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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2013-03-25)Research on effective teaching in the clinical years of medical school lacks robust educational theory. The medical education literature contains a variety of models to guide clinical teachers in their practice, however ...
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(PLOS Medicine, 2019-07)Background In high-burden settings, case fatality rates are reported to be between 11% and 32% in hospitalized patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis, yet the underlying causes of mortality remain poorly characterized. ...
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(NPJ Breast Cancer, 2019-07-25)TP53 mutations are common in breast cancer and are typically associated with more aggressive tumor characteristics, but little is known about the clinicopathological and epidemiological relevance of p53 protein expression, ...
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(2006-10-30)Department: ChemistryParamyxovirus fusion glycoproteins mediate virus envelope and cell membrane fusion during viral entry. Fusion proteins are type I glycoproteins that exist as trimers with two 4-3 heptad repeat domains that form coiled coil ...
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(2011-04-29)Department: Microbiology and ImmunologyHIV-epitope-specific T cell responses are critical components of the natural immune response to HIV infection, but these cells often become dysfunctional in chronic infection. Structural diversity within the epitope-specific ...
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(2022-06-07)Department: Creative WritingThis short fiction collection focuses on people challenged to fully integrate with their settings, as they operate either outside of, or against, new and different spaces. These seven stories explore the unsettling ...
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(Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2019-06)Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease mainly caused by a deficiency of arylsulfatase A activity. The typical clinical course of patients with the late infantile form includes ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2014-04-11)The current literature on eBooks contains conflicting results for enhanced eBooks containing games and hot spots as effective reading tools for children. This study investigated different types of interactivity within ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-11-06)
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(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2008-04-16)Clostridium difficile colitis is a problematic complication of antibiotic therapy in hospitalized and critically ill patients. It is increasing in frequency and can be lethal.
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(Vanderbilt University, 2005)Modeling club structures as bipartite networks, we formulate the problem of club formation as a game of network formation and identify those club networks that are stable if agents behave farsightedly in choosing their ...
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(2013-04-12)Department: Computer ScienceRare genetic variation has been put forward as a major contributor to the development of disease; however, it is inherently difficult to associate rare variants with disease, as the low number of observations greatly reduces ...
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(2022-03-27)Department: AstrophysicsThere is a large-scale structure to the Universe, known as the cosmic web. Galaxy Clusters, consisting of hundreds to thousands of galaxies, form along and at the nodes of the cosmic filaments that make up this web. This ...
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(2022-08-01)Department: AstrophysicsIn this thesis, we summarize work in two main areas: the development of millimeter-wave detectors for next-generation Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) experiments and an initial study pioneering the use of CMB experiments ...
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(2008-08-05)Department: Electrical EngineeringCarbon Nanotube (CNT) is an emerging form of carbon nanostructure, vastly expanding its utility for several applications ranging from electronics to tribology. CNT is an excellent material for electron field emission due ...
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(2020-06-15)Department: Electrical EngineeringAvalanches of brain activity, which are viewed as cascades of large spatiotemporal co-activation, have been investigated to be the key to brain functions and some information propagation in the brain. The functional magnetic ...