In order to extend the empirical evidence base with respect to the effects of a cost-sharing increase on healthcare utilization and expenditure, this study adopted the interrupted time-series design (ITS) with a longitudinal panel data set for a period of 40 years, which was constructed with...
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...
Single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) presents the unique opportunities to identify new cell sub-populations, to discover unique individual cells, and to study intra-cellular molecular correlations. Specifically, with the recent technological advances, scRNA-seq allows analyses of correlations...
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...
The Hedgehog (HH) pathway plays a pivotal role in brain development. Perturbation of the HH pathway and activation of glioma-associated oncogene (GLI), a dedicated transcription factor in the HH pathway, is responsible for approximately 30% of medulloblastoma (MB), a common type of pediatric...
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...
The coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, is currently taking our world by storm. The novel respiratory and infectious disease has sickened millions and has killed 200,000 and counting in the United States alone, and it does not seem to be slowing. The coronavirus has been a topic of debate and...