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An assessment of alkali metal-O2 chemistry: perspectives and prospectives
Alkali metal-O2 batteries (AOB) have emerged as a promising technology for energy storage due to their large discharge capacity compared to technologies such as lithium-ion batteries. In AOBs, the discharge process involves ... -
AN ASSESSMENT OF HAI-CÃ TE D’IVOIRE’S PERFORMANCE IN MEETING THE 3RD 90-UNAIDS TREATMENT GOAL OF 90% VIRAL LOAD SUPPRESSION AMONG THOSE RECEIVING ART
UNAIDS updated treatment goal recommendations are now 95-95-95 by the year 2030. Prior to 2020, UNAIDS’ 2014 90-90-90 treatment goal indicated that 90% of all people living with HIV are aware of their HIV status, 90% of ... -
An Automated System For High-Throughput Longevity and Healthspan Discovery in Caenorhabditis elegans
Over the last century, the study of aging biology has primarily been advanced through the development and use of animal models that share common molecular hallmarks with human aging. One major model system that has been ... -
An Ecological Study of Airport-Related Exposures and Population Health Outcomes in King County, Washington
Background: Public Health – Seattle and King County (PHSKC) is currently assessing community health outcomes at varying radii from the Sea-Tac airport to help give context to airport-related exposures. This study aims to ... -
AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE ADDITION OF BEVACIZUMAB TO STANDARD CHEMOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA
Objectives A recent Phase III trial, MAPS (Mesothelioma Avastin Cisplatin Pemetrexed Study), investigated the addition of bevacizumab to cisplatin plus pemetrexed (PCB) as compared to pemetrexed plus cisplatin (PC) alone ... -
An Economic Assessment of Oil Development in the Alaskan Arctic
The Arctic has become a subject of intense political and economic interest as the effects of climate change have led to rapid losses in sea ice and a subsequent expansion of economic opportunities. The circumpolar north ... -
An Electromechanical Coupled Model of the Probe of a Scanning Fiber Imaging System
A higher fidelity electromechanical model of the piezoelectric actuator coupled to the optical fiber in a scanning fiber imaging system is developed and solved using finite element software and validated to predict certain ... -
An element [in]/[not in] a set
I automatically read the customer’s minutest movements and gaze, and my body acts reflexively in response. My ears and eyes are important sensors to catch their every move and desire. Taking the utmost care not to cause ... -
An Elusive Consensus: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Disasters and Emergencies Since 1980
Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) has become an increasingly common form of humanitarian aid in disasters and emergencies, particularly since the publication of the influential IASC Guidelines in 2007. Despite ... -
An Empiric Risk Score to Guide Presumptive Treatment of Asymptomatic Anorectal Infections in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Kisumu, Kenya
Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends presumptive therapy (PT) for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) in asymptomatic MSM who report unprotected receptive anal intercourse in ... -
An Empirical Study of Convergence Rates and Resampling-based Confidence Interval Methods For Step Threshold Linear Regression Models
This thesis studies the convergence rates of maximum likelihood estimators and coverage probabilities of resampling-based confidence intervals of parameters in step threshold linear regression models through Monte Carlo ... -
An Engineering Framework to Quantify Microglial Morphology in Models of Neurodevelopmental Disease
Microglia, the brain’s immune cells, play major roles in responding to injury and disease, supporting neurodevelopment, and maintaining tissue homeostasis. In response to changes in the brain environment, microglia rapidly ... -
An Epistemology of Beauty: Situating the Affect of embodied knowledge through the discourse of contact improvisation
This thesis is a pursuit of beauty. Not a pursuit of perfection, of ideal form, or even composition, but to find a way of seeing the world that might make space for encountering beauty more often. There are many obstacles ... -
An Equity Analysis of Bicycle Infrastructure Around Light Rail Stations in Seattle, WA
This thesis explores whether there is any relationship between an area’s equity variables – the proportion of a Census Block Group population that is a racial minority, below the federal poverty line, under the age of 18, ... -
An Equity Analysis of the Scooter Share Program in Seattle, WA
Micromobility is growing at a rapid pace, and cities have to contend with many issues due to the sudden appearance of shared e-scooters. Much of the current e-scooter research examines safety, however, equity issues are ... -
An Estimated Prevalence of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) Providers in the United States and Canada
Introduction: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is an evidence-based treatment for psychotic disorders. Despite its evidence base, CBTp is estimated to be widely unavailable in the U.S. and Canada. Previous ... -
An Evaluation of Complex Adaptive Evolvable System Simulation
Building models has been a human activity for centuries. Through the ages man has discovered patterns in how objects function together in the exchange of information, materials, and energy. We know these groups of objects ... -
An Evaluation of Current Lunchroom Food Waste and Food Rescue Programs in a Washington State School District
Public schools waste approximately 30% to 50% of edible food and thus provide opportunities to study the problem of food waste and explorefood rescue initiatives.This case studyevaluates lunchroom waste sorting and food ... -
An Evaluation of Flexible Summary Measures for the Comparison of Binary Outcomes in Non-Inferiority Trials
In clinical trials, the comparison of binary outcomes between two independent treatment groups is most commonly measured by either relative or absolute differences between outcome rates. In the setting of a non-inferiority ... -
An Evaluation of Greenspace Exposure as a Protective Factor in Dementia Risk among U.S. Adults 75 Years or Older
Abstract Background: Green spaces such as parks and forests have been identified to potentially confer health benefits, such as protective neurocognitive effects, to those individuals regularly exposed to them. Possible ...