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An Exploration of Two-Party Reconciliation Problems
(2018-08-31)
This thesis explores various two-party reconciliation problems from a theoretical perspective. We define a reconciliation problem to be one in which Alice and Bob each have some data, and their data is in some problem ...
Correlation of Catalytic Activity to Material Structure and Surface Composition for Sustainable Catalysis
(2018-05-11)
This thesis investigates the relation between the catalytic activity and catalyst material to develop a predictive framework for the rational design of catalytic systems. More specifically, catalyst morphology, surface ...
Essays on Environmental Economics and Industrial Orgnanization
(2018-05-02)
This dissertation comprises three essays on environmental economics and industrial organization. A common theme for the essays is that they draw motivation from the real world and the theory literature to study individual ...
Opening the Black Box of Neural Nets: Case Studies in Stop/top Discrimination
(2018-05-13)
In this thesis we examine several different approaches for deducing observable signals of new physics. First, we outline a technique to extract useful information about the pattern a neural network has learned to recognize, ...
Essays in Time Series Econometrics
(2018-04-23)
In this dissertation, I address issues related to both statistical and causal inference in time series in three independent chapters.
In the first chapter, coauthored with E. Lazarus and J. H. Stock, we use higher-order ...
Understanding Policy Opportunities to Improve Health in Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities
(2018-05-15)
In this dissertation, I examine three settings where public policies can influence population health: schools, neighborhoods, and communities. Children and adolescents face significant barriers to achieving a healthy weight ...
Elucidating the Functions of CDK8 and CDK19 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
(2018-04-19)
Transcriptional dysregulation is an important cause of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The majority of mutations in AML reside in genes that encode transcriptional regulators including transcription factors, chromatin ...
Zero-Index Metamaterials: A New Phase in Integrated Optics
(2018-09-25)
Metamaterials with a refractive index of zero exhibit properties that are important for integrated optics. Possessing an infinite effective wavelength and zero spatial phase change, zero-index metamaterials may be especially ...
Innate Immunity and Adenovirus Vector Immunization
(2018-09-15)
Innate immunity plays a critical role as an initial barrier to infection. In addition, innate immunity can serve to shape and regulate adaptive immune responses. Therefore, investigating the integration of innate and ...
Molecular mechanisms of metabolic adaptation to endurance exercise
(2018-08-31)
Adaptation of cellular metabolism allows tissues to perform diverse, specialized functions. Endurance exercise training promotes aerobic oxidation of metabolic substrates in skeletal muscle by increasing mitochondrial ...