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An Updated Look At Mental Health Services In American Public And Private Prisons, Lieren E. Tyira Dec 2022

An Updated Look At Mental Health Services In American Public And Private Prisons, Lieren E. Tyira

Student Theses

People residing in American prisons have the legal right to mental health care while incarcerated (Justia, 2021). This is important, as the prevalence of mental disorders is high in this population (Prins, 2014), and incarceration is a psychologically damaging experience, which hinders a person’s success at rehabilitation. Numerous of issues related to the mental health services (MHSs) in both public and private prison facilities have been reported in recent years, which warrants systematic exploration. The little existing research comparing the presence of MHSs in these facilities has produced mixed results, it uses out-of-date datasets, and none has explored MHSs in …

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Fourier Acceleration In The Linear Sigma Model, Cameron Cianci Dec 2022

Fourier Acceleration In The Linear Sigma Model, Cameron Cianci

Honors Scholar Theses

The linear sigma model is a low energy effective model of Quantum Chromodynamics. This model mimics the breaking of chiral symmetry both spontaneously and explicitly through the quark condensate and pion mass matrix respectively. Fourier acceleration is a method that can be implemented in the Hybrid Monte-Carlo algorithm which decreases autocorrelations due to critical slowing down through tuning the mass parameters in the HMC algorithm. Fourier acceleration is applied to the linear sigma model with a novel mass estimation procedure, by assuming the modes behave approximately like simple harmonic oscillators. The masses are chosen by sampling the expectation values of …

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Resisting And Persisting Through Organizational Exit: An Autoethnographic Exploration Of Disclosing Sexual Harassment In Collegiate Debate, M. A., Tennley A. Vik Dec 2022

Resisting And Persisting Through Organizational Exit: An Autoethnographic Exploration Of Disclosing Sexual Harassment In Collegiate Debate, M. A., Tennley A. Vik

National Forensic Journal

Collegiate debate has documented extensive problems with sexual harassment. This manuscript uses the first author’s layered account of sexual harassment experienced as a collegiate debater, her transition to a different university, and the management of private information with her family. Communication Privacy Management (CPM) theory and a plethora of studies provide a theoretical lens of the first author’s autoethnographic experience. We advance CPM theory by examining how young adult children manage their privacy through constructing more rigid privacy boundaries than their adolescent counterparts and provide the first look at how disclosure can both enable and constrain victims/survivors of sexual harassment, …

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Analyzing Patterns Of Complexity In Pre-University L2 English Writing, Zachary M. Lambert Dec 2022

Analyzing Patterns Of Complexity In Pre-University L2 English Writing, Zachary M. Lambert

Theses and Dissertations

The present study involves the creation and analysis of a corpus containing 7747 samples of timed, pre-matriculated L2 English writing from an IEP. The focus of the analysis is on three phrasal complexity measures with time and proficiency as fixed effects, examining their impact on each measure. Results of the analysis suggest that this is true for some phrasal measures, such as nominalizations and attributive adjectives, while others, such as noun-noun phrases, may indicate a lower level of proficiency or lesser allotted writing time. Nominalizations in particular demonstrated a strong relationship with both allotted time and proficiency, further suggesting that …

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Hybrid Life Cycles In Software Development, Eric Vincent Schoenborn Dec 2022

Hybrid Life Cycles In Software Development, Eric Vincent Schoenborn

Masters Projects

This project applied software specification gathering, architecture, work planning, and development to a real-world development effort for a local business. This project began with a feasibility meeting with the owner of Zeal Aerial Fitness. After feasibility was assessed the intended users, needed functionality, and expected user restrictions were identified with the stakeholders. A hybrid software lifecycle was selected to allow a focus on base functionality up front followed by an iterative development of expectations of the stakeholders. I was able to create various specification diagrams that express the end projects goals to both developers and non-tech individuals using a standard …

