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(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of French and Italian, 2008-04-01)
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(2010-12-06)Department: Spanish and PortugueseIn my dissertation I rethink the relationship between the nation and literature of nineteenth century Mexico by establishing an “imaginary dialogue” among the Mexican writers Servando Teresa de Mier (1765-1827) and Ignacio ...
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(2010-08-27)Department: Special EducationThe present study examined cognitive correlates of reading disability (RD) as a function of comorbidity. Students with RD vs. RD+MD (math disability) vs. RD+ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and RD+MD+ADHD ...
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(2017-09-21)Department: BiostatisticsPre-existing cohort data (e.g., electronic health records) are being increasingly available, and the need for novel and efficient uses of these data is paramount due to resource constraints. This dissertation consists of ...
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(2023-06-28)Department: BiostatisticsElectronic health records, existing cohort studies and clinical trials provide easily accessible data on outcome and covariates (e.g., disease status, vital signs) for most or all study subjects. However, many scientific ...
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(2023-06-28)Department: BiostatisticsElectronic health records, existing cohort studies and clinical trials provide easily accessible data on outcome and covariates (e.g., disease status, vital signs) for most or all study subjects. However, many scientific ...
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(2006-11-27)Department: Electrical EngineeringCVD diamond has proven to be a viable material for creating electrical devices. This research focuses on the advanced development and characterization of CVD diamond dielectric films. It is shown in this research that the ...
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(2018-05-21)Department: Electrical EngineeringAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a common neuro-developmental disorder with core deficits in social communication. Cost and resource limitations often impede access to interventions. Since many children with ASD show ...
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(2015-12-16)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis dissertation presents the design, development, characterization, and assessment of a transhumeral prosthesis which includes a 9 degree of freedom (DOF) multigrasp hand, a single DOF wrist rotator, and a single DOF ...
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Design and Characterization of a Microfluidic System for Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (2010-06-29)Department: Chemical and Physical BiologyFor years it has been a goal to image biological specimens in liquid in the electron microscope, avoiding possible artifacts introduced by sample preparation procedures. Here, I present a microfluidic system that allows ...
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(2006-12-01)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis thesis describes the design and control of a transfemoral prosthesis with powered knee and ankle joints. The initial prototype is a pneumatically-actuated powered-tethered device, which is intended to serve as a ...
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(2008-10-06)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis dissertation describes the design, modeling, control and efficiency of a variable displacement vane pump based hydraulic actuation system, which is motivated by the need for enhanced efficiency and compactness in ...
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(2015-10-01)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis dissertation presents the design and validation of a robotic platform to control steerable needles under magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance. The use of MRI to guide needle-based interventions provides clinicians ...
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(2011-12-06)Department: Mechanical EngineeringStroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States. Each year, about 795,000 Americans experience a new or recurrent stroke, resulting in an estimated stroke population of 7 million in the ...
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(2006-12-07)Department: Mechanical EngineeringAn impedance-based control strategy to enable a user to walk at a pre-defined speed on the treadmill using a two degree of freedom transfemoral prosthesis with powered knee and ankle joints is presented. The strategy is ...
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(2023-10-31)Department: Mechanical EngineeringWhile lower limb exoskeletons for aboveground locomotion have been developed, few attempts have been made to develop an exoskeleton to augment human swimming. The design of exoskeletons for aboveground activities has ...
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(2015-12-07)Department: Computer ScienceInjury, loss of life, and tremendous financial tolls have for years plagued drivers in the United States and in nearly every industrialized nation in the world. Despite the associated risks, driving remains an essential ...
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(2008-08-06)Department: Computer ScienceVirtual environments provide people with the opportunity to experience environments remote from their actual physical surrounding. Virtual environment systems could have a huge impact in education, entertainment, ...
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(2012-04-21)Department: Mechanical EngineeringDESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF A HIGH ENERGY DENSITY ELASTOMERIC STRAIN ENERGY ACCUMULATOR By John Michael Tucker Thesis under the direction of Professor Eric J. Barth This project entails the design and demonstration ...
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(2008-12-06)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis thesis evaluates the use of inexpensive, disposable, microfluidic chips to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) that has undergone three forms of sample preparation: one containing purified genomic ...