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(2020-03-26)Department: PhysicsAs demand for technology with more power in smaller form factors continues to rise, meta-optics provide a unique solution for ultra-compact and customizable performance where naturally occurring materials cannot. In order ...
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(2014-06-23)Department: Environmental EngineeringArid adapted taxa have evolved to live in some of the harshest environments on Earth, yet the adaptations that allowed them to transition from mesic to arid landscapes is poorly understood. Members of Camelidae (camels, ...
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(2013-09-23)Department: Cancer BiologyInflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which affects 1 in 600 Americans, is characterized by severe and chronic inflammation, a known contributor to cancer. As such, the risk for cancer is increased in patients with IBD compared ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2014-04)Monolingual children resist learning second labels for familiar objects (e.g., a boat can be called a skiff), because they adhere to mutual exclusivity, the principle that an object has one name. It is less clear whether ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2015)
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(Vanderbilt University, 2012-04-24)There has been limited research regarding the differences in motivational urges, action tendencies and enacted behaviors on a cross-cultural basis. To study this, we administered an online questionnaire, composed of two ...
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(2014-07-31)Department: PsychologyChildren’s ability to sing accurately increases with age such that older children show significantly better pitch matching abilities than younger children, better pitch discrimination abilities, and increased interval ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2011-11-26)This episode will discuss the physiology behind various CO output monitors such as pulmonary artery catheters, PICCO, pulse wave form analysis, and LiDCO.
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(Vanderbilt News Service, 2005-11-21)
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(2016-03-28)Department: SociologyWhile the social stratification of health is well-documented, a majority of studies have focused on the independent or additive consequences of social statuses—namely race/ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES). ...
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(2013-04-09)Department: PsychologyThe brain’s network for somatosensory processing in primates is greatly expanded compared to other mammals, consisting of multiple thalamic nuclei and cortical areas. In an effort to better understand the changes that arose ...
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(2009-07-07)Department: Cancer BiologyBreast to bone metastasis is a common event during breast cancer progression. The resultant lesions often cause extensive bone destruction that results in a number of complications including intense pain that dramatically ...
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(2019-03-22)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsKir7.1 is an inwardly rectifying potassium channel with important roles in the regulation of the membrane potential in retinal pigment epithelium, uterine smooth muscle, and hypothalamic neurons. Regulation of G protein–coupled ...
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(2014-04-09)Department: NeuroscienceGABA-ergic disturbances are hallmark features of many brain disorders. Two transgenic mouse lines were generated to suppress GAD1 in non-overlapping cell types that express cholecystokinin (CCK) or neuropeptide Y (NPY). ...
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(FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY, 2019-07-10)Dosing regimens for antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and anti-CD52 antibody (alemtuzumab) for graft vs. host disease prophylaxis (GVHD) are empiric or weight-based, and do not account for individual patient factors. Recently, ...
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(2013-04-15)Department: PsychologyThe goal of the current study was to test the assumption of measurement invariance between populations with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and those without MDD for the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia ...
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(2023-07-18)Department: Political ScienceIn this dissertation, I offer a more rigorous theoretical and practical understanding of the rights based approach (RBA) vis-à-vis other approaches to international development. I compare the RBA to three other development ...
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(2017-08-24)Department: Biomedical EngineeringMultiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that is marked by inflammation, demyelination, gliosis and axonal loss. The damage to the CNS from these mechanisms can result in an ...
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(2011-04-14)Department: Biomedical EngineeringThis study demonstrated the relationship between brain connectivity and children’s reading abilities. For the behavioral part, the participants received proper reading interventions based on their responsiveness, and the ...
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(Neuroimage, 2020-04-15)Conventional diffusion imaging uses pulsed gradient spin echo (PGSE) waveforms with diffusion times of tens of milliseconds (ms) to infer differences of white matter microstructure. The combined use of these long diffusion ...