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Predictors Of Covid-19 Vaccination Rate In Usa: A Machine Learning Approach, Syed M. I. Osman, Ahmed Sabit Dec 2022

Predictors Of Covid-19 Vaccination Rate In Usa: A Machine Learning Approach, Syed M. I. Osman, Ahmed Sabit

WCBT Faculty Publications

In this study, we examine state-level features and policies that are most important in achieving a threshold level vaccination rate to curve the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We employ CHAID, a decision tree algorithm, on three different model specifications to answer this question based on a dataset that includes all the states in the United States. Workplace travel emerges as the most important predictor; however, the governors’ political affiliation (PA) replaces it in a more conservative feature set that includes economic features and the growth rate of COVID-19 cases. We also employ several alternative algorithms as a robustness check. …

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For Better Or For Worse? Impacts Of Marriage Equality Policy On Lgbtq+ Mental Health, Mia Gajda Dec 2022

For Better Or For Worse? Impacts Of Marriage Equality Policy On Lgbtq+ Mental Health, Mia Gajda

Washington Semester Program

The following thesis seeks to answer the question of how policy debates surrounding the rights of queer Americans affect their mental health. It also seeks to use theories of minority stress and stigma to address how these pressures appear in social and political contexts. It will draw connections between society, policy, and psychological wellbeing, looking beyond the individual and to environmental stressors as explanations for decades of mental health disparity. It will explore two particularly impactful moments in LGBTQ+ policy – the Defense of Marriage Act and Obergefell v. Hodges – in order to support the position that policy affirming …

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A Bayesian Susceptible-Infectious-Hospitalized-Ventilated-Recovered Model To Predict Demand For Covid-19 Inpatient Care In A Large Healthcare System, Stella Coker Watson Self Ph.D., Ms, Rongjie Huang, Shrujan Amin, Joseph Ewing, Caroline Rudisill, Alexander C. Mclain Dec 2022

A Bayesian Susceptible-Infectious-Hospitalized-Ventilated-Recovered Model To Predict Demand For Covid-19 Inpatient Care In A Large Healthcare System, Stella Coker Watson Self Ph.D., Ms, Rongjie Huang, Shrujan Amin, Joseph Ewing, Caroline Rudisill, Alexander C. Mclain

Faculty Publications

The COVID-19 pandemic has strained healthcare systems in many parts of the United States. During the early months of the pandemic, there was substantial uncertainty about whether the large number of COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization would exceed healthcare system capacity. This uncertainty created an urgent need to accurately predict the number of COVID-19 patients that would require inpatient and ventilator care at the local level. As the pandemic progressed, many healthcare systems relied on such predictions to prepare for COVID-19 surges and to make decisions regarding staffing, the discontinuation of elective procedures, and the amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) …

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The Comparison Of Pipe Thickness Selection Method Using Full Flange Rating And Non-Full Flange Rating Of Cryogenic Services In An Lng Plant Construction, Ari Agustar, Isdaryanto Iskandar, Wahyuaji Narottama Putra Dec 2022

The Comparison Of Pipe Thickness Selection Method Using Full Flange Rating And Non-Full Flange Rating Of Cryogenic Services In An Lng Plant Construction, Ari Agustar, Isdaryanto Iskandar, Wahyuaji Narottama Putra

Journal of Materials Exploration and Findings

Significant growth of gas demand as a source of power generation for domestic use and industries, mainly in the developed countries, has forced the effort to secure the gas supplies located thousands of miles away across the sea as an economical way of gas transportation instead of transporting by pipeline. LNG technology was created as the solution. Natural gas is refrigerated below its boiling point (-160oC to -162oC), known as cryogenic temperature or cryogenic service. Material of Construction (MOC) selection report showed that 304/304L and 316/316L Stainless Steel pipe could withstand and be suitable for this …

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The Consumption Of Photovoltaic Energy Based On The Theory Of Practice And Sociotechnical Transitions, Rafael Lopes Carvalhais, Marcelo De Rezende Pinto Prof. Dec 2022

The Consumption Of Photovoltaic Energy Based On The Theory Of Practice And Sociotechnical Transitions, Rafael Lopes Carvalhais, Marcelo De Rezende Pinto Prof.

