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(2016-12-06)Department: Biomedical EngineeringInflammatory bowel disease (IBD), comprised of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is a complex autoimmune condition characterized by periods of disease flare and remission that seriously impact patient quality of life. ...
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(2015-07-22)Department: ChemistryDelivery of diagnostic tools to low-resource settings under the burden of the malaria epidemic faces numerous challenges. These underdeveloped areas are often characterized by poverty, absent or intermittent electricity, ...
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(2017-04-11)Department: ChemistryIn low-resource areas of the world, accurate diagnosis of disease is especially challenging, as resources are limited and environmental conditions uncontrolled. Consequently, reliable low-resource diagnostics must be simple, ...
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(2013-12-12)Department: Biomedical EngineeringA series of novel, physiologically-responsive poly(ε-caprolactone)-co-(α-allyl carboxylate-ε-caprolactone) [x%PCL-y%ACPCL (x and y: molar ratio)] shape memory polymers (SMPs) were synthesized with excellent shape memory ...
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(2014-03-19)Department: Chemical and Physical BiologySimple and rapid methods for detecting RNA biomarkers from patient samples are especially desirable in settings with limited access to laboratory resources and trained personnel. The focus of this dissertation is on the ...
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(2010-04-12)Department: PhysicsSiliSPECT, a multi-pinhole, multi-detector SPECT system, was designed to image targeted regions of rodents at sub-300 micron resolution with stationary data acquisition. High spatial resolution is achieved with thick silicon ...
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(2011-12-06)Department: Civil EngineeringRoadway closures due to highway incidents are detrimental to the American economy and result in lost time for motorists. Route diversion can help lessen the effects of highway incidents, if the decision is based upon a ...
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(2008-07-11)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis dissertation presents the development of ultra-sensitive fluidic sensors and molecular dynamics studies of ion and water distribution in highly confined nanochannels. The fluidic sensor is based on resistive pulse ...
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(2014-03-05)Department: Electrical EngineeringRecent development of nanocrystalline diamonds has demonstrated the potential use of diamond material for vacuum microelectronics. Apart from the advantages of conventional microcrystalline diamond, nanodiamond with smaller ...
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(2014-12-03)Department: Chemical and Physical BiologyCurrent chemotherapeutic treatments for cancer utilize systemic administration of cytotoxic drugs and produce many side effects in healthy tissues, making optimal treatment of cancer hard to achieve. Tumor targeted ...
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(2010-08-06)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesThe brain is continuously processing many sources of sensory information. One of the key strategies it uses to determine what stimuli are associated with one another is the temporal delay between multisensory inputs. ...
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(2010-08-05)Department: Cell and Developmental BiologyMutations in human microcephalin (MCPH1) result in a form of autosomal recessive primary microcephaly, a disorder of fetal brain growth characterized by a severely reduced cerebral cortex and head size with mental retardation. ...
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(Vanderbilt University, Department of History, 2016)Medieval representations of death can illuminate how individuals conceptualised the experience. The poem "A Disputacione Betwyx The Body and Wormes" is a productive lens through which to consider contemporary notions of ...
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(2016-08-24)Department: PhilosophyThis dissertation examines the injustices perpetrated against Indigenous people in Canada within the explicit framework of democratic theory. I examine the ability of Deweyan democracy as a purported problem-solving mechanism ...
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(2014-02-21)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis dissertation offers ways that the dexterity and guidance associated with image-guided robotic surgery can be delivered without automation. The overall objective is to provide highly capable instruments to surgeons, ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2009-10-02)
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010-11-12)Dr. Melanie Swift speaks to Dr. Tom Elasy about Reducing Diabetes Risk
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010-12-10)In the second of a two part series, Dr. Swift, the Medical Director of Occupational Health, speaks with Dr. Tom Elasy, Medical Director of the Vanderbilt Eskind Diabetes Center to how individuals can reduce their risk of ...
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(Vanderbilt Medical Center, 2010-04-09)
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(2013-04-17)Department: FrenchThis dissertation focuses on the representations of the human body in versions of the Histoires tragiques written between 1559 and 1648 by Pierre Boaistuau, François de Rosset, and Jean-Pierre Camus. Within the framework ...