These collected papers explore the question of moral progress, particularly in light of the extraordinary shifts in moral belief witnessed in the past 300 years. …
Abstract of Multi-frame edge enrichment with SIFT flow, by Zijun Cui, Degree ScM., Brown University, May 2017. Edge information with high quality are desired by …
Prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, malaria, caused by the parasite Plasmodium affects over 200 million people yearly. One widely used antimalarial is the antifolate …
This thesis endeavors to understand the relationship between mental health and politics through the therapeutic work and advocacy performed at human rights organizations. I argue …
Candida albicans is the most prevalent cause of invasive candidiasis, a systemic fungal infection with a 40% mortality rate even with standard medical treatment. Amphotericin …
Millions of individuals around the world suffer from various forms of paralysis. Major causes include spinal cord injury, stroke, and diseases affecting nerve cells such …
This dissertation consists of three independent but related papers on the boundary between semantics and pragmatics. The overarching theme is that it is most fruitful …
Nonlinear component operation often limits the performance of modern electronic systems. This places great importance on measuring, with precision, the device or circuit nonlinearity. These …
Spin-orbit coupling (SOC) refers to the interaction between the orbital angular momentum and electron spin, which is typically a small perturbation in relative light elements. …
The brain is a highly-privileged organ within the body. Evolution has ensured that access to brain tissue is tightly regulated against or completely impenetrable to …
The ability to detect and adapt to changing conditions and circumstances is a requirement of life at both the organismal and cellular levels. Inside the …
Humans have remarkable capacities to perceive and understand other minds. Considering and adopting others’ points of view—or visual perspective taking—is a social cognitive capacity foundational …
This dissertation studies how three major Brazilian writers engage with philosophical skepticism, arguing that fictional works by Machado de Assis, João Guimarães Rosa, and Clarice …
DNA damage is the primary molecular mechanism responsible for cancer and aging. DNA lesions can derive from oxidation, deamination, or alkylation of the nucleobases. If …
Anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) is an interesting material, occupying a unique space -- already used incredibly widely in the world, yet also commonly used for …
Neuroprosthesis research aims to enable communication between the brain and external assistive devices while restoring lost functionality such as occurs from stroke, spinal cord injury …
Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs) use neural information recorded from the brain for the voluntary control of external devices. Motor imagery can be decoded using intracortical …
Voltage-gated calcium channels in neurons couple membrane depolarization to calcium-dependent processes, including activity-dependent gene expression and synaptic neurotransmitter release. In nociceptors, CaV2.2 channels are the …
We propose a general-purpose probabilistic framework for scene understanding tasks. We show that several classical scene understanding tasks can be modeled and addressed under a …