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(2018)These files consist of topographic profile data, images from an acoustic hillslope experiment, and python codes to read the data and analyze the Fourier transforms of the profiles. There are four folders containing ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2017-04-24)
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(2016-06-30)Department: HistoryThis dissertation examines the battle between various ideas—psychiatric and feminist in particular—surrounding sexual violence in the 1980s. Women’s advocates worked tirelessly in the 1980s to redefine rape as an act of ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-04)There has been considerable published research concerning the marginalized experiences of racial minorities and women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). However, the experiences of ...
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(2008-04-18)Department: ChemistryThe cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme catalyzes the bis-dioxygenation and cyclization of arachidonic acid to form prostaglandin H2, the common precursor of bioactive prostaglandins. The genome codes two 60% sequence-identical ...
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(2014-04-27)Department: PhysicsThe systematic investigation of susceptibility-induced contrast in MRI is important to improve our understanding of the influence of tissue microstructure on dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC)-MRI derived perfusion data. ...
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(2016-04-07)Department: ChemistryComputational design of protein-ligand interfaces expands understanding of the basic forces involved in molecular recognition, and also contributes to the development of protein therapeutics. My dissertation research ...
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(2022-11-16)Department: Chemical & Physical BiologyMy graduate work has primarily focused on using computational methods applied to early-stage drug discovery. This has involved method development projects that aim to improve existing computational methods, while also ...
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(2023-03-22)Department: Computer ScienceComputational fluid dynamics (CFD) is the standard method for simulating fluid flow. The main drawback to CFD is the high computational cost to perform a single analysis. The objective of this work is to develop fast methods ...
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(2016-11-07)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThe overall objective of this work is to develop a computational fluid-structure interaction (FSI) model of vocal fold vibration for its future applications in clinical care of voice disorders. One example of such applications ...
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(2020-02-14)Department: Mechanical EngineeringFluid—structure interaction (FSI) of a soft tissue exists in many places in human body (e.g., heart and venous valves, vocal fold, blood vessels, kidney, aneurysm, sleep apnea). Computational modeling of these FSI problems ...
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(2006-06-27)Department: Civil EngineeringA reinforced concrete structure may degrade through a combination of coupled physical, chemical and mechanical deterioration processes. This study develops an integrated finite element-based computational framework to ...
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(2023-07-20)Department: Computer ScienceNeuroimaging research has enabled scientists to observe the human brain at work without invasive procedures, unveiling fascinating insights into the spatial and temporal activity underlying a wide range of brain functions. ...
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(2023-07-20)Department: Computer ScienceNeuroimaging research has enabled scientists to observe the human brain at work without invasive procedures, unveiling fascinating insights into the spatial and temporal activity underlying a wide range of brain functions. ...
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(2022-02-11)Department: ChemistryAntibodies (Abs) are proteins of the adaptive immune response that bind to and neutralize body-foreign particles (antigens). Specific binding to a wide variety of antigens is achieved by the tremendous variability inherent ...
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(2017-01-09)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityIn recent years, leading educational scholars have argued for computational thinking to be an essential focus of K12 curriculum. Although now incorporated as an essential concept for STEM education, research has shown that ...
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(2005-12-05)Department: Mechanical EngineeringA CELL-BASED MICROPHYSIOMETER SEBASTIAN J. ELUVATHINGAL Thesis under the direction of Professor Mark A. Stremler A computational model of the cell-based microphysiometer is presented in this thesis. The microphysiometer ...
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(2013-12-13)Department: PhysicsDensity functional theory (DFT) is a landmark development in theoretical condensed matter physics that continues to be a powerful tool for exploring the behavior and properties of matter at the atomic scale. My work has ...
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(2015-03-20)Department: Civil EngineeringThis dissertation presents a multiphysics model to simulate and predict the deformation and failure of metallic materials and structures subjected to extreme loading and environmental conditions. The particular focus has ...