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The Role of Chemokines CCL19b and CCL25b in T Cell Recruitment Into Melanoma Tumors.
(2017-08-24)
Malignant melanoma is an extremely metastatic cancer that is highly resistant to conventional therapy. One of the developing approaches to address melanoma involves immunotherapy. Immunotherapy involves harnessing the ...
The Fortunes of Providence: The Motivations and Experiences of a Rhode Island Family in the Civil War
(2017-07-18)
This thesis examines the original correspondence of John Talbot Pitman, a Rhode Islander serving in the Civil War (1861-1865), in an effort to contribute a greater understanding of Rhode Island Civil War History. While ...
Real Time Cell Analysis of VEGF and PlGF-Induced Endothelial Cell Proliferation in the Presence of Heparin and Growth Factor Inhibitors
(2017-10-24)
Real-time Cell Analysis (RTCA) has been made possible by new instruments that exploit the ability of cells to impede electric current to determine cell proliferation. Because impedance measurement does not interfere with ...
Maternal Mortality in the Developing World – Simple Solutions Aren’t Enough
(2017-10-14)
Approximately 300,000 women die annually due to obstetric complications and 99% of these deaths occur in middle and low-income countries. It is estimated that 75% of these deaths occur due to preventable or treatable causes. ...
Construction Amid Deconstruction: Survival of the Kindest and the Ethos of Caring in the Hunger Games
(2017-11-16)
Katniss Everdeen - the girl who was on fire, the Mockingjay, the iconic heroine of Suzanne Collins’ young adult series The Hunger Games - has captivated audiences worldwide since 2008, when she burst from the page as a ...
Public Defender Attitudes Toward People With Mental Disorders: Does Mental Health Court Practice Reduce Stigma?
(2017-10-20)
This study investigated whether legal defense practice in mental health court reduced negative/stigmatizing attitudes and beliefs public defense attorneys may have toward people with mental disorders. The study hypothesized ...
The Thalamic Reticular Nucleus in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: Role of Neurons Expressing Parvalbumin
(2017-09-07)
Despite the prevalence and impact on society of Schizophrenia (SZ) and Bipolar Disorder (BD), their precise etiology and pathophysiology remain uncertain. Growing evidence points to a disruption of cortico-thalamo-cortical ...
The Effects of FDA’s Patient-Focused Drug Development Initiative and Patient Advocacy on New Drug Review
(2017-09-05)
This study investigates how a large and historically science-driven federal bureaucracy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), responds to the influences of stakeholders external to the agency in one of its key ...
“That Unfailing Comfort Is, It’s All Predestinated”: Ishmael’s Calvinist Journey in Moby-Dick
(2017-10-05)
This study examines Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick through the lens of Calvinism, analyzing Ishmael’s journey through the narrative in light of this particular theology. The text itself, through specific words that continue ...