Browsing by Subject "Mechanism"
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Genomic Analysis of Cancer Heterogeneity and Oncogenic Mechanisms
(2014)The development of cancer is a process by which an accumulation of genetic changes leads to uncontrolled replication of cells. Since the process of mutation is random, the set of alterations that occur and accumulate during ... -
Mechanisms of Silver Nanoparticle Toxicity in Laboratory Suspensions and Complex Environmental Media in Caenorhabditis Elegans
(2014)The rapidly increasing use of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) in consumer products and medical applications has raised ecological and human health concerns. Significant progress has been made in understanding the toxicity ... -
Mindcraft: a Dynamical Systems Theory of Cognition
(2014)This dissertation develops a theory of cognition, driven by recent developments in the electrophysiological investigation of the neuronal mechanisms that support adaptive behavior. In the first chapter, I situate the theory ... -
Understanding Cognition
(2015)Cognitive neuroscience is an interdisciplinary enterprise aimed at explaining cognition and behavior. It appears to be succeeding. What accounts for this apparent explanatory success? According to one prominent philosophical ... -
Zinc Oxide Nanostructures: Synthesis, Doping and Growth Mechanism
(2013)Over the past decade, the study of zinc oxide (ZnO) II-VI semiconducting nanostructures has been a burgeoning research area because of this material's unique electrical and optical properties. Despite the promise of its ...
