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1-Nitropyrene and Diesel Particulate Matter Exposures Among Workers in a Metal Mine
Diesel engines are used all over the world in many different applications. Diesel exhaust (DE) has been shown to be associated with several adverse health effects, the most notable being lung cancer. Current methods of ... -
A 1.1uW 2.1uVrms Input Noise Chopper Amplifier for Biomedical Applications
(2013-02-25)Micropower amplifiers for neural sensing and other biosignals are becoming increasingly relevant in cutting edge biomedical research. This thesis presents a complete 1.1uW two stage subthreshold low-noise amplifier configured ... -
100 Chants: A Resource for Choral Practice and Performance
(2013-07-25)The purpose of this document is to create and present a varied collection of one hundred transcribed plainchants that may be used as a robust tool by contemporary choral musicians in the practice and performance of chant. ... -
1848 Beyond the 19th Century: Border Fictions, Peripheral Modernities
This dissertation analyzes 20th and 21st century border fictions that recreate the meaning of 1848 by disrupting the legacies of colonial modernity, in particular the territorial preoccupation of U.S. expansionism. The ... -
The 1991 International Contemporary Turkic Alphabets Symposium and its Contributions to the Turkic Alphabet Reform
This thesis examines the symposium on script selection that was realized with the participation of the six independent Turkic nations; Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Throughout ... -
19th Century American Women's Literature- Symbolic Meanings in Kate Chopin's The Awakening
When Kate Chopin wrote The Awakening in 1899, the book was instantly attacked for its blatant depiction of a woman's desire for independence and sexual freedom. It challenged the idea that a woman would be satisfied only ... -
The 21st Century Learning Environment
(2013-04-17)The design of future schools and learning environments will be influenced by advances in information and communication technology and the pedagogical responses to the freedoms that it provides. Understanding the physical ... -
23andMe and the FDA: Negotiating Conceptions of Benefit in the Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Regulatory Debate
The oversight and regulation of the direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing industry has been a perennial topic of policy discussion since the emergence of the field in the early 2000s. Despite claiming authority to ... -
3-D Object Segmentation from Motion Cues
In this work we tackle the problem of segmenting rigid objects using various types of motion cues. The setting is that of personal robotics, in which robots generally have cameras and arms, and are capable of manipulating ... -
3-D Particle Tracking Velocimetry: Development and Applications in Small Scale Flows
(2013-07-25)The thesis contains two parts of studies. In part I, a novel volumetric velocimetry technique is developed to measure the 3-D flow field of small-scale flows. The technique utilizes a color-coded pinhole plate with multiple ... -
A 3-dimensional experimental and numerical analysis of the T* E integral in aluminum fracture specimens
(2001)The T*epsilon integral, an elastic-plastic toughness parameter which is based on the incremental theory of plasticity, has been calculated experimentally and numerically in two-dimensional (2-D) metallic specimens. These ... -
33D1+ Dendritic Cells in Tolerance and Immunity
CD4+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tr cells) are potent anti-inflammatory cells which naturally suppress autoimmune disease by tempering immune responses to self- and foreign-antigens. Given their integral role in the ... -
3D Front-View Human Upper Body Pose Estimation Using Single Camera
(2013-11-14)3D human pose estimation is an important field in Computer Vision. It has a wide range of applications, such as human-computer interaction, intelligent animation synthesis, video surveillance, etc. Single camera video, due ... -
3D Reconstruction of Blood Vessel from Stereo X-ray Images
We propose a fully automatic system to extract 3D structure of blood vessels from stereo X-ray images. Currently, typical 3D imaging technologies like angiography are expensive and potentially harmful to human body. In ... -
5-HT1B Autoreceptors: Molecular Mechanisms and Behavioral Implications
The serotonergic system is important in modulating a range of emotional behaviors, and disturbances of this system are implicated in psychiatric conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. ... -
An 8-b, 1.8 V, 20 MS/s analog to digital converter
(2002)Ever increasing market-driven demand for System-on-a-Chip (SOC) integration means that analog and RF circuits should operate along side their digital counterparts at low voltage levels with low power dissipation, high ... -
A 40nm CMOS Single-Ended Switch-Capacitor Harmonic-Rejection Power Amplifier for ZigBee Application
This thesis describes a single-ended switch-capacitor harmonic-rejection power amplifier for the 915 MHz ISM band for ZigBee applications. A multipath feed-forward harmonic-rejection technique is employed to suppress the ... -
A Bayesian Network Model of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Incorporating Gene Expression Profiles
Radiation therapy is a treatment for metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, which allows precision targeting of certain groups of lymph nodes. A Bayesian network predictive model was developed aiming to help ... -
A Benefit-Risk Assessment Framework for Development of Clinical Guidelines in Diagnostic Radiology
Background The body of this dissertation focuses on benefit-risk assessment in diagnostic radiology guideline development. We look specifically at structuring and making more transparent the role of expert consensus in ... -
A Biocultural Examination of Student Learning Behaviors in Large Undergraduate Lectures
Humans rely on culturally acquired information. Survival and reproductive success often hinge on whether or not individuals are culturally adapted to the environment they live in. These cultural variants can include important ...