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- X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy (XFM) is a useful technique for study of biological samples. XFM was used to map and quantify endogenous biological elements as well as exogenous materials in biological samples, such as the distribution of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles. TiO2 nanoparticles are produced for many different purposes, including development...
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- Nanotechnology, Xray Fluorescence Microscopy, Radiation Oncology, and Cancer Nanotechnology
- Subject:
- Driskill Graduate Training Program in Life Sciences
- Creator:
- Koshonna Brown
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/25/2019
- Date Modified:
- 12/10/2019
- Date Created:
- 2017-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- This project examines the uneven adoption of therapeutic initiatives within the organizational field of American museums to ask: How do people frame museum-going as “good” for visitors’ health? Existing research on legitimation processes would predict cultural institutions respond similarly to pressures for greater accountability from their external environments, or resist...
- Keyword:
- disability, senses, therapy, accessibility, art museums, and botanical gardens
- Subject:
- Sociology
- Creator:
- Gemma Mangione
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/20/2018
- Date Modified:
- 12/20/2019
- Date Created:
- 2016-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- In 2008, the term "remix culture" is widely understood to refer to mash-up videos and movie parodies, distributed on websites such as YouTube and authored primarily by white male teenagers. This dissertation argues that digital remix was invented primarily by African American men, who, in the mid-1980s, began using digital...
- Keyword:
- remix, censorship, fan fiction, digital sampling, digital culture, and digital history
- Subject:
- Comparative Literary Studies
- Creator:
- Abigail Derecho
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Date Uploaded:
- 09/11/2018
- Date Modified:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Created:
- 2008-04-18
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Since their introduction nearly a century ago, protein vaccines and therapeutics have revolutionized our ability to prevent and treat human disease. However, existing production processes for biopharmaceuticals are technically complex and rely on living cells, which necessitates highly centralized manufacturing in large-scale production facilities, specialized equipment, and cold-chain distribution. With...
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- glycoprotein therapeutics, cell-free protein synthesis, decentralized biomanufacturing, synthetic biology, STEM education, and conjugate vaccines
- Subject:
- Chemical engineering
- Creator:
- Stark, Jessica C
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Language:
- en
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/12/2020
- Date Modified:
- 02/12/2020
- Date Created:
- 2019-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Alternate Identifier:
- etdadmin_upload_686044 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:14826
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- Early Modern Matters of Life and Death” argues that the political ecology of living, dead, and (in)animate beings in early modernity elucidates the claims of humanism and human exceptionalism that evolved in the period and that still inform present-day anthropogenesis
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- Anthropogenesis, Sovereignty, Life, Shakespeare, Renaissance, and Death
- Subject:
- English
- Creator:
- Aaron Lee Greenberg
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Date Uploaded:
- 04/30/2018
- Date Modified:
- 04/09/2020
- Date Created:
- 2017-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- This dissertation explores performance as a mechanism of racialization and politicization of Native Americans in the United States. I analyze performances of Indians on theatrical stages to define how an embodied repertoire of visual, aural, and kinetic markers, what I call the Stage Indian, became codified and circulated within popular...
- Keyword:
- Law, Indian, Native American, Representation, and Performance
- Subject:
- Theatre and Drama
- Creator:
- Bethany Hughes
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Date Uploaded:
- 11/19/2019
- Date Modified:
- 04/15/2020
- Date Created:
- 2018-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- This dissertation aims to redefine the concept of pain as it appears in literary studies and demonstrate how the new definition garners insight into the interwovenness of literature and physiology in the mid-eighteenth century. It challenges the claim that pain is opposed to language by adopting a new materialist concept...
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- Nature and Culture, Language and the Body, Nerves as Medium, Derrida, Sensibility and Irritability, and New Materialism
- Subject:
- German literature, Science history, and Aesthetics
- Creator:
- Berjan, Sandra
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Language:
- en
- Date Uploaded:
- 04/28/2020
- Date Modified:
- 04/28/2020
- Date Created:
- 2019-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Alternate Identifier:
- http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:14951 and etdadmin_upload_708357
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- This paper examines the vocal works of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen in an effort to establish that, despite their technical difficulty and apparent complexity, these pieces are actually rooted in the Danish New Simplicity (Ny Enkelhed) aesthetic. It also provides biographical, historical, and cultural context for those who are interested in performing...