The Qualitative Report

This paper seeks to advance the discussions involving the articulation between the theory of Sociotechnical Transitions and Practice Theory. The text tries to develop this articulation considering that it is possible to find in the literature notes that the Theory of Sociotechnical Transitions is a suitable partner to be articulated with the Theory of Practice. The proposition was tested in empirical research in which we sought to understand how consumption practices change from adopting photovoltaic energy consumption. The research is categorized as qualitative research. The study offers an interpretation of the object from the theoretical lens provided by Social Practice …

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Mental Health Benefits Of Physical Activity In Older Adults, Adrian Kurt Zitzmann Dec 2022

Mental Health Benefits Of Physical Activity In Older Adults, Adrian Kurt Zitzmann

Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner

Physical activity is the fountain of youth, strengthening both the physical body as well as the mind, leading to better emotional stability and a general sense of well-being. The population over age 65 is nearing retirement age and are transitioning from a high paced work and family life to a slower and less active “empty nest” lifestyle. Among adults over age 65, will implementing an exercise program for 30 minutes per day increase mental well-being? The benefits of physical activity will be supported by gathering a group of older adults ages 65 and up from a local retirement community to …

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Making Emotions Trustworthy, Xiaoyu Ke Dec 2022

Making Emotions Trustworthy, Xiaoyu Ke

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

I investigate ways by which agents can make their emotions more trustworthy from a perspective that’s informed by recent psychological research on the nature of emotion regulation. This dissertation is a collection of three articles, each addressing one type of cases of untrustworthy emotions in a particular context. Chapter one (Developing Appropriate Emotions) concerns emotions that are untrustworthy because they are irrelevant to the moral or epistemic judgements at hand. By situating the problem in the context of a situationist challenge to neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics, I argue that we can address this problem by developing ameliorative abilities such as emotion …

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Kernel Estimation Of Spot Volatility And Its Application In Volatility Functional Estimation, Bei Wu Dec 2022

Kernel Estimation Of Spot Volatility And Its Application In Volatility Functional Estimation, Bei Wu

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

It\^o semimartingale models for the dynamics of asset returns have been widely studied in financial econometrics. A key component of the model, spot volatility, plays a crucial role in option pricing, portfolio management, and financial risk assessment. In this dissertation, we consider three problems related to the estimation of spot volatility using high-frequency asset returns. We first revisit the problem of estimating the spot volatility of an It\^o semimartingale using a kernel estimator. We prove a Central Limit Theorem with an optimal convergence rate for a general two-sided kernel under quite mild assumptions, which includes leverage effects and jumps of …

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Geometry And Dynamics Of Rolling Systems, Bowei Zhao Dec 2022

Geometry And Dynamics Of Rolling Systems, Bowei Zhao

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Billiard systems, broadly speaking, may be regarded as models of mechanical systems in which rigid parts interact through elastic impulsive collision forces. When it is desired or necessary to account for linear/angular momentum exchange in collisions involving a spherical body, a type of billiard system often referred to as no-slip has been used. Previous work indicated that no-slip billiards resemble non-holonomic systems, specifically, systems consisting of a ball rolling on surface. In prior research, such connections were only observed numerically and were restricted to very special surfaces. In this thesis, it is shown that no-slip billiard and rolling systems are …

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Truncated Realized Variations Of Lévy Models: Optimality, Debiasing, And Implementation Approaches, Yuchen Han Dec 2022

Truncated Realized Variations Of Lévy Models: Optimality, Debiasing, And Implementation Approaches, Yuchen Han

