types of biomolecules based on their gas-phase packing efficiencies. For ...
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(2007-12-05)Department: PhysicsThe aim of the research described in this thesis was to study basic mechanisms of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and to develop an improved understanding of the Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) effect. In ...
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(2007-12-07)Department: PhysicsIn the research described, we developed methods and protocols for high-spatial resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of cortical activity in the brains of anesthetized non-human primates with sub-millimeter ...
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(2018-03-26)Department: Chemical EngineeringT-lymphocytes use their surface T-cell receptors (αβTCRs) to recognize sparse antigenic peptides bound to MHC molecules (pMHC) arrayed on antigen presenting cells (APCs). Both T-cell movements and cytoskeletal rearrangements ...
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(2018-09-20)Department: PhysicsThis work applies novel inverse modeling techniques to both chemical kinetics in lab-on-chip devices and cell mechanics in developing Drosophila embryos. The aim is to describe these systems quantitatively; to compare ...
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(2013-12-03)Department: BiochemistryEngineered biocatalysts have become increasingly sought after as replacements for individual chemical synthetic steps. However, their implementation in multistep sequences as biosynthetic pathways has proven to be a ...
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Biosynthetic Derivatization of Antimicrobial Orthosomycins to Engage a Unique Ribosomal Binding Site (2021-02-19)Department: ChemistryAntimicrobial resistance is a critical threat to human health that results in an estimated 100,000 deaths in the United States each year, according to the World Health Organization. This growing crisis demands the development ...
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(2011-02-17)Department: ChemistryThe dissertation contained herein describes biosynthetic investigations of the peptide natural products K-26 and anthramycin. Unified by their peptidic nature, K 26 and anthramycin are potent biologically active metabolites ...
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(2013-09-19)Department: PharmacologyBiosynthesis of lipid mediators including the leukotrienes, lipoxins, eoxins, resolvins, and protectins entails the lipoxygenase (LOX) catalyzed synthesis of an allylic epoxide intermediate, designated as leukotriene A4 ...
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(2008-06-24)Department: ChemistryMass spectrometry is a powerful technique that can be used at every stage of natural product studies, from discovery and structural characterization of new compounds to biosynthetic enzyme identification and manipulation. ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2002)This paper examines the effects of birth order on the child labor incidence and school attendance of Brazilian children. Evidence from the psychology and sociology literature suggests that earlier-born children tend to ...
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(Fortress Press, 2000)
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(Vanderbilt News Service, 2005-02-11)
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(2020-07-27)Department: English and Comparative Media Analysis and PracticeI analyze the performances of contemporary African American and Asian American comedians to explore how they create and deploy personae that complement their critiques of structural oppression. I examine how these personae ...
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(2011-06-30)Department: EnglishInstead of thinking of jazz in the hackneyed vocabulary of “canon-building,” I explore jazz as a technological construction very much built to reshape spatial and temporal boundaries across the African Diaspora. Jazz technê, ...
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(Saint Louis University Public Law Review, 2010)This essay explores how the past Civil Rights Movement and discrimination against persons of color, mainly Latinos and African Americans, can help to address current forms of discrimination in our country. In particular, ...
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(2017-09-21)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityMy research questions pertain to (1) how Black undergraduate students—who were interested in STEM at college entrance—perceive influences on their choice of a STEM or non-STEM major and (2) to how students’ lived experiences ...