Thesis 1: In the last few years, we have seen significant progress in the quantum computing field. What seemed distant is now becoming a reality. Therefore, an important task in this field is to find applications where a ...

Genomic characterization of human cancers over the past decade has generated comprehensive catalogues of genetic alterations in cancer genomes. Many of these genetic events result in molecular or cellular changes that drive ...

This dissertation explores the transformations in the boundaries of Chinese literary landscape during the Song dynasty (960–1279) by examining the emergence of a group of new genres such as letterets 簡, tiba colophons 題跋, ...

This dissertation excavates the intellectual origins of the legal idea of a person and traces its expression in American politics from the settlement of New England through the eve of the American Civil War. Using statutes, ...

Over the past 0.8 million years, 100 kyr ice ages have dominated Earth's climate. Interglacials were brief, sometimes lasting only a few thousand years. Currently, state-of-the-art global climate models (GCMs) have difficulty ...

The Gram-positive cell wall is a massive macromolecule composed primarily of two polymers: peptidoglycan (PG) and cell wall glycopolymers. Wall teichoic acid (WTA) is the most abundant cell wall glycopolymer across ...

This dissertation examines the grotesque as both a concept and a phenomenon in the work of the poet Horace. Horace is a key figure in the development of theories of the grotesque, but this aspect of his work has not been ...

As anthropogenic waste continues to pollute the environment with toxic metals, radionuclides and organic compounds, there is a need for new strategies of waste containment and waste management that are cost-effective and ...

Most breast cancer patients have no evidence of metastasis at the time of original diagnosis, yet ~30% of patients experience recurrent disease. Over 90% of cancer deaths occur due to metastasis, and bone is the most common ...

This dissertation explores the mechanics of three types of soft actuators experimentally, and theoretically: (i) dielectric elastomer transducers; (ii) fluid-driven actuators; (iii) paper actuators. The dissertation develops ...