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Statistical inference for stochastic processes under high-frequency observations has been an active research area in econometrics and financial statistics for over twenty years. In this thesis, we consider some aspects related to the estimation of the volatility of an Itô semimartingale in the presence of Lévy-type jumps, which is of fundamental importance in derivatives pricing evaluation, risk management and portfolio allocation. The main technique we use is the Truncated Realized Variation (TRV) that is both rate- and variance-efficient, in the Cramer-Rao lower bound sense, when jumps are of bounded variation.Motivated by recent results that state that the optimal threshold parameter, …

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Munroe Construction Corp V. Goode Dec 2022

Munroe Construction Corp V. Goode

All Decisions

Court dismisses a holdover proceeding on an unregulated unit because the Notice to Terminate was defective. The landlord gave only 89 - not 90 - days notice of termination as required by statute.

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Virtual Cleaning Of Works Of Art Using Deep Learning Based Approaches, Morteza Maali Amiri Dec 2022

Virtual Cleaning Of Works Of Art Using Deep Learning Based Approaches, Morteza Maali Amiri

Theses

Virtual cleaning of art is a key process that conservators apply to see the likely appearance of the work of art they have aimed to clean, before the process of cleaning. There have been many different approaches to virtually clean artworks but having to physically clean the artwork at a few specific places of specific colors, the need to have pure black and white paint on the painting and their low accuracy are only a few of their shortcomings prompting us to propose deep learning based approaches in this research. First we report the work we have done in this …

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Machine-Learning Classifier To Detect Atrial Fibrillation Based On Facial Action Units, Chongyu Zhu Dec 2022

Machine-Learning Classifier To Detect Atrial Fibrillation Based On Facial Action Units, Chongyu Zhu

Theses

Facial action units (AUs) are numerical representations of indicative facial features drawn by facial landmark localization. Tiny muscular movements on the face can be reflected through facial AUs. In this project, using AUs to diagnose atrial fibrillation (AFib) in real-time is investigated for the first time, and AUs are shown to have a connection with AFib occurrence. Unlike ECG/PPG/VPG, the machine-learning-enabled AFib detector proposed in this project can realize real-time contactless monitoring of AFib continuously in home settings while maintaining the accuracy of AFib detection. ECG data and tablet image snapshots are synchronized to form the dataset that will be …

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“High Fantasy Track.” Dragon Con, Atlanta, Ga. September 1-5, 2022. Reviewed By Tim Lenz, Tim Lenz Dec 2022

“High Fantasy Track.” Dragon Con, Atlanta, Ga. September 1-5, 2022. Reviewed By Tim Lenz, Tim Lenz

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local discussion groups.

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The Gallant Edith Bratt: J.R.R. Tolkien’S Inspiration, By Nancy Bunting And Seamus Hamill-Keays. Reviewed By Mattie E. Gustafson., Mattie E. Gustafson Dec 2022

The Gallant Edith Bratt: J.R.R. Tolkien’S Inspiration, By Nancy Bunting And Seamus Hamill-Keays. Reviewed By Mattie E. Gustafson., Mattie E. Gustafson

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local discussion groups.

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Serum Lipid Profile Among Sudanese Patients Diagnosed With Hyperthyroidism, Afraagassim Mohammed Yousif, Khalid Abdelbagi Ataelfadeal Dec 2022

Serum Lipid Profile Among Sudanese Patients Diagnosed With Hyperthyroidism, Afraagassim Mohammed Yousif, Khalid Abdelbagi Ataelfadeal

Muthanna Medical Journal

Hyperthyroidism is a term for overactive tissue within the thyroid gland, human hyperthyroidism is accompanied by multiple abnormalities with increased energy expenditure and excessive mobilization and utilization of metabolic substrates. The aim of this study is to investigate the concentration of serum lipid profiles in Sudanese patient with hyperthyroidism in Khartoum state. Analytical case control hospital base study recruited 50 patients diagnosed with hyperthyroidism compare with 50 control group, attended at Military Hospital, Khartoum state from January to April 2021. The results data show that the ages of hyperthyroidism were ranging (20-72 years). TSH and T3 were significantly increased in …

