Malnutrition is a concern facing the children of South Africa's townships that perpetuates due to multiple conjoining factors. Accordingly, understanding one component requires an understanding of them all. With the opportunity to observe a South Afri . . .

In the United States more than 116 million people suffer from chronic pain, and 25 million chronic pain patients report, “significant pain-related activity limitations and diminished quality of life.” Chronic pain affects more people than heart diseas . . .

Cancer is caused by abnormal cellular proliferation. An increase in proliferation can cause cellular stresses such as metabolic stress due to increased nutrient requirements or redox-related stress due to altered metabolic processes. The AMPK pathway . . .

This project is part of a team effort to create a working and validated finite element model of a full motocross helmet. The helmet incorporates dampers that are used to mitigate rotation based traumatic brain injuries (TBI), such as subdural hematoma . . .

In recent years, quantum dots have been studied across various fields with far reaching applications. Due to their unique electronic properties, they have been applied to such areas as LEDs, solar cells, bio-imaging, and even to the treatment of cance . . .

Semiconductor quantum dots have been studied extensively due to their unique absorption and emission properties. One particularly important topic of interest is their potential for eradicating cancer cells in photodynamic therapy,1 where using quantum . . .

Proteins are the essential component of signal transduction pathways. Dysregulated cellular signaling can lead to diseases including cancer. Therefore, proper regulation of protein expression and cellular signaling is critical for cellular homeostasis . . .

Penetration level of wind units in power systems is increasing rapidly. There are different topologies and configurations of wind units. The most famous configuration is called Doubly-Fed Induction Generator (DFIG). In this configuration, the stator o . . .

In this thesis, we investigate the Kazhdan constant of groups and generating sets associated with Cayley graphs. In particular, we look at groups and generating sets that yield isomorphic Cayley graphs and compute their Kazhdan constants–in other word . . .

In addition to providing a physical barrier the airway epithelium takes part in the innate immune response through recognition of pathogen associated molecular patterns and subsequent production of proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines such as interle . . .