- Keyword:
- music, new simplicity, denmark, gudmundsen, choral, danish, pelle , and holmgreen
- Subject:
- Music
- Creator:
- A.J. Keller
- Owner:
- Andrew Jason Keller
- Date Uploaded:
- 05/19/2020
- Date Modified:
- 05/19/2020
- Date Created:
- 2020-05-19
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Lubrication is the most means for sliding interface failure prevention because it helps separate two interacting surfaces, reduce asperity contacts and thus extend the working life of the parts. Improving the tribological performance of lubricated interfaces is a challenging work, as several influence factors are involved, such as coating, plasticity,...
- Keyword:
- Rotary engine, Elastohydrodynamic lubrication, Roller contact, Apex seal, and Tribology
- Subject:
- Mechanical engineering
- Creator:
- Liu, Zhong
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Language:
- en
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/12/2020
- Date Modified:
- 06/05/2020
- Date Created:
- 2019-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Alternate Identifier:
- etdadmin_upload_684009 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:14792
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- Description:
- This dissertation examines the behavior of bare singular noun phrases, a set of English nominals showing no formal indication of either definiteness or mass/ count status. Although they appear to be count nouns, I show that these nominals represent maximal projections.
- Keyword:
- semantics, noun phrases, activity implicature, familiarity implicature, and maximal projections
- Subject:
- Linguistics
- Creator:
- Laurel Smith Stvan
- Owner:
- Chris Diaz
- Date Uploaded:
- 06/12/2020
- Date Modified:
- 06/12/2020
- Date Created:
- 1998
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- Many theories of categorization have included an intuitive role for our ability to detect and judge similarity. Yet, this important role of similarity processing has been disputed. This research adopts a model of similarity processing through structure mapping (Gentner, 1983) to explore its role in similarity processing and categorization. Relational...
- Keyword:
- psychology, cognition, language, categorization, analogy, comparison, logic, fallacies
- Subject:
- Cognitive psychology
- Creator:
- Francisco Maravilla
- Contributor:
- Dedre Gentner (advisor)
- Owner:
- Francisco Epimeno Maravilla
- Language:
- English
- Date Uploaded:
- 08/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 08/07/2020
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- Assistive robotics focuses on human-robot systems that provide physical support and assistance to the elderly and people with motor-impairments. While assistive machines, such as the powered wheelchair, can significantly enhance the functional independence of individuals, many users are challenged by their direct operation, the manner in which such systems are...
- Keyword:
- Human-Robot Interaction, Assistive Robotics, Shared Autonomy, Human-in-the-loop, Robot Perception, and Intent Inference
- Subject:
- Artificial intelligence, Robotics, and Computer science
- Creator:
- Jain, Siddarth
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Language:
- en
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/12/2020
- Date Modified:
- 01/11/2021
- Date Created:
- 2019-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Alternate Identifier:
- etdadmin_upload_685925 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:14818
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- Living organisms undergo morphogenesis as they develop and change shape to fit their evolved niche in natural ecosystems. The biological processes underlying morphogenesis involve sophisticated feedback loops between spatiotemporal release of morphogenic molecules that diffuse and signal cell differentiation, as well as contextual interaction with the physical surroundings of the...
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- Hybrid materials, Hierarchical structures, Soft robotics, Supramolecular assembly, In-situ microscopy, and Energy storage
- Subject:
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Creator:
- Lau, Garrett
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/21/2021
- Date Modified:
- 01/21/2021
- Date Created:
- 2020-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- This dissertation examines how China’s involvement in transnational LGBTQ activism, adaptation and innovation of queer media technologies, and the global pink economy have influenced queer men’s understandings of selfhood, sexual desires, and the relationships among queer subjects. It is based on extensive fieldwork in Beijing and digital ethnography on China’s...
- Keyword:
- China, Transnationalism, Sexual hierarchy, LGBTQ, Homonormative desire, and Ethnography
- Subject:
- LGBTQ studies, Asian studies, and Communication
- Creator:
- Zhou, Zhiqiu
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Language:
- en
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/01/2021
- Date Modified:
- 02/01/2021
- Date Created:
- 2020-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Alternate Identifier:
- etdadmin_upload_773031 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15345
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Role of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in Endothelial Senescence and Cardiovascular Aging
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- Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is an essential mediator of senescence and a potential therapeutic target for preventing aging-related pathologies. Cellular Senescence is associated with organismal aging and related pathologies. In our study, we investigate the efficacies of PAI-1 inhibitors in both in vitro and in vivo models of homocysteine...
