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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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- Description:
- 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...
- Keyword:
- 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
- Description:
- 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...
- Keyword:
- 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...
- Keyword:
- 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
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- Description:
- Current technologies capable of establishing bioresorbable orthopedic fixation devices and stents have broad utility for biomedical applications to improve constructive tissue remodeling. Recent studies and investigations on bioresorbable conductors, semiconductors, dielectrics, and polymer substrates offer a promising opportunity to propel the existing non-degradable bioelectronic devices to the promising bioresorbable electronics,...
- Keyword:
- Soft materials, Bioresorbable electronics, Solid mechanics, Functional interfaces, Implantable electronics, and MEMS
- Subject:
- Mechanics, Bioengineering, and Mechanical engineering
- Creator:
- Yang, Quansan
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Language:
- en
- Date Uploaded:
- 02/02/2022
- Date Modified:
- 07/18/2022
- Date Created:
- 2021-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Alternate Identifier:
- etdadmin_upload_824270 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15603
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- Description:
- Prostate cancer is the most common cause of cancer among men in the United States, and the second most common cause of cancer-related death, accounting for significant morbidity and mortality. This dissertation describes the genomic landscape of prostate cancer from multiple angles to identify mechanisms of disease heterogeneity amongst patients....
- Keyword:
- cellular biology
- Subject:
- Cellular biology
- Creator:
- Chalmers, Zachary R
- Owner:
- Scholarly Digital Publishing
- Language:
- en
- Date Uploaded:
- 06/22/2022
- Date Modified:
- 01/06/2023
- Date Created:
- 2022-01-01
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Alternate Identifier:
- http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15993 and etdadmin_upload_894281
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- Description:
- The challenges of using inadequate online recruitment systems can be addressed with machine learning and software engineering techniques. Bi-directional personalization reinforcement learning-based architecture with active learning can get recruiters to recommend qualified applicants and also enable applicants to receive personalized job recommendations. This paper focuses on how machine learning...
- Keyword:
- Reinforcement learning, Active learning, Contextual Bandit, NLP, NER, Sentiment Analysis, Counter factual Evaluation, Travel Industry, Unit tests, Serverless Functions, Language Understanding, Azure Cosmos DB, Serverless Functions, Azure Personalizer,
- Subject:
- Natural language processing (Computer science), Artificial intelligence, Sentiment analysis, Reinforcement learning, and Machine learning
- Creator:
- Ezana N. Beyenne
- Owner:
- Ezana Negga Beyenne
- Publisher:
- Data Science Masters Theses
- Date Uploaded:
- 03/15/2023
- Date Modified:
- 03/15/2023
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation and Masters Thesis
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- Description:
- Characterization is the musical creation of fictional characters, and it is particularly important for creating multi-dimensional, nuanced characters in opera. However, how do composers characterize roles if the opera does not feature a traditionally linear plot or story? Does opera need a narrative to create characterization? Some may view narrative...
- Keyword:
- music, narrative, opera, composition, characterization, and chamber opera
- Subject:
- Music
- Creator:
- Liza Sobel Crane
- Owner:
- Liza Anna Sobel
- Language:
- English
- Date Uploaded:
- 05/24/2023
- Date Modified:
- 05/24/2023
- Date Created:
- 2023-05-23
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation