Myc is a transcriptional factor required for normal growth and development in vertebrates and invertebrates alike. Loss of function mutations in Myc can cause embryonic l[...]

Context: Existing research has associated higher provider volume with a lower rate of adverse patient outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). However, the rel[...]

The primary goal of this qualitative and quantitative mixed methods exploratory pilot study is to determine the oral health behaviors of Black men who have sex with men ([...]

GELAREH BABAIE. Dynamic range enhancement in digital fringe projection and laser interferometry. (Under the direction of DR. FARAMARZ FARAHI)Optical metrology is the sci[...]

The Common Core State Standards initiative calls for all students to be college and career ready with 21st century skills by high school graduation, yet the question rema[...]

Background: It is estimated that 90 million Americans have trouble understanding and using health information. Specific Aims: Examine the: (1) association between educati[...]

The growth of blue-emitting InGaN/GaN MQWs, the system setup of a low temperature PL/EL/IV system for temperature dependent PL/EL/IV spectroscopy, and the system setup of[...]

Patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI) exhibit a wide variety of sensorimotor deficits. These include impairments in feed-forward sensorimotor control (i.e. motor [...]

Noninvasive laser therapy is currently limited primarily to cosmetic dermatological applications such as skin resurfacing, hair removal, tattoo removal and treatment of v[...]

This dissertation presents a measurement based adaptive control framework for renewableenergy resources (RER) in order to improve the dispatch-ability and operationalstab[...]