"'Inflamed by Daily Practices': John Cassian and Ethical Formation" is the first inter-disciplinary treatment of the ethical program fostered by the fifth-century Christian ascetic John …
The DNA base excision repair (BER) pathway is compromised of several enzymes, including DNA glycosylases, apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease 1 (APE1), DNA polymerase β (pol β) …
nheritable differences in DNA sequence are a major focus of the genetic community, as such differences are known to play a role in phenotypic variation, …
The implicit and explicit political significance of sports is often underestimated; sports functions as an ideational community linking together millions of Americans, as well as …
Neutrophil-mediated host defense against pathogens includes the extrusion of a lattice of DNA and microbicidal enzymes known as Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs). The receptor:ligand interactions …
Volatile elements (C, H, F, S, and Cl) have a profound impact on the evolution and differentiation of planetary bodies and their atmospheres. Therefore, constraining …
The modern study of animal camouflage has received renewed interest in the past two decades. Rapid adaptive camouflage is particularly interesting because it allows us …
Advertising Love: Personal Ads, Product Advertisements, and the Consumption of Romance considers how love has been used in attempts to sell consumer goods; how cultural …
My dissertation aims at throwing new light on the problem of agency, by pursuing a reductionist project about agent causation. In Chapter 1, I provide …
Animal behavior is driven by perception of biological need and environmental context. Internal representations of the external world help us to interact with and navigate …
The endoderm germ layer gives rise to the epithelial lining of the respiratory and digestive tracts and their associated organs. Gastrulation and formation of the …
Understanding the fundamental mechanisms, and forces, underlying cell migration holds the promise of effective approaches for treating diseases and promoting cellular transplantation. One such disease …
This dissertation presents methods for statistical analysis of social network data. First, we develop a Bayesian hierarchical model that calibrates self and peer-reports in order …
It has long been acknowledged that one of the most influential urban planners of the twentieth century, Ebenezer Howard, began his career as a social …
Aspartyl-asparaginyl-β-hydroxylase (AAH) is a ~86 kD protein abundantly expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and downregulated by chronic ethanol exposure, contributing to alcoholic liver disease (ALD). …
Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is estimated to affect as many as 1 in 88 children. Epilepsy is a common …
GPUs are increasingly utilized for scientific and general-purpose workloads as cheap and efficient hardware accelerators. Despite the GPU's popularity, many codes ported to the GPU …
The detection of the primordial B-mode spectrum of the polarized cosmic microwave background (CMB) signal may provide a probe for inflation. However, the B-mode signal …
Non-allelic homologous recombination (NAHR) plays a major role in genome rearrangement and is implicated in numerous genetic disorders. But detection of NAHR poses a serious …
This project foregrounds the connections between American, European, and Latin American influences in American art history as signaled by the use of “transnational” in my …