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(2014-07-02)Department: Biological SciencesMany eukaryotes use the ribonucleoprotein telomerase to replenish telomeric sequences lost during conventional DNA replication. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, telomerase contains the catalytic reverse transcriptase, Est2p, ...
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(Wiley & Putnam, 1846)
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(American Schools of Oriental Research, 1973-04)
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(2018-11-13)Department: ReligionOne question guides this dissertation: what is a text? Answering this question pushes the boundaries of biblical studies, prompting more considerations: is a text limited to the words written on pages and inscribed in ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Blair School of Music, 2012-11-08)
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(2014-03-21)Department: ChemistryOver the course of billions of years, nature has developed incredible materials on the nanoscale for the efficient conversion of solar energy into chemical energy. One of these materials, Photosystem I (PSI), functions as ...
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(2009-08-11)Department: ChemistryThe use of fluorescent microscopy as a tool for studying biological systems has exploded with the development of the laser scanning confocal microscope. In conjunction with traditional biochemical techniques, it can plan ...
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(2010-04-12)Department: Cell and Developmental BiologyColorectal cancer is the second most lethal, non-cutaneous epithelial cancer in the United States. Metastasis contributes to the majority of cancer-related deaths in this disease. Metastasis closely resembles the ...
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(2005-02-03)Department: Biomedical EngineeringCell encapsulation is a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of Type I Diabetes Mellitus that circumvents both the immunosuppression and limited allograft donor source dilemma. Current methods for scoring the ...
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(2023-11-17)Department: Molecular Pathology & ImmunologyGenomic and transcriptomic analysis have revolutionized our understanding of many cancers. However, genomic understanding of thyroid cancer has lagged behind other tumors; currently, thyroid cancer management is largely ...
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(2012-12-12)Department: PhysicsDorsal closure is an important morphogenetic event in the embryogenesis of Drosophila melanogaster and serves as a useful model system for studying wound healing, palatogenesis, and neural tube closure in vertebrates. ...
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(2018-11-08)Department: Biomedical EngineeringChemical and biomedical sciences depend heavily on interaction assays, particularly those providing structural insights. This dissertation shows that free-solution, label-free studies report molecular conformation and ...
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(Vanderbilt News Service, 2005-11-15)
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(2006-12-13)Department: ChemistryCurrent approaches to the synthesis of metal oxides generally require harsh conditions. In contrast, many biological processes can produce intricate metal oxide nanostructures under ambient conditions. For example, the ...
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(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019-09-03)Crystallization by particle attachment (CPA) of amorphous precursors has been demonstrated in modern biomineralized skeletons across a broad phylogenetic range of animals. Precisely the same precursors, hydrated (ACC-H2O) ...
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(2014-04-01)Department: ChemistryIon mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS) applies a gas-phase separation on the basis of structure prior to the MS, enabling separation of different types of biomolecules based on their gas-phase packing efficiencies. For ...
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(2007-12-05)Department: PhysicsThe aim of the research described in this thesis was to study basic mechanisms of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and to develop an improved understanding of the Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) effect. In ...
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(2007-12-07)Department: PhysicsIn the research described, we developed methods and protocols for high-spatial resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of cortical activity in the brains of anesthetized non-human primates with sub-millimeter ...
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(2018-03-26)Department: Chemical EngineeringT-lymphocytes use their surface T-cell receptors (αβTCRs) to recognize sparse antigenic peptides bound to MHC molecules (pMHC) arrayed on antigen presenting cells (APCs). Both T-cell movements and cytoskeletal rearrangements ...
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(2018-09-20)Department: PhysicsThis work applies novel inverse modeling techniques to both chemical kinetics in lab-on-chip devices and cell mechanics in developing Drosophila embryos. The aim is to describe these systems quantitatively; to compare ...