This thesis asks, what histories are forgotten in order for the campus to uncritically celebrate its origins in 1764? And, how does this present-day process …
The Role of Sucrose Non-Fermenting Related Kinase in Ameliorating Aortic Endothelial Dysfunction & Atherosclerotic Risk Background - Atherosclerotic complications such as ischemic heart disease and …
ABSTRACT #1: Substance use patterns and in-hospital care of adolescents and young adults attending music concerts. Introduction: There are few studies that describe medical complaints …
Abstract 1: The Association of Length of Hospital Stays and Number of ED Visits with Executive Functioning Among Childhood Cancer Survivors Background: Childhood cancer survivors …
BACKGROUND: Incarcerated women are disproportionately at risk of being obese and are gaining weight behind bars. However, few interventions to stop weight gain and/or encourage …
This thesis advances visualization design research by developing and evaluating new theoretical knowledge and computational techniques, which target the rising complexity of data and growing …
This dissertation concerns two interrelated areas of cultural policy in Turkey: the curation of an official broadcast repertoire of folk music at the state broadcasting …
Autism constitutes a diverse set of disorders thought to affect neuronal connectivity and circuit development. Its etiology is heterogeneous, but certain rare genetic mutations have …
Polygon iterations, which can be thought of as discrete dynamical systems on the space of polygons, provide an abundance of interesting discrete dynamical systems in …
Sepsis is defined as a state of life-threatening organ dysfunction due to dysregulated host response to infection. Because of its complex pathogenesis, sepsis is difficult …
The brain’s ability to attribute valence to sensory stimuli in our environment and modulate these associations to reflect its current state is essential for goal …
Microphone arrays have been used in environments that require remote speech acquisition - cars, desk recording systems, teleconferencing and judicial proceedings to name a few. …
A Spatial Analysis of Condom Availability in Rhode Island: OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to use spatial analysis to identify potential gaps in …
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Learning to perceptually discriminate chemical signals in our environment (olfactory perceptual learning) is critical for survival. Multiple mechanisms have been implicated in olfactory perceptual learning, …
Interpreting visual representations of abstract concepts (e.g. graphs and signs) requires inferring abstract meanings from visual features (e.g., colors). We predicted that this process would …
This work explores the use of granular activated carbon (GAC) as a sorbent to remove a suite of 10 perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) from impacted groundwater …
Central nervous system disease pathologies are poorly understood in part due to the inability of animal and in vitro models to recapitulate their complexity. It …