A central aspect of human behavior is that people are constantly extracting regularities from their environment, and using those regularities to guide subsequent behavior in order to be more efficient. While in many cases this adaptability is advantageous, the automaticity of the process can lead...
The Copepoda is a diverse, monophyletic group of 14,194 species of small crustaceans that have colonized virtually all major aquatic habitat types around the world and have evolved to be parasitic on multiple occasions. The dominance of copepods in the largest habitat on earth, the open ocean...
TheSwift/X-Ray Telescope Deep Galactic Plane Survey (DGPS) is an ongoing 1.83 Ms effort to establish the transient population in the inner Scutum and Norma arms of the Milky Way (10 deg.<|l|<30 deg.,|b|<0.5 deg.) in the 0.3−10.0 keV range. Our goal is to find and classify new sources, such as...
This dissertation examines bureaucratic responsiveness in municipal services in Karnataka, India. It specifically asks: under what circumstances are bureaucrats more likely to be responsive to citizens in urban India? Drawing on public administration and international development literature, I...
The dissertation consists of three essays that collectively evaluate how science has been used in climate change litigation in the United States from 1990 to 2018. The research objective is to conduct empirical assessments to find how science affects judicial decisions in climate change lawsuits....
Abstract of DissertationSuicidal Behaviors in African American Military Personnel: A Test of the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide This study aims to test several of the main predictions of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS) in relation to suicidal ideation and...
Dissertation AbstractIn the past two decades, there has been an unprecedented rise in outward investment from developing countries into developed markets. While existing theories predict that multinational activity should flow from capital-rich countries to capital-scarce countries in search of...
Two frameworks commonly used to understand physical activity (PA) are the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) and Self-Determination Theory (SDT). TTM describes that individuals in the later stages of change report greater PA compared to those in the earlier stages. According to SDT, there are two...
Despite accumulating evidence supporting a role for glycosylation in cancer progression and prognosis, the complexity of the human glycome and study thereof poses many challenges to gaining a comprehensive understanding of glycosylation-related events in cancer. In this study, a multifaceted...
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes substantial morbidity in children and the elderly, with no vaccine available. A vaccine eliciting a substantial and sustainable boost in neutralizing antibodies is likely required to provide protection in at-risk populations. The fusion (F) glycoprotein is...