Citizenship is a pertinent issue in our time, when questions of statelessness, rightlessness, and the deprivation of humanity have once again resurfaced in face of …
In this thesis, we study Prandtl's boundary layer theory for 2D, stationary, incompressible Navier-Stokes flows posed on domains with boundaries. The boundary layer hypothesis posed …
Scholars of mission history have explored and debated the connection between missionaries and empire. Some scholars have depicted missionaries as agents of imperialism; others have …
Abstract of BRUT, by ESTHER INHAE YI, Degree MFA, Brown University, May 2018. BRUT constitutes the first half of a novel. It concerns the experiences …
This dissertation examines Catholic contributions to the emergence of religio-political ideologies central to the mid-seventeenth century revolutions in the British world. Using printed material and …
Sensory input gives our brains the information they need to understand and interpret the world. Information from our eyes, ears, skin and other sensory organs …
Cellular viability represents whether a cell is performing normal functions, relating to intracellular energy synthesis. Accurately quantifying the cellular viability would facilitate novel studies on …
Amorphous oxide semiconductors (AOSs) have been intensively studied during the last 15 years due to their superior properties. The major application of AOS thin film …
Subcellular mRNA localization is a conserved mechanism across eukaryotes, which is found in both somatic and germ cells. RNA localization in combination with local translation …
Cellular heterogeneity is inherent in the brain, and resolving differential cell type-specific contributions to overall function is critical for understanding both normal and pathological neurobiology. …
Insulin and IGF signaling (IIS) is a complex system that controls diverse processes including development, metabolism, stress responses and aging. Drosophila melanogaster IIS is propagated …
The co-use of alcohol and tobacco is as deleterious as the substances are easy to purchase and use. Although many subpopulations within the United States …
This dissertation studies the comparative dynamics of community formation and flux in Ionian Anatolia and the Northwestern Mediterranean during the early first millennium BCE. The …
This thesis studies the development of piezoelectric thick films ( 5- 100 um) through a hybrid screen print - chemical solution method. The ceramic paste …
Humans are remarkably adept at generalizing knowledge between experiences in a way that can be difficult for computers. Often, this entails generalizing constituent pieces of …
This thesis explores the eugenics movement in Rhode Island in the early twentieth century, analyzing the involvement of individual doctors and scientists along with its …