Abstract of “Water Marks: Race, Labor, and the Bureau of Reclamation in the Long 20th Century” by Nicole G. Sintetos, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2024. …
Objective This research examines the alterations and potential resultant consequences of tobacco smoking on the human microbiome. Background Tobacco smoking is a risk factor for …
Background Opioid is commonly prescribed to manage postpartum pain. Yet, 1.7 to 2.2 percent of postpartum people develop new persistent use of opioids after receiving …
Background & Aims In 2016, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) assessed whether screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in young children offers more …
This study introduces Biologically Annotated Neural Networks (BANNs) for identifying causal Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) linked to complex traits. BANNs combine neural network flexibility with …
In the wake of recent decreased cannabis risk perception in the general population, the prevalence of cannabis use in pregnant populations has increased in recent …
This dissertation explores fundamental questions concerning the origins of population diversity and its implications for societal inequality, the role of a predisposition towards human capital …
This dissertation studies dynamic games with constrained planners. In many settings, it is the case that a social planner or a principal wants to achieve …
Sleep apnea is a common, yet underdiagnosed, sleep-related breathing disorder associated with increased risk of cardiovascular issues. This work uses a multifaceted approach integrating artificial …
This thesis aims to contribute to the practical deployment of a new type of multichannel subdermal wireless EEG system under development at the Nurmikko Lab …
Tendon and ligament injuries display poor healing capacities from the formation of scar-like tissue resulting in decreased mechanical properties. The application of biomechanics, the study …
When diagnosed in late stages, ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest forms of gynecological cancer. In order to increase the likelihood that a patient …
Ovarian cancer is a rare but deadly disease. Patients are often diagnosed at late-stage, metastatic conditions, resulting in a poor survival rate. High-grade serous carcinoma …
Screening for maternal and prenatal health conditions allows for better patient care and improved health outcomes. In maternal health, hypertensive conditions like preeclampsia, which leads …
Blood sugar is an important biomarker in the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus. Current sensing methods are invasive, painful, intermittent, and require complex chemical …
Minorities experience healthcare ethnic and racial disparities, which were accompanied by additional destabilizing influences brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hindrances to early screening and …
Asymmetric cell division (ACD) is a critical mechanism in which cell fate determinants are segregated asymmetrically across a dividing cell, leading to unique progeny that …
In male Drosophila, the Dosage Compensation Complex (DCC) is targeted, via a transcription factor (TF), called the Chromatin-linked Adaptor for MSL complex (CLAMP), to the …
The diversity and degree of overlap in gastrointestinal parasites of free-ranging arboreal sloths is poorly understood. Across a gradient of human disturbance from primary forest …
