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Theses and Dissertations
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Items in this Collection
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Spring 2011
The generation and evolution of internal solitary waves by intrusive gravity currents and river plumes are examined in an axisymmetric geometry by way of theory, experiments and numerical simulations. Full depth lock-release experiments and simulations demonstrate that vertically symmetric...
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Axon excitability testing shows increased IH activity in populations of slow versus fast motor axons of the rat
DownloadFall 2013
Despite extensive knowledge of variations in motoneuron (MN) soma and muscle properties across different healthy muscles or motor units, there is comparatively little knowledge about variations in motor axon electrophysiology across different axon groups. Axon excitability testing (AET) is an in...
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Axonal excitability as a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
DownloadFall 2021
Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), like many neurodegenerative conditions, lacks definitive biomarkers for disease diagnosis, prognosis, staging and measurement of response to therapy. The Nerve Excitability Test (NET) is a suite of electrophysiological measurements that generates...
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B cell Tolerance Mechanisms Following ABO-incompatible Infant Heart Transplant: A Potential Role for CD22
DownloadSpring 2015
Due to presumed immune immaturity, infants are able to accept heart transplants across the ABO barrier, a procedure that would result in catastrophic consequences if performed in adults. Our group has demonstrated that following ABO-incompatible heart transplantation (ABOi HTx), infants develop...
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Baccalaureate Nursing Education Related to Aging and the Care of Older People: A Scoping Review
DownloadFall 2024
Background: Although educators are working to improve gerontological content in baccalaureate nursing programs to keep pace with changing population demographics, it is unclear what types of education are occurring. The most recent scoping review conducted in 2015 by Koskinen et al. found that...
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Fall 2019
Background: Back pain is the world’s leading cause of disability, and has high associated cost. Psychosocial factors such as unhelpful, maladaptive beliefs can be instrumental in the transition from acute to chronic disabling back pain. One such maladaptive belief is that back pain is due...
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Fall 2010
Since the end of the American Folk Revival, in the late 1960s, folk festivals have undergone a dramatic change. Concurrently, folk music was transformed through capital from its origins as national folkloric music to a successful popular music genre. As professional folk music emerged during the...