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Comparative Study In The Significance Of The Character Of Christ In The Poetry Of Mahmoud Darwish And Ahmed Shamlou, Seyed Adnan Ashkouri, Zahra Naomi, Saghri Fallahi, Muhammad Ali Mudali Dec 2022

Comparative Study In The Significance Of The Character Of Christ In The Poetry Of Mahmoud Darwish And Ahmed Shamlou, Seyed Adnan Ashkouri, Zahra Naomi, Saghri Fallahi, Muhammad Ali Mudali

Alustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences

Mahmoud Darwish and Ahmed Shamlou are considered among the modern poets in the Arab and Iranian world. The presence of different cultures in their poems is one of the common characteristics between them, which led to the worldwide fame of their poems. Christian thoughts and Christian culture were among the common origins of their poems. Therefore, the presence of Jesus Christ and his stories were noticeable in the poems of both Darwish and Shamlou. By employing this great character in their poems, these two poets were able to give their poetry more depth dimensions on the one hand, and on …

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Al-Munawun In The Holy Qur’An: A Pragmatic Linguistic Approach (Salsabil) As A Mode, Wathiq Galib Hashim Dec 2022

Al-Munawun In The Holy Qur’An: A Pragmatic Linguistic Approach (Salsabil) As A Mode, Wathiq Galib Hashim

Alustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences

The multiplicity of facets and possibilities in the analysis of a specific linguistic issue, or a specific grammatical issue, is a familiar matter that is common in the study of Arabic, indicating the occurrence of disagreement in opinions at the level of a single issue, as occurred in the name Al-Manun (Salsabil) mentioned in the Almighty’s saying: “An eye in it is called Salsabil.” ( [Al-Insan: 18] who was chosen by the research as his field, he saw in it what is sufficient to reveal this phenomenon in the sayings of the people of Arabic and the commentators, and the …

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The Use Of Psychometric Scale Theory In Formulating Gilliam Scale Gars-3 For Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder, Abbas Fadhil Abdulwahid, Muhammad Anwar, Khalid Jamal Jasim Dec 2022

The Use Of Psychometric Scale Theory In Formulating Gilliam Scale Gars-3 For Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder, Abbas Fadhil Abdulwahid, Muhammad Anwar, Khalid Jamal Jasim

Alustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences

The present paper aims to formulate Gilliam Scale GARS-3 for diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ADS) according to the use of psychometric scale theory. In order to achieve the aim of the paper, the researchers have followed the scientific steps in formulating the scale and verifying the credibility of the translation via checking the accuracy and subjectivity in transferring all the thoughts of the scale. Then, an expert in Arabic language has checked the scale which consists of (58) items of six dimensions. The scale was applied to (500) students inside the governmental and the private centers and on a sample …

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Inferring Adaptation In Social Microbes From Experimental Evolution Under Relaxed Selection, Tyler John Larsen Dec 2022

Inferring Adaptation In Social Microbes From Experimental Evolution Under Relaxed Selection, Tyler John Larsen

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Microbes exist against a backdrop of other organisms, and the interactions between microbes have major consequences on their traits, their evolution, and their impact on the world. Microbial interactions and the adaptations that enable them are extremely diverse – they can unlock abilities beyond the reach of individual cells or lead to a population’s destruction, they can be temporary or permanent, they can be between genetically identical cells or different species entirely. The first chapter of this dissertation reviews microbial interactions and the related concept of the evolution of conflict and cooperation.To be certain a trait is an adaptation at …

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Insights Into The Non-Osmoregulatory Function Of A Pollen-Specific Mechanosensitive Ion Channel, Kari Miller Dec 2022

Insights Into The Non-Osmoregulatory Function Of A Pollen-Specific Mechanosensitive Ion Channel, Kari Miller

