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We Don’t Need Your Pity, We Need Our Rights:” Understanding the Experiences of Sex Workers within the HIV Continuum of Care in the United States Julianna Brown April 20, 2018 Health and Human Biology Forward This project serves as an undergraduate honors thesis within the Health and Human Biology Department at Brown University.

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The road that brought me to a history thesis on Jewish feminist praxis and prayer was one whose clearest signposts were the people who not only shaped me but gave me space to shape myself. It is a great joy to be able to thank some of them here.

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VR EDITS VR Edits: The Influence of Transition Type on Spatiotemporal Judgments in Virtual Reality Adam Hersko-RonaTas COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE HONORS THESIS April 16, 2018 Bill Warren Submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Bachelors of Science with Honors in the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences.

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VOICES OF THE CONCRETE JUNGLE: STREET ART IN VALPARAÍSO AND ATHENS By Grace Monk A Senior Honors Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Comparative Literature Brown University April, 2018 Thesis Director: Johanna Hanink Second Reader: Michelle Clayton Abstract This thesis explores the relationship between street art and the contemporary city.

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Using GIS to Prioritize Land for Management in the Conservation of a Rare Species A Landscape-Based Metapopulation Model for Northern Blazing Star on Block Island, RI Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with Honors Center for Environmental Studies Brown University Providence, RI May 2003 This thesis by Matthew Vadeboncoeur is accepted in its present form as satisfying the thesis requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with Honors. ______________________________________ __________________ Johanna Schmitt Date Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Environmental Studies, Brown University ______________________________________ __________________ Jennifer Hughes Date Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Environmental Studies, Brown University ______________________________________ __________________ Elizabeth Farnsworth Date Research Ecologist, New England Wildflower Society Graduate Faculty, University of Massachusetts at Amherst CONTENTS Abstract 4 Introduction 5 Methods 19 Results 26 Discussion 29 Conclusion 33 Further Research 35 Acknowledgements 36 References 37 Tables (3) 42 Figures (21) 45 3 ABSTRACT Although much work has been done on the question of how to manage land for the persistence of rare species, less has been done on where specifically to apply such management techniques.

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UNLEARNING (through the eyes of david cronenberg) THE VISUAL REGIME an honors thesis by hannah maier-katkin MCM Track I Honors Thesis Spring 2018 Primary Advisor: Joan Copjec Second Reader: Richard Rambuss Unlearning the Visual Regime Through the Eyes of David Cronenberg By Hannah Maier-Katkin Table of Contents Introduction.................................................................1 Chapter 1..................................................................... 9 The Brood Chapter 2.....................................................................19 Dead Ringers Chapter 3.....................................................................29 Crash Coda.............................................................................39 A Dangerous Method IntroductionI would without another thought consider anyone a hysteric if a cause for sexual arousal evokes overwhelmingly or exclusively feelings of disgust.”1 Sigmund FreudOne of our touchstones for reality is our bodies.

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This disruption has been shown to result in mitochondrial dysfunction associated with ROS dependent oxidative stress. Mitochondrial inheritance is entirely maternal, so mothers exposed to chemicals like Nitrogen Mustard face the risk of passing down damaged mitochondria in their oocytes to their children, as oocytes do not allow for the destruction of damaged oocytes through mitophagy.

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TODO SOBRE MI PATRIA La representación de la españolidad en el cine de Pedro Almodóvar by Pieter Clemmetsen Salovaara Brower Professor Sarah Thomas, Advisor Professor Laura Bass, Second Reader A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Hispanic Studies BROWN UNIVERSITY Providence, Rhode Island April 15, 2018Bueno, lo que les estaba diciendo: que cuesta mucho ser auténtica, señora, y en estas cosas no hay que ser rácana.

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The Second Removal: Urban Renewal and the Origins of the Japanese American Redress Movement By Katelynn Pan Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts In the Department of History at Brown University Thesis Advisor: Naoko Shibusawa April 6, 2018 Acknowledgements This thesis would not have been possible without the expertise and generosity of many.

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The Role of Type 2 Polyaxonal Amacrine Cells (PAC2) in mediating light adaptation Work conducted under advisor: Dr. David M. Berson Marjo Beltoja, Biophysics, Class of 2018 A thesis presented for the Honors in Biophysics Bachelors of Science Degree Department of Biophysics Brown University USA April, 2018 Contents 1 Abstract 4 2 Introduction 6 2.1 Anatomy of the Retina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.2 Amacrine Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.3 The Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cell . . . . . . . . . 11 3 Methods 14 3.1 Animal Model Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3.2 Retinal Tissue Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3.3 Imaging via SBEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3.4 Tracing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4 Results 17 4.1 The Polyaxonal Amacrine Cell (PAC 2) Circuitry . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5 Discussion 25 5.1 Summary of results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5.2 Further directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 5.3 Limitations of Knossos Tracing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 5.4 Advantages of Knossos Tracing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 6 Acknowledgments 29 6.1 Appreciations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6.2 Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 2 List of Figures 2.1 General overview of the retina’s location in the eye. . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.2 The different layers constituting the retina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2.3 A likely model of how PAC2s modulate RGCs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.4 The M1-M3 ipRGCs displayed in numerical order starting with the M1 on the far left. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4.1 Electron micrograph of an output synapse from the PAC2. . . . . . . 18 4.2 Output synapses of the PAC 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4.3 A.

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The results show a stable level of dSirt6 expression in the brain over the fly lifespan. A long-term decrease in dSirt6 expression in the AD model flies was also shown. However, the effect on dSirt6 expression in the AD models is dynamic over the lifespan and sex-specific.

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THE PALE FOXES: TRANSLATIONS OF SELECTIONS FROM LES RENARDS PÂLES BY YANNICK HAENEL By John Kane A Senior Honors Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Comparative Literature Brown University May 2018 Thesis Director: Lewis Seifert, Ph.D.

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The Origins and Contested Legacy of Indonesia’s Berkeley Mafia, 19551969 By Barry Thrasher Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts In the Department of History at Brown University Thesis Advisor: Professor Kerry Smith April 6th, 2018 Thrasher ii Acknowledgements I would like to take the time to single out several people whose help made this project possible.

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We would walk around and occasionally have a picnic. What I remember about those early visits to the cemetery is what a revelation the space was. The cemetery was beautiful and quiet. I remember reading all the monuments and climbing on them with my sister, who was quite young at the time and could still be coerced into family outings.

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Scattered Nation TheIngathering of Exilesin Trilateral Relations between the Israeli, American, and Yemeni Jewish Communities during Operation On EaglesWings By Benjamin Gladstone Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts In the Middle East Studies Program Thesis Advisor: Rachel Rojanski April 9, 2018 Table of Contents A.

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I want to extend my thanks first of all to Professor Paul Nahme for taking me on as an advisee. Throughout the past six months he has consistently pushed my engagement with the material to deeper and deeper levels, pointed me in new directions to explore, and helped me to tighten my thinking around this subject.

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