Browsing DCE Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Nanoparticle Clearance: A Regulatory Summary Recommending Strengthening of the Current FDA Guidance in Assuring Long Term Safety of Nanoparticle Therapies in Cancer Patients
(2023-05-01)Cancer has complicated pathogenesis, making it one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity. Traditional cancer treatments include targeted therapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. The development ... -
Narrative Complexity in the Talking-Dog Stories of Cervantes, Hoffmann, Gogol, Bulgakov, and Kafka
With the intent of developing a method for classifying talking-dog stories of critical interest, this thesis evaluates the extent, degree, and type of narrative complexity within the talking-dog stories of five canonical ... -
National Legislation and the Influence of the United Nations: The Impact of Declarations of International Governmental Organizations on National Regulation of the Private Sector
(2023-04-28)This research focuses on the impact of international treaties and implementing decisions of international governmental organizations on national regulation and the private sector, specifically in the areas of health and ... -
NATO and the Arctic: Theorizing NATO's Twenty First Century Problem
(2022-05-10)Understanding how constructivist theory applies to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) can help us to understand not only its beginning, but also where it is going. Constructivist theory reflects the importance ... -
Natural Language Processing for Health System Messages: Deep Transfer Learning Approach to Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis of COVID-19 Content
(2022-02-07)Recent efforts in clinical natural language processing research have focused on mining social media data and other user-generated data relevant to COVID-19. An increasing number of machine learning tools have been developed ... -
Natural Phenomena and Human Economic Behavioral Influence in Multi-Factor Predictive Modeling
(2017-11-14)This research investigates the impact of human economic behavioral activity and the Earth’s magnetic field in the area of financial economics using the Fama-French 3-Factor Model as a test subject. The research objective ... -
Neutral Mood Induction During Reconsolidation Reduces Accuracy, but Not Vividness and Anxiety, of Emotional Episodic Memories
(2015-10-20)When consolidated memories are reactivated, they become labile and have to go through reconsolidation to become stabilized. This property of memory may potentially be used to reduce the impact of highly negative episodic ... -
A New Era: An Analysis of the Contemporary Art Market Bubble
(2016-04-08)Contemporary art as a collectible, asset, and lifestyle has achieved a dominant presence in society and the global marketplace over the last few decades. Auction house sales continue to break world records, art fairs have ... -
New York City High-Rise vs. Low-Rise Residential Energy Optimization
(2017-11-11)Residential buildings create 37% of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions, so determining the most effective way to reduce the emissions of this building type is critical to achieving the city’s 80% greenhouse gas ... -
No Mere Deodands: Human Responsibilities in the Use of Violent Intelligent Systems Under Public International Law
(2016-12-12)The tide toward the militarization of autonomous technologies has prompted critics to propose a pre-emptive ban on their development for fear that they may not adhere to international laws and, worse still, that no one ... -
A No-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Poker Jam/Fold Endgame Equilibrium
(2015-10-20)Omaha Hi-Lo Poker is a variant of the game of Poker, with more possibilities resulting from having four cards per player and a split Hi and Lo pot, compared to Texas Hold’em Poker. Recently published algorithms, commodity ... -
Nonattachment, the Quiet Ego & Political Polarization: An Analysis of a Potential Solution to Tribalism in American Society
(2022-04-20)The present study explores the Buddhist view of nonattachment, the Quiet Ego, the current state of polarization in the United States and how a deeper understanding of the relationship between these concepts and societal ... -
Noninvasive Translational Approaches to Study the Disease Pathogenesis of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis
(2021-08-20)Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic or acute inflammatory skin condition that affects many children and adults and can be severe and debilitating. It is characterized by itchy, dry, red, flaky skin and it is caused by ... -
Nonnative Prosody and the Intelligibility of Ambiguous Utterances
(2015-11-10)This study examines nonnative prosody and intelligibility. Past research has suggested that prosody that is unfamiliar or inappropriate in some way can adversely affect the intelligibility of speech (e.g., Hahn, 2004; ... -
Novel Agonist TREM2 Monoclonal Antibodies Activate Syk-Associated Cell Signaling Pathways
(2023-04-25)Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2), a protein expressed on the surface of microglia, is genetically linked to, and a therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). As a myeloid cell receptor, TREM2 ... -
Novel CS-6 Cluster Microenvironments: The Effect of Fear Conditioning Influencing the Number, Morphology, and Synaptic Activation of CS-6 Clusters
(2018-08-01)Worldwide, over 50 million suffer with schizophrenia. The deficits associated with schizophrenia are severe, persistent, and largely complex; these effects cause an individual to endure severe cognitive impairments and ... -
A Novel Diagnostic Approach to Screen for Chemotherapy Drug Response in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Sortase Technology
(2016-05-02)Drug resistance is the most significant barrier to improving long-term outcomes for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Recent advances in the understanding of cell biology and molecular pathways have enabled ... -
Novel Excerpt: Paulownia
(2023-12-15)This project is an excerpt from a full-length novel in progress. In the space of one year, the novel explores the essence of family; from the lifelong impact of childhood traumas, and the commonplace yet lasting imprint ... -
Novel Fragmentation Method for Automated Next Generation Sequencing Exome Library Preparation
(2017-10-24)The goal of this project was to characterize, automate, and evaluate a novel enzymatic fragmentation method for the creation of next generation sequencing libraries. Genetic sequencing through the use of next generation ... -
Nuclear Modernization from a Just War Perspective
(2022-05-10)Just War Tradition has guided the conduct of warfare for over two thousand years. Despite ever advancing military technology and tactics its principles have remained nearly timeless over two millennia. Nuclear weapons ...