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(2013-07-30)Department: PhysicsIn the first part of this dissertation, I look at (1) the possibility of using a conventional x-ray source for phase-contrast digital tomosynthesis, (2) that the reconstructed tomosynthesis images demonstrate and retain ...
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(2012-05-04)Department: Biomedical EngineeringImage guidance utilizes a rigid registration between the preoperative images and physical space of the operating room and it is now the standard of care in neurosurgical procedures. The fidelity of the image guidance system ...
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(2013-03-01)Department: ChemistryThe most common approaches to treatment of cancer are chemo- and radiation-therapies that cause DNA damage. The efficiency of these treatments is reduced over time because cells up-regulate DNA damage response and repair. ...
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(2021-12-02)Department: Biomedical InformaticsMany clinical natural language processing (NLP) methods rely on non-contextual or contextual word embedding models. Yet, few intrinsic evaluation benchmarks exist comparing embedding model representations against human ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
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(Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biiological Sciences and Medicall Sciences, 2019-08)Background: It is unknown whether observational studies evaluating the association between antidiabetic medications and mortality adequately account for frailty. Our objectives were to evaluate if frailty was a potential ...
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(2021-03-22)Department: Computer ScienceAlthough the field of computer vision has grown tremendously due to the rise in popularity of convolutional neural networks, historical document analysis has seen a lackluster increase in research and development. Generic ...
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(2020-03-31)Department: Computer ScienceNavigation is an everyday activity. It consists of knowing where you are, knowing where you want to go, and choosing some way to get there. This way is referred to as locomotion or a locomotion method. As we locomote we ...
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(Advances in Therapy, 2019-09)Introduction As continuous exposure to anticholinergics has been associated with adverse outcomes, accurately measuring exposure is important. However, no gold standard measure is available, and the performance of existing ...
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(2024-02-29)Department: Biomedical InformaticsClinical risk prediction models trained on electronic health record (EHR) data can support clinicians in decision making by estimating prognostic risk. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) risk modeling presents particular ...
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(2015-03-31)Department: BiostatisticsA general rule of thumb for survival analysis is to have at least 15 events per variable in order to produce reliable inference in terms of accuracy and precision of regression coefficient estimates. Sometimes, even well ...
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(2009-01-12)Department: Electrical EngineeringAbstract This thesis evaluates the performance of two non-rigid image registration techniques. The Moving Least Squares (MLS) technique is compared to the widely used Thin-plate Spline (TPS) method. Both methods interpolate ...
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(2014-11-24)Department: PsychologyPsychotherapists are a critical component influencing psychotherapy outcome. Research on psychotherapy competence has predominantly been conducted in High Income Countries (HIC) such as the U.S., and to date no research ...
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(2014-11-18)Department: Biomedical EngineeringThe age-related risk of skeletal fracture is a significant problem in modern medicine, such that both hip fracture and osteoporotic fracture are listed in the World Health Organization top 12 sources of disease burden, ...
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(ACS Omega, 2019-07)Allosteric ligands within a given chemotype can have the propensity to display a wide range of pharmacology, as well as unexpected changes in GPCR subtype selectivity, typically mediated by single-atom modifications to the ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-05)In an effort to address issues of teacher quality, the AISD (Austin Independent School District) began implementation of AISD REACH: a Strategic Compensation Initiative in July 2007. The initiative targets three key areas: ...
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(2006-04-07)Department: Environmental EngineeringRapid testing procedures are desirable for evaluating leaching from secondary materials being considered for beneficial use in construction or disposal. Often, column leaching tests are considered a surrogate for field ...
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(2022)This paper explores the impact of the University of Guyana’s Masters of Public Health Program on the public health competency skills of graduates, specifically in the middle-income country of Guyana. Similar studies have ...
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(2021)The issues that disproportionately affect Black students at Vanderbilt University are broad, and they are many. Social media discussions, Campus Climate Surveys, and student-organized petitions have all called on University ...