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Disenfranchised Discontent: Exploring the Scope and Public Opinion of Criminal Voting Restrictions (2021-08-09)Department: Political ScienceThe core principles of democracy rest on the notion that the job of government is to represent the interests, and serve at the will of, its people. However, in practice most societies fall short of fulfilling this ideal, ...
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(Virginia Law Review, 2000)Constitutional takings protections, such as those in the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution, create a potential for state liability for changes in regulatory policy by governments. This Article critiques ...
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(2021-03-08)Department: Biomedical SciencesTumor heterogeneity and plasticity are key contributors to treatment insensitivity and eventual recurrence in oncogene-addicted cancers. Sources of this variability have been ascribed to genetic, epigenetic, stochastic, ...
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(2008-10-06)Department: PsychologyTo disentangle the relations between maladaptive cognitive style and depression, we tested simultaneously two different models of this relation: cognitive style predicting later depressive symptoms and depressive symptoms ...
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(2006-08-01)Department: Spanish and PortugueseThe theater of Gabriel Téllez, better known as Tirso de Molina, frequently contains elements of female disguise and cross-dressing. In this study, the author examines four plays by Tirso de Molina in which female disguise ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2013-04-03)Perfectionistic tendencies and coping strategies have been implicated as important factors in both the onset and maintenance of eating disorders but have not been widely researched in conjunction with each other. Given the ...
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(2009-04-20)Department: Community Research and ActionAdolescent substance abuse continues to be a public health concern. Certain vulnerable populations, including racial/ethnic minorities, females, and rural residents, still contend with disparities in access to health care. ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2000)Using cross-sectional data on local currency prices of over 1,800 retail goods and services across 13 European countries in the mid 1980's, we characterize the behavior of average relative prices --- `real exchange rates' ...
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The Dispersion of Intra-Household Human Capital Across Children: A Measurement Strategy and Evidence (Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Economics, 2004-04)Human capital accumulation has long been recognized as critical to economic growth and development. In recent years focus on the intra-household distribution of human capital has intensified both theoretically and empirically. ...
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(2015-03-25)Department: HistoryThis paper suggests nonviolence in the United States was a form of moral being with roots in Gandhism and the Christian tradition whose central architect was James M. Lawson, Jr. Commonly described as a leading “tactician” ...
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(2008-01-02)Department: NeuroscienceMutations in the human K-Cl cotransporter-3 (KCC3) gene lead to a severe neurological disorder called peripheral neuropathy associated with agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACCPN). At the same time as that discovery, the ...
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(2011-12-08)Department: NeuroscienceAutism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by disrupted social interactions, disordered language and communication, and restrictive interests and repetitive behaviors. Although not part of the main diagnostic ...
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(2017-09-14)Department: Cell and Developmental BiologyIn normal epithelial wound repair, cells across an epithelial sheet begin a coordinated process of re-epithelialization within minutes of wounding. These coordinated behaviors are driven by a calcium wave, a rise in ...
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(2014-03-28)Department: Cancer BiologyThe adult mammalian brain hosts two regions of quiescent neural stem cells that continually generate new neurons throughout life. One of these regions, the subventricular zone (SVZ), primarily produces immature neuroblasts ...
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(2017-03-29)Department: Cell and Developmental BiologyType 2 diabetes is characterized by failure of pancreatic β-cells to secrete adequate insulin to meet the needs of the body. This β-cell failure is thought to be caused by increased metabolic load due to mounting insulin ...
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(2017-02-28)Department: Microbiology and ImmunologyCatheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) account for ~30% of hospital-acquired infections. Biofilm formation, a process where bacteria assume a temporary multicellular lifestyle, serves as a reservoir for ...
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(2022-11-03)Department: Human GeneticsDivergent regulation of gene expression is a major driver of species divergence, however, the relationship between gene regulatory sequence evolution and its functional effects on gene expression are poorly understood. ...
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(2017-08-02)Department: PharmacologyAntibiotic resistance in bacteria is increasing globally. Urinary tract infections, which account for the majority of antibiotic prescriptions, are primarily caused by uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC). The latest report by the ...
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(2015-03-25)Department: NeuroscienceApproximately 25% of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) possess elevated whole blood serotonin (5-HT) levels, termed hyperserotonemia. However, the connection between this biomarker and the pathophysiology of ...