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Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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An Examination of Factors that Influence Health Behaviors among Low Income African American Women with Type 2 Diabetes in Memphis, TN: A Qualitative Inquiry Using Mixed Methods, Adole Muruako

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Persistant GATA2 Expression Promotes Self-Renewal of Myeloid Progenitors and Blocks Lymphoid Differentiation., Satish Kumar Nandakumar

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Language Skills, Oral Narrative Production, and Executive Functions of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Hyejin Park

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Computer-Aided Drug Design and Discovery, Screening and Synthesis of Small Molecule Inhibitors of Nucleoside Transporters, Hilaire Colleen Playa

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Novel Insights into the Role of the Smoothened Cysteine Rich Domain in Hedgehog Signalling, Rajashree Rana

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The Effect of Hearing Impairment on Word Processing of Infant- and Adult-Directed Speech, Velma Sue Robertson

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Characterization of Cre Mouse Models to Target CNS Barriers for Generating Conditional Knockouts of ABC Transporters, Rachel L. Scheib

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Development of a Mobility-Enabling Spinal Orthosis and Methods for Evaluating and Developing Spinal Orthoses on a Robotic Platform, John C. Simmons

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MRP4-Dependent Regulation of Fibroblast Migration, Chandrima Sinha

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Dopaminergic Genetic Contributions to Obesity in Kidney Transplant Recipients, Ashley Grimes Stanfill

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Genetic and Chemical Dissection of BloodBrain Barrier Development in Zebrafish, Robyn Anne Umans

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The Role of MCL-1 in the Heart: Gateway from Life to Death, Xi Wang

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Total Knee Arthroplasty Wear Is Caused by Malrotation and Excessive Laxity, Erik Woodard

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Downregulation of Prdm16 Is Critical for HOXB4-mediated Benign HSC Expansion In Vivo, Hui Yu

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Strengths and Weaknesses of Hybrid TPR Technology for Obtaining Structural and Mechanistic Insights into TPR Proteins, Shanshan Yu

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Development of a Novel Vaccine Adjuvant System Utilizing an In Situ Implant System to Modified Release, Qiuye Zhang

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Autoimmune Susceptibility Imposed by Public TCRβ Chains, Yunqian Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Toll-like Receptors 2 and 9 Are Important for Innate Immune Cell Activation and Recruitment in Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Kelly J. Andrews

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Macromolecular Complexes of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Alter Fluid Transport in inflammatory Bowel Disorders, Kavisha Arora

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The Development and Application of a Custom Robotic Biomechanical Testing Platform Employing Real-time Load-control to Compare Spinal Biomechanical Testing Protocols: Pure Moment, Ideal Follower Load, and a Novel Trunk Weight Protocol, Charles Ramsey Bennett

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Adenylyl Cyclase 2 Selectively Regulates IL-6 Expression in Human Bronchial Smooth Muscle Cells, Amy Sue Bogard

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Development and Characterization of a Recombinant Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (rVSV) for the Treatment of Glioblastoma, Erika A. Dillard

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Changes in Pharyngeal Airway Dimensions Due to MARA Treatment in Class II Malocclusions, James K. Dillehay

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Virologic Factors Contributing to the Genetic Diversification of Influenza Viruses Circulating in North American Swine, Thomas Paul Fabrizio II

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ERG11-Mediated Azole Resistance in Candida albicans, Stephanie Ann Flowers