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Pollen, the male gametophyte of flowering plants, delivers the sperm cells to the ovule to carry out sexual reproduction. During this process, the pollen grain undergoes dramatic physical changes. Survival requires careful control of cell mechanics, particularly the balance between protoplast expansion and cell wall resistance. One control mechanism is the use of a mechanosensitive (MS) ion channel, MscS-Like (MSL)8. This pollen-specific protein was previously shown to be essential for pollen survival during hydration and was proposed to function as a tension-gated osmoregulator. However, direct proof of osmoregulation during initial hydration has not yet been found. In fact, studies of …

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Bioinformatics And Cancer Genomics Approaches To Advance Precision Medicine And Elucidate Tumor Mutational Landscapes, Kelsy Cotto Dec 2022

Bioinformatics And Cancer Genomics Approaches To Advance Precision Medicine And Elucidate Tumor Mutational Landscapes, Kelsy Cotto

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Next-generation sequencing of DNA and RNA continues to be integrated into pre-clinical and clinical research. However, challenges still remain that impede the translation of findings into an improved understanding of human diseases or clinically actionable alterations. The projects described in this dissertation start with compiling efforts from experts who have identified druggable genes within the human genome, followed by in-depth analyses which characterize the pan-cancer landscape of splice-associated mutations and noncoding, regulatory mutations across multiple subtypes of breast cancer. In Chapters 2 and 3, substantial efforts were made to update the content and the user experience for the drug-gene interaction …

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Generation, Characterization, And Treatment Of Functional Zebrafish Models For Musculoskeletal Disorders, Julia Nicole Whittle Dec 2022

Generation, Characterization, And Treatment Of Functional Zebrafish Models For Musculoskeletal Disorders, Julia Nicole Whittle

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Musculoskeletal disorders in humans present with a broad range of phenotypes that vary in severity, onset, and genetic cause. The musculoskeletal system is comprised of complex and diverse tissues that make up the majority of total body mass. Thus, mutations in many different genes with differing structure and function can produce phenotypically similar developmental and morphological defects in the muscle and skeleton. In addition, the muscular and skeletal systems develop non-autonomously, wherein development and function of each will affect development of the other. Thus, mutations in genes responsible for development of this complex system have the potential to influence morphogenesis …

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A War Of Compassion: Challenging The Species Barrier In The Works Of Céline And Léautaud, Dawn Mohrmann Dec 2022

A War Of Compassion: Challenging The Species Barrier In The Works Of Céline And Léautaud, Dawn Mohrmann

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Jacques Derrida, when affirming the undeniability of animal suffering in L’Animal que donc je suis, states that there is “une guerre en cours … entre d’une part, ceux qui violent non seulement la vie animale mais jusqu’à ce sentiment de compassion et d’autre part, ceux qui en appellent au témoignage irrécusable de cette pitié” (50). This study investigates the nature of this ongoing war to which Derrida referred. I investigate both the nature of human cruelty and its counterpoint, empathy, which I propose as the response to the anthropocentrism that allows this struggle to continue. Through investigating theories of empathy, …

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Circadian Circuitry And Glioblastoma: Interactions With Behavior, Carcinogenesis, And Clinical Practice., Anna R. Damato Dec 2022

Circadian Circuitry And Glioblastoma: Interactions With Behavior, Carcinogenesis, And Clinical Practice., Anna R. Damato

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary adult brain tumor diagnosed, with a 15-month prognosis using current standard of care treatment which includes chemotherapy with temozolomide (Temodar, TMZ). Chronotherapy, the practice of considering time of day in treating a disease, has been shown to improve outcome in several cancers, but had not been applied to GBM. Previous work in the lab on a cultured murine mesenchymal GBM cell line showed a time-of-day dependent maximum in sensitivity to TMZ corresponding with the daily peak of Bmal1 and trough of Per2 expression, two core clock genes. Based on this finding, we sought …

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