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(2016-11-21)Department: ReligionThis dissertation proposes a novel way of reconceptualizing the nature, origins, and theological significance of egoic self-consciousness that successfully eludes the deeply-rooted impulse to ground the “self” circularly ...
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(2014-06-24)Department: EnglishOthello by William Shakespeare exists in two early printed versions, as a 1622 Quarto and a 1623 Folio. Despite their differences, they have only recently been regarded as two distinct plays worthy of their own interpretations. ...
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"The Details of Change": African Americans in High School American History Textbooks From 1970-1991 (Vanderbilt University. Dept. of History, 1994-04-15)
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(2006-04-17)Department: Biomedical InformaticsThis thesis describes the development and evaluation of a computerized algorithm for detecting patients with acute asthma exacerbations who present to a pediatric emergency department (ED). A rule-based algorithm was ...
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(2016-03-22)Department: PsychologyCluster bias in a multilevel item response model can be investigated by testing whether the within-level item discriminations are equal to the between-level item discriminations. However, in most multilevel item response ...
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(University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 2020)Mental states matter. Consequently, we and colleagues designed and executed a brain-imaging experiment attempting to detect-for the first time-differences between mental states relevant to criminal law. Imagine you've just ...
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(University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 2020)Mental states matter. Consequently, we and colleagues designed and executed a brain-imaging experiment attempting to detect-for the first time-differences between mental states relevant to criminal law. Imagine you've just ...
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(2008-12-03)Department: BiochemistryMolecular events involved in successful embryo implantation take place in defined time and space but are not generally well understood. Here for the first time, we use MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry (IMS) technologies ...
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(Journal of Internet Services and Applications, 2019-08-27)Web applications are popular targets for cyber-attacks because they are network-accessible and often contain vulnerabilities. An intrusion detection system monitors web applications and issues alerts when an attack attempt ...
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Detection and characterization of glycans and glycoconjugates using ion mobility-mass spectrometry (2010-04-12)Department: ChemistryMany of the diseases associated with glycoprotein variation can be more effectively treated with earlier detection substantiating the need for high-throughput methodologies for glycoconjugate characterization. This remains ...
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(2013-06-10)Department: Computer ScienceThe three-tier web architecture is becoming the de-facto solution for delivering information and business services over the Internet. The center of this architecture is a web application, which implements the business ...
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(2009-12-10)Department: Electrical EngineeringDetecting malicious modifications to a circuit is a daunting task, regardless of the medium. In a fabricated circuit, most methods of detecting hardware Trojans rely on small changes in side-channel measurements, which ...
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(2015-02-04)Department: Cell and Developmental BiologyTranscript export from the nucleus to the cytoplasm through the nuclear pore complex (NPC) is an essential step for gene expression in eukaryotes. Messenger RNAs coated in proteins (mRNPs) are able to cross the NPC due ...
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(2011-04-16)Department: BiochemistryDETERMINANTS OF CYCLOOXYGENASE-2-MEDIATED OXIDATIVE METABOLISM OF THE ENDOCANNABINOID, 2-ARACHIDONOYL GLYCEROL, IN VITRO AND EX VIVO Joel Musee Dissertation under the direction of Professor Lawrence J. Marnett PGHSs ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2015-07-30)This Capstone project explores the relationship between homeschooled students and the college admission process. Specifically, this essay is designed to answer the following question: Are homeschooled learners being ...
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(JAIDS- Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2019-03-01)Background: An increasing number of HIV-positive individuals now start antiretroviral therapy (ART) with high CD4 cell counts. We investigated whether this makes restoration of CD4 and CD8 cell counts and the CD4: CD8 ratio ...
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(Wake Forest Law Review, 2000)Over the past decade, executive compensation has become a controversial topic. Increasingly, corporate boards of directors are confronted by angry shareholder groups over the size and composition of executive pay packages. ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2006)We utilize a previously untapped data source, Gwendolyn Hall (1999), to examine the market for slaves in Louisiana, both in New Orleans and outside of New Orleans. We are able to study the process of price determination ...
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The Determinants of the Disposition of Product Liability Claims and Compensation for Bodily Injury (The Journal of Legal Studies, 1986)The frequency and severity of products liability lawsuits have become a matter of increasing importance and concern to the public at large and to American business in particular. The number of product liability cases filed ...