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Hinchman, Colin | 4D flow characteristics of left atrial blood flow after atrial fibrillation | Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia and causes increased risk for stroke, yet accurate pathophysiological diagnosis remains a challenge. This study aimed to further investigate the physiologic biomarkers in the left atrium (LA) related to atrial fibrillation (AF) using 4D fl... | | 2019 |
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Stahulak, Robert J. | Applying Chiral Field Theory to Neutron Star Moments of Inertia | In this work we examine the applications of neutron stars and their unique structure toprovide limits on the range of possible equations of state which describe nuclear matter.We follow the history of developments in nuclear physics and discuss the current state ofknowledge of neutron stars, includ... | | 2019 |
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Stahulak, Robert J. | Applying chiral field Theory to Neutron Star Moments of Inertia | In this work we examine the applications of neutron stars and their unique structure to provide limits on the range of possible equations of state which describe nuclear matter. We follow the history of developments in nuclear physics and discuss the current state of knowledge of neutron stars, incl... | | 2019 |
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Baker, Justin | Designed Swarming Behavior Using Optimal Transportation Newworks | Models of swarming behavior aid in disaster planning, direct the actions of ware- house robots, and can map the foraging characteristics of insects. These mod- els use the optimal behavior of individual agents to determine the behavior of the larger population. Optimal transportation is one such mod... | | 2019 |
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Ballif, Micah | Drugs and Pregnancy: Clinical Management with a Cystic Fibrosis Focus | Despite the large number of women who become pregnant and use a medication during their pregnancy, there is very little information about the safety of the majority of medications. Most drugs approved by the FDA have undetermined teratogenic risk, but their use is prevalent in the management of dise... | | 2019 |
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Azadpour, Elmera | The Effect of Inorganic VS Organic Fertilizer on an Urban Lawn in Salt Lake City, Utah | While lawn management practices have altered the capacity for urban lawns to act as Nitrogen (N) sinks, there have been few studies of the effects of organic vs. inorganic fertilizer additions to urban lawns. We evaluated how foliar and soil N content and isotopic N composition (δ15N) varied as a r... | | 2019 |
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| Effects of Acute Hypoxia and High pCO2 on Total Protein Content and Metabolic Enzyme Activity in Rockfishes (Sebastes SPP.) | Climate change is altering ocean chemistry and wind-driven upwelling regimes. In the California Current System (CCS), these changes are exposing nearshore fishes to increasing levels of high pCO2 and hypoxia. These stressors co-occur during upwelling events, lasting hours to days, and both have the ... | | 2019 |
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Coplan, Caitlin Denise | Fabrication and Application of Aluminum Nanostructures | Plasmonics, the phenomenon resulting from light interactions with nanoscale structures, is an active field for nanoscale manipulation of light. By varying the metal, size, and shape, plasmonic nanostructures can be tuned to interact with a broad spectral range of light. Commonly used plasmonic mater... | | 2019 |
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Loret, Amy | Genetic Modifiers of Severity in Collagen VI-Related Muscular Dystrophy | Collagen VI-related muscular dystrophies (COL6-RD) display phenotypic heterogeneity that includes mild Bethlem myopathy (BM), intermediate (INT), and severe Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD) phenotypes. COL6-RD are characterized by mutations within the collagen VI genes (COL6A1, COL6A2, a... | | 2019 |
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Fischer, Paul | High-Performance Computing Performance Metric Analysis | At present, a signi#12;cant amount of ongoing scienti#12;c research relies on computational models. High-performance computing (HPC) resources are often required to obtain results in a reasonable amount of time. However, as physical and practical limitations constrain the performance progression of ... | | 2019 |
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Owen, Cameron J. | Infrared Multiple Photon Dissociation Spectroscopy and Guided Ion Beam Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Experimental and Theoretical investigations of Transition Metal and Lanthandie Cations | Employment of Free Electron Lasers (FELs) and a Guided Ion Beam Tandem Mass Spectrometer (GIBMS) has allowed for the spectroscopic and spectrometric investigations of a variety of ionic complexes, respectively. The data presented in Chapters 2 and 3 of this thesis were obtained using two FELs locate... | | 2019 |
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Youatt, Catherine C. | Mathematics in Visual Art and Ballet | Cultures all over the globe utilize both mathematics and ballet to understand the world and to express their distinct realities. In this way, mathematics and art interact, both with math creating new visual art fields, like fractal artworks, and with art influencing mathematics, as with Renaissance ... | | 2019 |
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Hayashi, Samantha | The Mechanism of Lysosome Movement During ER Stress | The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is a cellular organelle responsible for the synthesis and folding of secretory proteins. When protein import into the ER exceeds the its protein folding capacity, misfolded proteins accumulate and can potentially become toxic to the cell. This situation, termed ER stre... | | 2019 |
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Wheeler, Maya | Role of WNT-Dependent Neurogenesis in Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury | In humans and other adult mammals, spinal cord injury leads to a permanent loss of motor and sensory function. The biggest obstacle to recovery is the inability of severed axons and neurons to regenerate. During embryogenesis, all vertebrates have a population of neural stem cells called radial glia... | | 2019 |
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Reece, Eric J. | Synthesis and Characterization of Proton Conducting Silica Nano-Particles for use in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells | One of the fastest growing fields in scientific research is alternative energy. This has led to an investigation into the various aspects of fuel cells and their components due to their highly efficient energy conversion and low CO2 emissions. The efficiency of fuel cells is highly dependent on the ... | | 2019 |