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Macroevolution of Primate Skull Shape: Combining Geometric Morphometrics and Phylogenetic Comparative Methods
(2018)
Primates span incredible behavioral and ecological diversity, and this diversity is
reflected in the shape of the skull. This dissertation asks two questions surrounding
the evolution of primate skull shape: 1) what are ...
The Psychology of Loyalty and its Impact on Harm Perception
(2018)
This dissertation examines how people’s loyalty to their groups influences their perception
of harm. Specifically, people who are loyal (vs. not loyal) to their ingroup perceive
negative actions by an outgroup against their ...
Price Customization and Content Provision in Media Markets
(2018)
Multi-sided media market is a rapidly evolving phenomenon where practice is ahead
of research. In this market, a media platform usually manages the interaction between
multiple groups of participants, such as consumers, ...
Data-Driven Learning Models with Applications to Retail Operations
(2018)
Data-driven approaches to decision-making under uncertainty is at the center of many
operational problems. These are problems in which there is an element of uncertainty
(e.g., customer demand) that needs to be estimated ...
Biased Signaling at the β2-adrenergic Receptor is established by Receptor-Transducer Interactions
(2018)
β-Adrenergic receptors (βAR) are one of the key modulators of cardio-pulmonary functions
and belong to a large family of membrane proteins, termed as G-protein coupled receptors
(GPCRs). β-blockers (βAR antagonists) and ...
Nanosecond Shock Wave-Induced Surface Acoustic Waves and Fracture at Fluid-Solid
(2018)
I investigate the generation and propagation characteristics of leaky Rayleigh waves
(LRWs) by a spherical shock wave incident on a glass-water boundary both experimentally
and numerically. The maximum tensile stress produced ...
Athenian Democracy on Paper
(2018)
Thousands of public records survive from democratic Athens. Nearly all of them are
inscribed on stone (or more rarely metal). A century and more of study has revealed
that these inscriptions were the tip of the iceberg. ...
The Behavior and Energetics of Ritualized Weapon Use in Mantis Shrimp (Stomatopoda)
(2018)
Contests are essential parts of an animal’s life history, as they dictate access to
critical resources like mates, food, or territory. Studying how animals efficiently
assess competitive ability to resolve contests is a ...
Local Social Forces, Household Finance, and Real Estate
(2018)
I explore the relationships between households’ real estate decisions and their local
urban and political environments. In the first chapter, I investigate whether household
mortgage choices are influenced by social interaction. ...
Response of Granular Materials to Shear: Origins of Shear Jamming, Particle Dynamics, and Effects of Particle Properties
(2018)
Granular materials under shear are common in nature and industry. Previous results
show changes of system behaviors when friction is added and particle shapes are varied,
e.g. shear jamming for frictional grains. Understanding ...