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(2019-08-29)Department: HistoryThe American Revolution generated tens of thousands of black loyalists who were evacuated from the United States and resettled in London, Nova Scotia, and eventually Sierra Leone. The departure of black loyalists after the ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2001)In this paper, a modification is made to the endogenous growth model studied by Lucas [1988]. It is shown that if individuals derive utility from their level of human capital, then a tax on the return to physical capital ...
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(2020-01-17)Department: Cell & Developmental BiologyBasement membranes are sheet-like extracellular matrixes that can be found on the basal surface of epithelial and endothelial cells, surrounding muscles and other organs, and in association with neurons. In addition to ...
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(2006-04-14)Department: ReligionCelestial divination may be understood as the interpretation of celestial phenomena as signs portending the occurrence of future events. In ancient Mesopotamia, schools of professional diviners and scholars existed as ...
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(2010-04-05)Department: Electrical EngineeringScaling in VLSI systems leads to higher packing densities for transistors. As a result, they are more likely to be hit by an incident particle, such as neutrons or alpha particles. The interaction of neutron and alpha ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2008)The effects of distortional fiscal policies are studied within a model in which there is endogenous investment-specific technological change. Labor is used in the production of output and also for research purposes. Labor ...
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(2014-07-22)Department: Special EducationChildren’s ability to use a spoon facilitates increased independence during mealtimes and greater control over the pace and quantity of food intake. Children with multiple disabilities including visual impairment (MDVI) ...
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(2005-04-06)Department: Environmental EngineeringNear-surface contaminant isolation facilities are routinely used for the disposal of hazardous and radioactive waste. The objective of these facilities is to maintain the long-term isolation of the identified contaminants ...
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(2024-03-25)Department: Computer ScienceGiven the ubiquity and significance of social network systems, comprehending the network topology is essential for a deeper understanding of these networks and can help guide online user interactions. One notable phenomenon ...
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(2022-02-01)Department: Special EducationIn a multi-year randomized control trial, paraeducators received targeted coaching and professional development to implement an individualized intervention for elementary or middle school students with intellectual and ...
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(2008-07-15)Department: Computer ScienceCoupling between software modules has been shown to be deleterious to both software quality and maintainability. Common coupling (two or more modules sharing a global variable, or GV) is a particularly strong (and therefore ...
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(2005-07-26)Department: Teaching and LearningThis study analyzes the development of statistical reasoning during several mathematics classes of an intact fourth-grade classroom. The teacher and her students were members of a multi-year teacher-researcher collaborative ...
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(2010-04-20)Department: Special EducationThe author presented an examination of teachers’ use of praise and reprimands in relation to student behaviors for students identified as exhibiting problem behaviors. Data were examined from student-centered observations ...
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(2005-07-24)Department: Teaching and LearningThe purpose of this dissertation was to document the development of a professional teaching community and the means of supporting its emergence and concurrent learning as situated in the institutional context of the school ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010)
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(2016-04-29)Department: Electrical EngineeringProduct design has become more complex in recent decades. Several design methods and processes have been developed to reduce the design complexity to a manageable level. Model-based systems engineering leverages these ...
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(2018-09-24)Department: PsychologyThe univariate bootstrap is a relatively recently developed version of the bootstrap (Lee & Rodgers, 1998). Currently, research on the univariate bootstrap has largely focused on individual, bivariate correlations. ...
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(2023-06-30)Department: Biomedical EngineeringUltra-high field (UHF; 7 Tesla and higher) MRI provides enhanced sensitivity, contrast, and spatial resolution for neuroimaging exams than lower-field scanners. However, at the high Larmor frequencies of UHF scanners, ...
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(2019-08-13)Department: AnthropologyThis dissertation presents the results from the first archaeological study of Taki Onqoy, a sixteenth-century religious revitalization movement practiced by Andean peoples in Peru in resistance to Spanish cultural traditions ...