Adolescent sexual minority and/or gender diverse assigned males (ASM/GDM) are at higher risk of acquiring HIV in their lifetimes than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. …
The GH18 gene family includes true chitinases (Cs) and chitinase-like proteins (CLPs). Chitinase 3-like-1 (CHI3L1) is a prototypic CLP and elevated CHI3L1 expression has been …
Neuroblastoma accounts for 15% of all pediatric cancer-related deaths, with a 60% survival rate for high-risk patients. MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma tumors in particular progress more quickly …
As species in the Anthropocene are increasingly introduced to novel environments, their ability to survive is determined by biotic and abiotic factors that include their …
The present study aims to present a more holistic analysis of queer identity development milestones by considering the impacts of intersecting social identities and generational …
This thesis explores growing delay in the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of federal judges. After introducing the practices of modern judicial selection, it investigates the institutional …
Background: PTOA and ACL pathologies are tightly associated. Animal models can be utilized to understand the pathology of PTOA and subsequent ACL damage. Hypothesis: We …
Pigmentation in echinoderms serves many functions including camouflage, immune defense, sexual selection, and species identification. Polyketide synthase (PKS) is essential for the biosynthesis of base …
Through a survey of religious freedom Supreme Court cases, this thesis explores the various historical origin stories, interpretations, and applications of the Religion Clauses and …
The present thesis examines the K-12 educational experiences of Black undergraduate women to better inform education policy. Much of education literature on Black girls highlights …
This thesis asks what caused the German Green Party to alter its founding opposition to NATO in the late 1990s. Existing theories of party behavior—which …
Purpose: Transgender and gender diverse (abbr. trans) youth are a vulnerable population faced with a disproportionate burden of adverse mental health outcomes. Parental support as …
Our aging population is rapidly growing as is the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) like Alzheimer’s Disease. NDs can significantly impair one’s cognitive and motor …
This thesis examines the uncertain ‘humanity’ of Asian female characters in Larissa Lai’s The Tiger Flu (2019) and Chi Ta-wei’s The Membranes (1995), queer post-apocalyptic …
The thesis explores the histories of five displaced communities in Providence: The Narragansett Tribe, Colonial Black Heritage, Chinatown, Lippitt Hill, and Fox Point. Each of …
This combined EEG/pupillometry study examined whether activity within the locus coeruleus-noradrenergic (LC-NA) system can be elicited by infrequent stimuli under both bottom-up (stimulus driven) and …
This play is about one woman’s journey in the aftermath of sexual assault. Utilizing different narrative tropes and mediums, she attempts to make sense of …
For low-income families in need of childcare, the lower cost and flexibility of home-based daycare over centers are motivating factors. However, indoor air pollution can …
