Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Title
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X-ray Coherent Scatter Imaging for Intra-operative Margin Detection in Breast Conserving Surgeries
(2015)One of the challenges facing clinical practice today is intra-operative margin detection in breast conserving surgeries (BCS) or lumpectomy procedures. When a surgeon removes a breast tumor from a patient during a BCS ... -
X-Ray Diffraction Imaging for Breast Tissue Characterization
(2020)Although mammography is the gold standard for early screening for breast cancer, there is a need in improving its specificity. X-ray diffraction (XRD) has shown the ability to detect cancer based on its molecular properties; ... -
X-ray Diffraction Spectral Imaging for Breast Cancer Assessment
(2017)Breast cancer surgical treatment options prove effective at treating breast cancer and reducing breast cancer death rates, prompting women to elect to surgically excise the tumor via a lumpectomy procedure. Despite women ... -
X-Ray Diffraction Study of Boron Produced by Pyrolysis of Boron Tribromide
(2016)The goal of this research was to determine the composition of boron deposits produced by pyrolysis of boron tribromide, and to use the results to (a) determine the experimental conditions (reaction temperature, etc.) necessary ... -
Yellow in White Suits: Race, Mobility, and Identity among Grown Children of Korean Immigrants
(2014)Children of post-1965 Asian immigrants experience a different mode of social incorporation than other people of color. They achieve marked socioeconomic advancement but racism and discrimination continue to haunt ... -
Yes, “All Students Can Be Taught How to be Smart”: How Anti-Bias Teacher Preparation Paired with Scaffolding of Rigorous Curriculum Can Eradicate the Achievement Gap
(2019-04-10)Lauren Resnick, an educational psychologist, claims, “all students can learn to be ‘smart’" through a process called educational nurturing. In this paper, I explore the central question: Is it feasible that policies can ... -
You and I: The Effects of Intra- and Inter-Species Interactions on Microbial Biofilms, Growth, and Morphology
(2016)Humanity is shaped by its relationships with microbes. From bacterial infections to the production of biofuels, industry and health often hinge on our control of microbial populations. Understanding the physiological and ... -
"You Got to Have a Heart of Stone to Work Here": Coaching, Teaching, and "Building Men" at Eastside High
(2009)This dissertation is the first study of this length to examine the ways adult African American men build community. It is also a new attempt to describe the pedagogical approaches these men use as educators, and to theorize ... -
You Really Need to Open This. Using Behavioral Economic Nudges to Increase Property Tax Compliance
(2017-06-19)By utilizing low-cost, behavioral economic "nudges," we achieved a significant increase in the rate of on-time property tax payments in Guilford County, North Carolina. Using a large-scale randomized control trial, we ... -
You Will Have Joy and Gladness: A Narrative Analysis of the Conditions that Lead to Lukan Joy
(2020)Contributing both to scholarship on Lukan joy and to the recent surge of publications on emotions in biblical literature, this dissertation examines the conditions—that is, the circumstances, dispositions, practices, commitments, ... -
Your Body Knows Who You Know: Social Capital and Health Inequality
(2009)Does social capital, resources embedded in social networks, influence health? My dissertation examines whether social capital directly impacts depression, and how it interplays with other established structural risk factors ... -
Your Mental Health Data is For Sale! The Impact of Data Brokers on the Exchange and Use of Mental Health Data and the Related Implications on the Personal Privacy of Depressed and Anxious Individuals
(2021-12-03)The purpose of this thesis was to make more transparent the opaque data broker industry and its processes for selling and exchanging mental health data about depressed and anxious individuals. The research is critical as ... -
Zainichi: How Violence and Naming Determine A Consciousness
(2015-05-05)The purpose of this research paper is to identify how the post-colonial Koreans (also known as zainichi) who remained in Japan after World War II form their identity. The challenge within this question lies in the fact that ... -
Zebrafish Cardiac Development Requires a Conserved Secondary Heart Field
(2011)Despite its lack of septation, the tissue patterning of the arterial pole of the zebrafish is remarkably similar to the patterning of pulmonary and aortic arterial poles observed in mouse and chick. The secondary heart ... -
Zera Academy
(2016-04-28)Zera Academy is a boarding school for middle and high school aged youth who lack the access and necessary resources to achieve equitable opportunities. Zera leverages the brilliance of each child to improve educational outcomes ... -
ZERO DENSITY ESTIMATES FOR FAMILIES OF L-FUNCTIONS, WITH APPLICATIONS TO EFFECTIVE CHEBOTAREV DENSITY THEOREMS AND l-TORSION IN CLASS GROUPS
(2021)This thesis concentrates on several topics of number theory, including zero density estimates, the effective Chebotarev density theorem, and l-torsion in class groups.The study of the topics has a long history. In 1801, ... -
ZFP36L3: a Unique Member of the Tristetraprolin Family of RNA-Binding Tandem Zinc Finger Proteins
(2009)Members of the tristetraprolin (TTP) family of CCCH tandem zinc finger proteins bind to AU-rich elements in the 3' untranslated regions of certain cellular mRNAs, leading to their deadenylation and destabilization. Studies ... -
Zigzag Phase Transition in Quantum Wires and Localization in the Inhomogeneous One-Dimensional Electron Gas
(2013)In this work, we study two important themes in the physics of the interacting one-dimensional (1D) electron gas: the transition from one-dimensional to higher dimensional behavior, and the role of inhomogeneity. The interplay ... -
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 ... -
Zincative Functionalization of C–H Bonds Using Lithium Amide Zincate Bases
(2018)Carbon–hydrogen bond functionalization is a highly desirable transformation as C–H bonds are plentiful in feedstock chemicals and the direct introduction of valuable functional groups improves atom economy and efficiency. ...
