The studies presented in this dissertation describe and apply methods for using biplanar videoradiography to study dynamic in vivo knee motion. The techniques presented in …
The idea that patients are “empowered consumers” who have the right to make their own health decisions is now nearly taken-for-granted in American society. This …
In most engineering metal alloys, the overall plastic resistance is contributed by two or more strengthening mechanisms operating simultaneously. Two major sources of strengthening in …
The conformation of a protein is directly linked to its function. While protein misfolding can perturb that activity, it can also lead to toxic aggregation, …
This dissertation shows that qualitative and quantitative characterization of patterned structures in brain connectivity data obtained using diffusion MRI not only improves the exploration of …
Water security is essential for communities' well-being. However, the unaffordable costs of conventional water supply schemes often make water security beyond the reach of low-income …
In 1988, social movement struggles for re-democratization in Brazil succeeded in enshrining a new constitution that promised universal and equal access to public health care …
This dissertation analyzes the emergence of an Afro-Brazilian racial consciousness from 1955 to 1988 vis-� -vis the lyrics and other writings by four composers of …
An electron injected into liquid helium strongly repels the surrounding helium atoms away due to the Pauli exclusion principle, and confines its own wavefunction inside …
We systematically studied the spin-dependent transport and electrical noise characteristics of MgO-based magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs). Utilizing the coherent tunneling effect in the MgO tunnel …
Developmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) constitute a growing part of the associational landscape in the Global South, sparking debates about their contributions to development and democracy. …
Several aspects of transport in fractional quantum Hall (FQH) systems are investigated. The focus is on the FQH system at filling factor 5/2, which is …
We present an experimental study of the driven diffusion of colloids and DNA inside a micro-channel, and interstitials in two-dimensional colloid crystal. Photo-lithography and soft-lithography …
For non-white South Africans, the implications of apartheid reached well beyond racial segregation. Racial disparities were also embedded in the allocation of public investment across …
Since the 1980s, the shadow financial system has exponentially grown in size and has supplanted the traditional banking system as a dominant source of credit …
Given China’s move away from collective agriculture, the industrialization of the countryside, the rise of private sectors, and the increase of migration, there has been …
Persistent residential segregation by race/ethnicity has raised many serious social problems in the U.S, and progress towards residential integration during the past decade has been …
Ao longo de séculos, o Estado português recorreu a diferentes formas de representação e construção do seu Império em África. Este estudo foca uma dessas …
The research outlined in this dissertation investigates the role of the miR-181 family of miRNAs in two different contexts: Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) and in the …