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Thesis 1: Quantum Algorithm for Handling Missing Data, Thesis 2: Simulation Method for Open Quantum Systems
(2018-06-29)
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 ...
Integrated and Functional Genomic Approaches to Elucidate Differential Genetic Dependencies in Melanoma
(2018-01-19)
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 ...
Lasting Ephemera: The Culture of Marginalia in Mid-Song Dynasty China (1050-1200)
(2018-01-22)
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, ...
A History of the Person in America Before the Civil War
(2018-01-22)
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, ...
Understanding Glacial Inception in Northeast Canada With a High-Resolution Regional Climate Model
(2018-01-11)
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 Reconstitution of Mature Cell Wall Polymer and the Roles of LCP Ligases
(2018-01-18)
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 ...
Horace and the Ancient Grotesque
(2018-01-19)
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 ...
Engineered Biofilms for Environmental Applications
(2018-01-16)
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 ...
Capitalizing on the Use of Bone-Modulating Drugs in the Treatment of Breast Cancer Metastasis
(2018-01-18)
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 ...
Mechanics of Soft Actuators
(2018-01-08)
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 ...