- Keyword:
- pai-1
- Subject:
- Biology
- Creator:
- Sun, Tianjiao
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Language:
- en
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/01/2021
- Date Modified:
- 02/01/2021
- Date Created:
- 2020-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Alternate Identifier:
- http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15417 and etdadmin_upload_780977
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- Description:
- Migrant illegality gives way to irregular livelihoods in Spain and around the world. Studies on migrant illegality have generally focused on its political, legal and economic production and the social impact of a states specific biopolitics. While invaluably important, there remains the need to better understand the modes of life...
- Keyword:
- Transnationalism, Spain, Phenomenology, Senegal, Catalonia, and Legal Status
- Subject:
- Anthropology
- Creator:
- Arturo Marquez Jr
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Date Uploaded:
- 10/28/2019
- Date Modified:
- 03/05/2021
- Date Created:
- 2018-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- Electrochemical cell devices are increasingly being sought for energy conversion and storage applications due to their high efficiencies and their potential for operating free of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Solid Acid Electrochemical Cells (SAECs), which most commonly employ CsH2PO4 (CDP) as the electrolyte component, are uniquely suited to meet the...
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- Cesium Dihydrogen Phosphate, Catalysis, Ammonia, Hydrogen, and Electrochemistry
- Subject:
- Chemistry, Materials Science, and Energy
- Creator:
- Plymill, Austin Blake
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Language:
- en
- Date Uploaded:
- 04/15/2021
- Date Modified:
- 04/15/2021
- Date Created:
- 2021-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Alternate Identifier:
- etdadmin_upload_796377 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15469
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- Description:
- Cell-based therapies are an exciting frontier in medicine. This field is built on a simple premise—cells can be engineered to recognize and treat various human diseases. The paradigm of cell-based therapy uses biosensors to interrogate a cell’s environment and distinguish disease from health, intracellular signaling pathways and genetic circuitry to...
- Keyword:
- Cell-based therapy, Synthetic receptors, Synthetic biology, Biosensors, Transcription factors, and Immunotherapy
- Subject:
- Bioengineering, Biology, and Medicine
- Creator:
- Donahue, Patrick Sean
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Language:
- en
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/01/2021
- Date Modified:
- 05/06/2022
- Date Created:
- 2020-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Alternate Identifier:
- http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15420 and etdadmin_upload_781062
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- Description:
- Body size is one of the most discernible ways in which animal species vary. The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), the largest animal on earth, can reach up to 30 m in length and weigh up to 200 tonnes. At the other extreme, a species of frog called Paedophryne amauensis is...
- Keyword:
- Growth, C. elegans, and Development
- Creator:
- Joy Nyaanga
- Owner:
- Joy Nyaanga
- Date Uploaded:
- 05/09/2022
- Date Modified:
- 05/09/2022
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- The intersection of sound design and music scoring has been employed expressively in contemporary Mexican cinema to convey complex social commentary. This dissertation investigates how the Mexican films Vuelven, Sin Señas Particulares, and Sanctorum exploit the potentials of the soundtrack to create politicized aesthetic experiences. My research is in dialogue...
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- Funeral rites, The grotesque, Mixe language, Integrated soundtrack, Cinematic subjectivity, Musicology, Mexican cinema, Sound studies, Drug trafficking, Mexican history, The sublime, Aesthetics, Horror cinema, Film scoring, Cinematic death, Immigration politics, and Film studies
- Subject:
- Emigration and immigration--Social aspects, Feature films, Film festivals, Mexicans--Politics and government, Fantasy films, Musicology, Horror films, Art, Mexican, Sound, Music--Philosophy and aesthetics, Mexico, Documentary-style films, and Drug traffic
- Creator:
- Craig Davis Pinson
- Owner:
- Craig Davis Pinson
- Language:
- English
- Date Uploaded:
- 06/23/2022
- Date Modified:
- 07/15/2022
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation